SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8064, 4 October 1887, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Water at Auckland— a.m.; 8.6 p.m. „ „ Mannkau-11.31 a.m.; 11.48 p.m. Sun.—Rises, 6.110 ; sat«, 6.2. Moon—Lost quarter, loth, 4.36 p.m.

ARRIVALS. Rotpniahana,«.s„ 1727, Carey, from Sydney, Sept. 29. Passengers : Lord Shaftesbury, Mr, and Mia. Boylan. Messrs. Garlick, F. Battley, Mr. snd Mrs. Featherston and 3 children, Mia* Mocgatoo, Lehman, Miss Skinner, Messrs, Paterson, Coster, Toynbee, and 15 in steerage. Union S.S. Co., agents. Bellinger, s.s., 134, J- Benson, from Whatigarei. Passengers : Mesdames Haynes and Aley, Misses Juokson and Aley, Messrs. Jack* son, Luproi, W. Patterson, A. Duncan, ilearey, J. Wright. Matherson, Aley, R. Binney, Jervis, Hewson, H. Engrotron, Donnelly, Coroon, MoLennoo, Scott, Miller, Captain Penel, and 2 in the steorajre.Jubilee Co., agents. Agnes M*rtin, ketch, 41, Josephs, from Russell.—Stone Bros., agents. Agnes Donald, schooner, 62, J. Lewis, from Russell. —W. W. Batt, agent. Saxon, schooner, 58, Martin, from Rasiell. — Master, agent, Tarawera, s.s., 2003. W. C. Sinclair, from Melbourne, September 20, and Southern ports. l'usiiengors: Misses Paton (2), Greenwood, Wright, ' Barn, Howell, Townsend, Mesdames Held, White, Alabaster, Spencer, Henderson,' Me*ir» Edwards, Clement, Durward, Flyger, Joachim, J. Southern, Hunt, Waihope, Reid, Barrett, Todhuntor, Nelson, Vallance * (2), Ecoles, Smith, NesskeHh, White, Koyie, Fancourt, Finher, Wright, Palmer, Wills, and 30 in the steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Magellan Cloud, schooner, 94, J. Matthews, for Brisbane via Thames.—W. S. Laurie, Agent. Agnes Martin, ketob, 41, Josephs, for Russell.—Stone Brothers, agents. Clansman, s.s., 336, Farquhar, for Russell and Northern ports.—Northern s.s. Co., agents. lona, s.s., 156, Amodeo, for Tauranga, via way Northern S.S. Co., agents. Crusader, ship, 1058, Perriam,,for Napier.— Cruiokshank and Co.-, agents. DEPARTURES. Clansman, s.s., for Russell. Agnes Martin, ketoh, for Russell. lona, s.s,, for Tauranga. Magellan Cloud, schooner, for Brisbane, via Thames. KXPKCTED ARRIVALS. SAN rßAsrcisco : Alameda, R.M. s.s., due October 13. London : Balcaries Brook, s.s.,' sailed; September 8, via Sydney. Ashlelgh Brook, s.s. (via Sydney), to sail v'; October 8. Piako, ship, sailed July 1. Zealandia, ship, sailed July 23. LurUne, ship, sailed July 26. May Queen, ship, loading. Waikato, ship, loading. Canterbury, ship, loading. Selembria, s.s,, to load. GLASGOW (VIA DUNKDIiJ) : Margaret Galbraith, ship, sailed July 1. LIVERPOOL: .

