IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 222, 17 September 1894, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Tasmania, from Dußedin and porbg : —290 sacks potatoes, 5 sacks flour, 55 sacks bran, 50 sacks pollard, 25 sacks oafce, 2 cases clothing, 1 case saddlory, 1.0 sacks oatmeal, 20 empty acid cases, 1 case tobacco, 43 packages merchandise, 80 \~ boxes soap, 5 cases chicory, 24 bundles old zinc, 16 rolls wire netting, 3 cases galvanised iron, 42 caßes, 20 boxes Boap, 20 cases whisky, 9 cases wine, and sundries. Per Mararoa, from the South :—628 sacks oats, 85 eacks grass aeed, 167 sacks bran, 160 sacks and 220 bags flour, 57 sacks wheat, 150 sack 3 oatmeal, 15 sacks barley, 785 sacks potatoes, 24 bales paper, 13 cases confoctionery, 22 crates biscuits, 114 cases tea, 16 hogsheads ale, 19 cases cheese, and Bundries. Per Robomahana, from Southern porte :— 1,440 packages merchandise ox Pakeha, 160 packages ex Aorangi, 90 cases n»Bat, 206 sacks potatoes, 50 "sacks braa, 25 sacks sharps," 40 sacks flour, 20 cases Bewing machines, 16 caseß cheese, 4 crates biecuits, 2 horses, and sundries. Per Northern Chief, from Newcastle :— 398 tons coal. » Per Defiance, from Newcastle:—3o4 tons coal. PerPoherua, from South: 1,429 sacks bran, 470 sacks pollard, 384 sacks wheat, 2,040 sacks flour, 1,620 bags flour, 3,121 sacks oats, 2,701 sacks potatoes, 258 sacks chaff, 40 sacks barley, 20 sacks bones, 12 sacks onioas, 45 blocks stone, 11 casea sundries, 7 kegs, 3 casks, 6 bales. The schooner Queen left for Hokianga on Saturday night. The schooner Gleaner leaves the Manukau in a few days with timber for Sydney. The Auckland portion of the cargo by the steamers Pakeha and Aorangi from London, came to hand yesterday by the s.B. Rototnahana from the South. Mr Massey, who was here lasb trip on the s.B. Poherua as purser, is now on the Hauroto. His position on the former vessel ia now filled by Mr Dale. The New Zealand Shipping Company's barque Rangitikei ia now 122. days out from this port to London with general cargo, and we should hear of her arrival at any time. The MaryHasbrouck was tibia morning towed iuto the stream. The barque was pub, on the berth for New York, bub not sufficient cargo coming forward, it was daterminod to let tho Clan McLeod, now ao> Wellington and which is expected to sail this week for this port, load first. Tho s.B. Poherua arrived at 4 o'clock this morning from the South, Mr Dale reports that she left Timaru on the Bth, called at the Biuff on the 10th, Oamaru on the llbh, Lyfcbelton on September 12th, leaving Gisborne at 7 o'clock on Saturday eveniog for this port and arriving aB above. She experienced fine weather throughout. The barque Northern Chief arrived in porb laat evening from Newcastle with coal. Sho lefb her porb of loading on the morning of the 7th insb., and moo with variable winds from southeast to west on the run across. The North Cape was abeam on Saturday morning and port made as above. The barque discharges her cargo ab the Hobson-streeb Wharf. About 9.45 o'eiock yesterday morning the s.B. Kotomahana arrived in port from the South and made fast bo the wharf. Mr Salvesen, the purser, states that it was at 3 p.m. on the 11th that tho Rotomahana lefb Porb Chalmers, and übab on the run up the coast fine weather was mob with, the steamer calling in at Lytfcelton, Wellington, Napier and Gisborne. The B.b. Mararoa, from the South, berthed at Queen-street Wharf shortly after 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Mr Bourne, the purser, reports that she lefb Dunedin on the 12th insb., called at the Easb Coast ports, leaving Napier for Auckland ab noon on Saturday and making fasb bo the wharf at 2.15 o'clock yesterday. Fine weather was met with on the run along the coast. The brigantine Defiance, after a 17 days' passage from Newcastle, dropped anchor in the stream about 5 o'clock lasb evening. Tho master reports leaving the coal port on the firab of the month, »nd meeting with strong easb and south • east winds till making the New Zealand coast on Friday lasb, thence westerly to arrival. Thiß morning the brigantino was towed to a berth at bhe> Railway Wharf by the p.s. Eagle, where she discharges. MosarßHuddart, Parker and Go's, steamer Tasmania arrived from the South shortly aftor 1 o'clock this morning. Mr Carlass reports bhafc the steamer left her Southernmost porb, Dunedin, on September llbh, called atLytteiton, Wellington and Napier, meeting with fine weather rigbb along to arrival. The Tasmania, on arrival at Sydoey, ia to be docked for a thorough overhaul, which includes the replacing of the present propeller by a manganese bronze one. The alterations will not admit of bhe steamer coming down to New Zealand next trip, and her placo is to be taken by the Elingamito ; but it is oxpected that on the return of the latter steamer again to Sydney tho Tasmania will be ready bo take up the running. Capbain McGee, who has been so popular in the Tasmania, will bring over the Eiingamite. The Tasmania, timed to sail ab 4 o'clock for Sydnoy, has the following passengers booked by her: — Misses Curtis, Craig, P. Needham, Cabran, Craig, Elham, Kilgour, Bond, Dixon, Meadames Liddell, Parker, Carr and 2 children, Matthew, Paul, Moller, Ballanbyne, Thow and child, C. Smith, Kilgour, Messrs Leddel, H. L. Matthews, Henderson, Morgan, Parder, H. Carr, J. Gascoigne, F, Phillips, Nicolol, Abbott, Lawrence, W. D. Smith, F. Pag-e, W. Bennett, Harrison, Ferguson, Findlay, Recce, Burnie, Mndham, Waldron, F.^D. Stewart, R. D. Harrison, Horn, R. McLean, Hirkut, Palbridge, Rayner, T. Brannigan, J. Thomas, S. Cameron, Joyce, and 19 steerage.