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Oct. 15, steamer Wanaka, 276, M'Gillvray, from Picton, Wellington, and South. Passengers : Misses Reeves, Nation, Mesdames Manders, Barry, Vause and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Cresswell, Messrs Alexander, Hart, Brandon, Money, Mackay, Hursthouse, Young, Cooke, Lush (2), and Flood. 16, steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Waiker, from Golden Bay. SAILED. Oct. 15, steamer Wanakn, 276, M'Gillivray, for Taranaki and Manukau. Pnssenpera : Mrs Baker, Mr and Mrs Clements and child, Messrs M'F-arlane, Hollister, Colbeck (3), Baker, Oxenbam, and Alexander. . The Ws>.Ylnce leavrs at. 4 o'clock to-morrow roorrjipg for Gkevmouth direct, proceeding thence to Hokitika and the Sounds. The Charles Edwnrd Ipaves at nine o'clock to-morrow morning for Westport, Hokitika, and Grpymouth. The Murray leaves Greyrnonth to-morrow morninp, Westport on Monday morning, arriving here on Tuesday, and leaving again the same day for Wanganui. The Lady" Bnrkly relumed from Golden Bay this morning;. Captain Walker reports the schooner Spray, bound for Hokitika, lying at Astrolabe, windbouud. The Waunka sailed for Tarannki and Manuknu at 7 o'clock last night. The Taiaroa leaves Wellington at noon on Monday, will arrive here on Tuesday morning, and sail for Picton, Wellington, and South by the same tido at 9-30 a.m., taking Sy'ney passengers and cargo to the Waka* tipu. The Rotomahana will be due at the Bluff from Melbourne to morrow. She will reach Wellington on Friday, and return to Melbourne via Southern ports ou Sunday, conveying excursionists for the Melbourne races. It is expected that this splendid steamer will be crowded with passengers. The Tararua, which will reach Wellington on Saturday, will bring down the Auckland passengers, while the Nelson portion will be forwarded by the Wanaka on Thursday. The purchasers of the cargo of the brigantine Hannah Broomfield (says the N. Z. Times) appear to be making a very fair thing out of her, notwithstanding the fact that she broke up before the bulk of even the palings had been taken out. Large quantities of these have been gathered up on the beach between the scene of the wreck aud Petone, and in some instances piles of considerable dimensions were found neatly stacked in the yards of settlers. They were, however, readily given up. There aeems now to be no prospect of recovering the hardwood. The New York Herald says: — "A sea captain is to he placed on trial in New Brunswick for losing his vessel without any assistance from storms, rocks, or other legitimate causes of marine disaster. It is even alleged that the captain, by the aid of a chart, showed the boatswain the locations of rocks that would attend strictly to business if any ship attempted to be familiar with them. The reefs were missed, however, and the boatswain tells of a large auger being procured, and how, by the captain's order, he bored numerous holes in the vessel's bottom. Then the crew were ordered to the pumps ; they pumped until they said they could ■work no longer, so the boats were lowered in water which was perfectly smooth, as it naturally would be under the circumstances reported, but as the barque did not sink promptly, men went back to bore a few more holes, pour kerosene freely about, and light it. This simjile story has prejudiced several insurance companies against paying the risks they had taken on the ship, and it also explains how easily a shipowner can turn a poor craft into cash if insurance offices happened to be at all careless."