MONTHLY SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1489, 2 September 1868, Page 8

MONTHLY SHIPPING SUMMARY.

AIthIVAI.S. I? Name and lUg. o Captain. 'Whence, j Cargo. < - j 5 Little Fred, sclio. I#> Davies Melbourne ; Gen oral 19 Kate Oraut, scho. 40 Haymet S. S- IslandsjCotton 20 Leonid&s, banjue 270 Fleck Newcastle j Coals 24 Eella Mary, brq. 270 Copping Hobartown j Fruit 24 NilDesptrandum 157 Tonncr ISyducy [General 2G PC K, barque 201 Chadwick Newcastle Coals 2G Prince Alfred, bq IGI Watson .Sydney (General 26 Kenllworth, ech. 113 McKenzie Noumea (Oil, <fcc. 23 "John Bullock, sell 149 liarnard Nesvcastle -Coals 30 Ilero, s.s. 7<J4 Logan Sydney (General 30 Lion, barque 210 []oward (Newcastle iCoals 31 Uelvidere, brig j 2'S-i Morriz Sydney jGcneral DEPAItTUBEB. 2> Name and Rig. P Captain. For Cargo. f> Alice Cameron, bq 347; Carter Sydney Gum,&c 15 Susan, brig 200 Hyde Newcastle Ballast 1G Novelty, barque 3«7!Nearing Sydney Produce 23 Ellesmere, barque 170ILake Sydney Flax 23 Albratross, schnr. OSjßraund Guam Ballast * Via Hokitika.

Tho number of nrrivals from foreign and intercolonial ports during the past monrh show c marked improvement in ths shipping tnid« of thii port, and '11:19 given to our wharf and harbour mi appearance nf activity and which could scarcely huve been expected. This wonderful change, there can be no doubr, is attributablo to the rapid development of the Thames gnldfield. At t/.e preEeut moment w. h-tva nine steamer* and a larire 'fleet of Biiihi!* craft profitably employed between this port and tho 'lliames, and in a few dava two niore fine 6te>(mtrs will fco added to the list, namely, tho Ldluh :tnd the Go-ahead. No less than siren of these have been buiifc in the province, the others Laving been taken off the West Coast trade and si-p.t up here. F'nm the above table it will be sreti that twelve ve;sel? have arrived here Irom foie ; !.:n ports during 'he month. The most important of those is the magnificent s.s. Hero, which has been placed in the trade between Sydney and Auckland for a few months as an experiment. In addition to t.ho above we had more than the usual number of stop.mers from the Southern ports, all of which have brought a large number of diggers, and full cargoes of general merchandise. Wo have also had seven arrivals from Oyttleton, and oao from Dunedin, with strain, namely:—The Dunedin, Ellesmero, Cleopatra, J. B. Kussell, Queen. Glengarry, Canterbury, and .Tane. These vessels have brought 791 sacks, and 455 ba»s hariey : 1950 bags 200 sacks oats; 1630 b gs, and 24,06 sacks wheat; 153 bags, 2 Bucks, and 2 tone »harps ; 25 tons, 446 hags, and 694 sacks flour; 91 sacks bran; and 40 bags oatmeal. *■ he Kauri, with 113 sacks oata. from Wellington; the Lady Don, with 1000 sacks oats, from Timaru ; and the Duguiar, with 659 bugs oats from Dunedin, have all eiiied for this port, and may be expected hourly.

A large "number of vessels are now engaged trading between the Bay of 7slands, Wangarei, and this port; and in addition to the liuve quantity of coals forwarded direct from the mines to the l'hame* goldfield, we have received 1136 tons of coals from the mines, and about 150

