PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 633, 4 October 1867, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Waxkb This Day. — 2.0 a.m. ; 2.25 p.m. Oct. 3.-6 a.m., wind N., light ; barometer 30. ; thermometer 60. 1 p.m., wind N.E. light ; barometer 29.94 ; thermometer 66. 6 p.m., wind N.E. light; barometer 29.85 ; thermometer 57. Weather— forenoon, fine ; afternoon, heavy rain ; very thick. ABBIVED. October 3.— Nil. SAILED. October 3.— Nil. BXPKCTEB AKRIVALS. Lloyd's Herald, ketch, from Dunedin, early. Ocean Wave, schr., from Melbourne, early. Esperanza, brig, from Melbourne, early. Lizzie Coleson, brgfcn., from Sydney, early. Bungaree, schooner, from Adelaide, daily. Alhambra,*s.s. from Melbourne, early. 10, schooner, from Melbourne, daily. Pilot, schr., from Melbourne, early. Mary Anne, schr., from Melbourne, early. PKOJECTBD DKPABTUHKS. R.M.S.S. Kaikoura, from Wellington, for Panama, Oct. 8. Alice, schr., for Fox's early. lona, schr., for Pakihi, early. Egmonfc, s.s., for Sydney, via Nelson, today. Alhambra, s.s., for Molbourne, early. Airedale, s.s., for Nelson, Northern Ports, ond Melbourne, to-day. Gothonburg, s.s., for Melbourne, 9th inst. Tasmanian Maid, p.s., for Buller, to-day. TBSSEJtS IK POET. Brigs — Nil Desperandiun. Schooners — lona, Star of Tasmania, Sea Ripple, William and Julia, Matilda, Flying Cloud, Nile, Alice, and Three Friends. Cutter — Hopo. Ketches — Mary Anno, Brothers and Sister, Standard, and Cymraos. Steamers — Challenge, Golden Land, Yarai, Lioness, Huntress, Tasmanian Maid. IS THE ROADSTEAD. Airedale, s.s., from Bluff Harbor. John Bullock, schr., from Melbourne. Isabella, lighter. Egmonfc, 8.5., from Melbourne. We are informed by tho agents, Messrs Royse, Mndie and Co., that tho s.s. Gothenburg will leave Dunedin for the West Coast to-day, proceeding via Cook's Straits, aud will, therefore, call at Lyttelton and other ports. She has 100 passengers and a litfclo cargo for Hokitika. , The sudden rise in barometers that took place on Wednesday night seemed to be a prelude to another spell of fine weather as the gale entirely took off before day-break yesterday, which came in gloriously fine, but, as fche tide made, indications o.f another, change became apparent, and, shortly after mid-day rain commenced and fell heavily during the afternoon, moderating a lifctlo afc sunaefc. The night set-in thick and gloomy, aud continued so, with frequent showers, up to eleven o'clock, when tho gale recommenced in a fearful thunder and lightening squall and drenching rain. No work was performed upon yesterday's tide ; for, although a wide and deep channel run through the bar, the surf was far too heavy to be passed with safety. Moreover, a high Bea ran in the roadstead, so, even had the Yarra struggled outside to the Airedale and Egmonfc, she would have gone on a bootless errand, as transhipping in such a sea would have been simply impossible. The two steamers were far in the ofling on Wednesday evening, and maintained their position under easy steam during the night, returning to fche roadstead in time to tako advantage of yesterday's tide, if tho bar had chanced to have been passable. 'They remained at anchor during the day, and — as the sea went down considerably — we hoped their departure would have taken place to-day — fche Egmont to Nelson, from which port she proceeds to Sydney — the Airedale to Wellington, via Nelson, with mails aud passengers for transhipment to the Panama mail steamer Kaikoura. We fear there will be ilfctlo chance of communicating with the roadstead by steamer, as the gale was raging furiously when nve went to press this morning. As the brigantine Mary dimming failed to re-appear yesterday, we presume she has drifted a long way to the northward, or else, having gained a good ofling, her master is determined to keep ifc until tho weather becomes more settled. The John Bullock and Isabella rode tho gale out very •well indeed, but being rather too close inshoro they shifted their anchorage in tho morning to a safer position, and are now riding about two miles and a half from the beach. Wo noticed that the Egmonfc steamed alongside tho Isabella in the forenoon, with an apparent intention of transhipping cargo, they, however, soon separated again, as the sea was far too heavy for the work.