PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 46, 17 April 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

16th' Aprtx, 1863. TTPPR. Uigb water nt. "Bluff TTnvlinr at full and change, VtO ; range four to eight feet. High water nt Npw "River Hen^a one hour sooner : there is. however, vptv littlp difference hptween thp time of high water at fhe head of ths Bluff and the jetty at InvercargilL DAILY TABL****". n.m. Ti.Tn. A prill 7— High water 12 30 ... 12 FIT April 1,9— do ]]5 tii T37 .Am-il IP — do 2 O ... 2 2*2 April 20— do 245 ... 3 7 TOWARDS. .4 -prill 1 fo U— Nil. April lo— M.S.S. /Udingn. SOO fops. c funrf, f'om Melbourne, with Colonial mails and 22 passengers. OUTWARDS. April 12 to I."— Nil. INWARDS COASTWISE. April I?— Nil. April 13 — Titania, from Dunedin, for Invercargil), windbound. OVTWAPPS COASTWISE. April! 2 to 14— Nil. April 15— M.S.S. Aldinga, 500 tons, Stuart, for Otago. PROJTCTKD PPPA*RTTT*RT,S. Titania, for Invercargill, awaiting change of tide. T.XTT.CTV.V ABUTTALS. f.S. Gothenburg, from Melbourne, on or about 23rd inst. s.*. City of Hobart, from Melbourne, on or about 21st inst. SATT.KP. April 13 — Blue Jacket, for Melbourne, with 11 passengers. The Aldinga left Mplbournp nt m'Vl day on 10tb inst., nnd arrived at the BlufF at 9.30 a.m. this morning (15tM ■ hod strong S.W. brPezes during the oassage. Railed for Otago nt 12.30. English mail not felegvanhpd nt her departure. The Titania has bppn Iving here windbound Finep the evening of tbe 13th. Captain Jarvey reports having loft "Dnnedin on Saturday night ; had stro^ghend winds to this port. Tlie Airedale is reported to have left Otflgo for tbe Bluff at the same time as the Titania, bufc returned fo port on Pundar for coal". Thp "Flue Jacket will make another trip to the BlufF. and maybe exnppted about tbe Sth of May. Alhambra and Airedale not in sight at 4 p.m. on 15th. REPORT Of tbe total amount of tonnage, number of vessels ond crews enf n red inwards and outwards, value of imports and exports, nnd extent 'if immigration nnd emigration at tbe port of "Rbiff Harbor for flip quarter ending 31st March, 1863 -. — NCMBER OF VP.SSTXS, TOSNAGE. & CRKWB. Inwards. Outwards. Yes's. Tons. Crew. Yesls. Tons. Crew Foreign fi... 4943... 209... fi... 3590... 142 M.S. g : 7... 3301 oin. 13... OSIO 3PO Coastwise 33.. 2901... 315... 35... 3F47... 334 AI. S. S. 13... 6510... 390... 7... 3391... 210 61 - 1 7745 1124 61 17338 1076 Tbe vessels specified in tbe above report as foreign nrrivpd from and sailed for tbe following ports (exclusive of steamships') : — Arrived — From London. l ; Melbourne. 7 ; total, 8. Failed — For Mp'hnnrne, 4 ; Newcastle, N.S.W., 1 ; Manilla, 1 ; total. 6. Called in for Shelter. &c. : — Golden Age, once ; Titania. twice: Courier, once; Pride, once; Eucalyptus, twice: Lombard, once (for fodder). Statement, showing 'be number of times each of the M.S.S. have eal'-l at the BlufF during the quarter: — Inwards fp>m Otagro — Alhambra, 4; City of Hobart, 4: Aldinga, 3: Gothenburg, 1; Omeo, 1. Prom Melbourne — Alhambra, 2; Aldinga, 3 ; Gothenburg, 2. TARTTCTTT.A'RS ATTP VAtT*"E OP IMPORTS. From Victoria — 185 horses, value £5,300; 11,577 sheep, value £15,000. From Tasmania — 44 sheep, value £50. Value of general imports, £1,496 Is. Total value of imports, £21,846 15s. Exports — Nil. The Revenue, though trifling, -was considerably in excess of the previous quarter. nr-tfTGRATros and emtgratiok. Immigration — United Kingdom, 120; Australian polonies, 415 ; ports in New Zealand, 319; total, 854. Emigration — Australian colonies, 69; ports in New Zealand, 232 ; total, 301. PASSBWGEa tratptc. Statement of passenger traffic from and to Melbourne and th.; Bluff during the quarters ended 31st March, 1863, and 31sfc March, 1862, respectively : — Quarter ended. From Melbourne. To Melbourne 31st March, 18*53 41 .5 ... 