HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 269, 12 October 1875, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

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ARRIVED. October 11, ketch Glimpse, 38, Shepherd, from Oamaru, 12. steamer Taranaki, 289, Lloyd, from Picton and South— Pasf angers : Mrs Livingstone, Mrs White, Mr ani Mrs Nankin, ..Messrs Boyfiss, Skilton, Mind, Bond, Evans, 7 Cameron, Anderson, Thompson, BeaU, Jones, Davies. ' — steamer Tanpo, 462, Macfarlane, from Pic on and South— Passengers*. Miss Parmenter, Mra Stanton'and child, Messrs Sout hern, Moss, Marks, lUchardson, Campbell, Boyd, 3 in steerage and 28 for North. Hawea, 461, Wheeler, from Taranaki aod Manukau— Passengers : Miss Bernard, Messrs Pirie, Christie, Baigent, Kingdon, Contes, Deakin, Thomson, Hamen, Naitman, Montague, Hamator, Krisel. • .— ateamer Lyttelton, 86, Scott, from Wairau.^ .— •; ketch Baby, from Croiselles. 7,; SAILED. ."' October il, steamer Ino, 24, Bonner, for Havelock. — schooner Waihopai, 43, Gregar, for Wanganui. ■"""'■/ IMPORTS. • Glimpse, from Oamaru— l49 sacks 115 \ sacks 376 qr-sacks flour, 69 sacks pollard, 180 sacks bran, Edwards & Co. Taupo, from Picton and South— l parcel, 'Stanton; -.'truss, 5 cases, 2 bales, Davis aod Coi I- trass, Dee; 1 case, Palmer; 5 caees arms, I pkg Capt. Marshall; 1 esse, Sclanders a^d.^po;.* 15, pieces piping, Nelson- Corpora-; 7 tioa;:2pkga,Macalißter; 1 case, Lightband; 3 cases, Hadfield; 4 bales, Cawthron; 2 cases, . Edwards & Co; 1 crate, Patterson; lease, 2 pkgs, Jackson"; 3 cases, Trauvetter j 2 -..- cases* Hooter; 11 boxes, Joaes; 20 sacks, 15 bag*, Buxton & Co; lease, Wymond & Co. STatsnaki, from Picton and South— 3oo edeks flout, 'Mabins ' 1 caee, Watty; 5 pkg», Edwards and Co; .1 pel, Peters;. 4package?, Xevien; 3 pkgs. Coutts. 27 pkgs, Telegraph Department j,5 pkgs, Lightbani ; 3 case*, Byan; o pkgs, 'Powell; 5 esses, Wymond; I, &?-- pkg, Thompsonf Kennedy arrived at Greymouth from . Westport this- morning. 7-7 Tbe.Ljttelton arrived from Blenheim this morning. -,' The Hawea arrived ifrom the North at I*3o p.ih. 'to-day. Tie Glimpe arrived this morning from Oamara with bre&datuffi for Messrs N.Edwards and Co. The schooner Waihopai. sailed for Wanganui last night. The Charles Edward arrived at Hokitika . this morning, and expects to get out to night, *, 'though the bar ia reported as " indifferent.'' . The Taupo arid Taranaki arrived from the South tbia morning,- the Taranaki beiog in advance, owing to the Taupo going round Stephen's lelaud. The Phoebe, with the San Francisco mail, ...left New Plymouth for Neleon at two o'clock this morning, and was coming down the bay when we went to press. The Murray went out at 9*30 this morning -V to meet the Phosbe, with a view .to transshipping her West Coast mails and cargo. The Onion Comp jay's splendid s a. Tanpo, -Captain Macfarlane, arrived : in harbor this ' morning at 6 a.m. She leit Port Chalmers at 4*45 p.m. bri the Bth -arid arrived at Lyttelton ac B*ls the following morning; left at B*lo p*m., and arrived at Wellington at II a.m. on the i Oth; left at'2'3o p.m. ou' the • llth, and arrived at Picton at 6*30 p.m.; left .at 8 p.m.{ and arrived here as above. Fresh southerly winds were experienced fram Port . Chalmers to Lyttelt.n, hence to Wellington light variables, and from thence fresh S.B. wind. The Union Company's steamer Hawea, Captain Wheeler, leit Onebunga at 4 30 pm. oa Satarday, and anchored inside the bar under South Heads at 5-30, the bar being too rough to cross until daylight on Monday, arriving at Taranaki at 7 p.m.; discharged .partof. cargo, and left at 10 .p.m., arriving here at I*3o this afternoon. - The ship Border Chief, 1010 tons, Captain Leslie, arrived at Wellington from London early, oa Saturday morning last, alter a - pissage of 91 days from pilot to pilot. During the passage a quantity of railway Iron and about 80 tons ot gunpowder got adrift in tbe ■ : hold through bad stowage, placing tbe ship : In great peril, but fortunately the danger was escaped by throwing the whole of the powder : ' overboard. She broaght 12 second-cabin and, l9 'intermediate passengers, but no Government immigrants. The wteek register for the year ending - June 30, 1874, shows tbat the total number of wrecks reported as having occurred during - the year on the coasts of the United Kingdom was 1803, which was 481 lees than in the previous year. Of these 1803 wrecks, 361 ; were collisions, 14.2 were wrecks and casualties other than' collisions, and 346 of them resultad in total los?. The localities in which ~ the wrecks happened wee as follows :•— East 7 coast 716; south coast, 24 1; west coast, 545; north .and west coast of Scotland, 66; Irish -coatt, 213; Isle of Man, 7; Lundy Island, 5; aod Scilly Isles, 10. The number of lives lost was 60S, which wai 222 less than the number lost in the six months ending June .30, 1873, but the loss of 293 lives by th? sinking ot the Nortbfieet in the early part of 18*3 will accoant . for the large number of deaths reported in the first half of that year. The number of wrecks of British vessels abroad reported in 1873-74 wa. 3094, involving, the Joss of 40 1 3 lives. This total was swelled by the loss of 821 lives ia the ship Asia, aad of 420 ia the ship Indus, both of which vessels were engaged lathe coolie tra^e. One hundred and fifty British ships were not heard of after sailing or being spoken at sea, and 2381 lives are supposed to. have been lost in them. Of these vessel. 115 belonged to the United Kingdom, and 35 to British possessions abroad, .