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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1166, 24 April 1872, Page 2

The ateamer Wallabi, which arrived in port yesterday morning, left Westport on the previous evening, after discharging her freight of stock. On the same tide the Charles Edward sailed from Westport for Hokitika, where she arrived yesterday morning. The Waipara was ajsp to leave. Westport last evening, for Hokitika direct. The Waipara, during her northern trip, and with Mr J. A. Bonar on board^visited the Nmifcawa, arid shipped some coal there; Captam> Bascandj! itiß^aid/'rcporting^ favorably of the river at the time of nis visit. The Wallabi sails this .moruing, for Wnnjpnui, calling at Weatpbrtjpr Mr.Seaton anU some other passengers; and on the same tide . the Charles E<l ward" may be expected to arrive from Hokitika. ; . The brig Edith HaviUnd, -with a cargo of sugars, about two-thirds of which are for thii port, and the remainder for Lytteltdo, arrived from the Mauritius last evening. She left Port Lonis oh the 6th February, .and had the trades to J'at. 3 5.8 Oiuihe aUfcJfebrnary she experienced a heavy gale, which commenced from -fncfwwf, and veeredr ound to the south-west Daring the gale^ a heavy sea struck her, and smashed the aftettpart of the cabin, the skylight, bulwarks,***, and washed away the man -from the wheel. The skylight struck a man-named Alfred Bryant, a native of Dorsetshire, on the temple, kill- : ing him. He was buried the same afternoon. Otago Daily Time*, April 12. , 'Monday was quite a red-letter day in the . annals ot Charleston shipping. -On the afternoon's tide . the new steamer Result, in: tended for the trade of the coast between • Brighton and the Bailer, entered onr port for ( the first time, experiencing not the slightest ~ dlfflcaltyin doing so. Sbe brings a cargo of some sixteeo^touft gfcueral merchandise for various consignees, and landed it in- good '•'.-' order the afternoon of ' Tier arrival April 17. f ' ' \ - ■ it may not be uninteresting to give the f „. gross value of the cargo taken from ;Wangnnui by the barque Mslay. Her manifest i *"U Zili~ x r^BA WPfiJ* J.* do sheepskins, 83 . kert butter,- ZOO Dales nax, --xvi/ •u»uc», *» canks tallow, and a lot of sundries, the gross value of which amounts in round numbers to folly L 20.00 0; the freight amounting to about L'2ooß. Captain Peters has reason to, . congratulate himself npon the success of his • ■ • trip, a» ! he "Cannot' clear much orider L2OOO •on the ran - out and home— riot bad 'earnings for a little bamae like the Malay to make in riirie months.- - Chronicle.