SHIPPING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3527, 27 October 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT AHUK IR I

ARRIVALS.

October. 27—Maori, s.e., from Mohaka. Passenger —Mr J. G. Becker.

The steamer Maori, Captain Anderson, loft Mohala at about 5 o'clock this morning, and arrived here at 8.15 a.m., bringing one passenger 26 sacks of wheat, and a quantity of skins, hides, and bacon. She is to leave again at 12 o'clock to-night for Wairoa, calling at Mohaka. The Union Company's s.s. Arawata left Auckland at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, and is due here to-morrow morning early. The outward mails and passengers are to be taken off b/ the launch at 11.30 a.m., and the steamer will proceed on her way to Melbourne and Southern ports at about noon._ The steamer Kiwi is telegraphed as having left Castle Point at 6 o'clock last evening, but as she was to work at Blackhead this morning she will probably not arrive here until late to-night. Her time of departure has been extended until 6 o'clock to-morrow night. The steamer Southern Cross, Capt. Bernecli, leaves Auckland to-night, and is due here on Monday morning. A channel is being attempted to be dug in the Wairoa bar to-day by the natives, and should a favorable report be received as to their success this evening the p.s. Manaia will leave at about 12 o'clock to-night, taking a full cargo. The Union Company's s.s. Ringarooma is to leave Wellington this afternoon, and may be expected nere to-morrow morning. She is to sail for Northern ports and Sydney at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The following particulars of one of the Union S. S. Company's new fleet is from the Glasgow Herald of September Ist:— "Yesterday afternoon Messrs W. Denny and Bros, launched from Leven Shipyard, Dumbarton, a steel screw-steamer of about 2000 tons gross measurement for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited). On leaving the ways the vessel ■was named the " Hauroto " by Mrs Denny, ■wife of Mr Denny, of Meadowbank, Dumbarton. The dimensions of the Hauroto are : —Length between perpendiculars, 285 feet; breadth moulded, 37 feet ; depth moulded, 25 feet. She has been constructed of Siemens-Martin steel under special survey of Lloyd's, and classed in their registry 100 Al, three-decked. She is built on the continuous cellular-bottom principle, with solid floors, and adapted for water ballast. Throughout the machinery space the structural system of deep-plate frames and hold side-stringers has been adopted. She will have accommodation for 60 first-class passengers in poop, and 84 second-class on main deck. The officers and engineers will fee accommodated on the midship sidehouses under bridge deck, and the firemen and crew will occupy the forecastle. The vessel will be fitted by Messrs Denny and Co. with compound surface - condensing engines, having engines 38in. and 68in. diameter, and the stroke of piston 45in. While being constructed the Hauroto has been under the inspection of Mr John Darling, superintendent engineer of the company."

(by cabie.) Meibotthne, October 27. Arrived, this morning, steamship Wairarapa from tho 31 ufF. Sydney, October 26. Sailed, this afternoon, steamship Manapouri for Auckland.

Tby telegraph. J Dtoedijt, October 27, Sailed, Ben Nevis, ship, for Calcutta.