69 '31st March. 1862 19 ... < 17 The above statement speaks for itself, and, ■whilst showing a considerable increase, may possibly induce owners of steam vessels here and at home to direct their attention to the passenger traffic between the above ports. ' » ■'. .i SUMMARY OF FOREIGN ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT THE PORT OF INVER. ' CARGILL FOB THE MONTH. irrwAßDs. March 11 — Picard. 1 65 tons, Sims, from Hobart . Town. Maning & Whitton, agents March 12 — Balmoral, 106 tons, Shinneius, from Hobart Town. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents « March 14— William Miskin, 74 ton., Wilson, from Launceston

( March 14r— Wargreaves, 171 tons, McKeller, from Hobart Town. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents March 17— Alma, schooner, 163 tons, Bell, from .Launceston, 28 passengers. R.Maogeorge, agent March 17— Queen of Perth, schooner, Garson, from Melbourne ; 2 passengers. Colin N. Campbell & Co., agents , March 17— Creole, schooner, 131 tons, from Launceston. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents March 26— Boomerang, schooner, 110 tons, Quested, from Adelaide. Maning & Whitton, agents __, March 21— Australasian Packet, barque. 285 tons, Greggs, from Hobart Town. A.W. Gillies & Co.. agents March 28— Jane, 141 tons, Duncan, from Melbourne. Cnlder, Blacklock & Co, agents March 2»— Eucalyptus, 174 tons, Eae, from Hobart Town April I— Australia. 162 tons, Tuck, from Melbourne. Maning & Whitton, agents Aoril 2— Daniel Watson, 144 tons. Chamberlain, from Hobart Town. A. W. Gillies & Co., agents __ April 4— Kate, 51 tons, Proctor, from Melbourne. Maning & Whitton, agents April 6— Lady Bird, 220 tons, Renner, from Melbourne. Colin N. Campbell & Co., agents April B— lndia, 202 tons, Young, from Hobart Town; 27 passengers. Maning & Whitton, agents April B— Esperanza, 134 tons, Nicholson, from Melbourne. C. N. Campbell & Co., agents April B— Salamander. 79 tons, Purss, from Newcastle. Maning & Whitton, agents April 9— Struggler, 39 tons, M'Donald, from Hobart Town. Maning & Whitton. agents April 9— Mary Smith, 99 tons, Harding, from Sydney. Wanino & Whitton. agents "April 10— Pilot. 114 tons, Jamieson, from Melbourne. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents. OUTWARDS. March 17— Af ay flower, schooner, 70 tons, Irving, for Launceston, in ballast Alarch 25— Jane. 179 tons, Grant, for Hobart Town , in ballast. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents Af arch 26— Diana, 80 tons, Scott, for Newcastle, in ballast. Afaning & Whitton, agents Alarch 28— Balmoral, 106 tons, Shinneius, for Hobart Town, in ballast April I—Hnrgrenves,1 — Hnrgrenves, 171 tons, M'Kellar, for Hobart Town. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents April i — Queen of Perth, 84 tons, Joseph Carson, for Newcastle April I— William Buchanan, 155 tons, John Cowenson, for Guam April I— Clutha, 150 tons, H. F. Anderson, for Guam „/,•! April I— AI. Thompson, 185 tons, J. B. Smith, for Sydney April I— Pieard, 164 tons, James Sim, for Hobart Town. Alaning & Whitton, agents April 6— Boomerang. 104 tons, Quested, for Hobart Town. Mnning & Whitton. agents April 10— Lady Lyttelton, 179 tons, Howard for Melbourne. . ■»