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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 69, 21 March 1878, Page 2

The Wallace arrived from Wanganui thi« morning. The Charles Edward sailed for West Coast via Motueka this morning. The Atbion left Melbourne for New Zealand on Tuesday. The Kennedy arrived at Wellington this morning, and will sail for Nelson this evening. The schooner Waiotahi sailed for Havelock last evening. The Goldseeker arrived from that port this morning. The schooner Awaroa sailed for Wanganui last evening with a full cargo and one passenger. _ The Wellington left Picton for Nelson at 7j30 a.m. to-day. She will arrive here this evening, and return to Pi ton and Wellington at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday. The Taiaroa left New Plymouth for Nelson at noon to-day. She will arrive to-morrow morning, and sail for Wellington and South by the same tide at 10 a.m. The Tasso was towed into harbor by the Wallace this morning, and moored alongsi !e the Commercial Wharf. She left Newcastle on the 12th instant, and experienced N.E. winds for the first three days, thence fresh southerly winds, which lasted until sighting Cape Farewell on the 18th, when light variable winds were met with for the remainder of the passage. In addition to the coals the Tasso brings 13,00 J feet of timber intended to be used in the construction of the Motueka bridge. Only one vessel, a schooner, supposed to be the Mary Webster, was passed on the passage down. The Tasso commenced discharging cargo this morning. The Celestial Queen has discharged all her cargo with the exception of a few stray packages, which will be put on shore to-mor-row. The time occupied in discharging was about a fortnight, which, considering that the vessel had a mixed cargo, may he reckoned as very fast; indeed, we do not remember of any other English ship which has landed her cargo in so short a time and in such good condition. The work has been greatly facilitated by the officers having a plan of the hold, thereby knowing exactly where to place their hands upon the cargo. The work of restowing the Napier cargo has commenced and the vessel will commence ba' lasting at the latter end of this or the beginning of next week. Por this purpose she will be removed to the Albion Wharf.