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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1285, 11 September 1872, Page 2

The p s Lyttelton left port yesterday for Hokitika, and tho s s Murray for Wcatport and Xelaon. ( Although the s s Tararua was expected yesterday aho did not arrive, at least up to the hour at which the Telegraph Office closed. It is almost certain that she will be off Uokitika on this forenoon's tide, and be despatched with passengers for all New Zealand ports ami Melbourne, via the Bluff. The a a Albion, having left Wellington yesterday for the West Coast via Nelson, may be expected off this port on Thursday, when she will ship passengers for Melbourne direct The following particulars regarding the Port Chalmers pier are given in the Dunedin .Star:— "This whou finished, will be a most substantial as well as extensive work. Some idea may be formed of its magnitude from the fact that it is to bo upwards of 1000 ft in length by 37ft wide in the clear. All the piles of this jetty are jarrah. After being driven deep into the ground, the depth of water at the shallowest part of the jetty will be 19ft Gin at low water, and 25ft Gin at high water, while in the deepest part the depth will be 22ft at low and 28ft at high water. Of necessity these jarrah piles are of large diameter— aoout an average of 2ft through. They are driven in rows of eight each, and upon them aro placed longitudinal beams of line Oregon timber. The beams are over 97ft long ami more than 2ft square throughout. They are out dawn to 12 x 16, aud upon them will be laid a strong 4in black pine planking. Three lines of rails will lie upon this jetty, alongside which four of the largest veaaela that enter Port Chalmers Harbor may be discharging at the same time ; to offeot which the necessary steam cranes and apparatus are provided."