EXPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 286, 23 August 1866, Page 2

EXPORTS.

Per Mary, for Melbourne : 4 firkiii3 butter, 50 empty casks, 1 crate crockery, J. Duff.

Tho P.N.Z. & A.X.M. Co.'s s.s. Rangitoto, after a delay of two days outsicio, was despatched for Sydney yesterday afternoon, under instructions to cull at Greymouth, ■where gold and passengers aro awaiting shipment. The Rangitoto sailed -with a valuable freight of gold dust from this port, amounting to 10,250 ozs. She also took on board 27 passengers for Sydney. The P.N.Z. & A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Lord Ashley arrived in the roadstead yesterday, from Nelson and northern ports. She left Nelson at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, and called at the Grey on her way down, but finding the bar impassable, steamed for Hokitika, arriving as above. In the afternoon she was attended to by the Per•evere, and left again for Greymouth at 5 p.m. She will return to day, and leave for Bluff aud Dunedin at 4 p.m. Communication by steamer was effected with the roadstead yesterday afternoon, although we cannot say much for the condition of the bar, which is certainly impassable to vessels drawing more than six foot of water. The Lyttelton and Persevere, however, managed to cross it, and gained the offing without touching ground. Both sounded when clearing the river, and from the results we calculate that on the top of the tide there were about seven feet water in the shallowest part of the channel. At present it runs well to the northward, and but for one narrow neck of sand which ' connects the north and south spi*p, •would be navigable for vessels of ten and twelve feet draught. It was on this that the Lioness grounded coming in on"Tuesday, nnd the captain said that the sides of it must be nearly perpendicular, as ho carried deep water close up to it. This bank has been thrown up by the prevailing SW. sea of the past few days, and will disappear as rapidly when easterly weather sets in. The Persevere, after tendering the Raugitoto and Xord Ashley, returned inside, and experienced no difficulty in entering. Yesterday a telegram was received by the agent of the P.N.Z. Company, announcing the departure "of the steamship Egmont, from Nelson, for Grey and Hokitika, at 6 p.m. She may, therefore, be expected here to-morrow morning, and will sail for Nelson, Tarauak", and Manulcau, the following morning at latest. No further attempt has been made to move the William Miskin, but yesterday she was dismantled, nnd the spars and gear landed. To be in readiness for the approaching tides, her coal was trimmed forward, so as to bring the vessel on an even keel when she does rise, and thus facilitate her removal.