IMPORTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1252, 3 August 1872, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Charles Edward, from Nelson : 145 bags sugar Kennedy Bros ; 74 bags sugar, Orr and Co; I box, 1 case, Haves; 1 bag boots, White ; 20 sacks flour, Jones ; 10 cues egcp, 2 kegs bntter, 16 sacks potatoes, 16 do carrots, 12 do swedes, Woolcock ; 24 woks potatoes, Orr and Co ; 12 sacks potatoes, 1 case eggs, Magoffin : 8 packages furniture, order ; 3 cases salad oil, Orr and Co ; 3 cases sloice-forka, Forayth and Masters ; 65 packages (machinery, 8 wheels, 5 sacks, 5 packages, 21 kegs butter, Qirdwood ; 1 case eggs, 1 keg butter, Magoffin ; 2 boxes nails, O^Brisn ; 1 fce^butter, 2 boxes eggs, M'Lean; 1 bale fruit treat-Moore ; 30 sheep, Woolfe; 80 sheep, Dr&ne ; 46 pigs, order. Per Wallace, from Hokitika: 18 cases apples, Girdwood ; 1 case coffee, Rndd ; 4 kegs powder, 3 packages, Cowlishaw and Plusted ; & casks soda water, Laphara.

The p s Wallace returned from Hokitika Jresterday morning, and left again last night or Westport The p s Charles Edward arrived early yesterday morning from Nelson and Westport. She leaves this morning for Hokitika. As the bar is fast improving it is expected , that the ps Dispatch will, this morning, 'txaqg the Kate Conley, from Melbourne, whick-hM been in the roadstead for the laat few dsys.^othe wharf. The ss WWlabi sailed yesterday morning for Wanganni direct. The schooner Gleaner, bound for Melbourne, was towed out yesterday morning by the Dispatch. The brigantine Prosperity, which* has arrived at Hokitika, reports furious gales and a tremendous sea daring the passage— the worst she has experienced since she has been engaged in the West Coast trade. The Rangatira, on her last northward trip from Dunedin, brought up inside of Otago Heads. Daring the afternoon the ss Tararua left for Melbourne via Bluff Harbor. On approaching tne Rangatira, which was anchored in mid-channel, a collision appeared inevitable. To avoid such a catastrophe the 'Tararua reversed her engines, with her helm hard over to port to cant clear ; and previous to getting headway again her stern touched the adjacent bank and partly twisted the rudder, rendering her steering imperfect. Getting off, she brought up in safety for th« night close to the Maori Kaik, and signalled yesterday morning, "rudder damaged; cannot steer. " In the absence of • tag boat, she remained' there until tbe company s steamer Alhambra hove in sight, when she got underway and made for the Port at slack tide with; her head sail set to a north-east wind, thus partly counteracting the action of her injured rodder. The Alhambra, on getting up to her, took her in tow ; but through the •Tana-Da's imperfect steering, was obliged several times to ease speed to prevent both vessels from taking the bank. The Tararua • was eventually towed safely up and moored close to the Graving Dock. ; '