SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 3995, 1 September 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

P OUT OF AUCKLAND. High Water, This Day: 9.48 morn.; 10. to even. „ ~ atManuliau: 12 0 morn.: 12.10 eveu. The Son, This Day: Rises. a 25: sets. 6.is. The Moon: Last Quarter, 3rd Sept., 4..J3 p.m. VTeathkr, August 31: ?\p?Wind, Augaat 31: E., liglit. aekivals. Helena, brigantine. Campbell, from Duncdin via T»uranga. DEPARTDEES. Bowena, s.s., MeGregor, for Koithcrn ports. Tawera, schooner. Church, for Kaipara (from tha Mannkau). ENTERED INWiRDS. Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, W. Palmer, from Duncdin. via S' uthern ports:—Cargo published yesterday.— A.S.P. Co., agents. _ Lady Franklin, barque, 235 tons, Ellis, from .Newcastle:—Cargo: coaL—J. TCeid, agent. e rnr X Helena, bricrantinc, 120 tons, A. Campbell, from Dunedin via Tauranga. Carpo as per imports. Fiery Cross,- schooner. 71 tons. Grundy, Tairua:—Cargo: 40,000 foet timber, J. W\ Waller (ag Gem, schooner, 29 tons, Diaz, from Wangapoa:Cargo: 23,500 feet timber, J. S. Macfarlane and Co. William and .lulia, schooner. 33 tons, McLeod, from the Thaincsi-Cargo: SOOO feet timber, 0 tons Swallow, schooner, 21 tons, Bushell, from Tairua. Cargo: 12,800 feet timber. J. W. Waller. Ebenezer, sciooner, 24 tons. Skinner, from the Thames:—Sundry cargo. . Coralie, cutter, 29 tons, Ramsny, from Tairua. Cargo: 13 tons gum. IMPORTS. Per Helena, brigantine, from Dunedin via Tauranga: 2 cas*is bams anil bacon, Towiishend Rros.; 9 kogs dripping, G. W. Binncy; 4 cases clieese, W. Hough; 40 sacks bran, 2 cases ham and bacon, 9 cases cheese, 60 bags flour. G. W. Owen; 5 cases cheese, 4 cases hams and bacon, 100 sacks oats, L. W. Eaton: 2 casks, ,7 Hart* 10 cases cheese. 5 cases hams and bacon, Barnett and Lew; 5 ditto ditto, J. Buchanan; 6 cases hams and bacou, R. Arthur: 7 cases hams and bacon, 60 boxes soap, W. Hough; S cases cheese, S casks cheese, 5 sacks bacon, L. W. Eaton: 14 cases cheese, I side bacon, W. Hough; SO sacks flour, B. Torn* and Co.: 100 bags flour, 100 sacks flour, G. W. Owen, II sacks sharps. 122 sacks bran. 447 sacks potatoes, order; 4 cratcs, Ilart.—O. NV • Owen, agent. VESSELS I.V If A R'JOUR. Steamer: Star of the South. Ships: MUtiades, Countess of Kintore, Waifcato. Barques: Thames, Ansdell, Fleur de Maurice, Memente,_ Helen Malcolm, Montana, Lady Franklin. Bngs: Albion, Susanno, Kio Loge, Chanticleer. Bngantmcs: resolution, Helena. Schooners: Dauntless (Hawaiian), Clematis, Jessie Henderson, Fiery Cross. DEPARTDF.ES. London.—Countess of Kintore. ship, early. Russell and tub North —Rowena. s.s.. Monday Southern Ports.—Luna, p.s., this raorniDg; Taranaki, s.s., noon. Friday Lkvpka.—Star of the South, s.s., Wednesday. Tauranoa.—Southern Cross, s.s., Saturday next. Lyttelton.- Rio Loge, brig, early. HC'Klanga.—Phantom, cutter, to-morrow. San Francisco, via Honolulu.-City of Melbourne, s.s., Sept. 4. Norfolk Island and New Caledonia.—Dauntless (Hawaiian), schooner, Friday. Mslbockne.—Miltiades, ship, early. Sydney and Melbourne. —Victoria, j.s., about Sept 7- Hero, s.s.. about September 20.

VESSELS KXPECTKD. City of Melbourne, s.s., from Sydney. Macgregor, mail steamer, from San Francisco, due

Sep. 10. Victoria, s.s., from Sydney. Ferndale, barque, from London: sailed May o. City of Auckland, sliip, from London; sailed May 19. Loch Urr, barquo, from London; sailed June 6. Oxford, sbip, from London; sailed June 9. Stirling Castle, ship, from London; sailed. Jackson, sbip, from "London ; sailed. Waitangi, ship, from London; loading. Zealandia, ship, from London ; sailed. Hydaspes, ship, from London. Co3patrick, ship, from London. Stanley Castle, barque, from London. Ea.it Lothian, barque, from Lyttelton; sailed August 23. Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle. Harriet Armytage, barque, from Dunedui. Elm Grove, barque, from Lyttelton. Moneynick, barque, from Lytte'ton. Prince Alfred, barquentine, from Lyttelton. Tien Tsin, barquentine, from Launceston. Wave, brig, from Oamaru. Magellan Cloud, bri?antme. from Chatham Islands. Ryno, brigantiue, from Lyttelton. Belle Brandon, schooner, irom Levuka. Pacific, schooner, from South 9ea Islands. Southern Cross, mission schooner, from a cruise. Kenilworth, schooner, from South Sea Islands. Dauntles?, schooner, from Dnsedin; sailed Aug. 2S. Pearl, kotch. from Penrhyn Island.

