SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7928, 21 April 1887, Page 4

SHIPPING.

0 High Water at Auckland— a.m.; 5.66 p.m. j, j» t „ Manukau— 9.17 a.m.; 9.36 p.m. * Snu.Rises, 6 38; sets, 6.21. . Moon— 23rd, 8.32 p.m. . a ARRIVALS, * Suva, 8.8., 177, C. Todd, from Levuka.— * Union S.S. Co., agents. , Atlantic, schooner, 60, A. H. Compton, from 5 Karotonga.—Donald and Edenborough, agents. D Arawata, MPS, W. L. Cromarty, from Fiji. D Passengers : Mrs. and Master Ooates, Messrs. u Harrington, L. Hunfce, Tucker, Turner, McKin- a lay. For Sydney : Mr. St. Julian.—Union S.S. ® Co., agents. f CLEARED OUTWARDS. I Wftirarapa, s.s., 1786, Chatfield, for Sydney. t Passengers: Mrs. Bartlett and child, Mrs. 0 Smeaton and child. Misses Lynch, Herrick, t Gourlay, Smith, MoMath, Mrs. Smith and ft children (2), Messrs Drew, Waldron, St. Julian, H. J. Jordan, R. J. Parker, Quinn, Greenwood, Roskell, eatheid, Sclatz, Clark, Gates, Tithe- r radge, Anson, Clitheroe, Briar. Cahill, Gresbam, g Pollard, Edmonds, Mr. and Mrs. Rickey. Mr. v and Mrs. Staniniore, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Closs j g and family (2), Mr. and Mrs. Haxton, Mr, ana Mrs. Calvert. Mr. and Mrs. Stanfield, Mr. »nd Mrs. Beverly. Mrs. Casey and 2 children, Mr. q Lester, and 57 in the steerage.—Union S.S>. 00., g Agents. g DEPARTURES. C Linda Weber, schooner, for Meroury Bay, j "Wairarapa, s.s., for Sydney. I KXPECTED ARRIVALS, j, SAN FRANCISCO : v Alameda, R.M. s.s., due April 2S. , LONDON : 1 America, ship, sailed January 4, KTDH. a Couturion, ship, sailed January 28, KCGT, E Oatnaru, ship, sailed February 5, WSNQ. Lutterworth, barque, loading. Rangitiki, ship, loading. j GLASGOW: t Routenbeck, barque, loading. ( HEW YORK : , „ , c I Rudolph Joaepjiy, barque, sailed Nov. lb, MDKT * „ , 1. K t Elinor Vernon, barque, sailed February D, ( via Dunedin. I C. W. Janes, barque, sailed Feb. 4. i Nellie M. Slade, barque, sailed Jan. 10. Arab, barque, loading. e Hambdkg: Levuka, barque, sailed December JO. Victoria, barque, and for Lyttelton. t SYDNEY: , J Zealandia, R.M. s.s., April 24. c Richmond, s.s,, early, c MELBOURNE : ' Ensign, schooner, aailed April <. « ' Newcastle : , Madura, barque, sailed April i. FROM ISLANDS : , Torea, schooner, early. 1 Janet Nicoll, s.s., early. ( DUNEDIN : ( Caberfeidb, barque, early. ] OAMARU : i Darcy Pratt, schooner, early, 'KMARC : I Oceola, brigantine, early. ] PROJECTED DEPARTURES, LONDON : Easterhill, barque, loading. i Laira, barque, loading. 1 Hermione, ship, early. NEW YORK : Elinor Vernon, barque, early. SAX FRANCISCO : _ _ ZeaUndia, R.M. s.s,, April 20. SYDNEY : ; Alameda, R.M. s.s., about April 28, j UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. ; This Day.—The Tarawera leaves for Southern j ports and Melbourne at noon. Saturday.—The Southern Cross arrives from 'East Coast ports. I NORTHERN S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. This Day : The lona leaves for Great Barrier ; at S a.m. ; the Gairloch leaves for New ( Plymouth at 1 p.m.; the Douglas leaves for i Opotiki at 5 p.m., and the Wellington arrives from Whangarei at midnight. The Macgregor , leaves for Wanganui at 3 p.m. ■ i Friday : The Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; the Wellington leaves for Whangarei, and the lona for Mercury Bay and Tairua at 7 p.m. Saturday : The lona arrives from Meroury Bay, and the Gairloch from Waitara. Sunday : The Clansman arriveß from Tauranga early, VESSELS IN HARBOUR. This list does not include coasters. Steamer. —Suva, in dock. SBTP3. — Hermione, at Railway Wharf. Basques. — Heinrich Bauer, at Sugar Co.'s Wharf; Easterhill, Laira, at Queen-street Wharf ;% Manna, Jin stream. Brigantinjts. —Clansman, in stream ; Stanley, Smaragd, and Ada C. Owen, at Queenstreet Wharf. Schooners. —Buster, Jessie Niccol, Fanny Thornton, Devonport, in stream ; Handa Isle, at Railway Wharf; Atlantic, Gael, Queen-street Wharf. IMPORTS. Per schooner Atlantic, from Rarotonga: 37 tons copra, 88 casks limejaice, 21 bags arrowroot, 30001b pearlahell, 24 bags dried bananas, 20 bags coffee. Per 8.8. Arawata, from Fiji ;—For Auckland : 2583 bunches bananas, 440 mats sugar, 141 cases oranges, 71 cases pines, 51 Back* peanuts, 21 Back; cocoanuts, 10 bundles hides, 21 packages sundries. For Russell: 4 packages. For Sydney :66 packages. For Wellington : 357 packages. For Lyttelton :75 packages. For Dun» :edin : 25 packages. EXPORTS. Per s.s. Wairarapa, for Sydney: 16 sacks cocoanuts, 50 bales cocoanut fibre, 77 keg« butter, 1 case jewellery, 50 cases mullet, 32 x cases eggs, 25 cases preserved meats, 10 barrels, \ 2 tierces, 48 kegs beef, 58 sacks oysters, 2 boxes X ferns, 240 casks limejuice, 7 sacks kauri gum, 50 N»ses oranges, 3 bundles boat knees, 24 baskets, packages sundries, and cargo from Southern Coastwise.