PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 336, 20 October 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

Hisii Wu'kr Tins Day. — 6.53 a.m. ; 7.18 p.m. ' To-mohhow.- 7. 18 a.m. ; 8.13 p.m. ariuvi:d. October 19.— Volunteer, cutter, "Watts, from Mauukau. ' Hall & Co., agents. SAIiED. October 19.— Challenge,- p.s., Wilson, fov Greymouth. Tambo, schooner, Woon, for Greymouth. Aurora, Weir, for Dunedin. Eangitoto, s.s., Darke, for Nelson. Gothenburg, s.s., Mackie Sj for Melbourne. ENTERED IX. Volunteer, cutter, 22 tons, G. E. Watts, from Manukau. Eangitoto, s.s., Darke, from / Melbourne. Passengers — saloon : Messrs Sharpell, Brook, Crully, Vertie, Fish, Murray, Sevesin, Moorni ; and 89 in the steerage. IN THE ROADSTEAD. Elizabeth, cutter, from Sydney. Clarendon, brig, from ' Melbourne. BXFKCTKD ARRIVALS. Omrp, s.s., from Melbourne, 27th inst. Francis, schooner, from Heathcote, iwly. > Elizabeth, cutter, from Sydrey, daily. . Cymraes, schooner, from Dunedin, daily. Mary Van Every, schooner, from Dunedin early. Wm. Miskin s.s., from Dunedin, daily. Clarendon, from Melbourne, early. ' Nelson, p.s., from Nelson, this day. Alhambra, from Melbourne, 25th inst. Frederic, barque, from Melbourne, early. Mai'y Grant, schooner, from Melbourne, early. Danciug Wave, schooner, from Melbourne, early, Florence, schooner, from Melbourne, eai-ly., Alexandra, schooner, from Melbourne, early. Moyne, schooner, from Melbourne, early. Sarah and Mary, brigantine, from Melbourne, early. • PROJECTED DKPARTURRS. Nelson, p.s., for Grey and Nelson, today. Mary Jane, for Jackson's Bay, to-day. Bruce, p.si, for Okai'ita, to-day. Tarannki, for Melbourue, 22nd insfc. Alhambra, s.s., for Melbourne, 26th inst. Omeo, s.s., for Melbourne, 29th inst. Gothenburg, s.s., for Melbourne, Nov. Bth. VESSEI-8 IN PORT. Barque — Alma. Brignntine — Isabelln, Hector. Schooners — Tona : Tiger, John Mifchell, Mary Anne, Gity of Nelson, J. B. Eussel. — Yarra, Challenge, Bruce, Persevere (ashore).

IMPORTS,

Per Volunteer — Under bond : 21 hhds stout, R. Parker and Co. Duty p«id and free : 10 hhds ale, 8 casks bottled ale, 4 do stout, Moir and Staite ; 29 bags chaff, 4 tons corrugated iron, Hall.; 6 boxes eggs, Cox.

Perßangitotc^— -I pkgs boots, 1 case drapery, 1 hhd eoloni»l wine, Baid ;- 1 case do do, ] do eggs, 1 teg butter, Enedie ; 9 tubs do, Harrison and Co ; 5 cases merchandise, Crawley ; 29 cases onions, 5 do jams, 1 cask nuts, 5 cases oranges, sdo apples, Fawcett ; 7 hhds eggs, Duff; 1 case merchandise, Brown ; 1 do, Alcorn ; 1 do, Mulligan ; 2 do, Thorn and Bullen ; 1 do, Prichard ; 1 do, White and Pyrie; 2 do, Manson; 2 do, 1 pkg, J. B. Clarke.

EXPORTS.

Per Gothenburg — 6 boxes gold, containing 5375 ozs. 6 dwts., Bank of New Zealand ; 2 boxes gold, containing 2500 ozs., Bank of 2f ew South Wales.

. The cutter Volunteer left Manukau on the Bth inst., with steady northerly breezes and fine weather, and arrived abreast Hokitika on the 10th inst., after an exceeding smart run of 48 hours. Then the breeze failed her, and being caught by" a strong northerly set, she was unable to the anchorage until the 14th. But the Darwas then impassable, <so she again put to sea, not deeming it prudent to remain at anchor in the face of the heavy sea rolling in. A noHherly current and x light weather kept her outside until the 19th, w,heu she worked into the roadstead, and was towed over the bar by the Challenge. The Volunteer brings a full general cargo. TheP.N.Z. and A.X.M. Co.'s s.s. Eangitoto, G. Darke, commander, left Hobson's Bay Railway Pier at 6 p.m. on the 13th inst., and anchored off this port at 5 p.m. on the 18th. The run across was marked by light southwest winds and fine weather. She brings 8 Baloon and 89 steerage passengers, and files of the " Argus " to the 13th inst.

The schooner Dancing Wave cleared out at the Melbourne Custom House for Hokitika on the 12th inst. She in all probability sailed on the following day, and may therefore be expected here on or about Tuesday next. We see by the Melbourne " Argus" that the Black Ball liner Result caught fire on the 11th inst ant, whilst lying alongside the Hobiion's Bay Kailwav Pier, and, in spite of the efforts made to saveher, wasburnt to the water's edge by the following evening. The " Argus" gives a long and interesting account of this unfortunate occurrence, which we propose publishing in exlenso in our next issue.

We are glad to say that the p.s. Bruce was removed from the north spit yesterday afternoon, and is now lying snug at the wharf. Her position was one of. no danger, although it was once feared that the expense attending a relaunch would have to be incurred to release her. This, however, was avoided by simply building a dam of bags filled with sand upon her port side, to break the swell which at high water rolled up the rivei', and then a trench was dug from low water mark up to and around her, the drift being hove out to still further increase the t embankment. The plan succeeded, for as the tide made the Bruce floated, and was hove out of the minature dock into the river. She has not received the slightest damage, and will sail for Okarita today.