SHIPPING.

West Coast Times, Issue 168, 3 April 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP HOKITIKA. high water. CEueaday ... 11.44 a.m. ... 12.8 p.m. ABRIVSD. April 2— Tararua, s.b. 522 tons. Fergusson, from Dunedin via intermediate ports. Faseengcra: Saloon— Mr and Mrs Ncea, Mr and MraHutton, Miss Hitehens, Messrs Morey, Nancarrow, Cato, Darling, Rochford, Macbeath, Keog 5 and 19 in tho fore oabiu. J. Wright, agent. South Australian b.b, 500 tons, Fayne, from Dunodin and intermediate ports. Paseongors: Saloon— Mr and Mrs Mulligan, Moadames Devonshire, Ohnrchill. Oallan, Wiseman, Solliman, Smith, Mr and Mrs Holday and throe ohildren, Mr and Mrs Harris and throo ohildren, Mlssob Campboll, Wiseman IS), Leotard (5), Koolan Morton, Meaßrs Burko, Stark, Dovomet, Reid, Wilson, Lazarus, Saul, Hawkins, Oampboll, and Barnottj and 103 in tho steerage. Baiu, Hdughton & Co., agents. Wonga Wonga, s.s, Hi tons, Muudlo, from Greymouth. , Kate, schooner, Mackenzie, from Okanta. / SAILED. April 2— Bruco, p.s, Korley, for Groy. BVTBBBD IN. April 2— Bruce, from Okarita. , Kate, from Okarita. v ' Kennedy, from Okarita. Barwon, from Bluff and Dunedin. Tararua, from Dunedin and intermediate porU. OLBAKED OUT. April 2— Bruco, for Groymouth. Kennedy, for Nelson, virt Groy. Barwon, for Sydney, with 71600z. of gold from 8.N.Z., and 6000oz. for B.N.S:W. Tararua, for Sydney, with, 24000z. gold from Union Bank. EXPECTED AHEIVALB. Auckland, s.s., from Sydney, early. Isabella, from Dunedin. Pearl, from Dunedin. Dunedin, from Duuodin early Elfin, from Dunedin early Gothenburg, from Melbourne, early. Heotor, schooner, from Melbourne, early. Moyne, eohooner, from Melbourne, about 85th March. Jane Lockhart, from Sydney, early. ' Litzie Ooleson, from Wydnoy, early. PBOJEOTED DBPABTUEE9, Australian Maid, for Bruce Bay, to-day. Mary Anno, for Bruce Bay, to-day. lona, for Bruco Bay, to-day. Tararua. for Sydnoy, to-day. South Australian, for Melbourne and Sydney, this day. William Miskin, for Bruce Bay, to-day. Barwon,, for Sydnoy, this day. Kate, for Okarita, this day. Lioness, for Okarita and Bruce Bay, this William Miskin, for Greymouth, tins day. YBBSEI3 IN PORT. Schooners— Caroline, Meteor, Tambo, J. B. Russell. Cutters— Mary Anne, Lapwing. Steamers— Yarra, Persevere, Keora, William Miskin, Challenge, Wonga Wonga, Lioness. KXK>ETS. Per Barwon : Ex warehouse, under bond— 1 case tooacco, 5 cases geneva.

