CARGO BY THE RUAPEHU.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 90, 17 April 1906, Page 4

CARGO BY THE RUAPEHU.

The Sew Zealand Shipping Company's nteamer Ruapehu, which sailed fo>- London on .Friday, took the following cargo from Xew Kealand :— From Wellington— l 272 bales wool end skins, 1G45 balc3 hemp, 43 bale 3 leather and bdsiti, 2857 carcases mutton, 9348 cjreases Umb, 500 carcases beef, 17,449 boxes butter, IX6I cases cheese, 25 packages sundries. From j?ort Chalmers— ll37 bales wool and skins, 52 < aek* .I»ll6w, 172 bales hemp, 48S cases chees* 1 , ~" W\ bale 3 twine, 1616 packages, 22 sundries. .From Lytteltnn— 2S97 bales wool and skins, 30 caslti tallow, 2U casks pclta, 18 bales leather and basils, 5951 carcasrs mutton, 18,105 carcases lamb, 250 cases sweetbreads and kidjitjs, 43 boxes butter, 228 cases cheese, 7. casks casings, 21 bales ekewors. From Auckland—366 sacks gum, 403 boxes hutter, 79 eases chte6e, 7 packages sundries. From Waitaxj—2s2o carcases lietif, 7?4 packages frozen nundrien. From Timsru— 6lo bales wool an:l «kiD9, 311 caska tallow, 5 casks ptlts, 10,213 narcases mutton, 15,577 carcases lamb, £50 cases sweetbread* and kidneys. From Blufl— ]423 bales wool and skins, 34 caalts tallov/, 30 cooler neks, 6385 caTcasc* mutton, 17,794 car.;a«p3 lamb, 80 cases sweetbreads and kidneys, 2003 case* cheese, 610 coecs preserved meats, 14 casks ra3insrs. The total taken by the uteamer was az folki-.-?:— 7330 bales wool and nkins, 427 catks t»H»w, 246 caska pelti, 1217 bates hemp, 61 bales leather and bamla, 366 cues gum, 25,386 carcases mutton, 6C,824 ciroa/ses lamb, 3020 bags beef, 860 bag 3 swfettoread3 and kidjjeys, 754 ci»« frozen suntlries, 17,895 boxes butter, 5729 cases cheese, 610 cases preserved meats, 21 casks casings, a bales skeweis, 634 bales twine, 1669 pnekuges. Tho Warrimoo, due from Sydney to-morrow morning, is bringing in all 111 passengeis — Sil saloon and 60 steerage— for New Zealand liorU. Slio has 210 tons of cargo to discharge hpre. Tho Arahura arrived at Oreymouth at 3 c/clock tlris morning, and suilcd on the return trip at 6 a.m. t Tlie veesel should Jeavo Nelson for WelJington at 4 p.m. tomorrow, and i« due here about midnight. Tho New Zealand .Shipping Company advise that the steamer Wa-irosrte, which arrivcM at ■lyanganul this monring, is duo here on Thursday. She will complete loading here, und sail again on Saturday. The Marine Department advise that the Hinemoa, wiiich i« on her tour round the Northern lighthouses, is nt Awanui to-day. Tho crew of tho Government steamer Tiitanekal T have been paid off, and the vessel ia to bo laid up in tho stream for the preTlio Haupiri was expected to leave Napier for Wellington about 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Cnfon Company adviso that it is hoped to despatch the Kotuku from Oreymouth for Wellington to-night, but it is doubtful if this can be done. Tho vessel is bringing 9EO tons of coal for the State Mine Company and the Union Company, and alio has a quantity of timber on board. \phe Ar*hurft.,ls96aon« x ,wa*.tb.e latsxst ..M«-

sel taken up oa the Patent Slip during the year ended 31st March, and the yacht Mahina was the smallest vessel slipped. Captain H. Smith has resigned from the brigantme Defiance to take charge of the auxiliary schooner Echo. Mr. Heley, second oflicer of the Waikare, left that vessel at Ljttelton on Friday in order to join the UaXanoa as chief officer in place of Mr. Allen, late of the Whangape, who has come ashmo for orders. Mr. J. Jl'Kenzie, who haa been ou holiday leave, lus taken Mr. Hrley's position on the Wai-