PORT OF FOXTON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 30, 5 December 1879, Page 2

PORT OF FOXTON.

AKRIVED. December 2 — Amaranth, sch, 51 tons, Bradley, from Onehnnga. Master, agent. December 2— Falcon, soliooner, 37 tors, Leslie, from Greymouth. Master,- agent. December 3 — Huia, ss, 90 tons, Wills, from Wellirgton. Passengers: Cabin — Misses Howe (2), and Johnston, Mrs Howe, Messrs Howe, Thompson (2), Bannister, Hall, and Campbell ; 5 steerage. Thynne, Lintou & Co., agents. SAILED. December 4— Huia, ss, 90 tons, Wills, for Wellington, Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passengers: Cabin— Miss Lester, Messrs Taylor, Wheeler, Murphy, Reeve (2), and Hoskin ; 4 steerage. Thynne, Linton & Co., agents. j IMPORTS. Per Amaranth — 25.0Q0 feet timber, Campbell. Per Falcon— s3 tons coal, Government. Per Huia — Under bond — 10 cases whisky, 5 cases Old Tom, 5 c-sea brandy, 10 boxes tea, 5 cases claret, Thynne, Linton & Co. Free— 9 ' pekgs. Thynne, Linton & Co; 11 pekgs, Batchelor ; 16 pekgs, Anderson & Co ; 580 pekgs, other consignees. EXPORTS. Per Euia— 24 bales wool, N. Z. L. and Mercantile Co ; 4 bales, 2 pekga wool, and 2 cases, Dean & Co ; 2 cases and 1 keg, Anderson and J arson ; 125 telegraph poles, JLiddell ; 4 bales wool, order ; 8,406 feet timber. The schooner Ainnffnth, Captain Bradley, left AtanukiUi on IBtu~ult. with a load of timber to be nseJ in making trucks for the Railway Department. Captain Bradley repots being off the bar last Wednesday, when a heavy S.W. gale came on, during which he lost his jib and staysail ; made Mann, where he sheltered till 12 o'clock on Sunday night, when a fresh start was made ; arrived off the bar on. Mo>day evening, and crossed on Tuesday morning's tide, arriving alongside the wharf shortly after. The schooner Falcon, Captain Leslie, arrived in port on Tuesday last from Greymouth with a cargo of 53 tons of coal for -the Railway Department. The schooner left <S rey mouth on the 18th nit., and experienced fine weather for the first few days, when a heavy galo was encountered from the N.W., during which the schooner was hove to .for 21 hours; experienced variable weather the rest of the passage, and made the port as above. The s.s. Huia. Captain Wills, left Wei lington at 0.30 p.m., on Tuesday; anchored at Kipiti at 3 a.m. on Wednesday • started again at (5.43, aud crossed the bar at 10.45 a.m., arriving at the wharf at 11 30 a.m. Tha Huia sailed again for Wellington at noon yesterda}'. The Stormbird was to leave Wellington last evening for this port. She will leave again for Wellington on Saturday.