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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1164, 22 April 1872, Page 2

The schooner Gleaner, which had rapidly discharged a general cargo from Melbourne, was towed out on yesterday morning's tide, bound for that port. Mr A. M 'Kinnon is the successful tenderer for stripping, overhauling, coppering, and repairing the ship Helios, the last vessel placed in the Port Chalmers Graving Dock. An action brought against the owners of the steamship Nevada for sinking the barque A. H. Badger, off the New Zealand coast. some months ago, was commenced at the Supreme Court, Sydney, on March 26. Mr Price, of Invercargill, has proceeded to Queenstown, to take the proper steps for raising the old Wakatip steamer, which was sunk in Lake Wakatip. The ship City of Dunedin sailed from Port Chalmers last week. The City takes the largest number of passengers that have gon* home in any ship tbis season. The passenger list included Mr and Mrs Baniford and family, Mrs Kocktn, Mrs Ulpb, Misses Flexman, Mr Lan?lands, and other well-known residents of Dunedin. On the 10th instant, Messrs M'Leod, the contractors for the Port Chalmers Railway Jetty, drove their first pile. The work will be now vigorously proceeded with. The barque Hevetsham, Captain Yule, on the 11th March, while on the passage up to Newcastle from Wellington, lost William Miller, an able seaman, overboard. He was securing the starboard anchor, when he fell into the water, and sunk almost immediately. A life-buoy was thrown overboard, ship put about, and steered "ovr the spot, but without success. He had been fourteen months on board, and was much liked. The Kdith Havillia has arrived at Port Chalmers with 8(356 bags of sugar for that port, and 4808 bags for Lyttelton. The secoud mate was Kilied on the voyage in a gale. A circular has been received from Wellington, date. l March 19, stating tha* examinations for certificates of corapetenoy of masters, mates, and engineers, and for voluntary examinations in steam, have been instituted. liu'es for examiuatioc and forms of application to he examined can be obtained frotntke , Collector of Customs Certificates of service will be granted to masters, mates, and engineers who served in those capacities before January 1, 1871. H.M.B. Rjsario, which is now at Port Chalmers, had been previously on commission '> in the Southern Hemisphere, and was r«- I commissioned at Sydney on the 12th October last, from which port she sailed on the 19th, and proceeded to Norfolk Island. She then cruised in the New Hebrides during December and January, and returned to Sydney on the Bth February, 1872. She is commanded by H. J. Ch&llis, and carries 13 officers and 112 men, the greater proportion of whom were on board the unfortunate war-ship Megaera, which was wrecked on the island of monft~s~ ! untff rescueaTy WKwuftT. tfeffif pany's steamer Malacca. Her armament consists of four guns — namely, one 7-ton muzzle loading gun, two 40-pounder breech-loading Armstrong guns, and one field-piece. Her tonnage is 666 tons, she is propelled by a screw-propeller, and has a nominal horsepower of 160. The New Zealand Herald informs us that for the next six months the Nevada And Nebraska will trade regularly between Auckland and Honolulu, connecting with fast and well-known boats for San Francisco, so that it is not likely that the mail will be again overdue, as has unfortunately been the case lately. After that time the fine steamships Dacotah and Moutano will be placed upon the line, thus raakirg four vessels employed. Each of these will run right through from Melbourne, via Dunedin and Auckland, to San Francisco, and no unpunctuality is anticipated. Daring the time of ta© Nevada's stay in port she ■will be thoroughly overhauled, A rumor has got abroad that htr boilers are not in a proper and workable con dition. This is incorrect. The boilers themselves are, we are informed, in nrst : class order, but the boiler-tubes are defective. These defects will be thoroughly remedied previous to the departure of the steamer.