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Dec 21, steamer W an , ka> 276) AndetsoD) from Tararaki ar a M * P ukau. Passengers : Misa Boor, Mr- d D ecb) Messrs Deck, Eogel, Goßsctt,M' J | paß> Mcore, Richardson, and 13 for 1w M iL\i\.

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Dec 21, steamer Wallace, S6. ScoSt, for Wangar.ui, Passengers : Miss Sewfrs, Mesdames Classen and 2 children, O'Connor, Messrs Goodman, Honey will, and 0 BrieD. 22, steam.'r Wanaka, 270, Anderson, for Picton and Wellington. Passengers : Misses Bcoche. Ching, Cottier, Hill. Hounseli, Jellyman, Mitchell, Picketing, Ycung, Mesdames Hanson, Hunter Brown, Parsons and child, Masters Black and Pickering, Key J. Andrew, Messrs Andrew, Chapman, Dobson, FilzGerald Gillies, Grove, "Jones, Lucas, Manscn (2) Richardson, and Sheen. — steamer Pa'ta, 50, Gibbons, for Wellington and Patea.

The "Wallace loft for Wanganui and Wellington ?nst evening. The Kennedy at Hnkiiika reports flood subsiding:, hut heavy westerly gale, which prevents hc-r leaving to-day. _ The Murray is still ashore at llokitika, hut it is nopal that when the flood subsides and tiio sea goes down the may come off. Tiio Iliehard and Mary is loading at Lyttelton for Greymoutli. The Reward is due at- Westport from Waitara,. The Graf ton is expected to arrive here from West Coast ports to-morrow, aud sail for Wellington shortly after arrival. The Penguin having Leon docked at Port Chalmers, the Waii aid takes her place this trip. She comes a? far as Wellington, where she connects with the Wauaka. The Pdtea sailed for Wellington and Patea this o:ociDg. She is expected to return heie en Sun Jay. The Wanaka arrived here at 8 o'clock last night, having ra^ej by Taracaki witbeut communicating with she shore, the surf boat being unbbla to put, off in consequence of the heavy sea running. Sbe sailfd at 940 tbis morniDg for Picton and Wellington, and leaves the latter port at 5 p.m. to-morrow, arriving here oa Saturday morning, and sailing by tbe same file at 11 a.m. for Taracaki and Manukai?, There eppears to be no dearth of excursion trips oa Boxing Day. Is will be seen on reference to our advertising columns that the Wallace leaves for Waitapu at 8 arc., the Lady Barkly for Motuc-ka at 830 a.m., aud the Graf ton for Croixsrlie3 at 9 am. Tbe return fare in each case is 59. Should the weather prove Sue uo doubt Btcamcr will be largtly patronised, as it is very seldom that such inducements are offered to visit these parts cf Blind aud Gol clen Baj3. The steamer Grafton has been laid on to make an excursion trip to Nelson during the Christmas holidays. She leaves Wellington on Saturday, and starts on the return trip on Tuesday, thus giving visitors three days in the Brighton of Xew Zealand.— N.Z. '1 \mes