PO RT O F HOKITIKA.
High Wat«r (fliis d^)—4M2 «ltn.,; *SM p.m. January 18— Approximate depth of water en (he bar, 12ft. Se« imootb.
PHABBB OtUtfß MOOH— JANtTAEY.
<7aloalftted-.l>r iWw Z«akm'd, Mean Time.
Jannt^^M9i^»^€^!ion/lro3nf£hwT*l mouth. XBQai?,ia>gtot. { Muruay, Wiifcittakn, northern ports.: Ohurchaß/^«**' i
eMnas.
Januasy q^-ggi»an^y, Wwnmot, '&# -the: north. ohwsMi*stnt. ] Murray, ffor ..notthern ports. Oburchee, agttt.
fttitanraßas,
Per Munqy#tf»TOti4)— MriOlotMtefi. : Per Waip<Hf&((towaTa9)— Mi«ee!Bla»r.ftna Rose atfdattr^Utt. ■
(A speoislflharffeiß made for consignees an-
nouncements in this column.")
Ber JSomaj*^ j»wi ffesel,.© hdls do.aOceg! chain, 1 pkg perambulator, Jolly ; 129 saofcs) cbaff, Pollock & Bbvak; 60 sacics chaff,, f^toaaea ifefuifc, 'Sibwan; '69 'bags cojj, Ohttrohbs. ' Per coal, Msm^Sß. ] bxpkotbd Aaarv^rM. 1
Aorere, from northern .ports, early. Charles Edward, from northe»n early. i Kennedy, from northern ports, eg.?ly. Murray, from northern ports, early. . PBOJBOTHP T nEEJ^BISTPSB,B. i Waipa» n^or^rfipw>U;th,Ahia^ay. Agrerg, Jgr jflttbam *po*te, -eatiy. Oharles TSdward, Jpr t no«tiieipi jport^, early. '*- . Kennedy, for northern ports, ea^. Murray, for norther jpw^eariy. rgmw iiK^ow. J«ab«llft Anderson and Waipara.
The Kennedy sailed for northern ports _gn Saturday morning.
'I be Murray nojftern on Saturday morning,* and sailed on'her return Jtnp.on.tbc .■ftarooon'-g'tide.
Tbe Waipara arrived -from tGre^m^ifcb on Saturday afternoon and sails again to-day. The U.S.S. Company^ $ajns Ibjgr departure from Dunedin ,tp-d^y, isa-i^ng £t Oamaru, 1 imam j^feutpn -and Weßingtoh JKnd.i 8 ,doe At .ttrflymouth on Saturday,^tfh, and leaves on her return.Qn ;{j{o^dayj' $6, ifor Dunedin direct. *' *' ;Coast 3ratitytum of ;Bbjpbuilders and Engineers Tecep^ly usousse^l $& length'thei^b^t^jtb^Jbest ,typeß^of~^sMgo steamers. SunMßiag,upttb.e -vaciaas opinions given, it may be said that the truth of tbe matter ,&P.peani tto be ;that, considered from the point of behaviour inja steamer wEidE|^B^sQ^ erections fit >fcbe^ddß, and a bridge^oro .qp^er the >angjnes boilers, ia the -Best vessel. Heiglitfoi Iside is point t view, of mos.fc .Importance jitAbeends amidships. The flush deok is, however, the form of the greatest strength, 4ffjatber an^e=bestdisposifi6Erof material to give strength if possible. The well-decker, so -for as it is a one-decked vessel, gives the beat facilities jfar stowage. When the well decker hMt^e fridge fo extended that it conjta^^^>^e;loogitudinal strength of the shiDj -it *i |p |wrge must be made of it. 'Cargo is then stowed in the bridge-houjjp, Ahis extent the -vessel loses the aavjuitage ,pf tbe single .deck ; in fact you cannot eat yonr cake and have it.
tart" Quarts* in Few Moon » -. I*int QuarUr «•. Full Moon uu mv Perigee, i2d.sh.3Ma. U. A. M. ,„ "3 "9 *42"p.m. »,. il -2 -64-* on. .117 Ffi ,'B6 II ''Wfpjm.