IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 178, 30 July 1888, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per bgn. Boiealia: 2,000 sacks wheat and flour.

The ship Crusader passed Deal, bound for Auckland direct, on Jane 3rd. She comes consigned to Messrs Ciuickshank and Co.

Tho barquo Presto left Brisbane for Auckland direct on the 14th inst., and should put in an appearance soon, as she is over 15 day.*, out.

The schooner Frank Guy, now loading at Mongomii for an Australian port, 13 to load up at Newcastle with coal for Auckland.

The barquo Lutterworth left Glasgow on the 19th of May for Auckland by way of Port Chalmers. Her Auckland cargo consists for the most part of waterworks planb.

The s.s. Clansman arrived at an early hour yesterday from Tauranga with the following passengers : — Captain and Mrs Everard, Miss Everard, Masters Everavd, Allely, Watts, Miss Leeehson, Mewrs Woodin and Capel.

The brigantine Ika Vuka came alongside the breastwork bhis morning to have two or three repairs effected/ Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane have fixed her to load coal at- Greymouth for Tonga to the order of Messrs Donald and Eden borough.

As announced in our advertising columns, the New Zealand Shipping Company's Eimuraka's sailing date has been altered from 26th to 11th pi-ox. The last vessel for passengers to catch her, leaves the Manukan on Mondny, the 6th prox.

The Seamen's Union have made agreements wibh Mr J. C. Firth, of the Eight Hours Flour Mill, bhat ho will employ tho firemen and seamen on his steamer Kottiku at Union wages. Previously they were paid £1 under the Union wages, and the Seamen's Union are naturally pleased ab the concession made.

The direct liner Coptic is due from London via Hobart about mid-day on Thursday. Messrs Cruickshank and Co. are her local agents, and they notify in another column thab the steamer will sail on Saturday for London, via Wellington, and consignees are requested to take delivery of cargo and send their shipments down without delay.

The brigantine Borealis, Captain Mackenzie, arrived ab 11 o'clock yesterday morning from Lybbelton wibh a cargo of bread stuffs and one passenger, Miss McKenzie. Captain McIvenzie reports of tho trip : The Borealis sailed from Lyttelton on the 13th July, and experienced light variable winds till the East Cape was rounded on the 26bh. On the 27th a strong gale sob in from bhe N.W., but lasted only five hours, being succeeded by moderate S.E. winds across the Bay of Plenty. Cane Colville was passed at 5 a.m. yesterday, and the harbour made as above.