SHIPPING.

Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 61, 14 March 1898, Page 4

SHIPPING.

will be larger than the Queen of the South. Mr Ross, third engineer of the TulaneUui, Ims taken up Mr Signal's duties om the Queon of the South. Mr Steward, of Wunt>anui, tor the past, live or six years connected with the engineering department of steamers running out of Home ports, has been appointed engineer of the Manaroa, and entered upon his new duties to-day. As the Talune left Sydney at 2 pin on Saturday, she should put in an appearance early on Wednesday evening. Captain Ricketts, of the Wairon, reports the schooner Falcon, from Havelock to Lyttelton, coming 1 out of the Sounds yebterday. A schooner, supposed to be the Gleneairn, was seen by Captain Black, of the Hesketh, off Jackson's Head yesterday morning.

PORT OF WELLINGTON PHASES OF MOON FOB MARCH Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time). D. IT. M. Full Moon 8 8 587 pm Last Quarter 15 7 18-0 i»m New Moon 22 8 7*l pin First Quarter 30 7 10-2 pm StJN Sets to-day— 6.3 pm Rises to-morrow— s,42 am ; sets, 6.2 pm HIGH WATER To-Day— B.3 am : 8.27 pm To-MoßßOtv— B.s3 tun; 9,21 pm ARRIVALS March 12— Devon, ss, 5546 tons, M'Gibbon, from South and Nnpier March 13— Herald, ss, 865 tons, Coulson, from South. Passengers: Cabin — Miss Burns, Mr and Mrs Russell March 13— Huia, ss, 90 tons, Crawford, from "VVimtrnnui March 13— Manaroa, ss, 7S tons, M'lntyre, from Wanganui March 13— Wairoa, ss, 48 tons, Eicketts, from Motueka and Takaku Flora 13— Flora, ss, 838 tons, Beaumont, from Fiji via Auckland. Passenger : Cabin — Miss Bayley March 13— Hesfceth, ss, 393 tons, Black, from Greymouth. Passengers— Misses Fraser (2) March 13— Omapere, &s, 3C2 tons, Adams, from Auckland via Eaat Coast. Passengers : CabinMiss Thompson ; 5 steerage March 13— Eotoniabana, ss, 864 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers : Cabin — Misses, Bntcbelor, Falconer, Millar, Barber, Carleron, White, Mesdunies M'Xay, Eunis, Kelly, Wright-, O'Connor, Horsnell, Gore, Sargeant, M'Donald, Mace, Dr Anderson, Messrs Gore, Sargeant, M'Donald, Mace, Wood, Buckeridsje, Thomson, Hassell, Patersou, M'Kay, Short, JJliuidell, Hood, Millar, Norcross, Hull, Anderson, Nodine (2), Archibald, Kerbhaw, Sydney, Johnston, Bridge, Hyndman, Ford, Merry, M'Corunck, M'Kinnon, Anderson. LitUejobn, Shepbard, Hudson, Lane, Cavill, Phillips, Alcock, Buttle, Jainier (2), Wilson, Hooton, White, Leander, Dewdsbrry; 21 steerage Maroh 13— Manopouri, ss, 1783 tons, Abram, from Duneuiu and Lyttelton. Passengers : Cabin— Misse3 Cowie, Tieary, Cnddon, Crook, Jacobson, Wright, Mesdamos Cowie, Ashley, Barton and child, Gamble and child, Collins, M'Dowl, Hall, Professor Scott. Captain Woebling, Rev O'Callagrhan, Messrs Barr, Westcott, Robertson, Meek, Sanderson, Burton, Lawson, Jacobs, Eunigay, Meek, Yonng-, Burnley, Glover, Moore, Green ; 14 steerage March IS— Qneon of the South, ss, 121 tons, Harvey, from TToxlon March 14— Wakatu, ss, 95 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton, Cheviot, und Kaikoura. Passengers— Messrs Gibson, Cundy DJIifAHVURBS March 12— Ionic, ss, 4735 tons, Kempson, for Lyttelton .March 13— Tarawera, ss, 1268 tons, Fleming, for Sydney March 13— Jessie Niccol, schooner, 92 tons, Brown, for Picton j March 13— Kahu, ss, 99 tons, Eomeril, for Napier ! via Coast March 13— Dingadee, ss, 393 tons, Shaw, for "Westport March 14— Aotea, ss, 3702 tons, Scotland, for London via Teneriffe March 14— Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, for Wanganui. Passengers — Mrs Connell, Mr Battray Maroh 14— Mahinapna, bb, 239 tons, Eobertson. for Nelson, Taranaki, and Onehunga. Passengers : Cabin— Misses Ashton, Gunter, Byrene, Duncan, Mesdames Cowie, Tiiuifty and child, Gunter, Buckley, Duncan, Monris, Bishop Cowie, Messrs Morris, Hall, Phillips, Sydney Swimming Team (s)j 10 steerage IBXFBCTT!I> ARRIVALS Kennedy, sb, from Harlborough Sounds, 14th Waimu. ss, from West Coast via Nelson and Picton, 14th Te Anau, ss, from Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier, 16th Corinna, ss, from South, 15th Penguin, ss, from Ouehuuga and Taranaki, 15th Mana, ss, from Patea, 15th Pania, ss, from Blenheim, 15th Diugadee, ss, from Westport, 15th Eotorua, ss, from Lyttelton, 15th Talune, ss, from Sydney, l(ith Hawkes Bay, ss, from London via Australia, Auckland, and East Coast, 16th Stormbird. ss, from Wanganm, 16th Kahu, ss, from East Coast, 16th Elingamite, ss, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, 17th Indramayo, left London, via Australia and Auckland 29th January; Einmtaka, left Plymouth 6th February ; Rotoiti, left Glasgow 21st February; Mamari, left London via Auckland 16th February; Rangatira, left Plymouth 19th February ; Star of New Zealand left London via Australia and Auckland, 21st Februai-y ; Woimate, left Plymouth 3rd March T.eutonia, left New York 22nd November; Silverhow, left Liverpool 2nd December; Concordia, left New Yoric 