PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 2849, 21 May 1878, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Water (this flay)— I.SO auty. » 2.16 p.m. PHASES OP THE MOOS;^mAY. Calculated for New Zealand Mejib r j? ime. d^ ii. it.

ARRIVED. May 20— Zephyr, Connor, frohi Melbourne. Cbesney and Co., agents. Charles Edward, Whit well, from Greymouth. Churches, agent. -

SAILED. May 20— Garibaldi, Johnston, for Lyttelton.

PASSENGERS,

Per Charles Edward— lnward : Mesdames Ling, Croft, SutlieHand ; Messrs Alexander, StObo, Cameron, Luridon, Kennedy, HilyvrardjEngel, Taylor, Driscoll, Bonham, and three steerage.

IMPORTS.

Pet Charles Edward— 2o caaes ale, 15 do stdtit, 100 bags bran, 20 boxes candles, Churches ; 10 cases ale, 5 do stout, Cullen; 3 cases, Bonar ; 8 cases, 2 bales; 1 pkg drapery, Mulligan ; 1 bale leather, Duncan and Co ; 2 cases tobacco, 9 cases, 1 truss, 1 keg, 4 boxes, Learmont ; 25 sacks malt, Pizzey ; 6 pkgs, Heinz ; 1 do, Netter ; 20 kegs, 60 cases, 17 pkgs.

Per Zephyr — 12 Cases sundries, 3 boxes tea, 1 bale paper bags, 5 boxes raisins, 50 do candies, 5 do maizena, 2 casks currants, 50 cases brandy, 30 do geneva, 5 chests tea, 3 casks crystals, 10 cases salmon, 30 do kerosene, 60 mats sugar, 10 casks brandy, Cullen and Co ; 2 bales paper, 60 bags rice, 30 boxes candleaj 92 bags sugar, 5 chests tea, 4 cases sundries, 6 casks brandy, 2 do whisky, 20 cases brandy, Perry ; 1 bale paper bags, 2 casee jelly, 3 boxes raisins, 10 do starch, 2 do peas, 1 bale paper, 10 cases salmon, 5 do vestas, 4 casks brandy, 5 cases ale, 20 do pipes, 15 boxescandle.B,2o cases sundries.CmmcHES; 200 bags flour, Virtue; lOchests tea, 100 bags flour, 20 cases sauce, 43 cases stout, LearkbST; 1 tabk malt, Pizzey ; 5 chests candles, 200 bags Patria rice, 6 casks pott, 29 cases milk, 20 do salmon, 5 bags peas, 20 cases currauts, 250 bags flour, 200 mats Company's sugar, 10 cases port wine, 30 do glucose, 12 cases sundries, 112 bales Eastwood's chaff, Chesney and Co ; 234 bags bark, Dowllng ; 2 boxes tobaccb, 3 cases herrings, 1 tank raisins, Pollock and Bevan ; 2 bales paperbangings, 18 boxes window gloss, 1 cask putty* Sammons ; 20 bags bone dust, 25 bales paper, 59 cases, 90 pfcgs.

EXPORTS.

Per Garibaldi — 38,000 feet timber, 3 tons galvanized iron, Haworth and Co.

BXPBOTED ABBIVALS. Maori, from Northern ports, this day. Murray, from Northern ports, early. Wallace^ from Northern ports, early. Albion, from Melbourne direct, this day. Tararua, from Melbourne, via Northern ports, May 28. Spray, from Lyttelton, early. Mullagh, from Lyttelton, early. Tauranga, from Oamaru, early. Kesnedy, from Northern ports, early. Lizzie Guy, from 1 Lytteltdn, early.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Charles Edward, for Northern ports, this day. Maori, for Jackson's Bay, &c, this day. Murray, for Northern £orts, this day. Wallace, for Northern ports, early. Kennedy, for Northern ports, early. Albion, for Melbourne, via Northern ports, this day. Tararua, for Melbourne direct, May 28.

VESSELS IN POUT.

Lioness, Waipara, Zephyr, aud Charles Edward.

The Charles Edward reached here yesterday foienoon froia Greymouth. She will be despatched to-day on her return trip at 11 a.m., booking passengers for all New Zealand ports.

The Albion, from Melbourne, and the Maori, from Nelson, are due here to-day. The brigantine Zephyr, after a rapid passage of seven days, waa towed to the wharf yesterday by the Lioness. Captain Connor reports leaving Melbourne on the 11th inst. ; arrived off the Coast on the 17th, but the weather being squally hove to for twelve hours, reached the roadstead the following day ; experienced strong westerly gales and heavy sea tbrougout the voyage ; on 16th the^ gale increased to a hurricane, and was obliged to lay to for sixteen hours, at which time the barometer fell to 28*90, a tremendous sea running all the time the gale lasted. She brings a large and assorted cargo for this port.

Captain Bignell, of the Waipara, reports leaving Hokitika on the 3rd inst., arriving at Okarito the following morning at day light ; entered in at 10 o'clock, and in going up the river struck a snag which broke the port propeller shaft and one blade of the starboard propeller ; received a new shaft from Greymouth at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon last ; fixing it the following tide ? left Okarito on Sunday last at 2 o'clock, arriving in the roadstead at 9.30 p.m. same day, and at the wharf at 11 p.m. She brings a few passengers and but little cargo.

The schooner Sarah and Mary, from Lyttelton, was towed into the Grey river on Sunday. The schooners Owake and Kaiumft, which were compelled to run to sea on the 10th inst., have not yet returned to the Grey roadstead. The Garibaldi sailed yesterday for Lyttelton.

Slew Moon ?irst Quarter ?Ull MBBU (jast Quarter Perigee, 14th, 11 a.m. 3 0 15 a.in, 10 9 57 a.m. 17 1 56 a.tti 24 1 6 p.in Apogee, 26th, 83.n1