PORT OF GREY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2053, 8 March 1875, Page 2

PORT OF GREY.

HIGH WATER. This Day~10.37 am. ; 10.56 p.m. ARRIVED. March 7— Murray, as:, Palmer, from Nelson, &c. Nancarrow and Co., agents. SAILED. March 7- NiL EXPECTED ARRIVALS. r Charles Edward, from Nelson. Wanganui, from Oamaru and Dunedin. Spray, from Lyttelton. Sarah and Mary, from Lyttelton. Emerald, from Lyttelton. Edith Reid, from Dunedin. Granite City, from Danedin. Lizzie Guy, from Lyttelton VESSELS IN PORT. Murray, from Nelson. Dispatch, tug steamer. Samuel Merritt, from Newcastle Isabella Anderson, from Oamaru. St. Kilda, from Melbourne Star of the Sea, from Wellington. Richard and Mary, from Wellington. Forest Queen, from Wellington. Lizzie Guy, from Lyttelton.

There have been no departures for the last few days owing to the continued bad weather, but it is expected that the Samuel Merritt, St. Kilda, and other vessels will be towed to sea to-day. The s.s. Tararua is due here to-day, from Melbourne direct, and will take passengers for Nelson, all other Hew Zealand ports, and Melbourne via the Bluft. The s.s. Otago is expected here to-morrow from Nelson, when she will be despatched with, passengers and gold for Melbourne direct. It is quite evident that the steamer Star of the South is too small for the trade that has sprung up between this port and Fiji The last few trips from Levuka she has not only brought full cargoes, but has also been compelled to shut-out a considerable quantity of cargo. The consequence is. that by latest advices we learn that in addition to the schooner Dauntless loading for here for Mr W. D. Brewer, that gentleman has also chartered the schooner Levuka, 76 tons. Besides these two vessels, a firm at Levuka were loading the schooner Daphne for this port. The A.SP. Com^-my should take into consideration the matter of employing a larger steamer in the trade before the latter slips away into other channels. The A.S.N. Company are running a monthly steam service between Sydney and Levuka, employ* ing such steamers as the Wentworth. — Auckland paper. From a return published in the Nautical Almanac, we see that the Clyde maintains its position, by a very long way, as the chief place of construction in Britain of iron steamers, especially of large size. In the nine months ending with October last, the three Clyde ports — Glasgow, Greenock, and Port Glasgow— had built, or were in course of constructing, not less than 160,387 tons of steam shipping, of which the share of Glasgow proper was 116.974 tons. Newcastle was next, with 58,535 tons. Sunderland had 28,644 tons ; London, 17,782 tons ; and Belfast, 10,012 tons. Sunderland headed the list as regards sailing ships, having constructed, or being engaged in building, 38,022 tons ; while Glasgow had 30,571 tons, and Greenock 7272 tons. In the Resident Magistrate's Court, Hokitika, on Friday, the Westland Steam Tug and Freight Company sued Captain Macfarlane, of the T. S. Taylor, for Ll3. Mr Button for plaintiffs, and Mr Purkiss for defendant. This was a claim for damages for not towing in as per agreement. The plaintiffs are owners of the tug Titan, and the defendant is master of the schooner T. B. Taylor. The master of the Titan received a telegram dated from Wanganui, from the defendant, which ran thus, " Look out for the T. B. Taylor, left to-day." When the T. B. Taylor had arrived between Gteymouth and the Teremakau, the tugs Lioness and Titan crossed the bar. The defendant asked the master of the Titan on arriving alongside, what his charge would be for towing, and on being told 5s per ton, declined to accept the Titan's services, and was towed in by the Lioness for 5s per ton. The Titan, which had cleared for Greymouth before the arrival of the schooner, proceeded to that port after putting a passeneer on board the Alhambra. The plaintiffs alleged that the agreement made by telegram by the defendant, and completed on their part, by sending the Titan out, was a binding one. Mr Purkiss contended that even if the agreement were binding, no agreement had been made as to price, and produced the standing advertisement of the plaintiffs' in the "West Coast Times," in which it is notified that the Titan is prepared to tow vessels in per agreement. If no price had been fixed on, the plaintiffs could have charged 15s per ton, as had been done in another case in that Court, when judgment was given for towage at that rate. Judgment was given for the plaintiffs for the sum claimed.