SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6566, 2 December 1882, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Hioa Wateb, to-day.—Auckland »■!«-"••£ „ Minukau 2.28— 2.52 Srm.—Rises, 4.40 ; sets, 7.1. Moos.— List qaarter, 3rd, 2.35 a.m. ARRIVALS. . Venus, ketch, 3S, Neil, fiom Opo.ikl.— Si - BqsM, ' f ' om Aitu - Co.l, fiom Wbargarei.M Start', cuUer, 55, William*, f.om Wban S :.rei. Ander-o ~ f.om Wh.nRirei. —Alaster, agent, ».„-, Evening Star, cutter, 2,., xiuntley, f.om ■Whangarei.—Mast.;:, agent. DEPARTURE. lona, s.s., for Whangarei. CLEVRED OUTWAKDS. lona, 8.»., 159 *-,•:*, JoWod, toi uhangarei. —Northern S.S. <"■ ~ agent?. ISIPi-RCK. Per schooner Wai«β-a, fiom Aitutaki: 100,003 orange--, an.i eui.il i«r. OOTWABD9 Coastwise. —Ellen, schooner, for the Wide, with 1 ton flour, 5 bage sdi;:u, 1 box tea, 1 box. candles, 2 b.gs b-cu, '2 pack .gofurniture; Cjralio, cutter, for IV aitnin^i; Julia Pryce, schooner, for rtussell. Inwauds Coastwise. — Ellen, schooner, from the W&ile, with 21 10 dust, 100 posts ; Kauri, schooner, fr m> Port Chailes, with 50,000 feec logs ; Julia IVyce, schooner, from Thames; Ghost, scow, from Vju:oaiuuded, ■with 25.000 feet timber. The schooner Fairy Queen wis •.xpec'.ed l>ack at Karotonga from Christmas lal.mil wheu the Waiwera left. She U to come on to this port from llarotunga. OwiDgto the north-east breeze blowing jestorday, a number of nailing ciaftb ready for sea were unable to proceed to their destination!--. The Bhip Hermiono i-> still at anchor, but will Start with the first slant of wind. The biigantine Miiia. Virginia w.is place* in dock yesterday, for the purnone of leci-iviug Jii overhaul. Mr. D. Gouk has been entrusted with the work. All c! ,iiH3 against the barque Coroinandel are to be sent in to the a;euta by 10 u.ui. ou Tuesday next. The ketch Venus from Opotiki arrived in harbour yeiterdny with 152 backs maize, 32 pigs, 2 hags wool. The scuooner Three Cheers from Suva to Whtugarei reported at the Customs yesterdayTho s.s. lona for Whangarei took her departure last evening with p:i«acugera and cargo. The SVaiwi.ua.—The - sciioouer Waiwcja, from Aitutaki yesterday afteinoon, biings a. cargo of oranges, tc. Of the juasage, Captain Bushell reports having left Auckland on thu 20th October, arriving at after _n eomewh.it long passage of 11 Jay*. The Waiwer.i hid to contend against light winds almost all tho way down, one g»le from the N.K., during which tha vcliooner was hove-too for 11! hours, bring met with ; from Karotuugii wnut on to Aitutaki, vvhero sho ariived 4 u»ys after; took in c;irgo, and left for hero on the 23rd, light winds and c»lms prevailing until the 2(ith ; thonce, line weather and N.E. breeze. The following cutters, all from Whangarei, ariived inharbour early this moxninf. They all left Whangarei almost together, and from the reports of the masters a somewhat exciting race up took place. Tho first to »rrive was the Janet, with 23.000 feet timber, followed by the Start, with 1000 bushels lime. Tbu Whaugaiei next put in au appeirance, haviDg a c.irgo of 51 tons coal, and the Evening Star following close on her bigger compotitora* heel?, witli 30 tons evil. Tub ElsinoßE.—Tho schooner Flora, C.iptaiu Glassenapps, arrived at. Aitutaki a few days before iho Woiwer.i sailpd, and the master of the Flora informed Captain Guahell that hj had seen a fore-and-aft i-choonor, which he believed was the Eisinoro, aihoie ou Fenuitu, but, owing to the we&thor, he w.is uutblo to go dobß in bhoro to uncertain niiiro positively what vessel it le.Uly was. The E sinore was on her iasaage frum ; Ji'arofoiig* for Atua, thence to Aitut.ihi to got yams for i'.J.noiston, and had not arrived when the Waiwera left. From the description of thu vessel given to Captain Bu-ihell by C-iptiin Glisieuipps, thare seems littlo donht'buc that the vessel ashore is tho Elsinore. It is, however, much to be regretted that no stepx could have been taken 03' the Flora to ascertain beyond doubt what vessel it w.is, and if the vessel's ciew were needing any assistance. THE Wateksib!?.—The watermen on tho Queen-street Wharf are, generally spoiking, very well able to look after themselves, and do not stand much in neod of assistance from outside their own "saored circle," to help them in obtaining redress for any real or imaginary wrongs. Being all, with one or two exception*-, old salts, they are weil acquainted with tho tactica required to steer alongside an enemy's hull, and pour in their broadsides of—grievances. These broidsidea 11c times, we must admit, come fast and thick, very much after tho style of tho reception the Liyht Brigade received when they made their f.tmous charge. Grievances are hurfed at you—raking you foro and aft—whilst at the samt> time yau receive a broadside from a resjuJar 103-tonuer, and some old hulk collides with you, throwing out his grippliug-irons, and completely wrecking you aloft and alow. You tlieu are glad to request a short suspension of hostilities, until you have had time to repair damages, and— collect yonr thoughts. These shellbacks ar. the present titno have a uut on hand which tliey cinnot crack. It is from time t.) time, after short iniervala of rest, passed round from one to the other, but without sueceif. The nut they are endeavouring to crack is, Why will not the Harbour Board provide, or a'low the men to provide, a stove, or other heating appliance for their waiting room ? For ourselves, we must admit that we fail to see why such a request cannot be granted. It is a small boon askel for, but it would be of great value to those ■watermen whose duty it i 3 to remain all night on ■watch, to say nothing of its usefulness in time of accident to persons falling overboard, &c. One wesfor years in the old house, and over its genial Knrmtli many a merry yam has been span. Wo hope the Board will grant the men this small favour.

THE UNION S.S. CO.'S VESSELS.

The following are the movements of the abovo company's steamers for the ensuing week : — The" s.s. Oinapere arrives from Southern porta to-day, and leaves again for Westport on Monday, at five p.m. The s.s. Southern Cross 19 expected to arrive at Gnehunga to-morrew, nnd will prob.ibly leave the tame day for Auckland, via Hussel!. The s.e. Manapouri is dno at this port on Tuesday next, about ten a.m. She will leave again for Russell the same evening. The B.S, Wanaka is expected to arrive at Onefcunga on Tuesday morning, at sis o'clock, and will return to Southern porta the same day, afc three p.m. The e. B. Hero, fromLevoka, is due on Tuesday next. She will leave again on the 13th. The s.e. Botorua, from Southern ports, is due on Friday evening, the Bth instant, returning again on Saturday, 9th iD?Unt, at six p.m.