SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9249, 31 December 1888, Page 12

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. : ; December 3 —Zealandia, R?.M.a.s., 3000, Van. Oterendorp, from Sydney. Passengers: — For Auckland: Messrs. J. W. ' Bundy, Walter Douglas, D. C. Hindley, * S. Jagger and wife. Miss Helen Luks, Messrs. W. C. Lynch. J. Mowbray, M. W. MacKinnon, J. S. Perry, J. L. Thomas, and 8 steerage. For San 'Francisco : Messrs. A. J. Adams. W. T. Brigham, Mrs. M. F - Boyd, Miss Annie Blacklock, Mr. A. Fairgrave, Miss Belle Gibbons, Mr. D. Hermsen, Six-. A. B. Hardy and wife, Airs. P. Harris and 2 children, Messrs. L. E. Henderson, D. L. Nelson, C. Singleton, John Sharman and wife, M. B. Sullivan, wife, and 2 children, E. Thompson and 2 children, J. H. Wheelock, A. L. West, H. E. Wilson, A. Young, J. L. Young and wife, and 45 steerage. 3--Wairarapa, s.a., 1786,. Ghatfield, from Ale!bourne and the South. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. D. O'Brien, Mr. and Airs. Woolley, Mifses Davis, O'Connor, Fenton, and Foster, Alesdames Buller, Sykes, Armstrong, and Ritchie, Messrs. McGrath, Bloomfield, Percival. Juerico, Harcourt, Summers, and 7 steerage. 6—Zealandia, ship, 1116, Phillips, from Loudon, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers : Miss Latham, Messrs. J. H. and J. Latham, H. S. Wyatt, Croft, C. H. Broadbent, E. L. Pilkington, L. C. Groves, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cookson, Miss Maule, Miss Dredge, Miss Shepherd, Messrs. C. Rockstro, J. Gunning, Chas. Osborne, Chas. Howell, E. J. Alacklin, J. Emlis, C. "Harvey. —Southern Cross, mission schooner, 149, Bongard, from Norfolk Island and Melanesia. .Passengers : Mrs. Young, Airs. Hamerton ■ .and 2 children, Misses Lodge, Corbet, pad Young, Mr. Turnbull. B—Mary A. Greenwood, American Iv. •••];>£•, 617, Tooker, from New York via Nclr-,-? Bengers : Air. and Mrs. C. F. Webb. Alameda, R.M.s.s., 3000, Morse; from San Francisco via Honolulu and Tutuda. Passengers :—For Auckland : T. Helsby and •wife, W.'H. Holmes and wife, J. M. Houve, P. A. Turner, A. J. Rouse, E. Girard, C. fSilbon and wife, W. Silbon, H. Aloulton, J. ' McKinley, J. G. •W. Aitken, Alfred Buckland, jnr., O. D. Rornney, Chas. S. Wetherall, Miss Ida Silbon, W. Dale, E. Dale, H. Dashaway, Mrs. E. Dobson, L. L. Dobson, J._ B. Gaylord, Ed. Girard and wife, Mrs. Rollins, 3. P'noits, A. C. Thorn, and six steerage. - For Sydney: A. C. Anson and wife, Wilson N. Asten, Mark Baldwin, Mr. Bartholomew, Thomas Burns, J. F. Burstall, Robert Camm and wife, Fred. H. Carroll, H. W. Chase and wife, Mr. Crawford, Edward Crane, Mrs. S. A. Cushman, Thomas Daly, - Thomas J. Davey, William Earle, H. J. Fairfax, James Fitzgerald, Jas. H. Fogarty, S. Goodfriend, Edward Hanlon, Mrs. Lizzie Harrison, John Healy, G. C. Jackson, A. E. Lawrence, Mr. Laird, H. W. Leavens, C. J. Lee, wife, and child, Mrs. William Lewis, • Frank Lincoln and wife, D. Macfie, David Marion, wife, and child, William Miller and wife, Percy P. Moore, James Manning, Newton McMillan, Harry Palmer, Robert Petit, Fred. Pfeli'er, Miss Kate Ricketts, Leslie Robison, James Ryan, W. Shimeall, A. G. Spalding, W. C. Smith, W. Irving Snyder, Martin Sullivan, Major -General Strange. J. K. Toner, David Walker, J. M. Ward, Miss Ada Webb-. E. N. Williamson and wife, Alfred Winstanloy and wife, Geo. A. Wood, George Wright, J. Cook, T. T. x Brown, A. R. Clark, F. H. Arnold, Madame Jaffa and daughter, Airs. A. Dudoit, H. H. (Simpson, Miss E. Pfeil, Mrs. H. I. Spalding, , tad 02 steerage. 