PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 220, 23 February 1866, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ABP.IVED. February 19— South Australian, s.s., 800 tons, Pain, from Melbourne, with cargo, &c Monson, Law & Co., agents. February 2q.— Amherst, 250 tons, P. Gilroy, from -whaling cruise. SAII-ED. February 19.— South Australian, s.s., 800 tons, Pain, fos 'Northern Ports, Mokitika, and Melbourne. Jl orison, Law & Co., agents. February 19.— Straggler, ketch, 30 tons, Pay, for Invercargill, with sundries ex Phcebe. February 19.— Kate, ketch, 40 tons, Hutchiugs, for Riyerton, with flour, &c, ex Airedale. February 20.— P.N.Z. & A.X.M. Co.'s s.s. Airedale 500 tons, W. H. Meikleham, for Northern Ports, with mails, &c. T. G. Tanton, agent. PASSENGER lIST. February 19.— Per s.s. Otago, from Melbourne —Cabin: Mr. Ross, Mrs. Lind and family, and four in the steerage. February 19.— Per s.s. South Australian, from Melbourne- Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. T. Clarke and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fordham and family, and six in the steerage. February 19.— Per South Australian, for Otago and Hokitika— Six in the steerage. February 20.— Per Airedale, for .Northern p orfcs _Saloon ; Mrs and Miss Beachy, Mr. and Mrs Hankinson, Messr3 Edm. Hankmson, Worsley, Kingsland, Mair, Loc*yer, Mrs. Davies, jun., and servant. IMPOSTS. Per Otago, from Melbourne, to be transhipped at Otaco into s.s. Claud Hamilton— s hhds, 18 nolds and Co. ; 1 package, Perkins ; 1 package Beaven ; 24 packages. Cooper ; 1 case, Moller. Per South Australian, irom Melbourne — 20 packages, Waddel ; 6 packages, BeaTen ; 90 packages, Morison ; Law and Co. ; 6 packages, Fordham ;12 packages, Lockyer ; 5 packages, Clerke. IXPOETS. Per Airedale, for Otago — 1 case, Douglas, Alderson & Co. ; 1 box, Pringle. EXPECTED ABEITAIS From BTokitika, leaving same day for Hokitika — s.s. Bangitoto on 27th inst. From Glasgow direct — Ship Maria ; sailed 16th November. ♦

The " R.M.S.S. Otago " left Port Philip Hesds on the 14th inst., Captain Randall reports havirg fine weather with light S.W. winds on the passage arriving here at 8 p.m., on the 18th inst., with the English Mail, lhe Otago'a cargo for thi« port will he transhipped into the t% Claud Hamilton " at Port Chalmers. The S.S. South Australian left Hobson's Bay on the 14th inst, Captain Payne reports fine weather, arriving off the port at midnight on the 18th inst., but having cargo to Jand here was obliged to heave-to till daylight, arriving at the wharf at 6 a.m. on the 19th instant. On this Tovage the steamship was supplied with a coal from South Australia, whose steaming qualities have not been tried, and which proved to be very inferior, never being able on the passage to get more than 13 lbs. of steam, which was only equal to propel the ship a little more than half speed. Captain Pain confidently states, that with Newcastle coals he would have made the passage to this port with ease in four days. '—*■