IMPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 690, 10 December 1867, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Maid of Erin, from Melbourne — 10 cases, Anderson and Mowat; 4 casks, Bank of New Zealand ; 10 kegs butter, order ; 1 case, G. A. Patterson ; 32 kegs butter, 1 cask honey, order ; 20 half chests 20 boxes tea, Anderson and Mowat ; 70 cases claret, Swanson and Ryrie ; 1 case drapery, J. F. Byrne and Co. ; 20 half chests tea, 13 kegs butter; Anderson and Mowat ; 20 boxes tea, J. Solomon and Co. ; 17 qr-casks brandy, 50 cases geneva, 40 ca3es whiskey, 20 cases moselle, 30 cases claret, order ; 20 chests candles, Anderson and Mowat ; 2 cases hams, Pringle*; 2 cases iron, 11 bags salt, G. W. Patterson ; 7 casks eggs, Peak ; 1 case, 7 bales, Brown and Klein ; 24 casks butter, W. Pole ; 80 packages sugar, Evans ; 32 packages sugar, Ecclesfield Brothers ; 50 boxes candles, 30 bags rice, Anderson and Mowat; 83 packages sugar, 10 bags salt, 5 cases hams, 5 casks barley, Pringle ; 153 packages sugar, Anderson and Mowat ; 20 half chests tea, Pringle ; 2 boxes, Brown ; 40 boxes tea, Anderson and Mowat ; 122 bags flour, Spence Brothers ; 75 bags sugar, Ca-sius and Co. ; 2 casks paint, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 1 case, Eymer ; 5 packages machinery, 54 bars, 18 bundles, 6 plates iron, 1 bar steel, Renton ; 165 bags flour, Churches and Co. ; 36 kegs butter, T. Peak • 200 sheep, E. Campbell.

