SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6270, 21 December 1881, Page 6

SHIPPING.

ton W^ EE ' ' Stx —Else*, 4.43 : sets. 7.12 Mon's.-Xsw, to-day, 4.45 P-m. ARRIVALS. Kotomahana, s.s., Underwood, from Melbourne, Tia Southern ports. Passengers: Saloon—Miss "Walker, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Patrick, Mrs. and Miss Saunders and servant, Miss Weekes, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Murley, Mr. and -Mrs. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Stone, Miss Chitty, Mr. and Mrs. Herrold, Messrs. Kemp, Burstow, J. Wallis, May, A. Middleton D Thomson, B. C. Howatt, Hill, Br&ith•sraite Mias J. Martin, Mr. Howe, Mra. Howe, Miss 'Howe, Misses O'ihanaessy (2), Maxwell, Chavanues, Messrs. Licliman, Thistle, Mr. Erans »nd family (4), Messre. Harcourt, E. M. Marks, J. Watty, J. Cruiekshank, Murray, Kennedy, Paterson, Mrs. Patersou, Mr. G. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Gillies and family (5), Mr. Grey, Mr. and Mrs. Snider, Messrs. Austin, Blair, Clarke, Masten, G. "Van-Asch, YalUnee, Misses Hamilton, Kennedy. Short, Gillies, Mrs. Talbot Miss Mann mill servant, Mrs. and McVny, Mrs. "Williams, Misses Bradford, Palmer, Gillierch, C. .Davis, Mrs. Cottrel, Misses Forrest and Foster, Mra. and Miss Owen, Misses McCalluin, Connell, Horrel, K. Xonydale, Fleming, Green, Mrs NWtUers, Misses Kees, Roboddon, Waddell, Mrs. Burnett and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Curnow, Mr. and Mrs. Griersoa and 3 childien, Mrs. Arnold, Messrs. Tonks, Hawloy, Jenkins, © Neill, C. ■Williamson, Gardiner, Harrap, Koper, Carnr.gton, Porter, Stovin, Lance, Lund, E. Cottam, McDonald, G. Johnstone, Jobson, Heale, Haultain O'Neil, Rowe, DeLias, Munn, Mastara "Wood, 0 wen (2), and Halton. Montague-Tumor Opera Company as under: Blisses Montague, Deakin, Godfrey, Morrison, Williams, Heath. Field, and Ball, Mesdames Farley, Martin, and Caron, Signor Curon, Messrs. B. Farley, W. P. Morrisou, Shannon, J. Gordon, Benham, Skinner Wilson, Gotcli, Deveraux, Balfour, Clinjenfi'eld, C. Turner, Cox, Draeger, Thompson (2) Hall, Martin, Gotcheicheck, Morecombe, Quin. Steerage, 50. For Hussell —Saloon : Mr. Burnett, Mr. G. A. Williams, lie v. S. Williams, Mr. Keilton, Mrs. Sealey aud two children, Mr. Ludbrook, Mr.and Mrs. Harris, Miss Thackabery, Masters Joyce, Spencer, and Atkinson, Mr. 'siatisr. Steerage, I.—Union 5.3. Co., agents. . Adah, ketch, Maders, from Tairua.—Stone Brothers, agents. Champion, cutter, McDermott, from Isguuguru.—Master, agent. Wave, cutter, Kaßper, from Mahurangi.— Master, agent. lona, s.s., Taylor, from Whangarei.—A. McGregor, agent. Lizzie, cutter, Megerney, from Tairua.— Master, agent. ookooner, Conway, from Russell.— Master, agent. DEPARTURES. Kotomahana, s.s., Underwood, for Russell, Tia Southern ports.—Union S.S. Co., agents. lona, s.s., Taylor, for Whangarei. —A. McGregor, agent. Espeoulador, barque, Irving, on a whaling Cruiie.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Africa, Russian cruizer, Alessetff, for Australia. ENTERED INWARDS. Majic, cutter, 30 tons, Dowd, from Tairua, ■with 25,103 feet timber. Onward, schooner, 32 tons, Paukau, from Rnssell, with 54 tons coal. Roderick D'nu, brigantine, 163 tons, Robertson, from Melbourne. Rotomahana, s.s., 564 tons, Underwood, from Poverty Biy. Elsinore, schooner, 35 tons, Urquhart, from Tairua, with 25,527 feet sawn timber. ! Lizette, ketch, 39 tons, Jones, from Thames, with 34,000 feet timber. ENTERED OUTWARDS. John Knox, barque, for Sydney. Antares, barque, for London. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Fanny Thornton, ketch, 80 tons, Keane, for Hokianga. Deveron, cutter, 26 tons, Collings, for Whangarei. Lizette, ketch, 39 tons, Jonen, for Thame», TTith 27 head cattle and 50 sheep. IMPORTS. Per s.s. Kotomaliana, from Melbourne, via Southern ports. From Melbourne : 1G packages hardware, 1G ca«e3 sewing machines, 3 boxes protectors, 10 packages boots, 8 cases organs, 32 cases champagne, 49 cases sarsaparilla, 168 halfchests tea, 330 packages and 100 mats sugar, 12 cases, 17 casks, and lb' kegs treacle, 3 cases confectionery, 2 quarter-casks wine, 10 packages pulsometer, 2 packages hops, 6 cases fancy goods. From Bluff : 2 bags and 2 bundles harrows, 1 bundle trees. From Dunedin : 325 oases and 10 quarter-casks whisky, 10 quartercasks rum, 5 cases tobacco, 100 drums, 6 bogsheads ale, 8 kilderkins ale, 10 sacks oatmeal, 310 sacks flour, 15 sacks oatmeal, 10 cases pianos, 199 cases drugs, 6 oases iron, 7 rolls lead, 5 coils pipe, 10 pockets hops, 20 cases cornflour, 4 casks ink, 6S boxes raisins, 11 ingots tin. From Lyttelton : 100 cases oil, 32 cases bacon, 50 bags aalfc, 12 packages effects. From Wellington : 32 cases meats, 5G bars and 23 lengths pipe. From Napier : 9 packages, 2 bulls, and a large quantity of sundry merchandise from all ports. .12 cases hams, T. H. Hall and Co.

