SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7189, 1 December 1884, Page 4

SHIPPING.

:>■.•.'•■-•• .■ ♦ — Hl«k WaT«», at Auckland 5.27 — 5-63 Vanukau 9-7 —0.33 • Sum.—Rises. 4 40; seta. 70. , saw*.—Full, 3rd, 6.8? a.m. ARRIVALS. NOVBHBEB 29. -Hawk, colonial Government revenue sohooner, Jacob, from a'cruiae. s.s., 279, ' Stephenson, from Sixfranga; •; Passengers : — Messrs. Douglas, Renataj Lindsay, W. J. Dowden, Langstone, Morrison, Skipper, Quintal, Captain Ellis, Mrs. Hay, Misses Hunter, Walmsley, Meadames Hampaon, Howe.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. . Glenelg. s.s., 156, Amodeo, from Mercury Bay and Barrier. Passengers :—From Mercury Bay; Messrs. Chalkin, C.Davidson, J. Gamble, C. Carr, Mrs. Walker, Miss Chapman, Messrs. Green, Coutts, Smith, Thornton's. Dramatic Company . (4), Constable Joyce, and three natives.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Thomas Russell, s.s., 191, C. Helander, from Gisbor'ne and Napier.—Waikato Coal Co., agents. ; Olansirfan, s.s., 336, Farquhar, from "Whangarei.—Northern S.S. Co.. agents. NovfiMßEß 30.

Notero, barque, 430, W. A. Smith, from Newcastle. Passengers : Mr., Mrs., and Miss Jakins. —G. S. Jakins, agent. Albatross, H.i.G.M. man-o'-war. 800,6gunu, Commander Fluddemann, from Apia.

CLEAIIED OUTWARDS. ' Glenelg, s.i., 15G, Amodeo, for Great Barrier. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. NOVEMBEH 29. Glenelg, s.s., for Great Barrier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON! •> Looh Fergus, barque, Bailed Aug. 7, NSRD. ■ Loch Cree, barque, sailed Sept. 1, HSQV. Lady Jocelyn, ship, sailed Sept. 26, kvps. • Lutterworth, barque, sailed November 3, Northumberland, ship, loading, LDKG. G-lenlora, barque, loading, WQPT. •- Vanduara, ship, loading. REBSTJOK : . . ... Gairloch, s.s., sailed October 1. xvr York : Ey vor, barque, via Wellington, sailed 23rd August, jruD.' Rebecca Crowell, barque, via, Dnnadin, sailed September 2S, jjitb. Peorless, brigantine, via Preemantle, sailed October 3. MAURITIUS : Cheviot, barque, early, vodg. JAVA :: Alf, barque, early. Lune, .schooner, early, • Louise, barque, early. Ferdinand, barque, early, BC2IB. NEWCASTLE : Annabel, brig, early. Oceola, brigantine, early. Borealii, brigantine, early. Caberfoidh, barque, early. BfitJTH SEA ISLANDS': ' Explorer, s.s., early. Oatnaru, brigantine, early. cutter, early. Kate McGregor, schooner, early. MTrBLTON : - Sarah Pile, brigantine, sailed Nov. 28. DUNEDEt : Three Cheers, schooner, sailed Nov. 24. SIMARO : Iroquois, U.S. Man-War, in December. GEEYMOUTH : Mary Campbell, schooner, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. lOKDON : ■ Mountain Laurel, barque, loading. - '• Waikato, ship, loading. Laira, barque, early. Eleanor Vernon, schooner, loading. TONGA : •, Haile, schooner, early. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. 3TEAK3HIP3. —Triumph, in the stream; Herald, at Queen-street Wharf. .Ships.—Waikato, at Railway Wharf, loading for London'; Hermione, in the stream. Basques.—Mountain Laurel, at Railway ■Wharf, loading for London; Atlantic, in the stream ; Beatrice Havorner, in the stream; Gefion, at Sugar Works, discharging; Florence' Treat ;■ Pelham, at Qaeon-street Whorf; Laira, at Sugar Co.'a Vi'narf; Christine, in the stream. THE UNION S.S. COMPANY. 'TDESDAT.—The Penguin leayea Oneh.unga.at 9 a.m. for Southern ports. The Xarawera is due from Sydney. ' ' THunsDAT.—The Arawata is due from Fiji.' The Tarawera leaves for Southern ports and Melbourne at noon. The Rotomahana arrives from Southern ports and Melbourne at 9 a.m., and leaves for Sydney at 5 p.m.- - ; . IMPORTS*. Per barque Notero, from Newcastle : 45 tons bonedust, 630 tons coal, 80 pairs shafts. -

