SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

West Coast Times, Issue 252, 13 July 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

£ * „$ $DRT OF HOKITIKA. High Watee This Day.— lo.o a.m.; 10.32 p.jn_ ARRIVED. July 12. — "William Miskin, s.s., 115 tons, Hepburn, from Dunedin, via Bluff Harbor. 16 passengers. Henderson & Bonar, agents. John Mitchell, ketch, 23 tons, Thompson, fromjhe Grey. Cyuiraes, so'hoouer, 28 tons, Perkins, from the Grey. SAILED. July 12. — Wallace, scHooner, Mason, for Dunedin. ' Tambo, schooner, Noon, for Greymouth. ENTUIiED IN. William Miskin, from Dunedin and Bluff Harbor. Cyinraes, from Greymouth. John Mitchell, from Greymouth. CLEARED OUT. Australian Maid, for Christchurch. Volunteer, for Onehunga. Tambo, for Greymouth, in ballast. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Florence, from Melbourne, early. Moyno, from Melbourne; early. Duiiedin, from Dunedin, early. Kcera, from Duuedin. Katheraw, from Melbourne, early. Crest of the Wave, from Melbourne, hourly. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Gothenburg, for Melbourne, this day. William Miskin, for Dunedin, this day. | Star of the Evening, for Nelson, Wellington, and Dunedin, to-morrow. Kennedy, for Grey and Nelson, to-morrow. Stanley, for Manukau, to-morrow. VESSELS IN POET. Brigantinc — Isabella. tiolioonors. — lona, Isabella Jackson, Mary Jane, Stanley, CMnracs, John Mitchell. Cutters — Australian Maid, Volunteer. Steamers — Yarra, Lioness, Challenge, Star of the Evening, William Iltr-OHTS. Per William Miskin, from Dunedin — 1 case ' Isaacs ; 1 do, Alcorn ; 1 d«, Chambers & Millar ; 2 cases, 1 baie, Isaacs ; 6 casks, 17 cases, 2 stoves, order ; i rolls lead, 1 cask glue, order; 3 pkges grindery, C. Hogsm ; X case rugs, 11 cases, 2 casks, order ; 1 pkge, Isaacs, 3 pkges boots, 2 cases, 2 bales, order ; 1 case, M'Bcath; 29 bales chaff, order : 5 boxes, 1 fender, 2 pots, Stanford & Co ; 1 case, 3 do drugs, '3 j trusses, 5 trunl<s, 1 truss, 2 cases, 1 truss, order ; 1 bale, M'Beath &Co ; 1 parcel, Devorc ; 1 case, D. Ross ;' 1 trunk, P. Greer ; 1 box, Andrews; 2 -bags seed, W. Bathe; 2 casks, 3 cases, 6 kegs nails, 8 sheets iron, $ castings, order ; 7 cages boots, Isaacs ; 20 do caudles, order ; 3 cases, Isaacs ; 2 cuses, Thorn & Bullen ; 1 bag, 1 parcel, M'Landress, Hepburn & Co ; 1 chest, Moffat ; 1 parcel, Bastav 1 ; 1 case, Isaacs ; 2 Co glass, Stauford ; 31 bales chaff, 20 bags oatmeal, 4 coses cheese, 87 boxes candles, 1 pkge, order; 1 trunk, Jackson. • Per John Mitchell, from Greymouth — 25 tons coal, 17 bags sugar, 1 pair scales, J. A. Thompson. - Pr-r Cymi-aes, from Greymouth — 32 bags sugar, 4 qr-barrels salmon, 2 cases shovels, 1 cask, 1 case, 6 kegs nails, 1 bottle quicksilver, 2 pk^es saws, 4 do shovels, 1 do forks, order; 1 anvil, T. Haworth ; 1 iron safe, Unioa Bank; 50 tons coal, E. Perkins. EXPORTS. Per Australian Maid, for Christchurch — 101 cases brandy, 5 kegs tobacco. 1 qr-tierce do, A. Louisson. Per Volunteer, for Onehunga — 12 grindstones, J. Hall.

