SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5638, 11 December 1879, Page 4

SHIPPING.

UiGH WATER to-day.—Auckland : 3.-A 4.0 Mr.nuk.iu : O.2G— 0.0-J SDN. —Rises, 4.27 : sets, , .2 MOOS, —New, 13th, Wn. A K I! I V A L S. Saxon, schooner, George McKenzie, from Lyttelton.—Master, agent. Aratapu, biigantine, Smith, from DuuediD. —Master, agent. Rangatira, s.s., Harvey, from New Plymouth. "Wanganui, and Wellington.—Cruickshank anil Co., agents. DEPAIIIuRES. Amelia. lios=, baique, Thorns, for Chili.— Owen and Graham, agents. Fanny Kelly, ketch, McDonald, for W hangaroa. — Auckland Timber Company, agents. Taiaroa, s.s., Holmes, for -Vew Plymouth and the South (from the M.nukau). Passengers : For Nelson: Mrs. Kei.l, child, and nurse lor Wellington : Messrs. Pearce, F. t. W P McCorniick. For Lyt.elton: A. Ere.t. For Dunedin : Mrs. II «S- For \\ estport : Mr. Hosking. For Melbourne : Mr. tryell.—t moa Steamship Co., agents. ENTERED I>"VTAUDS. Ror.a, schooner, tons, K. McKenzie, from Lyttelton. . , •»-» Ada C. Owen, brigantiue, ISo tons, K. McLeod, from Dunedin. . Coronet, schooner, 03 tons, R. Sopwith, trom Kanomea, EUice Group. Saxon, schooner, tons, Geo. McKenzie, from Timaru. Aratapu, brigantine, 1*22 tons, J. C. Smith, f.-om Dunedin. CLOAKED OUTWAUD?. Eliza Mary, brigantine, 101 lons, Arndt, for Dunedin. . T5 , Taiaroa, s.s., 22S tons, Holmes, for New 1 lymouth and South. Kriemhilda, schooner, oo tons, for Whangnroa. Fanny Kelly, ketch, o.> tons, E. McDonald, for Whangaroa. Reward, schooner, 40 tons, Fearce, for >> har. = 'irei. PKOJECTED DEPARTURES. Ixindon. —Ship Waikato, 15tb. Chili.—Barque Lebu, early. Sydney.—liiUantine Active, to-day. Samoa. —Schooner Ovalau, Saturday. Tonga. -Brigantine Myrtle, 17th. NoaroLK Island.—Schooner Marion, Friday. CHATHAM Islands.—Schooner Colonist, to-day. Gisbdkse, Nspier, asd South.—S.s. Southern Cross, early. . New Plymouth and South. — S.s. Waitak!, Tuesday ; s.s. Kangatira, to-day. Waitara*. —P.s. Comei-ang. early. Tauranga, Gisboune, and Southebn Ports.— S.s. Rotorua, to-morrow; Penguin, Monday. WaVganu:.— S.s. Wallabi, early. TadbaNGA.—S.s. Glenelg, to-morrow. GISSORN'E.—S.s. Kowena, early. Kaslas.— 5.3. LaZla Rookh. from Tilanukau, everv Thursday. Russell.—S.s. lona, every Monday; Penguin, Friday. Whangabei ANr> Mangapai.—S.s. Argyie, Tuesdays and Fiidays ; p.s. Anne Milbank, Monday and Thursday. Ma>gaivai ANQ Waipu.-S.s. Kina, early. VESSELS EXPECTED. City of Sydney, P. M. s.s., from San Francisco: 17 th. Rotorua, s.s., from Sydney, to-mono-.v. Hero, s.s., from Sydney anil Melbourne, 23th. Adamant, ship, SJF3, from Londor., sailed August 27. Xnglewood, barque, FF\vs, from London, sailed September 20. Loch I-rr, barque, WQLK, from London, to sail middle of October. . British Empire, ship, from London, to sail m October. Margaret Galbraith, ship, from London, to sail in October. Elinor Vernon, barque, from New lork and Wellington, to sail November 1. Ben Nevis, ship, from London, sailed October 2. Trevelyan, ship, from London, to sail mid Oct. Agate, barque, from New York, cleared September 22. Syren, brig, from Sydney, early. Roderick Dhu, brigantine, from Melbourne, early. James A. Stewart, brigantine, from Newcastle, Look-out, brigantine, from Sydney, early. Mary Anderson, schooner, from Islands, early. Agnes Donald, schooner, from labour cruise. Gael, schooner, SI'.GB, from Tonga and Samoa, early. Falcon, schoonei, from the