SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6967, 17 March 1884, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Btsa Wahb. to-day.—Auckland 101 —18.20 jaanuknn 1-41— *»»*.—Rtsse.«s ; ssts. 6 11 Last quarter. tOth, 10.&S ta AKRIYALS.

Sspiegle, H.U.S., Bndgee, frsa Wellies ton, as., 279, Furqoiiar, from Taatanga.—Northern s.B. Co., agents. Glen elf, a.*., 176, Bt«phenaoo. from Tauranga. Passengers—Mlseei, Mcßride, O'Neill, Gorrie, Dssotu, Messrs. Mortimer. Baasett, Denny, Haana, Testro, Campbell. Kusaell, MeKeown, Morris, J. Wright, Taylor. McKay, Hands, Hayr, Col. Hosier, Mr. and Mra. Hay. Rev. Mr, Long and child. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. Boweoa, a.a, >"orris, from Whangarei.— Northern 6.5. Co. agents. Saucy Kate, schooner, 41, Lewis, from Napier. —Master, artsi. CLEAKED OUTWARDS. Gleaner, acnooner, 115, Urquhart, for Kalpan.—Master, agent. Lucy James, ketch, 2S, Miller, forWhaofareL—Master, agent. Energy, three-masted schooner. 185, Francis, •or GrcjiDoath*—Mo&i Bros., Abiel Abbett, three-t&aated schooner, 500, Chase, for New York—Arnold, Hines and Co., agents. *io, three-masted schooner. 317. J. McKeoxie, lor Maaakao.—D. H. AicKe&xie, agent. DEPARTURES. Energy, schooner, for GreytnouUx. Bio, schooner, for M^uuitau. BXP&QTSD ARkivATA liOKdon : Thomas Russell, it, tailed D?c. 2S. J.C LT. Northumberland, ship, sailed D#c. 16. LDEG Rangisikei, ship, sailed 19. tmf. Alastor, barque, sailed January o. wtgf. Deva, barque, sailed January 21, K3XD. j Crusader, ship, loading. Glanoe, barque, loading. ; VBW TORK : Ltdy Mabel, aailed Nov. 17. Rebecca Croweii, barque, sailed Decsoaber 11, (and tar WeiuiigtoD). Claribei, barque, via VTeuingteix, sailed January 22, witss. WUI : schooner, early. PKOJKCTED DEPARTURES. tOWDON : Lutterworth, barque, Mat oh 25, Amazon, barqae, loading. Loch hredan, early. SKW Ti'EK : Abtel Asoot, schooner, to-day, LTTTIuLTO.S : BrenhilJa, ship, early, THE UNION 3.5, COMPANY. Th« following are the moveaienta of the Steamship* of the above company for the prelect week :— Tcksdai.—The arrives about 10a.m., fro Hi Me;bource -irjil !?outhem ports. The Rotoru* leaves at 1 p.tß., for Southern ports. The Wairarapa arrives fioir Sydney. W edsmdat. —The Rotomahana leaves for Sydney via Kussell at "< p.ca. Tbcrsdat. — Th*> Wairarspa leaves for ports and Melbourne at noon. «!atcrdat. — The Southern Cross will arrive Irem bouthem pcrr9. IMPORTS. Per Sea Gall: 52S sacks ryegraM, G. S. J a kins. EXPORTS. r r ? er ,olloo ? er Abiel Abbott, for New York : 5083 cases (460 tons) kauri gum.

CCSTOMHOPSI-EKTEPItn OCTWIBD3. —Sybil, ichooter, Trayte, for Kurutu Island ; Charles acboocer, Handing, for Newcastle. Coastwise.—Leo, cutter, frem "hangarei, with 57 tons coal ; cutter, from Whangarei, with 50 tor.s coal ; Rata, barge, from VVaiara, with i!l logs ; Oiive, barge, from Kennedy's Hay, with 14 'ogs; Rose, cutter, from Whangarei, with 600 bushols oTtL , Merc . ar y. cutter, from Tairua. with -4,500 feet timber ; Mana, cutter, from Tairua, with 26,000 feet timber : Progress, barge, from Whangs poua, with 29.000 feet timber. Odtwapds Coastwise—Dream, cutter, for Tairua; Olive, barge, for Kennedy's Bay; Kate, barge, for Kennedy's Bay ; Rose, cutter, "Miuraßgi ; Progress, barge, for Wbacgapoua. The watermen are making numeroue complaints of parties who are continually making tiae of their boats at night time and during the ••••noe of the owners. They do not so much complain of men making uae of their property, bat at their letting the boats adrift after they have done with them. It is as well for the.e parties to know that the police have strict instructions to keep a sharp look out during the Bight upon all peraona taking boats away from the watermen's steps, ao that "if wanted" again they can be identified. The barqasntinn Waitemata was taken into Wnghts dock, Tarra Bank, Melbourne, on «ebi»y 26 for new false keel, and to be stripped, oaulked, and re-metalled. The three-masted soheoner Abiel Abbott cl6tT6d outwards at the Cuatoma on Saturday, for New Tork, with 460 tona kauri gum—soß3 cases—and which is valued at £26,252. She will take her departure with the first change of wind.

