PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5724, 27 January 1876, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Hioh Watir To-day: 7.23 a.m., 7.43 p.m. 8UNIUS1 and Schsbt To-day : 5.15 a.m., 7.12 p.m. MOON'I PaASt : New Moon, January 27, 1.20 a.m.

ARRIVALS. Alarm, from Mangawii.

DEPARTURES. Siisy, schooner, for the Thames. Ness, cutter, for Kennedy's Bay. Sovereign of the Seas, cutter, for "Wangarei. Canterbury, schooner, for Norfolk Island.

ENTERED INWARDS. Morning Light, cutter, 29 tona, S. Tiller, from Waiheke, with 50 tons firewood. Trade Wind, cutter, 19 tons, Lloyd, from Great Barrier, with 700ft. ship timbers— Australian, outler, 10 tons, R. South, from Orown, with 77,000 shingles, 300 palings, 2 tins honey, 1 bag sheepskins.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Canterbury, schooner, 79 tons, Jackson, for Norfolk Island, with cargo a& per exports. Passengers : Elizabeth Colenbo, MibS Philpot, Miss Amy Purchas, Mr. W. Kend.ill. Hob Roy, cutter, 24 tons, E. Diaz, for Kennedy's Bay, in ballast. Maud, cutter, 28 tons, J. Batlmrst, for Russell, in ballast. Onward, schooner, 32 tons, Bassett, for Russell, in ballast. Spitfire, cutter, 32 tons, J. Wain, for Great Barrier, in ballast. Morning Light, cutter, 29 tons, S. Tiller, for Waiheke, in ballast. Austialian, cutter, 10 tons, B. South, for Puhoi, with sundries.

VESSELS EXPECTED. From London— Brodrick Castle, ship, sailed October 6 ; Gleulora, ship, sailed October 23 ; Commonwealth, ship, to sail Sept. 12 ; Fernglen, ship, to sail early ; Benvenue, ship, on Oct. 29 ; Salisbury, on Nov. 21 ; Edinburgh C istle, to sail Nov. 16; Win wick, Invereinc, Delpu&sund, Waipa, and Merwamjee Fi.imjee, ships, early. From Glasgow— Aidv.ir.bhip, siiledOcfc. 23 ; Aline, ship. From Gblfe, Sweden— Fiank Tcndleton, •hip, sailed August 13. .bKOM New York (via Dunedin)— Jessica, bq., sailed June 2 ; Skimmer of the Waves, to sail August 10 ; American Lloyd's, bq. (via Dunedin and Lyttelton), to sail July 31 ; Marathon, bq., early, sailed Oct. 12. From Hobart Town— Bella Mary, bq. From Nh»v Cjaledonia— Oabirfeidh,bq. ,eaily. From Tahiti— Coronet, sch., early. From Svdkbt— Hero, s.s., about 5th prox.; Pairlie, sch., early ; Frank Quy, sch. In the Manukau : Syren, brig, early. From Newcastle— Glimpse, b [., only. From Lrrrfii.ros— Asnw.bi-gtr.c, early. FROM Duneuin— l^tollo, three masted sch., early. Fbom Kaxdavit (witli mails)— City of San Franci.ao, s.s., 80fch instant. From MuL3.iU.ivn— F. V> r . Tuc'c3r, sch. From Fiji Is r AMw-Uirraco.ita ) if M.s., early. FaoM Bouvh Scv I&lvnih— Mary Melville, «oh. ; Coronet, sch. ; Vision, brig ; llyno, brgtuo. ; Loch Lee, bq.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. In this lilt coMters are not included. Fob London— City of Auckland, ship, early ; Oruicluhank and Co., agenti. Fob New York— Lizzie Fox, early. For Southern Ports— From the Manulcau : Wellington, s.s., 30th : W. F. Wheeler, agent. Hawea, i.s., Feb. 1; Henderaon and Macf arlane. M»nt».

