MONTHLY SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2840, 1 September 1866, Page 5

MONTHLY SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Shipping business during the month has been of an avemge character in the foreign trade, although pre•ent'ng the usual steady advance in coasting and inter-provincial traffic. The prevailing wiuds have been moderate southeily, with an absence of any extremes off this coast, *nd uo delay has consequently occurred in the arrivals and departures of vessels doing business at the port. 'lhe fcneign arrivals*number 19, showing a tonnage register of 4,798 ; and the departure foreign 23, with a tonnage register of 5,032. Th»j immigration of the ramuu shows a total of 100, and the emigration 209. Of tlu se 64 are from i ondou, and 62 for that port ; 32 from Sydney, and 121 for. The balance of emi^iation has been :— l5 for Adelaide, 3 for Hongkong, 6 for Tahiti, and 2 for Norfolk Island. The foreigu arrivals have been : — From Newcastle, N.S. *V\, 7 j Syduey, 2 ; Adelaide, 3 ; Norfolk island, 2; Tahiti, 1 ; Caledonia, 1 ; Queensland, 1 ; London, 1 ; aud Hobart Town, 1. Five have biought general cargoes, six coals, three breadstuff's, one cattle, and three island produce. The only arrival from London hat been the ahip Norwood, Captain Brhtow, which rounded tbe heads on the morning of the 11th, 100 dajs out, with a general cargo and 64 passengers. This is the third visit of the Norwood, haviug previous y biought out Royal Artillery aud a wiug of the 18th Koyal Irish. She made a pleasant run. Amongst her passengers we observe the name of Mr. J. Selwyn, son of his Lordship the Bishop of New Zealand, who has been on a visit to England ; Mr. aud Mrs. Hoapili, natives of the Saudwiuh Islands, aud of high rank ; and Mr. Harriiou, Koyal Engineers, who comes out to succeed Mr. F. L. Jones, of that department. The other foreigu arrivals will be found below. The departures foieign have been : — For Sydney, 4 ; Newcastle, 5 ; London, 1 ; Queensland, 3 ; Adelaide, 1 ; Hong Kong, 1 ; Hobart Town, 1 ; Tahiti, 2 ; Norfolk Island, 2 ; Guam, 1 ; and Mauritius, 1. Of these, nine have left with timber, carrying a total of 359,075 feet, sawn and balk ; five with general cargoes of kauri gum and other produce ; one with iron and copper ; and the remaindsr in ballast. The export of timber has been as followi : -For Newcastle, 65,000 feet ; Mauritius, 6,000 feet and 100,000 shingles ; Sydney, 100 000 feet shipped at Mercury Bay mill, and 70,000 feet balk, Bhipped at Maraitai; Adelaide, 50,000 feet ■hipped at Wangapoa, 45,000 feet, 991 pieces, and 2,084 pieces skirting ; Tahiti, 20,000 feet shipped at Wangapon, 17,200 sashes, and 102 bundles laths. The export of kauri gum has been ! — For London, 462 tons, valued at £13,874; for Sydney, 259 cases and 76 bags. A further analysis of the foreign departures will be fouud below. The ship Queen of the North, Captain Green, left on the 21st for London, with a full cargo of kauri gum, wool, flax, &c. (valued at £15,107) and 62 pas«eng«ra. She also took

