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made even a linger passage than she did before, and had to put into 'the Bay of Islands for coal. Something is wrong .evidently where such mistakes occur.. The schooner Colonist, W. Jones, left Auckland for S&pier via the East Coast on July 34. We regret to hear that the schooner Meteor* Capt. J. Trimmer, went ashore at Turanganui on the 23rd July, and small hopes were entertained of ever getting her off. The ff.s. Keera, hence on Tuesday last, does not seem \o have arrived up to morning.

The €amerang, Capt. Chrisp, arrived at Auckland on the 27th July, from Napier via the East Goast, with a cargo of cattle and sheep, which were, landed in fine condition. She left Napier at 9 a.m. on Thursday, 21st ult., and arrived at Poverty Bay at 5 p.ra, the,next day, .In going into the Big River she met with an accident which might have been seripus had bad weather confined. After crossing the bar a heavy sea struck her, and carried her out of the channel on to a sand bank, where she remained for two tides ; at the third tide, however, she was got off, and proceeded up the river. Having loaded, she steamed from Poverty Bay at 5 p.m. on the 25th July, and experienced fine weather to White Island ; thence heavy N.E. gale till arrival at Auckland on the afternoon of the 27th ult. The Coinerang was to have left for this port on Friday last.

The Auckland papers received yesterday record the total loss, on the night of the 23rd July, of the ketch Enterprise, caused by collision with the s.s. Taaranga, whilst on her passage from the Bay of (Islands to the Thames. The night was very dark, with heavy rain. The ketch had no lights up and the steamer's lights were only seen when only too late to prevent a collision. After striking, ths steamer stood on her course without stopping to enquire if assistance was required. Five minutes after the collision the ketch sank in 64- fa thorns of water, all hands having previously got into the boat. They made the land at Omaha, and were taken to Auckland in the cutter Iluby. The master of the Enterprise reported that as the steamer was leaving them, after the collision, he heard cries on board, as though some person was injured. The Tauranga had not returned to Auckland up to our latest dates, and it is feared she must have been seriously damaged. We extract the following from the Daily Alta California of the 7th June :—Yesterday morning the North Pacific Transportation Co.'s steamer Ajax, from Honolulu, connecting with the City of Melbourne, from Sydney, arrived in this port. The Ajax left Honolulu on the 23rd May, the passengers of the City of Melbourne, from New South Wales and New Zealand, numbering 220, having been transferred to her; a large number who were unable to procure suitable accommodation were left behind for ihe next steamer. Coming up, the Ajax had to contend with strong head winds, and a portion of her machinery getting out of order when a few days from Honolulu, she was compelled to lay up for 52 hours. The passengers speak well of the food they received on the Ajax, but complain bitterly of the food on the City of Melbourne. Some of them state that the poor rations gave out entirely just before reaching Ho* nolulu. The trip from Honolulu was made in 14 days, and from Sydney to this city in 30 days.

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