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Star (Christchurch), Issue 436, 7 October 1869, Page 2

Thb Annie Scott, brig, commenced to diseLarge her. inward cargo this morning. The s*;. Lord Ashley, Captain Wheeler, arrived in harbour this morning, at 8.40, from Wellington, bringing the* English Suez mail. The Lord Ashley left Manakau at 4 p.m. o_ Thursday, Sept. "30. In consequence of Scavy sea on, was brought up for the night, aaid got under weigh at 4 a.m. on Friday ; •jassed through the Heads, and at 11 p.m. arrived at Taranaki ; discharged at once, -rati left the roadstead at 1 a.m. on Saturday; arrived at Nelson at 5.30 p.m.; left Nelson _> Sunday at 6 a.m. ; arrived at Picton at 2 job. ; left oh Monday at 4 a.m. ; sighted the Canterbury, schooner ; arrived at Wellington on Oct.>, 3, at 10 a.m. ;. left Wellington ■for Lyttelton "at 2.30 p.m. on Oct. 6 ; dead 'C&fm ; and arrived as above. She sailed for Dnnedin at 1.30 this afternoon. • ; The Royal Mail steamer Rangitoto left Hobson's Bay, with the English mail on board, at 2.30 p.m. on September 28; passed through the heads at 5.5 p.m. ; ' passed Kent's -group at noon next day ; passed the Sisters ait 4 p.m.; experienced heavy winds from EJUi. to north for first two days, with Heavy rain and thick weather; afterwards, Bght variable winds, with dull cloudy weather and heavy. rain; arrived at Hokitika at 7.30 p.m. on October 3 ; waß tendered next .Booming, at 5.30, by the p.s. Persevere ; amded mails, passengers and cargo, and left Sot Wellington at 9.30 a.m. same day; arrived a* Wellington at 2.30 p.m. on October 4, •«speriencing strong, head winds and fine weather; landed mails, passengers, and cargo, . . and left for Lyttelton at 2.30 p.m. October 5 ; thence light wind and fine weather, arriving so. harbour at 7 a.m. this mornings