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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 97, 24 April 1879, Page 2

The Kennedy arrived from West Coast ports this morning, and leaves for Wellington to-night at six o'clock.

The Murray arrived from Wanganui early this morning, and sails for West Coast ports at 1 1 a.m. to-morrow.

, The Oleander tabes a quantity of potatoes to Newcastle, for which port she will sail tomorrow morning.

The Taiaroa left New Plymouth this morning, will arrive here late to-night, and sail for Picton and Wellington at io am. tomorrow.

The Claud Hamilton did not leave Melbourne until Saturday last, two days behind time. She will be doe on the West Coast to-night.

The Wellington leaves Wellington at 4 p.m. to-morrow, will arrive here on Saturday morning, aud sail for Taranaki and Manukau by the same tide with the outward San Francisco mail. She calls at Wellington to pick •up the Southern portion of the mails. The S'tad Haarlem left Wellington for Lyttelton yesterday afternoon. She loads at the latter port, and is advertised to 'sail for London via Magellan Straita on May 3. The Wallace returned to port this morning at 8-30. She left here on Monday afternoon, and got within three hours steam of Wellington when a S.E. gale was met with, which compelled the steamer to seek refuge in a bay near Terawiti. She remained there until 3 a.m. yesterday, when she got under •weigh for Wellington, arriving there four honrs later; shipped a quantity of cargo, and sailed on the return trip at 630 p.m., arriving here as above. The Wallace Bails for Wanganui at 6 p.m. to-morrow. . The three-masted schooner Edith May from Port Louis arrived at the outer anchorage this morning, and. was towed into harbor by the Wallace shortly afterwards, and berthed alongside the Goverment Wharf. She left Port Louis on February 19, and had fine steady S E. ,w jnds fror the first nine days, after which a heavy gale of wind, varying from south to east, was met with. The sea was too heavy to allow the vessel to proceed on her course, and she was hove to for three days. This was in fat. 34-41 South, long. 67 40 East. Unsteady winds afterwards prevailed and lasted until the Australian coast was made. As the provisions were then getting short the schooner put into Hobson's Bay on April 7 for a fresh supply, sailing on the following day. Unsteady winds principally from the south were experienced until the 13th, when a heavy gale from the SW. was encountered. This lasted for 24 hours, after which variable winds were met with, Eocks' Point being sighted at 6 a.m. on Tuesday and Cape Farewell rounded yesterday, the vessel arriving here as above. She brings a cargo of sugar consigned to Messrs Sclanders and Co.