the following Government cargo :— 2O brass and 2 iron guns, 408 boxes shot and shell and 7,262 solid shot. This vessel w«s * full ship in 21 days after commencing to load, a fact which speaks well for our harbour and wharf accommodation. We believe such quick despatch has not been met wioli in any New Zealand port before. The present is the dead season of the year, the last of the wool export having gone some time since ; and it is therefore the more satisfactory to find a vessel of her large carrying capacity able to fill at such a season with so much despatch. The s.s. Claud Hamilton, which left on the 2nd for Sydney, took one box (7830z. 2dwt.) gold. The Auckland schooner Kenil worth has been despatched to |the Mauritius for a cargo of new season sugars, and the brig Venus to Hong Kong for teas. The island trade has shown symptoms of progress during the month, and one or. two fresh vessels have been put on the berth, taking cargoes of timber and cjeneral merchandise, and returning with maize, whale oil, whalebone, fruit, and other island produce. Tho coasting and inter-provincial trade during the month has been very brisk, large cargoes of timber from "the mills and produce from the coast settlements having been received. The inter-provinoial trade is mainly confined to the export of timber, vessels loading on the return trip with cargoes of cattle and sheep, or calling on the coast for cargoes of produce. The men-of-war in harbour are H.M. s s. Falcon and Esk. The Falcon arrived on the morning of the 11th, after a trip to Norfolk Island, where she conveyed materials for the erection of a Melanesian mission college for Bishop Patteion. The Esk, Captain Luce, arrived on the 12th from Wellington, where she had conveyed the chief, William Thompson, to be the guott of his Excellency the Governor. The Esk accompanied the vessels, and took an active part in the first effort to lay the Cook's Straits telegraph cable, during her visit to the Empire City. H.M.s. Falcon, brings reports from Norfolk Islam! of a very encouraging nature. The season had been moat productive, and the whaling grounds gave promise of au abundant yield as the season advanced. She also reports H.M.s. Brisk having gone on to the Solomon Islands in company with the missionary schooner Southern Cross. The Falcon is now in charge of Commander G. R. Hope (late Lieutenant) : Captain Parkin, her former commander, having been promoted aud received 121 months' leave of absence, fl H.M.s. k'sk wil remain here, in company with the Falcon, until the arrival of the new commodore of the Australian fleet. H.M.s. Curacoa, Commodore Sir William Wiseman, is daily expected here frem Sydney, where he will await ,the arrival of his successor, Commodore McGuire, in H.M. s. Challenger. The Eclipse is in dock at Sydney, undergoing extensive repairs. The barque Benjamin Heape has been stripped and taken down to the coal-hulk ground, where she will for the future be employed in that capacity on account of Mr. J. S. Macfarlane. Efforts have been made during the month to raise the sunken hulk Marion, but without success. Other methods are about to be employed with a view of effecting this object. She contains about 400 tons of coal. The brig Venus has been floated off the patent slip and the barque Peru taken on. The latter is the largest vessel the Blip has accommodated, and was taken considerably higher on to the ulip than previous vessels. Both vessels have been thoroughly, recaulked, and re coppered, and made to present a neat appearance. ' The former has since left for i hint, and the latter was floated off the slip yesterday. She sails for Valpaiaiso in a day or two. The Star of the South an inter-provincial trader, is the next vessel to be taken on the slip for overhaul and repair. The barques Anne Melhuish and Free Tiader will also be taken on upon their return fiom New South Wales, where they have taken timber and loaded coals. There are also others to be taken up on completion of the vessels named. The brig Rita has received a thorough outfit of canvas, in addition to a perfect overhaul of hull, re-caulking, and the addition of new c/vering boards forward, new bulwarks, &c, alongside CuBt»in»hon&e-&tieet jetty, and left on the 19th for Sydney with a cargo of timber. The topsail schooner Thane of File arrived in harbour leaky, on the 2nd, from Napier, j and will be repaired before leaving. 'J he colonial gunboat feturt, which arrived frnm Wellington on the 24th, is receiving an overhaul and repair of machinery, and a new foretopmast, alongsid« Qu^enstreet Wharf, after which she will be engaged in the removal of colonial forces fiom tho Thames to the E*st Coast. Her last service was the distribution of sheep, seed potatoes, aud wheat to the friendly natives on the Hast Coast. We understand that a fishing smack, intended for use in these waters, and to supply the Auckland market, is on the stocks and ne,u' : completion, at Kennedy's Bay, where it is being built by Messrs. Cook and Bremner. The dimensions of the vessel are : — 35 feet length of keel, 12 feet breadth of beam, 6 feet depth of hold, and from 20 to 25 tons builders' measurement. 'I he builders of the smack purpose employing her themselves for the above purpose, and are shortly expecting nets and gear to fit her out with from H ngland, where they have been ordered. We wish the builders and the vessel every success in the new undertaking. A new coasting cutter is on the stocks and near completion at Mr. George Sharpes yard at Matakana. The cutter is of some 50 tons burtheu, and is intended to supply the place of the Two Sisters, recently lost near Matakana. bhe is to the order of Mr. Frank Fraties, late owner of the Two Sisters. The London ship Rob Roy is in the stream undergoing repairs, and receiving a new foremast. The London ship Norwood it rapidly discharging alongside the wharf, and is on the bertli for a letum trip, should sufficient inducement offer ; otherwise she will be open for freight or charter to any port. The ship Monarch, after terminating a most eventful passage, has beeu safely berthed at the wharf, and commenced her discharge ten days ago. The notoriety of her passage and her large build have gained her many curious visitor* since her arrival, who apparently experienced some satisfaction in a walk round her spacious deck or examination of her antique exterior. Mr. Thomas Craig, owner of the Auckland schooner Bluebell, has been fined in the mitigated penalty of £25, by the Collector of Customs at this port, for a breach of the Customs regulations, by allowing his vessel to leave the harbour without an ordinary certificate of clearance. The Bluebell left for Tahiti, and upon her return the owner was mulcted as above. Tke cattle barque Lombard, having landed her live stock, was piloted out of Tauranga harbour by Captain Marks on Friday se'nntgbt, and made sail for Gladatone, Queensland, to re load for this market. The s.s. Lord Ashley, on her last trip from this port, was the first of the P., E.Z., and A.R.M. Company's vessels to run up the harbour of Tauranga, and anchor opposite the township ; and we believe the largest vessel to go up so far, aince H.M. s. Miranda was stationed there, before the submission of the native". The weather was very rou^h at the time, so much so that ou leaviug tbe pilot was taken ou in the steamer, and compelled to await the s s. Wellington, on the same service, before he could return to laurang*. The P., N.Z, and A. H.M. Co.'a s.s. Kaikoura, Captain Machin, at rived at Wellington from P.m ima on the 24 th, after a successful voyage of 54 days — 26 to Panama, and "/8 to Wellington. Sue brought a general cargo, and 15 passenger*, three of whom arrived here by branch steamer on the 30th. The following extract from a report of the-joyage, furnished us by au Auckland passenger, is woith repeating : — "Had favourable winds throughout the return voyage, except one day off the New Z aland coast, when it blew hard from the south-west. During this gale, the wiad, coming up from Cook 'a Straits, combined with the stroug ocean set, carried the steamship greatly to leeward, and actually lost * d.iy's Steaming. As an evidence of this the Kaikoura was in 39 31 S. and 175*45 W., on the 21st ; and on the 220 d, by observation she was iv 37 33 8., 178-36 W., within a day's sail of Auckland with the wind and tide. Wellington, howevr, is the port of call, and the company aud the public alike had to pay for the privilege in an extra twenty-four hours' steam and detention at sea." Captain Hughes, of the schooner Thane of Fyfe, reports the total wreck, off Long Point, of the schooner Vivid, Captain Schon, belonging to Napier, during the recent heavy weather. He also reports that fears are entertained for the safety of two men who left Napier for the Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) in an open boat, and have not since been heard of A teamau of the barque Lombard, named William Dole, was accidentally lost overboard on the upward trip of that vessel to Queensland from this port. Deceased fell from the foretop, striking the rail iv his descent. We exceedingly regret to laai n that much apprehen«on " felt iv Wellington for the safety of the brigantine Sea Serpent, Captain Alexander Blair, to long known and so greatly respected in that province, and in Auckland. Him vessel cleaned from Port Waitangi on the Bth of June for Wellington, vifi. Pitts Island, and has not been since heaid of ; although about the end of July the Flying Cloud, schooner, arrived, after a run of four days.

