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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 44, 17 February 1876, Page 2

The Lyttelton left Blenheim fir Nelson this morning, and not yesterday as telegraphed inerror. The Taupo leave. Wellington for Picton and Nelson to-day. will arrive to-morrow, aud Bail for the North at two p.m. The I'hcßbe arrived from Picton early this morning, and sailed ior the North at two p.m. . . „, „ The Murray sailed for West Coast ports with the San Francisco mail, a full compliment of passengers, and large cargo at one p ro. today. The Lady Barkly was sighted off the bpit end by tbe Charles Edward this morning, but uothing was seen of the Tiri. The schooner Awaroa sailed for Wanganui yesterday atternoon, The ship Celestial Queen finished ballasting this morning, and wilt probably sail for Newcastle on Saturday. The Charles Edward startrd on an excursion trip to Schroder's Mistake this afternoon. Tbe Lady Barkly returned to harbor this afternoon. She proceeded on Tuesday night to the Sand Spit, and yesterday ascertained from the lighthouse keeper that the cable steamers had pasßea tlie Spit end on the way to Schroder's Mistake. She then made ior that spot, and this morning met the Wallace shortly after she left the harbor. Mr Cross embarked ou board the Wallace and went in her in search of the Tui, and the Barkly returned to Nelson. 'lhe Uniim Company's ss Hawea, Captain "Wheeler, arrived off the Lighthouse late last evening, bhe left Onehnnga at 1.30 p.m. on Tutsdny, aniviug oif Taranaki at 6 a.m. on Wednesda) ; lauded passengers and cargo, and proceeded on to Nelson at 10 30 a.m.. arriving here aa above, h.ving experienced flue weather on tbe parage down, tdie sailed Soutb at noon. On her arrival at Port Chalmers she will bo docked, aud undergo a thorough overhaul. The p.s. Charles Elward, Captain Whitwell, arrived from West i otst ports at la 30 p.m. to-dny. She left Nelson on the 7th at 6.30 p ru., and expeiieuoed fine weather to liie Cape, from thoro hud a strong S.W. wind with heavy sea until arrival at Wedport on the Bth at 11 p.m. Left on the 9.h at 10 p.m. with strong wtßturly wind, arriving at Hokitika on the lOch at 10 a.m., intending to leave again on the 1 ith, but owing to the strong N.W. wind, accompanied with rain equals, and heavy sea ou the bar, had to "remaiu in port until the 14th, leaving for Greymouth at 11.»0 s-.ni. and arrived there tho same tide; sailed again on tbe 15th ac 2 p.m., arriving at Westport tha sime night at 11 30; leit on Mio lbtu at 2 p.m., with a fresh northerly breeze aud heavy sea to the Spit end, from ihere had fine weather uutil ar. rival as above. '1 tie Wallace arrived in port tin's morning at 740 itm. Sne kit Nelson at 11-20 on tbe I3tii inst., and had io put into Totarnnui for ■shelter tbat night, there being a strong BW. wind blowing; got under way on tlio Uth at 4 a m., saw the cable steamera Edinburgh and Ilibcrnia tnnlnng their way dowu the Bay, »n<l steamed ste'idily along tbe shore to the Spit, where she <ame to an a'ichor, tho wind aiill blowing hard from the S.W.; s! c started again at 10 p.m., aod arrived off tbe Karamea at U'2o a.m. on tbe 15t.h with fine weathi-r, nnd after waiting ior an hour she crossed the bar and arrived safe inside the . river; started for Neleon on the 16th »t 1-30 p.m ,' with a light head win I, ana arrived in port at the above-mentioned time. The Wallace returned this morning from another trip to the Karamea, aud re-, o U tiio channel very fair, alp hough ati immense large snag seems firmly bedded iv raid chunm-l immediately inside the bar, whose roots can be ea*i y seen at low water,-but its whereabouts •when covered at high tide becomes a question of uncertainly, tht re being no beacon to in-ti-cate its vicinity. 'J he leading beacons aro still attended 1o by novices upon whose judgment or experience tbere esn be no reiiwce placed, ytt tbere i'J a thoroughly competent master mariner on the settlement, who would be glad to undertake the responsibility of attending to tidi>l signals, *c. at a very moderate scale of remuneration. Why so little attention is paid to such an important matter may woll entiie astonishment to those visiting tho Karamea. To see such laxity displayed after more tban one mishap occurring through the beacons not truly indicating the channel shows culpable negligence on the part of those entrusted with tbe management of such affairs The existence of so much carelessness wou.d not lie tolerated any where else in New Zealand where a>iy settlement might have to depend solely upon the facililiiS of ita'harbor for bupp'ying lhe connecting link between it and more- advanced communities. Thu Wallace landed the gear for a flagstaff, which will probably be placed in position after wailing the usual time allowed for idle curiosity to comment tlureon. it has already been expoaed to public view for a couple of montha ou the Buller wharf, but now that it has arrived at its destination perhaps bettor progress may be anticipated in its erection.