10—Ada C. Owen, brigantine, 183, J. B. Dickson, from Rarotonga, with island produce. Passengers: Messrs. T. H. Alaflett and A. Coddington. » Rotomahana, s.s., 1727, Carey, from Melbourne and Southern ports. Passengers : Mr., Mrs., and Miss Forsnew, Mr._ Ewingtqn, Air. Ross, Mr. Morris, Master Gillies (2), Miss Hill, Mrs. Gillies, Misses Gillies (2), Mr. J. -j W. Winks. Mr. Macfarlane, Mrs. Hay and child, Mr. Peel, Mr. J. A. Jagger, Mr. J. Nicliolls, Masters Missen, Lovoll, Neal, Laird, Callan, O'Brien, Lath, Fallan, Mulli can, Mr. J. E. Hall, Mr. J. H. Keep, Mr. J. Coombs, Mrs. HArwood, Mr., Mrs., and Miss winner ton, Mr. Mitchell and son, Miss i ; Ryan, Mr. Carlyle, Mr. Simons, Mr. Clark, • . Miss N. Brown, Mr. South, Mr. and Mrs. •: Farmer, Air. J. Whyte, All.-. J. Sheen, Mr. Morrison, aid 25 steerage. For Sydney : Mr. and Mrs. Branch, Messrs. G. Couch, D. Gunn, Turner, N. and G. Shutz, J. and C. « Barker, Air., Mrs., and Miss Barker, and 10 . steerage."* ' Tarawcra, s.s., 2003, Sinclair, from Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers : Misses Aladino, Proude, Mac- ' farlane, Hagger; Mesdames Shipton, Lewis•son, Ivirkharn, Carter and child, Howard, : Nathan (2),' Leslie, Kelly, Pain, Thring_ and > 'child, Taylor; Messrs. Gordon, Wright, ,e JT. {Aitken, Snipton, Fry, Storey, Hunt, Mat--eTO ;! thews, Carter, King, Howard, Holdship, Pi Deacon, Brodie, Morris, Nathan, Stewart, \ Hodges, Westley, Master Westley, Peachey, ri'Moseley, Reid, Greenfell, Jackson, Taylor, //; W. A. Jenkins, and 20 .in steerage. For / / Southern ports : 28 saloon and 5 steerage. ' Sharpshooter, barque, 414, Alagnussen, from Fiji, with island produce. _ Passengers : Mr 3. Magnussen and Master Reinitz. 12—Belle Isle, barque, 535, McGeelian, from Fiji, with sugar. 12—Handa Isle, barquentine, 261, Goodman, from Newcastle, with coal. 13—Brunette, barque, 375, Dakin, from Newcastle, with coal._ 13—Darcy Pratt, brigantine, 149, G. Short, from-Brisbane, with coal. Passengers : Mrs. Austin and six children. 13Jessie, barquentine, 247, Dilner, from Newcastle, with coal. —Lady Mabel, brigantine, 220, Cellem, '■ from Newcastle, with coal. Magellan Cloud, brigantine, 94, Matthews, from Brisbane, with general cargo. _ Passenger : Captain Alexander. Fleetwing, schooner, 55, Piltz, from Rarotonga, with island produce. 15—Te Anau, s. s., 1652, Kennedy, from Melbourne and South. Passengers: Air. and Mrs. A.Walsh, Air. and Airs. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Crofts, Mr. and Mrs. Hanmer, Rev. J. and Airs. Ward and three children, Mesdames Fraser, Gilder, M. B. Williams, Buttle, and two children, Alder and infant, Miss Buchanan, Foster, Skelton, Forrest, Logan, Gilder, Elliott, A. T. Kamsay, Morpeth, A. Ross. A. Stewart, Makaore, Blytlie, Pollen, LongdilL Messrs. P. A. Philips, Parsons, L. J. Crossley, Rcnnie, O'Connor, F. Cox, C. A. B. 'Crane, E. M. Clark, .J. W. M. Purdie, S. Philips, H. Brett, junr., Chamberlain, J. P.' Ramsay, Huzley, Price, 11. King, Bendall, Gollan, Clifford, Davis, R. ' C. Holeroft, C. H. Wright, Drake, Dr. Thomson Bonar, Captain Andrews, Meters C. Horton, Payne (2), McWatter s Nathan, Scotter, Coleman, and steerage 21. — 17—Ugglan, ship, 900, Godd, from Melbourne, in ballast. 18—Opal, H.M.s., 2120 tons, , 2190 li.p., Captain Day H. Bosanquet, from Noumea and New Hebrides. 18—Lizard, H.M.s., 715 tons, 1000 h.p., Lieutenant Francis B. Pelly, commander, from Samoa. 20—Orskar, barque, 439. Enstrom, from Samoa, with island produce. 22—Orlando, H.M.s., 5000, SSOO h.p., Rear Admiral Henry Fairfax, C.8., Captain Tynte F. Hammil (in command), from Sydney. Rapid, H.M.s., 1420,1000 h.p., Captain W. F. S. Mann, from Sydney. 22—Egeria, H.M.s. (surveying vessel), 1970, 101.0 h.p., Captain Pelhain Aldrich, from Kermadec Islands. 