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OVERSEA. , MELBOURNE, March 13. Arrived.—Star of England, from London. • • . SYDNEY,'. -Meroh 12. Sailed.-Mosraki (1.30' p.m.), for Wellington. NEWCASTLE,'March 12. . Sailed.— Wanganui, b&rquentine, for Wanganu'... • COASTAL. SATURDAY, MARCH 13. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Awanui, schooner (8.30 a.m.), from Gisborne; Kahu (4.35 p.m.), from Gisborne and East Coast bays. Sailed.—Monowai (12.30 p.m.), for southern ports; Rosamond (1.10 p.m.). for Tola«o Bay and Gisborhe; Kwinana (2.20 p.m.), for Opua, Sydney, and Fremantle. AKAEOA. Arrived.—John (2.15 p.m.), from Wellington. ONEHUNGA. Sailed—Karamu (noon), for Wellington. 0 AMARU. Sailed.—Kauri (5.45 p.m.), for Sydney. DUNEDIN. Arrived.— Invercargill (5.65 a.m.), from Invercargill; Hellamshire (9 a.m.), from Liverpool; Kotare (9 a.m.), from Stewart SaHedz-Corinna (12.10 p.m.), lor Onehunga, via Oamaru; Invercargill (1.50 p.m.), for Invercargill. SUNDAY, MARCH 14. AUCKLAND. . Arrived.—Viotoria (11.30 a.m.), from southgSed.— Monowai (12.30 p.m.' Baturdayl. for southern ports. Passengers for Wellrag-ton-Meedames Alexander, Williams, Paterson, Messrs. M'Nab. and- Revs. Williams and Fuller. BLENBEIM. Arrived—Wairau (7 a.m.), from Wellington. ■ NELSON. Arrived.—Nikau (2.45 e.m.),' from Wellington; Arahura (3.10 from Picton. PATEA. ' Sailed—Hawera (10.60 p.m.), Jor WeUtagton; Aorere (10.10 a.m.), for Wellington; Kapunl (10.20 a.m.)> for Wellington. LYTTELTON. ; jßvfw9.—Wa-hine (10.20 a.m.). from Wellington'; Wimmera (3.10 p.m.), from Wellington. m „.„_ TIMARU. Arrived.—Matatua (2 p.m.), from Wellington GREYHOUTH. Arrived.—Ngakuta (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington.' GISBORNB. Sailed.—Hippie (9:15 a.m.), from Wellington. . FOXTON. / ' Arrived.—Queen of the South (9 a.m.), from Wellington. DuuEDjN . ' Axrlved.-Tarawera (8.65 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Katoa (9.20. a.m.), from Bluff. FROM SYDNEY DIRECT. Advice has been received, by the.local office of the Union Company stating that the Mocraka oleared Sydney for Welluigton direct at 1 P-m. on, Friday. She haa 73 saloon and 56 steerage jpasemeora and 6M tons of cargo on board for thia port. The Moeraki is expected to arrive at Wellington to-monow morning and will proceed on to Lyttelton and Dunedin on Wednesd*ty. She will withdraw the last-, mentioned port, and. her, plflxj© will be taken by the Mokoia. EASTER SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS. In addition to the alterations in the services published on Friday, the following arrangements have been made for the Eester travelling public:— ■ ■ ■ Monowai, due from Auckland on Tuesday, March. 30; sails same day for Lyttelton only. Leaves Lyttelton on Good Friday for Wellington; due here on Saturday, April 3, end sails that day for northern ports. • ' '. Tarawera, leaves Dunedin on Monday, March 29, for Lyttelton and Wellington; due here on Wednesday, March 31, and tails the eame day for northern ports. Mokoia, leaves Sydney on April 1 for Wellington (one day early); due here on April 5. NEW HARBOUR LIGHT. One of Wellington's new harbour lights was used for the first time on Friday night; This is the north beacon which has been erectcd on Hope Shoal, Ward Island. Tlio light is an occulting ono, and it has been installed for the purpose of aiding navigation uji the main ohannel from tho entrance, fl6 it. is in line wtth the occultr ing buoy in tho channel. The new beacon shows a ■white sector in tho clisnnel and red to clcar point HalsTvell. Up to tho present the light has -worked satisfactorily. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. J. Dugdale, lfl-te of the Maitai, has joined t.he Maori as sixth engineer. Mr. Geddc6, late engineer of the Breeze, has gone to England on the Ruahine. The Kaishin Ma.ru, from Vancouver and San Prnncieco, will. bo.rth this morning. A projected departure from Napier for Wellington to-day is the 0. and D. liner Star of Australia. The vessel has London cargo on boaffd, and on' arrival to-morrow-morning she will berth, at, .tie Kiog'S ■- ■,

: An. expected arrival in the stream tram . San IVajicißco ■ tomorrow'is the , Union i R.M.S. Marama. She will proceed on to . Sydney during the afternoon. The Union Company's Karamu, which it bound from Onehunga to Dunedin, will call off Wellington Heads for orders to-dey. Ir , the Japanese chartered steamer Kaishen Maru has not arrived at Wellington frofllj San Francisco, the Karamu will be signalled on to her original destination. - It is announced that the next F. and S. r steamer to leave Liverpool for Auckland, i Wellington and Lyttelton will be the ohor- . tered vessel Opawa, She was to have, sailed to-day. \ , In view of the shortage of steamer ton* nage at New York on account of the was 6 there h'as'been a much greater demand for. 4 sailing vessels. The A. and A. Line ha* al--0 ready chartered Ave sailers to load at New 6 York for Australian end New Zealand 0 ports. 1 Cargo which should;have oome to .New 2 Zealand ports from Liverpool by the F. 9 and S. liner Nairnshire will be brought 5 out by the Shaw-Savill liner.- Zealandic, 3 due at Wellington from London early reit 5 month. The C. and D. liner Indrabarah io at present loading at London for Australian and . New Zealand ports. ■ Arrangements have' been made for the F. and B. liner Hollam shire, which has been ohartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company, to arrive at Wellington from Emaru on Thursday next to con. , tinue -Homeward loading. She will next visit Napier, and will leave Auckland fl. rally for London.. After Saving been thoroughly overhauled the Blackball Coal Company's collier Nga* kuta o'ame off the Patent Slip on Saturday and left Wellington for Greymouth. Tlie'Riohardson steamer Squall left Wellington on Saturday for Tokomaxu. Bay witn coal. Subsequently she will go on to i Auckland to load timber for Tuporoa. The - same company's Ruru iB due here from Napier to-day to load for the East Coast. l .