SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
WESTPORT. HIQH WATER. This Bay ... 0.10 a.m., 0.26 p.tn. To-morrow 0.39 a.m., 0.54 p.m. ABBIVALS. Sept. 11—Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, from Hokitika. C. Home, agent. Murray, s.s., 56 tons, Palmer, from Nelson. S. Besley, agent. Sept. 10 —Woodquest, schooner, Lambert, from Charleston. Three Friends, schooner, Riley, from Charleston. Mavis, schooner, 28 tons, Palmer, from Lyttelton. John Munro, agent. DEPARTURES. Sept. 10 —Charles Edward, p.s., Holmes, for Hokitika. Sept. 12—Murray, s.s., Palmer, for Hokitika. Lyttelton, p.s., Scott, for Greymouth. PASSENGER LIST. Per Charles Edward, from Wanganui—Mrs Cook, Mr Seatjn, and six for Greymouth. Per Lyttelton, from Hokitika—Mrs Field, 2 children, and servant, and 2 Maoris. Per Murray, from Nelson—Messrs Leslie, Robinson, Gorring, Cane, and Taylor. IMPORTS. Per Charles Edward, from Wanganui—4o Load cattle, 4 horses, 125 sheep, 4 calves, 20 ]: lubs, 20 pigs, 3 goats, 1 coop turkeys, 160 Lags bran, 40 kegs butter, 6 pkgs, Dick and Seaton. Per Mavis, from Lyttelton—7o4 bushels oats, 80 do wheat, 8 tons flour, 2 do potatoes, i do bacon, 7do chaff, Munro; I ton potatoes, case eggs, Palmer. Per Lyttelton, from Hokitika—3o,ooo feet timber, Bull and Bond. Per Murray, shipped at Nelson —20 hhds ale, 5 qr-casks do, 16 bales chaff, Falla; 1 horse, Bank of New Zealand; 2 hhds ale, Tonks and Hughes j 3 bales drapery, Thomas and M'Boatb; 2 cases do, Gardiner; 2 pkgs drapery, Graves and Fleming ; 2 do leather, Byrne ; I do clothing, C. Broad ; 21 boxes eggs, 2 kegs butter, 1 bag bacon, Taylor. Shipped at Motueka—7 coops fowls, 4 boxes eggs, M'Kee ; 1 keg butter, 8 boxes eggs, 3 pkgs bacon, 1 coop fowls, Falla ; 2 boxes eggs, Jules Simon; G do do, Levatte ; 40 bags potatoes, Powell and Co.; 1 box eggs, Derungs ; 1 coop fowls, Gilmer Bros.; 1 box, Fleming; 2 boxes eggs, Brown; Ido do, West. EXPORTS. Per Charles Edward, for Hokitika, slmrt landed at Westport from Wanganui—2 horses, 2 cows, 6 calves, 50 sheep, 20 lambs, 3 goats, 160 bags bran, 40 kegs butter, 10 pkgs, Dick and Seaton.
Per s.s. Murray, for Hokitika—l box gold, Bank of New South Wales.
The steamer Murray left Nelson on Saturday, at 9 a.m., and arrived at Westport, via Motueka on Sunday night. She sailed at noon yesterday for Hokitika and Greymouth. The steamer Lyttelton arrived at Westport on Sunday morning from Hokitika; discharged timber for Messrs Bull and Bond, and left for Greymouth last night. She is announced to sail iVoin Westport for Nelson on Wednesday, calling at Karamea, should sufficient inducement offer.
The p.s. Charles Edward arrived at Hokitika from Westport on Saturday evening, and was to leuve Greymouth last night for this port. She is announced to sail for Nelson this morning at eleven. The schooner Mavis left Lyttelton on the Gist ult., and arrived in the roadstead l.u the Oth instant, and crossed the bar on the 10th. bhe brings a cargo of produce consigned to Mr Munro.
The schooners Three Friends and Woodquest sailed from Charleston on Friday, and crossed the Buller bar on Saturday. The Three Friends has filled with cargo, and was expected to sail for Charleston last night. The schooner Mary will complete discharging to-day, and take her departure, weather permitting, for Melbourne on Thursday.
11.M.5. Galatea, Clio, and Rosario sailed from "Wellington on Saturday week. The Galatea proceed to Sydney for an overhaul—the Rosario to the South Sea Islauds. Dr Fcatherston and Mr Bell are endeavoring to induce the (Government to constitute New Zealand a disi -.ot Commodor station, but Mr Childers's illness interfered with tho negotiations.
The barque Karnak, with a cargo of bonedust, from Melbourne, was totally consumed by fire in Colombo Koadstead two days after hor arrival. Her horses had been previously lauded safely. Her cargo had heated on the voyage.
The barque Messina, from Newcastle to Adelaide, was wrecked on Flinders Island on Saturday, 20th inst. The captain and crew obtained a sealer's boat and reached Tamar Heads.
A ship with German emigrants has arrived at Hobavt Town. The Governor, the Premier, and others went on board to welcome the immigrants, and at a champagne luncheon international toasts were drunk. The master of tho schooner Canterbury reports an unknown rock about three miles outside of Chetwode Island. The Canterbury was on it seven hours, and got back into Pelorua Souud much damaged.
In Yokohama harbor, on the 13th of June, there were eighteen merchant steamers, the lowest tonnage being 100, and the largest 2500 tons; and sixty-two sailing vessels, the lowest tonnage being 171, and the largest 1019 tons. Besides these, there were five men-of-war, and nine receiving coal-hulks, making the total tonnage in port, exclusive of costers, 6G,25l tons. BY ELECTRIC TJ3LHGEAPIT. ARRIVALS. Hokitika. —Sept. 9—Gothenburg, from Greymouth. Sept. 10—Charles Edward, from Westport, at 9.15 p.m. Nelson. —Sept. 10—Kennedy, from Westport, at 6 p.m.; Tararna, from Greymouth. Wellington. Sept. 11—Luna, from Nelson. DEPARTURES. Hokitika— Sept. 10 Gothenburg, for Melbourne.
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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 710, 13 September 1870, Page 2
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