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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 173, 22 July 1881, Page 2

The Murray, weather permitting, leaves Warganni to-night for Wellington. The Kennedy arrived from West Coast ports last night, and sailed for Wellington direct at 4 o'clock tbu afternoon. The Wakatu was got off the bar 8t Patea this morning, and was found to have sustained but very little iDJury. The Grafton leaves Wellington to-cight, »ill arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail at toon for Westport and Greymouth. The Charles Edward is still detained at Wellington by the heavy qoatherly gale there. The Wallace arrived at Wanganui at 6 o clock this morring, and leaves on return as toon as the weather moderates. Messrs Sclaodera and Co. have received a telfgram slating that the steamer Patea, which left Patea for Wellington last Monday, hae not yet raachod her destination. The Taiaroa reached Picton at 10 o'clock last night, but is not yet reported as having arrived at Wellington. Sh* returns here on Tuesday morninp, sailing by the same tide at 9 30 am. for Picton, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Shipping basiness is at a standstill at Wellington, owing the S."E gale which has been i raging there during tbe whole of the week To-day there were do fewer than seven steam ere, icclnniog tbe Bowen, besides a Lost of sailing vessels, lying there wailing a chance to get out. The Hawea left Port Chalmers at 1 30 p.m. on Monday, and arrived at Ljttehon at 5 am. on Tuesday; sailed at 930 p.m. for Wellington, which was reached at 1210 p m, on Wednesday ; left at 1p m, jesterday, jmd arrived at Picton at. 7 30 p.m.; sailed at 8*45 p.m. and reached here at Sam to-day. Ex perieoced Btrong SE. winds with heavy sea while cr .siiog the Straits. She brings the Smznuil, which was trembippfd from tbe Rotor oft at the Bluff and forwarded bj express train to Lyttehon. While at Port Cbalmers the Hawea was placed in the graving dock, whire the undtrwent an overhaal, as well as being cleaned and paict6d all over. She sails for Taranaki and Mannkau at 5 p.m.