SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6272, 23 December 1881, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Hioh Water, to-day.—Auckland 8 11— 8.32 ~ Manulrau 11_6 - 11.2 i SiJn Itiaea, 444 ; sets. 7-13 Moos.- Fiist quarter, 2Sth, 8.20 a.m. ARRIVALS. Wellington, s.s., F'.rquhar, from Tauranga Paseeugers : Sa'ooti : Judge Symonds and staff (3) Messrs. D.ivis, Austin, Galbratb, C. E. Kelson, A. lUrnott, Quintal, D. Asher, D. B. Mac lonal<<, Witt, Piercy, Faulkner, Stone, P>. A. Moir, J. P-iliuer. sVhite, Charles Cockerton, John Cockerton, John D iwson. Captain Barclay, Mr. und Mrs. N.ish, Mn>. Bower, Misses K. Home, Drought, Nelson, Amelia and. S\rab. Steerage : Messrs. F. Swale?, Her.ly, S. Leidburry, W. 11. Potter, J. H. Ward. W. Poi lor, H. U-ynard, Carlton :ind sons (2), Ford an 1 family (5), Aldason (4), W. Sweethnd, .1. Kirwin, Dutton (2). B. Dorrien, Mis?es Smith, MeAskie, and Scott (2).—A. McGregor, agent. Habicbt, H.1.0.M. *.b., Kiliu, from Simon. Passengers : Captain Carrnichael and four of the erew <>f th« Orwell. Rotomahana, s.s., Umk-rwood, from Kussell. -Union S.S. Co., agents. Fingal, s.s., Xorvis, fioaa ..Mercury B.»y.—A. McGregor, agent. Funny Kelly, ketch, Williams, from Whang.iroi.—Master, agent. Magic, cutter, Dawd, from Tairua.—M:\3rer, a^ent. ' Start, cutter, Williamson, from Nrfunguru. — M« ter, agent. lon.i, s s., Tnylor, fram Whangarei, with 120 pis;tDgers. —A. .McGregor, agent. DEPARTURES. Rotomabaiia, s.s., Underwood, for Melbourne via. Southern ports. Passengers :-For Melbourn- • Mr. J. Buchanan. For Hobart: Mr. and Mre. Trotter and daughter. For the South : Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, boy, and infant, Mesdames H. Walton. Andrew, Mis-sea Jerraio, Waytf Hewitt, Masters Jones and Andrew, Messrs. C. Dunlon, E. Walton, J. Waters, and \V. B. Taylor. Wellington, s.s., F.irquhar, for Tnurang-,.— A. McGregor, a?ent Agnes Doml.i, schooner, Marriy, fjr Kirotong*.—A. B. Donald, agent. iieward. schooner, Anderson, for Whingarei. —M. Niccol, agent. Enterprise, Bell, for Lyttelton, Tii T.iiruv. —Master, agent. Fanny Thornton, Keane, for Uokianga.—E. K. Curdno, agent. : ENTERED INWARDS. Caledonia, schooner, 55 tons, from Norfolk Island. Adah, ketch, 23 tons, Sladers, from Tairua, with 24,200 feet timber. Rotoraihami. s.s., 564 tons, Underwood, from Ruasoll, with 20 sacks gum and 2 cxaea tish. F*nny Kully, ketch, .35 tons, Williams, from Whangaroa, with 32,4D7 feet timber. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Reward, schooner, 40 tons, Anderson, for WhaDcarei... Agnes Donald, schooner, 02 ton 3, Murray, for Rarotonga. EXPOItTS. Per schooner Agnes Donald, for K u-otong* : 13 cases g.ilvaniseJ iron, 4 bags rice, 10 boxes soap, 50 cin3 biscuits, 4 cises sewing machines, 5 kegs beef, 5000 feet timbir, 250 foot ridding, 20 sucks fl jut, 4 coils rope, 30 packages suud.'ie?. IsrwARDS Coastwhe. — Ghost, barge, from Oren-a, with 215,000 feet timber and 43,500 shingles; Makarau, ba:ge, from Nguuguru. Outwards Coastwl3E.— Triad, cutter, for Bikutain; Ghost, barge, for Omaha; Makaru, barge, for Whaugaparapira; Tnuiaki Packet, cutter, for Whang.irei. The s e. lona anived from Whatigarei at 9 30 o'clock Ust niijht with 100 sacka gum, 30 hales ■srool, 30 crttes poultry, 20 cases eggs, and 4 tons sundries. Th» Argyle is announced to proceed thither at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The barque E/vor, 580 tons, is expected to arrive frem Lytteiton in time to begin loading with gum and wool for New York on January 10th. She will probably sail about February Ist. The s.s. Oreti is announced to leave (or Oamaru, calling at intermediate ports, on Wednesday next. The Union S.*'. Co.'s s.«. Rotomahunaleft for Melbourne via Southern ports at 1 o'clock yesterday.

