SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9078, 12 June 1888, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

fiIGH Wattsb. at Auckland—B.23 a.m.; 8.43 p.m. Manukau—l2.3 a.m.; 1.23 p.m. Sck—RiMS, 7.13 a.m.; sets, 4.47 p.m. Moox.—First quarter, 17th, 0.30 p.m.

ARRIVALS. Tarawera, s.s., 2003, W. C. Sinclair, from Melbourne and South. Passengers: Miss Fuller, Mesdames Eddington, Whitaker and 4 children, Messrs. Walker, Bower, Eddington, Douglas, Smith, Mair, Fox, Karaka, Atkins, Shearman, Campbell, Stanley, Todhunter, Page, Saunders, Mountfort, Charles, and 15 steerage ; 6 saloon, and 32 steerage for Sydney.Union S.S. Co., agents. Mercia, barque, 751. T. Mosey, from London.—New Zealand Snipping Co., agents. Daisy, schooner, 53, R. Watt, from Vavau. Passenger : Mr. A. Wright.—Arthur and Co., agents. . -or Douglas, s.s., 70. Austin, from Bay of Plenty ports.Northern S.S. Co., agents. Queen, schooner, 46, Jones, from ilokianga. —Master, agent. „ , ~ , . Medora, schoonei, 33, Subntzky, from Ohora and Awanui.—Master, agent. Agnes Donald, schooner, 62, from Russell. J. Craig, agent. , . _ Wellington, s.s., 279, Stephenson, from Whangarei. Passengers: Messrs. Storey and family. McLeod, Meldrum, Flaw, French, Rutherford, Morgan, McLean, McGregor, Easthorpe, McKenzie, Lincoln, Alderton, Newbold, Jones, Young, Fiddle, Gorrie, Meldrum, Bedlington, Galbraith, Spence, .Pratt, Nobles, Turner, Rawnsley, Turner, Donaldson, Harnett, Butler, Clendon, Hughes, Native, Irving, Prevest, Jones, Brown, Mesdames McMillan, Wilson, McDonald, Day, Miss Clendon, Masters Blagrove (3), and 10 steerage.Northern S.S. 0., agents.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Clansman, s.s., 336, Farquhar, for Russell and Northern ports.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. "Stormbird, s.s., 217, Chambers, for Whangarei, Russell, and North.— S.S. Co., agents. lona, s.s., "159, Amndeo, for Mercury Bay and Tauranga.— S.S. Co., agents.

DEPARTURES. Clansman, s.s., for Russell and North. Stormbird, s.s., for Whangarei and North. lona, s.s., for Mercury Bay and Tauranga.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON : Selembria, s.s., to sail early. Bavley, s.s., to sail in June. _ Balmoral Castle, s.s.. to sail in June, Killochan, ship, sailed April 13. Dcva, barque, sailed April 2S. Piako, ship, sailed May 5. Lutterworth, ship, via Port Chalmers, to sail May 5. Clairniont, barque, sailed in May. Wairoa, ship, loading. KKW YORK: Albert Russell, barque, via Wellington, loading. SAN' FRANCISCO : Alameda, R.M. s.s., about June 23. SYDNEY: Zealandia, R.M. j.Si, about June IS. NEWCASTLE : Caberfeidh, barque, sailed June 2. Seabird, brigantiue, sailed June 4. Lady Mabel, barquentine, sailed June 4. Jessie, barquentine, early. Devonport, br.rquentine, to load. Ika Vtika, bvigantine, to load. Oamaru, igantino, to load. * Islands : Julia Pryce, schooner, early. gisborne : Gisbo schooner, sailed June 4. LYTTKLTON : Eillan Donan, brigantine, sailed June 7. Anthijiis, brigantine, sailed June 5. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. JYDXET : Al ameda, R.M. s.s., about June 23. EOBAST : _ Marie Laure, barque, via Mercury Bay, early. EAX FRANCISCO : Zealandia, R.M. s.s., about June IS. LISBON : Coul-na-Kyle, barque, to-day. Gazelle, brigantine, early. NEW YORK : Elinor Vernon, barquentine, early. ISLANDS : Maile, schooner, to-day. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS.

