PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 302, 11 September 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Wateb This Day.— 10.55~ a.m. 11-20 ' p.m. ABBIYSD. ' September 10. — Spray, Bchoonor, Ruxton, fi"om Lyttelton. Royse, Mudie, and Co., agents. , Charlotte, cutter, from Lyttolton. Fisher Brothers, agents.

SAILED. 1 Kecra, e.i., Joyce, for Dunedin via Nelson. ' 1 William Miskin, s.s, Hepburn, for Dunedin, Cosmopolite, brig, • Girdwood, for Hobarf Town. ' ; J. B. Russell, schooner, Clarke, for Sydney. Isabella Jackson, schooner, Emsley, for Christohurch. INTEEED IK. - Spray, 50 tons, J. Kuxton, from Lyttelton. CLEAEBD OUT. Emma Jane, 34 tons, J. Wilson, for Onev hunga, in ballast. Tiger, 30 tons, A. Cameron, for Monganui Inlet, in ballast. - / IX THE EOADSTEAD . 10, schooner, from Melbourne. » EXPECTED ABBIVAig. Mar^ Jane, schooner, from Onehunga, daily. Francis, schooner, from Hcathcote, early. Sea Bird, from Newcastle, N.S.W., parly. Northern Light, schooner, from Melbourne, early. Elizabeth, cutter, from Sydney, early. Albion, s.s , from Melbourne, daily. Eangitoto, from Sydney, 20th inst. Tararua, from Melbourne, 13th inst. Beautiful Star, s.s., from Dunedin, early. Egmont, s.s., from Nelson, this day. Dunedin, schooner, from Dunediny early. Aurora, schooner, from Dunedin, »arly. Cymraes, schooner, from Dunedin, daily. Mar Van Every, schooner, from' Dunedin, early. Julia, schooner, from Dunedin, 12th inst. Isabella, schooner, from Duucdin, early.

PEOJECTED DEPABTUEES.

Tararua, for Melbourne, 13th inst. Kangitoto, for Nelson, 21st inst. Egmont, s.s., for Bluff and Dunedin, this day. Mary Anne, for Greymouth, to-day. Spray, for Lyttelton and Christchurch, toito -row. , .Kennedy, for Okarita, 13th hut. VESSELS 'IN POET.

Schooners — lona. Emma Eliza, Bonnie . Lass, Mary Anne, Tiger, John Mitchell, Tambo, Emma Jane. ' ' Steamers — Challenge, Yarra. ASHOBE. Lioness, p.s. IMPOSTS. - P#r Charlotte — 239 bags potatos, 160 bags bi"au, Fisher Brothers. Per Spray, from Lyttelton — 65 cases brandy, order ; 16 qr-casks brandy, M'Landress, Hepkurn, and Co ; 3& cases bitters,. 60 cases bottled beer, 25 casks bottled ale> 10 hhds ale, 110 sacks oats, 206 bags bran, 40 bags potatos, 15 casks British beer, order ; 25 cases stout, 25 cases ale, 29 cases oysters, 12 tins Hack paint, Hawkes and Strouts ; 10 hhds ale, 1 bale, 11 barrels sugar, 2 cases confectionery, 5 cases bitters, 4 cases sarsaparilla, 1 1 case order ; jL box, 1 package, C. W. S. Chamberlain.

Wo see by the"" Otago Daily Times" that the schooners Cymraes and Julia sailed for Hokitika, the former on the 31st ult., and the latter on the 4th inst. Under the head of projected departures, in the same paper, we notice the schooner Isabella for Hokitika, on the 10th inst., and the schooners Mary Van

Every and Aurora, to sail at an early date. The Charlotte left Dunedin on the 15th tdt., and, after a long, stormy passage, arrived off Hokitika on the 6th instant. She was kept outside by a shallow bar, and the heavy sea on the Bth and 9th, until the 10th, when in tow of the Challenge she reached the ■wharf safely. The Charlotte brings a cargo of produce, consigned to IFislier Bros. The schooner Spray, arrived in tho river

josterday morning, after an unusually long passage from Lyttelton, from which port she sailed on the 15th ult., with light westerly winds and fine weather. On the 17th, when

off the Kaikoras, the wind hauled to the

southward iv sharp squalls, compelling her to rcJuce canvas, but driving her up to Farewell Spit by the 19th. Here she was met by a BtrongNS.W. breeze, which increased to a heavy gale the next day, and as there was every indication of its continuance she ran back to Totarar.ui for shelter. The weather modern-