22—Arawata, s.s., 1098, G. Crawshaw, from Fiji. Passengers : — For Auckland : Miss Bradburn, Airs. Turner and 3 children, Messrs. Simpson, Brown, Nicholson, Carter, and Olive. For Sydney: Mr. Moore. For Lyttelton : Mrs. Patterson and child and Mr." Mcßean. 22—Jessie Niccol, schooner, 93, Crouch, from Long Island, with produce. 25—Rotomahana, s.s., 1727, Carey, from Sydney. Passengers: Professor Secbold, Hon. J. Hill, Sir Wm. Fox, Captain Whitney, Captain McKenzie, Messrs. Lensing, Schmidt, Maa<* Lloyd, Lark worthy, Brown, Campbell, Franklyn, Lyall, G. Hancock, Haj-man, J. I armers, F. and W. Whippers, F. Levy, A. Gould, C. Price, J. Scoon, Curtain, Casliell, J. Leckie, H. Bostock, E. Hopkins, R. Sandall, J. Jameson, C. Gardner, J. Jack- _ Eon, Speer, E. B. Gray, Lockwood, R. Duncan, C. F. James, Broadbent, Ross, Joel, Bolton, Sexton, Southern, Mr. and Airs. 11. Bryant, Mr. and Airs. F. Mouzer, Mr. and Airs. L. Smith, Mr. and Airs. Harris and child, Mr. and Mrs. E. Conroy, Mr. and Mrs. W. Harris, Mesdames Seebold, Wrigg, Lodge and three children. Coop, F. Williams, Taylor, Bournis'ie, Hargreaves, Cunningham, Torlesse, Lady Fox, Misses Seebold (4), Uhl, Coutts, Wrigg, Lodder, McKenzie, McDorald, Halstead, Harriss, Masters Seebold (2)-, and thirty-live steerage. -.>■ For Gisbornj: Two steerage. For Napier: Mr; _W. Newman and '2 steerage. For Wellington : Misses White, Roycroft, and Jarding, and 2 steeciige. For Lyttelton : Mr. E. Stephens. Mrs. Torlesse, Messrs. Smith, Boulton, Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, Mr. C. Briggs, and 3 steerage. For Dunedin r Mr. E. Johnson, Dr. McLaren, Misses McLaren (2), Mrs. P. Robertson, Miss Ninde, Messrs. R. Barr, H. Burrell, and 1 steerage, l'cr Bluff: Two steerage. For Melbourne: Mr. C. H. Linton and Master Carey. • . —Mararoa, s.s., 2465, Edie, from Southern .ports and Melbourne. Passengers: Alesdames Wiginore, Dilworth, Baker, Cameron, "llkie, CondeU, Vincent, Matthews, HenRiggj Webb and child, Stott. Southern, Mahonuy and infant, Yosper and infant, Mc- . v,- i tirlane and child, Cruickshank, Furby, Jan't 051 -' Misses Alilligan, Rowljotham, Worsp, i o tfc Morgan, Parkinson, SchnackenTuS I Cruickshank, Mulgan. Friar, Judge, Alclntyro, Wigmore, Dill ? Volth » H. Pearce, J. Reay, J. Mayo. T.

G. ' Brown, Swain, Bigelow, G. G. Stead, Roper, Clapcott, Underwood, J. A. Thomas, Simpson, Benjamin, Gorder, Lister, Henry, Mathews, Mills, Johnson, Lynch, Still, Caldwell, Taylor, McLaughlin, R. B. Rigg, Neal, Mahoney, Keen, M. A. Ruck, Coote, McLean, Napthali, South, Hescott, Wilson, Fountain, Wheat, J. O. Evett, J. Brown, Trenwith, Hammond, Janson, E. Brown, Kaiser, Colegrove, Masters Wood and Ellis. Ex - Coptic: Captain and Mrs. Williams, •Misses Wignall, Misses Russell and McLean, Air. and Mrs. Weeke, Messrs. McLean (2), Roberts, Lee, Hetley, Taylor, Martin, Hutchison, Coward, and 54 in the steerage. En route for Sydney: Misses McKay (2), Robottom, Cqrbin, Allen, Messrs. T. M. Wheatland, R. M.'Routledge, J. R. Bennie, Holmes, Cuthbert, H. Bull, E. H. Mann, and two in steerage. 27—Frank Guy, barquentine, 191, McDonald, from Dungeness, Queensland. 28—Richmond, s.s., 628, Hutton, from lahiti, etc. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Knight, Messrs. George, Darsie, G. A. Edenborough, 0. Latchmore, F. Perrot, Johanns, Hon. S. W. Baker and secretary, W. E. S. Baker, Miss Baker, Sir. and Mrs. Sherer and three children, Mr. and Airs. Bentley, Master Bentley, Messrs. J. H. Young, Newman, Campbell, Airs. J. B. Watkin. 28—Maile, schooner, 252, Lane, from Tonga and Samoa. Passengers : Air. and Mrs. Head* and daughter, and two Samoans. 28—Christine, schooner, 97, McLiver, from Norfolk Island.