The three-masted schooner Energy eaaayed to get out of port on Saturday laat, bound for UreyMouth, but Captain Frances found that «*aa wind and flood tide was too much for bin to contend against, so that he was forced to drop anchor again off the powdsr ground. •Early yesterday morning she got under way and proceeded to aea.

The Northern C«.'« .teamen Wellington, frcoD Taurasga; QleneTg. from Rn»aell and Northern port* ; mud Kowena, from Whangarei, *11 cue into port on Saturday laat, with »*M«Dg«r» and cargo. The .... Wellington waa *• have acted as fl»g.hip at the regatta on Saturday, but her place had to be filled by the Olenelg, owing to there being a .light di.aarwith the former ve.tel'. machinery. •The achoooer Saucy Kate arrived in harboor wrly on Saturday laat from Napier and other JSaat CoMt porta, brie gin e at cargo 6 ton. of j n ?«* weather and light winds prevailed during the paaaage. The brigantine cieagull and schooner $axon were both berthed at the Wbatf •n Saturday, preparatory to discharging their inward cargoe*. We hare received a latter from Captain °! b * rqTle Loch Ken > whicil is TMreaent at Wellington, having recently arrived thwo from London, in which h* giv*. u. some particulars of hi. Uat passage home from thia Por . He aayi : " I hi»4 a very good pauage home, viz 80 day. from Mayor'a lalarnl. Oa th» luwday follow.eg after leaving the Truir*. i fell in with a terrific gale from the N.E.. veering to eaat. It wa no t very aa I aa on a dead lee ahore, I carried away a SUli"'. '^a ll *P run it my top.ai! yard* to work her off the gale ended I wa* off M..yor Inland. Daring the the weather wa. thick that you could cot we » ,hip'. Jengch away. Thia wa. on the 23rd and 24h "J July laat. The Fame&oth (.hip) ar.d Tongov u»; que) arrived home two ti„y» before me." "y*.|jtain WUaon conclude* hi» letter with the interesting hern that he hi* a new chief m«te whom he <,oly .Lipped mhtu ar home tl-il in the per.on of * wif* *• "companies her hu.band upon hi. preaent trip.

LOSS OF LIFE ON THE TONGOY. Captain D. Wilson, who atriv<=<i at Wellington w:tK Lis vessel, the Loch Kea, from Lona ' BW " a r« since, has sent us a letter, and amongst other icfotmation he informs as that during the passage to London of the barque i.odgov. and whilst running befor* « —-r to-.* gaie iff Cape Rr-~. ir) e second mate of the 7u"" ua, "*d was washvd bverooard. and a* aothjug could be done towards savin# him, w»°loat! * * nd running, he

ARRIVAL OF H.M.S. E3PIEGLE. Lipipgle, from Wellington, c>me into port on KAturrf»T morning h»t. ;,fter a little 0 7 er . two . niontb * *b»«nce, during which time ■be baa visited tbf various principal porta on oar coaat*. The Kipiegle left Wellington on HOfidty '4it, lOtli imtant, aud during the p uukb up she ba» bad to contend thiclc and aqually weather until neariog Anckht l, wheb matters assumed * more pleasant aspect and fine weather was carried to arrival. Nothing baa yet been decided upon »• to the length of ■t&y of the ahip, pending instructiona. Since lait hers there haa h»eri no change in the jaet-aoz/iel of her list of officers. The Espiegle dropped anchor ip close proximity to her smaller partner, the Lark. In the Kspiegle we have a T ®aael that is fast coming in faroar with the Imperial authorities, being found moat useful for despatch services, besides bciog armed to ■uch an extent ah to be »n ugly castenur t<■ raise the "dander" of. Whilst in her mote bumble partner, the schooler Lark, we hive a weasel that if not a terror with her armament la meat useful, as she is able to do work that Srovea of inestimable value to navigation by ®'purveying and other such work, tho correct tontion and particulars of islands, rocks and •boala, etc., that beset the path of the matin«r •» ascertained and published to the world.