PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 644, 17 October 1867, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Watbb, This Day. — 12.10 a.m. ; 12.35 p.m. Oct. 16.— 6 a.m., wind N.E., very light j barometer 29.75 ; thermometer 57. 1 p.m., wind N., moderately fresh ; barometor 29.64 ; thermometer, 76. 6 p.m., wind W., very light; barometer 29.60; thermometer 64. Weather during day — fine, very cloudy, and threatening. ARRIVBD. October 16. — Persevere, p.s., Robertson, from Greymouth. Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. Christina Thompson, sclu\, Johnson, from Melbourne. Spence Bros, and Co., agents. Bessie, schr., - Fleming, from Lauuceston. Carey and Gilles, agents. John Bullock, schr., Thorn, from Melbourne. Spence Bros and Co., agents. Bungaree, schooner, Williams, from Adelaide. Carey and Gillcs, agents. Lizzie Coleson, brgtn., Dunn, from Sydney. W. S. Lockhart, ageut. ! Elizabeth, cutter, Mason, from Greymouth. W. S. Lockhart, agent. SAILED. October 16.— Enterprise*, ketch, Hatfield, for Greymouth. Star of Tasmania, schr, Milander, for Hobart Town. Three Friends, schooner, Ferrier, for Brighton. Nil Desperandum, brig, Dolandelles, for Melbourne. Huntress, p s., Murphy, for Auckland via Greymouth. Hope, cutter, White, for Pakihi. Gothenburg, s.s., Underwood, for Melbourne. Egmont, s.s., Jack, for Sydney. ENTERED IN. Persevere, 26 tons, A. Robertson, from Greymouth. In ballast. Lizzie Coleson, 61 tons, J. Dunn, from Sydney. 2 passengers. Besssio, 27 tons, H. Fleming, from Launceston. Elizabeth, 33 tons, G. F. Mason, from Greymouth. Christina Thompson, 86 tons, P. Johnstone, from Melbourne. Bungaree, 89 tons, O. Williams, from Adelaide. 1 passenger. Egmont, 308 tons, A. W. Jack, from Melbourne via Nelson. CLEARED OUT. Huntress, 54 tons, J. Murphy, for Greymouth and Manukau. Egmont, 308 tons, A. W. Jack, for Sydney. Passengers — Messrs Coates and Wallace. Gothenburg, 459 tons, T. Underwood, for Melbourne. Passengers — cabin : Messrs Batehelor, Downey, Harris, Coates, Grimley, Parsons. Leach, Monohan, Johnson, Pritchard, Byrne, Mr aud Mrs Hill and family, Miss Flynn, Mrs Hallbrook, Miss Harris and 39 in the steerage. BXPJSCTBD ARRIVALS. Phoebe, s.s. from Nelson, to-day. Jane Lockhart;, brigantine, from Sydney, early. Beautiful Star, s.s., from Dunodin, early. Lloyd's Herald, ketch, from Duuedin, early. Alhambra, e.b. from Melbourne, early. 10, schooner, from Melbourne, daily. Leonidas, brigtne., from Melbourne, early. Alma, barque, from Melbourne, early. Valiant, brig, from Melbourne, early. Ceres, achr., from Melbourne, early. Favourite, p.s., from Dunedin, early. Excelsior, sehr., from Dunedin, early. Omeo, s.s., from Melbourne, 25th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Omeo, s.s., for Melbourne, 26th inst. Alice, sclir., for 3?ox'» early. lona, schr., for Pakihi, early. Alhainbra, s.a., for Melbourne, early. Tasmanian Maid, p.s., for Buller, to-day. Phcßbe, s.s., for Wellington, and Southern Ports (transhipping at Wellington for Auckland), to-day. TEBBBLB IV 70&7. Brigantines — Lizzie Coleson and Isabella. Schooneri — lona, John, Bullock, Sea Ripple, William and Julia, Matilda, Flying Cloud, Nile, Alice, Chri.tin* Thompson, Bessie, and Bungaree. Cutter— Elizabeth. Ketches — Mary Anne, Brothers and Sister, Standard, Jane Anne, and Cyinraeg. Stcamorg — Challenge, Golden Land, Yavra, Tasmanian Maid, and Persevere. IS CHE BOADSTEAD ASD OP* ISO. Florence lighter. Ocean Wave, schr., from Melbourne. Sarah, brig, from Launceston. Mary Cmnming, schooner, from Melbourne. Etperanza, brig, from Melbourne. Elizabeth, brigantine, from Sydney. Pilot, brgtn., from Melbourne. Harriet Nathan, barque, from Hobart Town. IMPORTS. Per Lizzie Coleson, from Sydney — 5 crates, 1 cask, 1 bid, Weir Bros. ; 6 cases vestas, 