— ketch, from C m s b 5000 feet timber; Rose, cutter, •fmm A 7 T nSy *i. with 45 tons coal . Ida, barge, nn!i lhnran kwlth logs and 10,000 shingles. ODTWAKD3 Co. STWI8i —Rose, cutter, for angarei; Ida, ba,^ e> for Mahurangi. tn _ © schooner Atlantic which left Rarotonga Some lo hours m advano. of the Ada C. Owen, » f arrived here on 'Tuesday, came into v'« ° ar 'y 3' ester day morning, and to-day mL .2 8 berthed at the Queen-street Wharf. *1,11 °,T ha ? strong VoW or 'the Thtf h°; U +- r trp : --—"R for Mercury Bay, teß Aw l - 1 with timber for Oamaru. Li-'uo s.s. Wairarapa took her departure for jSydney via Russell last evening with passengers 'and cargo. .In yesterday's issue we stated that the brigantine Vuka was being delayed in getting out of the Hauraki Gulf on her way to the Islands, owing to the strong N.E. gale that was prevailing outside. From Whangarei yesterday morning we learn that Captain Robinson has had to give up his attempt to get off, the coast, and to run for Whangarei, where he arrived yesterday morning for shelter. His example was followed by Captain McQuarrie with the schooner Mariner. It is needless to say that both vessels will get under weigh again the moment there is a favourable change in the Weather. . The barque Nanna, having completed the landing of her cargo of sugar at the Sugar Works, was towed down from there yesterday morning by the Awhina, and anchored off the 'Qaeen-Btreot Wharf. The barque Heinrich Bauer was afterwards taken up by the same eteamer, and berthed at the Sugar Co.'a Works, there to land her cargo of raw sugars, and this ehe commenced doing during the afternoon. _ The Union Co.'b s.s, Arawata came into harbour yesterday morning at about 7 o'clock from Fiji, with cargo and passengers. On 'the trip just completed the Arawata has had to 'do an unusually large amount of work by the towing of the Suva from Fiji to New Zealand, some 1050 miles, and this work was done 'with but little loss of time, the Arawata reaching here within her timotable date; and this again in the face of the fact that the Arawata Was quarantined for some 48 hours at Fiji. Captain Cromarty reports that the Arawata left Suva at 5 p.m. on the 14th with the Suva in tow; passed Mount Washington at 12.20 a.m. on the next day, and sighted the Poor Knights at 1.30 p.m. on the 19th. Off there the Suva was cast off, and from that time steamed slowly towards Auckland, the Arawata keeping v in company- Strong S.E. winds, with heavy eea, were experienced until the 19th ; thence light northerly winds to arrival. We have to thank Mr. A. C. Walker, the purser, for the prompt delivery of our files, and for other favours. The schooner Welcome, from the Thames, reached Brisbane on the 13th inst. _ The three-masted schooner Ensign, which left Melbourne on the 7th inst. with a cargo, as stated in yesterday's HERALD, brings the last consignment of bluestone needed by Mr. Lanigan for the completion of the Calliope Dock, The ship Hermione was brought alongside the Railway Wharf by the tug Awhina yesterday niorning, and there she is to commence her loading for London. Not wholly unexpected, the Union Co.'s s.s. Suva came into harbour early yesterday morning from Fiji, but the manner of her coming— In tow of the Arawat.-i— was not looked for. ; The Suva has now been away from New Zealand ■doing active service in the inter-island trade of •the Union Co. nr. the Fiji for some 15 months past, and during that period there has been but little opportunity of sighting the vessel's

