Untitled

Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 566, 2 September 1869, Page 2

The s.s. Gothenburg, from Melbourne, after the ÜBual tour round the New Zealand ports, arrived in this roadstead on Tuesday night. The ps. Persevere went out in the afternoon with the passengers and waited on the Gothenburg, transhipping them immediately on her arrival, but the tide was too far gone to allow the tender to return to port until 3 a.m. yesterday, Having landed the Inward passengers and mails the Persevere again ran out, and was taken on .to Hokitika by the Gothenburg, The ketch Jane Elkin, with a cargo of coal for Hokitika, sailed out over the bar last evening, Yesterday the only arrival was the schooner Nile, which was towed in by the p.s. Despatch in the evening. On Tuesday four vessels arrived from Hokitika— the s.s, Waipara, with the lighter Isabella in tow, and the p.s. Yarra, towing |n the Volunteer. The Waipara left an hour after arrival for Westport, and the Yarra returned to Hokitika at 3 a.m. yesterday. The 8,8, Wallabi sailed for Westport and Wanganui on Tuesday. The s,B. Tararua, now on her trip round the ports, is announced to leave this roadstead on the sth inst for Melbourne. She will be punctual to time, as she carries up the English maiL The schooner Clyde, from this port, arrivedat the Manakau on the evening of the 19th inst, having made the run up in five days. The- barque, Lancastria has been laid on in Auckland as a regular trader between that port and New York. She finished loading on the 13th instant, and Iwing in capital i/ritn, was expected to make the passage from New Zealand to New York in eighty days. Thecargo. thowholeof which has l>een shipped by Mr Walker, is consigned to his correspondent in New York, and consists of 2230 cases and 40 tons in bulk and bags of kauri gum, an.d 100 bales flax.