SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 5018, 15 December 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND. Hiqh Water, To-day : 1.30 morn.; 2.2 even. HIQH "Water,Manukau: 4.25 m0rn.;4.57 eron. The Sdn : Kises 4.41; sets 7.10. The Moon : Full, 20th, 11.30 x>.m. ARRIVALS. . Ar"rle, s.s . Stcphennon, from Wancarci and Mangapai. Paßsengers: Mr. and Mrs. McMurdo and family, Captain and Mis. Braun and family, Misses Mclnnes, Lewis, Mckenzie (2) Mesdames Lews and Shewring. Messrs. Shrewsbury, AVhitelaw, Manglian, Lynch, Carter, Fraser, Blackburn, McLean, Bartlett, Rountree. —A. McGregor, agent. . Minnie Hurt?, schooner, Skinner, from Napier. —D. H. McKenzie, agent. Annie Hill, schooner, from Wellington (in the Manukau). —Master, agent. Rover, schooner, Anderson, from wangarei. —Master, agent. Speedwell, ketch, Sylra, from Russell.— Master, agent. DEPARTURES. Go-Ahead, s.s., Helander, for Giskorne. Passengers :—Mesdames O'Byrne and child, Davis, Sommerville, Messrs. Featherston, Harper, and Vautier. —A.S-P- Co., agents. Rowena, s.s., Sellars, for Mercury Bay and Tauranga.—A. McGregor, agent. Otaki, ship, Devitt, for Port Chalmers.— N.Z.S. Co., agents. . Venus, ketch, King, for Wellington.—D. H. McKenzie, agent. ENTERED INWARDS. Mary, schooner, 21 toas, Nappctt, with 33 tons coal from Wangaroa. Speedwell, ketch, SG tons, Sylva, from Kussell, with 53 tons coal. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Go-Ahead, s.s., £4 tons, Helamler, for Gisborne. EXPORTS. IA special charge is mfcde for oonsignNfi names Ineertcd in this column.J Per s.s. Go-Aliead, for Gisborne : 30 sacks flour, 4 pieces timber, 3 cases coffce, 2 wheels, 1 package harness, 2 kegs yeas 5, 1 box varnish, 1 lawn mower, -1 boxes soap, 1 caso sewing machines, 103 packages, 9 cases, 2 trusses. 1 bale leather, Ireland Brothers. 1 truss, 2 parccls, Owen and Graham. S bars iron, 15 kegs nails, 10 coils rope, 2 kegs floor brads, 4 nests gallon tubs, 1 drum turps, 2 bundles wash-boards, 0 bundles bags, 3 cases machinery, 5 packages do., 2 bundles bullock bows, 2 slides, 12 grindstones, 2 bundles gallon buckets, 2 drums oil, 3 bundles spades, 2 do. shovels, 2 bundles rakes, 2 bundles sheet iron, 1 bundle hay forks, 1 keg chain, 1 package boards, 2 thrashing machines, 1 cask hollo ware, 1 ease corrugated iron, 1 cask white lead, G axle boxes, 1 box clothes pegs, 2 cases axee, 1 bundle brooms, 1 bundle sueaths, 1 c;i»k zinc, peiani* bulators, 2 basinets, 2 packages bedsteads, 6 rockers, 1 caso fenders, 1 package saws, 5 boilers and contents, 1 package hoes. 12 cases hardware, 1 cask do., 2 packages do., T. and S Morrin. . Per s.s. Kowena, for Tauranga : 92 bars iron, 2 tins nails, 2 boxes, 1 plate iron, 2(3 coils wire, 3 coils galvanized wire, 2 case* white lead, 1 case kerosene, 4 drums white lead, 2 drums oil, 1 bundle aneaths, 1 bftle brooms, 1 bale woolpacks, 2 bundles galvanised buckets, 1 package clout nails, 2 packages bedsteads, 1 buudle scythes, 2 packages tools, 3 cases hardware, G packages cutlery, T. and S. Morrin.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Sydney.—Rotorua, s.s., Wednesday; Hero, 2Sth. Tauranga, Natier, Wellington, and Southern Ports.—Taupo, s.s., Thursday-. Taranaki and Southern Ports. —Turauaki, s.s., Tuesday next. GISBORNE. —Go-Ahead, 5.5.,-early. Waitara.—P.s. Hauraki, early. Tauranga.—Rowena, s.s., Wednesday. Napier.—Southern Cross, «.s., early. WangaßEl.—Aryyle, a.s., Tuesday. Russell and Northern Pouts. —S.s. lona every Monday. London. —Ships City of Auckland and Famenoth, December 2-4. Wanganui.—S.s. St. Kildn, early. Russell. —Taupo, s.s., Monday. Friendly Islands. —Pearl, ketch, to-day. San Francisco and Honolulu.—City of Sydney, Wednesday. Raglan.—Hauraki, p.s., to-day. VESSELS EXPECTED. Way Queen, KLVS, from London, sailed Oct. 5. Apelles, immigrant ship, YNPR, from Loudon, sailed November. Iron Queen,' VPHT, from London, sailed September 15. Abbey Holme, barque, JHFP, from London, sailed September 12. Lorraine, barque, WQKL, from London, sailed October 11. S.R. Lyman, barque, from New York via Dunedin, daily. Chile, barque, from London, to sail about October 20. Chasca, barque, HSMN, to sail middle of November. Mary Ann Annison, barque, from Melbourne, daily. Lapwing, brig, from New York, sailed middle of November. "Vision, brig, from the Line Islands, daily. Island Lily, brigaatine, from Chatham Islands. Ryno, brigantine, from Suwarrow, early. Mazeppa, schooner, from Levuka, early. Canterbury, schooner, from Islands, early. Transit, schooner, from Oamaru, sailid Dec. 8. Acadia, schooner, from Napier, daily. Agnes Donald, schooner, from Line Islands, early. Edith, schooner, from Tahiti, early. Linda Webber, schooner, from Timaru, sailed 4th. Minnehaha, schooner, from the South, early. Charybdis, schooner, from the Islauds, early, Active, schooner, from the Islands, early. Inwards Coastwise.—Morning Light, cutter, for Waiheke.

