AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 195, 6 August 1875, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Stdnst July 31. Iho Postruas'er-General nioved*a reSolut on approving of the ncctptancs of fhe contract by the Pacific Alall Company, with Elder and M'Qregor as securities, which was aeried to by as to 2. The steamer E* sty left Sydney oa the 29th instant lor Wellington fche bai on b^ard a cargo of coal, 2581 bags sugar, <446 ea.es fruit, 112 bigs maize, and sundries, and in addition to which she carried three tiers ironbark logs on the .ore deck, and twelve patssogers. She tlear.d Sydney Heads -with the barometer at 29 60, ahd -as the vessel proceeded eastwards the windahd sea rose to bU'.h an extent as to cause the Bhip to take in large quantities of water, washing away all the fruit siOwed on the. fore-hatch, starting the tugine-rcoai, and completely smashing up the s covering of the steerage gear. In fact tha .-hip was like a rock at half- tide, the wave making clean breaches over her, everything movab'e ou deek oting swept aw'iy. At noon the vessel was hove to with her bead to the southward, but as ihtrsei still increased Captain Kennedy..Jeem&*_i. prudent ta bear up for Sydney again, an/bad to me great caution to get her import, but by heading the vessel t j sea in thi height of the equalls this was done. Th* is ttietejond time the-lfiapby haa .elurned/o port.