SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5473, 2 June 1879, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Watee to-day.—Auckland : 3.32— 4.2. „ ~ „ Manukau : 6.27 — 6.58. SOW.—Rises, 6.57; sets, 4.41. Mooif.—Fall, Jane 4,13h. Cm. ARRIVALS. Mat 3L ' H.I.G.M. gun-vessel Albatross, Mensing, from Apia, Samoa. lona, s.s., Stephenson, from Russell and the North.—A. McGregor, agent. Jose L Hawea s.s., Kennedy, from Russell. Passengers : Mr! and Mrs. Russell and 2 children, Mr. and Miss Davis, Messrs. Brewer, Clarke, and Gilfillan. —Henderson and Macfariane, agents. DEPARTURES. Mat 31. Glenelg, s.s., Farquhar, foi Mercury Bay and Tauranga.—A. McGregor, agent. Wallibi, s.s., Leys, for Wanganui (from the Manukau). —A, Barnes, agent. Oreti, s.s., McArthur, for Waitara, Wanganui, and the South (from the Manukau). Passengers : Miss Phillips, Messrs. Hewitt, Mynott, and Dugdale.—Coupland and Co., agents. Carmelo, barque, McClure, for Fanning Island. —N.Z.S. Co., agents. Minnie Hare, schooner, Skinner, for East Coast port3.—Master, agent. Reward, schooner, Eranson, for RusselL— D. and J. Qxley, agents. ENTERED IN"WARDS. Oreti, s.s., 117 tons, McArthur, from Waitara. "Wallabi, s.b., lOltoDB, Leys, from Wanganui. . Amaranth, schooner, 51 tons, Taylor, from Waitara. Hannah Mokau, s.s., 35 tons, Dale, from "Waitara. Pretty Jane, s.s., 101 tons, Amodeo, from Gisborne. Golden Isle, 73 tons, Watts, from Russell, ' with 93 tons coal. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Annie, cutter, 42 tons, J. R. Charlatan, for Wanganui. Reward, schooner, 40 tons, Evanson, for Russell. Madona, schooner, 49 tons, Lombard, for Tonga and Samoa. Oreti, s.s., 117 tons, McArthur, for Waitara and South.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON. —Barque Alaator, early. Sydney and Melbourne.—S.s. Hero, to-day. Newcastle. —Barque St. Idenc, early, Tonga.—Schooner Madona, to-day. Fiji.—Schooner Energy. Tuesday. RaßOTONQA.—Schooner Edith, early. Taubanga and South. —S.s. Hawoa, to-day. New Plymouth and Southern Ports.—S.a. . Taiaroa, Wednesday. Raglan.—S.b. Lalla Rookh, early, from Manukau. Russell. —lona, to-day. Whangarei.—S.s. Argyle, Tuesday. Tauranga.—S.s. Glenelg, Wednesday. Waitara. —Hannah Mokau, early. Hokianga.—Schooner Queen, to-morrow. - VESSELS' EXPECTED. t Australia, R.M. s.s., from San Francisco, Tuesday and Wednesday, Loch Dee, barque, jmhf, from London, sailed February 27. Weymouth, barque, psqh, from London, Bailed Jan. 29. Minister of Marine, ship,"from London, sailed March 30. ; . Surprise, barque, from Pugct Sound, to sail in December. Adeline, barque, vfhj, from Sunderland, sailed December 5. Isle of Bute, barque, from London, sailed Mar. 8. Langstone, barque, from London, aailed middle of March. Glen Caladh, barquo, from London, sailed March S. Thames, barque, from Lyttelton, early. Cabeneidb, barque, from Newcastle and South. James A. Stewart, brigantine, from Newcastlo

and the South. Ryno, brigantine, WLGV, from Islands, early. Oceola, brigantine, from Newcastle and South. Caledonia, schooner, from the Islands. Waiwera, schooner, lrom the South, early. Coronet, schooner, from Islands, early. Fairlie, schooner HFWT, from Islands, early. Saucy Lass, schooner, from Lyttelton, early. Mary Anderson, schooner, from Islands, early. Agnes Donald, schooner, from labour cruise. Tubal Cain, scnooner, rroin Levuka, early. Ovalau, schooner, from Islands, early. Island Lily, schooner, from Fiji, daily. Pearl, ketch, from Rarotonga, early. IMPORTS. [A special charge is made for the names of consignees inserted in this column. J Per s.s. Wallabi, from Wanganui: 46 fat bullocks, 260 sheep. Per s.s. Oreti, from Waitara : 141 sheep, 5 horses, 19 pigs, 1G packages butter, 1 case. Per s.s. Hannah Mokau, from Waitara : 10 head cattle, 20 pigs. EXPORTS. Per cutter Annie, for Wanganui: 1 ton blasting powder, 2500 drain pipes. Per schooner Madona, for Tonga and Samoa : 100 cases geneva, 20 cases schnapps, 30 cases brandy, 10 cases whisky, 10 cases ale, 10 quarter-casks rum, 20 boxes tea, 20 mate sugar, 25 cases kerosene, 40 bags rice, 5 cises salmon, 5 cases sardines, 10,000 feet sawn timber, 40 boxes, 24 sacks potatoes, 10 kegs beef, 5 kegs herrings, 5 cases preserved milk, 12 kegs beef, 120 boxes soap, 40 cases flour, 120 tins biscuits, 10 cases preserved meats, 2 cases cocoa and milk, 2 cases honey, 1 case tomato sauce, 1 case coffee, 3 cases cheese, 1 case hams and bacon, 1 ease lollies.