Per Mary, from Melbourne — 7 cases furniture, order ; 10 casks peas, 1 bale paper, Anderson and Mowafc-; 12 qr-casks wine, Cassius and Co. ; 29 kegs nails, 2 casks hardware, I case glass, 1 case brooms, 2 cases hardware, 3 cases picks, 5 cases axes, 2i truck wheels, 2 bundles forks, 1 bundle spades, 2 bundles buckets, W. Johnstone ; 59 bags sugar, 10 cases sarsaparilla, 20 cases stout, T. Munro and Co; 100 cases kerosene, W. Johnstoue; 5 chests 22 hf-chesta tea, G-. Blyth and Co ; 2 cases glass, 1 case hardware, 4 cases axes, 6 bdls buckets, 2 coils rope, 1 case hardware, 1 case shovels, W. Johnstoue ; 1 case, 3 trusses, G-. A. Patterson ; 20 qr-casks brandy, Cassius and Co ; 20 bags rice, J. diesney; 10 brl3 currants, Anderson and Mowat ; 160 bagß, 40 eases, 4 pkts hops, Cassius and Comisky ; 15 pieces machinery, A. Davey ; 2 brk clay, 1000 bricks, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 drum turps, 8 kegs lead, 1 case handles, 13 cases, 10 bags, 12 grindstones, 2 brls, Thomas Muuro and Co ; 20 cases sarsaparilla, Williams ; 20 cases ale, Bailie and Humphrey; 3 cases, order ; 3 brls cuvrauts, 15 hf-chests tea, 1 qr-cask wine, 2 cases, 5 hf-chesta tea, 2 cases bacon, 1 truss, 1 truss twine, Beale Brothers ; 50 cases geneva, 50 cases sherry, 70 cases moselle, 30 caseß, Anderson and Mowatt j 1 case, Hanson -, 2 cases, 2 casks, Single ; 3 cases, 1 cask, King ; 1 case, Allen ; 1 case, Crerar ; 2 cases, Mendershausen ; 8 cases, 1 cask, J. Lewis; 25 hf-chests tea, 50 boxes candles, 20 cases claret, 20 cases old torn, 100 cases brandy, 50 cases geneva, 10 cases milk, W. Evaus ; 1 pkg earthenware, 1 cask glass, J. Lewio ; 2000 bricks, 1 cask belting, 1 pkg, 50 truck-wheels, 12 pedestals, 25 wheels, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 3 cases, Hast and Co ; 1 hhd, 1 tierce glassware, 1 cask, Weir Brothers ; 4 cases, Susman and Behrend ; 5 cases, Proctor; 1 case, 1 cask, Benjamin Bros j 20 kegs butter, 2 cases, order ; 1 safe, 1 pkg saws, 1 bale forks, 2 cases, 1 case handles, 1 case shovels, 1 case axes, 1 case scales, 2 pkgs bedsteads, 8 kegs nails, 1 cask zinc, 11 boxes tin, 4 coils rope, Patterson ; 20 kegs butter.Churched and Co ; 1 half tierce tobacco, 50 case 3 stout, 7 bags rice, 30 casks ale, Bailie and Humphrey ; 2 half chests; 4 boxes tea, 1 case, Chutney ; 1 case ginger, 2 cases pickles, 1 case mustard, 4 boxes tea, 3 cases salt, 2 cases cheese, G. A. Patterson ; 1 dray, J Pearson ; 29 bags sugar, Pizzey and Co ;" 50 boxes candles.Pringlc ; 78 mats sugar, Eeclesfleld Bros. ; 1 case (piano), Wright ; 50 casks ale, 300 mats sugar, 100 cases champagne, 203 case 3 stout. 1 cask tar, Spence Bros ; 10 hhda eggs, 30 kegs butter, Duff ; 2 cases tin,2 cases, 1 bale pader, 10 bags chaicoal, Parsons and Co ; 5 cases bitters, 1 qr-ca^k whiskey, 1 qrea?k rum, 20 boxes candles, 4 barrels apples, 1 qr-cask vinegar, 2 cases honey, Benle Bros. ; 4 hhds eggs, Peak ; 50 cases stout, 1 bale paper, 1 case biacuits, 10 cases fruit, Ecclcsfield Bros. ; 20 cases sarsaparilla, 4 ban-els apples, 5 casks currants, 15 bags rice, 25 boxes tea, 50 boxes candles, 2 cases blue, 1 cask soda, T. Pringlo ; 20 cases sarsaparilla, order ; 3 cases 5 bales, 1 ca3e, Cohen Bros. ; 90 pieces machinery, 2 bars, 1 bundle washers, 2 retorts, Brown, 7 case 3 sardines, Anderson and Mowat ; 5 cases sardines, 2 casks currants, 50 cases claret, W. Graves ; 100 cases gin, 20 cases sarsaparilla, 30 cases whiskey, 50 cases old torn, Citssius and Co. ; 1 horse, Fowler ; 2 cases tin, 1 bundle forks, 1 keg nails, 12 ovens, 4 retorts, 1 cask glass, johnstone ; 20 cases

bitters, Cassius and Co ; 200 sheep,Campbell; 78 bags flour, 38 bag 3 chaff, 1 "cask, 6 cases shovels, 4c cases kerosene, Spence Bros. Per Lizzie Coleson, from Sydney— 3o hhds eggs, 60 kegs butter, 10 bags 'maize, order ; 4 packages earthenware, Goldsraidt; 12 hhds eggs, JJurkhart ; 20 kegs butter, H. and >T. Peak ; 14. kegs butter, 15 do beef, sdo pork, John White ; 50 kegs butter, 10 bags maize, 19 cases fruit, order; 20 kegs butter, Rolleston ; 4 ca=c3 boots, W. L. Fowler ; 3 cases boots, M'Beach and Co.; 1 package leather, Flaxman Brothers ; 1 caso pineapples, Dunning Brothers ; 50 bags maize, 25 kegs butter, 210 bags sugar, 5 qr-casks port wine, 6 do sherry, 5 casks hams, 5 chests, 10 half-chests, 20 boxes tea, 5 barrels currants, 2 cases vestas, 1 tierce salmon, 5 cases salt, 6 bags do, 20 cases ale, 20 do stout, 1 qr-cask vinegar, 6 piirs sculls.'SOOO bricks, 141 cases condiments, 20 cases fruit, 30 sheep, W. S. Lockhart.

Per Tasmanian Maid, from Brighton — 2 boxes specie, Bank of New South Wales ; 7000 feet timber, Harvey. Per Nelson, from Nelson and Westport — 20 cases geneva, 10 do ale, 10 casks sugar, 200 bags do, 5 casks soda, 100 boxes candles, 50 bags salt, 20 bags, N. Edwards and Co. EXPORTS.