2 cases, 2 tasks, 1 case perfumery, E. Prosser ; 1 box, Proctor ; 2 cases, Mendershausen ; 80 pieces machinery, order ; 2 hhds eggs, Burkliart ; 5 kegs butter, 20 hhds eggs, 15 casks, 24 kegs butter, order ; 16 cases fruit, 3 brls nuts, Dunning Bros. ; 80 cases oranges, J. Kelly ; 12 stone monuments, 1000 palings, 4000 bricks, 13 pieces chain, 4 iron gins, 1 coil rope, 5 anchors, 8 crowbars, 2 iron drums, 50 cases beer, 33 bags maize, 90 do flour, 2 cases sago, 2 do chocolate, 2 do cocoa, 5 chests, 10 half-chests, 40 boxes tea, 15 case 3 mustard, 5 do sarsaparilla, 2 do anchovies, 5 do salad oil, 10 do bitters, 54 do claret, 6 boxes tobacco, 10 kegs beef, 12 do butter, 102 bags sugar, 10 cases geneva, order. Per Bessie, from Launceston — 100 bags flour, 160 bags oats, 21 cases eggs, 130 bags bran, 500 palings, Carey and GUles. Per Elizabeth, from Greymouth, 40 tons coal, W. S. Lockhart. Per Christina Thompson, from Melbourne — 1 cask, 1 bale, 2 cases, 1 truss, M'Beath ; 4 packages, Thomas Samuels ; 1 package hops, Munro ; 3 cases drugs, 1 cask, 1 drum oil, Prosser ; 3 packages, 2 cases drapery, Isaacs ; 25 cases geneva, 15 cases stout, 3 casks butter, 10 casks ale, 30 boxes candles, Beale Bros, j 61 boiler plates, 106 castings, 4 bars, 16 bundles iron, 103 bars steel, 2 kegs shot, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 55 bags salt, A. Dyson ; 3 casks nuts, Peak ; 33 cases, 1 bag, order ; 3 j bales drapery, Alman nnd Cc ; 9 cases boots, Williams ; 1 case, W- L. Fowler ; 3 cases, 1 bale drapery, 1 case boots, Hyman and Co ; 1 package boots, 1 eaßk zinc, 23 camp ovens, 2 cases, 2 drums oil, 1 bdl spades, 1 cask, 2 cases hardware, 40 cases kerosene, M'Ker- j man ; 491 pieces timber, 32 bdls mouldings, ' 6 bdls sashes, 4 bdls doors, 19 doors, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 120 bags bran, Rolleston ; 5 qr-caska brandy, 2 cases, Peel ; 1 case mustard, 1 qr-eask rum, 2 cases tobacco, 20 cases brandy, 4 casks currants, 1 qr-cask brandy, 20 cases geneva, 6 cases ling, 20 caßes kerosene, 2 cases vestas, 4 cases maizena, 1 cask beans, 6 brls herrings, 1 bdl paper bags, 20 boxes candles, 48 bags sugar, Powell and Co ; 50 boxeß candles, 60 cases brandy, 20 cases claret, 5 qr-casks rum, Louisson and Co; 6 cases bitters, 1 case mustard, 20 casks ale, I case cheese, 2 casks barley, 2 qr-casks rum, 4 cases herrings, 1 case tobacco, 4 eases milk, 20 cases brandy, 60 boxes candles, 40 bags flour, 80 cases geneva, 30 cases kerosene, 2 b»rreli, 4 cases salmon, 10 cases stout, 32 bags sugar, 2 qr-casks vinegar, 8 cases hams, 10 half-chert* tea, 12 oases

cases sardines, 2 cases oil, 2 cases G. A. Patterson ; 50 cases stout, W. Evans ; 5 cases hams, 25 boxes candles, 25 cases wine, 3 cases vestas, 10 cases sardiues, 10 eases stout, 4 qrcasks wine ; 23 cases stout, E. Reeves and Co; 20 hf-chests tea, Anderson and Mowat; 10 cases moselle, 2 cases mustard, 1 case biscuits, 2 cases salt, 2 cases herrings, Ecclesfieldßros ; 10 bales chaff, P. Johnstoue. Per Bungaree, from Adelaide — 1625 bags flour, 45 bags bran, Churches and Ching. Per John Bullock, from Melbourne — 50 cases kerosene, J. and H. Miller ; 9 sheets iron, 2 bundles, 6 bars, T. Compton ; 20 halfchests tea, 50 cases geneva, 50 do brandy, 25 do kerosene, 20 casks ale, 10 cases bittei*3, .4 qr-casks port wine, 3 cases marmalade, 40 half-boxes soap, 2 casks washing soda, 1 bag sewing twine, 1 bald brown paper, 2 casks pearl barley, 1 bag beans, 1 bale lines, 1 bag nutmegs, 32 pkg3 sugar, 10 bags salt, Ecclesflold Bros ; 2 cases shovels, 1 bundle, Forsyth and Masters ; 10 casks butter, Churches and Ching ; 5 cases biscuits, Morison, Law and Co ; 35 cases, order ; 1 case, M'Beth and Co ; 83 pkgs sugar, orJer ; 1 boiler, 1 case castings, 1 bdl register plates, T. Samuels; 80 pkg3 