SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6963, 12 March 1884, Page 4

SHIPPING.

HighW-t**, Auckland 7.9 — 7.27 Manukau 10.49-11 7 BX7K.—-Rise*. 6 0 : Mi*. 6.19. Moo*.—Full. 12th, 7.19 a.m. ARRIVALS. Waihora, a.s., 2003, James Edie, from Melbourse and Southern ports. Passengers :— Misses Seeley, Tore, Sted, Driacoll, Stewart, Motion,' Mesdames McCrae and nurse, Anderf on, Jarman, Seeley and 3 children and servant, Dalriel, Browne, Haaeldean, Menzies, Ebbetta, Gulliver, * Check, Lyall, Hewitson, Knight, Curtin, t/evinsohn, Waterhouse, Messrs. Levinsohn, Baird, Duncan, Waterhouse, Gulliver, Unisell, Howard, Hewitson, Margetts, Mcßride, Reynolds, Dwyer, Cargo, Shera, Anderson, Samuelson, Irie, Rees, Riff, Piercy, Haseldean, Hoggard, Davy, Henley, Longlands,. Brown, Allen, Blankensen, Dalziel Davies, Knight, Chilcott, Wylie, McNab, Levick, Fahy, Thompson, Federte, Pe&rce, Caldwell, and 60 steerage. —TTnion S.S. Co,, agents. Ringarooma, s.s., 1096, Tozer, from Sydney. Saloon passengers : For Auckland : Rev. Archibald Willis, Messrs. J. Jones, Myers, Wallace, J. Whyte, Russell, Larard, and P. fl. Ferguson. For Nelson: Mr. Glasgow. For Wellington : Messrs. W. Harker, Macartney, Ball, and 33 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. lona, s.s., 159, Amodeo, from Tauranga. Passengers : Messrs. McDowell, Baker, Carter, Bowman, Stevens, Galbraith,' Wallis (2), Macpherson, and Master W. King.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Kansom, brigantine, Harris, from Msjuro Island. Passengers—Messrs. J. Pinchin, Edward Watt.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Gleaner, schooner, 115, Urquhart, from Le* vuka. Passenger — Mr. Grundy. — Master, agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Penguin, s.s., 749, Cromarty for Levuka and Suva via, Russell. Passengerß—Mrs. Lukes and family (2), Mrs. Lakelock, Messrs. Howard, Lakelock, Mr. and Mrs. Pago, and five in the steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agent*. City of Sydney, R.M. s.s., 3020, Dearborn, for Sydney. Passengers; Mr. and Mrs. Mark*, Captain Sheldham, Mrs. Sheldham and servant, Mrs. H. Ryland, Messrs. Hopkins, J. T. Wheelan, G. P. Wrigley, and 5 in the steerage, and through passengers.—T. T. Gamble, agent. Kriemhilda, schooner, 3(5, Bathurfit, for Whangaroa.—Master, agent. Norval, schooner, 56, Edwards,, for Russell. —Master, agent. Magellan Cloud, schooner, 94, J. Dunlop, for Rochkampton, via Taiarua.— Master, agent. DEPARTURES. - City of Sydney, R.M. s.s., for Sydney. Macgregor, s.s., for Whangarei. Adelaide, uchooner, for Mangonui. Penguin, s.s., for Fiji, viaßusaell. lona, 5.8., for Russell. Kriemhilda, schooner, for Wh&ngaroa* Norval, schooner, for Russell. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. tONDOK: Thomas Russell, s.s., sailed Dec. 28, J.C.L.Y. Northumberland, ship, sailed Dec. 16, ldkg Alastor, barque, sailed January 3, wtgf. Deva, barque, sailed January 21, >'BTD. Rangitikei, ship, sailed December 19, ysjkp. Crusader, ship, loading. Glance, barque, loading. KSW YORK : Lady Mabel, brigantine, sailed Nov, 17. Rebecca Crowell, barque, sailed Dscemher XI, (and for Wellington). Claribel, barque, via Wellington, sailed January 22, WHSK, FIJI: Fteetwing, schooner, early. LYTTELTON* ; Saxon, ichooirer, sailed March 5, WELLINGTON : H.M. s. Espiegle, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : Lutterworth, barque, loading. Amazon, barque, loading. Loch Bredan, barque, early. NORFOLK ISLAND : Fairy Queen, schooner, early. LYTTELTON : Brenhilda, ship, early. THE UNION S.S. COMPANY. The following are the movements of the steamships of the above company for the present wees :— *To-dat. —The Ringarooma will leave for Sydney at 4 p.m. The Waihora leaves for Rusbcll, &P.ID. Fbidat.—The Waihora arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Southern ports and Melbourne at noon. IMPORTS. Per brigantine Ransom, from Majuro Island : 255 tons copra. 'Per .s.s. Waihora, from Melbourne and Southern ports ; 919 packages sugar, 30 gas utoves, 6 cases sewing-maohines, 615 chests tea, 875 bags rice, 1223 saoks wheat, 2 casks coffee, 14 sacks seed, 10 cases champagne, 345 cases jam, 400 boxes candles, 34 hhds, ale, 212 packages rope, 72 lengths pipe, 100 sacks oats, 10 sacks meal, 6 pockets hops, 10 boxes glsus, 16 cases meats, 17 boxes tin, 10 cases hams, 38 cases bacon, 16 cases cheese, 33 pieces timber, 26 cases meats, 250 sacks malt, 4Q kegs butter, 381 packages sundries. EXPORTS. . Per R.M. s.s. Penguin, for Fiji: 10 cases kerosene, 50 cases canned goods, 40 bags rice, 5 oases and 9 kegs ale, 4 cases stout, 30 boxes candles, 62 boxes soap, 2000 feet kauri, 150 sacks lime, 5 casks pickles, 6 cases poultry, 108 sacks potatoes, 170 tins biscuit, 10 pigs, 190 sheep, 90 boxes soap, 80 casks beef, 1 cow, 2 boats, 81 packages vegetables, 5 cases hams, and 279 packages sundries. : Per Bchooner Magellan Cloud, for Rockhampton: 20,000 feet timber (timber to be shipped at Tairua), 70,000 feet timber. Inwabds Coastwise.—Violet, ketch, fromThames, with 17,000 feet timber; Whangarei,' cutter, from Whangarei, with 56 tons coal; Luzie, cutter, from Whangaroa, with 32,000 feet timber.

