PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 1531, 30 January 1872, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ABUIVKD. January 27 — Martha and Ellen, schooner, 124 tons, Fleming, from Dunedin. J. Waddel, agent. January 27 — Claud HamiltoD. s.s., 5:52 tons, Clark, from Dunedin. H. J. GKbbs aud Co., agents. January 27 — Samson, p.s., 11l tons, Stevens, from Dunedin. January 29— Wallace, p.s., 56 tons, Edie, from Dunedin. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents. SAILED. January 27— Union, French barque, 600 tons, Le Balle, for London. January 29 — Claud Hamilton, s.s., 532 tons, Clark, for Melbourne. H. J. Gibbs and Co., agents. i^opobts. Per Martha and Ellen — 40 tons coals, TBrown. Per Claud Hamilton— l pkg, Cleave ; 81 do, i If ichol and Tucker ; 3 parcels, Land Office ; R , pkgs, T. Brown ; 1 do, Hayes ; 1 do, Moffett ; 2 J do, Whittingham Bros, and Instone ; 2 do, Meat Company ; 2 do, Mair and Garven ; 1 do, Ross ; 1 do, D. Koss. Per Wallace, from Danedin — 2 pkgs, Nichol & Tucker ; 1 do, Cochran & Blackwood ; 28 do, G. F. Martin & Co ; 6 do, Tapper ; 44 do, Ekengieen & Hall ; 11 do, Cowpor & Wilson ; 23 do, M'Pherson & Co ; 27 do, Skene, Hast & Co j 2 do, Yule & Co; 6 do, Hare, Pratt & Co. Per Warrior Queen, for Southland— 2 pkgs, R. D. Yule & Co. ; 1 do, Freeman ; 2 do, Whittingham Bros, and Instone ; 111 do, H. J. Gibba & Co ; 1 do, Southland Times. Per Agne3 Muir, for Southland — 22 pkgs, Mair & Garven ; 1 do, Rout. EXPOBTS. Per Claud Hamilton — 7 pkgs hides, M'Pherson & Co ; 4 cases, O'Hara ; 16 bales vrool, 919 bags oats, H. J. Gibbs & Co ; 3 boxes gold (15470z5. I4dwt. 19gr.), Bank of Otago. PASSKSG-EB LIST. Per Claud Hamilton, from Dunedin — Misses Kerr and M'Guire, Messrs Whitman, Crocombe, Groldsmith, Rollingehaw, Webster, and T. Brown ; 3 in the steerage. j Per Samson, from Dunedin — Capfc. Thomson, Harbor Master, Dimedin, and Capt. Thomson, Harbor Master, Bluff. Per Wallace, from Dunedin — His Honor the Superintendent, Professors Black, Sale, and M'Gregor, the Hon. Mr Beeves, Messrs Cutten and son, Bathgate, M'Glashan, Brunton, and M'Neill. Per Claud Hamilton, for Melbourne — Sir W. Stawell, and 13 in the steerage. The steamship Claud Hamilton left Hobson's Bay at 4 p.m. on January 11th, and cleared the Heads at. 8.30 p.m. Experienced light easterly winds during the passage, arriving off Hokitika at 4 p.m. on the 18th ; left again at 8 p.m., and arrived off Grey mouth at 10 p.m. ; left Greymouth at 4 p.m. on the 19th, and arrived in ! Nelson at 3-30 p.m. on the 20th ; left Nelson at I 4.30 a.m. on the 21st, and arrived in Wellington at 4 p.m. same day ; left Wellington at 5 p.m. on the 23rd, and arrived in Lyttelton at 5.30 p.m. on the 24th ; left Lyttelton at 9 p.m., and arrived in Port Chalmers at 10.30 p.m. on the 25th ; left Port Chalmers at 6 p.m. on the 26th, and arrived at the Bluff at 11 p.m. onjhe 27th. xne s.s. maua Hamuton was detained at the Bluff by stress of weather until yesterday morning. The p.s. Samson, Captain Stevens, sailed from Port Chalmers on the 25th, and when off Cape Saunders encountered a heavy sea and strong southerly wind, which rendered it necessary to return to the Heads. At daylight the following morning, the weather still continuing stormy, and vo signs of the wind abating, got up anchor and proceeded back to Port Chalmers ; sailed again on the following day, and arrived at Waikawa at 5.30 a.m. on the 27th ; sailed at 1.30 p.m. same day for Toi Tois, but arrived at the bar too late for the tide, and a south-west gale setting in, a course was shaped for the Biuff, where she arrived at 1 a.m. on the 28th. Capt. Clark, of Port Chalmers, owner of the Samson, with Captain Thomson of the Bluff, and the Harbor Master of Dunedin, were passengers by her. The Harbor Company's p.s. Wallace arrived at the wharf at noon yesterday. Amongst her passengers are His Honor the Superintendent, and the Professors of the Otago University. The "Wallace will sail at 9 a.m. this morning, for Stewart's Island, with His Honor the Superintendent and the Hon. Mr Reeves, returning here to load for Dunedin.

The ship Warrior Queen, from London, arrived in Port Chalmers on the 24th inst., after a passage of 83 days from land to land, and 87 from anchorage to anchorage. The ship Agnes Muir, from Glasgow, arrived the same day, after a splendid passage of 83 days from the Tail of the Bank, Greenock. She brings 100 passengers.