CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 412, 3 September 1868, Page 2

CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

INWARD*. Hil. OUTWARDH. *iL -»XFBCT»n ARRIVAL*. Annie Moore, from Melbourne. Lady Darling, from Melbourne. "Wairoa, from Manukau. Ann, from Manukau. Clarendon, from Melbourne. Jarah Bacg, from Melbourne, ■PROJECTET* DEPARTURES. John Perm. for Manukau, this day. Tararua, for Melbourne, 9th mat. VESSELS IN PORT. Dispatch, tug steamer. Persevere, tug steamer. Flora Mapdonald, ffQin'Onebungft. William and Mary, from Lyttelton. Rose of Eden, from Kaiapol Ann, (from Queensland.

Since our last there have been neither arrivals nor departures at this port, owing to the heavy surf which has prevailed on the coast, driven up by the strong south-west gale of Monday last, and the freshet which has feeen running in the river. Yesterday afternoon the sea fell rapidly, and the fresh having run out, ah. examination was made <tf the chaunel, which was found to be much improved, having been widened by the volume of water which has lately poured through it It is now in splendid order for towing purposes, and the Lady Darling, from Melbourne, which has been in the roadstead for the last three days, will consequently be brought in this morning by the p.s. Dispatch The s.s. Egmont, which was tendered here on Saturday morninst last, has since then been lying off Hokitika, the condition of that bar rendering it imposible for her to be tendered. She is expected to return here this morning, when she will be tendered and dispatched to Sydney direct. The Panama Company's ss. Tarama arrived at the Bluff, from Melbourne, yesterday, and is expected to take her departure on her return trip from this port on or about the 9th instant. The s.s. Gothenburg is now on her way round the northern ports, and is announced to take passengers from this port for Melbourne on Friday. The new code of hanbor signals which we publish to-day are now in force throughout the Colony, and one unifqrm system will, no doubt, be found of great service to vessels trading to New Zealand ports. The apparatus for woiking the new code was rigged up yesterday, under the direction of the HarborMaster, at the signakstation, and will be in operation to-day. Those who arrived on the ship Rose of Australia, from Newcastle, New South Wales, which arrived at San Francisco on 27th June, report that shortly after- passing, between Curtisand Macauley Islands, of the Kermadec group, in latitude 30 degrees south, longitude 179 degrees east, they experienced a severe shock of an earthquake, which lasted about four seconds and was accompanied by a low, rumbling sonnd. Those on board thought the vessel had grounded. Another, but slighter shock was felt about seven hours after- the first. —Panama Star and Herald. A fact has been mentioned to us by Captain Fox of the St. Kilda, which is interesting, and may prove to be important to.those connected with navigation. It appears that whilst at the Chatham Islands lately in the Stormbird he was shown some telegraph posts with the New Zealand Government mark on them, and a gate which had drifted from the Middle Island to the Chathams, a distance of exactly 400 miles in an easterly direction. We understand that Borne of the posts were known to have been carried out to sea sometime in February last from AmurL— Wellington Independent.