The s.s. Star of the Evening sailed from Port Philip Heads at 1 a.m. July 1, tho weather being fine with light northerly breezes. The3e continued for the first three days, when the wind hauled into the N.E. and blew strongly, attended by a heavy head sea, until the 7th, when it chopped suddenly into the S.W. and freshened to a hard gale. To economise fuel, steam was blown off and the propeller .disconnected, and for ten hours the Star was kept under canvas, and being hard pressed made an excellent run 'of it. " She, liovvevcr, sprung her foreyard and blew tho mizzen away, and as the wind once more shifted to the eastward she was again placed under steam. Mount Cook was sighted on the evening of the 10th, when her coals running very short sail was made, and the screw again disconnected. A steady S.W. breeze during the night swept her up to the bar by 9.30 a.m. the next morning, and the river was safely entered at 10 a.m. Ths ■ Star of the Evening brings 180 tons of mixed cargo to the port.

We have to correct an error which appeared in yesterday's issue, in connection with the report of the Albion s.s. In the paragraph we allude to, the name South Australian should have been Albion. We regret that "- so grave ' a mistake should have occurred.

The smart little schooner Wallace sailed for Dunedin yesterday, after discharging her cargo in splendid oider. Not a damaged bale or case was landed, which is somewhat surprising, as the Wallace experienced the same bad weather on the East Coast in which the Keera broke her main shaft. It is certainly a matter for congratulation that the many cargos landed here lately have turned out so well, for we have not heard of a single in-, stance of damaged goods during the past three weeks, and yet the weather round the coast, throughout that period, may be termed frightful. The Dunedin Steam Navigation Company's B.s, William Miskin left Dunedin at 8 a.m. on' the Bth instant, with strong head winds and heavy sea, and after a smart run of 23 hours arrived at Bluff Harbor the next day at 7 a.m. Sailed from the Bluff at noon, and experienced splendid weather during the passage round to Hokitika, off which port she anchored at 11 p.m. on the 11th, crossing -the bar safely next morning. She /brings about forty tons of cargo for this port and sixteen passengers. The William Miskin reports that the Alhambra, s.s., from Melbourne to Dunedin, fell in •with a fearful gale of wind when off the West Cape, on the Bth inst. Out of a deckload of thirty horses, twenty-nine were washed overboard or drowned, and the total loss and damage she sustained is estimated at £2000. A considerable period has elapsed since the William Miskin last visited this port, and her long absence was occasioned by the thorough overhaul she underwent in Dunedin. Very extensive alterations and repairs were effected, all her bottom plates having been removed and new ones substituted ; whilsther machinery was closely inspected and placed in thorough ■working order. We welcome with pleasure the return of this smart little boat, and trust that her visits to this port will, for the future, be as constant and remunerative as they were of yore. „._ The steamship Hero, the property of Messrs Bright Brothers, we (Melbourne "Argus") understand has been engaged for the Brisbane and Java mail service for the remainder of the year. The terms are probably as they are represented by the " Brisbane Courier, which iay S — '• Messrs Bright Brothers propose to take the responsibility of tT-et T -e SoiK-hays from the Government, who have chartered her for twelve months, to pay the ojiartev-party, in-

surance, and other charges ; and to run tha Hero (a steamer of superior tonnago to the Souchays) between Batavia and Brisbane three times in six months, for the sum of £13,800, or £2300 per month. Presuming that the Dutch Government will contribute their promised subsidy to each trip, the service for the six months would cost us about £8520. From this amount also must bo deducted the expenses connected with the Souchays, her insurance, charter, &c, which, the Government will have to pay if thoy keep possession of her during the remainder of the period for which she is chartered, but the responsibility of which Messrs Bright Brothers will undertake if their offer is accepted. This would still further reduce the total cost of tho service."