SHIPPING.
PORT OF HOKITIKA. High Water (this day)— lo.24 a.m. ; 10.52 p.m. rHASBS 07 TH» MOON.— JTIIA-. Calculated for New Zealand Moan Time. t». A m. First Quarter t 745 a.m. Full Moon .».. * ..*... 14 10 7 p.m. Last Quarter ... 22 11 ll p.m. New Moon 30 9 5 p.m. Apogee, 20th, 9 p.m. Perigee, sth, noon. ■xraotßn arrivals. Murray, from Northern Ports, August I. Kennedy, from Northern ports, August 4. Maori, froni Dtttxedra, via: Southern ports, Auguat & Spray, from Lyttelton, early. PROJSOTBft B*J*AIifBRKS. Charles Edward, for Northern ports, this day. Murray, for Northern Ports, August 2. Kennedy, for Northern ports, August 5. Maori, for Ihinedin, via Northern ports, August 9. VB88KL& IN PORT. Maggie Patersoa, Lizzie Guy, Garibaldi, Maty Bannatvne, Lioness, and Chas. Edward.
The rough weather of yesterday prevented any shipping business being done at this port. ... Captain Edwin wired the following yesterday:—-" Any direction between north and west, and. south-west; glass continue; rising for fome hours; expect increase of sen,." One of the heaviest gales experienced this season commenced on Saturday afternoon, and has continued since. On Saturday night and Sunday morning, the Bqualls were accompanied with heavy rain. There was a considerable fresh in the river on Sunday, but nothing to cause any apprehension, the vessels in the river having made everything fast*— Grey. Elver Argus. ; The Cargo of the Margaret Gaibraith, which cleafed the Customs at Fort Chalmers last week, is rallied as follows: — 1,108 bales wool, £22,160; 6847 bags wheat, £6000; 27,263 ounces gold, £110,000; 85 tons tallow and hides, £3000; sundries, £300. Total, 4141,460; A notice to mariners, published by the South Australian Goverment on June 6th, itateathst a xevolving.ligbt of the third order, showing bright flashes every ten- seconds, will be exhibited on the Ist of October, I*7B, from ft lighthouse erected on Penguin Island, at the north end of Kivoli J&y. In cleat weather the light wilrbe 1 visible 1 at a distance at twelve fflifes. Owing to unforeseen difficulties the exhibition of the Althocpe Island light has been postponed until further notice.
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West Coast Times, Issue 2908, 30 July 1878, Page 2
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341SHIPPING. West Coast Times, Issue 2908, 30 July 1878, Page 2
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