PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 138, 27 February 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

man watkr. Tueaday' .. 6.48 a.m. ... 7.12 p.m. AKIUVKD. .Feb. 26 —Kennedy, s.s., ] 25 tons, Whitwoll, from Nelson" via Groy. Passongcrs —saloon; Mr and Mrs Proctor, Mrs Kirby, Misses Jonnings, Conwoll, and Brent, Messrs. Karonson, Hepburn, Joyco and Dryc. Foro cabin, GO. N. Edwards & Co., Agoiits. Lloyd's Horald, sch., 45 tons, Crnbbo, from Dunodin. Lloyd, Tnggart &Co., Agents. Ballarat, p.s., Quanee, from Oknrhn. Morrison, Law & Co., Agonts. James Praton, soli., 61 tons, Mnhler, from Kowcaatle. SAILKD. Fob. 26—Bruce, p.B. Korlcy, for Oknrifa — 100 passeugers. Claud Hamilton, s.s., Ponsonby, for Okarita —80 passengors. Kennedy, s.s., Whitwoll, for Okarita —lso passengers'. BNTKUKD IN. Lloyd's Horald, from Dunodiu. Kennedy, from Nelson and Groy. EXPEOTKD AMUVALS. Auckland, b.b., from Sydney, early. Thauo, 5.8., from Nolson via Grey. William Miskin, s.s., from Dunodin. Isabella, from Dunedin. .Dispatch, from Duuedin. Pearl, from Dunediu. Alma, from Molbournu. William, brigautine, from Sydney, daily. Spray, schooner, from Christohurch. Otago, s.s., from Nelson, 2nd March. Storm Bird, s.s., from Nolson, daily. Persevere, p.s., from Melbourne, early. Gothonburg, s.s., from Melbourne, Ist Mar. South Australian, from Melbourne, via Dunedin and intermediate ports. rHOJECTKD DKI'AKIX'KW. Jano Lookhart, for Sydney, to-morrow. Otago, s.s., for Sydney, 3rd March. Claud Hamilton s.s., for Nelson and Northern and Southern ports, to-day. Storm Bird, s.s., for Nolson, early. Lapwing, for Grey, early. Kato, for Okarita, this day. Colonist, for Sydnoy, to-morrow. Amy Robsart, for Sydnoy, to-morrow. Emma Eliza, for Okarita, early. Tiger, for Groy, early. VESSELS IN POUT. Brig —Cosmopolite. Brigantincs—Jano Loekhart, Colonist, Amy Robsart. Schooners—Caroline, Meteor, Emma Eliza, Kate, Lady Darling, James Praxton, Lloyd's Herald. Cutter--Lapwing. Stoamors —Yarra, Lioness, Ballarat. imports. ' Por Kennody —ox warehouse under bond — 10 eases lobster, 10 do salmon, Hough ton & Co.; 6 boxos tobacco, Palm; 24 cases brandy, Edwards k Co.; 30 cases brandy, Isaacs ; Free and duty paid —3 cases drapery, Jones ; 11 cases drapery, 2 bales do., 2 trunks, Butterworth Bros.; 1 portmanteau, 4 crates bottlos, Prosser j 8 kegs butter, Louttit, Reid k Co.; 12 do. do., Hull; 8 do. do., Fisher Bros.; 29 bags malt, Cassius and Comiskoy; 17 bags oats, Boylo & Co.; 97 eases brandy, Brooknian; 1 cask sugar, Solomon it Co. ; 1 caso machinery, Palm ; 1 box, Kennedy; 3 boxes and 1 parcel'stationery, Bank of New Zealand; 1 case, Woodside; 2 casts glass, Procter; 5 do. do., Aaronsqn ; 1 pared, Bullcu; 6 cases jams, Solomon; 1 case cigars, Ido tobacco, 1 package do, 1 package paper, Pulm; 1 bale leather, Honry and Seelen ; 1 bale do, Woodside ; New Zealaud produce —lo bags . bran, Edwards & Co.; 1 box eggs, ]1 kegs butter, 2 cases apples, 24 sacks potatoes, Solomon & Co.; 18 do do, Chcsney; 18 do do, Hall & Finlay ; 18 do do, Churches ; 3 casks butter, 6 casos apples, 6 sacks potatoes, Patterson; 60 do do, Boylo; 2 sacks turnips, 8 bags vegetables, 6 pkges fruit, Lunncrscn ; 1 box fruit, Edwards & Co.; 2 bags carrots, order; 33 bags potatoes, 5 casks tipples, 1 caso eggs, McGann; 13jibags potatoes, McFnrlano; 23 do do, Wylio j 12 do do. Boylo ; 1 do carrots, 9 cases fruit, Murshall ; 7 bags potatoes, 1 aack carroto, 15 cases fruit, Dunniug & Ross. Per Lloyd's Herald —ox warehouse under bond —9o bags sugar, 140 cases stout, 10 qr casks brandy, Rcevos it Co. Duty paid and free —32o bags flour. 1 caso essences, Reeves &> Co.; 53 bales chaff, order; 5 rases bacon, Louttit, Reid & Co.; 5 cases bacon, ISccleßileld<t Co.; 1 dray, 2 bags harness, 1 hilt for dray, Chesnoy & Co.; 24 bales chall', Adams. Per Claud Hamilton —s cases hams, Hall &. Finlay ;• 1 parcel, Commissioner of Goldflolds ; 26 bales chaff, Boyle ; 74 do do, Aiulorion & Mountt; 1 trunk, Sargood ; 48 empty casks, Hannah; 1 prcl, Pahu.. Tho screw steamer Ibis was totally lost on December 21, off Cork harbour. She left London on tho 18th, and on tho 20th she broko the crank of hor engine and lay at anchor off Ballicroncen during tho night in a tremendous gale. Sho was taken in tow tho following day by tho Sabrina, but tho towrope broke, and tho Ibis went on the rocks. Two tugs were then despatchod to her assistance, but they failed to succour hor, and in a short time the vessel, whioh was reported to bo one of the best in tho service, parted iv two, and becamo a total wreck. On tho arrival of the tug boat, Lord Clyde, on the aceno sho found each about half a mile distant from the othor. Twonty-ono passengors wcro rescued, but as many more arc reported to havo perished. Fourteen got on a raft, hut woro oll,_ oxcept three, swopt off by a heavy sea. It is supposed that tho captain and two men contrived to eavo themselves in a boat. Tho s.b. Kennedy left Nolson on tho 21st inst. and aftor a pleasant run auchorcd off tho Grey river, at midnight on tho 22nd. Tho noxt day at 3 p.m. she ran in and reached tho wharf safely, although she hung slightly on tho bar when crossing it. Tho floods of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday last, dotained hor inside until the 26th, on the morning of •which day sho left at 6 a.m. and reached Hokitika wharf; without mishap, at 9 a.m. Tho unusually long ruu of three hours from tho Grey was caused by her screws being "foulod" with' supplo jacks. She brings cargo from Nelson and 60 pa3songors from tho Grey. All day yesterday the bar was undergoing a change. In tho morning thero was a wolldefined ohannol to the South, whioh completely eiltod up during the day, tho channel to the N.W. deepening in consoquonco. On the evening's tide tho Lioness ran out and brought in the James Paxton. As sho crossed the bar on her return the load was kopt going, *nd two fathdms of water found throughout the channel. v The sohooner Lloyd's Herald left Dunedin an the 9th instant, the weather calm aud fine. Moderate woathor prevailed until tho 11th, when she experienced a heavy gale from the S.B. whioh hove her to for several hours. A o«aYy sea accompanied it. Sho roundod Cape Campbell on tho 14th and Cape Farowoll on the 19th. On the 20th spoke the sohoonor Vixen, from the Grey, bound to Dunudiu, aud the same day passed tho sohooner Breeze standing to tho N. w. On the 2srd she was abreast ©f Cape Foulwind, and on the 24th off Hokitika. During the day the remains of a human body drifted past her. From this date to the 9Kb ib* wa« standing off and on tho bar, Trpftißg tsfv a ttofim tug, and on the morning

