IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 89, 14 April 1892, Page 4

IMPORTS.

Per Aratapu, from Napier : 944 sacks potatoes, and 4GB sacks wheat.

The steamer Ardle is engaged discharging her cargo of Newcastle coals at tho Hobson-street Wharf.

Tho American barquo Star of tho East lias arrived at New York, after a Ion"----voyngo of 130 days out from this port.

The cargo steamer Pahoka left Wellington yesterday for London, via Rio, with a full cargo of frozen meat and general merchandise.

The barquoritiiie Vacuna, which has juab arrived at Sydney from Picton, has been fixed to load at Newcastle for Picton, and back to Sydney with produce.

Tho Auckland consignments by the barque Elizabeth, from Glasgow, will shortlybe forwarded up from Dunedin by the Union S.S." Company's steamers.

Tho locally-owned kotcb Agnes Martin has arrived at Wellington from the Thames. Mr J. T. Henflry advises us that she will load produce at Picton for Auckland.

Yesterday afternoon tho brigantino Sarah and Mary, 145 ton?, Captain Matbeaon, cleared out at tho Customs for a trip to Warnambool (Vie.) with a full load of kahikatea timber.

After finishing her loading of general cp.rgo yesterday the p.s. Duke of Sutherland waa shifted over to the Railway Wharf, nnd was busily engaged today in taking in hor consignments of frozen mutton, etc. She ivil! loavo this afternoon for Napior.

The locally-owned brigantinc Aratapu, 122 tons, Captain Cranch, arrived this morning from Napier with a full cargo of grain, and berthed alongside No. 2 jetty to discharge. She lefl Napier on the sth inst., and rounded Ea3t Cape on the 12th. She experienced light northerly winds with occasional calms on tho trip up.

Tho topsail schooner Sarah Pile, which recently went ashore at Tairua, and wa3 brought up here for ropairs, waa this morning brought round from Mr Gouk'e slip where she has received a thorough overhaul, nnd will be berthed to take "in a load of timber tor Noumea. She ia expected to get away in aboub threo weeke , titno.