EXPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 220, 16 September 1893, Page 4

EXPORTS.

Per Clansman, for Lyttelton :—IOO,OOO feet white pine timber (to be shipped at the Thames).

Por Defiance, for Sydnoy :—IBO,OOO feeb sawn kauri timber (to be shipped at Kaipara).

The brig Vision sailed for tho Thames last night to load timber for Sydney.

Last evening the schooner Medora lefb for Awanui and Ohorawith a general cargo.

The Shaw, Savill cargo steamer Matatu 9 arrived at Napier last evening to load frozen meab for London.

Thi3 morning the s.s. Waiotahi arrived from Bay of Plenty ports with 530 sacks of maize and some sundries.

To-morrow night, the schooner Clansman tows down to the Thames to load white pine timber for Lyttelton.

H.M.s. Tauranga is still quartered in the Calliope Dock. She will probably remain at this port for another month.

*< The brigantino Defiance was cleared at the Customs to-day for Kaipara, with a large general cargo. She loads timber there for Sydney.

Messrs Donald and Edenborough's Island steamer Richmond is now duo from Tahiti and Karatonga. Thero was no sign of hor when wo went to press.

The Shaw-Savill chartered cargo steamer Indramayo, from London direct with a ful' general careo, may now be lookod lor at any time. She is now 51 days oub.

Last night tho s.s. Chelmsford returned Jropj her Northern cruise with a general 'cargo. Sho !<?aves on Monday for Whangamata and Whakatane, going via Cuvier Island.

On Thursday the brigantino Anthons arrived at Kaipara from Sydney with a cargo of bones and coal, after a smart and uneventful trip. On dischargo she loads back to Sydney with timber.

Tho scow Bee, recently owned by Mr JVI elide John, of Omaha, has changed hands, and is now in charge of Captain Christie Muller, who is also a part owner. She is a ve_sol of 50 tons, and was built in 1891.

Tho Seventh Day Adventisb Mission brigantino Pitcairn may be expected here shortly from Norfolk Island. Sha arrived off the island on Saturday last, after a fine weather passago of 10 days from Suva. Sho wus to leave for this port on Monday next.

TheMelanesianMJssion schooner Southern Cross arrived at Norfolk Island from this porb on the 28th ult., after a heavy weather voyac-o of 6 days, during which one of her boats was carried away. She left for al3 weeks cruise among the islands of Melanesia on the lßt inst.

As surmised, tho barquentine reported in __+,tZ\T pro ™ ito ba lhe H«nda Isle smart trip of 9 days. She lofb tho New South Wale coast on the 6th inst. and had sbrong westerly winds throughout the trin She has gone to the SugarVoi, to It charge.

The topsad schooner Sarah Pile reburned from her cruise to Norfolk Island with a genernl cargo and two passongers after a smart round trip. She lett this port on tho 27th Augusb and mado Norfolk Island on the 3rd instant aftor a fine weather passage She sailod again on tho 10th instant and had good wesberly winda to port. She will probably make anothor trip to the Island

The well-known schooner Sarah Pile returned from a threo weeks' cruise to Norfolk Island lasb nighb after an uneventful voyage. When she sailed, life at the Island had resumed its ordinary routine, and the exciting incidents of the past couple of months had been almost forgobten. Tho

surplus portion of the community, consisting of shipwrecked mariners, had been removed, much to the relief of the other inhabitants. News was received by the Sarah Pile of the arrival at the island of the Melanesian Mission schooner Southern Cross from this port after a very boisterous voyage of six days. Extremely rough weather was encountered during the run up, and in one of the gales a boat was lost overboard. The vessel left the station on tho Ist inst. for her extended cruise among the islands comprising Melanesia. The Mission schooner Pitcairn, belonging to the Seventh Day Adventists, also pub in an appearance off Norfolk Island from Fiji during the Sarah Pile's stay, but did not communicate with the shore. She left two of the missionary people at the island. Tho Pitcairn may be expected hero very shortly.