Ixvtabds Coastwise.—South Carolina,cutter, from Barrier, with 130 sacks gum; Tamaki Packet, cutter, from Great Barrier, with 33 tons firewood; Kata, barge, from Manaia, with 27,000 feet timber; Nancy, cutter, from Thames, with 17,000 feet timber. Outwabds Coastwise.—Teviot, cutter, for Port Fitzroy ; Rata, barge, for Manaia; Nanoy, cutter, for Thames. The excursion season has opened, the Thames trader Rotomahana having set the ball rolliug. It is notified that return tickets will be issued from December 21, available till January 9, 1882, inclusive. Saloon, 103 ; steernge, 7 s GJ. The Melbourne Age of December 4 says : — The schooners Annie Wilson and Oceola, from Kaipara, timber laden, left on the same day, viz., the 17th ult., and arrived almost side by side. They sighted one another several times on the passage, and tbu3 a closely contested ocean race was effected, aud it appears that neither can claim the victory. Light variable winds prevailed generally. The Union S.S. Cu.'as.s. Rotomahana arrived from Melbourne via Southern ports at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. We are indebted to the purser, Mr. C. H. Hudson, for latest files and the following report:—Left Melbourne on the 7th instaufc, at 4 p.m., arriving at Bluff on the 11th, Port Chilmera on the following day, Lyttelton on the 15th, Wellington on the lGth, Napier on the ISth, Gisborno at 2.30 a.m. on the 19ch, taking her departure thence for Aucklaud at 8 a.m., and arriving as above. Htd moderate N.W. and N.E. wiuds for two days after leaving Melbourne, after which a strong gale from north set in with heavy sea up to arrival at the Bluff. On the coast fine weather with moderate northerly winds prevailed. The Kotomahana left for Russell at 6 p.m. The schooner Kenilworth arrived at Oamaru on Saturday last, the trip from Tairua only occupying days.

The Russian cruizer, Africa, left for Australia yesterday morning. The p.s. Annie Milbank was submitted by Mosnrs. E. and A. Isaacs for sal© by auction yesterday, but the reserve not being reached she waß withdrawn.

The brigmtine Oamaru left Oamaru for this port on December 7th with the following cargo 100 Backs and 220 quirter-sacks flour, 15C2 sacks outs, 518 sacks wheat, 100 sacks bran, 36 casks and 12 sacks malt.

Messrs. Cruicksbank and Co. received a telegram from Tauranga yesterday to tho effect that the p.b. Staff* hud towed tho May Queen t» her anchorage, and was thou engaged dragging for her anchors. The s.a. Wellington was to tow the ship out this moiniug, when ahe would corao on to Auckland.

The modest sum of £10 per month, say 3 the Press of the 14th instant, was announced by a paid bellman as the wages of the unemployed seamen at iu porf. Captains complain of the unof tho demand, also of the in soino their men have beon from their ships by unscrupulous pni Q fc the labour state of tho nshoro at something liko twenty P or day 41 up country." Tho result that many men have been induced to Mid in their predicament tho masters

[ of vessels ready for sea, but short-handed, are left with the choice of paying the wages above | named, or for sending elsewhere for men,-as has been done before. pour OF ONEHCLNGA. ARRIVALS. Macgregor, s.s., Amotleo, from Waitara. —A» Barnes, agent. _ Waikato, p.s., Marshall, from Port Waikato. —W.S.N. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Macgregor, s.s., Amodeo, for Wanganui and way ports.—A. Barnes, agent, Wanaka, s.s., Anderson, for Southern ports* IMPORTS. Per s.s. Jlacgregor, from Waitara : 4Shead cattle, 55 packages butter, 5 bales wool, S casks tallow, 50 hidss. EXPORTS. Per s.s. Wanaka, for the S»uth : 174 sacks potatoes, 8 sicks onions, lhhd. -ale, 20 bags salt, S boxes r/ii.sins, 4 cases coffee, 2 bales paper, 6 sacks peanuts, 4 colls rope, 6 cases twine, and 09 packages sundry merchandise. The Northern Steam Co.'s s.s. Macgregor arrived from Waitara early yesterday morning, and left again at 2 o'clock in the afternoon for Wanganui and intermediate ports, with 25 tons sundry merchandise as cargo. The p. s. Waikato arrived from Port Waikato yesterday afternoon. The Union Steamship Co.'s s.s. 'Wanaka stemmed South at 10.30 a.m. yesterday. BY TELEGRAPH. RUSSELL. < December2o. —Arrived : S.s. Glenelg. Sailed: Julia Pryce. Loaded : Ocean. LYTTELTON". December 20.—Arrived: S.s. Hinemoa, from Wellington ; Wild Wave, barque, from Hobart; Idoa, from the Bluff ; s.s. Alhambra, from the South. Sailed : S.s. Arawata, for the South, at 6 p.m.; s.s. Waitaki, for Wellington, at 6 p.m.