VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9126, 7 August 1888, Page 4

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

[This list doe? not include coasters.] j Piiko. ship, at powder ground. Presto, barque, at Sugar Works. John Knox, barque, in stream. Couinakyle. barque, at Hobson-street Wharf. | Ik a. Vuka, brigantine, at Breastwork. I Oamaru. brigantine, in stream. Nautilus, brigantine, in dock. Defiance, brigantine, in stream. Borealis, brigantine, at Breastwork. Torea, schooner, in stream. Olive, schooner, in dock. IMPORTS. ■ Per s.s. Te Anau, from Melbourne : 400 hags rice. 94 packages tea, 2 cases coffee, 0 cases cocoa. 25 packages drapery, 15 packages paper. 3 barrels coffee, li bags tapioca, 325 cases iruit, 25 sacks hides, '22 hides, IS cases bacon. *255 sacks oats, 19 sacks onions, 681 sacks wheat. 50 sacks malt, 20 sacks peas, 34-") bags flour, 463 sacks potatoes, 33 nogsheads, 5 barrels, and 10 kilderkins ale, 425 boxes candles, 225 cases jam, 32 boxes soap, 49 cases biscuits and confectionery, 5 $-casks wine, 10 cases milk, 40 coils rope, 4') reels Mire, 1 corndrili, 1 range. 1 cask buoys, 1 locomotive, 1 bale sheepskins. 3 casks crayfish, 1 case plants, and quantity of sundries. Per Te Anau : 7 cases bacon and hams, 2 cases lard. —T. H. Hall and Co. Per ship Piako, from London : p Plain cottons, £2100; coloured cottons, £1900; printed cottons, £2300: woollens and worsteds, i.2100 ; flannels, 12000 ; linen in bales, £500 ; linen in case, i"200 ; cottons and woollens. £500;' silks and cottons, £200: waterproof and indiarubber, £200; silks and velvets, £100; millinery, £500; stays, £100 ; hosiery, £<*J0; haberdashery, £600 ; umbrellas and parasols, £100 ; cotton handkerchiefs, £200: cotton and linen, £1000; apparel, £4000; blankets, £100; carpets and rugs, 300; counterpanes, £100 ; straw hats, £400; felt hats and caps, £500: dressed leather, £60; boots and shoes and wrought leather, £900: saddlery, £400; floorcloth, £420; table baize, i'SO; sewing machines, 1:11/) ; lucifers, i'7o ; vestas, A.'1360 ; blacking, £40; agricultural implements, £40; rails and general machinery, 400 ; books, i'4o ; paper, £1287 ; stationery, £240 ; paperhangings, £90 ; horsehair and seating, £10; upholstery, £110; iron bedsteads, £130; brush ware, £270; plated and papier - macho goods, £100; toys, £180; firearms, £20; pianos, €240 ; corks, £30 ; agricultural and garlen seeds, £120 ; tobacco pipes, £70 ; gunpowder, £125: safety fuse, £10 ; iron tanks, £10; chain and anchor, 2 tons hardware and cutlery, £1400; bar and rod iron, 29 tons ; plate iron, 8 tons ; pig iron, 10 tons ; galvanised iron, 14 tons ; sheet lead, 8 tons ; pig lead, 10 tons ; tin plates, 50 boxes ; Iron nails, 10 tons; wire and wire rope, 64 tons ; linseed oil, 3470 gallons ; rape oil, 240 gallons; varnish, t'100; paint colours, £450; tar, '26 drums ; Hint glass, £40 ; window glass. £198; plate glass, 14 cases; china and earthenware, £420; bran and flour bags, £60; cordage, £10; canvas, £50; cement. 650 barrels; brandy in bulk, 306 gallons proof; brandy, in case, 110 gallons proof; rum, 37G0 proof gallons; Geneva, fjfiO proof gallons: British spirit in bulk, 1200 proof gallons; British spirits in case, 780 gallons proof; red wine, 350 gallons; white wine, 120 gallons; beer, 7 barrels of 36 gallons; glass beer, 64 barrels of 3G gallons; malt, 84 quarters; preserved fish, £210; sardines, £80; assorted oilmen's stores, £400; vinegar, 750 gallons; salad oil, £210; cocoa, 20cwt ; isinglass and gelatine, £140; mustard, £40; starch, £30 ; vermicelli and macaroni, Gcwt; patent groats, £10; split peas, 50cwt; white salt, 5 tons ; soda crystals, 10 tons ; bi-car-bonate of soda, 40cwt; candles, 146cwt; soap, 4cwt; dates, 20cwt : raisins, 35cwt; currants, 109cwt; French plums, scwt ; refined sugar, 80cwt; treacle, 25cwt ; confectionery and peel, £00; condensed milk, £330; cornflour, £80; canary seed, 30cwt. {Total value, ,400.

Ivwards Coastwise. — Ida, scow, from Pakiri, with logs; Paku, cutter, from Whangaroa, with '215,000 ft timber; Progress, scow, from Whangapoua, with 55,000 ft sawn timber ; Gannet, cutter, from Waiheke, with 50 tons firewood; Mahurangi, cutter, from Maliurangi, with .">5 tons firewood ; Gem, choouer, from Tairua. in ballast.

