PORT OF BLUFF HARBOUR.

Southland Times, Issue 634, 20 February 1867, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOUR.

ARRIVED. Feb. 17 — Kate, 30 tons, Clarke, from Euapuki, •with cattle. L. Longuet, agent. Feb. 18— P.N.Z and A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Rangitoto, 750 tons, J. W. B. Darke, from Melbourne with English Mail, passengers, etc. T. Gk Tanton, agent. SAILED. Feb. 17— N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Taranaki, 400 tons H. B. Francis, for Northern Ports. Dalgety and Co., agents. Feb. 18— P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Rangitoto, 750 tons, J. W. B. Darke, for Northern Ports. T. Gr. Tanton, agent. IMPOSTS. Per Bangitoto — 1 case, Gellatly ; 1 bale, Waddel. Per Kate — 17 cows 12 calves, 3 heifers, 11 Bteers, Sutton and Longuet. EXPOETS. Per Rangitoto for Otago, free and duty paid — 1 box, Smith. For Lyttelton — 1 pkg, Moore. For Wellington — 1 box, Bank of New Zealand j 2 pkgs, Watt. Per Water Nymph, for London — 207 bales wool, M'Pherson & Co ; 289 bales wool, 1 ditto sheepskins, Morison, Law & Co j 471 bales wool, Ido skins, Calder, Blacklock & Co ; 474 bales wool, Dalgety, Rattray & Co ; 10 bales wool, 13 do skins, Whittingham Bros. Total, 1451 bales wool, weighing 486,890 lbs, and 15 bales skins ; value £31,960 19s 6d. PASSEN&EB LIST. Per Rangitoto, from Melbourne — Cabin : Mrs Meikle, Messrs Butler, Basstian, and seven in the steerage. . Per Taranaki, for Northern Ports — Cabin : Misses Bain, M'Donald, Williams, Holmes, Morrison, Mesdames Millar and Shirley, Mr and Mrs M'Lean, Revs. Tanner and M\Donald, Dr Deck, Captains Lowden and Stringer, Messrs Bain, Denniston, Baker, Bruce, Law, Roberts, Bennett, Kayanagh, M'llpine, M'Master, Livesey, Russell, Calder, Hassall, and eight in the steerage. Per Water Nymph, for London — Cabin : Misses Butler (2), Dr Butler, Messrs Baillie, P. L. Francis, Masters Elles (2). EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Northern Ports — ss Otago on 19th inst. ; ss Phoebe on 27th instant. From Hokitika, etc. — ss Lord Ashley, on 23rd instant. From London via Hobart Town— brig Ella Gladstone, shortly. PEOJECTED DEPASTURES. For Melbourne direct — ss Otago on 19th inst. For Northern Ports, etc. — ss Lord Ashley on 23rd inst. For Hokitika direct — ss Phoebe on 27th inst.

The s.s. Taranaki sailed for the Northern Ports m Sunday with a large number of passengers. An importation of cattle from the island of xapuM in the Straits arrived by the Kate, and L ■ discharged at the wharf on Monday. These c were purchased from the resident natives "B" 1 c island, and appear a prime lot, including " wa /% Tery fine milch cows. c*^ P.N.Z. and lE.M. Co.'s s.s. Eangitoto, ° n «ve 3. W. B. Darke, arrived from Melbourne B ° <£\ie - ay> "with the English Mail, after a rapid r» rjiai* 1 * 4 days 10 hours. Sailed from Port ttiJS.oti^ ds with the English Mail, a full cargo, t)&BS a S c °* * ers or "^ ew ea^ an( i at 5 p.m. on T\v&?^ e& "'btperienced fresh north-west winds t»A "p as9ell S. passage, arriving at the Railway l3sv^ 3ttS H tb.<. man^ :a S' Discharged the earl? u^a -d passengers and sailed again for at The 1 * 0 * 0 onl y brings two •tvtfoi*^k to. lieiag compelled to shutout nta<*o a* ' rZ^t-O' u S h so muc h offering for

Kumerotti complainta are made on the arrival of every steamer and vessel at the high fares charged by the Railway Department. Numbers of passengers are lost through this, and surely the Government, with the fact before them, will at once reduce the charge, and thus offer an inducement to passing passengers to travel by the line during the interval of their stay in the port. The universal opinion appears to be that os for a single ticket, and 7s 6d return, would meet the interests of all concerned. It will also be found advisable to allow captains of vessels in the port to travel free by the railway, and not charge them full fares as is done by the present arrangement. By allowing captains to travel free many more tickets are disposed of to his passengers, and thus a passenger trade is created. If the G-overnment are desirous to make the railway a success they should turn their immediate attention to these matters, and remedy them, The barque Bengal, from' this port for Newcastle, N.S.W., arrived there on the 2nd inst., and the ship Hydra, from hencs to Port Stephen, N.S.W., was spoken 25 miles off that port on 2nd instant.