SHIPPING

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5629, 1 December 1879, Page 4

SHIPPING

nu»H Wat: u to-Jay.—Auckland : 7.40- 7.37 )f M.-umkau : lU.oo—lo o3UN. —Rise.?, 1-7 ; sots, 0.53. — List rjunrter, Oth, 10! i. Vi n. A K I! I V A L S. NOViillUEit 20. lon* 8.8., Stevenson, from liusaell and the North.'—A. McGregor, agent. Anno Milbank, p.s., Anderson, from Mau o'apai.—J. Caoev, agent. November 30. llawea. s s., Kennedy, from Kussell. —Union 'Jo., agents. Colonist, schouner, B.iiley, from Russell. — Muster, agent. Southern tJrosa, s.s., Helnnder, from Gisborne and the South. Pasaengerj : Messrs. W. S. <jrieeu, Weudul, and Mia.s ltcid.—A.S.S. Co., ageiits. Kowena, s.s., Amodeo, from Qisborne.- —A. McGregor, agent. Wellington, s.s., Anderson, from the boutb. Passengers : Messrs. Coates, Clarke, Worker, Sbarpe, Pitciurn, Marshall, Morgan, Jackson, and 5 st«seriige. — (Jnion Steamship Co., agents. DKPARTO It E S. November 29. Mary Mildred, barque, Browu, for Sydney.— Master, agent. Eooagaua, barque, Fisher, for Hobart Town. Passenger : Coleridge.—Stone Bros., agents. GeorgieLta, barque, Small, for New York. Passengers: Messrs. C. \V. Dow and John ■Wilson. —Arnold, Hines and Co., agents. CTjKAKKD OUTWARDS. Mary Jlilared, 400 tons, It. 15. Brown, for Sydney. . ' , IMPORTS. Itoweua, from Gisborue : 26 head cattle, 120 sheep. . Per s.s. Southern Cross, from Glsborne and the South • IJ4 head snttle, 350 sheep, 7 horses, 11 cases.hams and bacon, 12 dozen cheese, and a quantity of jailway iron.

PKO.THCTED DEI'AIITUKES. London.—Ship Waik:ito, early. Chili. —B:irquo Lebu, early; Amelia Rose, Levuka. -Schooner Meg Mcrrilies, Tuesday. pI3BI>RSK, N vI'IER, AND SoUTH. —to.S. Southern Cross, to morrow. New Plymouth and South. elhngton, Wednesday ; s.s. Oreti and Rangatira, to day. "Waitaha. — P.s. Comenuig, early. TAUKANGA, GISBOKNE, AND SOUTHEKN' POUT3.~ S-.8. Hawea, to-day. Tauhanoa. —S.s. Glenelg, Wednesday. GI3BORNE. —S.s. Rowena, to-day. KaglaN. —S.s. LaUa Rookh. from Manukau, every Thursday. Kusskix. — S.s. lona, Monday; Hawea, to-day. Whansahei AND MaNGAiwi. — S.s. Argyie, Tuesdays and Fridays; p.s. Aune Mubank, Mondiy and Thursday. MaNGAWAi and Wau'U.-S.s. Ivina, early. VESSELS EXPECTED. Hero, s.s., from Sydney, to-day. Adamant, ship, from London, sailed August-/. InMewoort, barque, l'l-'WS, from Loudon, sailed September 20. Loch Urr, barque, from London, to sail middle of October. ... British Empire, ship, from London, to sail in October. .. Margaret Galbraith, ship, from London, to sail iu October. . Blinor Vernoo, barque, from New lork and Wellington, to sail November 1. Ben Nevis, ship, from London, sailed October Trevelyan, ship, from London, to sail mid Oct. Agate, barque, from New \ork.. cleared September 22. r Roderick Dhu, brigautine, from Melbourne, early. t James A. Stewart, brigautine, from Newcastle, early. Look-out, brigantine, from Sydney, only. Myrtle, brigantine, from the Islands, d*ily. Oceola, brigantine, from Oamaru, daily. Bona, schooner, from Lyi.telton, early. Ovalau, schooner, from Samoa, daily. Marv Anderson, schooner, from Islands, early. Agnes Donald, schooner, from labour cruise. Gael, schooner, from Tonga aud Samoa, early. Falcon, schoor.ei, from the Islands, early. Telegraph, schooner, from Sydney. Energy, schooner, from the Islands, early. j Tubal Cain, schooner, from Levukn, early. | Coronet, schooi-er, from the Islands, early. Minnehaha, schooner, from Karotonga, early. Maiion, schooner, from Norfolk Island, early.

