SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7664, 15 June 1886, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Ki«H WATkA at Auckland—6.s2 a.m.; 6.15 p.m. Masakan—9.32 a.m. ; 9.55 p.m. Sun.— 7.16 ; sits, 4.45. Moon.—FulL 17th. 1.18 a.m. ARRIVALS. Clansman, a.v., 331, Farquhar, from Tauranga. Passengers: Miss Murphy, Messrs. Lewis, Drummond, Donaldson,— S.S. Go,, agents. Te Anau, i.e., 1652, J. Mcintosh, from Southern ports and Melbourne. Passengers Lord Oianmorrie, Judges Brookfield and Williams, Messrs. JR. G. Thomas, Burton, Presse, J. H. Swinburne, J. Biglow, Liddy, Deveaux, Henderson, Haywood, Harvte, Finstong, Madas, Gilmour, Norrie, Coghill, Leon, Gushmtvn, Guest, Boioowor, Longland, White, Owen, Blckerton, Braithwaite, Robinson, Hinton, Raid, Bradley, Whitelaw, McMillan, Fountain, Clark, Levisohn, Parker, Mr. Ooghill and wife, Mr. Stevens and wife. Sir W. and Lady Fox, Mr. Bright and wife, Mr. Wright and wife and family (4), Mr. Chrystall and wife, ftleadamea Rutherford, Greenatreet, Williams, Misses Rutherford, Olney, Pannett, Oliver, Gordon, Tabutaau. Steerage 48, and through passengers to Sydney, saloon 10, steerage 44.— Union S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Mimiha, sohooner, 54, J. McKenzie, for Mercury Bay.— D. H. McKenzie, agent. Clansman, s.a., 331, Farquhar, for Tauranga. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. Glenelg, a.s., 156, Norbury, for Tauranga.— Northern S.S. Co., agonts. Wellington, s.s., 279, Stephenson, for Russell and Northern ports.Northern S.S. Co., agents. Rowena, s.s., 10S, C. Halandar, for Mercury Bay and Tairua.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Clansman, s.s., for Tauranga. Glenalg, ».»., for Tauranga. Wellington, s.s., for Russell. Rowitna, s.s., for Mercury Bay. THE UNION S.S. COMPANY. To-day. — The Hawea leaves Ouehunga at 8 a.m. for Southern ports ; the Te Anau leaves for Sydney via Russell at 5 p.m. Wednesday.—The Arawata is duo from Fiji; the Waihora arrives from Sydney. Thursday.— Tlio Waihora leaves for Southern ports and Melbourne at noon : the Southern Cross arrives. Friday.—The Southern Cross leaves for East Coast porta at 5 p.m. IMPORTS. Per a.s. Te Anau, from Soutlers ports and Melbourne : 1522 sacks oats, y4.'i sacks wheat, 788 sacks potatoes, 25 sacks malt, 20 sacks oatmeal, ISO sacks flour, 12S bags sugar, 164 packages tea, 27 bags pepper, 3 bags seed, 300 oases and 190 drums castor oil, 21 cases tobacco, 6 casks and 15 cases wine, 15 hhds. ale, 17 cases bacon, 20 cases meats, 100 cases jams, 120 boxes candles, 32 boxes soap, 144 cases fruit, 9 crates biscuits, 20 kegs drugs, 24 bAgs onions, 20 cases ginger ale, 2 bundles trees, 28 hides, 7 cases boots, 2 cues hops, 4 cases cotton, 13 trunks boots, 32 packages periodicals, ic.; ex Doric, 146 packages sundilti. Per Te Anau : 10 cases bacon and hams (new), 228 sacks potatoes.—T. H. Hall and Co. The brig Vision, from the Kaipara, reached Sydney on the 2nd inst. The schoouer Mariner left Newcastle on the 3rd June with a cargo of coal for Sydney. At the latter port she is to load a general cargo for Normantown, via Towusville. The biigantine Maria Virginia was on the berth at Newcastle loading for Auckland on the 4tb„ the date the Wakatipu left Newcastle for Wellington. The s.s. Clansman returned from Tauranga at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, arid after landing her passengers (7) she went down to 3£ohimivrama, and there landed 103 head cattle and 450 sheep. She proceeded again last evening to Tauranga, being followed by the i.s. Glenelg. They, with the Argyle, which want away on Sunday night, are to bring up shesp and cattle. The Union Co.'s s.s. Te Anau arrived from Melbourne and Southern ports at 12.30 o'clock yesterday, making fast to the wharf at about a quarter to one. In addition to general cargo, the veanel brings a number of passengers, especially in the steerage, there being of thi> number 44 who are booked through to Sydney, of the latter lot a number are intending to proceed to the Ximberley goldtield. Captain Mcintosh reports that she sailed from Molbcurne on the Ist inst. at 6 p.m., arrived at Hobart on the 3rd inst. at 9 a.m.; sailed the ume day at 3 p.m. Experienced light S.E. winds and fine weather till Arrival at Bluff, on 'Jib 7th inst., at 9 a.m. Called at Dunedin on «h« 8;h, Lyttelton on the 10th, Wellington on the 11 eh, ISapier on the 12:b, Gisborne on the 13ch, taking her departure from the latter port the same day at 11 a.m.; East Cape abeam at 5.30 p.m. on the 13th, arriving at wharf as above. On the coast experienced strong southerly and S.W. winds and fine weather throughout. The Te Anau proceeds on to Sydney this afternoon. The schooner Jennie 8., Captain Skillen, which is now on her way from Newcastle to this port with a cargo of coal, is to go from here to IVhnngsroa, there to load timber for Sydney. Inwards Coastwise. — Mercury, cutter, from Tairua, with 26,500 feet timber; Progress, barge, from Whangapoua, with 21 logs. Ootwabds coastwise. — Elsie, ketch, for Thames, with 27 tons coal, 5 tons carrots, 5 tons potatoes, 15 toes pig iron : Mercury, cutter, for