Shipping and Mails

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3501, 25 March 1905, Page 2

Shipping and Mails

PORT OF FOXTON. ARRIVED. March 23.— Gertie, s.s., 200 tons, Simpson, from Westport. Cargo— About 200 tons coal. March 24.—Queen of the South, s.s., i.-’i tons, Manly, from Wellington. Cargo—General. 9AlI.Fr>. March 24. —Genic, ns., for Westport. The Himitangi sailed 'from Greymouth at 0.40 p.m. yesterday for Foxton. The Torgauton, which was to have left Wellington at 10 o’clock last night for Foxton, did not get away. The scow Whangaroa was yesterday towed down from Austin’s wharf to the Railway wharf by one of the river steamers, and was towed out to sea by the Queen of the Soulh Ibis afternoon. Considerable progress has been made in cutting a new harbour channel at Nelson, and it is expected for a certainty that an opening for steamers, two hundred feet wide, will be available within six months. High Water at Manawatu Bar. DATE A.M P.M. v f arch 26 ... 0,45 1.7 27 ... x. 33 x-59 *' 28 ... 2.31 3-2 ” 20 - *4* 4 >19 ” ... 4-56 5-34 '• 3° ' 6.7 6.41 )> 3 1 * ,< FOXTON POST Ot‘. FICE ‘ The letter box will be cleared jjjj despatch of correspondence from tu. office to the under mentioned places, > as follows: For Himatangi. Oroua Bridge, Palmerston North, Wanganui and North at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2.45 p.m.; Sunday, 8 p.m. Moutoa, Shannon and Wellington, daily at 2.15 p.m. Shannon, Levin and Wellington, daily, at 2.15 and 8 p.m. Receiving Box cleared daily, (Sundays excepted), 8.20 a.m., and 2.10 p.m. N.B.— Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Post* master to be registered. Letters containing coin, if posted unregistered, will be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee. A. D. Clemett, Postmaster.