DEPARTURES. December 3—Zealandia, R. M. s.s., 3000, V Oterendorp, for San Francisco, via Tuiuila and Honolulu. Passengers :— From Auckland : Mr. and Mrs. W. Simpson and infant, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Donald, Mrs. Agnew, Miss Agnew, Messrs. F. Knudson, R. H. Spottiswoode, and 25 steerage and 75 in transit from Australia. 4—lka Vuka, Irigantiae, Robinson, for Sydney, with general «*»§•■>. 4—Sarah Pile, schcvnar, for. Sydney, with general cm:;o. F]yi;u- Scud, 1> rquentine, 169, Corlett, for Sydney, with general cargo. —Wairarapa, ,1780, Cnatfield, for Melbourne, with general cargo. Passengers : Mesdames Dunlop, Chrisp, Raymond, Aluir, Stoddart and infant. _ Alabaster, McLevi. Baker, nurse and children, Aldrich and family, Shannon, Misses Raymond, Caulton, R. A. Stephenson, Finucane, Ersor (2), Movie, Messrs. Dunlop, C. H. Knight, Trenwith, Poucher, Smith, Harding, S. L. Shannon, G. H. Every, A. Nashe_, Judge Dowling, Messrs. Hicks, Thomas, King, Woodrofie, Haidley, Edwards, J. F. Bennett, H. Downs, E. S. and J. Connor, W. Greed, W. Johnston, C. Bruce, F. Duprey, W. Hains, H. Easton, H. Copeland, Wallace, King, C. Washington, J. Taylor, Master Dixie, G. W. Stuart, J. Evans, living SayJ.es, J. Reid, R. Johnston, C. Pope, Alabaster, Thomas, Barton, Elliot, and 13 steerage. , B—Arawata,8 —Arawata, s.s., 109S, Crawshaw, for Fiji, with general cargo. Passengers: Miss Ethel Turner, Mrs. D. Moore and three children, Mrs. E. B. Turner and family (5), C. Burton. Alameda. R.A'l.s.s., 3000, H. G. Morse, for Sydney. Passengers: — Messrs. _W. C. Lynch and Percival, and 136 in transit. 10—Notero, barque, 483, W. A. Smith, for Melbourne, with general cargo. Passengers : Messrs. G. Dunnett, T. Craig, and Mrs. Ross and infant.

12Rotomahana, s.s., 1727, Carey, for Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers: Misses Carpenter, C. Neilson and 2 children, Francis, Von der Heyde, Brook, Singleton, Mesdames J. G. Ralph and child, Kinnaird, Cameron, Von der Heyde, G. B. Lilly, Messrs. H. Haines, W. Wilson, F. Moss, C. G. Lawson, J. Brook, H. B. Scott, R. H. Kir by, A. Coddington, J. Heron, Smith, Wright, Cameron, W. Shimeal, W. J. Mcßurnie. J. W. Stewart, 60 steerage (18 children), and 22 through from Southern ports. Look-out, ! brigantine, Harwood, for Sydney, via Thames tor timber. —Tarawera, s.s., 2003, Sinclair, for Melbourne and South. Passengers Misses R. Ree3, Clarkson, Whitson, Mesdames Somerville. Holmes, Lewis, .Whitson, Pratt, Garrett, Major Douglas, Rev. Mr. Spencer, Messrs. Morris, Holmes, Scott, F. A. Turner, J. M. House, Harper, and 13 steerage. —Ringarooma, s.s., 1096, G. Allman, for Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers: Misses Ramsay and Von der Heyde, Mesdames Williams, Von der Heyde, Captain Seymour, Messrs. G. Butler, J. P. Ramsay, H. King, Willcox, T. M. Clarke, E. Yates, J. R. Chamberlain, A. Forrest, N. Harker, Morrison, J. Fanning, G. F. Bradley, 27 steerage (10 children). 21 —Coralie, cutter, 29, Pennal, for Norfolk Island, with general cargo. 22—Belle Isle, barque, 38S, McGeehan, for Melbourne via Whangaroa, for timber. Ada C. Owen, brigantine, 183, R. Owen, for Tahiti, with general ear? ;o. Lady Mabel, brigantine, 220, Cellem, for Sydney, via Mercury Bay for timber. . Handa Isle, barquentine, 261, Goodman, for Melbourne, via Thames for timber. - 26—Mary A. Greenwood, barque, 617, J. H. Tooker, for New York, with gum. 27—Mararoaj s.s., 2465, Edie, for Sydney. Passengers : Bishop Luck, Mesdames Parkes, Pickett and family, Kirkham, Symonds, Pickett; Misses Smith, Hassock, Hazeldean, Pearce, Pickett, Messrs. A. Beetham, Owen, Small, D. Stewart, E. J. Rubie, E. Richards, Hosking, Prendergast (2), T. Isemonger, H. Hockin, Fotheringtiam, Parkes, Bruford, 11. R. Hyatt, McMurdo (3), and 12 through passengers from South and 40 steerage (13 children)'. 