tons from WftDgarei. Beveral of the small which have arrived from the South sro profitably engaged transporting timber from the various mills on the coast, to Auckland and the "Thames. Msewhere will ho found an account of tho totil loss of the fine s.s. Taranaki, belonging to the £i.Z 3.N. Company. The vessel was wrecked on a reefiri Queen Charlotte Sound, and was not insuri-d. The whole of tho passengers and crew wero saved ; as also the Panama mail for Auckland, which was on board at the time. Thero can be but little doubt that tho schooner Percy, a vessel which recently arrived here from l.yttleton, has foundered at sea whilst on her p:is-p!i-To from tho Bay of Islands to this port with a " cargo of coals, .'-liorily aitor this vossel sailed from the Bay a very heavy galo was experienced on the coast, and the Percy being heavily lauen, sho is supposed to have foundered in the rk'o. No tidings have boeu received of »he missing cutters Betsey and Dolphin, both o: which are now given up for lost. 1 lie Missionary schooner Southern Cross s-.ilo:i for Norfolk Island yesteniay, and is expected ta return here in a fow. weeks with Jiiahop Patteson. The p?di!o steamer V.ai;a i-.ookh, which lias been launched from the fhip-huildi"g yrds of Mr. H. 'vt'Mu*, ■ 1 to i»e onenf ihe rno -1 prettily modelled vtvanivra or launched in any port oil A«?tr»iia ov New Zetland. The I'.alla iiookh U built on the dingonui piii.ciple. and Captain Casey, her owner, intends placing her in tho Thames tradu as soon as she is ready. The fine haique Kate Waters will take her departure in a few dnys ior Lonu. u, with a full cargo, consis.ing of gum, worl, arid oilier produce. The Kate Waters will bo fol.owed by the clipper ship i.'aeal 10130, which vessel is rapidly fiUim; up wi'.h Sew Zealand produce. The ship ilxcelsior, now over TOO dnvs oul from Lon'ion, has not yet arrived, but will probably make her appearance during tho present week. Advices have been received of several vessels lotuiine for this port in :s>di;ey, Mclbourno, Newcastl", and othsr ports. PASSENGKRS IN VABDS. l'er Leonid as, from Newcastle : Mr. Geo. Crosi. Per >■il Desporandum, from Sydney : Mi. Glover, and three in t'f.o Bieorage. Per Bella Mary, from Hobart Town : Mr. and M rs. Stewart, Master and Miss Moore, Mr. William \V rathall. Per Kenilv.oith, from Sow Caledonia : Mr. D. Cruiekehank, Mr. and Mrs. tiogan, Mr. and Mrs. Thobuni and family, Ml'. Fleming, .Mr. ilaswell, Mr. and Mrs. Cook. Per Prince Alfred, from Sydney : Mr. and Mrs. Mcvurper and three children, Messrs. P Ne'.son, \V. Simpson, Kirley, T. Wobstor, H. PritcharJ, Gardner, D. McLean, Jirs. Gleesnu, J. Cameron, C. Mullertz, J. Bacon, J. Jop.es. Hero, from Sydney and Melbourne : Mrs. Logan, Miss Dangerfield, sir. and Mrs. McMahon, Mr. Mrs. LSowon, Mrs. 'rtoberton, Mr. Perry, Mr. Pelchter, and 27 it the steerage. PAS.:iKNGISH3 OUTWATCDS. Per Alice Cameron, for Sydney : Messrs. McKey, \Y. E. Bath, Koss, Collins, Dine, (.crutt, Kickett-., : ; wans<>n, Vlalouey, and Nelson. Per Xoveltv, for ."-yclrey : Twenty pa-sengers. Per Albatrosi, for Guam : The Eurl of Pembroke and suite. iiXPOKTS. Per Alice Cameron, for Sydney:— 90 packages tea, (part of original cargo from Kydncy) ; 20 tons flour; 100 cases Ki.uri gum ; 15 tons flax; and 100 b.'des rags; Henderson i Maefarlano (agenrs). Per Novelty, for Sydney: 2 packages (part of original cargo from Sydney). Free goods : 49 cases kauri gum, Owen and Graham ; 83 bales flax, J. K. kolieru ; 17 bales tlax, 55 cases kauri gum, Homlerr.on and Slacfarlane ; 4 eases metal, jieil Brothers ; 07 cases kauri g.im, IS cases ditto, J". S. Mticfarlane. —Henderson and ilacfarlane, auont.'. Per i-ord Ashley (transhipped ar. Wellington), for Melbourne: 20 cases kauri gum, Cruickshunk, Smart and Co. l'er Eilesmere, fvr Sydney: 41 balej flex, J. K. |

