SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 8775, 16 March 1892, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-MOUBOW. Talaroa Hoads ; 457 a.m., 510 p in. Port Chalmers : 537 a.m., 5.50 p. m. I) uuedln : 6.22 a. m., C. 35 p. m. ♦ Pert Cftaliottra. ARRIVED.—March 16. Talune, 8.H., 1,283 tons, Cameron, from Sydney via the East Coast. Passengers: Mosdames Mathoson, Fisher, Malcolm, Stevenson, Bi indly, White and two children, Bradbury and two children, Misses Wade, Reynolds (2), Franklyn, Hay, Brlndly, Wellspring, Jamieson, Messrs Benson, Reynolds, More, Haldane, Gunn, Park (2), White, Fisher, Noble, Bradbury, Massey, Burt, Walhead, Milne, Smith, Tnrton, Roche, Land, Jones; and twenty steerage, For Hobart and Melbourne—Mrs Green and two children, Miss Capwood, Messrs Drew, Haldane, Tattersall, Le Petit, Moss. Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Phillips, from tho West Coast. Passengers; Misses Kennedy, Nantes, Good, Millharn, Mrs Nantes, Messrs Gow. Orowe, Aldwlok; and seven steerage. Annie Seed, barque, 719 tons, Welt, from New York (December 6). SAILED.— March 15. Hauroto. s.s„ 1,276 tons, Neville, for Sydney via Cook Strait. Passoigers: For Lyttelton—Micsei Sanderson, Cooper, For Wellington—Mrs Green, Messrs Biggar, Lyons, Farquharson, Akarman. For Sydney—Misses Bacon. Mahoney, Mesdames Ross, Rayment, Rev. Mr IngHs, Messrs Phillips, Ross; and eighteen steerage. March IC.

Ohau, 8.5., 411 tons, M’Donald, for the Fast Coast ports. Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Hansen, for Invercargill, . , Waihora, s.s., 1,269 tons, Anderson, for Sydney via East Coast ports. Passengers: Misses Reynolds, Russell, Speight (2), M'Kay, Street, Rotke, and Anderson, Mesdames Tabatean, J. G. Moody, M’Vlckar, Anderson, Lington and child, Kirkland, Geddes, Herder, Kerr and child, Agar, Oroker, Street and maid, Irvine and child, Wilson, Messrs Davis, J. G. Moody, Sizer, Border, Hendry, M’Gregor, Wilkinson, Geddes, Carr, Llggins, Wilson, Irvine, Kerr, Agar, Coomb-, Eronwell, Western, Edwards, Markley, Master Geddes; and twenty steerage.

The Waihora loft the Bowen pier this afternoon for Sydney via the North. The Talune arrived at Dunedin at 7*15 am. today. She left Sydney at 5.15 p.m. on the 3rd Inst,, cleared Port Jackson Heads at 6 p.m., passed the Three Kings at 0 a.m. on the Bth inst., rounded tho North Capo at 11,30 a.m., and arrived at Auckland at fi a.m. on the 9th Inst.; left at noon on tho 11th lust., called at coastal ports, and left Lyttelton at 1 pm. yesterday, arriving this morning. She had fine weather down the coast. The Napier left Dunedin this afternoon for Invercargill. Tho Ohau left Dunedin at 5 a.m. to-day for Auckland via Oa-maru and East Coast ports. The Omapere arrived at Dunedin at 5 a.m. to-day from the West Coast ports. She left Westport at 6 p.m. on the 10th Inst, called at Wellington next day, Lyttelton on the 13th, and Timaru on the 15th; left the latter port at 5 p.m. on that day, and arrived as above. She experienced fresh S.B, winds from Westport to Lyttelton, and thence fine weather. The Waihora steamed down to Port Chalmers yesterday evening. The schooner Queen, which is believed to have foundered with all hands off Point Macquarie (N.S.W.), was Insured in tho National Insurance Company of Now Zealand for L7OO.

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S FLEET,

Wednesday, March 16. Oamaeu. —Hauroto arrived early from Dunedin.—Oh mi arrived noon from Dunedin. Wellington.- Rotorua arrived 10 a.m. from Ly tteltor. — Penguin arrived 11 a.m. from Nelson. . „ r GREYMOtTir.—Mawhora arrived from Westport.—Kawathi sailed 11 a m. for Lyttelton. ARRIVAL OF THK ANNIE REED. A barque flying a “ jack 11 for pilot was reported from the Heads early this morning, and the Plucky proceeded down to tender the stranger, which proved to be the Annie Reed, from New York, towing her inside the Heads under the charge of Pilot M’Donald, and she came to anchor off Carey Bay in readiness for towing to Dunedin on this evening’s tide, her draught being 16ft 6in. On anchoring, all being well, she was passed by the health and Customs officials. The Annie Reed, which is no stranger, comes into port In most beautiful order, and is commanded by Captain Welt, who, although on his first visit hero, has visited the other ports rf New Zealand; and he is to be complimented on having made the passage from poft to port in 100 days. She brings 1,193 tons cargo, about one-fourth being for Dunedin, two thirds for Wellington, and the balance for Auckland. Captain Welt reports leaving New York on December 6 with a moderate N.W. wind, which held for ten days, and was followed by light variable winds until December 26, on which day she took the first of the N.B. trade in latitude 20deg N., longitude 35deg W.; the trade was moderate, and gave out in latitude 3deg N on January 6; crossed the Equator the following day In longitude 32deg W, when the N.B. trade was taken, which was only moderate, and carried her down to latitude 22deg S. on January 28; It was succeeded by northerly winds; passed Tristan D’Aounha on February 3, crossing the meridian of Greenwich on February 7 in latitude 42deg 8.; still keeping northerly winds, she rounded the Cape of Good Hope on February 12, In latitude 43deg 8.. when she took the first of the westerlies; had fresh to etrong N.W. and B.W. winds with heavy sea right across the Southern Ocean, averaging 240 miles per day for several days; passed the meridian of Cape Leeuwln on March 2in latitude 48deg S.; still keeping strong westerly Winds, she parsed the island of Tasmania on March 9 in latitude 48deg 8., and made her first landfall (the Snares) on the 18th inst.; carried a strong westerly breese until midnight, when it gradually died away, and was becalmed nearly the whole of the 14th, when a light northerly breeze sprang up for a few hours, followed by light airs and calms to arrival rff the Heads early this morning, and toWcd into port as above. No ice nor wreckage was seen, and her lasting was run down on the parallel of latitude 48deg 8. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Arawa left Cape Town for New Zealand via Hobart on the 14th inst. The Rimutaka is loading for Wellington, and leaves Plymouth on April 2. The Duke of Buckingham has arrived at London. She loads for Auckland and Southern ports, and 1s to sail from London on April 9, Shipping Telegram*. Auckland, March 15.—Te Anau, from the South.— Welcome, schooner, from Newcastle.— Pitcairn mlssi >n schooner, from Norfolk Island —Hawke’s Bay, s.s., for Wellington Wellington, March 15.—Takaouna, from Onebnnga and Taranaki.—Mangana, for Lyttelton.— Pakeha, for Lyttelton and Timarn.— March 16: The Manawatu, from Westport, passed two punts, which broke loose from there, ten miles N. by E. off the bar. They we in the track of shipping. r . Gbeymouth, March 15. Herald, for D BSS March 15,— Invercargill, for Milford Sydney, March 15,—Wakatipu, f°r Wellington.- March 16; Thomas' and DAroy Pratt, from Whangaros. Wltymann, from March 16.— Adelaide, for Lyttelton. ■ " •