This Day.—Tarawera leaves for Sydney, via Russell, at 5 p.m. Australia leaves for the East Coast at 6 p.m. Wednesday. — Mararoa arrives from Sydney. Thursday.—Wanaka arrives at Onehunga at 8 a.m. Wainui arrives from Fiji, and leaves for Wellington. Mararoa leaves for the South at noon. Friday.—Wanaka leaves Onehunga at 1 ■{p.m. NORTHERN S.S. CO.S MOVEMENTS. This Day.—The Wellington leaves for "Whaxigarei at 8 p.m. The Glenelg leaves for War.ganui at 3 p.m. Wednesday.— Gairloch arrives from aitara. Thursday.—The lona leaves for the Great Barrier at 8 a.m.; the , Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m. The Wellington arrives from Whangarei. Friday.—The lona leaves for Mercury Bay, •the Clansman for Tauranga at 7 p.m., and the Wellington for Whangarei at 8 p.m. _ Satukjday. — Gairloch arrives from Waitara and lona from Mercury Bay. Sunday—Clansman arrives from Tauranga early.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR. [This list does not include coasters.] Mercia, barque, in stream. Jo'an Knox, barque, in stream. M arie Laure, barque, in stream. Essex, barque, in stream. _ Elinor Vernon, barquentine, at Railway Wharf. Wild Wave, brig, at Sugar Works. Darcy Pratt, brigantine, at Breastwork. Gazelle, brigantine, in stream. Look-out, brigantine, at Railway Wharf. Fleetwin", schooner, in stream. Torea, schooner, in stream. Sybil, schooner, in stream. jSlaile, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. •Waireka, schooner, at Breastwork. Daisy, schooner, in stream. Queen, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. IMPORTS. Per s.s. Tarawera : 25 cases brandy, 37 ?|r.-casks spirits, 150 cases whisky, 350 cases ruit, '250 boxes candles, 456 sacks oats, 3 sacks onions, 759 sacks potatoes, 50 sacks meal, 50 sacks malt, 80 packages tea, 87 packages sugar, 18 trunks boots, 606 sacks wheat, 60 coils wire, and sundries. Per schooner Daisy : 120,000 oranges, 300 cocoanuts. Per barque Mercia, from London: — : Coloured cottons, £100; printed cottons, £100; apparel, £100; felt hats and caps, £100; dressed leather, £190; saddlery, £20 ; floorcloth, £40; sewing machines, £50; lucifers, £260; blacking, £60, agricultural machinery, £20; rails and general machinery, £1100; books, £120; paper, £989; stationery, £490; paper hangings, £290; horsehair and Beating, £30; iron bedsteads, £100; upholstery, £480; tinware, £20; brushware, £100; plated and papier mache goods, £10; toys, £90 ; pianos, £3080 ; jewellery, £20 ; agricultural and garden seeds, £90; chains and . anchors, 4 tons ; hardware and cutlery, £900 ; bar and rod iron, 28 tons ; sheet iron, 4 tons; plate iron, 4 tons; galvanized iron, 48 tons; tin plates, 100 boxes; iron nails, 6 tons ; wire and wire rope, 20 tons; linseed oil, 2190 gallons; cod oil, 50 gallons; varnish, £10; paint colours, £160 glue, 6cwt; flint glass, £90; foreign window glass, 1 case; china and earthenware, £90; glass bottles, £30; bran and flour bags, £70; canvas, £20; cordage, £10 slates, £20 marble, £10; cement, 250 barrels; brandy in bulk, 90 proof gallons ; brandy in case, 340 proof gallons ; rum, 1560 proof gallons : Geneva, 300 proof gallons ; British spirits in bulk, 100 proof gallons : British spirits in case, 580 proof gallons ; red wine, 680 gallons; white wine, 30 gallons; beer, bulk, 15 barrels of 36 gallons; beer glass, 93 barrels of 36 gallons; malt, 7 quarters; preserved fish, £10; assorted oilmen's stores, £870; mineral watefr, £20; vinegar, 500 gal Ions; foreign salad oil, 150 gallons peppei and spices, 2cwt; cocoa, 13cwt; split peas 62cwt; bicarbonate of soda, 60cwt; candles British and foreign. 78cwt; soap, 30cwt dates, 21cwt; raisins, 50cwt: currants 120cwt; almonds, 2cwt; French plums. 3cwt liquorice, 2cwt; glucose and saccharine lOOcwt; confectionary and peel, £20; crean of tartar, 42cwt; cornflour, £40; canary seed 15cwt. Total declared value of cargo, £20,500 EXPORTS.. Per R.M.s.s. Arawa : 558 cases kauri gum 100 cases preserved meats, 25 bales wool, 2i packages sundries. Inwards Coastwise. —Tay, cutter, wit! 10 tons produce, from Waiheke ; Sunderland cutter, with 50 tons coal, from Whangarei: South Carolina, cutter, with 40 tons firewood from the Barrier. Yesterday morning the schooner Queer arrived from her regular trip to Ohora anc Awanui with a cargo of bark and timber, anc the Agnes Donald also came into port fillec with' coals from Russell. Both are berthec for discharge at the Queen-street Wharf. From Whangarei the Northern Co. s.s Wellington arrived yesterday evening with ; large number of passengers and the followinp cargol6o sacks lime, 140 sacka oysters, 8! , eacfafe gum* and sundries.

