Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 950, 22 February 1871, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Ahuriri. latitude, 39 deg. 28 min. 44 sec. S. j longitude, 176 deg. 55 min. 10 sec. E. sunrise and Sunset To-morrow—Eise, 6.23 j set, 6.35. Phase of the Moon—First Quarter, on the the 27th February, at 11.8 p.m. gigh Water Slack To-morrow,—- Morning, 9.0 j Evening, 9.24. ARRIVALS. :february. 22—Napier, e.g., from Poverty Bay DEPARTURES. Nil. PASSENGER LIST. INWAEDS. In the Napier—Capt. Read, Messrs. Hors fall, Hardy, apd Walker EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Excelsior, ketch, from Dunedin Mary Ann, brigantine, from Newcastle Meteor, schooner, from Auckland via the poast Rangatira, s-S., from Wellington Star pf the South, s.s., from Auckland VESSELS IN PORT. Greenwich, cutter (lightering) Hero, schooner, from Wairoa, Waikokopu, find Mahia Mahiajbutter (lightering) Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Napier, s.s., from Poverty Bay Santiago, barque, from Auckland Three Brothers, schooner, from Tongoio Why Not, ketch PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hero, schooner, for Wairoa, Waikokopu, and Mabia, to-night Napier, s.s., for Wairoa, fo-morrow night Santiago, barque, forLondo), early ENTERED INWARDS. FEBEUABY. 22—Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Bendall, from Poverty Bay, with 10 cases fruit, 1 bag wal- • nuts, Benjamin ; 10 cases fruit, Routledge, Kennedy &Co; 2 cases plums, order j 11 pases agples, Manoy ; 62 bags grass seed, 2 bags (short shipped), Kinross and Co.— Watt Brothers, agents. The s.s. Napier, Captain Bendall, left Napier on Saturday, 18th inst., at 2 p.m. Ex perienced fresh head winds and fine weather, and arrived at Gisborne at 4 a m. on the 19th. Landed passengers, stock, &c, and left for Wangawehi at 6 p.m., arriving there at 10 p.m the same day. On the 20th, shipped 500 sheep, and left for Turanganui at 2 30 p.m. pn the 21st, arriving there at 6 p.m. Landed she; p, and received cargo and passengers for Napier. Left Turanganui at 730 p.m. same day, and arrived here at 7 o'clock this morning.—The Napier will steam for Wairoa at 10 o'clock to-morrow night. The s.s. Star of the South may be expected arrive from Auckland to-night or to-morrow morning. The s.s. Lord Ashley's return from the may be looked for towards the end of the month.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS. Town or Napier (5 Members.) Nomination—Thursday, 23rd February. PollingThursday, 2nd March. Napier Country (2 Members.) Nomination—Friday, 24th February. Polling— Monday, 6th March. Petane (I Member.) Nomination —Monday, 27th February. PollingWednesday, 15th March. Clive (1 Member.) Nomination—Tuesday, 28th February. PollingThursday, 9th March. Havelock (1 Member.) Nomination —Wednesday, Ist March. Polling—Friday, 10th March. Te Aute (2 Members.) Nomination—Thursday, 2nd March. Polling—Monday', 13th March. Hampden (1 Member.) Nomination—Friday, 3rd March. Polling—Tuesday, 14th March. PORANGAHAU (1 MEMBER.) Nomination —Monday, 6th March. Polilng—Monday, 20th March. Waipukurau (1 Member.) Nomination— Tuesday, 7th March. Polling—Thursday, 16th March. Mohaka (1 Member.) Nomination—Wednesday, Bth March. Polling—Friday, 24th March. Waimarama (1 Member.) Nomination—Wednesday, Bth March. PollingTuesday, 21st March. Waikqa. (1 Member.) Nomination—Friday, 10th March. Polling—Tuesday, 28th March. '

It js stated that Mr Brassey, the great railway contractor, was worth nine million sterling at his death —the greatest fortune ever amassed by a single individual. "We are phange-circled,—we scarcely how closely. The learned tell us that our bodies—rbones, flesh, and blood —change pnce in seven years. Surely shere is a lesson here! We talk of ourselves as "passing away," scarcely dreaming how literally true our wora> are ; of Qn" in the world, yet little thiikipg Jot real &e bltim is,

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