Tho P. K. Z. A. R. M. Company's b.b. Tararua left Nolson at 9 &.m. on the Ist inst., in company with tho s.s. South Australian, and anchored off this pork at 9 a.m. on tho 2nd. During tho passhgo, light winds and fair weather was oxporienced. Tho Tararua left Melbourne on tho 17th, bound to Blufl. ; haa touched at Duuoclin and the intermediate ports on hor way round, and has arrived horo on the sixteenth day out. An oxcollont run, considering hor stay at ono or two of tho ports, was unavoidably- protracted. Tko b.b. South Australian steainod through Fort Phillip Heads on tho 17th ult., with light variable winds and fino weather ; this she carried uutil tho 21st, when tho wind settled into the north-west and the weather came on thick and misty, At 5 p.ra on that date sho passed tho Solanders, and, tho woathor still continuing thick, at 7 p.m. hovo-to waiting for daylight to run through the Straits. The next morning at 5 a.m. sho boro up, and arrived at Bluff Harbor at 6.30 a.m.. Discharged cargo and passengers, and at noon bore up and proceeded to soa. 'At 6 p.m. sho was abreast the Nuggets, when the engines wero slowed, and the sliip kept under easy fltoam all night. Otago Headi were entered tho next day (23rd) at 9 a.m., and tho anchor let go off Fort Chalmers half an hour later. There sho remained until the 26th, on which day at 6.30 p.m. sho left for Lyttelton, and arrived at that port at 10.30 a.m. on the 27th. Loft again at 6.30 p.m. with light wind, which increased to a strong broezo next morning, and reached Wellington at 10.40 a.m. on tho 28th. Loft again at 6 p.m. on tho 29th, and arrived at Nelson on the 30th at 7 a.m. ; and on the Ist inst., at 9 a.m., aailod for Hokitika. Tho black buoy was passed fifteen minutes afterwards, and at 11 p.m. she was abreast the Steeples. Bold Head was sighted at 6 a.m. on the 2nd, and the anchor lot go in Hokitika Roads at 9 a.m. This splendid stoamor hoi again made an excellent run from Melbourne, and by the regularity and safety with which ahe makes her passages, is most deservedly hold in high estimation. She leaves for Melbourno this day, at morning's tide. Captain Lowrie, of the Barwon, s.s., reports that during tho afternoon of March 21st. when off Yate's Foint, a little to the North of Milford Sound, JlO observed two men lighting a fire and waving their arms evidently making signals of distress, A little furthor to the North he saw another man walking on tho beach towards the other two. In consequence of the heavy weather the Barwon waa contending with at tho tiino an attempt to •end a boat on shoro would havo been an act of madness, but to let them understand thoy were observed Captain Lowrio ran in us close as he dared and hoisted tho ensign. Ho bolievei it probable that they may be a part of tho crew of some shipwrecked vessel. Wo, however, are inclined to think they aro either prospectors, or diggers who havo made their way overland from Otago, although it is quite likely that they may' bo castaway soamen making thoir way along tho ooast from the South. They aro, however, in distross—gestures unmistakably denoting as muoh— and wo thereforo think immediate stepg should be taken to roliove thorn. Thoy may bo only a portion of a larger party of mon who oven now aro pent up and pcrish.ng amongst those rookbound islets whioh indout tho Bouth and southwest coasts of this island. As thore iB a probability that such may be tho case, the suggestions thrown out by Captain Thomas Brown, whose letter wo published in our issuo of the 24th ult., should bo at onco acted upon, and a party Bent out in a smavt vessel to thoroughly search tho coast from Jackson's Bay south and through the Straits. Tho General Government should tako tho matter in hand without delay 5 and we also think it is of the utmost importunco the West Coast of the Middle Island should be re-surveyed, and ehwrte elaborately compiled of the bays, nveri, qnd inlets with which it n bounds.

The Taravua and South Australian, s.s., hnvo bad a remarkably close run round from Melbourne, and both steamers have shown thomsolvcs suoh thorough-paced sea-goors, and ran such a stem and atom race that there is some difficulty in deciding to whom the palm shall bo awardod. On the samo day, tho 17th Maroh, Fort Philip Heads was passed through, the South Australian being about SO minutes ahead of her antagonist, and on tho night of tho 21st both vessels wore hovo to in Foveaux Straits. Tho South Australian, howovor, reaehod th« Bluff 46 minutes boforo tho Tararua, thus beating her on tho run from Molbourno by 15 minutes only. The different Now Zealand ports between Dunedin and Hokitika wero visited by each stoamor, tho time of thoir arrival and departuro boing nearly similar, and according to tho reports of thoir rospeotivo pursers this roadstead was roachod at exactly tho eamo hour. But the South Australian passed tho Tararua in a fair race shortly after leaving Nolson, and it sooms to bo tacitly admitted that she is tho faster boat. Tho difference botwoon thorn in point of spoed ci, howovcr, so trifling an to be liardly worth notioiug, and wo think tho Tararuajias done well in so nearly holding hor own with such a vessel as tho South Australian, as wo aro givon to understand that tho latter is fitted with more poworful ongiuos than tho former, and is besides remarkable for hor oxcollont modo and lino lines.