The well-known brigantine Eillan Don an, which had been chartered ;by Messrs. C. r . James and Co. to load a full cargo of wheat from Lyttelton to this port, completed her loading last week, and sailed on Thursday, 7th inst. She may, therefore, be expected to put in an appearance about the end of the W The s.s. Clansman left yesterday evening for Russell and Northern ports, and was followed by the Jubilee S.S. Co.'s Stormbird. which goes to Whongarei, Russell, and

Whangaroa. The schooner Medora arrived yesterday from Ohora and Awanui with a cargo of 240 sacks and 18 cases gum, and a quantity of bark and pelts. We are glad to learn that the schooner Nellie, which was reported wrecked at Whangapoua last week, lias been got off the rocks with no further damage than a smashed keel and sternpost, and is now being repaired at the Wliangapoua Wharf. It has been decided to hand over the barque Sophia R. Luhrs to the underwriters, and her hull is now advertised for sale on behalf of whom it may concern. Captain Marks has sueccedcd in removing a quantity of gear, &c. Mr. C. Bailey, who visited the barque oh Friday last, states that she had a largo hole in her bilge through which tho water was washing. She was imbedded in the sand of the spit to the depth of about ten feet astern and four feet forward. Yesterday morning shortly after 10 oclock the Union S.S. Co. s Tarawera came into port from Melbourne, via Hobart and the South, with passengers and cargo as detailed above. Of the trip across Mr. Humphries, the purser, reports:—The Tarawera left Melbourne on the 29th ultimo, and Ho'jart on the 31st, arriving at the Bluff on the 4th instant, ana Dunedin on the sth; she loft tho latter port on the Gtli for Lyttelton. and arrived on the .7th at $.30 a.m., and left at 7 p.m., reaching Wellington at 9.30 a.m. on the Sth ; sailing again at 6 p.m., and arriving at Napier at 1 p.m. on the 9tli: Gisborne was reached at 6 a.m. on the 10th, and the steamer left for Auckland at 9 a.m., arriving at the Queen-street Wharf as above. Experienced tine weather throughout the trip. From the Islands the schooner Daisy, Captain R. Watt, arrived in port yesterday about 4 p.m., bringing a cargo of fruit and one passenger. On the round trip the captain reports' The Daisy left Auckland on March 10 for Vavau, arriving tbere on the 30th, having experienced very unsettled weather after entering the tropics. She sailed from that port on April 3, and after visiting Samoa, Niue, and Ken pel's Island, returned to Vavau. She discharged a load of copra there, and loaded oranges for Auckland, for which place she sailed on the 29th May. Northerly winds and rainy weather were experienced till reaching 27' S. and 179' E., thence variable winds and weather prevailed till within 150 miles of the New Zealand coast, when the wind set in from the South, blowing strong at times. Cape Brett was made on the morning of the 10th instant, and the vessel had light S.W. winds along the coast till arrival.

