PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 24 March 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

23rd Ma-rc-h, 1563. TIDES. • High water at Bluff lFurbor at full and change l-40;°ri»n«re four to eight feet. High water at New River Heads one hour sooner ; there is, however, very little difference between the time of high water at tho head of the Bluff and the jetty at Invercargill. DAILY TABLE. n.rn. p.m. March 2-I— High water 430 ... 452 March 25— do 515 ... 537 March 2G— do 6 0 ... G22 INWAEDS. March 20 to 23— Nil. or twa it ps. March 20 to 23— Nil. IVWARDS COASTWISE. Mirch20 — jSTiI. March 21— Titania, 100 tons Jarvey, from InTercargill. Marc'n 2-3— Courier. Fisher, from Dunedin, for Kivorton, (wind bound). Pride, from Dunedin. for Tnvcrcargill, consigned to Maning and Whitton, (wind bound). OUTWARDS COASTWISE. March 20— Nil. March 21— Titania, 100 tons, Jarvey, for Dunedin. March 22 and 23— Nil. PRO.IKCTEI> DEPARTURES. Sir George Polltn-k. for Duuediu, ou or about 2oth inst. KXPRCTRD AKTHVU.S. S.S. Got'ipnbiirg. from Melbourne, hourly. S-"v Pity of Uobin-t, fr..m Melbourne, on or about 28th inst. Mi'ln", frn-ri Mplb<iin'ni\ wirh sheep. d;iilv. "Rober Passenger, from .Melbourne, do do, on or ftbo'it 30th inst. Sir William I'.yre, from Glasgow, daily. THE IXVERCAUOIT.L AND BLUFF ROAD. Strangers travelling to n:\ci from Tnvprcargill and Bluff Harbour, if on humpback, will find that the distance lift-wwii the nbovo places (20 miles) may be travelled rmt'i with speed nnd comfort by leaving Invprcargill at hall-cb'i, and the Bluff at liuv water. TrMVpHei-s on foot to l.'iive the former place at first of the ebb. and the latter at last quarter ehh. hearing in mind that a westerly or £.W. gale will cause >i seven hours' flood, leaving but five hours'. ebb, so thnt it will be nree-sary to pet under way accordingly. The shove distance is generally covered by horsemen in from 2\ to 3 hours, an on foot in frmn i\ to R hours.