PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 221, 4 June 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

man water. Monday ... 0.45 a.m." ... 0.58 p.m. ARRIVED. June 2— Clarendon, brig, from Melbourne, with cargo. Otago, b.s., from Nelson and Northorn ports, with passcugors. June 3— Bruco, p.s., from Okarita, with passengers and gold. Challenge, p.s., from Grey, in ballast. Keora, s.s., from Dunedin, with cargo and passengers. In cabin : Dr Smith, Mr Devoro, Mrs Ingram and child* Mrs M'Cabo and 4 children, Mrs Badgor and 4 children, and 24 in ateerago.

SAILED. June 2— Otago, s.s., for Sydney, with passengers and gold June 3— Gothenburg, s.s., for Nelson, with passengers.

ENTBBED.

Juno 2— Otago, 457 tons, Thomas Randall, from Nelson. Passengers — cabin : Messrs G. Crawford, Thomas Luke, J. Bradshaw, T. Miller, F. Alcorn, J. Hill, A. Scaddcn, J. Sutherland, W. Smith, A. Bosah, J. Pryse, W. Robinson, South, Moller, Bull, E. Barrington, Mr Cammell, Mrs Cammoll, and 56 in tho steerage. Clarendon, 158 tons, F. Hughes, fr6m Molbourne.

CLEARED.

Juno 2— Otago, 457 tone, Thomas Randall, for Sydney. 23 passengers. Persevere, 27 'tons, H. B. Macmeikan, for Greymouth. 25 passengers. Falcon, 41 tons, G. Mowat, for Groymouth, with cargo transhipped ex Gothenburg, from Melbourne.

Florence, 76 tone, Matthew Ellis, for Melbourne, in ballast. Gothenburg, 459 tons, H. Maokie, for Nelson.

EXPEOTED ABBIVAIS. Maid of Erin, from Duuedin, early. Dunedin, from Dunodin, early. Lapwing, from Grey mouth. Aurora, from Dunedin, early. leabolla, from Dunedin, early. Hector, from Melbourne, early. Mary Stewart, daily, from Melbourne Albion, from Melbourne, early. Princess Alexandria, from Chrißtchuroh. early. % ,

PEOJEOTED DBPAETUBE3. lona, for Okarita, early. Star of tho Evening, l^ for Molbourue, this day. Keera, for Bluff Harbor and Dunedin, sth Persevere, for Greymouth v this day. Bruco, for Okarita, to-morrow. VESSELS IN POET.

Brig — Clarendon. Schooners. — Caroline, Crest of the Wave, Lloyds Herald, lona, John Miteholl. Steamers — Challenge, Tarra, Lioness, Star the Evening, Perßovore, Keera. IMPOETS.

Per Clarendon, from Molbourne — 10 cases old torn, 20 do sarsaparilla, 20 caßks ale, 20 cages claret, Ching, Churches, & Co ; 85 hhds ale, 0. Cameron ; 20 bags sugar, 20 boxos soap, 35 caseb soap, Moir & Staito ; 10 bags Bugar, Loutitt & Reid ; 10 cases claret, Oassius & Co ; 20 hhds ale, Henderson & Bonar 5 22 rases brandy, 6 half-chests tea, 1 cases bitters, \V. P. Manuel ; 10 cases ginger wino, Chosnoy &. Co ; 12 half-chests tea, 10 bags sugar, order; 16 bags sugar, Mauuel; 12 cases bitters, Priuglo ; 25 qr-edsks port, 40 cases bittors, Cassius & Co ; 3 cases pain-killer. 21 cases sarsaparilla, 2 bales, ordor 5 15 boxeß tea, 4 cases tobacco, Loutitt & Reid ; 20 bags coffoo, 10 half-chests tea, 5 cases chicory, ordor 5 20 cases brandy, Bailio & Humphreys 5 50 caßes claret, Chesney & Co j 6 cases sarsaparilla, 6 qr-casks brandy, 20 cases bitters, 2 pkgs tobacco, 3 bales, 1 case, 14 cases cheese, 4 do bacon, order ; 23 cases bacon, T. Pringle ; 6 qr-ca*ks brandy, Loutitt & Reid; 5 cases, hams, 5 do cocoa, 5 do chocolate, 5 do salcd oil, 80 do candles, 5 do, order ; 1G do moselle, P. Manuel j 54 do porter, Loutitt & Reid j 250 mats sugar, 10 cases hami, ordor; 5 pkgs> Stanford &Co j 2 coses, Hawkes & Strouts ; 4 do drapery, order ; 1 case, Cassius & Co ; 50 bags flour, 4 pkgs, order ; 1 case shovols, 8 bundles sheets. 3 pkgs lamps, J. D. Clarko ; 24 kegs nails, 1 caso picks, 2 kegs, 1 case hardware, W. P. Manuel } 100 bags flour, 50 pkgs tea, 5 cases chocolate, 5 do cocoa, 20 do oilmen's stores, 40 casks stout, 5 qr-do brandy, Moir & Staite ; 1 case drapery, C. O'Leary ; 600 boards, 25 pkgs mouldings, Driscoll ; 200 cases kerosene, 5 do glass, Bates, Siso, &Co j 2 bales, Morison, Law, & Co ; 12 pkgs, order ; 10 boxes soap, 1 weighing-machine, Loutitt, & Reid ; 1 safe, 4 pkgs hardware, 11 kegs nails, 10 pkgs, 8 kegs white lead, 1 drums oil, T- Gh Johnson ; 4 tons coke, 9 cases vestas, 8 do castor oil, 4 do drugs, 1 do porfumery, 4 do glassware, 3 do clocks, 1 drum soft soap, 4 pkgs, 3 cases, 1 do crockery, 1 bundle washboards, 1 case, 1 do tacks, 1 bale bags, 2 cases saddlery, 12 do kerosene 2 do coffee, 4 do pepper, 1 do chairs, 2 bales chaff, 11 casoa iron, 2 casks zinc, 2 pkgs iron, order. Per Otago, from Nelson — 1 case silver, Bank of Now South Wales. EXPORTS. Per Otago, for Sydney— 49oo ozs gold, Bank New South Waleß ; 1800 ozs do, Union Bank of Australia $ 8706 ozs do, Bank of New Zealand ; 42 ozß do, John Paul.

