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Evening Star, Issue 3690, 19 December 1874, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. To-morrow. FI bads [ Post Chalmers | Ddredin 0.2 p.nu I 0.42 p.m. | 1.27 p.m. . Monday. 0.31 p.m. | Lll p.m. | 1.56 p.m. PORT CHALMERS. AT THE HEADS. Wellington, b.b., and Samson, p.s. ARRIVED. December 19.—Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Malcolm, from the West Coaat. Passengers :Mr Ja». Mills, Mr Butterworth, Mr Jas. Copeland, Mr and Mrs and Miss Poster, Mr and Mrs Beckham and three children, Mr Williamson, Mr M’Cord; and four in the steerage. From the Bluff :Mr Parks, Mr Workman; and seven in the steerage. SAILED. December 19.—Cezarewitch, barque, 418 tons, Mair. for Port Esperance. Edith Reid, ketch, Munroe, for the Molyneux. TRIAL TRIP OF THE EQMONT. The new steamer Egmont made a trial trip this afternoon, under the charge of Captain Deucrasg. She made the run from Dunedin to Port Chalmers Jetty in one hour five minutes, against a strong head wind. She was full of visitors, and a brass band accompanied her. THE MAORI’S CRUISE. The s.s. Maori left Port Chalmers at 8 p.m. on December 5, called at Northern ports, arriving on the West Coast on the 10th ; next day left Westport for Hokitika, which was reached at 11 p.mp.; left at 11 a.m. on the 12th, arriving at Greymouth at 1.30 p.m. the same day ; left on the 13th, and next day anchored at Jackson’s Bay; thence, after a short stay, proceeded to Big Bay, passing the Cascade Falls en route; and at 8 p.m. anchored in Martin's Bay. On the loth landed stores and took passengers on board, leaving the Bay at 5 p.m. ; proceeded up Milford Sound, and anchored in Fresh Water Basin till about next day; next proceeded to Anila Bay, and stayed there a few hours, afterwards putting into Dees Bay and Thomson’s Sound. Left at 4 a.m. on the 17th, and at 1 p.m. anchored in Preservation Sound. Had a few hours’ stay, and proceeded to the Bluff, arriving there at 7 a.m. on the 18th, having had strong head winds from the Sound. Arrived alongside the Rattray street wharf at 12.30 p.m. to-day, having experienced strong head winds during the run from the Bluff.