ARRIVAL OP THE MERCIA. Yesterday forenoon the signal station at the North Shore gave information that a barque was outside Tiri, and the stranger proved to be the Mercia, from London, which was brought into the harbour by the tug Awhina, and cast anchor at- the powder ground at 3 p.m. The Mercians a shapelyiron vessel of 751 tons, owned by Mr. P. Hick, of Scarborough, and chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Co. She is under the command of Captain T. Mosey, who was in charge of her when she last visited this port about nine years ago. Since then the Mercia was trading for six years between London and the Southern ports of the colony, and recently made a couple of trips to Australia, to Oregon, and the West Coast of America. She brings a valuable cargo of general merchandise, including 5 tons of explosives. Captain Mosev reports of the trip that the vessel left the London Docks on March 1, and dropped down to Gravesend, where her powder was taken on board, and she sailed on March 2. Next day the tug was cast off at Dungeness, and the barque proceeded down the Channel, having light winds from the south-west. Lizard Point was passed on the sth March, and moderate south-west winds prevailed till the 16th, when the northeast trades were met with in 37 deg. 14min. west. These proved very light, and failed in 4 deg. north. In the doldrums calms and baffling airs retarded the vessel's progress, Cane San Antonio being passed on March 24 and the Equator crossed on April 6 in 29 deg. west. Next day,however, the south-east trades were fell in with in 2 deg. south. Under the influence of these winds which proved strong and lasting, the vessel ran down to 19 deg. south, after which a spell of light baffling weather prevailed till April 16th. The easting was begun about the 43rd parallel, but adverse winds drove the ship further south, and on the ISth April in 46 deg. south a strong easterly gale with very heavy confused seas was encountered in which the barque behaved admirably. A succession of fresh easterly winds then prevailed and slow progress was made ; the vessel only covered ten degrees during seven days when between the Crozets and Kerguelen Island. Cape Leeuwin was sighted on the 21st May, and the southern point of Tasmania passed on the I 31st. Across to the New Zealand coast | strong south-south-east and south winds were experienced till the Three Kings were sighted on the Bth instant, the Poor Knights being passed on Saturday. At 7 p.m. on Sunday the vessel was off Tintiri, ana the Awhina was met yesterday shortly after noon, and the Mercia brought into port as above, after a passage of 101 days. Although meeting with contrary winds as detailed, the Mercia made some first-class runs, her best record being 320 miles, while on May 23rd she accomplished 310 miles in 24 hours, and two days later 302 miles. On April the 18th, the ship Eur yd ice, 40 days out from Melbourne to London, was spoken. The powder which the Mercia has on board is to be discharged by lighter this forenoon, and she will be berthed at Queen-street Wharf during the afternoon, when prompt measures will be at once taken for getting out the bulk of her cargo.

DEPARTURES. Hawea, s.s., Hansby, for the South. Union S.S. Co., agents. Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, for Waitara. Passengers: Messrs. Duncan, Coates, Brown, Gregory, Beale, Skelton, and three steerage. —A. Barnes, agent. The Union Co.'s b.s. Hawea, Captain Hansby, for the South, took her departure at 10 o clock yesterday morning. The Northern Co.'s s.s. Gairloch left for Waitara yesterday afternoon, with cargo and passengers. The Glenelg left Hokianga early yesterday morning, and may be expected in the Manukau this morning. She will leave in the afternoon for Wanganui and Wellington. BY TELEGRAPH. MANGONUI. June 11.Arrived : The barque Loongana, from Auckland. The schooner Mariner sails this evening. WELLINGTON. June 11. —Arrived : Arawa. 8.8,, from Plymouth, via Hobart and Auckland. Sailed : Rotorua, s.s., for Nelson; Manapouri.s.s., for Melbourne, via the South. . LYTTELTON. June 11. —Sailed Wanaka,'' s.s., for Wellington. Passengers: Sir J. Hall, Messrs. Atkinson, Merry, Robinson, and Rews. Wareatea, s.s., for Westport; Grafton and Wakatu, for Wellington; Manapouri, 8.8., for Timarn and Dunedin. PORT CHALMERS. June 11. —Arrived : Wakatipu, s.s.. from the North. Sailed : Penguin, s.s., for the North. Passengers : Mesdames Kemp and Sutherland, Mr. Pirie, and 4 steerage.