of that day, boing waited on by tho Lioness, sho crossed tho bar without mishap. Tho Lloyd'n Horald has experienced throughout tho passage a provalenco of castorly woathor, and a few smart East and N.E. gales. Sho brings a general cargo to tho port. Tho Steamship William Miskiu, which has been engaged in carrying wool from tho Bluff to Dunodin for shipment, was to leavo tho latter port for Hokitika on tho 22nd iustaut. . Tho Kocra, from this port, arrived nt the Bluff on Iho 18th, and at Duuedin on tho 20fh instant.

Mnny of our visitors to Port Chalmors during tho past fow days, havo boon iuterostod by an inspection of tlio steamer Star of tho South, which was last wook successfully hauled u]f on a grid-iron, or slip, lately constructed by Messrs M'Kinnon and Murray, where eho now remains for tho purpose of rocoiving repairs of 'tho damage done to hor bottom by striking on a reef in Chalky lulot. Tho vessol seems to havo first grazed tho rock, and thon to havo sovoral tinios bumpod upon n sharp pinnacle, which indentod or perforated 0110 of hor plates each time shostruok.inalinoparalU'l with hor keel. Sho is now in such a position that tho plate can oasily bo romovod and replaced by a sound 0110, and iv a vory short time sho will bo agaiu ready for soa. Tho slip, which has beon laid on tho beach fronting some of Mr Murray'd proporty, is a vory groat convonienco, which will, no doubt, bo takon advantago of on m(!uy moro occasious than tho presont. It can scarcely fail to occur to any ono walking along the beach to tho loenlity whoro tho slip is construolod, thnt whilo local ontci"priso is doing somethiug for tho port, thoro is an amount of official neglect jn tho preservation of tho harbor, which is highly reprehensible Tho destruction of tho beach, and the reduction of tho depth of tho harbor, by tons of earth and day being deposited bolow high water-mark, aro matters whioh aro treated with an indifference very unusual in well regulated ports. In a fow years with a continuance of tho present carelessness, it would bo impossible to lay down in tho samo situation, a slip available for any vessel, but those of tho smallest tonnage.— o. J). Times, Feb. 22.

In the Canterbury Press of tho loth inst. we notice among tho avvwala U\c schooner Isabolla Jackson, from Hokitika.

FrtENCH TIUNSATiA'NTIO MAIT, Se'BVICK. — On Saturday Messrs Robort Napier and Sous launched from their building-yard, nt Glasgow, tho first of tho largo scrotr-steamcrs which thoy aro building for tho Compagnio Generalo Transatlantiquc. Sho was named by Mrs Napier tho Porriore, after tho distinguished chairman of tho company. It is oxpoeted that this vessel will bo of groat speed. Her dimensions aro 345 foot longth, 44 foot beam, and 29 feet depth ; 800 horso power. Tho lauucli was most successful, aud tho general appearance of the vessel does abundant credit to her builders. Messrs Napier aro in tho first rank of our iron shipbuilders ; and tho example of the Compagnio Goneralo Transatlantiquo in appointing thorn their builders will, no doubt, bo followod by othor French firms. — Liverpool Albion, November 6.