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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 144, 9 June 1876, Page 2

The Ocean 'Bird arrived from Wanganui this morning. - : -<i , ■ ■ - ■ The Wallace will leire for Wanganui at A p,m. tOTinprrow. ■ The Murray leaves Greymouth for Westport and Nelson to-day. The Taapo sailed for the North last night, and the Hawei and llingarooma for the fa'outKc. , M „ . ; ,-. „'...-..'■. . „ -;: . Tha schooner Richard and Mary sailed, last . evening for Adele Island, for another cargo of stone. ' ' The Bqhoon?r Awaroa, from Wanganui, came into harbor last evening. She brings a I cargo^ar livestock. . . . TrjejTaranaM leaves Onenunga to-morrow, will arrive here on Sunday night, and aail for Pietoh.and S uth at 10 a m. Tljp; Kennedy arrived at the outer anchorage from Karamea this afternoon, but hid I not entered the. harbor when we went to press.. She will sail for West Coast ports on Sunday The Janet Gray was wrecked at Op'nake on Sunday morning last. During a strong wind from the N.W... eho broke adrift, and settled on .the rocks, where she now lies with a hole" through her bottom. Efforts were made to save the vessel, but without success but all the gear was got on shore. A correspondent, of the' Hobarton Mercury advocates' trie testing of the question of direct pteam communication with "prosperous" New Zealauri: 'He J 8»y8 : -»-" It occurs, tome, by placing a second boat, upon the Sydney line,. and 'running the Melbourne boat every ten days from Hobarton, the service could be accomplished by a steamer leaving Hobarton for vSy'drieyy-returning via Wellington and the BlufiV'th'e second one leaving Hobarton for Dunedin, returning via, Wellington and Sydney j The ioai' of time, as compared with : present trips ! 'fdrtniglitly to Sydney, will be amply compensated by the advantages of certain transit to prosperous New Zealand." CsptaihlCofKy/and Mr; J.H. White (the Melbourne agent of Messrs Greenß' celebrated 1 Blackball line) arrived here yesterday by the jVingarooma. The object of their mission is tug , establishment of " The Australian and New Zealand Steam Navigation Company," regarding which the Post says : — The whole of the capital, would have been subscribed readily in Melbourne, but the promoters considered, and no doubt with reason, that the success of the undertaking, would be rendered much more certain by enlisting the interests of both the colonies between which ttie new line .of steamers will trade. The proposed capital, of the company is £250,000, of whi;h Xho.OOO was subscribed immediately in Melbourne. The plan is ti extend the present trade between New Zealand and Victoria,' by cheapening the coßt of transit both for goods and passengers- It is intendei to lower both fares and freight* very considerably, and the ' promoters are satisfied that they cm do this, and still have a large margin for profit. It is proposed to start with four steamers (which would be built specially for the company, specifications already having heen received) capable of carrying 200 passengers and 1200 tons of cargo, on a draught of 14ft, thus the boats would be able to go right up to the Melbourne Pier. They will be guaranteed to steam 12 knots, and the passenger accommodation will be fitted up in the same style as the P. and O. ships, with all modern improvements. The promoters hive met with remarkable success along the Coast alike at Dunedin, Christchurch, Invercargill, Oamaru, and Timaru, and we have no doubt the result of their visit to Wellingtoa will be equally satisfactory.