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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 228, 26 September 1877, Page 2

ARRIVED.

Sept. 25, cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke, from Riwaka. — steamer Napier, G7, Fisk, from Blenheim. 26, steamer Murray, 77, Couway, from Wellington. Passengers: Mcsdames Bull and Shipp, Misses ilausmaun aud Shaw, Messrs Haybittle, Wilson, Mill, Giles, aud 3 Armed Constabulary. — schooner Australian Maid, 17, Gilbertson, from Awaroa. — ketch Standard, 10, Williams, from Moutere. — - cutter Three Brothers, 10, Westrupp, from Moutere. — cutter Dauntless, 12, Ricketts, from Marahau. SAILED. Sept. 25, steamer Wallace, 64, Dillon, for "Wanganui. Passengers: Mrs Green, Misses Godfrey and Cubin, Messrs Crool, Harley, Master Simmons. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Motueka and Golden Bay. — schooner May, 21, Brett, for Tata Islands. — cutter Dauntless, 12, Ricketts, for Marahau.

The Taranaki'a departure for the North is postponed until Friday morning. The Lady Barkly sailed for Mofcueka and Golden Bay last evening. The barque Melroae may now be looked for, being H days out from Newcastle. The cutter which came up the Bay yesterday was the Maid of Italy from Riwaka with a cargo of produce. The Kennedy will leave for Wellington to-morrow evening. The Australia arrived at Auckland this morning, and will sail to-day for San Francisco. The Charles Edward arrived at Westport this morning, and will sail for Hokitika tonight. The barque Sea Spray will leave Newcastle for Nelson on Saturday. She has 500 tons of coal for Messrs N. Edwards & Co. The Wallace arrived at Waugauui this morning, and will sail for Nelson to-morrow evening with a cargo of live stock for Mr Mabin. The Wanaka will arrive from the North to-night, and sail for Picton and South in the morning. The departure of the Murray for the West Coast is postponed until Friday on account of the Taranaki from the South being a little late. Captain Kennedy, so well and favorably known on the coast of New Zealand, is now in command of the Rotorua, Captaiu Macfarlane being absent on sick leave. The cutter Planet met with a slight mishap this afternoon. In going alongside the Commercial Wharf, through having too much way on, she raa into it, and carried away her topmast. The Australian Maid arrived from Awaroa this morning. Sha briugs a number of crooks for her owners, intended for the construction of a vessel about to be built by them. The Queen Bee's cutter, which landed the passengers safely at Ruoa harbor, was brought up by the Maoris from Durville's Island yesterday, and is now lying at Auckland Point. The smart little steamer Napier, Captain J?isk, came into harbor at a late hour last evening, and was berthed alongside the Commercial Wharf. She is from Blenheim, which port she left yesterday morning. The Napier will return to that place at 5 p.m. Mr T. R. H. Taylor having obtained the contract for repairing the schooner Zior, commenced operations this morning. The contract time for the completion of the work is eight days — not a very long period when the amount of work that has to be done is considered. The Zior was placed oa the gridiron this moraiag so as to enable the carpenters to get to work at her rudder. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood & Co. havo decided to despatch a steamer from Melbourne to the Bluff in future weekly, sailing every Wednesday, and one to Hokitika monthly as at present. The Tararua and Albion (after the present month) will perform the latter service alternately with that via Hobarton and the Blu9; and the Ringarooma and Arawata will carry on the Bluff service as usual, conveying the inward and outward Suez mails. The s.s. Munay arrived in harbor at eight o'clock this morning from Wellington. She left Nelson tor West Coast ports at 4 p.m. oa Monday, the 1 7 th inst. In consequence of a heavy S.W. gale and sea she was compelled to take shelter under the Spit until midnight on Tuesday, when she stood on her course, arriving at Westport on Wednesday, the 19th, at 5.30 p.m.; landed cargo and left the same tide at 9.30 for Greymouth, arriving there next morning at 8 o'clock; took in a cargo of coals and left with the outgoing Frisco mail at 9.30 a.m. on the 21st, arriving at Westport at 7.30 p.m.; left again on the eanie tide for Wellington direct, arriving there at 3 a.m. on Sunday; left Wellington for Nelson at 4 p.m. yesterday, arriving here ias above. Experienced fine weather throughout the upward passage.