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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7693, 19 July 1886, Page 11

On the 12th July the ship Haloione sailed from the Kaipara for London with a cargo of timber and kauri gum. Of the former, the ship took 157 pieces, containing 303,680 fees of baulk and 1668 pieces, containing 162,105 feet rough sawn timber. This is valued at £1721. Of kauri gum, she has on board 850 cases, containing 84 tons IScwt., the value of which is set down at £3947. On June 24 the third annual show of the Auckland Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association was opened in the Drill-shed, and an excellent display, both as regards number and quality, was offered to the inspection of the visitors. We are glad to learn that the society is steadily growing in popularity with the citizens of Auckland, the show this year, in spite of the absence of many Southern breeders, being decidedly in advance upon that held last year. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s R.M. steamship Tongariro having completed her loading of frozen meat, etc., from this port for London, resumed her voyage shortly after midday on July 7, being bound for Lyttelton, where she receives further addi* tions to her home cargo. The Tongariro is to leave New Zealand finally on her homeward voyage on the 29th of July. Of frozen meat the Tongariro took 3856 pieces beef, weighing 219,2101b and 907 carcases mutton, weighing 40,9911b. In addition, 14 bars of silver, containing 9cwt lib, and valued at £2945, was also shipped. Of kauri gum she took 2515 cases ; and there is also a shipment of 110 cases tinned mullet. This fish has been shipped by Messrs. J. Reid and Co., who are the agents for the canners, Messrs. Ewing, of the Kaipara. We are pleased to learn that this fish has been most favourably reported upon at home, and it is expected that frequent and much larger shipments will follow the one made on July 7 by the Tongariro. As was to be expected the mail sent away from New Zealand on June 22 was an exceptionally large one. Indeed, so far as the newspaper portion of it is concerned, it is by far the largest one that has been sent from the Auckland office, and, we believe, it is the largest as a whole that has been sent from the colony. To give our readers some idea of the large number of newspapers sent away, each containing a more or less complete account of the terrible eruption in the Lake district on the 10th June, we supply the figures obtained from the Post Office authorities. The mail matter sent away by the Alameda consisted of From Auckland 157 b a g ß ~ East Coast ... 29 „ Southern porta ... 281 \\ Total ... .« ... 467 The Auckland portion of the mail com. prised— Jf" era M 12,918 Books ■ _ ... 1,037 Newspapers .... 42,522 This large number of newspapers will help to extend the knowledge of New Zealand in the home country, and the violent eruption which they record will furnish subjects for I conversation for many days to come,