ANALYSIS.

DEPAETUKES.

July. Name. Tom. For Cargo. Pat. 31— H.M. i. Falcon .. .. — ..Norfolk I. .. — .. 0 31— Island City, barqus .. 320.. Queensland ..ballast.. 0 31— Anne Melhuish, barque.. 287.. Newcastle ..timber.. IS Aug. 2— Claud Hamilton, ss. . . 580. .Sydney ..general £8 2— Lombard, barque* .. 208.. Queensland.. ballast.. 0 4— Helen S. Page, barque .. 217. .Queensland. .ballast.. 0 4— Flying Buck, schooner .. 143. .Guam ..ballast.. 0 <J— Prince Regent, barquef .. 257.. Newcastle ..ballast.. It— Kenilworth, schooner .. 113.. Mauritius ..timber.. 13— Zillah, ichooner .. .. 65.. Tahiti ..general.. 15— Free Trader, barque .. 280. .Newcastle ..timber.. 15— Speedwell, ketch .. .. 35.. Norflclile.. general.. 19— Pakeha, brig .. .. 173.. Adelaide ..timber... 15 19— Rita, brig 178.. Sydney || ..timber.. O 20— Bluebell, schooner . . 53. .Tahiti II . .timber . . 0 21— Queen of the North, ship.. 850. .London ..general.. 62 23— Novelty, barque .. .. 867.. Sydney ..general.. 25 23— Europa, brig . . . . 190 . .Newcastle . .ballast . . 0 24— Juno, barque .„ . . 337..Hobart Tn.. ballast .. 0 20— Venus, brig 183.. Hongkong. .iron .. 3 26— Hebe, brig 176.. Sydney || ..timber . 0 28— Banshee, schooner. . .. 70.. Adelaide ||.. timber .. O

ARRIVALS. July. Namo. Tons. From Cargo. Pa». 31— Lombard, barque . . . . 208 . . Queensland . . cattle . . 0 Aug. I—Kenilworth,1 — Kenilworth, scbooner .. 113.. New Caled. ..maize .. 0 B—Rapid,8 — Rapid, schooner .. .. 32.. N0rf01k I. ..produce 0 10— Bluebell, ichooner .. 53.. Tahiti ..produce 0 11— H.M. 3. Falcon .. .. — ..Norfolk lsland — 0 11— Norwood, ship .. .. 786. .L0nd0n ..general 64 11— Novslty, baTque .. .. 370.. Sydney ..general 8 12— Juno, barque .. .. 337 .Newcastle ..coal .. 0 12— Hebe, brig 196.. Newcastle ..coal „ 0 13— Europa, brig .. .. 190.. Adelaide ..flour .. 0 10— Eliza Shairp, barque .. 387... Newcastle ..coal .. O 19— 'Alexandra, brig .. . . 288.. Newcastle ..coal .. O 21— Banshee, schooner .. 70.. Adelaide ..wheat.. 0 22— Bella Mary, barque .. 278. .HobartTown..general 4 22 — Atlantic, barque .. .. 260. .Newcastle ..general 0 22— Bessie, barque .. .. 262.. Newcastle ..coal .. 0 23— Auckland, s.i 600.. Sydney ..general 24 25— Royal Exchange, brig .. 222. .Newcastle ..coal .. 9 27— Cassina, barque .. .. 242.. Adelaide ..flour .. 0 4,798 100

The following is an analysis of the arrivals and departures of vessels since our last monthly lummftry: —

5,032 209 * These left ri* the coast to discharge. || These vessels left via the coast to load cargoes of tinabt