27 —Egeria, H.M.S., survey ship, 1970, 1010 h.p., Captain Pelham Aldrich, for Hobart. THE SHIP ZEALANDIA. After having been anxiously awaited during the past fortnight, this fine clipper vessel, of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co.'s line, was signalled inside the Little Barrier on Dec. 6, shortly after midday. The cause of her lengthened passage, amounting to 118 days, was the failure of the N.E. trades, and the lightness of the winds in the first portion of her journey, no less than 47 days have been taken from London to the Equator. However, she comes into port in excellent condition, with all on board safe and well after a very pleasant trip, though the death of one passenger, Mr. Francis J. Gardner, from consumption, on October 24, cast somewhat of a gloom on the remaining score of passengers. The voyage was to a great extent devoid of incident, though a large number of vessels were passed, as follow : --Ship Kilbrannon, of Glasgow, homeward bound from Calcutta. on September 14; an American vessel, 39 days out from New York to Saigon, on September 18; the barques Aphrodite {English), Eugenia (German), and Aliena (Spanish), on September 21 (all three .passing the Zealandia on the same tack, about the same time, that close that their names were read easily from the latter's deck); Norwegian barque, 48 days out from Frederickstad to Melbourne, on October 1; ship Eurydice, from Greenock, on October 5; and ship Glenmorag, 59 days out from Liverpool to Calcutta on October 16. During the passage that daily need of the average Briton, his morning newspaper, was supplied by a clever little publication, entitled " The Zealandia Star," which was skillfully conducted by Mr. J. Gunning, and contributed to by many other passengers. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON. H.M.S. OPAL. After a lengthy absence from our waters the well-known warship Opal arrived on December 18 from a cruise to Noumea and the New Hebrides Group, where she has been inflicting summary vengeance upon various native tribes for outrages committed upon Her cruise extended over o month, and, in company with the French war vessel Fabert, the villages of Si, in Airibrym, and two settlements in Paama Island, and one in Pentecost, were shelled and burnt, in retaliation for the murders of Mr. Lee Walker, and a Swedish trader named Coster, and outrages upon Captain Heath, of the schooner Helena, and Air. Cecil, Government agent. After these retributive measures, the Opal sailed for Havannah Harbour, where she arrived on December 1. Sailing again on the 4th, she reached Noumea on the 11th instant. After a stay of a week, during which she took in coal (kindly supplied by the French authorities), the Opal sailed for Auckland, and reached port as above, after a fine weather passage. Captain Day H. Bosanquet is still in charge of the vessel, and has with him the same gentlemen as officers who were in the vessel on her last visit to Auckland, save that Mr. Field, first lieutenant, has been succeeded by the Hon. H. Tyrwhitt, and Mr. S. Screech is now assistant paymaster. H.M.S. LIZARD. ' When, about 4.30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, intelligence was received of the approach of a second man-o'-war, it was conjectured that the surveying ship Egeria was returning from her cruise to the Kerinadecs, but at six "o'clock a vessel rounded the North Head which bore but little resemblance to that familiar vessel. The stranger turned out to be the gunboat Lizard, from Samoa, and as she rapidly came up the harbour she was seen to be a very handsome and fast vessel of the newest type. After passing alongside, her senior craft, the Opal, the Lizard was anchored off the Freezing Companv'H works. The Lizard received her commission on the 18th of October, 1887, and left England in January, 1888. She reached Sydney on May 14th last, and after visiting Melbourne at tho opening of the Centennial Exhibition, she accompanied H.M. s. Calliope (with Admiral Fairfax on board), to Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, and then proceeded by way of Vavau and Pango Pango to Tongatabu, since which time she lias been stationed at Apia, Samoa. She loft that port on December 5, and calling at Fiji stayed at Suva from the Qfch to the 12th.

Resuming her passage to Auckland she had fine weather all the way till off the coast, where strong S.S. W. winds were encountered on the 10th inst.

H.M.S. RAPID. After an absence of exactly a year from the port H.M.s. Rapid arrived early on Dec. 23 from Sydney, whence she had returned from a cruise to the islands, New Guinea, and Queensland. Since her last visit she has received a new crew and officers, having been recommissioned in April last at Sydney. The officers of the Rapid now are :Captain, W. F. S. Mann; lieutenants, R. C. Sparkes, H. C. Torlesse, R. A. C. B. Cave; surgeon. J. D. Henwood; paymaster. C. Topping; chief engineer, T. Agnew; sub-lieutenant, C. C. Fowler; gunner, G. W. Jinks : boatswain, W. 'Hazelgrove; carpenter, J. Earl; clerk, H. A. Small wood.

