IMPOSTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 602, 29 August 1867, Page 2

IMPOSTS.

Per Egmout, from Melbourne — 5 cases tobacco, J. Solomon ; 1 case watches, Proctor ; 20 half-chets, 40 boxes tea, Ecclesfield; 20 kegs butter, Hall ; 10 cases bacon, 3 cases, J. Solomon ; 1 bale drapery, J. Cosgrave ; 2 kegs butter, Ecclesfield Brothers ; 2 boxes, 1 case, 3 packages, Harnett and Co. ; 1 case, Cohen ; 1 case, Baker; 4 Vags potatoes, Walker,; 1 case, Byrne and Co.; 2 packages, Union Bank ; 2 hhds eggs, 2 coses fruit, Dunning Brothers ; 1 parcel, King ; 1 box, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 parcel, Union Bank. Per Claud Hamilton, from Sydney — 2 trunks boots, order ; 3 truuks, Flaxman Bros.; 1 roll, order ; 7 hhds eggs, C. Buckhart ; 11 hhds eggs, order ; 1 case boots, order ; 1 box, Mrs Mynne ; 1 bundle, G. S. Sale ; 6 bags oyster 3, order ; 5 cases lemons, 4 hhds eggs, T. Peak ; 1 gun, Carroll. -„ i Per Bruce, from Weslport — 50 cheeses, Bailie and Humphrey. EXPOBTS. Per Claud Hamilton, for Nelson, &c. — For Nelson — 1 parcel stationery, Bank of New South Wales. For Wellington — 1 parcel, Rev. M'Donough. Per Elizabeth, for Greymouth — 4 cases, 5 packages hardware, G. Blvth and Co.

Never did a more complete' wreck occur on the Hokitika beach than that which befel the unfortunate schooner Emma Eliza on luesday night, as, literally speaking, she is gone to pieces, and now lies a confused heap of debris upon the middle bank. Contrary to our expectations, not a ton of coal was saved from the cargo, for immediately after the gaug of hands who had engaged to discharge it proceeded to work last night, her starboard quarter washed away, and was soon followed by the entire broadside, and then by the, coal. The promptest measures had been taken to save both vessel and cargo, but the sea was altogether too heavy, and would not be resisted. In onr report of yesterday we neglected to mention the smart attendance of the Harbor Master's boat's crew, who vickb on the beach shortly after the schooner stranded, and did a.l that lay in their power to aid her. A very smart passage from Melbourne was made by the brig Union, which reached the roadstead on Tuesday, she having left Port Philip Heads on the 18th, thus doing the distance across in nine days. She id freighted by Messrs. Spence Brothers, and called here for orders, and was despatched yesterday afternoon to the Buller. „

We believe that the long-expected Sea Ripple hove in sight yesterday, as we noticed on the Southern seaboard a smartly-rigged topsail schooner under a cloud of (apparently new) canvas, but no foresail, working tack and half-tack to the Northward. She had not lifted her hull when we left the beach, but from the great span between her masts, we are inclined to think she is the Ripple, which has been described to us as a vessel of unusual length for her tonnage. The three-masted schooner Stormbird must have been driven a long way either south or north by last week's gale, as she only put in an appearance yesterday afternoon. She came down from the southward, but had not succeeded in working into the roads by sunset. The Marked improvement that has taken place in the port's entrance during the last day or two, decided the agents of the Keera to forego their late intention of landing her Hokitika cargo at Greymouth, as they considered that the channel kere was sufficiently open to admit her without over risk. Instructions were accordingly forwarded to Greymouth to send her on, when ehe arrived off the bar from the Buller. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the smart coaster hove in sight, and shortly afterwards eased steam and signalled for orders. She received them aa above, and immediately proceeded onwards, arriving in this roadstead at 7 p.m. She trill cross the bar this morning. The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Co's b s. Egmont, A. W. Jack, commander, left Melbourne at 2 p.m. on the 20th instant, and arrived off the Urey at 6 p.m.. on. the 37tt\. Us& m$

fine weather having been experienced during the passage. She transhipped Greymouth passengers, mails and cargo to the p.s. Dispatch, and at 11 a.m. steamed for Ilokitika, and anchored in the roads at 1 p.m. Yesterday morning she was tendered by the Persevere, and ~ discharged her cargo into the lighter laabolla, afterwards leaving for Bluff Harbor and Dunedin. The Egmont brought five saloon and forty-six steerage passengers and ten tons of cargo for Hokititow She had also one Auckland aud thirty Otago passengers on board. To the courtesy of Mr Murray-Aynsley, (of Christchurch), who came up from Melbourne in the Egmont, we are indebted for Che only two files of tho " Argus' which reached us. The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Rangitoto arrived in tho roadstead yesterday from Wellington and Nelson. She will be tendered this morning by tho p.s. Persevere, and leave direct for Melbourne in the course of the forenoon. The steamers Bruce and Persevere were the only vessels that worked the bar yesterday, as the surf was much too heavy for towing. It went down considerably during the day, and as the channel received a good scouring by the light freshet sent down by the rain of Tuesday we anticipate an excellent tide's work this morning. The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Claud Hamilton, J. V. Hall, Jim., commander, sailed from Sydney at 5 p.m. on the 21st inst., and after a run of five days two hours, during which moderate S. and S.E. weather was experienced, she arrived in the roadstead at 7 p.m. on the 26th. She brings two saloon and twenty-nine steerage passengers. Left again for Nelson and Northern Ports, with a few passengers, yesterday morning. The Claud, when on her last passage to Sydney from this port, made an unusually rapid run, the distance between the two places being covered in four days twelve hours. The p.s. Bruce, loaded with cargo and eighty passengers, left port, for the Nelson goldfields at 6 p.m. on Monday last, and steamed slowly up the coast to 'Fox's, which she reached at 1 a.m. Lauded passengers and a portion of the cargo only, the work being stayed by heavy rain, and as the weather looked threatening she hurried on to tho Buller, and crossed the bar at G a.m. on Tuesday. Discharged cargo and passengers, and shipped twenty for this port, and left at 6 p.m., intending to touch at Woodpecker Bay, but as a heavy sea ran home, and the weather being very thick, she passed the port, and headed under half steam for Hokitika, arriving off the bar at 6.30 a.m., and entered the river half an hour later. Fine weather attended her down the coast, but the passage back was marked by S.W. gales and a high sea. Captain Kerle*y reports that the steamers Murray and Beautiful Star left the Buller on Tuesday for Nelson. Tho Kennedy was to leave the same evening. The schooner Ocean Wave, from this port, 2nd instant, arrived at Melbourne on the 17th instant. So long a passage for a vessel of her capabilities was occasioned by a succession of westerly gales which were encountered during the first six days after leaving the New Zealand coast, and the light westerly winds that prevailed off the Australian coast. We see by the Wave's report, published in the "Argus," that when in lat. 39 deg. 6 mm. south, and long. 153 deg. 35 mm. east., a portion of the wreck of a vessel, consisting of her top sides and deck house, was passed. The house was painted a dirty white, or drab colour, the bulwarks being black. The steamers Gothenburg, Tararua, and Alhambra, are on the berth .at Melbourne for this port, and are advertised to sail, the first on the 24th instant, the second on the 27th, and the Alhambra on the 31st.