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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1143, 27 March 1872, Page 2

The steamship Rangitoto arrived at Hokitika, from Melbourne, at four o'clock yesterday morning, and reached the Greymouth roadstead in the evening. , She will be tendered this morning by the Dispatch. The steamer Wallabi has had some difficulty in obtaining promptly a sufficient supply of coal, the coal-boats being prevented from ceming down with anything like full loads, in consequence of the low state of the river. She is now coaled, however, and sails this morning for Wanganui. The steamer Charles Edward is announced to leave this port for Hokitika and Martiu's Bay, on Thursday. Sbo will also call at Okarito and other intermediate ports, should sufficient inducement offer. Captain Turnbull, Harbor Master, Hokitika, who has been on a visit to Okarito, has furnished the West Coast Times with information as to the state of tho Okarito bar and channel. The bar still remains good, but the channel, although running almost straight out to sea, is at present very bad. The Waipara consequently experienced great difficulty, both in her inward and outward passage. She was unable to get up to the proper anchorage, and was therefore obliged to discharge a portion of her cargo down by the flagstaff, using her own boats for the purpose. After a good quantity of cargo had own. taken, out, she was have alongside the shinglo bank and was made fast to the wreck of the Rambler, where the remaining portion of her cargo was discharged. The Waipara left Okarito at nine o'clock on Sunday night, after having made four previous attempts to get out. business appears, dull in the district, bat the storekeeper and miner* are in hopes of an improvement taking place shortly.