H.M.S. ORLANDO. About 12.30 p.m. on the 22nd inst. intelligence was received of the approach of H.M.S. Orlando, with Admiral Fairfax and suite on board, and about an hour later the new flagship made her appearance round the North Head, and cast anchor for the first time in the watery of the Waitemata. As she came up the harbour she was saluted by flag by the other warships in port, while the Takapuna battery fired a salute of nine guns >as a greeting. The Orlando left Sydney for this port on the evening of the 17th inst., and coming over under medium steam, made a good passage of under five days. The Orlando was thrown open for public inspection on Thursday and Sunday last, and visited by thousands. This magnificent fighting machine has now been on the Australian station about four months, and after a few alterations to some parts of her gear had been effected in Sydney she began her visits to the various ports of the station by a brief sojourn in the harbour of Hobart. Thence she returned to Port Jackson, and after a few days' stay came on to Auckland. The Orlando is a vessel of a very different type frr>:a her predecessor the Nelson, and is grea.iy admired for her dashing modern look, and also for her completeness and pow &i* a*. a means of defence for our country. She ill bo fioaf into the Calliope Dock on the 3rd prox. for ciaaning.

H.M.S. EGERIA. The surveying ship H.M.s. Egeria returned on the 23rd instant after a fortnight's cruising between the New Zealand Coast and the Kermadec Group, where she had been engaged in taking soundings. After coaling and provisioning, she left on December 27 for Hobart to lay up and be refitted.

SHIPPING SUMMARY. Since our l;;.st monthly report went forward th,.. hi' -, been considerable activity in shipping matters. On the 6th instant the ship Zealandia, of the S.S. and A. Co.'s line, reached port with a valuable cargo of general merchandise. This was rapidly discharged, and she lias now got most of her outward freight under hatches, and will sail shortly. The cruise of the mission schooner Southern Cross, which reached port on the same date, is referred to elsewhere. Two days later the American barque Alary A. Greenwood got in from New York via the South, and having excellent despatch at the hands of Messrs. Arnold, Cheney, and Co., sailed on the 26th instant with a full load of kauri gum worth £20,536 sterling. The mail steamer Alameda (which takes this on her outward trip) arrived on the 9th from San Francisco, and left for Sydney next day. The 12th inst., brought in two barques, the Sharpshooter and Belle Isle from Fiji with raw sugar. Both are discharged and take timber freights to Australia. From Java the barques Hamburg and Nicoya with raw sugar are shortly exEected. A number of vessels from Newcastle rought coal during the next week, and most of them have been fixed outward with lumber. On the 17th . inst. the Swedish ship Ugglan, under charter,to load gum to New York, arrived and is now half full. The arrival of the Australian Squadron is mentioned above. The Swedish barque Orskar, full of copra from Samoa to Europe, arrived on the 20th to ship new hands, her crew having refused work in the islands, and is still in port. The Fiji mail steamer Arawata reached port on the 22nd and left for the South, while the s.s. Richmond, the regular packet to Tahiti, Tonga, etc., got in on the 28th, when the schooner Maile from Samoa also arrived. The N.Z.S. Co.'s ship Waitangi from London is daily expected.

■ \ On Saturday. December 8, intelligence was received at the Herald-office to the effect that a barque was inside the Little Barrier, inward bound, and she was at once put down to be the American clipper , Mary A. Greenwood, which was due from New York via Nelson. This surmise proved to be a correct one, and about 2 o'clock on Sunday morning the barque made the harbour, and took up an anchorage in the stream opposite the Queen-street Wharf. Capt. Tooker reports that he sailed from New York on July 27 last, and had a moderate passage, reaching Nelson 108 days out. After discharging the 3200 cases of kerosene and sundries which formed part of her cargo for that port, she left Nelson on November 27th, and had light adverse winds up the coast almost all the way. As both Captain Tooker and his vessel are well and favourably known in. this port from their frequent visits, any description of the latter is needless. The "Greenwood," as the barqae is familiarly termed, brings 9878 cases of kerosene _ and a quantity of general American merhandise to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Webb,of Auckland, who took a trip to America in the vessel on her last visit nere, returned home by her in good health and spirits. On Thursday, Dec. 6, the signal staff at the North shore gave notice of the approach of a three-masted schooner inside Tiri, and the vessel proved to be the Mission schooner Southorn Cross, from her regular cruise among the islands of the Mek-nesian station. She came up the Channel with sail and steam, but, owing to the extreme lightness of the wind, did not make the harbour till about ten o'clock at night, when she cast anchor inside the North Head. Tho particulars of her first cruise among the islands have already been published. On her second trip she sailed from Norfolk Island on October 13th, having as passengers Revs, Palmer, Bice, Robin, and Master Palmer. She had fine weather nearly all the t.me, whilst calling at the several stations at w lich "all well" was reported. Rev. Mr. Bice was left at Opa, and the Southern Cross proceeding to Santa Maria, there and picked up Bishop Selwyn. Resuming her voyage, tho Torres Group was called at, and Tukapia reached on October 28th. On the return passage, which was begun with strong south cast trades, all the islands were touched at. At Opa Rev. Mr. Bice was taken on board, and at Araga Rev. Mr. Britten also joined the vessel, which sailed from the last-named islsnd 'for Norfolk Island on the 15th November. Strong winds from