PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 304, 13 September 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Watke Tnis Day.—11.55 a.m.; 0.20 p.m. ARRIVED. September 12. —Nil. SAILED. September 12.-r-Nil. ENTERED IN. Nil. CLEARED OUT. Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mary Jane, schooner, from Onehunga, daily. Francis, schooner, from Henthcote, early. Sea Bird, from Newcastle, N.S.W., early. Northern Light, schooner, from Melbourne, early. Elizabeth, cutter, from Sydney, early. Albion, s.s , from Melbourne, daily. Rangitoto, from Sydney, 20th iust. Tararua, from Melbourne, to-day. Beautiful Star, s.s., from Dunedin, early. Dunedin, schooner, from Dunedin, early. Aurora, schooner, from Dunedin, early. Cymraes, schooner, from Dunedin, daily. Mar Van Every, schooner, from Dunedin, early.

Julia, schooner, from Dunedin, 12th inst. Isabslla, schooner, from Dunedin, early. Kennedy, s.s., from Nelson, daily. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Tararua, for Melbourne, to-morrow. Rangitoto, for Nelson, 21st inst. , Egmont, s.s., for Bluff and Dunedin, this day. Spray, for Lyttelton and Christchurch, today. \ Kennedy, for Okarita, daily. VESSELS IN POET.

Schoonera — Inwi. Thuma Eliza, Bonnie Ls-ss, Mary Anne, Tiger, John Mitchell, Tunbo. Steamers — Challenge, Yarra. IK THE ROADSTEAD . Egmont, s.s., from Nelson. ASHORE. « Lioness, p.s. The schooners Caledonia and Phcenix have arrived at Okarita from Dunedin — the former on the Ist, and the latter on the sth inst.

A telegram was yesterday received by Messrs Rc-yse, Mudie and Co., from Greyjnouth, which informed them that the p.s. Persevere and schooner Excelsior were ashore on the South Spit. The schooner was inward ( bound, and in tow of the tug at the time. We hear that she is likely to become a total wreck, but hopes were entertained that the tug would get off safely. Yesterday the bar was again impassable, owing to the very heavy weitirly sen, which sent a high surf home upon the beach. The river, however, kept low, notwithstanding the almost constant rain which fell during the previous twenty -four hoxrs, and although up to n late hour last night the same weather continued, there was no indication of an extraordinary rise. This can be accounted for only by supposing that the rain fell upon the higher lands in the form of snow. None of the harbor boats left the river, although sevi-ral vessels were lying in the roadstead waiting to be tendered. Amongst them was the s.k Egmont, which should have sailed for Bluff Harbor in buthas suffered an unavoidable detention, wliich we trust will not extend over to-day. The* schooner Moyne was also in the roadstead, but' put to sea in tho morning, and at sunset was not in sight again.

GEEY RIVER. High Watee This Day. — 11.25 a.m.; 0.5 p.m.