The Rotomahana arrived from Wellington at 8.15 lum. yesterday, und sailed for Wellington at night. The i. areora, from Gieymouth, arrived at l-_.__o p.m. yesterday. When the Southern Cross was examined at the -Wellington Patent Slip on Monday, the exterior part 01 the hull was found to be in good order, and so tor as can be judged there will be no necessity for. import ant repairs. The ballast tanks, frames, etc., are yet to be surveyed. There is a probability of the Southern Cross going back to the Island trade. Mr D. A. Aiken, travelling Inspecting Ac countant of the Union Company, is about to make a few weeks' business visit to the West Coast. „. , The overhaul to the Moura at Port Chal mers is almost completed. The brigantine Eliza Firth was hauled over to the Wellington Railway wharf on Monday to commence loading timber for Lyttelton. The barque Senorita, which arrivod at Port Chalmers from Ipswich (England) on Satur day afternoon, had the protracted passage of 170 days. Captain Murray, late of the Eliza Firth, takes her over from Captain Burton, who brought her out. While going over from London to New York to load for the Australasian colonies, the Tyser steamer Star oi England encountered a terrific cyclone, accompanied by mountainous seas. The vessel, being light, rolled violently, and shipped largo quantities of water, but arrived at New \ork without suffering a mis hap. She left the American port on 18th September, and, with the exception of ft call made at St. Vincent to replenish bunkers, completed the long voyage to Melbourne with out a stoppage. Mr Dawson, postmaster, has been appointed harbourmaster at Akaroa. The Cygnet sailed for Akaroa yesterday after noon. The Rosamond left for Greymouth yester day afternoon. The Kirklee sailed for Durban yesterday evening. The Auriga sails this week for Timaru, where she loads. The "Timaru Herald" says:—The s.s. Kirk lee loaded 62,271 bags of oats at this port in 30 hours. At Lyttelton, where she called before coming to Timaru, they put into her 49,000 bags in 32 hours. TLmaru's work was nearly, a third faster than Lyttelton's. The s.s. Werrieth Hall, which arrived at Oamaru last week from Capetown to load oats and comes on to Timaru, is a four-masted steamer, and is one of the longest boats that has entered the harbour at Oamaru. 