IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 76, 1 April 1899, Page 4

IMPORTS.

; Per Veritas, from Newcastle—looo tons Coal.

i P.er/P6herua, from the South—l6oo tons grain Tard produce. . . •

The barque Veritas passed the Wenona from Newcastle to Auckland in the Tasman Sea on Monday last.

The barque Rising Star left for Wellington at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, to complete the discharge of her cargo from Hamburg.,

Mr Wl Outram, chief officer of the s.s. Opawa, -w,ho has been studying at Mr Gifford's Navigation School, Wellington, has passed his examination as master of a Home trade passenger ship.

The s.s. Flora arrived from the South on Thursday night. She left Dune din on 24th March, and called in at the usual way ports, arriving at 8 p.m. She left again for the South this afternoon.

The s.s. Poherua arrived from the South yesterday, with a cargo of produce. Mr Perry,"chief officer, reports that the'ves-1 sel left the Bluff on March 23, and called in at Oamaru, Timaru and Picton.

The repairs to the steamer Douglas, which was recently stranded at the Mokau, .have been completed .at Helensville,.andthe vessel loads timber at Aoroa for Waitara.

The Miowera's careo for Auckland consists of 42 cases paper, 37 cases drugs, and 2 bales cotton.

: The R.M.s. Aorangi left' Wellington on Thursday afternoon for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver,' with the following passengers from New Zealand:—Saloon: i.Miss. McF.arlane, Mrs Atkinson, Messrs" Eliazinam, Vealey, Duncan, Von-i Camber, Joske, Lakin, Cazalet. Second saloon': Misses Anderson, Blackett,, Mesdames Covell, Anderson, Messrs Nichol, Crighton, Kreeft, Thompspn,. Thomson^'Parke, Eaglesome (2), Bevan^ Smith, Hobson, Mount, Hare, Barraud. Burns.. Steerage: Mr Causley..