EXPORTS.— Januabt 26. Per schooner Canterbury, for |Norfolk Island : 20 bag rice, 10 bags sugar, 1 case beans, 8 packages effects, 10 bags salt, 2 bags flour, 3 kegi nails, 2 cases, 6 iron buckets, 2 case3 ironmongery, 1 roll, 3 kegs paint, 8 drums oil, 1 drum paint, 1 case brushes, 1 parcel of books,|2 cases groceries, 1 parcel, 2 packages, 1 box candles, 2 oases biscuits, 52 bags potatoes, 20 bags salt, 40 bags flour, 20 boxes soap, 1 keg treacle, 1 case drapery, 1 case, 1 tin, 1 trunk, 1 side saddle, 1 keg 1,192ft. timber, 1 truss drapery, 42,000ft. timber, 7 cases biscuit, 12 chests, 6 sheets zinc, 1 case muslin.

The cutter Spitfire cleared at the Customs yesterday for the Barrier, in ballast. The cutter Australian enteied out at the Customs yesterday for Puhoi, with sundries. The schooner Onward and cutter Maud, both cleared at the Customs yesterday for Russell, in ballast. The cutter Rob Boy entered at the Customs yesterday for Kennedy's Bay, in ballast. The cutter Morning Light entered at the Customs yesterday from Waiheko, with firewood. The cutter Australian entered at the Customs yeiterday from Orewa, with a large caigo of shingles -and palings. The schooner Canterbury cleared out for Norfolk Island, and will probably take her departure early this morning. She takes a luge cargo and several passengers. The City of Melbourne is advertised to arrive at this port towards the middle of February. Those who are desirous of entering their vessels and boats for the Annual Ilejatta will do well to be at the Thames Hotel this evening at 7.30 sharp, when they will receive every attention. The cutter Alarm arrived yesterday from Mangawai, with a cargo of pioduce and a few passengers. It will be seen by our advertising columns that the cutter Gazelle, 24 tons, Is now for sale. The four following sections of the Merchant Shipping Act came into force in the colonies on October 1st, 1875 :—" 3. From and after the first day of October, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, no cargo of which more than one-third consists of any kind of grain, com, rice, paddy pulse, seeds, nuts, or nut kernels, shall be carried on board any British ship, unless •uch giain, corn, rice, paddy pulse, seed3, nuts, or nut kernels, be contained in bags, sacks, or barrels, or secured from stuffing by boards, bulkheads, or otherwise. This section shall not apply to any grain shipped previous to the 1st October, 1875. The master of any British •hip who shall knowingly allow any cargo, or part of a cargo, to be shipped therein for carriage oontraxy to ihfy pnyviaivn of thin section, shall for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding £200. 5. Every British ship registered on and after the 1st day of November, 1875, shall before registry, and every British ship registered bt'tore that day shall, on or before that day, be permanently and conspicuously marked with hnes of not less than 12in. in length andlin. in bieadth, painted , longitudinally on each side amidwhips, or as near thereto as is practicable, and indicating the position of each deok which is abovo water. The upper edge of each of these lines shall be level with the upper side of the deck planks next the waterway at the place of marking. The lines shall be white or yellow oa a dark giound, or black on a light grouud. Piovidcd that : (1.) This section shall not apply to ships employed in the coasting trade, or in fishing, nor to pleasure yachts. (2.) If a legibtered British ship is not within a British port of registry at any time before the first day of November, 1875, she shall be marked as by this section required within one month after her next leturn to a British port of registry, subsequent to that date. 7. Any owner or master of a British ship who neglects to cause his ship to be marked as by this Act lequiioil, or to keep licr so marked, and any i»uisou who conceal*, re'njVda, alter.s, defaces, or obliterate, or aufiesi .my person under his control to conceal, ichuvj, silter, deface, or obliterate any of tho baid marks, except in the evonfc of the pavticul ira thereby denoted being lawfully iillorod, or except for tho purpose of escaping capture by an enemy, shall for each offence incur a ponilty not exceeding £100. 9. In every contract of service, express or implied, between the owner of a ship and the master or any seaman thereof, and in every instrument of apprenticeship, whereby any person is bound to serve as an apprentice on board any ship, there shall bo implied, notwithstand ing any agreement to tho contrary, an obligation on the part of the owner of the ship to the master, seaman, or apprentice, that the owner ©f the ship, his agents and servants, shall use all reasonable efforts to insure the seawoithinesa of the ship for the voyage at the comencement thereof, and to keep her in a seaworthy condition during the voyage. Provided that nothing in this section shall

mako tho owner of a ship liable for the death of, or any injury to, a master, seaman or apprentice belonging to any ship when caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of a seaman or apprentice belonging to the same ship im any case where he would not otherwise be so iiab:e."