SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7787, 7 December 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

HiffU Water. To-mohbOW. Taiaroa Heads: 5.55 a.m., 6.20 pm. Port Chalmers: 6.35 a.m., 7.0 p.m. Dunedin: 7.20 a.m., 7.45 p.m. # iPort Chalmers ARRlVED.—Dkcrmber 7. Rimutaka, R.M.S., 4,474 tons, H. E. Greenstreet, from Plymouth (October 20) via Cape Town, Hobart, and Lyttelton. Passengers: From London—Dr Lawson, Mr James Thomson ; second saloon —Mr and Mrs J. C. Bishop, Master Bishop, Mr and Mrs J. Broadbent, Mr and Mrs D. Aitken and family (3), Misses J. Haigh, Pennycook, Messrs J. Kennedy, L. M'Gee, K. Saxelby; steerage—Misses Russell, Keid, Messrs Agnew (2), Dame, Heward, Main, Leggat, Munroe. Takapuna, s.s., 930 tons, Grant, from Nels'n via Akaroa and intermediate ports. SAlLED.—December 0. Kawatiri, s.s., 288 tonß, Apstcin, for Westport. Dkckmbkk 7. Penpont, barquentine, 270 tor.s, Graham, for Lyttelton. Grafton, s.s, 297 tons, Nordstvum, for the West OoaHt via Timaru. Waihoia, s s., 1,276 tons, Fcnn, from Sydney via Wellington and Lyttelton. sengers: Mesbin CAin»ron. Campbell, Wilson ; and two in the steerage.

When the recent seamon's strike at Auckland was settled it was understood that as soon as the non-union seamen left the company's steamers thoy would be allowed to join tho Union. Tho men thus thrown out of employment not being members of the Seamen's Union, they are unable to obtain engagements on any other of the coastal crafts, and their only hope was to take advantage of the arrangement which thoy understood had been made on their behalf. Twelve of these men accordingly applied for admission to membership of the Union; but, at a menting of that Indy yesterday evening, the whole twelve wt re blackballed. It is claimed that the agreement made between the Seamen's Union and the Northern Steamship Company has thus been broken. A meeting of non-unionists decided to repre ; ont the matter to the Auckland Trades and Labor Council. The barquentino Penpont was towed to sea this morning, and sailed with original cargo for Lyttelton. The barquentine Brazilicra is loading grain at the Rattray street wharf ior Sydney. The ship Canterbury has put out 600 tons of cargo, including two heavy lifts. The barquentine Yolande is getting on well with the discharge of her guano. The Takapuna arrived at 2 p.m. to-day and steamed direct to Dunedin. With the first shift of wind to the S.W. we may look for the arrival at llin Heads of the barque Helen J »enny, which left Glasgow on September 2, and of the barquentine Thornhill, from Mauritius.

The Koranui was haulod out of the graving dock this morning and her place taken up by tho Wareatea.

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET.

