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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 59, 2 March 1876, Page 2

The Charles Edward arrived at Greymouth from Hokitika to-day at 3 o'clock, and report's it raining hard. The departure of the Murray for the West Const is postponed on account of tbe weather until lpm. to-morrow. The Wellington arrived from Pieton and south at 1 p,"iy after a very stormy passage. She-Haves for the north at 10 p.m. The Wallace leit Wanganui for Nelson at noon to-day. The Hawea arrived from the North this morning, and sailed for the south at one p.m. The Alhambra arrived from Melbourne via Wert Coast potts this morning, and will sail for Wellington to-night. The Lyttelton leaves for Blenheim to-mor-row atternobn at 3*30 The schooner Bonnie Lass arrived last evening irom Kaipara with a cargo of kauri timber. The Arawata le't Melbourne on Tuesday, and will bei due at the Bluff on Saturday night or Sunday mornin?. She is under contract to leave Wellington with the outward Suez mail on Sunday, the 12th instant. The barque Cauny £cot, with 520 tons of coal for Messrs. N. Edwards & Co., and the Melrose consigned to Messrs. Cross Bros., leit Newcastle yesterday, The Taupo leaves Wellington to-day for Pieton and Nelßon. She will arrive to-mor-row morning, and is advertised 'to sail at 2 p.m. for the north. The Union Steameh'p Company have received telegraphic advices Irom home to the effect that the four new steamer* now building for them are making rapid progress. The Te Anau (the large boat for the Sydney trade) and the Rotomahana (the smaller Oamaru boat) will be ready early in April, and the Wanaka (for the Timaru and Akaroa line) about a month later. Tliese boats may therefore be expected in the colony about June or July. Considerable alterations have been, made in the plana for the Rotorua, which will Bhare the New Zealand coastal trade with the Uawea aud Taupo. She is being lengthened and spar-decked, which vill raise her gross tonnage to nearly 900 tons, and her register to nearly 600 tons. Her steam power at the same time will be augmented to 180 horse-power — 20 more thau the present boatß. The Rotorua is expected to be ready about August. Captain Macfarlane goes home by the March Han Francisco steamer to bring her out, Captain Malcolm, ofthe s.s. Maori, succeeding him ia the command of the Taupo. By a concerted action on the part of the various eteam'hip companies trading on this coast, the wuges of firemen have been reduced from £V2 to £\0 per month, in consequence of the great reduction in freights. Many of the old hands have relused to accept the reduqsd rate, aud accordingly have been discharged, their places being filled by new men, whom the companies wisely took care to hive ready The firemen of the p.s. Manawatu refused tbi* morning to begin another month at the lower wages They were immediately discharged and their . places filled by others. Some attempt at intimidation was threatened by the discharged stokers, but timely warning had been given to the police who were in readiness to protect the new hands, should it prove necessary. The companies are determined not under any circumstances to give more than .£lO per month — Post, m — • — — - •-'■•■ — * °"—