PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 1015, 4 September 1868, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ARRIVED. Sept 2 Tararua, s.s. 523 tons, James Hagley from Melbourne. T. Brodrick, agent. SAILED. Sept 2 — Tararua s.s: 523 tons, Jas Hagley, for Dunedin, with Panama mails, &c. T. Brodrick, agent. IMPORTS. Par Tararua, from Melbourne — 1 bale paper, Incase acid, 2 casks whiting, 2 cases sago, 1 bale paper, 4 kegs b'uestone, 1 case thread, 10 brig currants, 10 boxes soap, 10 boxes maizina, 5 f boxes tobacco, 100 boxes tea, 17 cases brandy, 3 £ casks wine, 50 cases kerosene, 10 chests tea, 50 cases geneva, 200 bags sugar, 50 boxes candles, 3 caseß sundres, 1 pkg handles, 3 cases turpentine, ,1 drum do, 2 kegs nails, 1 keg wedges 3 bales mattrasses," 20 bags rice, Whittingham Bros, j 20 cases geneva, 1 case saddlery, 1 case biscuits, 20 cases brandy, 6 kegs butter, 6 chests candles, 6 boxes soap, 8 i do, 1 case boots, 2 cases lollies, 1 case baking powder, 5 casks currants, 1- case rasins, 1 do sardines, 2 do salad oil, 10 i. chests tea, 4 pkgs rope, 1 cask hardware, 1 do pitch, 1 bdl twine, 1 do seives, 3 do shovels, 2 casks whiting, 1 do tar, John Ross & Co ; 12 box.es glass, R. Tapper; 50 cases geneva, 5 i casks whiskey, H. T. Ross ; 6 hhds ale, Jas. Cplyer ; 10 cases geneva, 2 do vinegar, 1 £ do, 1 case jams, 5 bags maize, 13 bags potatoes, Jas. Waddle ; 1 sack seeds, 3 cases, J. Hatch ; 1 case, 2.casks,.l crate, G. M. K. Clarke; 1 cask, 1 case hardware, 1 bdl saws, 1 bdl seives, 2 do buckets, 6. furnace doors, 6 do grates, 1 keg nails, 2 do, 1 bdl oakam, 12 revolving coulters, 2 cases castor oil, R. Tapper ; 20 kegs nails, 2 bdls rope, 6 boxes clothes pegs, Hare Pratt & Co ; 24 sash weights, 4 boxes tin, 3 ulough wheels, 1 cask horse shoes, 2 cases galvanised iron, 12 bars steel, 8 bdls sheet iron, 3 bdls galvanised sheets, 60 bars iron, 3 bdls do, 4 axle-arms, K. Tapper ; 2 Bheepwash spirits, 1 case sundries, C. Cowan ; 100 bags flour, order ; 200 do, order ; 2 cases tobacco, Ekensteen & Hall ; 2 \ casks, 10 cases, 15 bags, S. Nichol ; 1 \ cask, 2 \ tierces, 2 f boxes, 4 cases, Cochran & Co ; I % tierce, 2 cases vestas, H. T. Ross ; 3 cases stationery, 1 pcf, L. Rogers ; 8 bdls sashes, 200 spokes, 100 felloes, 8 pairs naves, H. Wilson ; 2 pkgs seed, 1 case jute, Wittingham Bros; 1 brl, 1 pkg, 2 i' casks, Ekensteen & Hall; 34 bags malt, J. Martin ; 1 bag, 1. cask, 2 cases, Hare, Pratt & Co : ; 6 i casks wine, Cochran & Co ; 15 bags, 2 boxes, 18 bags, 2 cases, 10 cases, 1 do, Stock & Cov2o doors, 2 bdls do, 4 do sashes, W. Fraser ; 17 pkgs wool press, 50 bags sugar, 80 do, 3 pkts hops, 45 bags sugar, 60 do, 10 i casks, Dalgety & Co;- 2 i casks, 20 cases, 1 sack, 1 pkg, 2 bags, 1 cask, 1 case, Mathesou & Co ; 1 pel, Mr Band ; 1 case Whittingham Bros ; 1 case, Blacklock. EXPORTS. Per Tararua for Otago — 2 pkgs oysters, Gilroy. — For Lyttelton — 4 bags oysters, Jas. Waddle. — For Wellington — 3 bags oysters, Fordham. . PASSENGERS LIST. Per Tararua from Melbourne — Cabin : Miss M'Neil, Messrs Dundas, Marsh, Holland and Mitchell, and 5 in steerage. Per Tararua for Otago — Cabin: Messrs Julius, Adamson, Lindsay, Stewart, Murchie, Mrs Watt, and family, (6) and 2 in steerage. For Lyttelton— Cabin: Mrsßunn, Rev Oldham, Mr -Messer. For Wellington — Cabin: Di Menzies. For Southampton — Mr Lumsden, and Mr Barnard, For Auckland— 4in steerage. For Hokitika— Cabin : Mr Coates. °

The P.N.Z. & A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Tararua, left Melbourne at.2.15 p.m. on 28th ult., passed Port Phillip Heads at 5.30 p.m., and Swan Island at 1 p.m. on 29th. On the thwe following days experienced strong southerly and south west galeß, with heavy sea, necessitating the engines to be worked slow. At 3 a.m. on the 31st, the engines working slow, a heavy sea broke on board, smashing starboard boat rails, and knocking in side of deckhouse ; at 9.10 a.m. on 2nd, made the Solander, and arrived at Bluff at 3.30 p.m. same day. The Tararua has 135 tons cargo for this port, and carries on a full complement of passengers for Northern Ports, including 25 Chinese.