SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

West Coast Times, Issue 241, 30 June 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

I PORT OF HOKITIKA. 1 Hra.H Watee Tnw Day:— ll.36 a.m. j 1 12.9 p.m. » AREITED. r Juno 29. — South Australian, Pain, from i Melbourne, via Dunedin and Nelson. Bain, ■ Houghton & Co., agents. \ SAILED. \ Juno 29.— Nil. I \ IN TIIE ROADBTEAD. l-= Alma, barque, from Melbourne. ; Auckland, s.s., from Nelson. • South Australian, s.s., from Dunodin and ; Nelson. EXTEBBD IK. Nil. CLBAKED OUT. \; Nil. • x BIPBOTED ABBIYAtS. Florence, from Melbourne, early. * • Moyne, from Molbcmmo, early. Dunedin, from Dunedin, oarly. Isabolla, from Dunedin, early. Jano Lockhart, from Sydney, early. Kccra, from Dunedin. PROJECTED DBPABTOEB3. Auckland, for Melbourne, this day. # South Australian, for Melbourne, to-day. „, VBBBBLB Ilf POBT. / riohooners. — lona, Elfin, Isabella Jackson, I Elizabeth Curie, Princess Alexandra. Steamers — Yarra, Liouess, Challenge.

Tho s.s. South Australian arrived off tho port yesterday afternoon, bufc kept so far in the offiing that communication by signal was impossible. "Wo are not'suprised that the steamer gave the Bhore so wide a berth, for tho sta was breaking nearly as far as the oyo could reach ; and from tho manner in which she pitched and rolled, thero was evidently a nasty jumblo outside. Once or twice duriug tho day tho b.b. Auckland hove in sight as the heavy storm-clouds lifted ; and it was reported that another steamer, supposed to be the Gothenburg, had put in an appearance lato in the afternoon . We, however, place no eredenco in tho latter statement, as just before dark not a single sail was in sight. In all probability tho South Australian was mistakon 101} the Gothenburg. It is very unfortunate that the harbor steamers wore unable to leave tho river, but tho galo and surf wore far too heavy to warrant tho attempt ; and although thero was some murmuring at their inactivity, wo consider they wero coramendably prudent hi romainiug inside. Even had either of tho boats succeeded in pushing through the break, to tranship passengers in suoh a sea would, if not impossible, have beon far too dangerous an experiment, oxcopting extromo circumstances demanded the risk. It is not ofton that barometer readings in Hokitika are so low as they havo beon during the past few days, for glasses above tho standard have stood at 29*30 ; and thoso of a low range have fallon to 299. Yesterday," ships' barometers marked, according to their range, from 2912 to 2956, ■with a downward tendency as tho afternoon closed in. This, wo fear, is a sign that the bad weather is not ovor, and that for some days at least wo may oxpeofc a continuanco of it, .