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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 592, 2 November 1869, Page 2

The schooner Clyde, Captain Wilson, from Onehunga, arrived in the roadstead on Saturday afternoon, and was brought to the wharf on Sunday morning. She has made another smart run, having sailed on the 23rd, She brings a large quantity of building materials for Messrs watson and Wickes. We have to thank Captain' Wilson for later filos of Auckland papers. The schooner Colleen Bawn, from Kai&poi, was brought to the wharf by the p.s. Dispatch on Sunday evening. She Wings a cargo of produce for Messrs D. Maclean aud The schooner Glengarry, for Hokifika, with a cargo of coal, was towed out on Sunday morning by the p. 8, Dispatch; The B.s. Waipara, Capt. Bascaud, returned to port yesterday afternoon after another smart run to Westport, intermediate ports, and back. She will leave again this morning, and will convey the Greymouth passengers for the s.s. Tararua. The brig Magnet has again arrived in port from Greymouth, N.Z., from whence sha sailed od the 11th inst, She had strong W.S.W. winds on the first day after leaving and then moderate S. E, winds, which freshened into a pale, with a heavy sea, until the 15th inst. Light southerly winds with thick foggy weather continued until the 174] inst., and after passing Sisters' Island, on

the 19th, light N and N.E. winds prevailed. —Argus, 22nd ult. The schooner Ceres, Captain Hughes, from Melbourne, was towed in yesterday morning by the p.s. Dispatch. She left the Australian wharf on the 16th ult. at 3 p.m., and met a strong gale with heavy ram until 8 p.m. on the 1 7th. Williamstown was left on the 18th, with calm weather, and cleared the Heads on the 19th at 3 am. At 6 p.m. on the 21st the land was left, and from thence until making the New Zealand coast fine light winds prevailed from the N. to the S.S. E. On the 28th at noon Mount Cook was sighted, and from thence light baffling winds to this roadstead. Off the coast much rain fell, and driftwood was met a long way off the land in 168 F/. A strong southerly current was running on the coast. No vessels were sighted during the passage. The Ceres brings a large cargo of general merchan<lise in first rate order, and is consigned to her owners, Messrs Glenn Bros. The s.s. Rangitoto, Captain Maokie, from Melbourne, with the English mail on board, arrived sharp up to time in the Hokitika roadstead on Sunday night at nine o'clock. The mails and passengers were landed yesterday morning at six o'clock, and the mail steamer went on to Wellington, passing this port without calling. The p.s. Charles Edward, Capt. Holmes, arrived at the wharf ou Saturday afternoon from Auckland, Nelson, Westpo.t, and Hokitika. Captain Holmes reports that she sailed from the Manukau Heads on the 21st instant, and, making Taranaki a calling port, put in there on the following morning. Left again at 2 p.m. the same day, arriving at lSelson on Saturday last at 6a m. From that day, until the following Tuesday morning, there was a continuous fall of rain, which prevented cargo being shipped. On the first portion of that day there was an intermission of the downpour, and she was enabled to sail at 2.30 p.m. Whilst in Blind Bay, the wind came in fromtheN.W., and increasing to a sale, the vessel was obliged to seek shelter under Separation Point, where she remained in company with the s.s. John Perm until Wednesday morning, when she was got under weigh ; arrived off Westport bar at 9 p.m. the same evening, crossing the bar on the following morning at 1 o'clock ; sailed again the same day at 4 p.m., aud arrived at Hokitika at 6 a.m. on Friday ; left again on Saturday, arriving here the same tide. She left again on Sunday morning at five o'clock for Westport and Nelson. The following is a description of the lighthouse in the course of erection at the Nuggets :— The lighthouse is to be erected on a well-defined knoll, about 240 feet high, at the outer extremity of Nugget Point, the southern limit of Molyneux Bay (in 46deg. 27aiin. south latitude, and 169deg. 51min. e.tdt longitude, |as measured on the Admiralty chart). The light will show to seaward over an arc of about 225deg, and will be a fixed white light of the first order dioptric. The light will be elevated about 252 feet above the sea level, and will be visible in clear weather about 23 nautical miles, allowing 15 feet for the height of the observer's eye, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere. The tower will be of stone and painted to suit the background. It will be 31 ft e!; in height from the ground to the top of the lautern.