SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6271, 22 December 1881, Page 4

SHIPPING.

HMD Water, tu-day.—Auckland 7 34— 7.39 M Manukau 10.29 10.44 Sa!v.—Ri":S. 4 44 : sets. 7.12 Mori.v.- I'iiat quarter, 23th, £.20 a m. arrivals. Transit, schooner, Hoop-'r, from llussoll.— Blftster, asent. Colucibii, schooner, Comvay, from It uracil. — M*stor, agent. Caledonia, schooner, Pillinger, from Norfolk Island. —B. It. Carduo, ag^nt. ENTERED INWARDS. Transit, schooner, 77 tons, Hooper, from Russell, with ISO tousooal. IMPORTS. Per schooner C iledonia, from Norfolk I-ilan l 152 casks oil, 27S bunches bananas, 10 boxes 1 onions, 1 bale wool. INWAUD3 Coastwise. — Rmgatira, cutter, from Birrier, with 50 tons !irci7uud. Out\vab.D3 Coastwise. —lia.ng.tira, cutter, for Omaha. Mr. jlathcrson. of Oajiha, his a topsail schooner of about 100 tons almost readj- for launching. She is aomesvliit thd ltiuo, iiutl it is thought will prove a good sailer. The s.s. Itotomahan i wiil make a special excursion trip to the Thames on Monday and Tuesday, to enable porsons desirous of seeing tho Thames races to do so. She will leave Auckland at 7 o'clock each morning, returning from the Thames at S.SB p.m. on Monday, and 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keturn tickets will bo issued at ss, available for ono day only. Messrs. Harper Brothers are building a barge ■which will ba capable of carrying close upon 30,003 feet baulk timber. Iler dimensions will be' 74 feet over all, IS feet 9 inches beam, and depth 4 feet. She will have cutter bow, and every means to gain speed without oncroaching upon the carrying capacity has he«n used. She will be launched about a fortnight hence. The barge Superior is receiving ail overhaul at PakirL Hor bottom was considerably okifed. . The schooner Caledonia arrived from Norfolk Island last night. The master reports: — Left Auckland on Novembor 30. arrived at Norfolk Island on December C. Fine weather passage. Left Norfolk on December 15; sighted on December 21, arriving in Aucklann on December 21. Fine weather throughout. The Caledonia is announced to proceed to Nousuoa, calling at Norfolk Island, should sufficient inducement offer. Messrs. Cruicksliank and Co., agents for the May Qaean, received a telegram yesterday to tha effect that the weather was unfavourable for tho ship leaving Tauranga, but the passengers would proceed to town by the Wellington. Tha schooner Waiwera arrived at Norfolk Island on tho 13th instant. KAIPAR A. DEr.vnTnr.KS. —December 20 : Thomas and Henry, brig, for Dunedin ; Vision, brig, for Lytte'lton ; Torea, schooner, for Lyttelton; Sarah Pile, schooner, for Wellington; Telegraph, schooner, for Waitara ; Vivid, barque, for Melbourne. December 21: Stag, bartjue, for Melbourne.—(Own Correspondent.) WHANGAROA. Ariivals.—December S : Sarah Ann, barque, Simpson, from Melbourne, in ballast. The passage was made in nino days. A very quick trip. December 10 : Kriemhilda, schooner, Bathurst, from Auckland. December 14 : Fanny lCclly, ketch, Williams, from Auckland ; Wellington, s.s., Stephenson, from Auckland. December 15 : Ditto, from Mangonui. Departures. — December 14 : "Wellington, s.s., Stephenson, for Mangonui. liriemhilda, schooner, Bathurst, for Auckland, with 7774 feet sawn timber. In Poit.—Sarah Ann, barque, Simpson, lo.ding baulk timber for Melbourne ; Fanny Kelly, ketch, Williams, loading sawn timber for_Auckland. — [Own Correspondent, December 15.] B r T K LUG U A P H. RUSSELL. December 21. —The s.s. Kotomahana arrived this morning. .She brought two well-bred balls from Napier. She leaves about 5 p.m. with numerous passengers. The s.s. Glenelf? on Friday will also have a great number of holidayseekers. ■WELLINGTON. December 21.— Arrired : S.s. Waitaki, from the South. LYTTELTON. December 21.—Sailed : Alhambra, for Wellington, at 2 p.m. ; Tui, for Kaikoura and "Wellington, at 6 p.m. DUNEDIN. December 21.—Tho Union Steam Ship Co. received a cablegram to-day that the new steamer Manipouri was successfully launched at Dumbarton yesterday. PORT CHALMERS. December 21. —Arrived : S.s. Arawata, from the North: Edith May, from Newcastle. Sailed : Darcy Pratt, for Greymouth ; City of Lucknow, ship, for Oregon ; s.s. Albion, for the North. Passengers For Lyttelton: Mrs. Oldham, Mrs. Dick, and Mr. "Warburton. For "Wellington : Miss Luscombe, Mrs. Niven, and Mr. Stephenson.