HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 217, 4 September 1876, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

ATJUIVED. f September 2, steamer Hawei,4€2, Wheeler, from Taranaki and Manukau— Pasßengara : Mrs Looker, Messrs Owen, Looker, Wetherford, Thompson. Meatheraren (2), 4 in steerage, and 41 for South. 3, cutter Planet, 15, Thorne, from Motueka. — cutter Three Brothers, 10, Westrupp, from Moutere. 4, ketch Pearl, 33, Curran, from Waltapa. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from M »tueka. ; SAILED. September 2, ketch Mermaid, 9, Askew, for Riwaka. -- cutter Goldseeker, 12, Watts, for Havelock. — Bteamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Motueka. "' .' ':■": IMPORTS. Hawea, from North— 4 cases, Wheeler; 2 cases, Hadfield. Pearl, from Waitapu— lß,oooft timber, J Scott.

The Murray reported from Greymouth late on Saturday evening :— " Heavy eea, river fiooied, westerly gale; no hopes of saißnj toP J morrow." The Wallace reports from Wanganui this morning:— "S.W. gale still continues j no' < probability ofleaving to-day." „ • ■ The Taranaki left Wellington to-day, ani will sail for the North at 8 p.m. . to-mor-row. The Albion arrived off Hokitika this morning, and eailid from Greymouth for Ne'son at 12.20 p.m. From our not having received any telegrams from her we presume that *he did not communicate with the shore. Tha Union Company's s.s. Hawea, Captain Wheeler, came into harbor at seven o'clock .. yesterday morning. She left Onehunga , at 450 p.m. on Friday, crossed the bar atr6 p.m., aud arrived off Taranaki at daylight on Saturday; fouad a he*vy sea running, and as there was no chance of communicating with the shore, stood on for Nelson at 8 a m, arriving here at 9.30 p.m., and entering the hartor as above. Experienced heavy weather on the passage down, it blowing a gale with high confuse! sea in the Straits. On the arrival of the Hawea at Port Chalm rs she will be put into the dock, andcleaned and painted. She sal's South at 7p m. The ship Lutterworth having completed discharging her cargo, with the exception of 100 tons otcoal, was thia mntning.hsmled into the berth alongside the Albion Wharf, where she will take in 500 tona of ballast. The ketch Pearl arrived this morning from Waitapu, having left therb yeaterday morning. ahe brings a cargo of timber cjnaigned | to Mr J. Scott There must have been a heavy gale raging j from the S.W. at the Spit during ths last I three days, as the steam tu.j Lione«e, wh'ch i from berenormous power we should imagine j ought to be able to eat her' way through any wind, has riot been able to plough round yet, the ketch Pearl having passed her lyin? snugly at Totaranui, whither she had run lor ! shelter, Tne wreck of the ship Stratbmore has been the su> ject of inquiry at Hume, of reference in Parliament, aud of recommendation bf Lloyd's committee. The conclusion of the court of inquiry waa that ths vess.l was wrecked through a mistake in the reckoning, but their repoit refers to four other subjects suggested by the circumstances under wftiuh the titrathinore aud the Cosratrick were lost, it refers, first, to the importance of re-swlnging ships which have tasen iron on board alter the compasses have been adjusted; secondly, the necessity of Btowing wiuea and spirits ia such a manner as to prevent the crew or paosengera getting acrosi to them; th.rily, a better and safer mole of storing gunpowder. Notice is also taken of the boats hiviog been placed in such a poeitir n as t j be useless in an emergency, and the report concludes witb a handbome tribute to Captuin Gitlord, of the American .winter Young Phce.ix, by whim the survivors of the wreck were rescued. The reference to the subject iv the House of Com- i inons was made by fair Charles Adderley, who, in auawer to a question, said it waa the iiitea- ; tion of ihe Board of Trade to present Capt-in | Gill ird with a pieca of plate in recognition of j his services— au mention which tbe corres- ! pondent of the -Melbourne Argus says lalls j short of public feeling, which is in favor of a more substantial, recognition of the fact that i the captaiju gave up his voyage bo as to bring tha survivors to a port. In r<ply ta a recommendation ot Lloyd', committee, theAdmsralty state that thetroze; s are beyond th. hmicof the Australian command, bus- that they have given orders, for all her Majesty's vessels visiting the Antipodes to eight the Crozets. It is turther suggested that merchant ships should make St. Paul's the point at which to test chronometers, and thus, avoid running into higher latitudes, where the risk of encountering iceberg?, foga, and mists, is a setoff to the assumed advautuge of shortening ' the voyage, and it ia particularly pointed out I that there is evidence ot Voyages nude tar I south having material and evil influence on j the health bf elii'dren in ships carrying cmi- j grants to the'colonies.— Post. !

September Morn. After. Monday 4 ... 9.58 1018 Tuesday 5 .... 10.36 . 20.55 Wednesday 6 .... 11.13 \lV3l Thursday 1 ... 11.50 12.8