Per Kennedy, for Weslport, &c— For Westport . 1 chest, Martin : 20 bags coke, Bank of New Zealund; 1 case stationery, Union Bank. For- Nelson : 1 bale wool, Wilkie ; 3 cases, 5 boxes caudles, 1 case books, N. Edwards and Co.

Per Nelson, for Grcymouth— 2 cases caragoa, 2 sacks malt, Cassius and Co ; 1 truck, 1 winch, 1 pile-driving machine, Johnson ; 2 cases coffee, Kennedy. Per Tasmanian Maid, for Westport, &c. — For Brighton : 2 cases, 1 trunk drapery, J. Manson ; 5 hhds eggs, J. Duff; 1 case drugs, E. Prosser ; 4 pkgs iron, Forsy th and Masters ; 1 case drapery, Mulligan and Co ; 1 bale chaff, 2 bags oats, Hungerford. For Westport : 20 bags sugar, 1 qr-cask brandy, J. Solomon and Co ; 6 hhdg ale, Pizzey and Co ; 2 hhds eggs, J. Duff; 1 parcel, Lewis ; 1 keg gunpowder, 1 parcel, A. Shaw and Co ; 2 wheels, 1 bdl buckets, 1 do shovels, Forsyth aud Masters. For Mokihinui : 1 cask beer, Pizzey ; 5 bags bran, 6do oats, Hungerford ; 1 cask beef, Kelly ; 1 case hams, 1 qr-cask brandy, W. Evans.

The Challenge alone worked the bar on yesterday morning's tide, as no inducement offered to tempt either the Yarra or Favourite from their moorings. The first named steamer towed the lighter Isabella out to relieve the brigantine Mary of a few tons of cargo, the owners, Messrs Spence Brothers, having resolved to reduce her draught a few inches-before risking her in the channel, obstructed as it is now by the wreck Gratitude. We understand the' Isabella transhipped a^oufc 40 tons of cargo. She was towed in upon last night's tide by the Yarra, and the Challenge also got steam up and escorted to the wharf the brigantine Lizzie Coleson, just. up from Sdyney. The Mary will tow in this morning.

