IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 144, 18 June 1894, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Vet Taviuni, from the South 5—666 sacks liats. -1.033 «aeka potatoes, 4,879 saoka fcheafc, 1,800 eacka flour, 605 lOOs flour, 923 SQ'i floor* 29 sacks oatmeal, 25 sacks

onions, 9 bine stones, 483 sacks pollard, 2,280 sacks bran, 70 tone transhipments for Fiji. Per Euterpe, from Dunedin :—I,OBO sacks oats, 322 sacks bran, 66 sacks pollard, 300 bags flour, 431 sacks barley and sundries. Per Taupo, from Suva:-7,610 sacks sugar, 8 cases effects, sundries and quantity for transhipment. Per Sarah Pile, from Lytfcelton:—l,2oo sacks of wbeat. The warship Royalist is at the Solomon Islands, while the Cjjuracoa is still at Samoa. The Russian warship Kreisser was in the Solomon group at the latter end of last month. H.M.s. Orlando left Sydney last Wednesday for the Islands, with the Admiral on board. The s.B. Waihora, which leavesfor Sydney next Thursday, is to proceed to Melbourne from that port returning to the colony via Hobart. The s.s. Taviuni reports passing the topsail schooner Marmion off Castle Point at 1.20 p.m. on the 16th inst., bound from Dunedin to Napier. The cutters Mana and Leo were windbound at Whangarei yesterday, while three schooners put in for shelter from the strong easterly gale blowing. The Swedish barque Stsvanger, which pub into this port some years ago, left Capetown recently for the Kaipara in ballast to load timber for Europe. The barquentine Adelaide, bound from Newcastle to the Thames with coal, was at anchor in the Rangitoto channel yesterday. She was towed down to-day. The^ barquentine Zeno, which left) Newcastle'for Auckland last Saturday, after the discharge of her coal for this port proceeds to the Kaipara to ship timber for Sydney. The French warship Scorff has been commissioned for another 3 years' service on the Pacific station, her new officers joining her at Noumea, having come out by the s.s. Polynesian. The barque Antares, after the discharge of her cargo for Auckland, leaves for Wellington, for which port part of her cargo is consigned, thence proceeding to Lyttelton, where after the completion of her discharge, she loads for London, The s.s. Southern Cross arrived from Wellington via ports last night, having left thab port on the 13th inst. She experienced tine weather with smooth sea as far as the East Cape, thence to arrival had strong easterly gale with heavy sea, accompanied with very heavy rain. The schooner Sarah Pile arrived from Lyttelton yesterday afternoon about four o'clock. The captain reports leaving Lyttelton Juno 7ch, and experiencing calms till the 10th inst, followed by a heavy gale off Cape Palliser, lasting two days. The East Cape was passed on Thursday morning, and Cuvier Island was abeam on Saturday, port being made as above, the wind blowing a strong easterly gale. The a.a. Taupo, of the Union S.S. Company's line, arrived at the Queen-street Wharf this morning from Fiji. She left Suva ab noon on the 12th, passed Moko Hinou light at 11 p.m. on the 17fch, arriving as above, having meb with strong easterly winds with thick weather until the 17tb, whfen a strong southerly gale was experienced. The Taupo went up to the Sugar Works, Chelsea, about 10 o'clock to discharge her sugar. The g.e. Taviuni arrived in port shortly before 11 o'clock this morning from the South. She left Oamaru ab 12 p.m. on the 13th, Timaru the following day, leaving Lyttelton finally for thie port on June 15th. The steamer was abeam oft the East Cape ab 1.30 p.m. on the 17th, passed Cuvier Island at 4 a.m. on the 18th, and Cape Col* wtlki nt 6.30 a. til. today, arriving *a abovo. Had light, S.E. winds to the evenipg of the 16th, thence to the morning of the 18th, strong, N.E. winds, heavy sea and rain, and strong, S. W. wind and sea from 3 a.m. on the 18th to arrival.