-OuTVfABDS Coastwise. —Ghost, barge, for Whangapoua; INottie, cutter, for Whangapoua ; Adah,' ketch, for Whangnrei ; Progress, barge, for Whangapoua; Pakapuka, barge, for Tairua ; Atalanta, schooner, for Tairua ; Lizette, ketch, for Thames. The barque Mountain Laurel is expected to complete her loading and sail for London daring the present weok. The time-table of the Northern S.S. Co. for tho present month will be found in our advertising column. . The three-masted schooner Uaile went one for a trial spin on Saturday last. The trip proved a moat pleasant one. The barque Notero, from Newcastle, arrived in harbour early yesterday morning, with a cargo of coal, etc., after a nine-days' passage. She left on the 20th of November, and had light variable winds until reaching the North Cape'on the 26th, thence light airs and calms and fine weather to arrival.

■ The s.s. Thomas Eussell, from Napier and Gisborne, arrived in harbour on Saturday morning last with 15 horses and sundries. Fine, weather prevailed during the passage. She is to leave again to-day for the same ports, and the better to accommodate passengers, she has had considerable alterations made, so that she can new comfortably take eight or ten passengers. - . The t.n. Wellington, from Tauranga, arrived in harbour on Saturday morning with passengers and cargo, and left again in the afternoon for "Waiwera. From there she returns to-day, and is to leave this afternoon for Russell. The s.s. Glenelg returned from Mercury Bay yesterday.morning, and after landing her passengers and cargo left for the Great Barrier Island. Sh<> visited Tryphena, Blind Bay, Whangaparapara, and Fort Fitzroy, landing at each place cargo and passengers, returning again 'to Auckland by. 2 o'clock yesterday morning. This afternoon she is to leave for Mercury Bay again. . The <i.s. Clansman,- from -Whangarei, arrived in harbour on Saturday evening last .with passengers and" cargo. The Colonial-Government revenue schooner Hawk returned to harbour on Saturday last after a cruise. The schooner Energy was taken out of dock on Saturday morning last, and the s.s. Herald took her place. She is to be cleaned and painted, and is to leave for Greymonth on "Wednesday next. v "Yesterday the various steamers of the Northern S.S. Co. had their nags flying at -half-mast as a, token of respect for the memory of tit. A. "v 7. Humphreys, the Secretary of that company, who died on Saturday night last after .a short illness.

Ihe depressed state ot the shipping trade is causing oorisiderable anxiety throughout Erig : land. Accordibg to Messrs. Angiar Brothert, tho position and prospects for steamers are an bad as have ever been experienced during the past twenty-five years. ■ Notwithstanding the fact that the Clyde. Tyne, Wear, Hcrtlepools, Humber, London, and Liverpool contain, at a low estimate, seme 500 to 600 boats laid up, the trade of the world has this year been, and continues so reduced, that the tonnage working otin with difficulty'find employment at the present quite unprofitable rates.. As regards the future, even a considerable increase of trade cannot be expected to cause an improvement in freights generally until time is allowed for. a large> decrease in tho amount of tonnage existing. The period of. possible improvement has . been materially postponed by the fact that during the first seven months of this, year 356 iron steamers of 262,000. net tons, and 57 'iron' sailors of 82,000 tons register, have been added, as' against 387 steamers of 331,000 net tons and 54 sailers of 70,000 net tons turned out in the same period last year, and the losses during the same month are' only 65,000 tons net of steamers aud 29,000 net tons of sailers (iron); this .year,' against 97,000 net tons steamers and 41,000 tons sailors last year. In' effect, the addition to the available tonnage has been increased up to August this year by.an amount equal to that turned out last year to date; and 1883. far outstripped any.year's record for increase in tonnage. >■

