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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 525, 29 May 1869, Page 2

Tho 8.8. Kennedy, Captain Whitwell, from Nelson and Westport, arrived off the bar at 6 a.m. yesterday, and crossed early on the tide. She left Nelson on Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, and arrived at Westport on Thursday, at 10 a.m.; discharged cargo, and left at addnight, arriving here as above. Yesterday, her cargo was discharged, and she left again last night for Hokitika. The s. s. Murray, Captain M 'Gillivary, from Nelson, Westport, and Hokitika, arrived yesterday at 2 p.m. She left Nelson on Monday, called in at Motueka, where she took on board a large amount of produce. Severe weather was experienced after leaving Motueka, which compelled her to seek shelter in Mutton Bay. where she remained sixteen hours, and did not reach the Buller until 9*30 a.m. on Wednesdcay. Left again at 10 p.m. same day, and arrived at Hokitika on Thursday morning, at 9-30. Left again yesterday forenoon, and arrived here at 2 p.m, She sailed last night for Westport. The well-known schooner Necromancer, with a cargo of coals from West Wanganui, was wrecked on Cape Farewell Sandspit, on' the night of the 14th inst. All hands were saved. The General Government Gazette contains a notification of errors in the charts of the West Coast, discovered during the recent survey by Lieut. Woods. To this notifica- . tion it is added : — " The recent surveys, so far as yet completed, have only embraced the coast line from Jackson's Head (which is correct on the charts) to Grey River, and the whole of the coast line between these points is more or less out in the public charts ; it may consequently be inferred that the coast line north of the Grey is to some extent inaccurate, and mariners are therefore cautioned, and warned to exercise great care in approaching or coasting the land at night. As an additional incentive to caution, it may be Btated that it has several tiir.es been reported by officers commanding steamers on the coast, that it is necessary to steer half a point to the westward of the course indicated by the charts, in shaping a course from Perpendicular Point, in order to clear Cape Foulwind,"