NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 169, 22 July 1897, Page 4

NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS.

Thursday.—Douglas loavea for Whantrarei Town Wharf at 5 p.m. ; lona arrives from Great Barrier.

Friday.— Clansman arrives from Russoll at 6 a.m. ; Argyle leave? for VVaiheke at 9at.ni., and returns about 5 p.m. ; Chelrnsford leaves for Tauranga and Whakatano at 2 p.m. ; Wellington for Whangarei, Marsden Point, VYhangarei Heads and Mangapai afc 9.30 p.m. ; lona for Kuaocunu, Mercury Bay and Kennedy Bay at 9 p.m. ; Kanieri arrive* from Raglan and Aotea early, and leaves for Waitara at 1 p.m. ; Glenelg arrives from Opunake and Wanganui,

Thames Service—Steamers leave for Thames, for Faoroa, and for Coromandel duiiy. bos advertisements daily papers.

The b.B. Akaroa ia now in dock for cleaning and painting.

The barquentine Waitemata ia now baking in sulphur for Sydney. She will sail nest week.

The new auxiliary schooner Hercules went into dock this morning to have a false keel fixed.

The barque Northern Chief sails for Kaipara with the first favourable wind, to load timber for Sydney.

The barque Kathleen Hilda, of thia port, arrived at Lyttelton to-day, after a ainarb passage of eight days. ,

Th 6 mail-steamer Aorangi is to leave Sydney for Wellington on ths 31at instant, and Wellington for Vancouver oa August sth.

Messrß Wilcocks and Nicholson, second and bliird officers of tho Tasmania, have each been promoted a step, consequent on Mr Wyllie'B transfer to the Weatraiia.

The barque William Mansion, whic'.i went aahora at Nolaon noma tinno ago, fa'ja been purchased from Captain Fry by the U'licp Tjotnpany for £AOO, for use as a. coal hulk in the Wellington Harbour.

Mr Cummings, tho superintending engineer of the Huddart, Parker and Co., arrived here by the Tarawora to iupervieo the repairing of the 8.8. Anglican. Very fextiensive repairs will bo marie,, and tho Bbeatner will nofe leave Auckland for a month at least-

Bailey Bros, have commenced work on a new ecow in. their yards at Customa-stroet. She will be 75 feet long and 2f» faofe in tho bo'icn. She ia to have a flush deck, and will be rigged as a fore-and-aft schooner. The bcow will probably by fitted with oil engines and with twin Bcrows.