The s.s. Te Anau, Captain J. Mcintosh, arrived yesterday, at 12.15 p.m., from Melbourne and the South. She sailed from Queen's Wharf, Melbourne, at 1.35 p.m. oil the 24th ult., Williamstown at 6.10 p.m., cleared Port Philip Heads at 8.45 p.m., arrived at Hobart on <bo 26th at 10 a.m., sailed same day at 4 -30 p.m., arriving at Bluff on the 30th at 7.20 a.m.; called at Dunedin on the 31st ult., Lytteltou on the 2nd inst., Wellington on the 3rd, Napier on the 4th,"and GisDorne on the sth inst., leaving the'latter port same day at 5.45 a.lll. ; East Cape abeam at 5.10 p.m., arriving alongside the wharf as above. On the coast had light variable winds and fine weather to Napier; from thence to East Cape had fresh N.E. winds and head sea; from East Cape till arrival had light N.E. winds and tine weather. We are indebted to Mr. Guy, the purser, for the above details and files. The brigantine Boreal is was yesterday hauled alongside the Hobson-street Wharf, where she is to take in cargo. Yesterdav afternoon, about half-past three, the s.s. Stafia arrived from Opotiki and Bay of Plenty ports with passengers and cargo. At the western tee of the Queen-street Wharf the s.s. Australia was busily discharging her inward cargo yesterday. She sails for East Coast ports to-day. The s.s. Wellington arrived from Whangarei last evening, with a number of passengers and the following cargo 150 sacks gum, 160 sacks oysters, and sundries. The several coastal steamers took their departure as usual yesterday evening, the Clansman sailing at 7 p.m. for Russell and the North, the Stormbird for Whangarei and Russell an hour later, while the lona got away for Mercury Bay and Tauranga shortly after 5 p.m.

ARRIVAL OF THE PIAKO. Shortly after 11 a.m. yesterday, intelligence was received at the Herald Otfiee to the effect that a full-rigged ship was inside the Little Barrier, approaching the harbour. The vessel whs at once set down to be the New Zealand Shipping Co. s Piako, from London, and this surmise proved to be correct. The Piako is an iron ship of over a thousand tons, and comes into port in excellent condition fore and aft, alow and aloft. She is in charge of Captain Sutherland, well known in Auckland, who has with him as officers Mr. Holford, first officer: Mr. Durrell, second; and Mr. Fisk. third. The Piako brought no passengers, but has on board for this port a full cargo of general merchandise, valued at £37,-100, details of which are given above. Although meeting very heavy squalls and rough weather during the running down of her easting, the Piako has arrived without having sustained the slightest damage to either her gear or hull, a fact that speaks highly of the care of her master, when it is remembered how many Australian bound ships have recently arrived with more or less extensive injuries. Concerning the voyage Mr. Holford, the chief officer, furnishes the following report :—The Piako left the South - West India Dock basin at. 7 p.m. on May 3rd, and embarked powder at Gravesend the next day, and left at noon. She cast off from the tug at Peachy Head on the sth, having light westerly winds and thick weather, and took her final departure from the land at 8 p.m. on the Bth, with moderate easterly wind, which carried the vessel out of the Channel and across the Bay of Biscay. Southerly winds were experienced until falling in with the N.E. trades, on the 23rd. in 28' north lat., and 22' west long. The ship crossed the Equator on the 7th June, in long. 26 W., with fresh S.E. trades, and Trinidad was sighted on the 13th. From thence strong southerly winds were had. The first meridian was crossed on the 25th in latitude 3S S., ami the Cape of Good Hope oil the '211 th in latitude 40 S. and Cape Leeuwin on the ISth July in 45 S. The vessel-rounded the South Cape of Tasmania on the 24th July, 81 days out, and ran the easting doss between the parallels of 42 and 44 S., experiencing strong -winds from N. and S., with hard squalls and very unsettled weather. From Tasmania towards the Three Rings Islands she had strong N.E. winds and calms. The laud was made on the 3rd August, and the ship lay-to until midnight of the 4th becalmed, in company with the barque Forfarshire, from Sydney to Chili, eight days out. Cape Brett was passed on noon of the sth, and the Piako entered the Hauraki Gulf at 4 a.m. on the tith, having light winds. The tug Awhina picked her up outside the harbour during the afternoon and towed her to j the Powder Ground, where anchor was cast at 5.30 p.m., having made a fair passage of 94 days. During the passage the following ships were i spoken :—Wave Queen, in 44' X., 13' \V., 14 days out, from London to Brisbane ; Otterspool. 22" N., 25' W., 30 days out, from London to Sydney ; County of Anglesea, in 2U" N. and 26' W.,26 days out, from Liverpool to Valparaiso ; Andora, in 17' N. and 27' W., 22 days out, from Newport to Albany. The Piako will make a start early this morning to discharge the 5 tons of explosives which torm part ol her cargo, and will probably be. brought up to the Queen-street Wharf during the day. ! i