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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 40, 15 February 1878, Page 2

The Lady Barkly arrived from Golden Bay this afternoon. The ketch Pearl is on the gridiron having an overhaul. The Wellington leaves for Picton and Wellington at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow. The Charles Edward sailed for the Coast this morning. The Kingarooma will arrive from Wellington to-morrow morning, and sail for Wellington, South, and Melbourne in the evening. The Taiaroa will arrive from Wellington to-morrow morning, and sail for Taranaki and Manukau in the evening. The Murray left Wes'port for Nelson this morning. She will be put on the cradle on Monday for painting and cleaning. The Graf ton is expected from Wellington to-morrow morning, and will sail for Wesfc- *- -,portjyuM3-r<>ymniith at six p.m. .* The masts of the Ocean Bird have beeu stepped, and every preparation is being made for getting her ready for sea as quickly as possible. The Union Company's s.s. Taranaki, Captain Malcolm, came up the bay this morning too late to catch the tide. She left Onehunga on Wednesday afternoon, and arrived off New Plymouth yesterday morning; was busily engaged there all day landing and shipping cargo, and did not get away until 6 p.m., arriving here as above. The Taranaki came into harbor this afternoon, and sailed for Wellington and South shortly afterWards. The s.s. Kennedy, Captain Palmer, returned to port this morning at 3 o'clock. She reports leaving Nelson on Thursday, the 7th, at 3.30 p.m, and arrived at Westport on Friday at 10 am.; was detained there until Monday, the 1 !th, on account of a S.W. gale, when she sailed for Hokitika, arriving there the same afternoon; sailed for Greymouth next morning, the lath, at daylight, arriving there by the same tide; left for Westport at £.30 p.m. same day, crossing the bar at 3 a.m. on the 13th; was again detained there in consequence of a northerly gale blowing until the 14th, when the steamer left at 7.30 p.m. for Nelson, arriving here as above. Experienced a strong S.E. wind on the passage home. The Kennedy sailed for Wellington this afternoon. The Anchor Liner Wallace returned from Wanganui at 11.30 last evening, after a rough trip across the Straits. She left Nelson at 9 p.m. on Sunday, and experienced a strong N.W. wind with nasty beam sea in the Straits, arriving alongside the Wanganui Wharf at 2 p.m. on Monday; left there yesterday morning at 7 o'clock in company with the Manawatu bound for Wellington. Immediately after cossing the bar a strong south-east wind with a heavy beam sea was experienced. The Wallace was put under reefed jtb and foresail, and made good progress across the Straits, getting under the lee of the Island about 5 p m., when the water got smoother, aud the steamer arrived here as above. The Wallace sails for Wanganui and Wellington to-morrow at 4 p.m.