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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 3, 3 January 1877, Page 2

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A January 3, steamer Tararua, Sinclair, 563, 'Jom South and Melbourne — Passengers: Mesdames Forbes, Evans and child, Captain 'Marshall, Messrs Smyth, Simson, Wither, f: Frank, Kershaw, and 24 in steerage. A _— steamer Wallace, 64,* Dillon, from Wel.;,;.lington—Passengers :, Miss Winter, Mrs - Garrard and child, Masters Livick, Stanton, Messrs Trueman, Livick, Garrard, Glover. ;::„." sailed. January 2, schooner Waihopai, 45, Beardon, for Wellington via Waitapu. — cutter iMaid of Italy, 17, Clarke, for " 'Riwaka. 3, steamer Tararua, 563, Sinclair, for Sydney via West . Coast — Passengers.: Mrs Beamsley, Rev. Mr Penny, Messrs Henwick, . Baine, Young, IMPORTS. Tararua, from South and Melbourne— 4o K boxes soap, 30 case3 brandy, Sclanders & • Co; 20 cases brandy, l case paste, Levien; 3 : cases machines, Webley Bros. & Bother. A The Murray will arrive to-night from the i ..West Coast, and sail to-morrow : evening for -: Wellington. ; The Charles^ Edward, with the West Coast portion of the San Francisco mail, arrived at A Greymouth via Wektport this morning, and ■-■; left by the same : tide for Hokitika,- where she will arrive'this eveniug. t . The Hawea" left Wellington at 2 p.m. tot3 day, will arrive:"to-mprrow morning,* and sail J ! A by the same tide for the North. P A vThe Kennedy will sail for. West Coast A ports to-morrow. "• A 'a- The Lyttelton leaves Blenheim for Nelson .;; .this evening, will arrive, to-morrow, and sail ! for Blenheim oh Saturday. :C ' The schooner Waihopai sailed for Waitapu ii'-. last evening, at "which port she will load up V; with timber for Wellington. The Lady Barkly will sail this evening at X 8 o'clock for Golden Bay. The Maid of Italy sailed yesterday for •;, Biwaka, A The Arawata was advertised to leave Mel- . v bourne for New Zealand ports to-day. The Alhambra will be due at Hokitika r from" Mel bourne, via Milford Sound, with ?,, excursionists', to-morrow. ' „;; We understand that ample opportunity -Awlll, be afforded, tp .residents on the West A Coast.to attend the . forthcoming regatta, as • the AnchorjLine boats Murray and Charles }'■ Edward will be laid on for the purpose. In A. addition to. these there, will- be excursion X trips from Wellington by the Kennedy, from ! Blenheim' by the Lyttelton, and from WanA ganui -by the Wallace. All boats intended A to take.part in the races are to be conveyed r free v ofcoslf,. A:I .: ' IjheApiisA Wallace arrived alongside the. Albion-Wharf at 830 this morning. She left { Nelsqn.at 330 p.m. on Saturday; en- :;. co_i> 4 teredy-a ; stiff, head wind, accompanied ;'", withjrairi squalls' and beam sea, as far as. the A; Crbixelles, when the weather moderated, arA riving at Wellington at 4-30 a.m. on Sunday; A. leftr,yestera^ay at 7;30 p.m.. and experienced : mo_erat^iy fine weather, across, which con:A tino'ed. .phial arrival here as above. She sails )' for -Wanganui at 6 o'clock this evening, . 4 ; Messrs .M'Meckan* Blackwood, and Co.'s VX SA.oTararua/ Captain W. C. Sinclair, came ;''.. into, ;harbor -this, morning shortly after nine A? o'clock. She! left Sandridge Railway Pier on X the ~2lst ultimo at 11 a.m., and arrived at ;: Hobaftouon the 23rd at 2 p.m.; after a stay '%"•''■. of two hours started for New Zealand, arriv- '"'', ing &t;the BluflVat 7 p.m. on the 27th; left at ]X 5 p.m. on the 28th, and reached Port Chal- -.,-.. mers at 8. a.m. on the 29th; sailed at 6 p.m. A same day, arriving at Lyttelton at 2*30 p.m. ■' oh the 30th; sailed at 10 o'clock same night, :and arrived at: Wellington at 8 p.m. on the A 3lst. -Experienced S.W. and westerly winds A as far "as" Hobarton, and from thence to the A Bldfc 'fine -weather, and up the coast strong . head winds to ' Wellington. Left that port A at 7- p.m. yesterday, and arrived here at 8-45 a!m. to-day. Since her last visit to this port some-time, ago considerable alterations have been 1 effected in her. The old engines have A beeu!. teiken : out of her, and replaced by -" compound engines of 180 h.p., but capable of being* _<vorked.; up to almost .six times that : power. Two new boilers, weighing 25 tons A each, have also been put into her. The saloon, has been, thoroughly renovated, and .: there is now accommodation foe 1 00 passengers iii it. Tke ladies' cabin is now some* thing,. elaborate, and is fitted with mirrors, Utrecht .velvets^ &c. The interior of the A saloon is painted a pale green color, releived with / white . ? and gold. Tbe steerage accomtuodation has also been looked after, and has X been, considerably improved. On deck the Tararua, presents an unsightly appearance, consequent oh a break in the flush deck near the fore hatch, which has been left for the . convenience of stowiiig horses, carriages, &c. Aloft she has undergone some modification, and her tig is now that of a schooner.- On the i: passage down her engines worked ' smoothly, but somewhat stiffly, this being her- first trip since the substitution of the compound engines. TUeTirarua sailed for Sydney via West Coast by the same tide.