PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 2479, 10 March 1877, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Water Xtbis Say)— 7.2B a.m.; 7.40 p.m. PHASEB pp. THE) MOON,. — MARCH. Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time. D. 11. M. lABt Quarter 7 9 31 a.m. New Moon 15 2 24 p.m. First Quarter 23 0 39 a.m. J'ullMoon 29 5 19 p.m. Apogee., Xld 6h a.m. Perigee... 27d 5h a.m. SAILED. . March 9— Charles Edward, WbitweU, for Greymouth, EXPORTS. Per Charles Edward— 2o kegs butter, a quantity iron rails, 8 hhdsale, 1 tank malt, 6 bags malt, 7 pkge. BXPEOTED ARRIVALS. Murray, from Nelson, 11th inst. 'Kennedy, from Nelson, Uth inst. Tarawa, from Sydney, 19th inst. Alhambra, from Melbourne,, 26th inst, . Zephyr, from Melbourne, early. , Mary jßannatyne, from Greymputb, early. .' M_ary Qgilvie, frpm Dunedip, early,. .. '„. ..'. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. '„ Beiutiful Star, for Dunedin via Northern , pp'rjs, #us day, ■" " : Charles Edward, for Nelson, early. '■•' ' Murray, for Nelßon, 12th met. ; Kennedy, for Greymouth and Nelson, ' 15th inst. Tararua, for New Zealand ports, 19th ■ inst. - Albion, for Melbourne direct, 25th inst. • -Alofttnljra, for New Zealand ports, 26th . inst. „ . . • VESSELS IN POBX. (• Alert, 'Beautiful Star, and Lioness.

,- ..The only shipping business done at the „ppr6y«aterday, was the grossing of the bar . outward of the Charles Edward, fpr Nelson, y}s Greyrnojith and Westport. She had a .. large passenger list with her. : The Beautiful Star is to sail to-day fpr Greymouth. ■ 'The Waipara arrived at Nelson early yes- , terduy mprning. She is about to undergo iier annual overhaul. .-. ■• The City of Melbourne, steamer, made -tbe passage from Sydney to Melbourne in 43 hours, from port to port. It is the 4uickste passage yet made. . Captain, Kennedy having resigned com- , nYand o f the s.s. Easby, Captain W. Ander- ; ion is now in charge of that vessel. ". There entered at the port of "Wellington during the week ending February 24th says the Times, one steamer and three sailing Vessels from the United Kingdpm and Australia, pf a registered tonnage of 2069 /tons, and 16 steamers and sailing vessels from -ports iji the colony, of 3044 tons. The number of vessels that cleared out during the .past week for ports iv the colony was 20. Of 7. were sailing vessels, and 13 steamers, tonnage combined amounted to 36G0 tons, The Westpprt Times says: — The boiler arid condenser of the steamer Matau having "teen brought fopt by foot along the north r beach, until fairly landed on the Westport 'Side of the Orawaiti, now awaits further locomotion. Tenders are called fpr transit to the banks of the Buller. A survey ot the barque W. C. Wentworth . has been held at Westport, by Captains , Leech, Oxner, and Cunningham, and Mr H. Daulby, as ship carpenter. The survey having been made by request of Uaptain Scptt, agent for the vessel, on behalf pf the owners, and in reference to certain claims fpr Insurance. A Sydney telegram, dated February 27th, says: — "Adviceß by the Torres Straits mail report the loss of the Isabella, from Melbourne. The captain, his wife and family, and twelve of the crew were drowned. The ■-steamer Park has been lost between London and Hong Kong, aad the master, crew, and .fighij CWneseT drpwned. The ship Harvey . jitills has been destroyed by fire at Pprt Poyal, ijfitii 7000 bales of cotton.