Himalaya, barquo, loading. NEW YORK : Star of the East, barque, sailed June 7, QJKN Erie Reed, barque, sailed Jane 24. Mary A. Greenwood, barque, sailed July 27. Ada Stott, barque, sailed August 4. Rebecca Oroweli, barque, loading. JAVA : •> Kirkdale, barque, sailed about August 20. SYDNEY : Zealandla, R.M. s.s„ due October 9. Newcastle : ? ' Balmoral Castle, ■.(. (from London), about October 9. SAMOA: Adler, JELI.G.M. ship, early. mjx: Jennie B;, schooner, early. FROM ISLANDS : " Richmond, s.s., due. . •' Olive, schooner, early. ; Torea, schooner, early.. ;- f : ' f Ryno, brigantine, early, Louie, schooner, early, JiTTXBLTON : Lizzie Guy, schooner, early. PRO.TKOTItD DEPARTURES, BAN FRANCISCO : , , Zealandia, R.M. s.s,, October 10. LONDON.: . .., v Balmoral Castle, s.s., about Ootober 11. . Rangltikoi, ship, loading. NEW tore : Star of the East, barque, to load. SYDNEY:, Alameda, R.M. s.s., about 13th instant. '5 1 SOUTH SEA ISLANDS : ' I Richmond, s.s,; early. ' UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. This Day. — The Hawea is to leave One-, hunga, at 10 a.m. for Southern ports. The Tarawera leaves for Sydney, via Russell, at 5 a.m. The 'Australia leaves for East Coast ports at 6 p.m. i, "Wednesday. — The Orowaiti arrives from Southern ports, and leaves for Westport. The Ohau should arrive from Southern port*, and leaves for Greymouth. Thursday.The Wainui is due from Fiji, and leaves for the South. The Wacaka arrives at pnehnnga from' Southern ports. The Roto-* xnahana leaves for Southern ports and Melbourn? at noon. ;•« Friday.—The VTacalca leaves Onehunga at 11,30 a.m. for Southern ports. NORTHERN S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. - : This Day.— Wellington leaves for Whang»;rei at 7 p.m. Wednesday.. — The Gairloch arrives from Waitara. The, Staff a leaves for Kawhia and Raglan, Thursday.'— The Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m.' The Douglas arrives from Opotiki. The lona leaves for the Great Barrier ' at 8 a.m. The Wellington arrives from Whan- •' giirel. "■ ' Friday.—The Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tanranga at 7 p.m. The Douglas leaves for Opotiki at 5 p.m. The lona lor Mercury Bay, and the Wellington for Whangarei, at 7 p.m. Saturday.—The Gairloch arrives from Waitara ; the lona arrives from Mercury By. ' Sunday,—The Clansman 1 arrives from Tauranga early. „ < VESSELS IN HARBOUR. This list does not Include coasters. Crusader, ship, in stream. . Rangitikei, ! ship, at Railway Wharf. Sharpshooter, barque, at Sugar Co. Works. John Knox, barque, in stream. Oamaru, brigantine, at Queen-street Wharf. Stanley, brigantine, in stream. ' - v - Fleetwing, schooner, in stream. Maile, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. . ' vV , IMPORTS. ' Per . s.s. Rotomahana, from Sydney : 86 ' ■ ingots tin, 121 boxes tin plates, 349 bags bonedust, 140 bags bones, 4 drums oarb. soda, 16 cased sewing machines, 6 crates machines, 48 cases polish, 12 pieces cedar, 186 pieces timber, 10 cases jam, 8400 bags sugar, 20 sacks flour, 3 cases watches, 100' cases Geneva, 317 oases fruit and sundries. V"" Per s.s. Australia, from Southern ports:— From Wellington : 125 boxes candles, 4 bundles sacks, 4 oases cheese, ■ 26 birs iron, 23 cases - fisb, 30 boxes bloaters. From Napier : 4 cases tongues, 36 casks. From Gisborne: 16 hides, SO packages sundries. From Waipiro: 2 package*. From Oreti Point: 1 ball, 60 piokagei cheese. Per 11,0, Turawera, " from Melbourne and Southern ports : 10 oases cornflour, 243 packages tea, 154 cases gene»», 50 boxes dates, 873 oases fruit, 55 cases tobaooo, 30 bags tapiooa, 392 bags onions, 20 cases oil, 320 bug* bark, 20 cases • whisky, 50 boxes candles, 380 sheep, and 201 paokagea sundries.

