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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 184, 26 July 1876, Page 2

The Wellington arrived from New Plymouth this morning, atid sailed South at U a.m. She encountered very heavy weather in tbe Strait last night, Ths Taupo leaves Wellington for Nelson to-diy, will arrive to-morrow morning, and sail for the Nortli at one p.m, with the outward San Francisco mail. The Arawata. will arrive from Wellington to-morrow, and return the same day with the outward Suez mail. The Ringarooma with the Suez mail may be expected at the Bluff to-night The s.s. Murray, Captain Palmer, returned from her usual trip to the West Coast last evening at 9.30. She reports leaving hfre at 8 am. on the 20th; experienced heavy S.W. winds, arriving off Weßtport at 11 a.m. the following day; discharged cargo and passengers, and left again at 9.30 a.m. for Greymouth, arriving there the following morning at 9 o'clock; discharged cargo and coaled, sailing again on Monday at noon, with a heavy portion of the San Francisco mail, arriving at Westport at 9 pm. sameoay; left Westport for Nelson at midnight, arriving as above. Experienced fine weather on the passage up Captain Palmer reports passing the schooner Lady Don, bound North, about sis mjles B.S.E. of Cape Farewell, aho Bteamer Wallabi, which was coming irom under the lee ofthe Ttita Islands, where she had taken shelter from the strong S B gale, which had been blowing for the last three days, hound for Wanganui. The captain reports the Hokitika bar still unworkable. The Murray • sails for Westport and Greymouth to-morrow at 1 p m. »- ! ——-_-■■ — ■ ' ;?"! _