EPXORTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 891, 5 June 1871, Page 2

EPXORTS.

Per Ocean Bird, for Kaiapoi : 55 tons coal, Judge. Per Omeo, for Melbourne : 12470rs 16dwts gold, Bank of New Zealand ; 11660zs lOdwts 12grs gold, Union Bank.

The s.s. Wallabi is expected to arrive this morning. It is reported in town that on her last trip to Wanganui, during a very heavy gale, her second incite was wasted overboard and drowned. The,p.s. Charles Ed««»«L -Gapf- jqc<»i»»««, arrived on" Saturday morninp from Westport and Nelson. She lert on Sunday morning for Hokitika, and will return to-day ; and is announced to be despatched for Westport and Nelson at midnight. The s.s. Murray, Captain Palmer, from Nelson and Westport, arrived on Sunday morning's tide. The s.s. Omeo, from Melbourne, via the Coast ports, arrived in the roadstead during Saturday night, and -was tendered at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning by the p.s. Dispatch. She landed nine passengers, and took away seventeen passengers for Melbourne, and 2414 ounces of gold, shipped by the Union Bank and the Bank of New Zealand. The p.s. Nevada and the s.s. Wellington left Wellington Harbor the same afternoon, both bound for Auckland, and to touch at Napier. Some little interest was evinced as to which of the steamers would reach Auckland first. In many minds there was not a doubt but that our American friend would have the pleasure of seeing the little coastal steamer into Auckland harbor some hours after she herself had come to an anchor. But it was not so; the s.s. Wellington arrived first by 40 minutes. The following are the particulars of the Wellington's time, &c. :— Left this harbor at 2.45 p.m. on the 17th ultimo ; arrived off Napier the following day at 7.40 a.m., making the rapid run of 210 miles in little less than 16 hours (full two hours less than the Nevada's passage) ; remained at anchor to discharge cargo, &c, for nearly five hours, and started for Auckland at 30 minutes past noon, arriving on the 20fch at 6 a.m. Tno Nevada had a good three miles start ahead of the Wellington on leaving Napier, and anchored in Auckland 40 minutes after her. This beat is not to be attributed to the use of canvas by the Wellington, as in this rtspect she was under a disadvantage by having carried away her topsail yard when hoisting it up on leaving Napier, and was debarred the use of the topsail altogether. The Nevada, however, considered it desirable, on leaving Napier, to bend her canvas, and set it out for the first time on the coast. We are glad to notice that the s.s. Wellington, notwithstanding her long lay up, has not lost any of her old spr cd. Even one of the crew of the Yankee "guessed she must be a fast boat," looking at her in Auckland harbor after arrival. A favorite steamer the Wellington has been hitherto, and a favorite she bids fair to continue under her new proprietary, the N.Z.S.S. Company.— Wellington Independent.