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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 77, 31 March 1880, Page 2

The Lyttelton sailed for Blenheim this afternoon. The Kennedy leaves Westport for Hokitika to-night. The Charles Edward leaves for Wellington direct at 7 o'clock this-evening. The Murray leaves Wangauui for Nelson " to-night. The Lady Barkly sails on her usual weekly trip to Golden Bay tonight at 10 o'clock, instead ol eight as previously advertised. The Arawata was to leave Melbourne for New Zealand porta yesterday. The Taiaroa arrived at Wellington at 5 am. to-day. She leaves there for Lyttelton in the afternoon. The Waitaki left Onehunga at noon to- - day,- will arrive here to morrow night, and sail for Picton and Wellington at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Wakatipu will be the next steamer for Sydney, leaving Wellington on Saturday. Passengers will be forwarded to her by the Waitaki on Friday. The Wanaka leaves Wellington at midday to-morrow, will arrive here on Friday morning, and sail for Taranaki and Manukau . by the same tide at 1 p.m. The Hinemoa left Lyttelton at 6 p.m. yesterday, and arrived at Wellington this morniDg. She left there again for Nelson at noon, and should reach here by ten o'clock to-night. She will probably return to Wellington by the same tide. The Napier Telegraph of a late date has the following regarding that port: —The entrance to this port iB now in a worse state : than has evfer been -known before. The shingle bank which has been forming within the last few months inside of the eastern pier head, haß within the last three or four days, extended completely across tbe j entrance, leaving but a very narrow channel . close by the western pier head, some four or five feet deep, the rest of tbe bank being some feet out of the water at low tide. The Bay of Plenty Times is informed that the attempt to raise the Taupo will be made -within the next few days. Ifc seems that whilst the diver was at work he discovered that one of the rudder chains was firmly fixed between the rocks. As these chains are of considerable strength thi3 would effectually anchor the vessel in her present position, and possibly this may account for the failure of the previous attempts.