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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 969, 4 September 1871, Page 2

Thep.s. Charles Edward arrived in port on Saturday at 2p m. She left Nelson at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and arrived at Westport at the same hour next day. Sailed for HpkiJeave lioßiUKar lffiSonsequence ot the rough state of the_ bar before Saturday's morning tide, she arrived as above, and sailed again at midnight for Westport and Nelson, The s.s. Waipara sailed on Saturday morning for Brighton, and crossed the bar in the afternoon. Left Brighton at noon on Sunday, and arrived at this port at 3 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Murray, Captain Palmer, with the English Mail, via San Francisco, sailed on Saturday morning, for Westport and Nelson In relation to this boat the West Coast Times has the following in its issue of Saturday — "Great complaints are being made by importers against the owners of the s.s. Murray, for the delay caused' by the non-delivery of 'her cargo- at this port. On her last trip to the West Coast the Hokitika portion of her cargo still remains at Greymouth, and it is presumed the cargo brought down by her on the present occasion -will also he left there. One importer alone, it ie understood/ has upwards of Ll 00 worth of cargo on board on this trip, and it roally is too bad, that it should bo delayed in Greymouth, till the owners of the vessel think lit to bring it down. The owners will have themselves to blame should they find their freights between Nelson and this port fall off, and it would be as well, if. they were to bear in mmd that the Murray is not the only Bteamcr in the West Coast trade, and that importers will not encourage unnecessary delay." In common justice to the proprietors of the Murray, we must state that shippers are well aware in shipping goods that the Murray is a mail-boat, and that the proprietors nre under a heavy penalty should they neglect, or use more than ordinary exertions to deliver the maiL _ The weather has, unfortunately, I)ccn against the Murray delivering her cargo, and heweyer inconvenient to consignees, the mail service cannot be neglected. We may add that we are informed that the agent of the Murray has done more than what was required of him in order to serve the interests of Hokitika in leipect to mail delivery.