The s. s. Taiaroa returned from her southern trip at 2 a.m. yesterday. After discharging 50 bales of wool into tho Lady Egidia, she proceeded, as usual, to Duncdin. On this trip, she left Port Chalmers at G p.m, on tho 7th, and arrived at Port Molyneux at 10 a.m. on tbe Sth; discharged cargo and loaded up with wool and product^ and sailed at noon on tho 10th. Fine weather was ox perienced to and from tho Molyndrax. The N.Z.S.N. Co's s.a., Taranaki, arrived in harbor from Northern ports, a 1; 10.30 a.m. yesterday. She left the Manafcau at 2.p.m. on the 3rd, and arrived at Toraiiiiki at G am.
on the 4th; left same day at's p.m.. and arrived at Nelson at 10 a.m. on the sth j left at 9p.m. on the Gth, and arrived at Picton at 7 a.m. on the 7th ; -left again at 9 ' am., and arrived at Wellington at 2 p.m. same day ; left at 3 p.m. on the Bth, and arrived at Lyttelton at 11 a.m. on tho 9th ; left at 2 p.m on the fol lowing day, and arrived as aliove, having experiencedmoderate weatherthroughout her several trips. The Parser has supplied us with our usual Northern files.
