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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1086, 20 January 1872, Page 2

Weather— Blue sky, and overcast, with bars good. Barometer was highest at Blenheim, 30.19; anil lowest at the Bealoy, 27.63. Thermometei was highest at Napier, 78 ; and lowest at tho Bealey, 50. The B.s. Claud Hamilton left Hobson's Bay at 4 p.m, on the 11th January, and cleared the Heads at 8:30 p.m. ; experienced light easterly winds to arrival off Hokitika at 4 p in. on the 18th ; left Hokitika at 8 p.m, and arrived off Greymouth at 10.15 same night. She was tendered by the p.s. Dispatch on yesterday afternoon's tide and sailed for Nelson. The s.s. Kennedy left Nelson at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, arriving at Westport gat 2 p.m. on .^"edpe-yljvy, leaving for Hokitika at 4 p.m. on Thursday ; arrived there at 4.30 a.m. on Friday ; left that port at 3 p.m. yesterday, and arrived at this port at 5.30 p.m. The clipper brig Magnet returned to Melbourne after another of her usual trips to the West Coast, on the Bth inst. She left Greymouth on the evening of the 22nd ultimo, with light northerly breezes hauling to the S.W., and freshening, until the 24th, when light winds again prevailed from N.W. to S. W, On the 30th ultimo, strong northerly winds were experienced, followed by fresh breezes from W. to S.W. until tho afternoon of the sth instant, when light easterly weather set in. Kent's Group was passed on the evening of the same day, and the remainder of the passage was marked by light easterly airs and calms, The Ceres and Magnet wore both loading for Greymouth when tho Claud Hamilton left Melbourne. A whaleboat, to the order of Mr C. Bradshaw, of the Waikouaiti Whale Fishery Company, has been lately built at Port Chalmers, by Mr Sherburd, formerly of Hobart Town, where, under the celebrated builder, Mr Chandler, he served his apprenticeship. The boat is a six-oared one, 35ft in length, sft 2in breadth, and 2ft depth ; her keel and gunwales are of jarrah timber, each io one legth ; stem and stern post, ngaio ; timbers, kowhai ; planking, bottom to the two upper streaks, cedar, the remaining streaks being kauri. She is fastened with copper, and her model equipments are really handsome. Mr Sherburd has done the whole of the work himself, which with its stability and neatness reflects great credit on him. The cedar bottom is so beautifully pus together, and being brightly varnished, gives it more the appearance of cabinet work than that of a boat builder. The topsides are painted in the orthodox style of the Hobart Town whalers, which the Maoris so much admire. She will be taken to Waikouaiti so soon as the crews return from shearing, where they have put in a few weeks lately, in the absence of any whales appearing on th« coast. So much has Mr Bradshaw been pleased with the boat that be has given an order to Mr Sherburd for another of similar dimensions. We wish Mr Bradshaw success in his enterprise.