the southeast prevailed for several days, after which fine weather and light breezes were experienced till the schooner arrived at Norfolk Island, on 27th November. A stay of. one day sufficed to land her passengers and embark others for Auckland, and on the 2Sth a course was steered for this port. Very light N. W. winds prevailed at first, and then southerly airs continued till the North Cape was made on Tuesday last. Down the coast the wind continued light from tho south, and harbour was made as above described. About 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, the Island steamer Richmond arrived from Tahiti, Tonga, etc., with a cargo of fruit and pearlshell, and a number of passengers. Capt. Hutton reports as follows of the voyage :— The Richmond left-Auckland on Saturday, the 24th November, for her usual trip round the South Sea Islands. Tonga was reached on the 29th after a fine passage, and she discharged cargo and left on the Ist December for Apia, which place was reached on the 4th inst. at 4 p.m. We discharged cargo and left on the 6th inst. for Papeete. The first two days out we had very bad weather, with tremendous seas, during which the Richmond behaved ad mil' bly, as a proof of which not one of the live stock was lost. We arrived at Papeete on Wednesday, 12th inst., and. after discharging live stock and cargo left on the 14th for Tonga via Rarotonga. Reaching Tonga on tho 21st inst., we loaded 2000 bunches bananas, and left for Auckland on the 23rd inst., arriving on Friday after a very fine passage. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, the Fiji mail steamer Arawata arrived from Suva and Levuka, with several passengers and a largo freight, after a smart trip of four and a-half days. The Arawata was berthed at the outer tee of the Queen-street wharf. Mr. A. C. Walker, the purser, to whom we are indebted for Fiji files, reports of tho trip : The Arawata left Levuka at 6 a.m. on December 16, reaching Navua at 12.30 p.m. on the same date; she'loaded 250 tons of sugar, and left at 2 p.m. on the 17th, arriving at Suva at 4 p.m. the same day. Thero she embarked mails, passengers, and cargo, and left at 12.30 p.m. on the 18th. Mount Washington was passed at 6.30 p.m. the same evening, and Alokohinau light was sighted at 12.15 p.m. _on the 22nd, and the steamer passed Tiritiri at 6.30 a.m. on Monday, and made fast alongside wharf as above. During tho trip the Arawata experienced strong trade winds till the 20th, and thence variable winds with fine weather to arrival.

The well-known schooner Mailo arrived early on Friday, Dec. 28, from Samoa and Tonga, with one or two passengers and a small quantity of freight. Captain Lane reports of the trip :The Maile left Auckland on November Sth, and hove to off Euaon Thursday, the 15tn, after a line weather passage. She called at Lifuka and Neiafu, and arrived at Apia on November 30. After discharging cargo there, she left again on December 10th, and called at Niue, leaving there on December, 17th, and arriving as above. Fine weather was experienced on the trip up. and fair wind till the 25th, when it suddenly shifted to the south, and has been variable to port. ;

On Friday, December 25!, the schooner Christine arrived from Noumea and. Norfolk Island, and anchored off the Hobson-Btreet Wharf. She brought but a small freight of wool and hides. Captain McLiver supplies the following memoranda of the trip -Tho Christine left Noumea at noon on the 9th December, and arrived at Norfolk Island on the 17th, at 10 a.m. She left Norfolk Island at 4. p.m. on the 21st, and arrived at Russell at 3 p.m. on the 25th. Leaving at 4 p.m. on the 26th, she rounded the North Head at 11.30 a.m. on the 28th, and anchored as above, having had fine weather throughout the trip. On the • 10th inst., when the Maile left Apia, the shin Schiffswerft, barque Bertha, and schooner Lord of the Isles, were lying in port. No foreign vessels were at Tonga during her visit. The U.S.s. Adams left Samoa about December 8 for Honolulu, leaving the Nipsic to watch the native war. On December 12 H.M.s. Hyacinth was at Papeete, while the French ship Duquesno, with Admiral Lefevre on board, left about that date for a cruise to the American coast. BY TELEGRAPH. RUSSELL. December 26. — Arrived : Christine, on Christmas morning, from New Caledonia and Norfolk Island. Captain McLiver reports leaving Norfolk on Friday, 21st. The cargo consists of a few tuns of whale oil and sundries, and she will sail to-day for Auckland. DEPARTURE OF THE lONIC. Lyttelton, Dec. 13. —The R.M.s. lonic sailed for Plymouth, via Rio Janeiro, to-day. Passengers :—First saloon, for London from Melbourne: Messrs. James Laing, Mrs. E. Melbourne, Mr. John S. Quirk, Mr. C. Whitworth. From Wellington: Mr. James Lowe, Captain Fred Fisher. From Auckland : Air. J. S.Burnett. FromChristchurch: Mr. Nathaniel W. Edwards, Mr. H. S. Edwards, Mr. D.. Kelly. From Oamaru : Mr. A. A. Fleming, -Mrs. E. Fleming and child. For Rio de Janeiro :—From Melbourne : Mr. J. Howard. From Auckland: Air. E. Bibby. Second cabin -.—For London from Auckland: Miss: A. Calvert, Mrs. Ann Calvert, Mr. and Mrs. J. Walton, Miss E. M. Walton, Master J. H. Walton, and 22 steerage. ARRIVAL OF THE COPTIC. Wellington, December 19. —Arrived, at 6.30 p.m., the Coptic, from London via Hobart. She left Plymouth on November 3rd ; had fresh winds to Teneriffe, where she arrived on the Bth; left again next day, reaching the Cape on the 25th ; proceeded on the same day, and made Hobart on the 14th December; resumed her voyage the following day, and arrived alongside the wharf this evening. Experienced fine weather from the Cape. She firings 130 passengers for all ports, as follows :Wellington 29, Auckland 29, Otago 28, Canterbury 22, New Plymouth 14, Napier 5, Westport 2, and Nelson 1. Of the above, 37 are saloon and 37 second saloon. She brings 2016 tons cargo; 1405 for Wellington and outports, 221 for Auckland, 390 for Lvttelton. No change has been mado in the officers of the ship.

