ARRIVAL OF THE WAVE QUEEN.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1250, 7 February 1874, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE WAVE QUEEN.

Early this morning a ship was signalled, and a few hours later the number of the Wave Queen, 853 tons, Captain Sinclair, which left London on October 14th, was made out. Owing to the head wind and ebb tide the vessel did not make the harbour till late this afternoon. Dr Philson, the Health Officer, left the wharf about two o'clock and boarded the vessel in Rangitoto channel. She has had a somewhat protracted passage of 115 days. The Wave Queen comes consigned to L. D. Nathan and Co., and brings the following passengers :—Saloon : Messrs Gilmore (two), Melville, C. Smith, J. M. Tinney, Samuel Trainor, John M. Pegler and family (five), George Williams, W. Winteringham, Mrs. Warrington, and eighteen in the steerage.

The cutter Wanderer and the schooner Swallow have cleared in ballast for Russell.

The Rowena, s.s., McGregor, arrived in harbour from the Bay of Islands this morning at four o'clock, having left Russell as usual at noon yesterday. Experienced fine weather and light S.E. winds down the coast. On Thursday towed the barque Naworth into Wangaroa, where she is to load timber. On ~V\fednesday the Rowena went to Ohora, where she landed some flax machinery for Mr Sobriski. She brings the following passengers and cargo :—Mrs Hall, Mr and Mrs Doel, Mrs Layering, Mr and Miss Macffarlane, Hon. Dr Pollen, Commissioner Kemp, Mr and Mrs Puckey, Mrs and Miss Fergusson, Miss Henderson; Messrs Lundon, Aicken,Goodhugh, Moore, Kay, Reynolds, McLaren, Elliot, Cosgrove, Davidson. 4 tons whale oil, ex Hadley ; 21 bags gum, R. Walker; 79 bale's flax, 21 do. tow, 1 bundle hides, A. Buckland ; 8 bales flax, 2 do. tow, J. It. Roberts; 1 hide, Gittos, 1 box, J. C. Mo'rrin; 1 cask tallow, 1 bundle sheepskins, Gittos ; 1 parcel leather, Ireland Brothers; 1 box fruit, Hayes ; 3 cases, Hayden ; 8 kegs, Gibbons; 1 dozen rings, Oxley ; 5 cases gum, 3 bags do , 1 bag fungus, Owen and Graham ; 1 pge. hides, Gittos ; 32 bags gum, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 13 do. do., S. J. Edmonds; 1 box, Yon Stunner; 1 box, H. E. Williams; 19 boxes pears, 3 do. peaches, Jamieson ; 2 kegs beer, 1 keg, Gibbons ; 1 case gum, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 1 bar old iron, Greenway ; 1 box fruit, Hill; 3 boxes fruit, 1 jar, J. Gilfillan; 1 box fruit, H. Gil6llan ; 1 spring, 1 connection, and some engineering tools, Bay of Islands Coal Company. The ketch Tiri Tiri, which went ashore at Wangapoa, has been successfully got off and brought back to Auckland little injured. The s.s. Star of the South took her departure for Fiji at ten o'clock last night.: The s.s. Rowena sighted the barque Margarita, outward bound, off Cape Brett yesterday morning, and the s.s. Star of the South bound for Fiji, at an early hour this morning.

The Mary Melville has cleared out for Napier with 50,000 feet of sawn timber, C.|A. Harris, and 65 bags grass seed W. J.Huwfc.

A cutter was launched yesterday at noon from the building yards of Mr Sims, Beach, Onehunga. This new addition to the Manukau waters has a 35 feet keel, 40 feet overhaul, 12 feet 3 inches beam, and 4 feet 9 inches depth of hold. She is faithfully built of the best seasoned material, coppered and copper fastened. She will register about twelve tons, the builders measurement being twenty-two tons. Captain Constant, late of the Undine, will be the master, and the new boat will be employed in the Waiuku trade. Little Miss Sims acted as sponsor, naming the cutter Italy. The barque Lady Agnes hauled off the wharf this morning and will sail for New York most probably this evening. The schooner Charybdis, from Lyttelton, arrived in harbour last night. Captain Braund reports haying left that port on the 26th ultimo and meeting, for the past three days, north and north-east winds. On the 29th a strong north-west gale began to blow, lasting twelve hours, and producing very heavy sea. Thence head winds till Sunday last ; that night encountered a fierce south and south-west gale. This lasted thirteen hours. The East Cape was rounded on Monday last, thence light winds till arrival. The Charybdis comes consigned to J. S. Macfarlane, and brings a cargo of grain, bacon, grass seed, &c.

The whaling barque Hadley, Captain Soule, arrived at Mongonui on Wednesday afternoon.

The ketch Why Not has cleared for Cabbage Bay in ballast.