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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1561, 6 August 1873, Page 2

The following telegram" ifrom'WeUington was received in Greymouth on Monday evening : — " Anglo- Australian telegrams in Post, to-night,' 'contain following 1 from 1 Westpb'rt— ' The steamer Go-Ahead, loaded with cattle for Greymouth, ; had ; t6 iie'turnf to' Westport, j, the Greymouth bar being bad — only 6ft of. water upon it at high water. The cargo is being, discharged here.' '' • ,On, Tuesday morn- r ing "the 'following telegram was sent 1 in reply:' — "Teh f^ef water' on 'bar on' ; Friday. •'-■ On SaijCu-dayij Dispatch draAfring.^fticSin,' and Titan 6ft 7in, crossed outwards an hour and , a half before high water. Wallace crossed inwards. ! -This testified ' by vHarbor-m'a'ster:' No f . good-; reason .known^for. • Go- Ahead ; not: en^Bring, or for, signal-man ;preveuting. [her.. Her' sneep transhipped Dispatch and landed here " 1;i In connection with : these telegrams,' it may-be stated that ! the -steainer Wallace;' on entering the river, last ev.ening, two houps before high waijer, found- ten, feet 4 of water on. ; the : bar:" J "' "'.'."''i, T '"".'']J. ':'.".'.',',.',', The steamer Wallace l ma3e"'th'e run" up" from; Hokitika, .and, entered ion' the evening tide ■. i.

The.ketch Jupiter left Lyttelton for jGfey,motith 1 on ithe 28th l 'ult, with 1 'a full J 'cargo of produce;:;':'.;;- vi ■ :;i '•■' ■'■>'^- l/ - ; '"' ;;!:t TJbß,jSchooner .Estherj,,with.,a cargo'of >pro-\ duce, cleared the Customs at Lyttelton,fpr; Greymouth on July 29. , J.* ,'...', t ' Captain 1 M'Kinhdn h'as'r'eceived from .the GeneraliGovernmeht the appointment of Go i! vernment Shipping>; Agent, ; f at -^ Dunedin.. The office has been created with the view of facilitating ' matters between; masters. ,'and seamen, will be regarded as t a ponyenience by' persons' engaged in the shipping trade/ The'steainerPhcebe, since her'alteration at Sydney ?) is as undoubtedly one oftne u finest steamers trading in New Zealand waters. Her passenger accommodation . is complete, and there is no dpubii she will be a ; favorit& vessel 'on ! the coasl' for passengers. . Her^raterof; .speed is unpommionly good, and her.cairying capabilities are|Very large. . .. .