Por Pergevero, for Greymouth — 24 bundles telegraph wire, Telegraph Office.

Tho P.N.Z. 'and A.R.M Company's steamship Otago left Nelson at 10.45 p.m. let inst., and experienced fine weather throughout the passage, ai'riving off this port^jit" 9.'30 a.m., 2nd inst. The Challengo tug boat landed passengers, and shortly afterwards proceeded out with gold aud passengers for her. She convoys to Sydney a considerable shipment of gold, the produce of tho Hokitika district of the West Coast.

..The brig Clarendon, Capt. T. Hughes, arrived iv harbor in tow of tug steamer Challenge with Saturday morning's tide, aftor on exceedingly quick passage from Melbourne, whioh port she left on Thursday, 24th ult. j from her departure she has exporiencod favorable weather until arrival off tho land, which she sighted 31st ult. Since then light variable winds, whioh prevented her arrival until the 2nd inst.

The favorito p.s. Bruco, with strict punctuality, arrived in tho roadstead at 8 p.m. last evening, and this morning, at 1 a.m., arrived at tho wharf, Tho lights wore placed on the beacons by order of Capt. Turubull, tho Harboy master, and Capt. Kerley at once eteampd into harbor. She left Okarita at 2 pjn; yesterday, and Capt. Korley reports the channel as very narrow, but with from seven to eight feot '• 1 water on tho bar ; and stares also, this is a most favorable tune of the season for tides at Okarita. Sho brings up about 40 passengers and 82210z. 12dwt. gold for the Bank of New Zealand. The Bauk of New South Wales had upwards of 2000oz. in hand, but not ready for shipment by tho Bruco this time. The gold was under escort of an efficient constable, and wa deposited safely in tho bank. We .understand it is the intention to-morrow to despatch her again for Okarita, as will be (seen by our advertising columns. 3gs££££» IBS^^S

Tho s.s. Gothenburg, dipt. Maokie, took hor doparturo for Nelson yesterday morning, conveying a fow passongors and original cargo for that port. Sho has tliis time received a very quick dospatch, her cargo being lightered by tho lona, Lloyd's Horrid and p.s. Porsovoro. The Lioness yesterday morning convoyod Iho outgoing passcngors to hor.

The 8.8. Koora, Caplaiu Joyco, left Otago Heads on Wednesday last, 80th ult, at 11 a.m., and reports north easterly winds with a very heavy eoa on leaving, subsequently oxporioncod light and variablo wind and woaIhcr until arrival in tho offing, whore she anchored at 9 p.m. on Saturday, 2nd inst., after an exceedingly good run of thrco days ten hours. Sho brings a full general cargo and a number of passengers j her dates, howover, have been anticipated by the overland mail from Christchurch.