Islands, early. Telegraph, schooner, from Sydney. Energy, schooner, from the Islands, early. Tubal Cain, schooner, from Levuka, early. Minnehaha, schooner, from Karotonga, early. Island Lily, schooner, from Chatham Islands, early. . Southern Cross, Misssion schooner, WLH, from Islands, end of December. Helena, schooner, from Levuka, end of month. "Waiwera, schooner, from Austral Group, early. Meg Merrilie*, rchooner, from Levuka, early. Midge, schooner, from the Islands, early. Caledonia, schooner, from the Islands, early. Pearl, ketch, fiom the Islands, early. IMPORTS. Per schooner Saxon, from Timaru : 350 sacks flour, 400 sacks malt, 100 sacks bran, 50 sacks brigantine Aratupu, from Dunedin : 1100 sacks, 200 bags (100's), 400 bags (oO'a) flour, 300 sacks oats, 80 sacks pollard, 250 sacks bran. 1095 sacks, 200 half-sacks, 400 qr.-sacks flour, 200 sacks oats, SO sacks sharps, 250 sacks bran. —T. H. Hall and Co. Per schooner Rona, from Lytteltsn : 140 sacks 60 half-sacks, 120 qr.-sacks flour, 100 sacks bran, 75 sacks sharps, 4 cases bacon and hams. —T. H. Hall and Co. EXPORTS. Per brigantine Eliza Mary, for Dunedin: 115,000 feet timber, 150 blasting powder. Per s.s. Taiaroa For New Plymouth : 3 packages. For Nelson : 1 case. For Wellington : 1 case, 1 bos. For Lyttelton .- 3 cases. Inward Coastwise.— Kangatira. cutter, from Omaha, with 50 tons firewood ; Paku, cutter, from Tairua, with 20,142 feet timber; Nancy, cutter, from Thames, with 15,C00 feet timber; Siercury, cutter, from Tairua, with 23,501 feet timber, 9 bags gum, 4 cases bacon ; Adah, ketch, from the Thames, with 10,000 feet timber, 42 cases dynamite, 150 kegs powder: Isabella, cutter, from the Matakana, with 17 tons firewood, 300 feet house blocks, and 50 posts. Outwabd Coastwise.- Rangatira, cutler, for Omaha; Isabella, cutter, for Mahurangi. The schooner Marion entered out at the Customs yesterday, for Norfolk Island, and will probably sa.il to-morrow. The Union Company's s.s. Taiaroa sailed yesterday afternoon, from the Manukau, for New Plymouth and the Southern Ports, with passengers and cargo. The barque Glimpse, from Ivaipara, arrived at Timaru on Tuesday. The s.s. Rangatira arrived in the Manukau yesterday morning, from New Plymouth, Wanganui and Wellington. During this month and January, return tickets will be issued at single fares, for all the ports the vessel calls at. The steamer is announced to return to the same port 3, at 4 p.m. to day. . The barque Amelia Ross, which has been so long windbound in harbour, got underweigh yesterday, and sailed for Chili, ifi ballast. The brigantine Actire will clsar at the Customs to-jay for Sydney, with a cargo of copra. Captain Molier takes the command. Captain Scott being transferred to the Ovalau. The Union Company's s.s. Rotorua, from Sydney, should arrive in Russell early this morning, and should make this harbour tomorrow. The s.s. lona will probably bo taken out of dock to-day, after receiving a thorough overhaul at the hands of Messrs. Niccol, at the North Shore. She has received several new sheets of copper, &c., and her timbers have been enlarged, which will have the effect of doing away with the complaints made regarding bilge-water. The machinery has also been overhauled by the engineers, and the lona will now be in good order for the summer trade. ff.M. schooner Alacrity will go into dock today or to-morrow, and receive an overhaul at the hands of Messrs. Niccol and Sons.

