IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 233, 4 October 1887, Page 4

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Rotomahana:—B6 ingots tin, 121 boxes tin plates, 349 bags bonedusb, 140 bags bones, 4 drums carbonate of soda, 16 cases sewing machines, 6 crates sewing machines, 48 cases polish, 12 pieces cedar, 186 pieces timber, 10 cases jam, 8,400 bags eujrar, 20 sacks flour, 3 cases watches, 100 cases geneva, 317 cases fruit and sundries.

Ex Orawaiti: 280 sacks Oamaru potatoes, 970 bags milling oats, 320 bags fowl wheat. —Stone Bros.

Ex Omapere : 220 sacks Oamaru potatoes. —Stone Bros. , • -.

The ship Rangitiki entered outward at the Customs yesterday.

The barque Killarney, from the Thames, reached Melbourne on the 24th September.

A three-masted schooner has been reported as lying off VVaipu beach from last Friday to Sunday.

The ferry steamer Eagle was taken out of dock this morning, and went for a short trial trip, when she gave satisfaction.

The barque Lurline left Gloucester on the 6th of August for the Kaipara, with a second cargo of materials for the Kaihu Valley railway.

The cutter Willie Winkie was sunk off the Sugar Company's works, Chelsea, yesterday. She was in ballast ab tho time.

The bai*que Margaret Galbraith, from Glasgow, bound for Port Chalmers and Auckland, was spoken in 49deg. N. and lldeg. W. on July Bth.

The agents of the Colonial Union S.C. (Messrs Stone Brothers) received advice that the s.s. Balmoral Castle left Sydney for Auckland on Sunday last. Her arrival may therefore be expected on Friday morning, 7th inst.

The following passengers liad booked at London for Auckland up to August 19th. Per Austral sailed September Ist: Messrs Nicol, Coiilis. Mr and Mrs Gardener; per Carthage, to sail October 7th : Messrs Hussey, Turner, Mrs Robaon, Mrs Snelling and infant.

Four tenders have been received by tl| 2 Assignee for the purchase of the stock in tr ,c insolvent estate of Norrie and Kempla y. The creditors, however, havo decided -not to accept any of the tenders, but to sut.mit the stock to competition by public auction,

The following passengers sailed by the s.s. Hawea for the South at 10 o'cloqfk this morning from Onehunga :—The R _-. Haywood, Messrs Jury, W. Berry, Byng Maine, •C. Francis, H. Bush all, Aiiss Puckey,. Miss Harding, Mrs LLudsuy, live natives, and several members of. the House of Representatives.

The following small coaster3_iave arrived: —Tokerati, cutter, with 188 sacks.gum, from Tauranga; Waterlily, cutter, from Barrier, with firewood ; Jasr.t, cutter, from Whangarei, with lime; Agnes Martin, ketch, from Russell, with coal; Rose, cutter,, with ballast, from Wftiheke.

The Wellington arrived early this morning from Whangarei. Passengers: — Messrs. Crowther, Clendon, Humphrey!-*. Whitelaw, Hcwiston, Jackson, McKenzi*-,. Thomson', John, Ramsey, Loodemo?.-e> McKay, Hartnell and 2 sons, M'esdames; Meldrum, Doolley and Leech, and six storage. She brought as cargo 130 sacks gum, 60 sacks lime, 30 boxes paint, 31 sacks Oysters, aiid sundries.

The steamer Balmoral Castle, after her arrival at Sydney .on the 24th of last; mouth, left on the 27th for Newcastle, ai which port she was to load with coal and cmm&a direct. The Balmoral Castle brings tlto. following passengers for here :—Mr and Mrs Gill and family (9), Miss Colpitis, jdrs Withers, Miss Butcher, Mr Macaulay, and 47 in the steer-

The Jubilee Company's steamer Bellinger arrived from Whangarei last r.io-hi with the following passengers : Mesdam- es | Haynes and Aley, Misses Jackson and Ah iy , Messrs Jackson, Luproi, W. Patterson, A [ Duncan, Gearey, J. Wright, Mather «,!.,} AJey, K. Bmney, Jervis, Hewson, H. En- i grotron, Donnelly, Coroon, McLe hh_h fecott, Miller, Captain Pennal, and 2 i n \_\ stocrage. Also the following cargo • __171 sacks gum, 8 boxes gum, 10 bundlef-fj-'^dea and sundry packages. "" \