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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 76, 30 March 1881, Page 2

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March 29, schooner Croydon Lass, 81, Currin, for Greynaoutb. — Pteamer Kennedy, 136, Conway, for Wellington. Paaaengers: Miss M'Dowell, Mr Croll. — cutter Maid, of Italyj IS, Clarke, for Riwaka. SO^Btcainer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Motueka, — steamer Murray, 78, Williams, for West Coast. Passengers: Mrs Katterns and child. — ;• ketch Prospect, 21, Westrupp, for Marahau; Captain Edwin reported afc 350 p.m.: — <c Indications that glass will -fall again within twelve heurfl, and strong winds between east and portb and north west "• Th ; e Murray sftiled for West Coast ports at 11 o'clock ibis morning. The Wallace is due at Westport from Gr"-;ymoutli this evening, and should leave bj -'*>r»ie Jule for Karsmea and Nelson. 'S).< ■ Kf. ue'iy sailed for Wellington at 9 ' '< .:•'-, "■••?£ i<iyht. In poinjj out of the harbor •'■'-. :.:>! To'- j»'-,];ovt. t : mt<. but, got off r :■.■■ ■' -.-.v.-i^k i.riC- ;.: <;'. i -':3eci :1- once on < 'J" ■' .- Th- C . .r.t.* X; .a,-.i whici* should have unived hers fiora Wolliiigton ibis morning, has btec !• tair-.ed by haavy R E weather, but may b,e looked "tor tiiis evening or earl y tomorrow roornii:|f. She proceeds to the West Ctast at 11 a.m. en Friday. TbeGroydon Lass sailed for Greyniouth yeeteid.ay afternoon. The Richard,, and Mary arrived from Tirtmvu this afternoon with a cargo of graia for Messrs Griffin nnd Sons. Tie signal fot "a sail in sight " has been flying all the afternoon. It will probably prove to be the barque Vindex from Newcastle. rt The"Pat ( ea will arrive here from Patea to-morrow 'morning, and^sail for Wellington and .Patea in the af tc moon. The Go-Ahead ai rived from Wellington this morning, aud leaves for Napier to-mor-row at 10 p m., with the remainder of the Electra's cargo for that place. The Penguin arrived ot Wellington at 11 p.m. yesterday, and ieftjtl^ere for Lyttelton at 1 p m. "*'"\ The Hawea crossed the Manukau bar at 10 a.m. today, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail at 10 a.m. for Pictou, Wellington, and Lyttelton. The Wanaka leaves Wellington at 1 p.m. o to-morrow, will ar.rive.here on Friday mornt ing, and sail by.<the same tide at i'o'3o a.m. . jfor Taranaki and Manukau. *» The next steamer for Melbourne will be Rotorua, which leaves Wellington on Monday. Passengers leave here by the Hawea to-morrow. As showing the Norfolk's steaming capabilities, the following may be of interest: — The average speed from Plymouth to St. Vincent was 11.7 knots, St. Vincent 'to Cape Town 10*75, Cape Town to Lyttelton 12 8, or 301 knots per day. The average for the passage was 11*7 knots, and the total distance steamed was 13,207 miles. If report speaks truly (says the N.Z. Times) we shall Boon see a fine fleet of steam colliers trading from Westport and Greymouth to various ports in the colony, rlfc.has been stated on what appears to be good authority that Captain Williams' object in going Home is to' Obtain three or four ■ steamers which are suitable for this traffic, and that Beyeral capitalists from other partß , of the colony have joined him in the under- ■ taking. It is further reported that a gentleman who at the present time occupies a high , position in. the service of the Union Steamship Company is about to resign his post and to proceed Home for the purpose of bringing out the first of these vessels. The successful floating.pf such a proposal would have the effect of blocking out the Newcastle trade, and a. large sum of money which is annually sent out of the colony would flow into the hands of local capitalists.