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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 72, 25 March 1878, Page 2

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March 24, steamer Alhambra, 497, Muir, from Wellington, South, and Melbourne.— Passengers: Mrs Harper and family, Miss Power, Mr Beauchamp, Mr Suisted. 25, ketch Standard, 10, Williams, from Moutere. — cutter Planet. 15, Thorne, from Motueka. — steamer Murray, 78, Conway, from West Coast.—Passengers: Mesdames Drynetyke and 2 children, Kolanske, Misses Fell and Smith, Messrs Drynetzke, Kolanske, Stobo, Allen, Christian, Sutherland, Graves, Hamilton, King, Max, M'Donald, Denniston, Rae. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from Motueka. SAILED. March 24, steamer Kenredy, 137, Palmer for West Coast. 25. steamer Alhambra, 497, Muir, for Melbourne, via West Consf - steamer Wallai 6j Si, Dillon, I>r Wellington.—Passengers: xuts . luuun-oe, Miss Pell, Miss Smith, Messrs Stobo, Graves, Cock, Hamilton, Shore. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30. Walker, for Motueka. — cutter Planet, 15, Thorne, for Motueka. EXPECTED AHRTTALS. .Steamer Albion, from Melbourne via West Coast, to-morrow Steamer Wellington, from Picton and Wellington, to-morrow Steamer Wallace, from Wellington, March 27 Steamer Taranaki, from Taranakiand Manukau, March 28 Steamer Charles Edward, from West Coast, March 28 Steamer Taiaroa, from Welliugton and South March 30 Steamer Kennedy, from West Coast ports, March 30 Steamer Tararua, from Melbourne via South, March 31st Schooner Awaroa, from Wanganui Schooner Richard and Mary, from Oamaru Barque Chaudiere, from London, sailed December 30 IMPORTS. Alhambra, from South and Melbourne— 2 pkgs, Wilkins; 12 pkgs, Edwards & Co; 7 cases, Hodder & Co; 1 case, Hounsell. Murray, from West Coast —15 tea, 1 keg wine, 13 pkgs, Order; 2 retorts, City Council; 54 tons coals, Edwards & Co; 2 horses, Stevenson; 1 washing machine, Max, 2 boxes, Hill, Taranaki, from Sonth-3 pkgs, Gorrieand Sons; 4 trusses, Jones; I cask ale, Nelson Club; 200 ffelloes, 500 spokes, Buxton & Co; 1 case books, Jackson; 1 iase, 4 boxes tin, Graham; 10 pkgs, Sigley & Henry; 1 case, 12 sacks, Sclanders & Co; 20 sacks wheat, 30 sacks oats, Neale & Haddow; 1 case, Nuttman; 6 pkgs, Wymond & Co; 1 case, Black & Son; Patterson,- 1 cask, Akersten; 1 pel, Bond; 1 case, Franzen; 1 pel, Black and Son; 7 pkgs, Buxton & Co; 40 sacks, 1 pkg, Edwards & Co. EXPOHTS. Wellington, for Picton and Wellington— 60 pockets sugar, Sclanders & Co; 1 parcel, Wymond & Co; 1 pkg, Fleming; 12 "cases, Jay; 1 bag, Adam; 10 sacks lime, Lukins; 17 cases fruit, Patterson; 1 horse, Protheroe, 18 cases fruit, G kegs butter, Hodder & Co--3 cases knitting machines. Webster. Taranaki, for North—s cases brandy, 6 boxes candles, 1 case vestas, 20 cases drapery, 1 cask ale, 1 hhd china, 1 7}-eask brandy, 10 cases geneva, 10 cases stout, I rum, 3 cases sarsaparilla, 20 bags rice, 96 packages, 3'dwards & Co; 1 pel, Stauton, 7 cases fruit, Cooksey; 15 sacks lime, Lukins; 25 cases' fruit, Burrell; 16 cases fruit, Moller; 30 cases fruit, Alexander; 1 truss drapery, 20 boxes tea, 30 gunnies sugar, Sclauders and Co; 1 case, Light band & Co; 30 cases fruit, Atmore; 1 pkg in canvas, Saxton; 12 pkgs^ Fox; 5 pkgs, Clayden; 12 bales hops, Burford; 5 bales hops, Mabin. 1 ■.