OCTTVABD3 Coastwise.—Violet, ketch, for Thames; Deveron, cutter, for Whangareei; Adah, ketch, for Thames. The barque Loch Bredan, with her cargo of coal, is evidently not intended to be allowed to remain quietly at the berth first given to her, hut is to be hauled about at the will and pleasure of those desiring a part of her cargo. The other day Bhe was moved to alongside the s.s. Penguin, yesterday she was again moved —this time back again to her old berth. Capt. Cummißgs is not certain as to his further movements, but expects to be able to speak from actual experience as to which of the -various berths at our wharves available for a vessel of the Loch Bredan's requirements is the best before the last ton of coal is Bent out of her hatches. Two representatives of the Union Steamship Company came into port yesterday, the second to arrive being the steamship Ringarooma, now running a regular service between this port and Sydney.' The enterprise of the company named J not, however, met with that response that I looked for when the weekly, service was ugurated. Especially baa the want of supt been felt in an absence of cargo, for each imer either to or from Bydney has had to be content with a part cargo, and that part cargo but a very small one. The present trip of the Ringarooma has been a moderately fine weather one. Captain Tozer reports having left Sydney on the 6th inst. at 4.30 p.m. Passed the Three Kings on the 10th inst. at 7 p.m., and North Cape at 11.15 p.m., arriving at wharf at 4.15 p.m.. yesterday. Had fresh southerly and southeast winds and swell with fine weather to the New Zealand coast, and on the coast had light southerly winds and fine weather. We have to thank Mr. K. Guy, the purser, for file) and other favours. The brigantine Ransom came into harbour yesterday morning from her maiden trip to the islands of the Pacific, and right well has the vessel acquitted herself, the round trip being a smart one. Captain Harris reports having left Majuroonthe 7th ult. Had strong N.E. winds prevailing to the Line. Crossed the Equator February 14th; from thence light variable winds and calms to lat. 22 S., long. 170 E., after which strong S.E. winds and heavy sea. Sunday, March 9, sighted Cape Maria Van Diemen, light bearing S. by W. Made Cape Brett on Monday, March 10, at 6 a.m. On the coast strong southerly winds prevailed. The Bansom was hauled alongside the barque Amazon in the afternoon, as she has to tranship er oargo into that vessel for London. The barque Rockhampton, from Mercury Bay, reached Melbourne on the 22nd ult. The schooner Torea cleared out at the Customs yesterday for Elizabeth Reef in ballast. She is to sail from the Mannkau to-day. On Monday last we drew attention to the fact that the schooner Ocean Ranger was making a long passage from Lyttelton to this port, and that fears were being entertained for her safety. It now appears that the schooner is not bound to this port, but to Newcastle, N.S.W., at which place she has safely arrived. The Lyttelton Times of the 13th February published the following under the head of " Sailed" Feb. 12 : Ocean Ranger, barquentine, 268 tons, Abbott, for Auckland. C. W. Turner, agent." And in the same issue, in a shipping paragraph, it says: "The barquentine Ocean I Ranger left for Auckland yesterday morning." : On the strength of these statements the news ' was telegraphed to us from Lyttelton, and it is . only after we refer to the long passage that is presumably being made that the error is discovered at Lyttelton._ But the good folks there •'are very careful to withhold the information as to how the false news originated. - The barque Loongana, hence, arrived at New- . castle on the 29th ult. The Union Company a steamship Waihora has again come into port, paying us her usual .periodical visit. As upon former occasions, ahihas arrived in that excellent order for which the vessels of this noted line are so proverbial. 'Saptain James Edie reports having left Mel Wmrne on the 28th ultimo; arrived at Bluff 3rd instant: left Bluff 4th instant; arrived I'ort ®halmers sth ; left Port Chalmers 6th ; arrived liyttolton 7th; left Lyttelton 7 th; arrived

