PORT OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 18, 8 February 1845, Page 2

PORT OF WELLINGTON.

An account of the number of vessels that have entered this Port from the 26th August, 1841, to the sth January, 1845, distinguishing each quarter (from beyond seas) :—: —

An account of the number of vessels that have cleared outwards at this Port from the 25th August, 1841, to the sth January, 1845, distinguishing each quarter (to beyond seas) :—: —

J. Macarthy. Wellington, Feb. 3, 1845.

Ik the Auckland Chronicle \a a paragraph stating that thirteen families consisting of sixty persons were taken to Taranaki in the Governmen brig Victoria. This eclipses all the former proceedings of the Local Government in the crimping line. We know nothing more disgraceful than that. Emigrants whose passage was defrayed out of the price paid to the New Zealand Company for our land, should be taken from the Company's settlements to bol-

ster up Auckland!, in the Government brig, the yearly expense of which is defrayed by the settlers. And as; if to crown the injustice, that there might be no circumstances in mitigation or extenuation of their treatment of the southern settlements, no ray of sunshine through this murky cloud ;•"— we have not yet a Crown grant for a single acre, nor even possession of an acre which has not been purchased by s*crificei3 and privations that make the price too deair. And for what ? Will these Emigrants find rest in their new home ? Is Auckland so prosperous as to become the centre of attraction to the other settlements.? So far the reverse of this — that at a meeting held there to consider their bankrupt state a Memorial was agreed to be sent to Lord Stanley, praying him to give or lend them £100,000 to be spent at Auckland ; and to be repaid of course from the surplus taxation wrung from the " distressed settlers in Cook's Straits." The Tryphena sailed from Auckland with thirty-five passengers for Sydney, the cabin passengers paying twelve pounds and the steerage eight pounds each, which is a much higher price than has ever been paid here ; so anxious were those who could pay for their passage to leave the devoted capital. We understand that the Governor seized with compunctious visitings of conscience has sent back the cranes in the Victoria.

No. Tons. Mm, 1841. From 26th August, to 10th Oct., inclusive . . Quarter ending the sth January, 1842 ...... 10 2790 172 16 3888 218 Total 26 6678 390 1842. Quarter ending sth April Quarter ending sth July Quarter ending 1 0tb Oct. Quarter ending the sth January, 1843 17 5607 326 25 5079 310 21 3542 251 12 2486 136 Total for the year 75 16714 1021 1843. Quarter ending sth April Quarter ending sth July Quarter ending 10th Oct. Quarter ending the sth January 1 844 15 3802 214 9 2170 132 8 1173 87 19 3754 223 Total for the year 51 .10899 657 1844. Quarter ending sth April Quarter ending sth July Quarter ending 10th Oct. Quarter ending the sth January 1845 14 2902 12 2068 9 884 9 1045 194 133 68 97 Total for the year 44 6899 492 Grand Total 196 41190 2562

No. Ton*. Men. 1841. From 26th August, to 10th Oct., inclusive . . Quarter ending the sth January, 1842 18 21 3813 5870 253 315 39 9683 568 1842. Quarter ending sth April Quarter ending sth July Quarter ending 10th Oct. Quarter ending the sth January, 1843 21 24 18 17 5877 4539 3771 3149 364 275 252 191 Total for the year 80 17336 1082 1843. Quarter ending sth April Quarter ending sth July Quarter ending 10th Oct. Quarter ending the sth January 1844 12 2742 148 5 757 62 12 3065 171 12 2456 150 Total for the year 41 9020 531 1844. Quarter ending sth April Quarter ending sth July Quarter ending 10th Oct. Quarter ending the sth January, 1845 12 2079 152 15 3171 187 11 1677 146 10 1283 116 Total for the year 48 8210 601 Grand Total 208 44,294 2782