Inward Coastwise.—Nancy, cutter, from the Thames, with 15,000 feet timber. Outward Coastwise.—Janet, cutter, for Whangarei Heads, with 12,000 bricks. The American barque Georgeitta sailed on Saturday morning, for New York, with a full cargo of gum (3(55 tons), shipped exclusively by Messrs. Arnold, Hiues aud Company. The vessel has bad very quick despatch having discharged and cleared within 12 days. The Union Co.'s s.s. Hawea arrived in harbour yesterday morning, from ltussell. She will sail South via the East coast ports at 4 p.m. to-day. The barquo Loongana sailed on .Saturday morning for Hobart Town. She will be rather longer in returning than usual, as it is the intention of the owners to detain her in Hobart Town for a week or two, during which time she will be painted, &c. The barque Mary Mildred sailed on Saturday night for Sydney. We understand that the vessel haa received little or no injury by being run on the mud bank. She may be expected back with cattle in the course of a month, and we trust that she may be more fortunate in entering '.he harbour than lastSatuaday week. The s.s. lona arrived in harbour on Saturday morning from Kussell and Northern ports, with passengers and cargo. She will return to the same ports to day. The p.s. Anne Milhank arrived in harbour on Saturday night, from Whaugarei and Mangapai, with passengers and cargo. She will return to the same ports this afternoon. The Union Co.'s s.s. Wellington arrived in the Manukau at an early hour yesterday morning, from New Plymouth and Southern ports, with passengers and cargo. Wc are indebted to the purser for the following report, and also late Southern files :—The steamer left Dunedin on the 24th iust. at 3 ji.ni., and arrived at Lyttelton on the lay at 2.45 p.m.; left there at 5.30, and f--rived at Wellington on the 26th at 11.45 a.m.; on tho27th, at 3..15 p.m., left Wellington, and arrived at Picton svue ''.ay at 9 p.m. ; left again an hour afterwards, and reached Nelson the following morni!.„_at, V.40 a.m.; left Nelson at 5.30 p.m. same day, and arrived off Taranaki at 3.45 p.m. on tin 29th ; left that place at 7 p.m. same day, an-., arrived as above. Experienced stiong head winds : <.nd heavy seas from Duuediu ui> the coast. The steamer is announced to return South at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The s.s. Hero, from Sydney ind Melbourne, may be expected in h irbour ■- -rly this mornThe s.s. liangatira is advertised to sail at 2.H0 p.m. to-day, from the Manukau, for New Plymouth, Wangauui, and Wellington. Passengers will have to leave Auckland by the 2 i'.m. tan.. The s.s. (Jreti is announced to snl rrom Onehunga, for Taranaki, Wanganui, Wellington, and the South, during this afternoon. The A.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Southern Cross atrived in the Tairiaki yesterday, from Gisbome and the South, with several passengers, ar.d a cargo of cattle, sheep, &c. The steamer left Gisborne at 10 p.m. on Thursday with strong north-west winds, and the following morning she had to run in'. Uicks's Bay, where she remained until Satuni.y at 5 a.m. Thence to harbour, fresh easterly winds, arriving; at 11.30, and coming up the jiarbour in the afternoon. She is announced to return to Gisborne, Napier, anil the South at noon to-morrow. The a.a. Kowena, from Gisborne, arrived in tho Tamaki about 10 a.m. yesterday, with a cargo of cattle, sheep, &c. The passage was a very stormy one, experiencing heavy weather in the Bay of Plenty, which necessitated the steamer runnir.ii into Hick/ Bay twice- The steamer left Gisborne oc Tile.-.day night, with fresV- wiuds, and 7ov:f?ded the lias . ; Cap- on Wednesday, at 2 a.m., tho wine: gradually increasing. At 10 a. n. was compelled to run into Hicks' Bay, and at 9 p.m. tho wind having moderated a little, got underweigh abort;afterwards. At 1 a.m. on Thursday, i when off Cape lunnaway, the wind again got up, ar.d at daybreak blow with hurricane fcice, , with thick diity weather, and the steamar