ting, slie tripped her anchor on the 21st, and

stood tp sea, and until the 23rd trashed ,against a strong S.W. breeze, but made so little headway that it was deemed advisable to aguin run for {he friendly shelter of Blind Bay. On the 24th, she .once more stood outside, and worked her way up to Cape Farewell in the le -th, of a smart westerly breeze. Here she fell in with the schooners Phccnix

and Breere, from Dunedin, bouud to Greymouth, and the Charlotte, cutter, hence from Lyttelton, and in their company fetched to

abreast of Wanganui Inlet, .but on the 27th

the increasing breeze and heavy sea drove them back to Farewell Spit. Here the Spray spoke the~ Emerald, ketch, from Lyttelton to Greymouth, and sighted the schooner Wallace from Dunedin, bound to either this port or the Grey. On the 28th the gale increased, and the three schooners ran for the lee of

Totaranui, where they remained until the next day, when the gale having at last expended iteelf they stood to sea. On the Ist instant, the Spray was abreast of Wanganui

Inlet, and after 1 working her way down the

coast against a light S.W. breeze, readied Hokitika roadstead on the 4th instant. The bar being impassable, she remained at anchor until the 7Hi, and was then driven to sea by the strong S.W.gale, which raised such a sea in the roadstead on that and the succeeding two days ; but on the 10th, the weather having changed, she ran in, was fastened to by the Challenge, and towed safely to the wharf. The Spray brings a full general cargo. The late flood has acted most ..beneficially upon the entrance, by scouring a deep, wide channel through the bar straight out, to sea, so that once more the port is unlocked, and its approaches easy to navigate. Due advantage was taken of this by the Keera and Wm. Mißkin, as both steamers left the river yesterday morning, bound to Dunedin. The Cosmopolite, J. B. Russell, and Isabella Jackson also departed — ;the two first in tow of the Challenge, whilst the Yarra attended upon the latter. Two of the Quay berths thus vacated -were soon retaken by the schooner

Spray and cutter Charlotte — both being towed in by the Challenge, which reports the chan- • nel as excellent, there being good two fathoms -water upon the bar at high tide. We tiro informed by tho agents, Messrs . Fisher Bros., that during the ensuing summer the thrce-tnaited schooner John Bullock will be placed on the berth between Melbourne and Hokitika. She is at present at Dunodin, and -will leave for Melbourne, there to load up for this port, at an early date. We hear that the p.s. Bruce is likely to leave Dunedin for Hokitika on or about tbo, 24th inst, In, it» remarks upon the Qvorhtml this grawt btatja undergoing, thg "Qtogo Pally 3te" »yi i->< 7 T.b« fru $m*

steamer Jiruce, Ciiptnin KerJey, now on Messrs M'Kinnog and Murray's slip, is undergoing ono of the most extensive overhauls which .have taken place in the p&rt «JPor ihc purpose of having her bottom roitirotied/sHo 1 has been entirely gutted out' fpre ana aft) TJio cabius andiloors to all appearance look like one mass of wreck, The engines, under the supervision of thoongineor, have been takon to piecei and thoroughly overhauled. When tho rivoting is, completed, her passenger accommodation will be entirely remodelled. The saloon will be a spacious compartment, and fitted with folding cushions, which dan be converted into two tiers of sleeping berths, thereby giving her double accommodation. A comfortfable ladie3i cabin will also be attached, with enclosed sleeping berths. The comfort of foro-6abin passengers is also being looked to — their cabin will' be large and well ventilated. A house has been built on "deck for the personal use of the master and engineer, so that at all times they will be handy for their respective duties. It will be some time before the necessary alterations qnd repairs are effected, and when I completed, she will no doubt eclipse any of the steamers trading on tho West Coast/both for comfort and speed." The schooner Isabella, which arrived early yesterday morning, has been for upwards of two months. Suffleft Port Chalmers on the 27th June for Hokitika, and encountered fearful heavy weather on the trip, arriving at Hokitika on July 5. Discharged cargo, and left on the 14th for Pelorus Sound, but owing to a continuance of adverse winds, did not arrive at the Sound until the 29th. Loaded a cargo of 60,000 feet timber, and loft on the 20th August. On the following day, when off the Ipiikoras, she was caught in a heavy southerly gale, and ran back to Wellington, where she remained windbound untilthe 23rd ; from thence, with the exception of a ten hours' southerly gale off Oamaru, fine weather was experienced to arrival. — " Otago Daily Times," Sept. 1.