PORT OF WANGANUI.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XVIII, Issue 9352, 10 March 1881, Page 2

PORT OF WANGANUI.

High Water,— Morning, 3.56 ; Evening, 4 32. Sus.— Bises, 5.45; Sets. 615. " ARRIVED. March 9— Stormbird, s.s., 95 tons, Dawson, from Wellington. Passengers-Misses Harrison, Williams. a.cl Campbell, Mesdames Marten Chuck, Knight, and family, Messrs Chuck. Dill, Harrison, Decou. Levy, Campbell, I>udwig, Willeston, .lames, Gage, Magginity .Mills. 1 Unnaman Dr Diver and sof the City Bines' Band. Marnb. 9— Oreti, s.s. 113 tons, Fraser, from NewPl,mouth kcTEn rapAETUBK> Stormbird, for Wellington, to-day. Oreti, for Wellington, Lyttolton, and Dunedin, Murray, for Nelson and West Coast, to-day. Huia, for Wellington, to-morrow. Wakatu, for Nelson, to-morrow. Blanawatu, for Wellington, Saturday. Tho steamers Murray and Wakatu left Nelson for this port yesterday, at 12.25 p.m. „, _ . The s.s. Stormbird, Captain Dawson, left Wel-lin°-ton at 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday ; arrived off the bar at 11.30 a.m yesterday, but owing io the scarcity of water in the river she was unable to get over the flats. he brinjrs a full cargo of railway iron anl general goods, and 25 passengers. We have to record th<; following chapter of accidents :— The St KiMa stuck on the flats when coming up the river on 'I uesday pftemoon, and has not yet been got oft. The going down the* river on the fame tide, about an hour after high water, caught her heel on the uals. Her bow swung round on the dredge's ansaor, which slightly' cracked one of the steamers plates, 'lhe damage was temporarily repaired, and the Samson sailed yesterday afternoon. The Huia stuck on tbe flats yesterday morning, when goin<* out. She got off in the afternoon and returned to the wharf. She sails a am to-morrow. The Oreti stit k on the flats yesterday morning coming in, and tbe Sformbird yesterday afternoon, 'i hey re buth still aground. The reason there is ho* little water is, thit there are neap tides and easterly winds, which prevent a full