PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 260, 24 July 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

Hioh Wxteb This Day.— s.4l a.m.; 6.12 p.m. ABBIVSD. July 24 — John Mitchell, ketch, Thompson, firam G-reymouth. Master, agent, sailed. July 24 — Lord Ashley, a.8., Ponsonby, for BluffandDunedn. PASS2D THE POET. July 24 — Emma Eliza, schooner, from Ctreymoutfr to Okarita. ENTERED TX. Elfin, 45 tons, G-. Milne, from Groymoutli. Lord Ashley, 495 tons, G Ponsonby, from Nelson. Passengers — Cabin : Mrs Foster, Mrs Marks, Miss Cjew, Messrs Louisson, Schiess, Clapcott, Bastard, Lapham, and botcu in steerage. CLEAHED OUI. Lord Ashley, 495 tons, G. Ponsonby, for Bluff Harbor, in ballast. Passengers — Cabin : Messrs Pinzer, Angus, and twelve in the steerage. expectedJibhivais. Oamaru, from Oamaru, daily. Wallaby, from Nelson, hourly. Florence, from Melbourne, early. Dunedin, from Dunedin, early. Katheraw, from Melbourne, early. Kennedy, from Nelson, hourly. South Australian, from Duuodin, oarly. Airedale, early. Gothenburg, from Melbourne, 29th instant. PBOJECTBD DEPAETPRK3. Airedale, for Nelson, Tarauaki, and Manukau, 26th inst. South Australian, for Melbourne, 28th inst. Cyuiraes, for Grewnouth, to-day. Emma Jane, for Okarita, to-dny. Tararua, for Melbourne direct, 28th inst. VESSELS IN POET. sJchooners* — Cyinraes, Tambo, Emma Jane, Tige". Cutter— Dart, Elfin, John Mitchell. Steamers — Yarra, Challenge, Lioness. IMPOET3. Per Lord Ashley, from Nelson — 12 kegs bu'ter, 20 boxes candles, order ; 30 kegs butter, J. Marks & Co. ; 1 case leather, 1 truss. Reaves & Co. ; 1 case drapery, Momon, Law, & Co. •> 1 box, Stanford ; 3 bass oysters, Houghtor 8c Go. ; 11 kegs butter, (Jliesney & Co. ; 1 parcel, order. Per Elfin, from Greymoutli — 7 cases drapery, sdo do, Morisonj Law & Co. ; 52 toas coal, G. Milne.

The ketch J<".] m Muchell arrived from Greymoutli Yesterday evening, having left that pori in tht* liioi >ing. She reporto '«he Gri'oy bar in fai' conrlitior. There were three vessels only in Ih • rive c when she left, viz., the s.s. KenneJ? ami Wallaby and a schooner from Sidney. The schooner Emma liliza left at the Bame time as the Slitchcll, bound to. Okarita. Both vessels are coal laden.

It is seldom that Westlaud is favored by suoh lovely weather as that which has bean experienced during the past few, days. Yesterday especially was most beautiful, and a finer could not well be imagined ; for the sun shone bngluly from un unclouded Bky, an. l tnere was hardly enough win. I stirring to raise a ripple on the water. So little rain having fallen lately, combined with the frost 3 which, prevailing on the high lands, have bound up the springs and snow, has reduced tho Hokitika River to a minimum, and instead of the usually rapid current hurrying to the sea,*it presents but a sluggish stream, that abreast the shipping can hardly be discerned to move. This is extremely unfavorable for a good entrance, as the river has no power to keep a good clear channel, and at present we regret to say there is not more than eight or nine feet « ater at high tide. The " springs," however, arc fast making, so that in a few days more we may depend (even should no ram fall) on at least two feet more. We remember that tliid time last yuar much the same state of things prevailed. •