Our Au3tr.\H.in cablegram, received last repotts the arxival of the s.s. Hero in Sydney. The Union C 0.% r.s. Penguin 13 expected to arrive in harbour this evening, or early co-mor-row, from the Eist Coast and Southern Forts. She will sail for Russell at -I p.m. to-morrow. The brigautine Aratapu arrived in harbour shortly before noon yesterday, with a c.\r.:o of breadstuff* and grain from Dunedin. Captain Smith reports leaving that port on Saturday, the 20th ult., with a light south-west which continued until next day. Tnence till the Sth variable winds, chiefly from the north. When off Poverty U.»y a southerly breeze =et in, which continued until rounding the ±.ast Cape ' Thence to harbour moderate east and north-cast breeze, the "Watchman being passed at midnight on Tuesday, and the harbour as above. A white fore-and-aft schooner, evidently bound to this port, was sighted in Poverty Bay. The schooner Saxon arrived in harbour at an early hour yesterday from Timaru, with breadstuffs and 'grain, after a moderate passage of 17 days, Captain George McKenzie leaving that port on Saturday, the 29th ult., with light northerly winds, which lasted a3 far as Links' Peninsula. Then S.W. winds to Gable End Foreland, on Tuesday, rounding the East Cape I on the following day. Across the Bay of Plenty and into port N. and X.E. breezes. The schooner Saxon, it will be remembered, was in Timaru on November 21st aud 22nd, at the time the barquentine Johu Watson was lost, during the heavy N.E. weather that wa3 raging on the coast. Th-J rescue of the crew of the Johu Watson was due to Captain McKenzie and seamen of the Saxon, who, when they saw the signals of distress hoisted by the John Watson, bore down to her and remained until the vessel sank. During the preliminary inquiry into the cause of the wreck, Captain Storm, of the ill-fated ship, bore graceful testimony to the services rendered by Captain McKenzie and his crew. The following evidence given by Captain McKenzie at the inquiry will prove interesting to his friends, as the schooner is owned and ofricered by young Aucklanders : —"Thursday, 20th November, brought up in Timaru road*, wind N.E., moderate. November 2lst—Wind N.E., fresh, with heavy sea ; observed the signals put up for the ships to go to sea, shipped our anchor and sailed in company with the schooner John Watson, heading to the X.N.W. ; tacked off Caroline Bay and stood to the S.E.. passing to windward of the barque Aberdeen, while the John Watson passed to leeward. Tacked off the first reef. Saw the John Watson attempt to stay and then fall olf, heading for the reef off Patiti Point. I next saw a sigael of distress ; ran down on her, when the master asked me to staled by him. Received the crew on board at 11 p.m. that night, the John Watson linking IS inches per hour and settling fast. I then stood off the land until the weather moderated, landing the shipwrecked crew at Timaru on Sunday, the 2ord. We have received the following letter from Captain Burgess anent our paragraph as to the probable cause of the stoppage of the P.M. s.s. , City of New York off the North Head on : Tuesday afternoon. Captain Burgess, it will ; be observed, does not state the cause of the j stoppage. He says " Allow me to state that i the vessel did 'not come to a standstill off the ; North Head,' neither • was she waiting for anyone,' or 4 to get the starboard anchor clear of the forefoot,' that anchor having remained in the same position as it was when the vessel arrived in harbour, namely, catted, and stowed on the bow, as any person mighi have seen when the steamer was alongside the whaif. Moreover, it might also have been seen that the port auchor had one fluke across the stern, and was well above water, where it remained, until it wascittedin goiug dowu the harbour, I the vessel's t ; >eed being eased at the same time. As regards the 4 real cause of the vessel's uon- j steaming,'as stated by your informant, I may state that 110 one, except myself, left her after clearing the wharf, showing that your informant is not altogether to be relied on—seeing that he evidently does uot know the different between starboard and port, or that between a vessel's stern and her forefoot. Moreover, is it likely that I, or any other practical seaman, would think of leaving the wharf with the steamer's auchor under her forefoot, with only one or two feet of water to spare ucder her bottom in clearing the wharves.' TAIRUA. We hive the cutters Paku, Mercury, Coralie, and Champion, and schooner Columbia loading 1 here to-day for Auckland.—[Own Correspondent, December S.] | I TE KOPURU. ! December S. i Loading : Barque Clara Hargrave ; brig Vision ; barquentine Augusta; schooners Lady Don and Onward. Departure : December 0, barque J. L. Griffiths.