ARRIVED.
Sept. 25, steamer Wallace, 64, Dillon, from West Coast. Passengers: xMiss Nayior, Miss Linfcard, Messrs Bishop, M'Callum, O'Brien, Boddmgtou, Beatty, Homer, and*s others. — cutter Planet, 15, Westrupp, from Motueka. SAILED. Sept. 25, steamer Waipara, 70, Bignell, for Sandspit. ~ schooner Sisters, 16, Charles, for Motupipi. — steamer Charles Edward, 126, Whitwell for West Coast. Passengers : Mrs Adams, Messrs Marks, Smith, Forster, Williamson, Haughton. _ The schooner Richard aud Mary left Wellington for Nelson yesterday. The schooner Sisters sailed for Motupipi late last evening. The Lady Barkly will sail on her usual trip to Golden Bay this evening at 6.30. The Tararua leaves Melbourne for JS T ew Zealand via Hobarton to-morrow. The Arawata leaves the Bluif for Melbourne to-morrow. The Hero arrived at Auckland from Sydney this morning. The Charles Edward sailed for West Coast ports this afternoon. The Taranaki leaves Wellington for Pieton and Nelson to-night. The Murray leaves Wellington to-day, will arrive to-morrow, and sail for the Coast on Thursday. The Wanaka left Onehunga this morning She will arrive to-morrow night, and sail for Pieton and South on Thursday morning /The Kennedy left Greymouth for Nelson via Westport this morning, will arrive ou Thursday, and sail for Wellington the same day. A cutter was coming up the Bay this afternoon. Ifc is supposed to be either the Midge from Waitapu, or the Maid of Italy from Riwaka. The Napier left Blenheim for Nelson at 6 o clock this morning. She will arrive early to-morrow morning, and leave on the return trip at 5 p.m. The Waipara sailed for the Sandspit late last evening. In the event of the weather keeping five she will remain there until she is a full ship. On this trip oue or two of those engaged on board will go below in the dmng dress just for the novelty of the thing. The Anchor Liner Wallace, Captain Dillon, arrived in harbor at 10 o'clock this morning, and was berthed alongside the Albion Wharf. She left Nelson for West Coast ports afc 2 p.m. on the 13th instant. A light N.E. wind was experienced up to 8 p.m., when it veered round to the N.W , blowing hard. The little steamer was kept hammering afc ifc until 2 o'clock next morning, but at that hour she was compelled to succumb to overwhelming odds and forced to run back for shelter. Afc 9 a.m. the anchor was dropped in Tonga Bay, where she remaiued until 8 am. on he 15th, when she took her departure, steamed round the Spit against a strong S.W. wind, and arrived at Westport at 10 a.m. on the 16th, In consequence of the bad state of the weather she was detained theie until the 19th, when she left at 9 p.m., arriving off Hokitika at 7.30 a.m. next day, aud crossing the bar at 9 a.m. When in the channel the Wallace was signalled from the shore to keep to the northward, bufc immediately after she took ground on the North Spit, where she remained till next tide, when she got off without sustaining the least damage. Left Hokitika at 9 a.m. on the 22nd, and reached Greymouth at 1 1 a.m. the same day; sailed for Westport at 10.30 a.m. on the 23rd, arriving there afc 9 p.m.; left for Nelson yesterday afc 10.30 a.m., arriviug here as above. Fine weather was experienced on the upward passage. The Wallace sails for Wanganui this evening at 6 p .m.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 225, 25 September 1877, Page 2
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