IMPORTS.

Colonist, Volume IX, Issue 946, 19 October 1866, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Mary Francis from Newcastle : 340 tons coals, 100 bags maize, Edwards and Co. Per P.C.E. from Newcastle): 418 tons coals, Panama Company.

The new clipper ship Electea (668 tons), which lately arrived at Wellington from London, consigned to Messrs. Levin and Co., will load wool for London.

The Asteeope, the first wool ship from Welling:on, has begun her loading, having taken on board ;he first bale on the 16th October.

The N.Z.S.N Oo's steamer Taeanakl, Captain J Francis, arrived in Melbourne on the 3rd October, from Nelson and Hokitika, having made the passage in 5 days 9 hours. She had strong westerly Kales on the way up. She is very highly spoken of by the Melbourne press. The Ttinuialri was to leave on the 9th or 10th October, with goods and passengers for Hokitika and other New Zealand ports. No captain has yet been permanently appointed to the N.Z.N.S Go's s.s. Ladtbibd, which is for the time under the command of Mr. Chapman, the chief officer. The Haiolce's Bay Times says that Captain Yalentino, late of the brigantine Balmoral, has been missing for a week. It is feared that he is drowned. Ho had been drinking liard for some time. His ship has left Napier without him and gone to Hobart Town, where he had a wife and large family.