HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIIL, Issue 212, 16 October 1878, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

ABEIVED. I'Oct. IG, schooner Sisters, 16, Charles, from Motupipi. — ketch Standard, 10, Williams, from Tata Islands. — cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke, from Biwaka. — steamer Pelorus, 18, Watts, from Havelock. — cotter Goldseeker, 12, Hobbs, from Torrent Bay. BAILED. Oct. 15, steamer Wallace, 64, Dillon, for Wanganui. — Passengers: Messrs Fox, Eden, Everett, Kirby, Wise, Hawkins, Lowrie. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Golden Bay. 16, cutter Dauntless, 12, Eicketts, for Adele Island. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Steamer Charles Edward, from Wellington, to-morrow Steamer Taiaroa, from Taraaaki and Manukau, to-morrow Steamer Arawata, from Melbourne and South. Oct. 18 Steamer Lidybird, from Wellington and South, Oct. 19 Schooner Awaroa, from Wanganui Schooner Mad Cap, from Mauritius Schooner Richard and Mary, from Oamaru Barque Edwin Fox, from London, sailed 31st July. IMPOETB. Sisters, from Motupipi— 14 yds limestone, Lukins; 3 tons potatoes, Order. Standard, from Tata Islands— U yards stone, Lukins. Prospect, from Marahau— 2l yards stone, O'Malley. Goldseeker, from Torrent Bay— 4oo hop poles, Order. EIPOBTS. Wallace, for Wanganui— 2 J-casks brandy, 64 pkgs, Sclanders & Co; 2 pkgs seed, W. Hale; 1 pel, Wymoud & Co; 1 pel, Hounsell; 10 bags rice, 4 cases whisky, 2 cases gin, 2 cases milk, 10 sacks malt, 18 pkgs ?0 boxes tea, 5 cases brandy, 31 pkgs, 10 sacks fiour, 30 bags sals, Edwards & Co; 1 case, Hill; 1 box, Barnes; 5 sack 3 lime, Lukins; 1 cask, 1 case, Smith. Lady Barkly, for Golden Bay— 3 pkgs, 3 gunnies sugar, 10 sacks flour, Buxton & Co; 9 pkgs, Patterson; 3 casks ale, Hooper and Dodson; 6 bags oats, Levien; 1 case, Fletcher. The Wallace left for Wanganui yesterday afternoon. The Murray arrived at Westport from Nelson yesterday afternoon. The Charles Edward leaves Wellington for Nelson this evening. The Kennedy arrived at Waitara this morning from New Plymouth and Greymouth, and will leave for Nelson to-morrow, weather permitting. The Pelorus returned from Havelock this afternoon. The Wellington arrived at Wellington at 5 a.m. to-day. The Arawata, with the Suez mail, will arrive here about coon on Friday. The Taiaroa leaves Onehunga to-day, and will arrive here to-morrow evening. The Lady Barkly sailed last evening for Golden Bay. The Ringarooma leaves Melbourne for New Zealand ports to-day. She will call at Nelson this trip. The Ladybird will make a trip North instead of the Taranaki, which is having an overhaul at Port Chalmers so as to be in good fettle for the summer seeson. TiiEship Edwin Fox left Plymouth for Nelson on the Bth August with 249 Government immigrants for the following ports : — ForNelson43, Westland 120, Marlborough 74, Auckland 7, Taranaki, 5. Among those for Nelson are 26 single women. The first of Captain Howard Smith's new steamers, intended for the trade between Melbourne and Sydney, has arrived at the former port, after a splendid passage of 48 days from Liverpool. This gives the average running at slightly over 11 knots per hour, and to do this -about 900 tons of coal was consumed. She is named the Leura, and •was built by Messrs Potter & Co., of Liverpool. The engines, by Messrs Jack & Co., are 250 h.p. nominal, and during the whole of the passage out were only stopped for four hours.

October Mom. After. Wednesday 16 ... 12.0 126 Thursday 17 ... 12.25 12.45 Friday J8 ... 16 1.31 Saturday 13 ... 1*55 2-23 Sunday 20 ... 253 329 ' Nfonday 21 ... 47 447 ETuesday 22 ... 5.27 6.6