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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3417, 24 March 1879, Page 2

The Lady Bird sails South this afternoon, and the Vtuia for Kaikonra and Wellington.. The Star brigantine from Newcastle, and Edith Keid from Waitapu arrived this morning. The barque Job* Kuox, from Newcastle, arrived this morning. The s.B. Albion arrived from Wellington this morning, and will sail for Melbourne via South this afternoonCaptain Day reports passing tho wreok of a vessel off Nuggett Point whoa running up tho Coaßt. The s.B. Star of this South, Captain Bayldon, left Wellington on March 21 at noon, and arrived in harbour on Saturday at 4.25 p.m. Had flno weather down the Coast. The Star of tho South sailed South at 12.15 p.m. yesterday. The s.s Ladybird, Captain Malcolm, loft Auokland at 4.25 p.m. March 17; made Tauranga at 7.80 a.m., Maroh 18 ; Poverty Bay, 9.30 a.m., Maroh 19 ; Napior, 5 a.m., March 20 ; Wellington, 8.30 p.m., Maroh 21, and nrrived in harbour at 10 a.m. yesterday. Met with a strong gale from Napier to Wellington, thence fine weather. The Ladybird sails South this afternoon.

Mr B. Wood's barque Sunbeam, Captain Thompson, left Newcastle on March 8 j had light easterly winds to March 19, then strong north-west weather for two days, after whioh north-east winds to arrival in harbour on Saturday afternoon.

The barquentine Loohiel, Captain Ewan, left Newcastle ou Maroh 9 ; met with light easterly winds for. the first seven days, then thick dirty weather to sighting Stewart's Island on Maroh 20. From there experienced south.weßt winds to Friday, then north-oast weather to arrival on Saturday afternoon.

Tho brig Drover, Captain Stevens, left tho Bluff on Maroh 20 ; had sonth.west winds to sighting tho Peninsula ; thence north-east winds to arrival oh Saturday afternoon. The three-masted schooner Jasper, Captain Lovott, left Newcastle on March 4 ; had light easterly winds to Maroh 8, thenao fresh south-south-east weather to March 11. Calms succeeded thon to Maroh 16, when a fresh easterly breeze sprang up, carrying the vessel to Cape Farewell, which was made on Wednesday last. Cleared the Straits same night, and met with variable weather down the coast to arrival in harbour on Saturday afternoon.