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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 713, 13 August 1870, Page 2

In future steamers for Melbourne, whether coming direct or via the ports, will bring cargo for Greymouth, to be transhipped here instead of at Nelson. We presume, this is in answer to the memorials recently sent to Wellington by the principal merchants of this town. The s.e. Gothenburg, 459 tons, John M'Lean, commander, cleared Pork Phillip Heads at 5.30 p.m. on the 27th ult ; arrived at Bluff Harbor at 6.30 a. in. on the 2nd inst ; Port Chalmers at 11 a. in. on the 3rd ; Lytteltonat 11 a.m. on the sth; Wellington 10.30 a.m. on the 6th ; Nelson 2 p.m. on the 7th : left at 6 a.ni. on the 9th ; and arrived off Greymouth at 10 a.m. on the 10th ; proceeded on to Hokitika, and. returned again on Thursday, when she was tendered by the £.s. Dispatch, which was outside waiting for er. The mails, gold, and passengers were transhipped, and the Gothenburg steamed for Melbourne, while the tug, being too late for the tide could not return to port until 10 p.m. The as. Claud Hamilton was announced to leave Melbourne for New Zealand ports via the Bluff on the 18th, so that she may be expected here about the 25th. The B.s. Tararua, from Melbourne, arrived in the Hokifcika roadstead at 11 p.m. on Thursday, and was tendered there on Friday forenoon She is expected to be off this port this morning when she will be tendered by the p. a. Dispatch. She takes passengers for all New Zealand ports and Melbourne. The p. 8. Lyttelton, Captain Scotfc, from Nelson, Westport, and Hokitika, arrived in the liver on Thursday morning. She had been detained for several days in Hokitika harbor, in consequence of the heavy sea running on the bar. She would have left here yesterday morning, but could not as the supply of coal was short, but she left last night for Westport and Nelson. The s.s. Kennedy, Captain Whitwell, from Nelson, Westport, and Hokitika, arrived at the wharf at midnight on Thursday, and left again last evening on her return north trip. The Waterman now in the roadstead, has made one of the fastest passages from Melbourne on record. She left Melbourne on the sth, cleared the Heads on the 7th, and was spoken 120 miles off llokitika on Thursday. Tne as. Murray, Captain Palmer, from Nelson and Westport, arrived at the wharf on Thursday morning. She left Nelson on Saturday for Motaika and West Coast ports, arrived at Westport on Monday morning,' was detained there by bad weather, left on Wednesday night, and arrived here as above. She left on her return northern trip on Fri« day at 11.30 a.m.