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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 97, 26 April 1877, Page 2

The Lytteifcon arrived from Blenheim this morning, and will be placed on the cradle to be cleaned. She will sail for Blenheim ou Monday. The Kennedy sailed for Wellington via Titerangu thia afternoon. The Lady Barkly returned from her weekly trip to Golden Bay Urn afternoon. The p.s, Result, which left Westport on Tuesday morning, had not been signalled up to tre time of our going to press. The Charles Edward, which wa3 reported ashore at Hokitika yesterday, has been got off, and is now alongside the wharf. She will saiLto-morrow for Nelson via intermediate porta. The Murray will sail for West Coast ports at 6 o'clock this evening. The'cutter Midge arrived from Waitapu this morning. The schooner Sisters arrived thi3 morning f com Motupipl with a general cargo. The cutter Maid of Italy sailed last evening for Riwaka. The Prospect arrived last evening from Fern Town with a cargo of coal. The inclemency of the weather has prevented the departure of one or two of the small coasting vessels, which otherwise would have sailed. The steamer Maori is now at Greymouth. She leaves there to-morrow, will arrive here on Sunday, and is advertised to sail for Lyfctelton direct on Monday morning. The Wellington arrived at New Plymouth from Nelson this morning at nine o'clock. She will arrive at O aehnnga to-morrow, and leaves on the return trip on Saturday morning, arriving here on Sunday evening. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s s.a. Tararua, Captain Sinclair, came into harbor this morning at 6 o'clock. She left Hobson's Bay at 3 p.m. on the llth instant, and had a fine weather passage to the Derwent, arriving there at 2 p.m. on tbe 13th; shipped passengers, mails, and a quantity of cargo, and left at 3 p.m. next dav; experienced strong southerly winds with heavy beam sea across the Middle Ground, and arrived at the Bluff at 1 p.m. on the 18th; discharged 100 tons of cargo, and left again at 3-30 p.m. on the 19fch, arriving at Port Chalmers at 6 a.m. on the 20th; landed 150 tons of cargo, and left for Lyttelton at 4 p.m. on the 2 1st, arriving there at 12 # 30 on the 22nd; sailed at 7*30 p.m. on the 23rd, arriving at Wellington at 2 p.m. on the 24th; left yesterday at 2 p.m., and arrived here as rbove. Experienced fine weather up the New Zealand coast. The Tararua sailed for Melbourne via West Coast shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. The alterations in the p.s. Luna to fit her for her new duties as a steam collier are making rapid progress, and the steamer is expected to be ready for sea about the 10th May. The forward boiler and funnel are being removed altogether, as it is estimated that with the after boiler alone the Luna will be able to steam nine knots, which is quite as fast as will be required for a collier to travel. The change will give fully 100 tons more spare room in her carrying capacity which will be still further augmented by a reduction in her present large saloon and sleeping accommodation, that being far- beyond her probable requirements. — Poet.