EXPORTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 633, 8 February 1870, Page 2

EXPORTS.

Per WaUabJ, for- Westport s 00 tons coal, J) MncTean and (Jo. ■ J'er Murray, for Bright'-n ; 70 bn«B flour, 10 jviscs Hennessy's brandy, 1 box tobacco, 3 charts tea, 3 boxes do, 15 ha.g« trots, 40 packages SHmlr.es, (ilemi Bins.

The s.s. Murray left Nelson for Wellington on tho 24th ult., at 10 a.m., arriving there at 10.3) pin. The Murray had on board fifty excursionists to view the Squadron at Wellington, and while there did good service to the port by carrying visitors to tie mcborage «f the fleet. Left Wellington on the 29th. at 7 a.m , and ovporinccl strong N. W. gale ;ind sea to Fr< nch Pass, wher« she arrived' at 9pm., but had to lay too for three hours fur tho tide t*j make. Arrlvad at Nelson on the 3flth, early. Left acrain on Wednrsdny last for Buller, where she arrived at 7 a.m. on Thursday, 'leaving again at 11.30 p.m . unil reaching Hokitika at 1 1 o'clock on Friday morning. She left Holsilikii ok Friday night, and crossed this bar on Saturday. After discharging cargo and pasasngers, she left the same night with the intention of calling in at Fox's, for whioh Tort she had a largo oonsi'jninent on hoard, The Murray was sighted by the Dispatch on Sund.-iy morning off Charlestun. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood and Co.'s next boat from Melbourne direct will be the Tararua, which steamer it is expected will put in an appearance on or about the 10th ins 1 -.. She will have immediate despatch for New Zealand ports. The p.s. Lyttelton arrived h^re on Saturday last, and having coaled left the same evening at midnight. The captain reports having sailed from Hokitika on the 2nd inst, for Okarita, which jilaoe was reached a:id the bar crossed on the 3rd. After getting insi<le the Lyttelton pot aground on the Challenge bank, which necessitated her cargo being discharged-. She was, however, soon released, and sailed again on her ■return voyage, calling at Hokitika, nnd arriving here ns above Captaiu Scott reports Okarito as possessing three channels, with a probability however of the whole being thrown into one very soon, as each tide is working the southern and centre channels well on to the northern one The s.s. Wallabi, Daniel, master, from Wanganui anl Westport, arrived here on Saturday, morning last, and left again the same ev.ning. The Wallabi " brought some horses and a few sheep, whioh met with a ready sale. She took, as usual, a quantity of coal. . The p.s. Dispatch ar;-ivod here from Xelaon on Sunday afternoon about four o'clock. Prominent among her repairs is the new foremast, which looks both neavier and more serviceable for practical use than the late thin stick that was called a mast. The Dispatoh left Nelson at a quarter-post two o'clock on Saturday, and made the passage in less than 26 houra. As she arrived so late on the tide she could not bri lg the Ceres in. She sighted the steamers Lyttelton and Murray. The Jane Ann, schooner, was yesterday^ brought up to the wharf in tow of the Dispatch, and entered in at the Customs in the afternoon. The Captain reports leaving Port Chalmers on the 27th, experiencing fine weather with light breezes. The voyage here occupied 10 days. She brings a general cargo, and is consigned to Messrs Nancarrow, Henderson and Co. The Ceres, Hughes, master, was yesterday towed up to the wharf by the Dispatch, The captain reports having left the Heads on the 23rd January, passel the Sisters on the 2sth, but still had the land in sight on the 26th. He, however, had a fine run diwn to the Coast after that, as, on the Ist inst., he sighted Mount Cook and on the following day his bearings showed him to be only 45 miles off the Grey. There, he was, for a short period becalmed, but manage 1 to crawl up to the roadstead, where he laid until yesterday, awaiting the arrival of the tug.