Per s.B. Oreti, for Waitara and the South : 7 1 hogsheads, 52 cases fruit, 2000 bricks, 71 sheets iron, 2 bundles ridging, 1 poll aud 2 tins lead, 5 coils rope, 1 trunk, 4 casks, 1 nest tubs, 6 cases biscuits, 1 case axes, 1 case glass, 1 pair akidß, 2 dozen buckets, 1 package glass doors, C camp ovens, 1 stove, 40 sash weights, 50 bundles iron, 2 bundles iron, 10 bags salt, ,10 mats BUgar, 16 cases drapery &c., 17 packages groceries, 59 kegß, 2500 feet timber.

Inwabds Coastwise. —Mary Ann, cutter, from Whangaroa, with 35 tons coal; Ness, cutter, from Whangaroa, with 50 tons coal. Tho schooner Madona cleared at the Customs on Saturday for Tonga and Samoa, and dropped down to the Heads yesterday. She will, in all probability, sail this morning. The s.b. lona arrived in harbour on Saturday morning, from Russell and Northern ports, with passengers and the following cargo 67 sacks gum, 13 packages whalebone, 3 hides, and a large quantity of sundries. The s.s. Oreti sailed from the Manukau on Saturday morning, for Waitara, Wanganui, and the South, with passengers and cargo. The Union Co.'a s.g. Taiaroa is expected in the Manukau about 8 o'clock this morning, from New Plymouth, Nelson, &c. She will sail again a few hours after the arrival of the San Francisco mail steamer. The s.s. Wallabi Bailed on Saturday afternoon from the Manukau, for Wanganui direct, with passengers and cargo. The A.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Pretty Jane is advertised to sail at 5 p.m to-day, for Gisborne. The schooner Minnie Hare Bailed on Saturday for East Coast ports, with a full cargo of merchandise. The brigantine Augusta sailed from Greymonth on Friday for this port, with ICO tons coal and 10 tons coke. The English barque Carmelo sailed on Saturday afternoon for Fanning Island, Marshall Group, there to load with guano for England. The 13. M. B.s. Australia, from San Francisco and Honolulu, may be expected in harbour tomorrow night or early on Wednesday morning, with the English and American mails. The s.s. Glenelg sailed on Saturday, at noon, for Mercury Bay and Tauranga, with passengers and cargo. The N.Z.S.S. Company's s.b. Rangatira is expected in the Manukau to-day, from New Plymouth, Wellington, &c. She is announced to return at 3 p.m. to-morrow. The s.b. Hero is advertified to sail at 4 p.m. to-day, for S3 dney and Melbourne. H.M. s. Wolverene sailed from Apia, Samoa, for Fiji, a few days prior to the arrival of H.I.G.M. Albatross, on May Ist. The Auckland schooner Mary Anderson arrived in Apia, Samon, on April 19, after a passage of 21 days. She sailed on the 2Gth of that month on a labour-cruise among the islands of the New Hebrides.

The London Missionary Society's barque John Williams arrived at Apia, Samoa, from Sydney, on the 4th May. She sailed for Tahiti, Society Islands, 10 days afterward. ,

H.I.G.M. ship Bismarck had not arrived at Ap&, Samoa, when the Albatrosi left, on the 19th May. She was daily expected, as she left Valparaiso; on March 3.

H.LG.ML gun-vessel Albatross arrived 1a harbour on Saturday night from Apia, Samoa, after a passage of 12 days. We are indebted to Captain Mensing, the commander of the vessel, for full fies of the Samoan Times and other courtesies. The Albatross left here on the 16th of April, with the mails for the Samoa and Tonga -Islands, and arrived at Apia on May 1. The Tonga mail was forwarded to its destination- by the German s.s. Sudsee, which left Apia on the lOfch ult. The war-vessel left Apia for Auckland on the 19th inst., with strong easterly winds, and had thick and unsettled weather till making the north end of the Great Barrier, at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and thence to harbour, making the anchorage abeut 7 p.m. The Albatross will most likely remain in harbour for several weeks, on account of repairs and outfitting, and it is probable she will be docked in the course of a few days.

Mr. McKay, shipbuilder, of Freeman's Bay, has now in hand a small schooner of 15 tons register, which is being built to the order of Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane, for Messrs. Ruge, Hedemann and Co., of Apia (Samoa). The latter firm were the purchasers of Mr. McKay's well-known schooner Matchless, and so pleased are they with that vessel, that the present order is the outcome, and is a testimonial of the capabilities ef that builder'B workmanship, &c. The cutter Annie cleared at the Customs on Saturday for Wanganui, with a cargo of drainpipes, &c. She will sail with the first favourable change of wind. The Union Co.'s s.s. Hawea arrived in harbour yesterday, at 10 p.m., from Russell, with passengers and the following cargo:—l7s tons coal, 2 tuns oil, fO bags oysters, and 17 bags kauri gum. Captain Kennedy reports very thick weather outside, and two brigantines off the Little Barrier, apparently bound for Auckland. The steamer will sail for Tauranga, East Coast ports, and the South, at 4 p.m. to-day.

The Electric Light on War Vessels.— Experiments with aa electric light apparatus fitted on board the turret ship Dreadnought took place at Portsmouth. The system employed was Mr. Wilde's, and the machinery for generating the electricity was driven by a 40 horse power engine, which was fitted in the hold. The light was bo contrived &B to be capable of concentration upon objects at a short distance, or of diffusion over a large area. The experiments, which ware carried out under the superintendence. of Captain Wilson, were considered very satisfactory.