INWABDB Coastwise.—Morning Light, cutter, from Waiheke; Margaret, barge, from WaU heke, with 40 tons manganese; Waipu, barge, from Mansia, with 14 logs; Fannie, cutter, from Whangapoua; Violet, ketch, from Thames; South Carolina, cutter, from Great Barrier ; Lee, cutter, from Tauranya ; Margaret, cutter,, from Waiheke; Olive, barge, from Tairua; Lake Superior, barge, from Tairua; Henry, cutter, from Waiheke; Tay, cutter, from Waiheke; Gipsy, cutter, from Whangapoua; Coralie, cutter, from Whangapoua; Totara. barge, from Pakiri; ltata, barge, from Port Charles ; M»na, cutter, from Tairus.

Customhouse : Entered Odtwabds.— Bangitikei, ship, Taylor, for London. Tim *.». Clansman for Bussell and other Northern ports., loua for Tauranga via way ports, took their departures last evening with cargo and passengers. ' The #.». Bellinger arrived from Whangarei this morning with the following cargo s—l7 sacks gum, 8 boxes gum, 10 bundles hides, and sundry packages. The cutter Willie Winkle has again come to grief, md this time it is off the Sugar Com pany V works at Birkenhead, where yesterday morning she filled and sank. The cutter was loaded with ballast t.t the time, and the wash caused by th» strong westerly breeze proved too much for the little craft, it starting her covering board through bumping against the barque Sharpshooter. Steps are to be at once taken towards her recovery. A good,f»,ir wind blowing, and being unable to tflku advantage of it, is at all time* a moat tantalizing position for a master of a vessel that is ready for sea to bis in; such has been the petition of Captain Perriam, of the good ship Crusader, since Saturday morning last, bis detention being caused by the sudden departure of four of his crew who .left the vessel on Friday last, without an much as ''by your leave, sir." However, the vacancies caused jbjr these four " gay tar»," who perhaps are off

to the Waltoa " rash," are now filled by other men, and early thU morning Captain Perriam hopes to have his oanvas spread to the favour-" ins breeze. The Crusader goes from here to Napier, where, after landing the balance 01" her London cargo she is to take in oargo for London back again. Three vessels, the schooners Agnes Donald and Saxon, and the ketch Agnes Martin, arrived daring yesterday from Kuasell with cargoes of coal. The cutter Lee, which arrived from Tauranga yesterday- tuorning, brought from the port named a cargo of sulphur, - which was obtained from White Island. The/following vessels ware loading at the Kaipara yesterday At Helensville, barquentine Devonport; at Kaukapakapa, three-masted schooner Yolande ; at Point Curtis, barques Giaamere, Phoenix, and Speedwell; at Aratapu, barques Aurora, Zodiac, schooners Annie Wilson and M»rmion. The s.s. M*whera, hence, reached Greymouth on Sunday afternoon last. The Union Co.'a s.s. Taratvera came into harbour yesterday morning, at 11 aim., from Melbourne and Southern porta, with mails, passengers, and oargo. Amongst her passengers are a few of those who came from London by the steamship lonic, and who were taken on board the Union steamer at Wellington. Of the voyage, we learn that the Tarawera left Melbourne on the 20th ult., and arrived at Hob»rt at 7-40 a.m. on the 22nd ; left there again at 5 30 p.m., arriving at the Bluff at 6 a.m. on the 26th; left same date at 5,30 p.m., arriving at Danedin Wharf at 1.30 p.m. on the 27th; loft Port Chalmers at 6.30 p.m. on the 28th, and made fast to Lyttelton wharf after a smart tun of 14 hoars and 40 minutes ; left Lyttelton on the 29th, at 5.10 p.m., arriving at Wellington at 6.30 a.m. on the 30th—passage 13 hours and 20 minutes, and this quick work was done against a fresh head wind ; left Wellington on the 30th, at 5.20 p.m., reaching Napier at 10.20 a.m. on the Ist inst.; loft at 9 