The schooner Minnie Hare arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon from Napier in ballast. At the latter port she delivered a cargo of j>iles, obtained at Hokianga. The s.s. Argyle arrived frjm "Wangarei and Mangapai yesterday morning, with numerous passengers and the following cargo : 12G bales "wool, 30 bags gum, 12 cases turkeys, and about 3 tons of produce. The schooner Hover arrived from Wangarei during the night, with several passengers, and the following cargo : —SO bags gum, 40 bales and 40 bags wool, 10 bags funyus, 2 tons onions, 1 ton sundries. She is advertisrd to return to /Wangarei on Monday eveuing. The following important notice to intending competitors for certificates for masters and mates has been posted at the Custom-house : —" The examiners in navigation and seamanship give notice * that for the future all candidates for certificates will have to pass the Board of Trade tests for " colour blindi»eis.°—December 13.' "

Considerable anxiety was evinced last night by numerous passengers intending to proceed to the Thames, owing to the nou-ap-pearance of the s.s. Rotomnhana, which left the Thames at noon, and was advertised to return to the goldfields immediately 011 her arrival here. Several hours were spent 011 the Wharf by many persons without seeing anything of the steamer, and it was concluded that some mishap had occurred. As the s.s. Durham was timed to arrive from the Thames about 10 p.m., everyone was on the qui vivc to ascertain the cause of the non-appearauce of the s.s. I&otomahana. Ic appears, that when ofE the Sandspit about p.m., yesterday, one of the bolts fastening the connect-ing-rod brasses to the crank .-h-.it gave way, which had the effect of causing the piston to break the cylinder cover. As soon as the accident was discovered, an anchor was let go, in order to await the arrival of the s.s. Durham, which was expected to pass on her way to Auckland. At 0.30 the Durham was seen, and noticing the predicament of the s.s. liotomuhana steamed alongside and took oil the passengers and brought them up to town. Captaiu Moon, acting chief oflicer of the Kotoinahana, also came up for the purpose of talking to the scene of the misadventure, the new steamer Kotciti, in order to tow the disabled steamer to the sivharf Tl.a Mnfoi#? T«ff. <yt. nu'dni./br. nnd will

The Waikato Steam Navigation Co. announce that their ateamer Delta will make an excursion from Mercer to Port Waikato on Friday and Saturday, the 28th and 29th, lit greatly reduced fares. Sinjle railway tickets available for return will bo issued for the journey from Auckland to Mercer, and a special train will be put 011 to meet the steamer on her return to Mercer. A correspondent from Cabbage Bay, under dat(f of December 11th, states that the cutter Sydney, Harold master, went ashore on Friday, tho 7th inst., a short distance to the north of Cabbage Bay, and became a total wreck. The wind, which had been blowing stiff from E.N.E., suddenly veered round to the west, and a very heavy sea setting inshore, the cutter commenced to drag. Notwithstanding the most strenuous exertions of the master and crew, assisted by several persons from the land, she went on the rocks and became a total wreck, the men, unfortunately, losing the greater portion of their clothing. She is the property of Captain Souter, of Grahamstown, and is believed to be uninsured.