IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Issue 210, 3 September 1894, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Rotomahana, from Sydney:—32o bags bonedusfc, 100 sacks manure, 112 sacks fertiliser, 995 bags bones, 147 bags empty bottles, 742 cases fruit, 8 barrels silicate soda, 18 drums caustic soda, 3 slabs marble, 11 casks glucose, 100 cases meats, 10 drums oil, 10 cases oil, 112 cases merchandise, 8 bales merchandise, 13 horses, 2 cases pigs, 5 cases books, and sundries. Per Ovalau, from Fiji:—2,lo9 bunches bananas, 160 sacks peanuts, 44 sacks hides, 2 bales wool, 15 cases pines, 1 case tea, 2 cases grenadillos, 490 tons raw sugar, and 18 packages sundries. Per Tasmania from Sydney :—29 packages tea, 3 J-easka wine, 492 bags bark, 794 bags bones" and bonedusb, 15 kegs cream tartar, 6 cases brooms, 100 cases milk, 17 packages machinery, 12 pieces shafts, 44 boxes tea,-1 case cigars, 200 cases whisky, 55 packages merchandise, 20 casks shale oil, 60 bags bonedust, 700 felloes, 500 spokes, 240 bags bottles, 319 cases fruit, 2 steel joists, 100 bags rice, 54 bags bones, 26 rolls netting, 120 packages merchandise, 25 horses, 1 draught stallion, and sundries.

The Hinemoa sailed this afternoon for Northern lighthouses and ports.

The s.s. Mararoa, from Sydney, may be looked for about 10 o'clock to-night.

The schooner Gisborne leaves this evening io ballast for Mercury Bay to load for Wellington,

The topsail schooner Annie Hill left Bagnall's Mill, Turua, for Lyttelfcon today loaded with timber.

The well-known four-masted iron gchoouer Lady Bowen (ex paddle steamer), which went ashore on the Bramble Reef, Queensland, on the 26th ulb., has become a total wreck. . ■ ..,,,,,

The s.s. Wairarapa, from the S*f^' passed Gisborne at 7 o'clock t>Hgf" oinia?' it being too rough to land py*"****,*' V °ZZ may therefore be expec>^b°ut! dayhShb to-morrow at this j>t>rCi' H M s Ritw<«>™ lefb Sava for Tonß,: a °n tha'ui'^r She will be absent from irtfl~Ttor about a fortnight and, shortly aiwr her return, will proceed ori a 'cruise t*> the Solomon Islands.

The French ship-of-war Duchaffaulb, arrived in Suva on Monday morning, Augusb 20th, from Chili, South America, having visited mosb ports by the way. She left for Noumea next day.

The B.s. Moa, from Napier, via ports, arrived at ten o'clock on Saturday night. She left Napier late on the evening of the 28th ult., experiencing strong north-east winds across the Bay of Plenty, thence westerly and sou-westerly gale, with squalls to arrival.

A telegram has been received by ■ the manager of the Electric Telegraph Office, Sydney, from Launceston, notifying the receipt of a message from Burnie, Tas., reporting fehat a very large green buoy with "Wreck" in white letters on it haa been seen about 65 miles N.E. of Wilson's Promontory.

The s.s, Ovalau arrived shortly before 4 o'clock this morning from Fiji. Mrßarnes, the purser, reports that the Bteamer arrived at Suva on the 20th ult. from this port, and afterwards proceeded on to Navua, Levuka, and Labasa, returning to Suva, where she completed her loading, and sailed on Tuesday, August 28th, for this port. The Poor Knights were passed at 7 o'clock last evening, and porb made as above, the weather being tempestuous as the coast was approached.

The s.s. Tasmania arrived at) 11.30 o'clock this morning from Sydney. Mr Carless, the purser, reports that she left on August 29th, clearing Port Jackson Heads at 6.30 o'clock that evening. The Three Rings were abeam at 1.20 p.m. on the 2nd September, rounded North Cape 6.40 p.m. same date, and arrived at wharf as above, having experienced S.S. W. and S. W. winds with heavy swell tillrounding North Cape, thence S. W. breeze and clear weather to arrival. The s.s. Tasmania has on board 28 valuable horses, which are in splendid condition. ■•- Shortly after paid night on Saturday, the s.s. Kotomahana, from Sydney, berthed at Queen-street Wharf. Mr Salveson, the purser, reports that she left Sydnoy at 6 p,m. on the 28th ulb., rounded the North Cape ab 10.25 a.m. on the Ist insfc., and made faßt to the wharf at 12.30 o'clock on Sunday morning. She had strong S.W. breeze and equally weather, with heavy beam sea, to early on Ist insb., thence strong westerly breeze and agually to arrival. At midriig^t oh the 31^6 a steerage passenger gave Birth to a male child.