Wellington Bth; left Wellington Sth : arrived Napier 9th ; left? Napier 9th'; arrived Gi*bome at 6 a.m. 10th; left for Auckland at 9.30 a.m., arriving alongside wharf at 11.30 a.m. yesterday. She experienced light variable winds with fine weather to Wellington ; thence to arrival strong head winds with rain. We have to thank Mr. C; L. Humphries for the prompt delivery of our files and for other favours. The Waihora will leave for Runell this afternoon.

The schooner Gleaner,' under ths command of Captain Urquhart, came into harbour yesterday in ballast, from Levaks. She left Levuka on the2Bch February, with strong S.E. wind and very squally weather, which lasted until the 7th inst»,'lat. 20*00 S., long. 17.1*58 E. ; thence S.W. wind and heavy squalls until arriving off Cape Brett, and arrived as above. The schooner, ns previously stated by ua, is owned by Captain Cross. The R.M. s.s. City of Sydney took her departure for Sydney at 2 p.m. yesterday. Her departure was witnessed by an unusually large number of people, the attraction being the great Canadian oarsman, Edward Hanlan, who was a passenger by ber for Australia. The s.s. Macgrcgor took her departure for Whangarei last evening with passengers and cargo. The ship Brenhilda is expected to be ready to sail for Lyttelton about a week hence. She is to commence taking in ballast to-day from the barque St. Lawrence, which will be hauled alongside for that purpose this morning. The schooner Sovereign may be looked for daiiy from Majaro Island with a cargo of copra, etc. If arriving in time her cargo is to be transhipped for London by tho barquo Amazon. The brigantine Magellan Oloud will sail early this morning for Rockbampton, via Tairua. She cleared at the Customs yesterday, and is to finish her loading with timber at the last port named.