sugar, Morison, Law and Co; 2 cases galvanised iron, 5 boxes tin plates, G. A. Patterson : 206 cases, 3 casks, Weir Bros and Co ; 5 kegs nails, 2 drums oil, 2 iugots tin, 1 case handles, 1 bale twine, 1 caso glas3, 1 cask hardware, 1 cisc do, R. and T. Haworth ; 10 bottles quicksilver, Cassius and Coiniskey ; 28 kegs nails, Anderson and Mowat ; 1 lihd hardware, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 6 boxes tih plates, 1 case safe, 1 cask lamps, 5 cases glass, Weir Bros and Co ; 20 bales chaff, order ; 30 cases, 1 bale, Cohen Bros ; 1 qr-cask rum, 20 cases old torn, 4 qi'-casks brandy, .20 cases porter, 3 casks whiting, 3 do soda, Thomas Munro and Co ; 20 doz brooms, J. Lewis ; 20 casks ale, 5 cases cheese, 5 do ling fish, 55 bags salt, Cassius and Comiskey; 10 qr-casks brandy, order : 50 bags flour, M'Guire aud Lynch ; 50 cases brandy, 2 bags beans, 51 do flour, Bailie and Humphry ; 41 cases kerosene, Spenco Bros and Co ; 2 bales leather, J. Colfar; 10 boxes oysters, 20 cases whisky, 5 chests tea, 10 cases peel, 10 do vinegar, 10 boxes raisins, 50 bags flour, T. Pringle ; 5 caaes hams, 10 do cheese, 10 do salmon, 5 do qr-sardiue3, 120 bags flour, 20 cases vinegar, E. Reevc3 and Co ; 16 bales chaff, order ; 7,300 bricks, Waller and Craig ; 40 kegs nails, 15 coils rope, Morison, Law and Co ; 1 case guns, R. and T. Haworth ; 1 do shovels, 1 ,cask sundries, 1 cask, 1 pkge, 20 cases kerosene, T. Samuels ; 1 hhd glass, 1 crate, J. B. Clarke ; 260 bars iron, 8 bdls, 15 do hoops, 2 do axlo arms, 1 case sheot iron, 3 lengths gas pipe, 6 kegs nails, 1 do wedges, 1 case sundries, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 2 three-quarter boxes tobacco, J. Solomon and Co ; 103 cases, J. Lewis ; 13 cases, 1 box, 4 bales, J. Holmes ; 60 cases kerosene, 9 grindstones, 1 caso white lead, 2 do glassware, 6 drums oil, 5 coils rope, 1 bdle lines, 1 case hardware, 1 keg hammers, 1 do nails, W. Johnstone; 6 cases chairs, 2 bales flock, J. B. Clarke ; 40 bales chnff, H. F. Bowman ; S8 bags bran, A. Boyle and Co; 16 bales chaff, Spence Brothers and Co ; 32 bales chaff, order. EXPORTS. Per Huntress, for Greymouth — 14 pkgs ironmongery, Forsyth and Masters ; 10 pkgs furniture, Davis ; 1 case, Roscow ; 20 cases fruit, Dunning Bros ; 1 grate, 1 parcel, Forsyth and Co. . Per Gothenburg, from Melbourne — 46000zs gold, Union Bank ; 40030zs 12dws 6 grs gold, Bank New South Wales. The soliooner Christina Thompson passed through Port Philip Heads on September 20th with light variable winds aud fine weather, that gave placo on the 24th to a furious E.S.E. gale, the schooner then being fifteen miles west of Swan Island. As there was every appearance of a long steady blow, she ran for shelter to Green Island, and camo to an anchor, remaining there until the 29th, when the gale abated. At noon, she got her anchor and put to sea, and with tho wind a f south cleaved the Straits that evening. Tho breeze kept moderate and steady from S.W. until the Ist, and then flow into N.W., and freshened up to a furious gale, with much thunder and lightning, the change being horalded by a remarkable fall in the barometer, which sunk to 28-60. She hove-to during the height of the gale, and when it moderated on the 2nd kept away on her course. Experienced unsettled westerly weather, with frequent thunder storms, during the rest of the passage, aud came to an anchor off the bar on the 9th inst. She remained outside waiting for a slant to enter the river imtil yesterday, and then towed in astern of the Challenge. The Christina Thompson is loaded with a full general cargo. Having received mails and passengers from the p.s. Yarra, and discharged nearly fifty tons of cargo into the lighter Florence, the s.s. Egmont left for Sydney yesterday afternoon. Sho has suffered a long but unavoidable