sailed back to Hicks' Bay, and it wa3 as much as she could do to attMui up to the anchorngo. Tho storm contioued to rage violently until 2 a.m. on Friday, with thunder and lightning, but shortly after that hour it commenced to take off slowly. At 10 a.m. the s.s. Southern Cross put in, and resumed her voyage at 5 a. in. on Saturday. The Kowena did not get underway until 9 a.m., or 5 hours afterwards, and experienced fresh westerly winds into the Tamaki, which was reached at 10 a.m. yesterday. The fitearaer is announced to sail for Gis borne at 5 p.m. to-day. The alterations recently made to the s.s. Kowena, and her increased boiler-power, has given bar additional speed, wh:eh was fairly brought out in her late run from Hicks'* Bay to the Tarnnk*, wnen she succeeded in beating the s.a. Southern Cross by over live hour?:. It appears that the Southern Cross left llicks's Bay at 5 a.m. on Bitnrd.iv ; and when the Kowena sailed, four "lonra afterwards, Jdi? former steamer could not be seen ; but at 7 p.m., what appeared fo b»j the smoke of the Cross could be discernovl a. long way ahead. At 2 a.iu. yesterday, as ti.e Kowena passed through the Hol« in tho Wall, the Cross was :ibout four miles ahead ; but two hours afterwards, wheu off Port Charles, the Kowena gave her opponent the go-by, and reached tho Tamaki fully an hour iu advance be tting the Cross by fully five hours on the ma— a fact which would at one time have beoo thought impossible.

Captain Hargreaves has been appointed to the command of the s.s. Coromandel, vice Captain James Braund, resigned. The commander of the steamer has lonj been connected vith thft goldstields port to which the steamer r:?ns, having had charge of boats under tv°. late A.S.l\ t 0., Messrs. Holmes, and the Kuipara Co.. and the resumption of his connection with tha Coromaudel trade will be a matter of congratulation to the residents of that district, who, on his previous retirement, iu 1573, predated him with a tlattering testimonial and a purse of sovereigns. On Friday afternoon, two steamers, to the Union Steamship Company, was tised to leave here for tho Norlh (Russell; >t the same time, 4 p.m., and, as many thought there would be a trial of speed, the wharf was thronged with spectators, who laid a few bets on the run up. The Hawea was at the Western T, and the Rotorua at the end of the Eastern T, hut the llawea hauled olf fiist, and made up the harbor swinging, so that she was under full speed, having the north side, when she overtook the Kotorua, abreast of the main whuif. By the time the funnel of the llawea was in line with that of the Rotorua, the latter was also under full steam, and they passed the end of the wharf, funnel with funnel, as if lashed together, uot a prettier or more *sven stait was ever seen. Out rolled the volume of thick muky smoke, the firemen and engineers apparently hard at work, ami down the harbor the two splendid steamers moved, not tho slightest advantage be taken by either. Betting was iu favor of the Hawea going round the North hef.d first, inasmuch as she would be able to hug the North Shore closer, and this expectation proved correct. As tho vessels approached the Flagstaff wharf, North Shore, Capt. Tozer put the Kotorua moved to the southward aud Captain Kennedy slightly followed suit, but still had tho favourite position, and went round the Head much closer than the Kotorua, and about 30 seconds iu advance of the latter. So long as the water was anything like moderate, the Uawea held the leading position, but at Sail Ko<Sk a lumpy sea was on, and the Kotorua passed her. Beyond Cape Brett the Hawea again took the leading position. Fercy Island was passed at 1.-10 a.m. on Saturday, and Flat Rock 2.10 a.m When abreast of Tapeka Point, the llawea leading, she slowed down up to the wharf, aud hero the Rotorua passed, as the latter had to go to the loading ground, five miles further. The Hawea, at Tapeka Point, when she slowed down, was two to three minutes ahead, and certainly claims the race.