PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 1522, 12 January 1872, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ARRIVED. January 9— James Paxton, 60 tons, Greig, from Riverton. * "January 10->-Rangitoto, s.s., 4i9 tons, Mackie, from Duriedin. H. J. Gribbs & Co., agents. SAILED. January 10 — Eansiroto, 449 tons, Slackie, for Melbourne. H. J. GiSba & Co., agents. IMPORTS. Per Bangitoto— 4l sheep, order; 1 pfcg, Union Bank ; 2 do, Customs ; 2 do, Martin ; 4 do, M'Donald ; 7 do, T. Brown ; 2 do, Calder, Blactlock & Co ; 6 do, Cooper. EXPORTS. Per Fangitoto— 369 bags grain, Whittingham Bros & Instone. PASBENGKER UST. Per Rangitoto, from Dunedin — Messrs Heiles and Eva ; two in the steerage. Per Eangitoto, for Melbourne — Mrs Kosb and child.

Messrs M'Meckan. Blackwood and Co. s s.s. Bangitoto left Hobson's Bay at 3 p.m. on the 23rd ijlt., and cleared Port Phillip Heads at 6 o'clock' same day ; experienced light S.S.E. •winds and fine weather until arrival at Milford Sound at 8 a.m. on the 28th ; anchored at the head of the Sound at 10 o'clock, and after ' making numerous excursions in the ship's boats, and visiting the wondrous scenery of that place, left at 1 p.m. on the 29th, and arrived off Hokitika at 6 #dq. on the 30th ; transhipped passengers, maillfand cargo (60 tons) into the steam tender Waipara, and left at 6.30 p.m. for the Grey, arriving at 8 o'clock ; was tendered by the p.s. Despatch at noon the next day, and left for Nelson at 1 p.m., and arrived off the Boulder Bank at 8 am. on the Ist instant ; entered the harbor at 10 o'clock same day, discharged cargo and left at 1 o'clock next morning, arriving alongside the wharf at half-past 11 ; left Wellington at 5.30 p.m. on the 4th, and arrived in Lyttelton harbor at 10.30 a.m. on the sth ; left Lyttelton at 6 p.m. on the 6th, and arrived in Port Chalmers at 1 p.m. on the 7th ; left Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on the 9th, and arrived in Bluff Harbor at daylight on the 10th ; experienced light variable winds and fine weather all the way round the coast, from Milford Sound.