detention off this port through bad weather and an impassable bar. Thes.s. Gothenburg was tendered yesterday morning by the Yarra, and sailed for Melbourne at noon. Besides a number of passengers who shipped in her at Nelson and other ports, sho takes away sixteen saloon and fiftytwo steerage passengers from Hokitika, and also 86030zs of gold-dust shipped by the Union and New South Wales Banks, in the following proportions : — Union Bank, 46000z5 ; Bank of New South Wak?s, 40030z5. Another cargo of breadstuffs imported direct from Adelaide, arrived yesterday in the schooner Buugaree, which, after sufl'ering a tedious detention of thirteen days in the roadstead, was towed safely across the bar by the good tug Challenge. The Bungaree sailed from Adelaide on the" night of the 14th ult., with moderate N.W. winds. Passed through ,Backstairs passage next day, and made a capital run to Capo Northumberland. Thero a heavy gale from due We3t opening up, and shortly afterwards veering to S.S.W. in terrific thunder squalls, brought tho schooner dead upon a lee shore, obliging her to carry a heavy press of canvas to clear the land, and this she would have scarcely accomplished but for her excellent qualities as a sea boat and clipper vessel, together with an opportune shift of wind to West. Pleasant weather attended her through Bass's Straits, which she cleared on the 20th ult., with a brisk N.N.E. breeze, that occasionally veering to E.N.E., continued until the Ist inst., when it hauled to N.W., and carried her to the roadstead by next day. The weather being unsettled and threatening, she stood off-and-on during the night, and camo to an anchor early on the 3rd inst. Held her own well until the 11th inst., when a heavy sea rolled in, causing her to snap tho chain at the 45-fathom shackle. She then stood to sea, got driven away to the Northward by strong currents and light winds, and was unable to regain tho roadstead until Tuesday evening, and finally reached Gibson's Quay yesterday as above stated. A smart-looking, fore-and-aft schooner, named the Bessie, was towed into the river yesterday morning by the Persevere. Sho is from Launceston, with a cargo of Tasmanian flour, and left the Tamar on the 13th ult., but, being met by light head winds, did not clear the land until the I7lb, when the wind shifted to west. It held between that point and south during the next four days, and then veered to N.E. Kept then moderate and steady until the 25th, when it freshened to a heavy gale which, attended by heavy rain and hail squalls, blew hard for forty-eight hours. Two days of pleasant, variable weather succeeded, and was followed by another hard blow — this time from N.W.— which took her to within sight of land by nezt day, During

the ensuing six days, which were marked by unsettled, tempestuous, westesly weather, she kept a good ofllng, and then ran in aud anchoi'cd; but her chain parting next day, she stood to sea, leaving tho best bower and forty fathoms of cable behind. Came to again on the Bth, and on the 11th was again compelled, by a sudden shift of wind to N.W. and tho heavy sea running in, to Beck safer quarters in the ofllng, but this time succeeded in saving her ground-tackle. She was kept outside by light wind and currents until yesterday morning, and regained the roadstead just in time to save tide. The three-masted schooner John Bullock sailed from Melbourne on the 2nd ult., and cleared Bass's Straits on the sth. Sho encountered very heavy easterly weather during the passage, having been twice hove-to, and on several occasions was compelled to reduce canvas to the close reefs. Her passage was thus extended to the 30th, on which date sho reached the anchorage and anchored. She maintained her position there through fair • weather and fonl until