16th. January; Firth of Clyde, left Glasgow 2,5 th January; Kinfauns, left Liverpool 22ud January PRO.TKOTKD DEPARTURES Manapouri, ss, for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland, 14th Mawhera, as, for Picton, Nelson, and West Coast, 14th Aorere, ss, for Patea, 14th Wakp,tu, ss, for Cheviot, Kaikoura, and Lyttelton, 14th Eotoroahana, ss, for Lyttelton, 14th Queen of the South, ss, for Foxton, 14th Flora, ss, for Westport, 14th Hesketh, ss, for Greymouth, 14th Devon, ss, for London, 14th Te Anan, ss, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, 15th Penguin, ss, for Lyttelton, 15th Herald, ss, for Taroimki and Greymouth, 15th Corinna, as, for Westport via Nelson, 15th Eotorua, ss, for Nelson via Picton, 15th Kennedy, ss, for Nelson and West Coast, 15th Maua, ss, for Patea, 15th Pania, ss, for Blenheim, 15th Huia. ss, for Wnngauui, 15th Wairoa, ss, for Havelock, 16th Dingadee, for Weslj.ort, 16th Kahu, ss, for East Coast, 16th Stormbird, ss, for Wanguniu, 16th Wainui, ss, for Picton, Nelson, and West Coast, 16th Omapere, ss, for Auckland via East Coast, 16th Elingamite, ss, for bydney via East Coast and Auckland, 17th Talune, ss, for Melbourne via South and Hobai't, 17th BY TELEGRAPH. Sydney, 12th March Arrived— Wimiinoo, from Wellington Sailed— Talune, for Wellington Lyttelton, 13th March Arrived— lonic (8 am) and Eotorua (2.35 pm), from Wellington Sailed, 6.15 am— Euahine, for Waitara Picton, 12th March Arrived. 6.35 pm— Haupiri, from Wellington Sailed, 11 pm —Haupiri, for Nelson Dunedin, 13th March Arrived — Elingamite, from Lyttelton . Patba, 13th March Arrived, 11 am — Mana, from Wellington via Wairau 'oar Westport, 14th March Arrived, 5.30 am— Dingadee, from Wellington ; Haupiri (2 am), from Nelson Sailed, 3 am — Haupiri, for Greymouth To sail, to-night— Dingadee, for Wellington Auckland, 14th March Arrived, 10 am — Waihora, from Sydney Waitaba, 14th March Arrived, 10 am — Euahine, from Lyttelton NAPiKa, 14th March Arrived, 8.50 am-»-Kahu, from Wellington The Mahinapua brought the following passengers from Onehunga and Taranaki on Saturday afternoon : — Misses Jones, Condick, Moore, Mesdames Weakley and child, Throssell, Moore, Messrs Bernard, Coon, Bonur, Gollan, M'Kenzie, Harris, Treston, Peerless, Buff, Barnet, M'Lellan; 22 steerage Captain Beaumont, of the Flora, reports continuous heavy weather on his 76 hours' trip from Auckland to Wellington, the easterly swell between Gisborne and Napier being particularly bad. Of 486 tons southern prodtice by the Herald yesterday, 124 tons had to be lauded at this port. A new wheel for the barque Rangitikei has been manufactured by Messrs Waddell, M'Leod, and Weir to replace the one broken while the barque ■was being tbwed into the stream last week. Very bad weather was experienced by the Omapere on her trip down the coast. The heavy south-east gale and high seas running prevented working at any of the bays, At Gisborne the passengers wore landed safely, but the lighter was unable to lie alongside the steamer to receive and discharge cargo, and Captain Adams was compelled to leave without performing this work. The vessel's progress was considerably impeded by a. high easterly swell between Napier and Castlepoint. She bad on board 539 bales wool for the Freights Reduction Committee. Nearly 27 hours was taken by the Mahinapua to steam the distance between New Plymouth and "Wellington, for which the south-east gale was responsible. The dairy, produce brought by the steamer for transhipment to the Aotea consisted of 6270 boxes butter. The Lonuon correspondent of the Auckland Herald writes that the re-built and re-engined Aorangi has been a great disappointment to her | purchasers, the guaranteed speed nob having been realised. The London directors of the New Zealand Shipping Co are therefore sending out an engineer to ascertain from what cause the shortcoming in speed has arisen. It is thought possible that as the engines are in some respects novel they may not have been worked to full advantage. One of the Aornngi'rf sister ships, the ss Euapebu, j is at present laid up in the Tyne, there being m reality little work for that class of steamer. The passenger traffic to New ZeiUund is just now, and has been for some time, deplorably slack. I leain at Cook's office that there are very few enquiries for passages to New Zealand, and both the New Zealand Shipping and Shaw, Savill and Albion Companies feel this state of affairs somewhat severely. To-day the steamer Manaroa was laid up for alterations, &c. It is expected the work will be completed by the end of the week. The Union Co has chartered the barque Handa Isle to load ab Newcastle in a fortnight for Wellington. Mr Signal, engineer of the Queen of the South, is about to visit England, his intention being to caleh the Alameda, sailing from Auckland ou Sat ui day. Mr Signal's musion is in connection with the purchase or building of a steamer to ran in the East Coast andJUy ttelton trade, The vesael