HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 47, 24 February 1880, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Captain Edwin reports:— ' There are indications of strong winds between north-west »nd south-west. Glass will show further fall, and it is likely to rain." ■ The signal for a topsail schooner has been flying all the afternoon. The Maori arrived at Westport at 9 30 a.m. to day. The Murray sailed for West Coast ports at 10 30 this morning. The Lyttelton leaves Wellington for Kekerangu to-night. The Kennedy left Greyniouth for Westport, Karamea, and Nelson this morning. The Tararua arrived at Port Chalmers this morning. She brings a supplementary Suez mail brought to Melbourne by the P. and O. steamer Deccan. The Wakatu returned from Wanganui at 10 a.m. to-day, having left there last night. She sails for the same port at six o'clock to-night. The Waitaki arrived in harbor at seven a.m. to-day, having left Wellington yesterday afternoon, and Picton last night. She sails for Picton, Wellington, and South at five p.m. -The Grafton arrived here at 3.30 a.m. today. She left Lyttelton on Saturday afternoon, and arrived at Wellington at noon on Sunday ; sailed at 4 15 p.m. yesterday, came through the French Pass at midnight, and arrived here as above. The Graf ton sails for West Coast ports at 4 p.m. The Patea, the movements of which are generally enshrouded in mystery, sailed for Wellington on Saturday morning, although advertised to sail on Sunday morning. By allowing her to sail before the advertised time the agents of the steamer render themselves liable to an action for damages, should any individual who contemplated taking a passage in her have the misfortune to be left behind. It is reported in Wellington that the Union Company intend shortly to take the Waitaki off the trade in which she is now engaged, and place her on a special trade between Auckland, Wangarei, and the Bay of Islands. Captain M'Gillivray of the Wanaka will probably take charge of the Waitaki, as from his long experience in the Northern trade he ia well acquainted with the abovementioned ports. An Auckland telegram says: — The steamer Botomahana brought over 632 bales of wool and 52 tons of zinc. These are for transshipmeut to New York by the barque Elmiranda, which is daily expected here. At present there is no vessel loading in Sydney for New York, and rates of freight are considerably higher in that port than here, so that in the present instance it will pay shippers to transship on to Auckland, as the Elmiranda is reported to have been chartered on very favorable terms.

February. Morn. After. Tuesday 24 ... 90 9 g 20 Wednesday 25 „. 938 958 Thursday 26 ... 10 16 lO'3G