ARRIVAL OF THE GERMAN GUN BOAT HABICHT. The German warship Habicht (the Hawk) which was hero about eight months ago, with a sister vessel, the Mocvo (Seagull), arrived unexpectedly from Snraoa yesterday afternoon. Bhe proceeded from here to Apia, Samoa. After a short stay there, the German Consul General was taken on board, and she proceeded on a seven months' cruise, during which the Marshall Group, New Britain, New Ireland, and Caroline islands were visited. She then rejoined the Moevo at Apia. She sailed thence on the sth instant, the passage hither occupying eighteen days. Fiue weather was experienced all the way. The Habicht brings as passengers four of the cr«w of the brigantine Orwell, which was wrecked at the island of Peru; also Captain Carmichael, who took the schoonor-yacht Fetulole to Samoa. The object of her visit is to recruit the lioalth of the crow and to refit. Etrly next month she will go away for a fortnight for gttn practice, and then return for two or three weeks. The whole visit including the fortnights absence, will probably entend over some six weeks. THE STRANDING OF THE MAY QUEEN. We extract the following account of the stranding of the May Queen from the Bay of Tlenty Times of the 17th instant: —The pilot went on board shortly before noon, and sailed the vessel in, although the lona was in the harbour ready to tow the vessel, if required. Captain Best brought the vessel in on the ebb tide shortly after noon, and when rounding Stoney Point, he states the wind was very baffling, and as he found it impossible to weather the point, dropped anchor, so as to swing her round. Unfortunately the cable parted, and the other anchor was then let go with a similar result. As the ship still had headway on her, Captain Best steered her into the blind channel, where she now lies. Many of the inhabitants are loud in expressing their opinion of Captain Best, to whom they attribute this accident. "Whether Captain Best is blameable or not we lea?e nautical persons to decide, though it is our belief that had he hugged the beacon he would have given himself plenty of room to swing the vessel, and wo also think that had he not felt certain of bringing the vessel in without any hitch he should have employed the services of the s.s. lona rather than risk the reputation of our port. The passengers presented Captain Colvilie with an address, to the following effect:— 44 Wo have great pleasure in stating that we have had a very pleisant voyage in the May Queen, and desire to express to you our thanks for the afficiency of the master and his officers, who have uniformly shown kindness and courtesy in anticipating all our wants. The master (Captain Colvilie) has performed his arduous dutios in so satisfactory a manner that he has won the thorough confidence and esteem of all on board." The s.s.s. Wellington brought up a large number of the May Queen's passengers yesterday. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVAL. Fleetwing, schooner, Pullman, from Greymouth.—J. and D. Oxloy, agents. IMPORTS. j Per schooner Fleetwing, from Greymouth : S-) tons coal. The steamers Rowena, Lalla Ruokh, and Hannah Mokau had not arrived from Waitnra up to 6 p.m. yesterday. They will probably show up some time to-day. The schooner Fleetwing arrived from Greymouth yesterday afternoon, with a cargo of coal. She left on Friday last, and for the first 3 days experienced light southerly winds, thence till abreast Manukau Heads strong northerly winds with occasional heavy rain aqualls. The bar was crossed yesterday morning, and the wharf reached as above. The s.a. Rowena leaves Onehunga to-day, at lp.m., for Hokianga. The s.s. Lalla Rookh is announced to leave for Raglan at 5 p.m. to-day, and the Hannah Mokaujfor Waitara at the same hour.