yesterday, and then towed in safely astern of the Challenge. The John Bullock has a very heavy cargo of mixed goods on board. Mr Whitp, the agent here, has been advised by telegram of tho s.s. Phoebe's departure from Nelson yestei'day morning for the West Coast. She hns the Otago's cargo on board, and should arrive of this port some time to-day. The Phoebe will be dispatched to-morrow morning for Nelson, Wellington and Southern Port*, transhipping passengers for Auckland, Napier and Tauranga at Wellington. The cutter Elizabeth, coal laden, from Greymouth, sailed into the river yesterday, the excellent condition of the bar and a leading N.W. breeze enabling her to dispense with the services of a steam-tug. She left the Grey on Mouday morning, and encountered a strong south gale, that kept her north of the Teremakau until next day, and hence to tho roadstead, which she reached at midnight, light, variable winds prevailed. Captain Mason states that from Greymouth to the Teremakau he found the current setting strongly to the northward, "but south of the river it ran in an opposite direction. We may remark that a very strong southerly current ran past this port yesterday. The existence of two distinct and directly opposite currents between two points so nearly, situated to each other as are Hokitika and the Grey is rather singular. A capital tide's work was effected yesterday by the uuited eflorts of tho steamers Challenge, Yarra, and Persevere, the latter having most opportunely arrived from Greymouth in time to take an active part in the proceedings. The lion's share of the work fell, of course, upon the Challenge, which as usual was admirably handled, and cleared the roadstead of several heavy vessels, commencing with the Christina Thompson, and then in succession towed in the John Bullock, Bungaree, and Lizzie Coleson. She also crossed the bar outwards with the brig Nil Desperandum, bound to Melbourne, nnd tho schooner Star of Tasmania, for Hobart Town. The Persevere attended to the small fry, first towing out the ketch Enterprise, and returned with the schooner Bessie, afterwards conveying the schooner Three Friends and cutter Hone to sea. Tho Yarra's work was confined to tendering the steamers Gothenburg nnd Egmout, and towing in the lighter Isabella. Thanks to an excellent channel, which nowhere contained less than nine feet of water, not the slightest rniahap occurred to mar proceedings ; aud, providing the weather keeps favorable, wo expect that the bar will be worked to equal advantage this morning. We fear, however, that another burst of north-west weather is close at hand, as barometers fell nearly two tenths between sunrise and sunset yesterday, and declined another tenth by midnight, when the wcatlicJ sot in thick and rainy, with a strong and increasing north breeze. . The lighter Isabella was lowed in from the roadstead yesterday by the Yarra. She 13 loaded with cargo transhipped from the steamei'3 Rangitoto, Airedale, Egmont and Gothenburg. Her sojourn outside extended to well-nigh three weeks. The brigantiuo Lizzie Coleson Bailed from Sydney on the 25th ult., with cloudy weather. Strong westerly gales favored her to the 27th, when the wind fell light and hauled to south, keeping there or thereabouts until the Ist iust., then backed suddenly to NW., and came on a heavy gale with a great deal of thunder and lightning. This blow held for twenty four hours, but during the remainder of the passage squally unsettled westerly weather prevailed. The Lizzie reached the roadstead on the 4th inst., and brought up. Lost her starbor.rd anchor and a few fathoms of chain on the 6th, but again came to on the port bower, a little closer in shore, and maintained her position until yesterJay, when she was towed in by tho Challenge. Sho brings up a mixed cargo.