SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7364, 9 November 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers. ARRlVED.—November 8. Manapouri, 8.8., 1,020 tons, Stott, from Sydney via AuoUand and East Coast port?. Passengers: Mesdames G. M'Lcan, Chapman and servant and two children, Tcpp.r, Packer, Dr and Mrs Colquhoun, Captain H. Anderson, Misses Garr and Smith, Messrs Macfarlane, Ilyman, Henry, De6s, A. Berens, Frenchard, M'Author, Lees, M'Cauley. Maloney, Campbell, Gardner, M'Kissack, Curtis, Dixon, Smith; and six in the steerage. Mary A. Greenwood, barque, 017 tone, Tooker, from New York (Ju'y 10) Patscnger :Mr M'Keand. Beautiful Star, 8.p., 140 tons, White, from Uamaru. Passengers : 3 saloon, 1 steerage. Grafton, s.s., 297 tons, Nordstrum. from the North. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Langmuir (2) and Eiv.m, Mr, Mrs, and Maatcr Langmuir, Messrs Baxter and Barr; and two steerage. SAILED.-Novkmbkr 9. YVaihora, 9.1. 1,209 tons, Pophani, for Sydney via Auckland and East Coast ports. The Bluff Harbor Board, which twelve months ago rcdu c-d its port dues all round, inoiuding pilotage and towage, have resolved to return to the tariff formerly in force. It was anticipated that the lower rates would be the means of bringing more shipping; but that has not been tho case, the Board'd debit balance on the year's working being over L 1,400. H.M.S. Tartar, which it is reported is likely to bo commissioned for the Australian station, is a torpedo cruiser of 1,030 tons register, 3,600 horse-power, and carrying six guns; her Luilders being Messrs J. and | G Thomson, G'asgow. The barque Farnmouth left Mauritius at Che end of August for Calcutta to load for Dunedin and Lytteiton. Thj Grafton, luvcrcargill, and Shag made excursion trips to the Maori Kaik, and tho Piueky to the North Head to-day. Thu Manapouu, from Sydney via Auckland and East Coiet ports, at rived at Port Chalmers this afternoon. She left Sydnßy on the 27th ult., Auckland on tho 3rd inst, Napier on tho sth, Wellington on the 7th, and Lyttelton at. 7 p.m. yeßtcrday; passing Moeraki at Da.ni. to-day, and arriving alongside the Bowen pier at 12 30p.ru. Experienced fine weather from Sydney to Lyttelton, and from that part strong S.W. winds and sea. We thank Purser Hudson for report and exchange?. The Beautiful Star left Oamaru at 3.10 pm. j csterday, had light S.E. winds and rain along the c >a&t, and arrived at Dunodin at 9.25 p.m. At Pet Chalmers to-day flags were hoisted at the Harbor Office and other buildings, whilst the ship Westland was gaily decorated with faur.tlng. The Grafton arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 6 am. to-day. Sh? loft Wcstport on the 4th inst, calling at Lyttelton, Aktiroa, and Timaru, leaving the lattor port at 6.30 pin of Tuesday and arriving as above. She experienced fine weather throughout the paisago. The steamers Invercirgill, Kakanut, Shag, and Grafton made excursion trips down the harbor to-day, and despite the aspect of tho weather they were well patronised. Tho Piueky took the inembarß of the Harbor Board and a number of their friends down to the protection wo ks at the North Head this forenoon. ARRIVAL OF THE MARY A. GREENWOOD. The American barque Mary A. Greenwood, from New York, which reached tho Heads yesterday forenoon, was tendered by the Fluoky and brought across tho bar at 3 p.m. under the charge of Pilot M'Donald, and passed the Port to Dunfdin at 4.30 p.m., her draft of water being 15ft 2in. Her passage has occupied 114 days frompirt to port, its length being accounted for by the fact that she m?t nothing but light variible winds and calms at the outset, no N.E. t i.de, end that it wis not until the 40th day out that f>he crossed the Equitor. Her cargo consist of some 1,000 tons, 400 ions of which is for Duncdin, and tho remaindc r for Lyttelton and Au"kl»nd. She is s<ill under the oommand of Captain Tocker, whom we thank for a report of the passapo : Left New York on Ju*y 10 with a light southerly broiz', which was followed by light variable winds andcilms until AugUßt 29tb, in latitude 3deg N., when the fir.it of the S.E. trade set in, crossing the Equator two days later, in 10-giitudc 32dog W., on the 46th day out; the trade was poor, and hung well to tho southward, oompelling her to tack on several occasions in order to clear the Brazilian cos st, and it wa9 the 54th day out before sho cleared Piitnambuco, and the traf'e finally gave cut in la'.itude 20deg S. ; they were Hiecee'do i by light ncrthcily winds until she rerched latitude 35dc;r S., when the pasage winds eet in, and she rounded the Cape of Good Hopa on October 2. in latitude 4Jvlr»r S,; thence the had f esh westerly winds f om N.W. to S.W, with equally weather across the Southern Ocean, and passed the meridian of Cape Leeuwin on October 20, in latitude 45deg S , still keeping mrderato westerly windß. She mado her first landfall—the Snares-on the 6th lust.; had light S.W. winds, which brought her along the coast, and was off Cape Saunders early yesterday morning, and tawed in'o port as above. Neither ice nor wreckage was seen, and no ships spoken. Snipping Telegrams. Auckland, November B.—Suva, for Wellington,— Dunedin, schooner, for Napier via Mercury Bay. WntiiiNOTON, November 8 Barque HimaUya (Captain Patturssn), from Liverpool (August 5). Coptic, from London vii tho South.—Australia, for Auckland via the Eißt Coast.—Wanaka, for O iehunga via Taranaki. Mahi.napua, for the West Coast. Lyttelton, November 8. Pukaki, from Newcastle.—Hawoa, for the North.—Manapouri, for the South. Passengers : Mesdames M'Kay and Claydon, Moss s Walton, Gardner, Phinkot, Claydon, Priven, Francis, Lintel, Mathews.— Hnuroto, for Wellinglon and Sydney. Sydney, November B.—Wakatipu, for Wellington.