DEPARTURE.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 121, 30 May 1870, Page 2

DEPARTURE.

Mat 29. Kate, barque, 341 tons, Cooper, for Sydney.

The s.s. Eangitira is expected in the Manukau this evening, from Wanganui and Southern ports. The barque Novelty is hourly expected in harbour from Sydney. The fine ship Mallard will haxil from the wharf to-morrow moi'ning, and sail for London on Wednesday. She has a full cargo, particulars of which will appear in our next. The fine new schooner Letitia is announced to sail for Tahiti on the 6bh inst.

Kate.—The clipper Kate, Captain Cooper, left the"harbour last evening with a fresh v.-es-terly breezn, ("or Sydney. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. .Roberts nncl two children, Mr. F. A. Soloman, Miss Chnpmaii, Mrs. J. Kelly and three children, Mrs, Hoigh and child, Clement Fasrg, William Harrington, Gilbert Self, Chas. Pearson.

The schooner Jane arrived in hai-bour yesterday morning from the Bay of Islands with a full carrjo of coals.

Important Shipping- Notice.—We are requested to call attention to the following telegram which has been sent by the Marine Department to the Collectors of Custom at the principal ports of the Colony:—" Light at Farewell Spit will probably be lighted for the purpose of te&tisg it on the nights of Friday and Saturday next. Post notice in Custom House to thia effect, and call attention of shipmasters to it."— Wellington Independent, May 24th. A schooner called the Waterlily, 51 tons, Captain Brown, from Melbourne, put in to the harbour last night, to procure a boat and some other articles she stood in need of. She lias a strong crew, and her owner is on board. She is loaded with general merchandise, provisions, the frame of a house, &c, and professes to be bound for an uninhabited island in the Pacific, 5' S. of the line, and named Starbuck Island, where the owner intends to establish himself. None of our nautical men, however, seem to be acquainted with this island; and some of them ask not unreasonably, why* a Tessel bound from Melbourne for an island close to the equator, should come to Nsw Zealand. Some people on the wharf imagine the schooner's real destination is the Auckland Islands, there to make an effort to recover some of the gold lost in the General Grant. This may be the case, but the captain and owners of the Wnterlily do not seem to be very communicative about their proceedings.— Wellington Post, 23rd May.