Roberts. TEX KATV: VTATSKS This fine barque, under t!iu command of Captain Turner, will leave Auckland for London in a fendays. The Kate Wateri has bsen overhauled from truck to keelson during h'-r s'ay in this port, and wo anticipate he." making u rapid passage. The is a list of tho cargo on board tho Kute Waters :—18; cases kauri gum, 93 caßos ditto, 102 cases ditto, 105 c;ses ditto, ii. Walker; 23(i cases kauri gum, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 4S nests tubs, S. 11. Wei.!) j G ca3es book', K. Wavte; 140 cases kauri gum, 1 cask ditto, W. .T. Hurst and Go.; 3 trunks boots, J. Mcintosh; 11 balea wool, 28 cases cum, 110 sacks do., 8 cases do.. 102 sacks do., J. S. Macfarlune ; 100 .-a:cs gum, Walter Graham; 42 bab-s wool, Ireland Bros.; 221 bales cotton, 95 bag? cotton seer!, Graham ; 38 bales cotton, 3 bales do., 239 cases gum, Owen and Graham ; G72 cases gum, 11 bags do., C. Davis ; 40 cases kauri gum, bags gum, G. Turrell: 4.06 cases gum, a quantity of cum in bulk, Cooinbes and Daldy ; 129

cases R»m, 1 bai? cum siftings, 0. Davie ; 80 eases gum, 1 cask old copper, S. H. Smith ; 205 esses lioin, 20 bales irt.oi. K. & H. Isaacs ; 5 bales wool, Coates; 730 gum, i)rown, Camobell ami Co.; 28 baits wool, Watt IJros.; 1 p.'ircal plauts, X'ovrin.—J. 3. Macfarlane, ugent. ARRIVAL OF THK PANAMA STEAMSHIP KAIKOUKA. The s.s. Kiilrcura arrived at Wellington on Tuesday, August 18th. She left Panama on the 21st July, arrived at Opawu on the Gth August. She brought the W.owin; pas?en;iers : —For Wellington — Muster I.ev.if, Lord Burghley and servant, Ule^sta. H. Levis, 0. ''t :\ii-h, Lovelock, Crawford, Mr. Mrs. Hood, Mes-'-rs. Srtone, Driscoll, .Mrs. Gunnawa;,* and child. I r or Canterbury—Bishop >'J Cbristchurch, Mrs Harper and daughter, Mr. Mr. Huli, V/r. und Mrs. Tauered, narpfl and child, Messrs. Cns i Orewon, Maxwell. Price, 4. 1). Price, and Anson. For Bluff—Mr. White. for Auckland—Bishop of I.ichfield. Mrs. Seiwyn, Messrs. llean, Lewis, Vaile, •"•elwyr., Grain,m, _iip ey, Mr. and Mrs. Davene and •1 children, Mrs. Poi:e.' and child. For Sydney— Messrs. Wutßon, Mrs. r-tewart and 2 children, Master Johnson. For Melbourne—Messrs. Hurray, and Castle. CUSTOMS BISYKNTJE. The return of customs revenue for the quarter ended fiOrh June, 18PS, is published in the New Zealand Gazelle. It would appeal* that the revenue from thi! principal ports for that quarlei was as follows : —Auckland,£3o,723; Wellington, C 17,3 tO ; Hotitika, £21,807; Lyttbton, £21,216; j)nnedin £50,680. For the corresponding quarter of 1567, the amounts were, Auckland, £31,536 ; Wellington, £18,178; Itokitika, £34,140; Lyttleton, £21,526, und i 'unedin, £57,620. It wi l thus bo seen ihifc while there is a gener.il decr< aso at each of these places as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1867, yet while that at Auckland is only some £8001, that at HoUiti'mt is £12,000, and at Dunedin £7000. The customs nt Auckland are now rapidly increasing each nu:nth. The total Customs at the port of Auckland for the financial year ended 30th June last, was £111,754; and from the entire colony, £093,394.