HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 137, 9 June 1880, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

aruivkd. June 8, cutter Midge, 16, Eure, from Waitapn. 9, cutter Wave, 10, llicketts, from Sandy Bay. . SAILED. June 8, steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Golden Bay. 9, steamer Albion, 591, Garrard, for Melbourne via West Coast. Passengers: Mr and Mra^'Eangman, Me and Mrs Wells and family, and Mr Croll.

Capt. R. A. Edwin reports at 12-17 p.m.: — "Bad weather approaching, any direction between east and north and north west. Further fall of glass. "Expect rain." The Wakatu sails for Wacgauui and "Wellington to-night. . . The Lady Barkly Bailed for Golden Bay last nightr* The Lytfelton arrived at "Blenheim from Nelson at 8 o'clock last- evening. . The Murray is still detained at Grey mouth, the bar b'eir.g unworkable. The Kennedy left WesCport last night, ' and williarrive this evening. She returns to the West Coast'ports on Friday at 2 p.m. The £atea Act t Patea for Nelson at 10 a.m. today, and should arrive here early tomoirow morning. ...-•. - The Graf ton arrived "outside Greymouth from Westporttfiis morning, but was unable to enter; P* y ; - The Charles Edward leaves for Wellington direct: at 6 o'clock this evening, and may be expected back on Friday morning, leaving again the same .day for Wellington. : The Wellington made a good passage across the Straits, having arrived at Wellington at 11 o'clock last night. She leivo3 there for Lyttelton this afternoon. The Wanaka left. New Plymouth at 10 o'clock this morning, will arrive !:ere tonight, and sail for Pic' on, Wellirgton, and Sonth at 10 a.m. tc-morrow. The Taiaroa leaves. Wellington at noon tomorrow, will arrive tiere on Friday morning, and sail for Taranaki and Manukau by the same tide at 1 1 am. - The Anne. Melhuish hauled alonguJe the Albion Wharf this morning, and will discharge the remainder of her cargo there. The -Tararua will bo next steamer for Melbourne, leaving Wellington on Monday. Passeugers .wili be convoyed to her by the "Wanaka; to-morrow.. The Albion sailed for Melbourne via West ■Coast^ports and Newcastle at 10 o'clock ihis morning. While on the hard she was cleaned and painted externally, the weather being-favorable. to carry out these operations, afyaqugb^theHides "were not all that could be , dejsiredj ttie_southerly weather having taken them qff considerably. So long as the Albfon.Tieerjs J iii' : the, trade in which she is at iwesent engaged," we understand that she will W cleaned and painted here instead of being placed, ip; -tire dock in Melbourne. Nelson harbor;' Ho the great rise and fall of the_ tides,., and. .the everlasting immunity wbicbJ 'it envoys from bad weather, is well adaptecf-for -the purposes mentioned above, ariflj [the'only wonder is that a dry dock or patent Blip has not been constructed iv our port long ago. ' " (:

June' Morn. After. Wednesday 9 ... 10 7 10 27 Thursday 10 ... 10 43 11-3