IMPORTS

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1625, 30 April 1875, Page 2

IMPORTS

Per Dauntless, schooner, from JNbumes : 30 cases wine, EHingham ; 4 casks, Owea and Graham; 82 sacks maize, Anderson; 115 hides, order; 1 chest of tea, 3 cases of drapery, Nazer. —Master, agent. Per Agnes, from Oamaru : 230 hags oats, 345 do bwley, 324 do bran, 12 do potatoes, 86 sacks Hour, 40 if-sacks do G. W. Binnny; 100 bags grass seed, order; 10 cases preserved meats, Tonka and Co; 200 sacks fiour, 30 K-sacks do, 140 K-sacks do 190 sacks bran, G. W. Binney : 300 do flour, KO do barley, T. it B»U and 0.-J W. Waber, agent jgPer Bella Mary from Hobart Town: 25 000 palings. 1000 treenails, 1.000 split posts, 2,200 rails, 10,000 shingles, order; 10 bales hoos, Stone Bros. ; 5 do do, Henderson and Macf irlane ; 560 cases fruit, 120 do jam, H. S. Meyers and Co ; 50 cases jam, 2GO do fruit, order; 100 capes -fruit, Arthur and Son ; 1225 do do, McArthur , 116 cases jam, 52 do preserved fruit, 60 do fruit, order ; 12 cases fruit, Daldy; 130 do do, order; 30 bundles willows, 2 pkgs. leather, McArthur. — Stone Bros., agents.

The schooner Fiery Cross is loading at Aratapu, Kaipara, for Lyttelton. The brig Psrwent, now at .Newcastle, will load there for Oainara. . The Wild Luck, kcch, after discharging her coals in the Kaipata, is to loml for To the rfditor: Sir,—ln a paragraph in your ship Bine r-po t the other day, in re erence to the order received by Messr* Hiecol & Son from Messrs Godfroi and Pon, of Samoa, to Jraild a vessel of 125 tons reeister, to be classed for nine y^ars in Germanic Lloyrls, yon are made to-say that the re mrements of this society are tame stringent ihan that of English Lloyds, which implies tbat the Gmnanta classification is of a higher grade than the English ■ Such. Mr Editor is not the case The face is. that b »th the Germanic Lloyds aad French Veritas are lower grades or cUss that> the English ; particularly in-Britain and the British Colonies a seven year class English Lloyds being equal to eigh years Germanic Lloyds.— lam &c. D. H McKKNZtB. Ihe Mission vessel Southern Cross, which left here on the 15th inst. awived at Norfolk Island on the 2lst after a fine run. . . -.t , ~ T,io«^An«,_, HMs. Blanche arrived at Norfolk Island on tbe 19th lust, after 9 days parage the landed 14 ion. of cargo for th» Mission Station and proceeded the B.*e evening to Piji g lefi 7e9terday evening for the Tamaki to take in cattle befere starttogtor Levoka. Passen.era.: Saloon-MessrF Howard and Bapsen, Mrs J. L. Morris, Master Morris Steerage: Messrs Walker (2), J a mie_on, aad HOhe°W-est Coast steamer Southern Cross arrived yesterday in the Manukau from Kaipara. The barque Mary Blair yesterday eveufafttaok her departure for Newcastle in ballast. Paasrecge-r: Mr J'The Wbarque Island City his taken the berfft outside the wf stern T lately occupied by the Mary B***ir. where she will discharge her cargo The barque Bella Mary, Captain McArthur, arrived In harbour last night from Hobart To»n after a after a passage of IS days. She left on the llth inst. Had fresh breezes veering from 8. to B. till sighting the Th-ee Kings on 2lst tost. Down the coast *>ot humbugged b» adverse winds and calms The Bella Mary brings hor nsnal asso. tment of cawo. Mess s Stone Bros are agent Pa-sengers: Mr Geo. Curry, Miss Brown, Master Mr M. Niccol has received a telegram from DunediiTstating that the.schooner Peerless was to be towed to sea either last night or this morning.. She brings a cargo of grain to Auckland. The schooner Dauntless arrived from Noumea and the Isle of Pines via A orfolk Island yesterday evening Captain Poulsen reports leaving Noumea on the 14th. Made a run of five days to Norfolk Is land She left the Island on the 22nd, and nude the North Cape on the 27th inst after a passage characterised by easterly winds and fine weather. Ihe Dauntless made a trip to tte Isle of Pines with cattle On this and on the voyaga down to Noumea the Dauntle.-s did not lose a single head out of a large c^rgo of cattle Passengers : Mews G. Jackson, J Bullents, Hood. Shumann, Otto, Miss C. Barring^ ton Prom Norfolk Island—Mr and Mrs Nazor and The topsail schooner Agnes, Captain G. H. Short, arrivid tr»— Oimara thts morning with a caTgo of erain for G. W. Bi m«- and others. Mr J W. Waller is the agent. The Agn^s left last Friday morning, and ha,» .ua.d favorable WJids with rainy weather on the paisage. . . ~ ~ , The schooner Amaranth arrived in the Manukau last night from Kaipara with a cargo of timber for the.Sash and Door Company. She will leave again for Kaipara about Monday. Mr J. W. Waller is the agThe yacht Pleetwlng cleared in ballast for Lyttelton today. She is to leave to-morrow The brigantine Tien Tsin, Captain Taylor, arrived from Launceston this morning. Bhe left on the 6th inst and brings a cargo of bark consigned to Messn. Ireland Bros, and Messrs Gittos & Son The brig Prairie anchored in Rangitoto Channel last night ».fter a len^thly passage of 41 days from Launce-ton, which port she left on the 20th March. A fine new briganline jus.t launched by Messrs Darrach > son at Mahurangi is expected in town at the end of this week She is a powerful vessel of about 170 tor s and has been named the Ethel. She has been built to .the order of MrG. W. Owen, the owner of the Helena. The barque l<apidb is signalled as we go to press. The Hero is to clear out early to-morrow. The following passengers are already booked: —Saloon (to Melbourne) : John Bean, Mrs. Bean, A. Walker, J. Stanley, JR. S. Smythe, Rev. Charles Clark, M. Isaacs, J". Isaacs, and two children, and J &JF blatter. To Sydney: W. McJN aught and Mrs. McNaught, and 7 m the steerage. _________