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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 76, 29 March 1877, Page 2

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March 28, steamer Taranaki, 299, Andrew, from Picton and South— Passengers : Miss Giblin, Mesdames Collins aud Ford, Dr. Renwick, Messrs Collins, Ford, Johnston, Hooper, Cross, Home, Wymond, Sharland, Mills, Hodgson, Brown, Wratt, and 15 others. — steamer Albion, 592, Clarke, from South and Melbourne— Passengers : Mr and Mrs Tain and family, Messrs Jones, Marsden, Everett, M'Rae, Ellis, and Small. — - ketch Prospect, 21, Westrupp, from Croixelles. — ketch Pearl, 33, Andrew, from Waitapu. . 29, cutter Planet, 15," Thorne, from Motueka. — cutter Euphemia, 8, Holyoake, from Riwaka. — schooner Uno, 28, Kirk, from Torrent Bay. — steamer Alhambra, 497, Muir, from Melbourne via West Coast. SAILED. March 28, schooner Awaroa, 60, Greagar, for Wanganui. — ketch Standard, 10, Fletcher, for Montere. 89, steamer Albion, 592, Clarke, for Melbourne via West Coast — Passengers : Misses Raymond (2j acd Ricketts (2-, Mesdames Crawford and Haines and infant, Messrs M'Rae, Ricketts, Whiting, Funllay, Jackson, Donald, Cutten, Wright, Crawford. — steamer Wallace, 64, Dillon, for Wanganui

The Murray arrived at Westport at 9 a.m. to-day and sails for Greymouth to-night. The Kennedy will arrive at Westport tonight, and sail for Nelaon to-morrow morning. The Alhambra arrived at the outer anchorage at 1 p.m. to-day from Melbourne aud "West Coast. She will probably enter the harbor about 7 p.m., and is advertised to sail South by the same tide. The arrival of the Zealandia at Auckland Waa not posted up on the Telegraph board at the time of our going to press. The Wellington arrived at Wellington from Picton last night at 9 o'clock. The ketch Pearl arrived from Waitapu last evening with a cargo of timber. The ketch Prospect, with a load of shingle for the. Corporation, arrived last evening. The Lyttelton arrived at Blenheim this morning at 9*30, and will sail for Wellington to-night. The Maori arrived at Westport from Nelson at 7 am. to-day. The Wallace sailed this afternoon for Wanganui, and will probably arrive there to-morrow- morning. The schooner Awaroa sailed for Wanganui last evening with a light wind, which carried her well down the Bay, and this morning She was out of sight. The Union Company's s.s. Taranaki, Captain Andrew, came into harbor last evening shortly after seven o'clock. She left Port Chalmers at 3*30 p.m. on Saturday, and arrived at Akaroa at 5 a.m. on Suuday; sailed for Lyttelton at B*ls a.m., and arrived there at noon; left.on Monday at 3-30 p.m., arriving at Wellington at 7 a.m. on Tuesday; sailed for Picton afc I a.m. yesterday, and arrived there at 6*30; left at 8-30 a.m., anchored for three hours at the Pass to allow of the passengers having some fishing, and arrived here as above. Fine weat: er was experienced on the passage up. She sails North at six o'clock to-night. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s B.s. Albion, Captain J. Clarke, came into harbor last night at B*3o. She left Melbourne at 10 a.m. on the 14th inst, reached Hobarton at 10*30 a.m. on the 16th, and sailed the same evening at 7 o'clock; made the -Bluff at 5 a.m. on the 20th, and left next day at 4*30 p.m., arriving at Port Chalmers on the 22nd at 7 a.m.; sailed at 3*30 p.m. on Saturday, and arrived at Lyttelton at 9*30 a.m. on Sunday; left on Monday at 5 a.in., and arrived at Wellington at 9-50 a.m. on Tuesday; left Wellington at 9-30 a.m. yesterday, and arrived here as above. We observe that Mr Izatt, late second officer, has been promoted to chief officer, while his place is filled by Mr Lindsay, late captain of the ship Ciscassian. The Albion has on board 150 tons of Oamaru stone for Melbourne, and a large quantity of grain. She sailed for Melbourne and West Coast at nine o'clock this morning. The steamers Taranaki and Albion have had a test of steaming qualities on their trips from the South. Both steamers left Port Chalmers at 3*30 p.m. on Saturday, and for the first eight miles raced side by side. When this distance had been accomplished the Albion commenced to clean fires, and of course the steam fell, when "the Taranaki, -which carries, about 65 pounds against the Albion's 20, at once rushed to the fore, and was ten miles ahead at 5 o'clock next morning, when she entered Akaroa Heads, the Melbourne boat's lights having by that time disappeared altogether. Both steamers were to havfe left Lyttelton for Wellington at the same time on Monday, but at the last moment a quantity of cargo for Melbourne came down for shipment, and the Albion had to wait to take it on board. She, however, got away three-quarters of- an hour after the local boat, but was beaten by her by about thirty ,minute3. It is only fair to state that j the bottom of the Albion is in a very foul" condition, she not having been out of the water for niue months, while the Taranaki has not been long out of dock. Moreover, the Albion kept a greater distance off the land than the Taranaki.