The s.s. Kennedy returned to port yesterday morning, and so completed one of the smartest trips we have ever had the pleasure to chronicle. She was just forty-eight hours absent from port, and during that time steamed 246 miles, called off Okarita, Grillespie's Beach and Haast River, going, and anchored for several hours at Bruce Bay, returning she also remained thirteen hours in and about Jackson's Bay. Her performance was very creditable, as we arc informed by others than her crew, that whilst under full sjteam her rate of goiu^never fell below nine knot?. The Kennedy lett'the river at 6 a.m. on Saturday, passed Wanganui at 8.45 a.m., and then eased steam to pick up a beacon that was washed from tRe Hokitika North Spit by the flood of Friday last, had drifted so far in the meantime. Breasted Okarita at 11 a.m. and stopped the engines to communicate with the shore, but no answer being returned to the signals made she pushed on. When abreast of GHllespie's Beach a schooner was sighted standing noith, and upon arriving within hailing distance she wa3 ascertained to be the long missing Pioneer from Dunedin to Okarita, seventy-seven days out> rffer captain boarded the Kennedjfc-tS^^obtain a little tobacco, and stated he had experienced dreadful weather to the southward, and in consequence had been many times compelled to run for shelter. Her provisions had held out well After a short intercourse the vessels separated and the Kennedy pushed ahead, arriving off Haast River at 7 p.m., and there fell in with a sealing boat containing Mr Cleve, storekeeper, and five miners from Big Bay bound to Bruce Bay for provisions. Upon ascertaining the Kennedy's mi33ion they decided to accompany her to Jackson's Bay, so the boat was taken in tow, and the bay reached at 9p m. Anchored for the night, and the nexfc morning shifted her position to abreast the diggers camp, about two miles north of the Arawata river, and having landed the provisions, left on her return at 11 a.m., with Mr Cleve and three of the sealing boats crew as passengers, the remaining two, one of whom owned the boat, having decided to remain at the Arawata diggings. Passed the Haasfc at 2 p.m., and observed that the place had undergone an extraordinary alteration, the old south channel having closed up, forcing the river to seek a fresh outlet in the north corner of the lagoon. The Haast bar appeared to be in very bad condition, as the channel ran dead along the beach north, and looked contracted and shallow. Still continuing onwards the Kennedy arrived at Bruce Bay at 5.50 p.m., and anchored, being immediately boaivle.l by a Mr Robinson and two other miners, who reported plenty of provisions on shore, and that the diggers were making from 253 to 30s per day each man. Williamson said that himself and mates were building a large boat to proceed south in upon a prospecting expedition. The Kennedy left Bruce Bay at 9 p.m. ; ran the coast down under easy steam, arriving alongside Gibson's Quay at 7 am. yesterday. The steamers Tasmanian Maid and Kennedy left the river last night on their way to Northern Porfa. The Maid ia on her usual tour to Buller ports, and took away about eighteen tons of cargo and a few passengers. The Kennody, after calling at Wesfcport, procoeds to Nelson. The first of the expected cattle vessels arrived in the roads yesterday, having won the race contested by herself (the three masted schooner Storm Bird) and the barque Glencos, and three masted schooner Ocean Wave. Tho Storm Bird and Glencje left Hokitika on the 12th ult., the Ocean Wave on the following day, all being bound to Newcastle, and it is somewhat singular they should have arrived there in the order of their sailing, the first and second on the 21st ult., and the Wave on the 22nd ult. The Storm Bird has 87 head of caitle on board, and is likely to tow in this morning. We should like to know where the cattle will be 1 mded.the former discharging ground, and we may add the only convenient discharging ground the port could boast of having been Bwept away by the late flooJ. It is said that the Harbor Master intends to use tho stump of the North Spit, immediately below tho Beach street protective works, but wo_ can scarcely credit, the assertion for if a vessel is moored there she will create nn eddy that can scarcely fail to further reduce the size of tho j small portion of the Spit left, every inch of which should be carefullj' conserved. Moreover, considered as a landing place, the spot is excessively inconvenient, for, when tho tide is in, tho banks rise several feet perpendicularly from the water's edge, and at low water a very strong current, that is likely to imperil, in no slight degree, the safely of vcßsel and cattle, sweeps by tho narrow strip of beach left bare by the receding tide. Why should not the wharf be used for tho purpose ? We are aware there is a municipal bye-1.-iir against driving cattle through the town, but there is no doubt that if tho Council were appealed to permission to use the streets between the hours of three and seven in the morning

the request would be granted, and if the crew of the vessel are up to their work a great many cattle could be landed in four hours.

We see by the "Sydney Herald" that the brigantincs Jane Lockhavfc and Hannah Newton, both from this port, respectively arrived at Sydney on the 2 tth and 26th ult.

A brigantino, packed with canvas from truck to rail, hove in sight to the westward yesterday afternoon, and by dint of hard driving reached the roadstead in time to save last night's tide. The tug Challenge dashed out and secured her, and we very soon had the pleasure of seeing the smart, little brigantine Lizzie Coleson moored safely alongside the wharf. She sailed from Sydney on the 29th ult., and carried fresh easterly breezes until the 3rd inst., when the wind hauled round to S.W., and kept betweeu that, point and N.W. to the land, which was sighted on the 7th inst. Light variable winds and calms succeeding, she was detained in the offing until last night, arriving as above. The Coleson is loaded with general cargo, and brings up thirty fine sheep as deck cargo. Mr Morris in the cabin, and four steerage passengers arrived by her. Captain Dunn reports very fine weather during the passage. We have to thank him for Sydney papers to the 28th ult.

We are Borry to say that the late freshet played sad mischief with the wharf, by undermining the piles, and so washed away many hundred tons of backing. Strong gangs of mon were put on by G-overnmonfc to clear away the gravel at the back of the piles to as near their points as possible, and the space thus opened will bo well packed with fascines, bags, &c. We may state that the new sheet piling stands well and appears to answer, and that the backing at first only gave way at the back of the old main piles, not a few of which we believe were partly driven by the crosscut saw.

The agent's advices state that the brigantine Jane Lockhart was to have left Sydney for this port on the 4:h inst. The brigantine Susannah Booth goes to the Buller from Sydney, and the Hannah Newton to Dunedin, a cargo for that port having been engaged for her.