The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. In the cause of Truth and Justice we strive. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1872

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 946, 16 March 1872, Page 2

The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. In the cause of Truth and Justice we strive. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1872

Messrs Chambers and M'Nairn are preparing to deliver coal at the Nokawau, which they say can be done at 5s per ton at the mine. They represent that any vessel of light draught can easily enter at the Nokawau, aud that vessels can sail up to the mine, where they intend constructing a shoot by which they will be enabled to load a vessel in a few minutes. The captain of the p.s. Result, in company with several other persons interested in the development of the trade, are to visit the Nokawau early next week for the purpose of making arrangements to place the Result in the trade between Westport and Nokawau. Application has been made to the Provincial Government to send a qualified officer to buoy the entrance of the Nokawau, and we hope in a very few days ro chronicle the arrival of the first instalment of coal from a local mine. The price in "Westport must be low, as the carriage by water will be only 10 miles, and the facilities for loading are most remarkable. A boat like the Result will be able to enter and leave the Nokawau by the same tide and come into the Buller at any time. The coal has been tried, and found to be of very good quility.