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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 68, 20 March 1877, Page 2

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March 20, cutter Margaret Scollay, 16, Scoones, from Dunediu, on an oyster cruise. S. ■; ;- SAILED. March 19, steamer Kennedy, 138, Palmer, for Wellington— Passengers : Mr and Mrs Scanton and family, Messrs Buchholz, Riley, HounselU Murphy, Marshall, Mitchell, and Absolomr- - — cutter Planet, 15, Thorne, for Motueka. 20, ketch Standard, 10, Fletcher, for Moutere.

The Kennedy left for Wellington last night. The Tararua left Greymouth for Nelson at one o'clock ihis morning. She will arrive to-night, and sail for the Soul h to-morrow. The Charles Edward arrived at Hokitika to-day, and will, sail to-morrow for Nelson Tia intermediaterports. The Murray!. left Greymouth to-day for Nelson via Westport. The Wallace will sail for West Coast ports to-morrow morning. The Lady Barkly will sail for Motueka and Golden Bay this. evening at 7 o'clock. The barquentine Mary Wadley was towed to the outer anchorage by the Kennedy last evening. She will sail for Napier to-night. The Taupo left Odehunga at noon to-day. She will probably arrive here to-morrow night, and is advertised to sail South at 11 p.m. The Wellington is expected to arrive here this evening from the South, and is announced to sailifor Northern ports to-morrow at one p.m. „ i The harbor to-day presented a most miserable picture, there be'ng only the Wallace lying at the Albion Wharf, and the Lady Barkly at the Commercial Wharf, while the berths at the Government Wharf were all vacant. Of vessels lying in the stream there were none, the Mary Wadley having gone to the outer anchorage last evening. The only arrival to day was a strange cutter, and the departures were confined to one small coasting vesfel: "It is a long time since the harbor has been so bare of shipping as it was to-day, and the dulness of the shipping trade is evidenced by ; the number of men who have been hanging about the different wharves waiting., for something to turn up. The fr cutter "Margaret Scollay, Captain G. Scoones,.. arrived iv harbor this morning from Dunedin. She is on an oyster expedition, and is fitted with all the necessary appliances for dredging. The captain reports clearing. :out from Dunediu on March 3rd, but did not leave the Heads until, the 6 th, when she got away with a strong S.E. breeze, and under a. double-reefed mainsail the vessel made good headway until near Banks' Peninsula, when the wind moderated sufficiently to allow pf the reefs being shaken out. Baffling wind 3 were;then met with; the cutter coming through ; Cook's Strait on the 9th, and came to an anchor at the head of the Pelorus Souud in.. the evening of the same day. Next morning the dredge was lowered for the purpose of .fishihgv for oysters, but none were f ound,r and after two or three unsuccessful attempts the vessel sailed for the Croixelles, arriving there next day. Here no better luck was had, and after remaining there a week without obtaining any fish, Captain Scoon^s set sail for Nelson yesterday, arriving hetethi^niorning. The cutter will start to-morrow morning prospecting in Blind Bay, and.j£ is to.be hoped better luck will be met with.' Should none be found in Blind Bay we understand that it is the intention of the captaiu 'to try Massacre Bay as far as the Sandspit. The Margaret Scollay is the first vessel that has been sent so'far away seeking for the desired commodity, as hitherto attention has been chiefly directed to the n'eighbdrhood of Stewart's Island, but there -now being so many vessels engaged there fishing, her owners determined to send herfto try these waters.