A fow days back we staterd that most incorrect and misleading telegrams had been sent to London as to the wreck of the steamship Triumph, and we at the time quoted one or two to show how incorrect such messages were, and that they were likely to do harm is evident, if we aro to judge from the following extracts from Captain Ashby, received by the mail steamer City of Sydney. The latter is dated January 2D last. Captain Ashby writes : — "The shipping community here was not a little astonished to receive a message stating that the s.s. Triumph was wrecked on the 4 Auokland Bar,'and on reading the cablegram I must confess my ignorance aa to the whereabouts of the Auokland bar. Knowing that I had been connected with your port for a number of years, several shippers and underwriters havo applied to me as to the locale of this bar, but I have set them at rest, informing them that there was no bar connected with Auokland Harbour, The only place I could imagine where the Triumph could come to grief was the Rangitoto Reef, never dreaming it was on the rocks at Tiritiri. How she came there I can' 6 understand. I think, after the explanation I have given to the underwriters, the reputation of tho harbour of Auckland—one of the finest in the world—will not be damaged. You may remember my first voyage to Auckland in the Mary Ann, on September 2D, ISSS. I anchored off Tiritiri on a dark night. No lighthouses in those days."

THE BAKQUE PLANTER LEAKING. Telegrams were received in towa yesterday morning announcing that the barque Planter, which only left Hokianga a few days since, had returned to that port yesterday. The telegrams further stated that she was leaking badly, and that the pumps were choked and broken. She is also stated to have too mush of a deck load of timber. Further particulars are promised after a survey has been held. AMERICAN. The barque Claribel sailed from New York on January 22 for Auckland via Wellington, for this port. She brings for this port 3600 cases kerosene oil, 25 cases turpentine, 100 cases lubricating oil, 6 barrels resin, 44 packages hardware, 3 oases plated ware, 72 cases sewing machines, 7 cases nails, 5 packages blocks, 16 packages barrows, 50 caseß lawn mowers, 4 cases saws, 40 cases axes and tools, 10 oases scales* 6 cases agricultural implements, SO reels wire. 44 packages carriage ware, 28 oases toys, 57 cases chains, 1 crate furniture. 6 cases perambulators, 3 cases organs, 19 cases churns, 7 packages handles, 24 oar 9, 6 crates oars, 2 cases cigarettes, 36 cases tobacco, 50 cases canned goods, 90 cases drugs, 200 cases prepared corn, 10 cases beverages, 1 csLsa gin cocktail, 1 case paper, 52 cases slotes, 1 case chalk, 4 cases books, 1 case pictures, 37 cases merchandise. The brigantine Parnell left New York on January 24th for Wellington and Lyttelton. At the latter port she is to co<ae on to Auckland with a ctrgo of grain, &c. During the year ISS3 tonnage to the following extent was sent from New York and Boston :"To Auokland, 2904 tons; Dunedin, 3331 tons; Wellington, 2903 tons; Lyttelton, 2515 tons* To all ports of New Zealand and Australia the despatch amount to 69,261 tons for the twelve months named.

From New York, under date February 7, we learn that 4 'Freights are muoh depressed. The high rates ruling daring the last six months of ISS3 attracted many vesßelß to this port, and the falling off in the export of grain and oil (caused by advancing prices in these staples), has left them without occupation. The supply of tonnage, therefore, greatl} exceeds the demand, and the prospects have not been improved by speculations in grain, looking toward still higher priccs. Many vessels of large or moderate capacity are anxious for colonial charters, and the result has been a moderation iu the views of owners, greatly to the advantage of charterers. Current rates may be quoted as, say —Danedin, 25c.; Melbourne, 21c.; Sydney, 18c.; Adelaide, 22Jc.; Brisbane, 27Jc.; Auckland, 25c."