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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 249, 11 December 1880, Page 2

Captain Edwin reported at 334 p.m.: — « Same indications as wired yesterday. Glass will fall again, but rise after 12 hours." The Hawea sailed for Taranaki and Manukau yesterday afternoon. The signal for a topsail schooner was flying when we went to pres9. The Grafton is expected to arrive here from Wellington and South to-nlorrow. She is announced to sail for West Coast ports at 1 p.m. on Monday. The Wanaka arrived at Wellington tbis morning. She leaves there at noon on Monday, will arrive here on Tuesday morning, and sail for Picton, Wellington, and South at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Wallace leffc Greymouth yesterday afternoon, "and is expected to arrive here this evening. The Murray leffc for Wanganui last night, and is expected back here to-morrow. The Charles Edward arrived at Hokitika tbis morning, and leaves there for Greymouth this afternoon. The Australia, with the San Francisco mail, will be due at Auckland on Wednesday, but as she left the Golden Gate one day in advance of her contract, and moveover is a fast steamer, ifc is probable that she will reach New Zealand to-morrow. The Hawea will bring down the Southern portion of the mails. Steamers appear to have deteriorated in value of late* in New Zealand. The p.s. Samson was sold 1 by auction afc Wellington on Tuesday for the sum of -.300. The Kennedy arrivedin harbor this morning afc 11 o'clock from West Coast ports - She left Nelson oh Saturday last at 1-30 jp.ii. , arriving off the Buller Bar, at 7 a.m on Sunday, but in consequence.of thick heavy rain was unable to pick up the beacons, and •did not across the bar until 11-30; had strong N,W. winds on the passage down with thick weather; sailed afc midnight on Monday for Hokitika, crossing the bar there at 12-30 on Tuesday; discharged cargo, and lle t for Greymouth at 1-30 p.m. on Wednesday, . arriving there, afc. 4 p.m.; discharged and coaled, and-leffc on the return trip for Westport at 4 p.m. on Thursday, arriving there at 6 a.m. yesterday, having encountered strong northerly winds accompanied by heavy sea , and thick fain; left afc 430 p.m. for Nelson, arriving here as above. Fine weather was experienced during the passage up. She leaves for Wellington direct afc 12 o'clock to-night. . Tho following .regulations for preventing collisions at sea are gazetted :— '-" Article No. 10 is suspended until the Ist September, 1881. Article No. 9 of the old regulations (given '"below) will continue in force until tbat date ■ Lights for fishing vessels and boats (Article ,',_>) : Open fishing boats and other. open hoats shall not be required to carry the side-lights required for other vessels, but shall, if -they do not cany such lights, carry a lantern having a green slide ou the ono side and a red slide on ' the r other side ; and on the approach of or to other .vessels .such lantern ..shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green. light shall not he seen on the port side, nor tlie' red light on, the starboard side. Fishing vessels and open hoats when at anchor, or attached to their nets and stationary, shall exhibit a bright white light. Fishing vessels and open boats shall, however, not be prevented from using a flar .-up, in adition, if considered expedient."