SHIPPING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5373, 12 November 1888, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NAPIER. ARRIVALS. November. 11—Matiner, schooner, Captain Lewis, from Auckland. 11—Manapouri, s.s., from Melbourne via southern ports. Passengers — Mesdames Fisher and Bates ; Miss Robottom ; Messrs Aitken, Jamicson, Powell, Barker, Fisher, and Colonel Butts. DEPARTURES. November. 10—Rotomahaua, s.s., for Melbourne r'o southern ports. Passengers—Two steerage. 10—Australia, s.s., for Wellington. Passengers—Ten in steerage11—Manapouri, s.s., for Sydney via Gisbome and Auckland. Passengers—Misses Bowman and Flossie Hamlin ; Mrs Brassey ; C. M. Crombie, J. P. Hamlin, Scully, Fraser, Levinsohn, Dougherty, Felly, and six steerage.

The schooner Lily has nearly completed her loading, and sails for Timaru to-morrow morning. If the weather is favorable, the s.s. Wairoa will leave for Wairoa to-morrow night. The Kahu discharged her inward cargo this morning, and sails for Wellington at eight o'clock to-night. The tremendous sea which was running in the roadsteud on Saturday went down considerably during tho night, and it is well it did not last very long, otherwise serious damage would havo been done. The barque Langstoue rolled heavily at her moorings, and, although she was fastened on to the buoy, put down an anchor for greater safety. The ship Piako seemed to be riding more easily. The punt which went ashore near tho breakwater on Saturday was launched ugain at high water during Saturday night, and towed to the Spit by men from the shore.

The Ahuriri, with outward mails and passengers for tho Rotomahaua, left tho wharf at 3 p.m. on Saturday. As it could bo easily seen that the launch would not bo able to go alongside tho steamer, and tho transhipping would have to bo done in boats, very few of the passengers booked ventured out, and the majority of those that, went woro through passengers for the south, who had lauded in the morning, and who had all their luggage on board the Eotomahana. On getting outside the pier heads some terrific seas were encountered, and the Ahuriri shipped a lot of water, which, however, did no damage. When near the Rotomahaua Captain Creagh sang out for a boat to be lowered, and thin was done, after soma little delay. Directly on coming alongside the passengers, mails, and ship's papers were bundled iuto the boat, and the Ahurin made for tho port again. When close to the heads, tho breakers were almost too much for the little vessel, and at one time it was thought she would be thrown on the I'eUne Beach ; but sbo just managed to shave in past the western pier, much to the relief of the crew and passengers. The Ahuriri proved herself a grand little boat, and no one could have handled her better than did Captain Creagh. The Rutomnhana steamed on to Wellington at a quarter past five, and arrived at Wellington at 3 p.m. yesterday. The Australia loft at 7 p.m. on Saturday. She was taken to the pier heads by Pilot Kraeft, Captain Kemp taking her acrose the bar. She reached Wellington at 2 o'clock tliis morning. Tho schooner Mariner arrived from Auckland yesterday morning with a cargo of sleepers consigned to the Railway Department.

Tho Union Company's s.s. Manapouri arrived from Wellington at 3 p.m. yesterday. She left Melbourne on tho 30th October, called at Hobart on the Ist instant, and arrived at. the Bluff last Monday. She left Dtiuedm on Wednesday, Lytteltou on Thursday, and Wellington on Saturday at 3.J30 p.m., arriving as above. From Wellington she encountered a heavy gale. Tho Ahuriri only made one trip off to her, leaving the wharf at ;s.ts p.m , and returning about 5 p.m. The Manapouri steamed on at eight o'clock.

The cargoes of tho Rotomahaua and Manapouri had to be carried on, as no lighters would go out in the bay either on Saturday or yesterday. The Australia also carried on her cargo, as it partly consisted of sugar, which would have been damaged by the rain had the hatches been taken oft.

Tho Selemhria lift the Bluff on Saturday, at 0.30 a.m., and hhnuld reach here tomorrow morning. She loads frozen meat and wool for the Colonial Union Shipping Company.

Captain Lewis, master of .'he schooner Mariner, at one time owned and wr.Miiaster of the ketch Colonist, which was lust at Wellington Heads a short time ajro. The ship Dumbarton left Brisbane for Napier on Saturday. The Mararoa left Melbourne for the Bluff yesterday.