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Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 402, 11 August 1868, Page 2

Our shipping reporter has been unfortunate enough to incur the ire of Mr John White, agent for the Panama Company at Hokitika, by sa\ ing that on her last trip "the Airedale was detained at Hokicika." We have received a volnniiions letter from that gentleman denying this statement ; and proving that the Airedale's detention occurred between the Bluff and Hokitika, and not off the latter port, We are very happy to be. assured of this fact, ami we most gladly make the correction, Mr WLite's recommendations to our shipping reporter will be carefully attended to, although we do not cons' 1-r it necessary to publish them for the 6 V fixation of the public, The p.s. Charles Edward, Cantain Palmer, arrived at the wharf yesterday afternoon from Nelson, ma Westport and Hoki ika. Slu; left Nelson at 1.30 p.m., on the b'th inst., arrived at Westport next day at the same hour, and lanile;! 2Jhe:idof ctttle, 100 sheep, aid 25 t.ms of cargo. Left again at one a.m. on Saturdry, arrived off Hokitika bar at nine a. in. , and crossed it at one p. m, She left that port yesterday afternoon, and arrived as ab:>ve. Yesterday afternoon the p.s. Despatch towed to sea the ketch Jane Ann, coal laden for Hokitika. The s.s. Gothenburg arrived off the bar, early on Saturday morning, and some tin c before tide, was tendered by the p.s. Persevere, which brought her pa.sseiicerp inside the bar, put them into boats off the North Spit, then left the river a^ain, anil was towed by theGotheuhurg to Hokitika, where she wonlil also tender her, the Yarra being at present on a trip to the South. The Gothenburg sailed for Melbourne on Saturday, at three pm , with 180 p!ißsengers shipped at New Zealand ports, ami a full narpn. ,rr-rr^ — t 7" r fpj WmU ' ' " tons oi c:->al, ___^ii! e -4WmnfyThe Favorite sailed for Wei""■"■Ungton, having on board 20 tons of coal. The Panama Company's s.s. Tararua passed this port abmt six p.m. on Sunday, and anchored for the night in Hokitika road steal. Yesterday afternoon she was there tendered and despatched to thjs port. The p.s. Despatch was oi tsiile wailing for her, and transhipped }iw passengers and cargo. The lararua was immediately despatched to Melbourne direct with one cabin and twenty-two steerage passengers dripped from this port. The tug returned to port in the evening, and found tt-ii feet of wa^ron the bar some hours after tide time. It was whispered in town on Saturday that the return of the p.s. Bruce to her old cruisiugground wasauythinghutan unlikely event, providing there was a chance of her obtaining the subsidy for southern gold fields monthly service, for which it is supposed the (iove>nment will call fresh tenders, seeing the Waipara has failed to fulfil the tt-r.ns of the contract s>he entered into with the County Government, and is at present under Government engagement in the Ko,*th Islai.d We can mentjou no vessel more suitable for the Bervice than our old friend the Bruce, which we tsbould be tnily glad to see come back. Sht is at present undergoing a thorough overhauling and repairs, and in expected to be r-'ady for sea in a week or two.— IF. Q. Times, JOth inst.