SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4488, 1 April 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF AUCKLAND. HiQa Watxh, This Day: 11.18 morn.; 11.51 even. „ „ Manukau: 2.13 morn.; 2.19 even. Tm Son: Eises, 0.18 : sets, 5 50. Thk Moon: First Quarter, 2nd 3.51 a.m. AEEIV A L S. .Argyle, e.s., Stephenson, from TVangarei. . ..... . DEPAETUEES. Bowena, s.b , SeUars. for Tauranea. Colonist, schooner, Savory, for Lyttelton, via the Thames. - - ENTERED INWARDS. Favorite, schooner, 40 tons. Savory, from Noumea,; 1T.0., with general cargo.— J. S. Macfarlane and Co., agents. CLEAEED OTJTWAED3. Echo, schooner, 27 tons, Tnpp. for ITercary Bay," vrith cargo. Minnie Hare, schooner, 27 tons, Skinner, for BussoU, ia ballast. • ] PASSENGEE LIST. INWARDS. Per Argyle, e.s., from vv'aogarei : Mesdame3 Wintie, Couts, JlcEae, Messrs. W. Hntchinson, Preece,. "NV. Seccombe, Wilbor, ■Whitemw, Speight, and EXPOUT3. fA special charge i 3 made for consignees' name 3 in this column.] ■ < lease, 1 cask ironmongery, 1 tin oil, 1 set hirrowa,1 set whipletrees, 2 rolls zinc, 2 bundles spouting, 1 bundle akeiths, 5 bundles iron, 1 chaff-cutwr. 3 sacks seed, 20 sash-weights, 3 kegs nails, 5 packages ironmongery, T. and 3. alorri.

Arrivals Coastwise.—Anne Mjlbank, Vgj o J°* at one o'clock to-day for Wanganui direct. The A.S.P. Co.'s s.s. Go-Ahead will leave Onehung* at noon to-iiay for Wattani. The s.s. Eowena lett yesterday afternoon for Tauranga, with passengers and cargo. The Union S.S. Co.'s s.s , Tanpo is due in the Maoukau to-morrow from the South. She leaves again on her return trip on Tuesday neit. The N.Z.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Ladybird will tako her deture from Onehunga for the South at one o'clock thi3 afternoon. „ The A.S.P. Co.'s s.». Pretty Jane will leave oa lue3; day next for Gisborne and Sfapior, calling at Awanui this trip. The steamship Hero is expected back here from Melbourne and Sydney on or about the 13th instant. She leaves again on iier return ttip throe days atterThe'new s.s. Staffa performed her trialjtrip yesterday morning in harbour, and her machinery was found to perform satisfactorily. She will, therefore, on receipt of certificate from the Government Inspector of Machinery, leave for Tnuranga oo Monday, cUling at all coast porls. Sho lia3 been built for Captain A. McGregor and others, and is intended to trade between Opotiki and Tauranga, in connection with the s.s. Eowena. Captain O. Baker, late of ihe Coralle, and well known on the coast, takes command. The steamer was built by llessis H. Niccol and Son, at the North Shoro, which is a sufficient guarantee that the specifications have been faithfully adhered to. The machinery wae constructed by Messrs Frasor and Tinne, of the Phcenix Foundry. In the trial trip yesterday the machinery worked smoothly. The propeller made 160 revolutions per minute, with a vacuum of 28 inches, and a pressure of 70 lbs. to the square inch. With this sho obtained an average speed of nine knots. The engine ha 3 a single cylinder 20 inches in diameter, "fitted with expausion valve and surface condenser. The steamer measures about 60 tons register, and has been built for a cargo boat, with good accommodation for a few passengers. The employment of this vessel in the East Coast trade will be another in- ■ stance of the substitution of steam for sailing vessels, and the requirement of euch a stoumer u further proof of the growing importance of a coastal trade.