Tairua, with 5 tons flour and 5 tons coal ; Progress, barge, for Whangapoua. The barque Notero is rapidly filling up with cargo for the Kimberley goldfield, and consequently should have prompt despatch- This vessel offers excellent opportunities to passengers, who are desired to make early application, as her accommodation is being quiokly taken tip. The syndicate to which we referred as boing formed to load the vessel has been successfully floated, and the present prospects for the vessel are most encouraging. The Notero la to be docked to-morrow. Captain Charles Helander has gone in charge of the s.s. Rowena. This vessel is running temporarily in the room of the s.c. Argyie. The schooner Mimiha goes hence to Mercury Bay, and will there take in a part cargo of timber and return with it to Auckland. Here she is to complete her loading with general cargo for Noumea, for which place she will have quick despatch. Mr. D. Gouk and a number of workmen ■were engaged yesterday in putting up cattle fittings in the s.s. Chelmsford, ptior to her taking up her intended trade on the coast. The s.s. Southern Cross, hence on Tuesday last, did nor, arrive at Gisborne until Sunday evening last. No doubt her long passage is accounted for by the dense atmosphere—the result of the recent eruption in the Hot Lake district—having extended so far seaward as to interfere with the onward progress of the vessel. In consequence of this delay the Southern Cross is not expected to reach here until about Friday next. The brig signalled all day on Sunday last turns oat to be thb Syren, bound from the Thames for Sydney, with a cargo of timber. Yesterday the vessel was off Whangarei—light airs interfering with her onward progress. It is now doubtful as to whether the Russian man-of-war Vestnik is really coming on to this port from Wellington. She left the lastnamtd port on the 3lst May, and consequently is now fourteen days out. Had she intended to come to Auckland it is not likely that she would have taken so long on her passage. We anticipate that the vessel lias gone on to Japan. The Auckland Harbour Board's dredger No. 121 should put in an appearance here from Glasgow, via Brisbane, charing tho course of today, as she is now nine days out from the latter plaoe.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. DEPARTURES. Gairloch, s.s., Mc Arthur, for Waitara. Passengers : Messrs. Walker, Stadpape, Ellis, Wacky, and 4 steerage.— Barnes, Agent. The Northern Co.'s s.s. Gairloch left for V/aitara yesterday afternoon, with 14 tons general cargo and a number of passengers. The Union Ca.'s a.x. Hawea leaves for the Southern ports at 8 o'clock this morning. She takes the following passengers: Messrs. J. Chadwick, K. Malcolm, Miss Stanhope, and several steerage.

BY TELEGRAPH. WELLINGTON. June 14.—Arrived : Mary Russell, barque, 114 days, from New York. LYTTELTON. June 14.Arrived : Kawatiri, from Wastport; filahinapua, from Wellington. Sailed : Wanaka, Inrercargijl, and Go-ahead, for South; Grafton, for Wellington. DUNEDIN. June 14. —Sailed : Frederick Basil, barque, for Auckland; Orowaiti, for Westport; Rotorua, for the North. Passengers for Lyttelton : Messrs. Turnbull, Ollivior, Williamson, Misses Smith, Bull , and six in steerage. THE LYTTELTON. TIMA.BO, June 14.— insuranceii of the local shippers on the ship Lyttelton are as follows South Canterbury Refrigerating Co., £3000; Loan and Mercantile Agency, £1200 ; Canterbury Farmers' Association, £200. Her total cargo is valued at £23,000, of which about £10,000 was shipped at Timaru. Lloyd's agent has telegraphed for the marine surveyor from Christchurch. The preliminary inquiry into the wreck of th* Lyttelton will beheld to-morrow (Tuesday). It is understood that the local agent of the company employed the Grafton to tow the Lyttelton to sea on his own responsibility, but the sißoretary of the Harbour Board was opposed to giving that steamer the work. The crow managed to save all their belongings, but: the captain lost everything, and had only time to tare the ship's papoira and chronometer. It if impossible to learn exactly what was the ,o>vtue of tho diiMter, so many theories having

been pat forth concerning it. What appear* to be the moit feasible of these is that the hawsers not foul of the sorew of the Grafton, rendering the steamer powerless. The captain of the Lyttelten, finding his Teasel drifting on to the rocks, dropped his anchor, and when the tug got to work again, the ship was towed orer her anchor, the fluke of which tore % hole in the bottom, thus letting In the water. Onlookers say that when thoy saw the vessel settling down a dense volume of steam was issuing from the funnel of the refrigerating maohine, showing that the engines were being flooded. This continued for about half an hour, and then she submerged up to her deoks. Some of the wharf hands deolare that when the Lyttelton was hauling off the breakwater they noticed that she struck something, and the surmise is that the anohor in being hoisted struck against the side and made a bole. This is possible, but not so likely to be the real cause of the accident as the other theory mentioned above.