p.m., arrived at Gisborne at 5 a.m. on the 2nd, leaving there again at 10 a.m., making fast to Queen«street Wharf at 11 a.m. yesterday. The steamer experienced moderate winds with fine weather to the East Cape, thence to arrival strong south-west winds. Yates and Co., Birmingham, are making an oar in which the blade is made from the best sheet steel, highly tempered. It is put forward as being much stronger than the ordinary wooden one, and cannot be broken without undue violence. The handle fits into a sooket running nearly the whole length of the bladw, and forming a baokbone of great strength. The oar being muoh thinner in the blade than the wooden one, enters and leaves the water cleaner. The handles are made separately, of the ordinary spruce or ash, and If broken, o»n be readily replaced. Twenty-five years ago there were employed in connection with the trade of the United Kingdom something like 14,000,000 tons of shipping, while all other nations had but 10,000,000. This 14,000,000 tons of the British Mercantile Marine of a quarter of a century ago has now increased to 46,000,000 tons, while the foreign tonnage has inoreased only to 16,000.000. The British Mercantile Marine was still increasing, and of every three ships built, two were of British owners.

After ft good passage of four days and four hours the steamship Rotomahana came into port yesterday evening, making fast to the Queen-street wharf at about 10 o'clock. . Of the voyage we learn that the steamer left Sydney on the 2SJth September at 5 30 p.m.; cleared Fort Jaokson Heads at 6 p.m. ; passed the Three Kings at 4 a.m. on the 3rd instant, and was abreast of Cape Maria Van Diemen at 6.30 same date, North Gape abeam at 8 a.m., and Gape Brett at 1.30 p.m., Tiritlri being passed at 8.45 p.m., arriving as above. Experienced moderate to fresh S. VV. winds, with variable weather till the 3rd Inst., and hence strong S. W. winds up to arrival. The barque Killarnfly, from the Thames, reached Melbourne on the 24th ultimo.

H.&I.S. Diamond, wiih Admiral Fairfax on board, arrived at Thursday Island on- the 27th | ultimo from her oruise ftmonga}; the Islands. The steamer Balmoral Castle arrived at Sydney on the 24th ultimo, and after landing cargo and passenger* there, left for Newcastle on the 27th, and from the latter port she was to come on to this port direct, after first putting out and taking in cargo and coal. Of the steamer we learn that the Balmoral Castle was launched from the yard of Napier and Sons, at Glasgow, about ten years ago, having been built to the order of Sir Donald Carrie and Co., and she continued running the mails between London and the Cape until purchased, some five years ago, by a Spanish company. While uucor the Spanish flag she caught fire in the harbsnr of Goranna, and was so badly damaged that she had to be sold. Purchased on behalf of Messrs A. M'Mlllan and Sons, the vessel was taken to their works at Dumbarton and entirely renewed, with the exception only of the hall and engines. In general appearance the Balmoral Castle bears a striking likeness to H.M.S. Tyne, which was here some months back, except that she is painted black, whereas the troopship was white. The Balmoral Castle is an iron screw steamer, '345 feet in length, 39 feet 6 inches in breadth, and 21 feet 1 inch depth of hold, her net register tonnage being 2058 tons, and gross 3198 tons, and her carrying capacity being about 4000 tons of dead weight. In a wooden house aft there is accommodation for about 20 saloon passengers. There is an extensive bridge amidships and a topgallant forecastle. The vessel seems well supplied with winches, etc., for loading and discharging cargo, boats, «to. She is steered by steam, the engine being one of Matthew Paul's, of Dumbarton. The fore and After holds of the vessel are