The Tararua will be due at the Bluff from Melbourne and Hobarton to-morrow. The Wallace left for Wellington viaNydia Bay in the Pelorus Sound at uoon to-day. The Charles Edward left Hokitika for Nelson via intermediate ports thi3 morning. The Lyttelton leaves Wellington for Nelson via hlenheim (his evening. The Lady Barkly leaves ou her usual weekly trip this evening at 10 o'clock. The Taranaki arrived at Onehunga this morning The Albion arrived at Hokitika yesterday. She will probably reach here to morrow morning, although no notice of her sailing from Westport had been posted up on the Telegraph board when we went to press. The Celestial Queen hauled alongside the Albiou Wharf this morning, and commenced ballasting. The Kennedy sailed for the Coast yesterday afternoon, arrived at Westport today, and will sail for Hokitika iu the evening. The Wellington left Wellington this afternoon, will arrive here to morrow morning, and sail for Picton and Wellington by the same tide at noon. The ketch Ocean Bird was to leave Lyttelton for Wanganui on Saturday evening. She was detained at the former Port in consequence of having to be supplied with some fresh sails, the old ones having been blown nway in a squall which was experienced on the passage down. The winter service of the Suez mail commencing this month, on which occasion the P. and O. steamer leave Melbourne with the outward mail on Tuesday, the Arawata will leave Melbourne for New Zealand ports today, and will therefore arrive here two days earlier than she has done during the summer months. The Arawata will probably bring down the Suez mail. Mersrs M'Meckan, Blackwood & Co.'s s.s. Alhambra, Captain Muir, arrived in harbor yesterday at 11 a.m. She left Sandridge Railway Pier on March 13th at 5 p.m., cleared lort Phillip Heads the same night, and passed Swan Island on the following day; sighted the Solander on the 18th, and arrived at the Bluff on the 19th at 6 a.m • left same day at 5.15 pm., and arrived at'Port Chalmers at 6.30 a.m. on the 20th; sailed at 1.30 p.m. on the 21st, and reached Lytlelton at 8.30 a.m. on the 22nd; left at 5.30 p m same day, and arrived at Wellington at 10 a.m. on the 23rd; sailed at 11.15 p,m., came through the French Pass, and arrived here as above. Experienced strong variable winds ■with very heavy sea from Melbourne to the Bluff, thence light variable winds with fine weather up the New Zealand coast. The Alhambra sailed for Melbourne via West Coast ports at 11.30 a.m. to-day. The s.s. Murray, Captain Conway, arrived in harbor this morning at 8 o'clock, from West Coast port3. She left Nelson at 6.30 a.m. on the 15th inst., carrying the West Coast portion of the San Francisco mail, and arrived off Westport at 2.30 a.m. on the 16th and crossed the bar at 7.30 a.m.; left by the same tide at 9.30 for Greymouth, arriving off the bar there at 4 p.m., and crossed. at 5.30 p.m.; was detained there until Wednesday, the 20th, at 10 a.m.,in consequences of heavy gale and freshet in the river, when she left for Hokifcika, arriving there at 1 p.m. same 'day; Bailed for Greymouth at l© a.m. on.

Thursday, the 2Ub, arriving there at 2 p.m. same day; tooK in a cargo of coal, but was again detained An account of a heavy southwest gale until > p.m. on the 23rd when she s ailed for Westport, arriving there at 10.30 a.m.; left for Nelson at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, experienced fresh S.W. winds to Sandspit, thence light southerly winds, arriving he-e as above. The Murray brings the race horses brrey Momus and Morning Star f;.om Greyruouth, also two large retorts from Hokitika to the Gasworks here. She returns to the West Coast at 4 p.m. on Thursday.