Friday, December 7. Bluff. —Mananouri arrived G a.m. from Pott Chalmers; sailed 4 p.m. for Melbourne. Lyttelton.—-Wainui arrived 7 a m. from Greymouth. Nelson.— Rotorua arrived 9 a.m. from Wellington ; sailed noon for New Plymouth. ARRIVAL OF THE RIMUTAKA. The R.M.S. Rirnutaka, from Plymouth via Capetown, Hobsrt, and Lyttelton, arrived off the Heads early this morning, and crossed the bar at 5 a.m , steaming up the harbor and berthing at the George street pier at 6 a.m., when she at once commenced to discharge her cargo for this port, which consists of some 800 tone. Captain Turpin having resigned, the Rimutaka is now under the command of Captain H. E. Greenstreet (late of the Ruapehu), whom wo congratulate on his appointment ta the commodore ship of the New Zealand Company's fleet. He brings with him the following officers:—Mr Scruby chief officer, Mr Croucber second, Mr Buchanan third, and Mr Winchester fourth ; all of which gentlemen are well and favorably known at this port. Dr A. M. Todd is still surgeon, and Mr R. Jones purser, while the steward department is presided over by Mr Phillips. Mr Dallas, as chief engineer, is still in charge of tho machinery department, which, by the way is in splendid order, and he brings with him his usual staff, viz , Mr Pitcher Becond engineer. Mr Bell third, Mr Smith fourth, Mr Swain fifth. Ro'rigerating ptaff: Messrs Edwards and Patterson. Electrician: Mr Robert?. The Rimutaka's passage from Plymouth to Lyttelton was accomplished in forty-two days eleven hours' steaming time On leaving Plymouth the Rimutaka had 1,770 tons cargo for all ports, and 337 passengers, twenty-seven of whom were landed at Teneriffe, eight at Cape Town, 100 at Hobart, and 200 for New Zealand ports. The whole of tho passengers onjoyed excellent health, and the usual amusemonts in the shape of concerts, dances, theatrical, and athletic sports were indulged in; and lastly a fancy-dress ball was held, which was a grand success. The passengers, captain, and officers also subscribed the sum of L 55 for the mother of William Brookes, the seaman who was washed overboard during the gale after leaving Cape Town. The unfortunate sailor's mother, it appears, was dependent on her eon for her support. Mr R. Jones, the pursor, supplies the following report:—Left London on the 19th October at 12.40 p.m., being one day late owing to heavy fog; she arrived at Plymouth at 2.25 p.m. the following day, and after embarking mails and passengers she proceeded on at 5.45 p m., having fine weather to arrival at Teneriffe at 7.15 a.m. on the 25th October; she left that port at 4 p.m. the same day, and had moderate westerly breezes and fine weather as far as Capetown, where she arrived at 2 p.m. on the 9th November, am! left again at 7.15 p.m. the same day, with a strong S.W. wind blowing and rough sea; on tho 10th November she encountered a strong S.W. gale, attended by thick rain and very heavy cross sea, which held until the 23rd, when the gale moderated, and was followed by fine weather with hea.vy swell to arrival at Hobart at C a m. on November 28 ; left again at 11.10 r. ni same day, had fine weather to December "i" at 3.20 a.m., when Solander Island was •tir-iin 'the wini 1 . boing westerly moderate, with squall's ..f rain: at 73 a.m. *he passed lilnff FT.jrbnc ; 11. !•• a.m. hod th<> Nuggets abeam; and at '2Ai> p.Jfl. passed Cape Saunders, am! arrived at Lyttelton Heads at 4.20 a.m. on the 2nd inst., reaching the wharf at 5.30 a.m.;

left again at 8 a.m. on the 6th, had fine weather down the coast, arriving as above. The Rimutaka will icmain here until tho 12th inst., when she proceeds to Napier, thence to Wellington, her final port, leaving for London on the 27th inst.

tsiiipiunv Televramii NklmoN, December 61—JasUcr, for Picton. Lyttelton, December 6.—Cora, schooner, for Bluff.—Rimu'aka, for Port Chalmers,— Kotomahana, for Northern povt< and *-ydney. Mawhera, for Wellington.—Waihora, for I'ort Chalmers. Passengers: Messrs Burgsss and Camaron.—Takapuna, for Duncdin. Passengers: Mrs Grange, Mrs Bolton and child, Rev. Father Kickhara, and Mis Hobba. Melboukne, December 6,—Mararoa, from tho Bluff. Auckland, December 6.—Marmiou, for Lyttelton.—Wairarapa, for the South. Passengers: Mesdames Uunlop, Chrisp, Raymond, Muir, Stoddart and infant, Alabaster, M Levie, Baker, Mears and children, Aldridge and family, Shannon, Misses Raymond, Caulloo, Ft. A, Stephenson, Fimicane, Brncott (2), Neale, Messrs C. H. Knight, Trewith, Butcher, Smith, Harding, S. L. Shannon, G. H. Every, A. Nasb, Judge Dowling, Messrs Woodroofe, Hardly, Edwards, J. F. Bennett, Wade, Brute, Weathart, James Barton, Alabaster, Elliot, Hick-Sawyer minstrel troupe; and thirteen in the steerage.—December 7: Zealandia, ship, Captain Phillips, 118 days out from London. Passengers—Miss Latham, Mcßprs J. H. and J. Latham, H. S. Wyatt Croft, C. H. Broadbent, E. L. Pilkington, L. C. Groves, Mr and Mrs R. S. Cookson, Miss Maule, Miss Bridger, Miss Shepherd, Messrs E. Rockstro, J. Guning, C. Osborne, Miss Moncll, R. J. Macklin, J. Emlis, G. Plarvey, F. J. Gardner. A passenger died on tho voyage from consumption.—Southern Cross, mission schooner, from Norfolk Island and Melanesia. Passengers Mrs Young, Mrs Hamerton and children, Misses Lodge, Corbett, and Young, Mr Turnbull.— Wanaka, from the South. Kaipaha. December 6.—Alice Muir, ft;. Sydney.-Wa'areka, for Dunedin. Sydney, December 6.—Tarawera, for Auckland.—December 7 : Taupo, s e., from New Zealand.