PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4786, 28 December 1872, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Htob Watch, Thii Dnj : 5.13 a m.; £.40 p.m. SmntisB v d S0NBIT Thii D»y : 4 47 » m.; 7.18 p.m. Moon*- PHAir.— New Moo", Deo. SO, 6.16 p.m. ■Wind.— December 27, southerly. Wxathek.— December 27, One.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Star of the South, s.s , 147 tons, Holmes, for Napier. Pftsseneert— Mesin. Hay man, Morritty, Gusney; Mrs. Keren ft, Mrs. Ebbom and 2 children.— J. S. MacfatUne, sgent. %** Magellan Cloud, schooner, 90 tons, MilUr, for Bussell.—J. S. Macfurlane, agent.

DEPARTURES. Amiteur, for Wlnngaroa ; Seagull, for Xieruica ; Challenger aDd Dantzio, forWhangarei; Lady Bowen, for Hot Springs ; Magellan Cloud, for Russell ; Star of the South, for Napier.

EXPORTS — December 27. Per'a.s. Star of the South, for Napier : 20 cases wine, J. S. Macfarlane ; 5 qr. -casks •wine, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 40 boxes tea, J. S. Macfarlane ; 1 case, R. Lusk ; 3 tanks malt, Owen and Graham ; 2 cases acid, 4 packages drugs, Kempthorne, P rosser, and Co. ; 1 parcel, 8 copper pans, 4 bars iron, 18 lengths piping, 1 cask zinc, T. and S. Morrin ; 14 packages drapery, Clark and Sons ; 105 tons railway iron, 12 casks hardware*(ex Norham Caatle), Cruickshank and Co. ; 6 coils rope, 6 bundles, Close Brothers ; 1 case, Lewis Brothers ; 1 bale, 1 truss, Me Arthur, Shera, and Co. ; 1 parcel, Bl>the and Co.

The barque Amateur, which has been lying at anchor windbouud off the North Head for the last week, took her departure at daylighb yesterday for Whangaroa, where ahe will load with timber. The ship Agnes Muir will haul alongside the wharf to discharge to-day. The yachts Fleet wing and Energy, A. Y. C, returned to their moorings last night from the Thames. The baique Gladiateur will sail for Newcastle on the 3rd January. The s.s. Southern Cross left Tauranga for this port yesterday morning. The brig Moa was still loading at Melbourne for this port at latest advices. The briganline Sea Gull left for Levuka at daylight yesterday morning. The schooner Fiery Cross will leave for Napier this morning with a full cargo, a large part of which has been transhipped to her from the Gladiateur, from Liverpool. The p. a.* Oomerang, on her trip to and from Russell this week, will call to land and receive passengers at Whangarei Heads. The barque Glenhuntly, hence, arrived at Newcastle prior to the 18th instant. The official trial trip of the new ferry steamer Takapuna will take place to-day, starting from the wharf at eleven o'clock. The s.s. Sijar of the South took her departure for Napier yesterday, with a full cargo and seven passengers. The p. 8. Lady Bowen left for the Hot Springs yesterday instead of this morning — her usual day for sailing. The s.s. Taranaki will leave the Manukau for Southern ports on Tuesday next. Captain Robinson, late "of the brigantine Coronet, has been transferred to the charge of the brig Albiou, vice MaKenzie resigned. The Albion will sail for Newcastle on Monday next. By advertisement it will seen that the fine p.s. Golden Crown will make an excursion trip, on New Year's Day, to the Kawau and hack, at the low price of 2s. 6d return tickets. The steamer will leave the wharf at 11 a.m., returning at 5 p.m. The p.s. Royal Alfred will make three trips on New Year's Day to the Lake— viz., at 10 a.m., 12 noon, and 2 p.m. .Return tickets will be issued at 2g. each. The p s. Royal Alfred will leave for the Hot Springs this afternoon at 3 o'clock. A 8 a proof of the fast-improving trade between Auckland and Eiverhead, we might mention that it is the intention of Mr. Lamb, of the Waitemata Biscuit Factory, to have a steamer of about 80 tons built to meet the demands of his own fast-increasing trade. The steamer is we understand to be built at the mills. Our Home Trade. — During the last few months numerous complaints have been made by our merchants of the bad^lreatment they have received at the hands of Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co., of London, by their chartering and sending to this port a class of vessels much inferioi to what those despatched to Australian and other New Zealand ports. The long passages made'and the damage done through the unseaworthiness of some of these vessels, together with the high rate of freights charged, acted greatly against the value of the goods on their arrival in port. But whilst we censure that firm for this neglect, and also of their own interest, we must not overlook the efforts being made by Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co., at the present time, to redeem the past, and comply with the expressed wishes of the merchants. During the last few weeks we have had several first - class ships arriving in our harbour sent oat by Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co., amongst which number we might mention the Norham Castle, a composite ship, classed at Lloyd's Al for 16 years. The vessel has made one of the quickest runs on record between Liverpool and Singapore, and back to Liverpool — namely, 6 months 23 days. She was built at Glasgow infr 1869, and is altogether a very superior vessel. We might also refer to other vessels. Besides sending us a better class of vessel at the present time when they "hear of an opposition company against them, they show that ifc is their determination to continue these vessels in the trade. We learn that Messrs. Shaw, Savill* and Co. have recently sold six of their wooden ships, and have purchased six first-class iron vessels for the Auckland trade. From this fact it is evidently the intention of < Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co. to push the freight pretty closely for the trade of which they Have so long held a monopoly. To proeure good vessels heavier charters have to be given, and when that has to be done the freight must also be' necessarily higher, and to the latter we do not think any of onr merchants will be ready to Submit. These difficulties the Freight Company will have, to overcome. We however firmly believe^ they will be able to meet them, if judicious care be only taken. On the 23rd of August last, the first vessel flying the Japanese colours, and manned by Japanese, that has ever entered an American port, arrived at San Francisco. She was named the Fu-fu-Maru, and brought a cargo of tea from Hong Kojjg.