fitted up with refrigerating machinery, so that she should be eminently adapted for the frozen msat trade. Rigged as a topsail schooner, the Balmoral Castle has a rather attractive appearance aloft, and generally seems to be a superior vessel of her class. The voyage jest completed has been a lengthy one, having ocoupied 64 days, and is accounted for by the heavy weather encountered, After discharge of her cargo for this port, which is not very large, the steamer will proceed for New Zealand ports, via Newcastle. Captain Chapman is in command, Mr. Robert Anderson is chief officer, and Mr. Collins is second. Mr. George Bennett has charge of the engines, which are on the compound surface condensing principle. The steamer brings the following passengers for here Mr. and Mrs.. Gill and family (9), Mi»s Colpitts, Mrs. Withers, Miss Butcher, Mr. Macaulay, and 47 in the steerage. Attention is directed to the alteration in the running of the s.s. Kotuku. In future she will leave for Thames and up-river settlements on Tuesdays only. * The following passengers had booked at London up to the 19th August for New Zealand ports Per Thames, sailed September 9 : For Wellington, Mr. W. O. Fitzgerald. Per Parramatta, sailed September 23: For Wellington, Mr, J. Maher ; for Lyttelton, Messrs. Keep (2). Per Carthage, to sail October 7: For Auckland, Messrs. Hussey, Turner, Mrs. Robion, Mrs. Snelling and infant; for Napier, Messrs. G. H. Braddock, W. B. Haigh; for Lyttelton, Rev. and Mrs, W. .R. . Wrightson, Messrs. R. : and A. Wrightson. Per Massilia, to sail October 21: For Dunedin, Mrs. W. Wood, Miss Hamilton, Mrs. H. Hamilton; for Nelson, Mr. Mann. Per Austral, sailed September 1: For Auckland, Messrs. Niool, Goutts, Mr. and Mrs. Gardener ;• for Wellington, Mr. and Mrs, Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. Price. The barque Lurline, with the second cargo of .material for the Kaihu Valley Railway sailed from Gloucester for the Kaipara, on the 6th August last. The following rates of freight were ruling at London foi; New Zealand ports on 19th of August:— . Measurement By Sail. By Steamer, rough ... ... 27 6t030 0 50 oto6o 0 Ditto fine ... 32 6to 35 0 60 0 to 70 0 Weight... ... 25 0 — ' 40 otoso 0 Bottled Beer earthenware and glassware* ... 27 6 — 50 O — Cement ... -5 0 ok 45 0 weight Built beer ... 45 Op 4hhds 80 Op 4hhds The above with the addition of 5 per omit. primage per sailing vessel and 10 per cent, ner itoamar. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. AKKIVALS. Maogregor, s.s. Johnson, from Wanganui. Passengers: Messrs,. Morrow, Bell, Symonds.— A, Barnes, agent. IMPORTS. Por s.s. Macgregor: 29 horses, 190 sacks bones. The Northern Co.'« s.s. Macgregor came into harbour on Sunday night. Owing to the strong south-west gala blowing yesterdny the steamers Gairloch, Stotmbird, and Mucgregor was unable to proceed to sea. Should it have moderated they will leave today. Owing to the westerly gale the departure of the Oretl has had to be postponed until tomorrow. She will theu, if the weather has moderated, take her departure. , BY TELEGRAPH, WELLINGTON. October 3.—Sailed : S.s. Rotorua, for Pioton and Nelson ; s.s. Wairarapa and s.s. Hauroto, for the South. LYTTELTON. Ootober 3.Sailed : Wareata, for Wostport; s.s. Grafton, for Wellington; «.s. Mahina pua, forTimaru and Dunedin ; s.s. Wanaka. for the North. Passengers : Miss MoKay, Meruames McCally and Taylor. Messrs. Taylor (M. 11. It,), SC. Hill, Gray, Cox, Wind, Rogers. :rz BLUFF. £ Ootober 3.The Waihora arrived at 11.30 a,in, Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, 3 WHAT DOKS IT MEAN 1 WAIPU, Monday.—A three-masted sohooner has been anchored off the Waipu beach sioco last Friday. She was seen communicating with the shore. What her business is, i fc is !ni" possible to say,