The Flora, from Auckland via the East Coast, ' arrived at 9.45 a-_. yesterday, and sailed for Dunedin about half-past one o'clock. The Whangape left for Calcutta via Syd ney, etc., yesterday afternoon. The Emma Sims arrived at Wellington at midnight on Monday. She is to go to Col lingwood, and load there for Lyttelton. The effect of the tremendous sea on the West Coast, last week, was to completely break up the wreck of the Taupo, which cannot now be seen from tho town. The Hesketh's remains are still discernible. Provision has been made by the Union Com pany to meet the requirements, of excursionists from Christchurch, Avho are expected to return to Wellington in laro. numbers by Saturday night's boats. There will be four steamers leaving Lyttelton on that date, viz.—The Tara wera, Te Anau, Rotomahana, and Mapourika, though it ia possible that the Mapourika, which is taking Pollard's Opera Company, may not get away until Sunday morning. The Tarawera Avill be kept back in Lyttelton until Saturday night, and she is to come back to the Southern port on Sunday afternoon, to pick up her ordinary run. The Waihora, arriv ling in Wellington on Friday, will bo detained until Saturday night, when she leaves for Lyt

tclton in place of the Tarawera, and it is further arrujaged that the Waihora -hall g_ through to _unedin from Lyttelton on the same clay as arrival. -"The Mapourika n_ _ea the special trip from Wellington on Saturday morning, and she will be back again in time to leave at her advertised hour for Nelson and Northern ports. An addition has just been made to Messrs Agar and Thomas's steam launches, which are so much iv requisition for trips to tho harbour bays during holiday times. Thia is the a.s. Lyttelton, which is about the 3amo sizo a« tho Canterbury, and is practical ly a new boat. It ia understood that Captain Clifford, lato of tho Rakaia, and Avho was to have had charge oi the Papanui, is bringing out tho Tckoa, thia trip. Ho will join the Papanui at the first opportunity. Captain Forbes, late of the Toko a, Avill probably havo charge of the new s—_ner Ruapebu. The first consignment of coal from the recently developed coal deposits at Puponga, Golden Bay, was brought to Nelson last week by the ketch Argus. 