ATRaiVAL OF H.I.G.M. SHIP ALBATROSS. ',An old friend to Auckland—the German sloop of war Albatross—arrived in harbour yesterday morning, somewhat unexpectedly, from Apia, after a splendid run of seven days,' fine weather prevailing throughout the passage. Being well-acquainted with our harbour, she found her way up to the man-o'-war ground without the assistance of a pilot, thus showing that she does not want to be regarded as a stranger'any more. From tho officers of the Albatross on duty, we learnt that the vessel has been oh her station, Samoa Island, for the. past three months, but, in accordance with orders, she has come on to a southern climate for the recreation of the officers and crew. That the Albatross pays us a visit for this purpose, may be regarded as a good testimony of the attractions of our city, and the reputation of our industries too, as the fitting out of the Albatross is always connected with" such visits.' For' the benefit of .those who do not remember the yacht-like, rigged

and fast looking vessel that visited us in 1877, wo may state thatsho represents a peculiar class of sloops.named..after her. She ii> of 800 tons register, .with engines of 600 horse-powor indicated, and la fitted with four guns of no moan calibre, also with a couple of those destructive Gatling guns. . Her crew totals 115 all told. During the stay of the vessel here, which is exr pacted to extend to some four or five weeku, it is to be.hoped the.offioers and crew will enjoy themselves thoroughly, and we feel sure that it will.not be from any want of attention on the part of our citizens if they do not do so. The list of her officers will be found in our local columns. . .

ARRIVAL OF THE COPTIC, FROM ..-.:> LONDON.

Poet ■ Chaliibbs, Sunday. — The steamer Coptic, Captain Ridley, from; London arrived at U a.m. yesterday, bringing 3000 tons of cargo and 208 passengers, all iu good health. Only one death occurred, .'.hat of an infant aged six months. Amongst the passenger's are 73 single women, nominated immigrants. Her draught of water on crossing the bar was 21 feet 8 inches forward and 21 feet 3 inches aft. Her' passage has occupied 44 days 8 hours. The passengers have presented testimonials to Captain Ridley and the officers. Saloon passengers:—Mr. and Mrs. J. Burr Brown, Mr. J. Sbelford. Second saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Masters Bond, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander and family (4), Mrs. Scott and child, Mr. and Mrs. Bethorne, Aliases Brown (2), Rex,-Bredon; Messrs. Becker (2), Bethorne, J. Stughes,*'Jonejl, and Small. Steerage : Elizabeth: Scale, Harriet Eyrell, Mr. S. Stafford Taulor, wife and child, H. E. News, R. Young, E. Aldridge, -Harriet Aldridge, J.- Hicks, C. Kayes and family (10), Henry Lilly, C. Nolde, C. S.Rawsou'. and 'family (7), Mr. and Mrs. Golding.'jMexi] Mason, N, Freman, W. Adams and family (o), Beaumont, S. S. Phillips, J. Brooke, N. G.-Jaokman, C. Gaudy, W. Griffiths, A. Edwards', wife and children (4).

P ORT OF ONEHUNGA,

•"..'• ARRIVALS. / ; Penguiii, a.a',l Nevillo, from the South. Passengers :.' '. Miss Thornton, Mesdarnes Laird, Thornton, Crisp, Burgess, Jack, Messrs, J. Wilsoli, -Broadwood, Encel, MeNiool. Tole, Brigg,; Nelson,--Edmonson, Castleberg, Pilcher, Blytho, Thomas, Buddie, Jack, UcOlell&nd, James,. UhodeV, Holloway, Thomas, Burnt, .Revs. Nir,goltpii, Iteid, Hunter; Bavin,_J. W. Brown, George Brown, Clarice, Caldwell, Gardiner, Crispe, Newman, Stephenson, Burgess, Simpson,' .Wright, and 23 in the steerage.— Union S.S. Co., agents. ■ -•- Argyle, s.s., McArfchur, frotn/Hokianga. Passengers : Mrs. Allen and Alias St. George! —A. Barnes, agent. ■ The s.s. Argyle arrived■ from Hokianga yesterday morning, with a cargo of gum. The Union Co.'n s.s. Penguin, i 749 tons, Captaiu C. Neville, arrived from the South at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Tbo purser (Mr. L. T>\ Beaumont), reports leaving Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. on the 25th, called at Oama.ru, and arrived at" Lyttelton at 10 a.m. on the 2Cth ; sailed ngainat 5 p.m., nnrt arrived at Wellington at 8.15 a.m.'on the 27th ; left again at 3.45 p.m. for Picton and Nelson; arriving -at the latter port at 5 a.m. on the 2Sth; lefc for Taranaki at 4 p.m.,. arriving on tho 29th at 5 a.m.; sailed for the. Manukau at 7.30 p.m., crossed tho bur at 5.30 a.m. on the 30th, arriving as above. Experienced, light variable winds and fiuo weather throughout.. She leaves again for the South' at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. Latest train for passengers, 7.5 a.m.