EXPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 93, 21 April 1887, Page 4

EXPORTS.

Per Wairarapa—l6 sacks cocoanuts, 50 bales cocoanut fibre, 77 kegs butter, 50 cases mullet, 32 cases eggs, 25 cases preserved meats, 10 barrels, 2 tierces, 48 kegs beef, 58 sacks oysters, 240 casks, limejuice, 7 sacks kauri gum, 50 cases oranges, 2-t baskets, and sundries.

Per Taraweua, for Melbourne —B,oooft timber and sundries. For Southern ports : 190 cases oranges, 40 sacks lime, 3 horses, 630 cases meats ; for transhipment to R.M.s. Arawa : 40 cases syrup, 1,160 mats sugar and sundries, and transhipments ex Arawata.

The barque Notero arrived at Lyttelton from Newcastle yesterday.

The briganbine Linda Weber, bound for Oamaru via Mercury Bay, was towed to sea by the s.s. Awhina last evening.

Messrs H. Pi Barber and Co. have chartered the barque Heinrich Bauer to load 571 tons of gum at this port for New York.

The s.s. lona arrived from Tauranga via Mercury Bay this morning early. Pas-3eno-ers:—Messrs Maxwell and Brabant. She°leffc again for Barrier ab 8 a.m.

Thesalariesof harbour-masters in the principal New Zealand ports are as follows: — Otao-o, £400 ; Wellington, £450 ; Auckland, £500'; Napier, £245; Bluff, £400; Lytfcelton, £350.

Vessels in port to-day carried their Sags half-mast high in respect for the memory of Mr J. E. Brews ter, Auckland manager of IST. Z. Sugar Company, whose death is announced elsewhere.

The steam tug Awhina came into collision with one of the tees to the eastward of Queen-street Wharf yesterday afternoon, arid carried away several of the stringers. Repairs are being effected.

'The s.s. Suva has been docked for survey in order to ascertain what repairs she requires. It appears that the Suva came up from Fiji in company with the Arawata on account of representations made by her crew as to leakage. At Suva an inspection of the steamer's bottom was made, and one of the plates under the forehold was found to be dented. ' Temporary repairs were effected, and the steamer came on to Auckland as already related.

Thes.s. Wairarapa left for Sydney via Russell at 5 p.m yesterday. PassengersMrs Bartlett and child. Mrs Smeaton and child, Mi3=es Lynch, Herrick, Gourlay, Smith, McMath, Mrs Smith and children (2), Messrs Drew, Waldron, St. Julian, H. J. Jordan, R. J. Parker, Quinn, Greenwood, Roskell, Westhead, Sclatz, Clark, C^tea, Tithoradge, Anson, Clifcberoe, Briar, Cahilt, Gresham, Pollard, Edmonds. Mr and Mrs Rickey, Mr and Mrs Staiunaur, Rev. Mr an:l Mrs Gloss and family (2), Mr and Mrs JHaxton, Mr and and Mrs Calvcrt, Mr and Mrs .Stanfield, Mr and Mrs Beverly, Mrs Casey and 2 children, Mr Lester, and 57: in the steerage. , I

The Cunard liner Etruria recently accomplished the fastest passage ever made between Britain and New York. She left Liverpool on February 12 at 3.13 p.m., oa3sed Fastnet (no stoppage having been -nade at Queenstown) February 13 at 5.50 a.m., and arrived at Sandy Hook bar. on •February, 19 at C {\.in,, making:.the passage.

from Liverpool, after adding five hours for difference in time, in 8 days 19hrs 47min, and from Fastneb (60 miles nearer than Queenstown) in 6 days 4hrs 45min. The distances run daily were :— February 13, 413 knots ; 14, 4SO ; 15, 476 ; 16, 468 ; 17, 439; IS, 465 ; 19, 349 : total, 3,108 knots, being an average speed of 19 knots, or 2*2 statute miles per hour.

The s.s. Taravvera left for Melbourne via Southern ports afc iioon with the following passengers:—ForGisborne: Messrs South and Smith, Maxtor Sheppherd. For Napier: Messrs O'Hanlan; White, Reeve, Fonltcn, Pou, Mrs Abraham, Mrs Page, Messrs Ffardern, Newton, Burness, Gore, " Major " Barrett, !i Adjutant"' Spratb. For Wellington : Mrs King, Mr and Mrs Borry, Mr and Master Fallon, Messrs Grant, Nicholas, Eobson, Smith, Hartnell Still. For Lyttelton: Mr and Mrs Pulford, Mr and Mrs Clatten, Messrs J. B. Smith, Moss and Drake. ForDunedin : Miss Hill. For Melbourne: Mr and Mrs Jones, Dr. Lane, Mr and Mrs H". Pureell and child. Steerage for various ports : Mrs Arthur, 0. Blackwood, W. Milne, Kidd, W. Mitchell, (J. Boyle, Mr and Mrs Tonge, Mr and Mrs Greig, A. .Sherlock, Mrs Veale, W.Stafford, (J'Connol, Donovan.

The briganfcine Ikn, Vulca, bound for Marshall Islands, and schooner Mariner, bound for Rarotonga, are sheltering from a northerly gale ab Whangarei, and the btigantine Pecrles?, bound for Oamaru, is also supposed Co be sheltering on the coast.