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Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 104, 30 October 1900, Page 4

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New Pr.TtMOUTH. 29fch October Sailed, 10.15 pm— Gairloch, for Onehunga . , , .. 30th October Arrived, 4*30 am— Kotoiti, frojaOnehunga (connected) Sailed, 11 max— Eofeoiti, for Wellington. Ndi-son. 29Ui October Arrived, 12.30 pm— MapouriUa. from Wellington Auckland, 29fch October Sailed— Uliuipunite. (6.15 pm), for Sydney ; Mariposa (12.50 pin), for Apia, Honolulu, and San Prancisco Napikr. 29th October Sailed, 6.30 pm— Toroa, for Wellington PAPAROA AND EAKAIA, AT HOBAKT. Hobabt, a9th October The NZS Co's ateamer JPaparoa, from London, Plymouth (15fch September), Toueriffe, and Capetown, arrived to-day on her way to Wellington and Lyttelton. The company's steamer Bakaia, from London (Cth September), Plymouth, and Capetown, put in here for buuker cool, and she sails to-morrow for Auckland and Wellington; ' ' ' ' 'J'bere are no invalided «oldiers on board «ither vessel. RAKAIA, FBOM LONDON. » By tho Kaltain, which left London on the 6th September, and is duo at Auckland on Sunday, the following passengers were booked to New Zealand ports :— Saloon— Missos M'Kenzie, Hnrding, Messrs Horsfield, Mage, Morton. Steerage : For Wellington— Mdsßes Coppiua (3)', Willis (8), Minuting. Oiirr (2), MesdameS Coppina, Willis, Leather, Manning 1 , Carr, Messrs Anderson, Carr» Coppins, tfewtreJl, Horr&x, Moore (iS), Vernnn, Jones, Harmon, Blenkinaon. Baird, Scotson, '.velsLenbolnie, Tioather, Willis (2), Paterson, Kean, Morgan, Kiiper," Ingram, Bryce, Stott, Kraig, Mnnmng (2), Masters Coppins, Manning j and 7 for Auckland. It is the present intention that one of the British-India Co's Hteaiuers should leave Calcutta for New Zetilnud about Ist December, and she will be followed by tlio Union 'Co's steamer Wliimgape about lOtli December. The Auckland-owned ship Republic has accomplished a record passage of 18, daya from Honolulu 1 o British Columbia. Mr Lovestaui, late chief engineer of the Dingadee, joined the TJpolu in a corresponding position yesterday vice Mr EUiGtt, yiho has gone, to headquarters for. orders. On her recent passage from Auckland to Westport tbeTnieri calle^at Whangaroaand took in tow a largo punt, wjuch has been constructed by, Messrs Lane and Brown for the Waitora freezing works in connection with the tendering of, tha Home steamers in the roadstead: Heavy weather was experienced by ; tho schooner Joseph Sims on her recent pnssage from Waitapu to Lyttelton, and several of her, sails were blown nway. A vessel well-known in Now Zealand waters when she traded 'under the Hug of the SS and A Co— the ship Euterpe — wns recently stranded on the. reef near liiihulni, Sbe. was s_ubs.eq,uently lowed off and brought to Honolulu by a tug, wliich wus paid £2000 for its services. Masters of vessels coming to Wow Zealand ports continue to, complain of the hardship they are exposed to if tbey carry nmong tlieir crews seamen of other nations than the British, inasmuch, us tuey hn ye to enter into a bond with the Government for £100 without receiving any adequate protection from the Customs or police authorities. They contend that if such a law is necessary, surely ib is the duty of the- Government) to protect shipowners and masters by placing at iheir dispoanl detectives or others wßq shnll be able to check Ilie desertions which have of lute lioeii so numerous. There is a case in point at present in Lytl elton, where a Reaman has deserted in id the Macduif. Captain Huelinat first offered a reward of £10, but has increased the olfer to £'20 for the man's npprebeusion, because the ship iv ill be culled upon to pay to the authorities here £100 should she sail and leave the man on shore. It is. understood that/ Captain Holm has beeu on the look-out in Australia for another and more Kuitable vessel to replace the barque G. M. Tucker, but so far he has not seen one to come up to his requirements, the amount asked for Wing in excess of that which he^vnts prepared to give.