bottom, owing to an absence of docks or slips at the Fijis. Consequently the Suva, for £ oleaning, has always had to be content wi being placed "on the hard." Shortly the end of March the Suva was placed on R the hard at Levuka for cleaning and Pointing, and after this she started on her round trip for Suva and the other par ] and for Tonga. When between the Ports of Levuka and Suva, it was suddenly found that the steamer had sprung a leak and P y making, water. A temporary in, P e^ l made, when it was found that one of the plates A under the forehold was broken, and at Levuka a survey was hold. Prior *° thin, it maybe - mentioned, the crew and ofceers had informed r Captain Todd of their intention of refusing to . proceed to sea with the vessel any longer unless She was accompanied by a convoy, the reason * being that she was far from seaworthy, and that the leak might become greater than could be overcome by the ship's pumps. The result of the survey was that the Suva was condemned . as unseaworthy, on the ground that her bottom , plates were defective. Captain Todd, under J these circumstances, decided to effect temporary R| repairs and to come on to Auckland under the B( sheltering wing of the company's steamer Ara- - wata. In yesterday's issue we stated that the a Suva was expected here shortly to obtain a HJ complete overhaul and for repairs, but as ic already stated, her arrival was not looked for quite so soon. The two vessels started, the a Suva in tow of the Arawata, and the Arawata S gallantly held to her charge, despite ft strong S.E. gale and very heavy seas, and not until £ Captain Cromarty saw his charge safe on the New Zealand coast, and in the vicinity of the n Poor Knights, did he relinquish his hold. The _ two vessels came down the rest of the way independent of each other, although tho Ara- g wata kept under easy steam and had a J watchful eye still set upon her disabled partner. The Arawata towed the Suva some 1050 miles, and, in spite of thU long tow, managed to keep np her time so closely that she oame into Auckland harbour well within her time-table date—a fact that speaks very highly for the power of the Arawata, and the care and attention bestowed upon his trust by Captain Cromarty. The Suva has been docked for in« spection and repairs. The N.Z. S. Co.'s s.a. Ruapehu, hence, arrived at London prior to the 19th instant, and consequently she has made the passage some three or four days within her contract time. Her frozen meat cargo is reported to be in capital order. The China Navigation Co.'s s.s. Chingtu is expsoted to leave Sydney for Hongkong on the 4th May. The Daily Commercial News, San Francisco, thinks that the reoent verdiot of the coroner's jury in the case of the death by drowning of one of the crew of the whaling barque Atlantic is a curiosity : "We further oensure Captain Warren for neglect of duty in not riDging a bell or ' giving any alarm of the approaching danger, thereby acknowledging his incompetency to fill the position of captain." This is probably the ( first time that the fact has been placed on record that a shipmaster should be an expert bellringer. Soon the demand will be for firstclass song and dance artists to entertain the crew. The jury seem to have taken the Bab i Ballads as an authority concerning the duties of a captain. The B.s> Macgregor having been detained by adverse weather, her departure for Wanganui is postponed until to day at 3 p.m. ] HELENSVILLE. April 20. —Loading: Barque Johann Brodersen and Sarah and Mary. The former expeocs to sail on Saturday. BY T ELEGRA . WELLINGTON. April 20. — Arrived : Rotorua, s.s., from Picton and Nelson ; Mahinapua, s.s., from the South. At the Heads :G. M. Tucker, barque, from Newcastle; True Blue, barque, from Adelaide; Penguin, s.s., from the South. Sailed: Rotorua, s.s,, and Hauroto, for the South. LYTTELTON. April 20.Artived '• Belle Isle and Notero, Newcastle. Sailed : Gerdaso, for Greymouth. PORT CHALMERS. April 20.—Arrived : S.s. Grafton, from Westport; s.s. Manapoari. Sailed : S.s. Te Anau, for Sydney. Passengers :—For Lyttelton : Mr. and Mrs. Chi.holm, family, and nurse. For Wellington : Mesdames Patterson, Spinks and child. Misses Drummond, Holmes, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and three servants ; Hon. Robert Oliver and two servants, Messrs. Cohen, Danton, Meek, A. 0. Ross, M.H.R. For Napier: Mr. and Mrs. Tricket.t. For Auckland : Lady and Miss Bovill, Mrs. Morris and family, Messrs. Wal?-ce, Rennie, Hard wick, Thomson, Wilkinson, Young, and 20 in the steerage; ___________