ARRIVED—February 7.

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Rotomahana, s.s., 1763 tons, Manning, from "Wellington. Passengers—Misses Kennedy (3), M'Ke__io, Dickensoa (,3), A. Saunders,' Williams, Devine, Grace, Edwards, Bruce, Johnston (-2), and Cooper. Mesdames Cuthell, Stockbridge, and child, MKirdy, Dickenson (3), Burridge, Lightbody, Law, Lakeman, Murphy, Mars-hail, Conuon, Ayers, Styche, Wilson, Smellie, M-Leod, Hall, aud Bjowii, and twenty steerage. Union Steamship Company, agent 3.

Pareora, s.s., 805 tons, Christian, from Greymouth. C. W. Turner, agent.

SAlLED—February 7

Morning Light, schooner, S2 tons, Tavlor, for Waitapu. Pitcaithly, "Wallace and "Co., agents.

Dingadee, s.s., 610 toas, Kerr, for Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. Rotomahana, s.s.. 1763 tons, Mauning, for Wellington. Passengers — Misses Aiuger, Bakor, Juliu3, Malcolm, Warden, Whitcombe, Banks, Peters, lirownlee, Giles, and Walter, Mesdames Strung, Wright, Byron, Shapland, Willis,"Granville and cuild, Evans, Crawford and child, and Robinson and two children, Key. \V. Gillies, Messrs Wright, St. Hill, Davis, Woolff, Whitcombe, Yobs, Lyons, Cooper, Strang, Evans, Crawford, Robinson, Craig, Hiorns, Clarkson, Tracy, Hoare, Murdoch, Ward, O'Brien, Hean, Smith (3), Toy, Madill, Wilson, Te Paa, Wilkinson, Palmer, Gordon, Russell, Burt, Breen, Baker, Strain, -latiuern, vi.a L-urgee. 'Union Steanisnip Company, agents. Jane J s.s., 9G tons, Murray, for Akarou. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Rotomahana—From Wellington: 546 sheep, 26 csks pelts, G cylinders ammonia, 111 rolls wire, 37 pkgs. EXPORTS. Rotorua—For Wellington: 10 cases ale, 8 cases stout, 2 sks oysters, 11 sks onions, 80 bags and 20 sks flour, a dogs, '20 cases fruit, 50 ska oats, 27 empty csks, 7 boxes cartridges. For Kelson : 5 cases ale, 50 sks bran, 50 s_s and 25 bags flour, 40 pkgs. For i J ictou -. 6 rams, 1 portmanteau. For Blenheim: 24 sks Beed, 1 spring dray, 1 plough, 3 pkgs. For Wanganui: 22 csks dip, 10 tins lead, _5 sks malt, 100 sks seed, 2a pkgs. For Foxton: 13 pkgs. For.New Plymouth: 2 kegs. For Patea: 3 pkga ranges. For Westport: li) cases fruit. For Greymouth: 6 cases stout.

Captain Newton, lato of the Wakatipu, has go_u to Auo—laau, where he relieves captain Cawsnaw, ol tne Hauroto. iao Kouiauaaua was over sixteen hours on her voyage from Wellington to -.yttetton yt-s----teiday morning. The cause of hex late amvai was ihe sou-.,est gale and head sea she encountered nearly tho whole way. She lelt lor "Wellington last night. So tnick was the weather in Cook Strait on Sunday night that the Xakapuaa, which arrived al tho Weilingtoa Heads at eleven o'clock, could not pick up the lights, and Captain Grant kept to sea until daylight on Monday. The Poherua, from Timaru, was from the same cause, detained outside Wellington Harbour from about 7 p.m. oa Sunday to 5.30 a.m. on -louday. Captain McDonald is now in command of the Poherua, having joined her at Oamaru. Captain Rutier gooj to headquarters for orders. The Dingadee sailed lor Westport yesterday morning. The r'arcora arrived from Greymouth late on Monday night. The Morning Light sailed for Waitapu on Monday evening. The Waihora is being docked at Pert Chalmers for cleaning and painting. The Aberdeen liner Moravian, built for the Australian trade, has recently undergone he* trial trip, when she attained a speed, of 154 knots. The New Zealand Shipping Company's new steamer Papanui, now on her maiden passage from London for Now Zealand, is a handsome three-decked passenger vessel of 4000 tons register. The accommodation for first and second saloon jjassengers is in the central portion of the vessel, with a (full promenade deck overhead. The dining aalobna arc on the upper decks, while the music ami smoking rooms are on the promenade deck. She kas_ state rooms for forty-one first and forty second' saloon passengers. The equipments of the passengers' compartments are said to be in Messrs Denny Bros.' best style, and from what we know of the Union Steamship Company's splendid fleet, constructed by the same firm, nothing better is possible: Proportionate to the tonnage of the Papanui her state rooms are very wide and lofty, and being all deck cabins, practically havo perfect ventilation. A third cabin is aft on the poop of the vessel, and is fitted up with single berths for this class of passengers. The Papanui has been allotted the letters Q.M.J.G. in the commercial code. Her port of registry is Plymouth.