BLUFF HARBOUR.

Southland Times, Issue 14330, 26 April 1899, Page 2

BLUFF HARBOUR.

• ARRIVBD ApriK2s.—Waikare, s.s, 1901 tons, Richardson, from Melbourne via Hobart. Union Steamship 00, agents. Passengers: Mesdanies Smyth and 2 children, Lewis, Miss Lewis, Messrs Faring,.Morton, Nolan, Thompson and 3 steerage Mokoia, s.s, 2163' tons, Sinclair, from Dunedin, Union S.S. Co., agents. Passengers—Mesdames Organ and child, Mitchell, Callender, 4 children and maid, Misses Innes, Gifford (2), Williamson, Emerson, Messrs Chambers, Cowan, Mitchell, Arrowsmith, Lillicrap, Harper, Williamson, Sullivan, Price, Qeorgeson and 18 steerage Indramayo, s.s, 2750 tone, Craven from Wellington. Henderson and Batger, agents BAILKD. April 25—Mokoia, s.s, 2163 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne via Hobart. Union Steamship Co, agents. Passengers: Mrs Stewart, Messrs Sudden, Geddes and Paton, and 2 steerage Waikare, e.s, 1901 tons, Richardson, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Co, agents. Passengers : Mesdames Connor and May, Misses Waymouth, Green and May, and 3 steerage IMPORTS Per Mokoia—49ll packages. Consignees : J Dale, USSCo. W Robertson, P Georgeson, TS Mullay, Henderson and Batger, N Z Express Co, Foley, Thomson and Beattie, J G Ward and 00, J II Kirk, Nichol Bros, Mataura Paper Co, A Briscoe, Axelson, Roope and Co, H F Moss, H Bailey, Manson and Co, J H BUI, I Steven, T Sherwood, R Pritchard, McWilliam Bros, R Meredith, W N Stirling, D Manson, Price and 00, Baxter, McGill, J Watson, Whittingham Bros and Instone, Hawson, Mackerras and Hazlett, Twemlow, iTotbill, Watson and Co, T M Bankin, Murray and Co, Reid and Gray, E Tanner, W Brown, Minister of Railways, Perrin and Co, Tomlinson, Land and Survey Department, Post and Telegraph Department, Coulls and Calling, Waddel, A Briscoe and Co, R Murie, S F Meat Co, Broad, Small and Cc, Order Per Waikare—l39l packages. Consignees: Collins, Souquet, N Z Express Co, McDonald, Lennie and Sons, N Malaghan, McKerras and Hazlett, Ferguson and Patton, H Grey, W Smith and Co, Mataura Paper Co, J Bath, Lillicrap and Co, J A Forbes, Herbert Haynes and Co, A Ousworth, McKay Bros, J Dale, Order The steamer Waikare arrived at S a.m yesterday. She left Melbourne on the 19th inst at 6 p.m, arrived at Hobart at 8 a m on the 21st, sailed at 6 p.m the same day, and anchored off Stewart Island at 8.30 p.m on Monday. The Waikare Bailed for Dunedin late last night The steamer Mokoia arrived from Dunedin at 7 a.m yesterday and, having handled large quantities of cargo, sailed for Melbourne via Hobart late last night The steamer Indramayo, of the Tyser Line, left Wellington at 6 a.m on Sunday, and arrived off the Bluff at 4.30 p.m on Monday, berthing at 1 p.m yesterday. The Indramayo is commanded by Captain Craven and his officers are Messrs Hodgson (chief). Ryan (second), and Taylor (third). Mr Crichlow is in his old position as chief engineer, his assistants being Messrs Carrie, Dunning, and B iwen. Mr Gordon is refrigerating engineer, and Mr Pedley chief steward. The Indramayo leaves the Bluff for London The ehip Lord Ripon on June 18, 1895, threw overboard a bottle containing one of Bussell’s current Era. The ship was in iat. 51-50 S, long. 54’23 W he Falkland Islands), when the bottle began its journey, and the next heard of it was that it was picked up on shore near the southern point of Cape York Peninsula, on or about 18th March, 1899, having thus been two years and nine months—almost exactly 1000 days—on the journey of 9660 miles, and it had made easterly at the rate of 9J miles per day (Br Oablb.) Launceston, April 25 The Marine Court of Enquiry into the wreck of the as Australia has found Captain Rogers and the chief officer not blameable, but the second mate’s certificate has been suspended for twelve montha He admitted not having looked at the log book, and also that he had not read the general instructions. The Australia, at the time of the wreck, was three miles to the east of her usual course