Arrivals Coastwise. —Waratab, cutter, from Mercury Bay, with timber; Rose, cutter, from Tairua, with timber; Sovereign of the Seas, cutter, from the Great Barrier, with cattle; Lady Bowen, p.?., from Mahurangi and the Hot Sp* ings, with passengers and W Odtwakd3 Coastwise —Fawn, cutter, Dam, for Russell, with general cargo; Ebenezer, schooner, Skinner, for Russell, with general cargo. The s.s. Rowesa left yesterday afternoon for Russell and the North, with passengers and cargo. The s.s. Star of the South has entered outwards at the Customs for Levuka. She will leave at 5 o'clock on Wednesday afterro>n. An official inquiry will be held to-day at the Customs before the Collector, into the grounding of the schooner Onward at Tairua. The Government steamer Luna is due this morning in the Manukau, with the Auckland portion of the Suez mail on board. She will leave again shortly after arrival for the South. The fine ship Miltiades has nearly completed the discharge of her dead-weight cargo, and has already taken in a quantity of ballast. She will leave shortly for Melbourne to load for London. The brigantine Helena, Captain Campbell, arrived early yesterday morning from Dunedin, via Taurat??a, with a general cargo. She left dunedin on the 18th nit., and arrived at Tauranga on the 24th. Left again on Saturday evening last for Auckland, and arrived as above. Whilst in Tauranga harbour *;he vessel took the ground, but was got off without damage. The mishap will form the subject of an enquiry at the Customs to-day. On discharge of cargo the Helena will proceed to Wangaroa to load timber for Dunedin, for Messrs. rioldship and Co. The late race between Messrs. M'Mechan and Blackwood's fine steamships Albion and Tararua. from New Zealand to Melbourne with the outward Suez mails, resulted in favour of the Albion, but proved a very close contest, says the Wellington Post Each boat supported her reputation for great speed, the Albion making one of her usual rapid runs, and the Tararua, which latterly has not achieved any remarkable feats, accomplishing the quickest run she has performed during the last three years. The pasH&ge was made in exactly the same time—4 days 17 hours —by each steamer, but the distance run by the Albion from Flokitika was 77 miles further than that by the Tararua from the Bluff—the length of the former route being 1280 miles and of the latter 1203, thus the average speed of tlie Albion was 11J knots, just one knot faster than the Tararua, which averaged 10$. This practically makes the Albion victor in the race by seven hours. Her voyage from Melbourne to New Zealand and back, making the complete round of all the ports and including all detentions, only occupied a few hours over 16 days. THE MANUKAU LIGHTHOUSE. TLe Manukau Heads Lighthouse will be lighted for tho first time to-night. It is a fixed white light, of the third order dioptric, and will be exhibited froir< sunset to sunrise, from a tower erectcd on the brow of the Bluff forming the S. side of the entrance to Manukau harbour, bearing from Paratutai E. 11 deg. 15 min. S., distant lj of a mile, and in latitude 37 deg. 3 min. 30 sec. S-, aLd longitude 174 deg. 33 min. 30 sec. E., as measured on the Admiralty chart. The tower is 20 feet high, and the light will be 385 feet above the sea level, and allowing 15 feet for the height of the observer's eye, it will be visible from seaward in clcar weather at a distance of 26£ nautical miles, between the bearings of N. 13 deg. W., or N. by W. J W. nearly, and S. 74 deg. E., or E. by S. £ S. A very narrow of arc of light will be, however, obscured by top of Paratutai when the light bear* E.3.K. The authorities warn masters of vessels to be ct'-utious in approaching the Manukau in thick or foggy weather, for although the light, from its power an 3 altitude, should be seen in clear weather a distance of 20 miles, it will only be visible in thick weather at a considerably less distance. Bearings are magnetic, and from seaward.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. TAIJRANfIA, August 31. The s.s. Southern Cros3 arrived from Auckland at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. Jvelsok, August 31. The s.s. Taranaki leCt at noon to-day for the North. Wellington; August 31. Arrived: Euterpe, ship, 124 days, from London, with 410 immigrants; all well. The s.s. Albion arrivsd at 6 a.m. yesterday from Lyttelton, with tbe Suez matt. Thep.s. Luna left at 11.20 a.m. yesterday for tho Manukau, with the Suez mail. Lyttelton*, August 31. P. Cunningham and Co. report the following vessels loading for Auckland:—Elm Grove, barque, with produce; Ryno, brijrantlue, with wheat and wool; Kast Lothian and Moneynick, barques, and Princc Alfred, schooner, with pait of produce; Wild Buck, schooner, for Waikato, with wheat and oatii. Port Chalmers, August 81. The s.s. Phoebe arrived at 1.30 p.m. from Lyttelton, with the 'Frisco mail.