PASSENGERS FOR AUCKLAND. Saloon : Captain and Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J.. A. Laing, Miss Mac Lean, Messrs. A. and F. AlacLean, J. C. Hetley. Second saloon : Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Peeke, Mrs. Wignall, Miss Peeke, Messrs. C. Roberts, W. Hutchinson, N. Coward, and H. Martyn. Steerage : Mesdames J. Moir, A. Leitch, M. Watt, Messrs. T. Baillie, A. G. Stoakes, F. R. Willan, W. and J. Watt, J. W. Waters, W. Cheatham, and J. Pearson. For Tauranga, saloon : Messrs. R. H. Taylor and W. Ley..

' ' SHARE INVEST* GUihl;.—DECEMBER 29, -1888. / __ Number' cw . a Tota] Sud- , , . '? . v . -> . t'.'i. 1-up TO^n d , Latest „ Financial - Companies. • of f™ r e e £ capital. scribed ; |$S£| icvfe* F« ! tor Market • a Current Half-year or Year Shai-es. j Issued. Capital, capita;, j " ' ■ ' , 'J:;'- ishs.re. ' -Are. Annnm. Quotations. n "" Closes., - -——— . ' . — " — — '1 "'{ * j" — — — ~~™~~~ , t .... j V . Banks— - i £ - £, j £ -i,. t, |V a. d. £ £ b. d. • £ s. d. , New Zealand - « 200,000 150,000 1,700.000 190«» ! 060, ; V... . : 7>i„ ,'i7 & £5 ' 7 170/ A 120/ -6 15 0 Sept. 30, March 31. ■ National .. » _ 200,000 100,000 1,000,000 . 000.0*1 I 860.!- .-3. i' Mi! p&io 2 10 0 6 1 17 0 6 16 0 Sept. 80, March SI Colonial .. « .. 400,000 200,000 2,000,000 1,000.090 i itOO,;";;-» f: ; » '200 • 7. .2 3 8 6 10 3 Feb. 20, August 31 INSURANCE/ ' ' Jf i ? ! *' ■ * • New Zealand „ .. 100,000 100,000 1,000,000 1,000,'#) i m - 2-;V-.e:B • :'?» ®2 0 0 16 8 18 0 7 15 10 May 31, Nov. SO ' National .. _ _ 200,000 196,115 2,000,000 l,0(3i.l» ; v. - ' C • >•{.«:« t • 1>) '0 10 0 35 1 0 6 7 7 8 Sept. SO, March 31 South British „ .. 100,000 64,628 2,000,000 i,2f-S,560 i i:vi3 ! &•-•* j- vo 2 0 0 8 2 2 0 7 12 4 August 81, Feb. 23 Standard.. ■ „ >. 100,000 100,000 1,000,000 l,OX»,t«X> ! ;•..«?» I ii-iir i H 0 15 0 7} .0 14 6 7.16' 2-. Juno 80, Deo 31 Union .. .. .. 100,000 100,000 2,000,000 a.cuo.tty ; l<te,V»> : <■■■;. -m i iU 100 10 1 6 0 7 16 10 May 81, Not SO Colonial .. „ .. 100,000 100,000 1,000,000 IJtOttf&t ! v; : ; ; ;>> 0 10 0 .. 0 4 0 .. March 31 Accident 100,000 20,000 100,000 51,000} %,\<i l'?. \U,S>Jt - 1 0 2 0 25 0 7 6 6 13 4 ; December 31 J - LOAN— ' ; 1 N.Z. Loan & Mercantile ISO,000 160,000 4,600,000 4,O0u,60t' J . iiiJ ■% 2 10 0 16 S 10 0 30 14 3 Docember31 ' - National Mt'ge&Ag'ncy 100,000 100,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 loo.t'O 1'.. • it. 1 0 0 6 0 11 8 9 0 0 Juno SO, Dec. 31 N.Z. Land Mortgage .. 200,000 200,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 200,000 iu.Co. in 100 8 0 17 6 92 10 October 81 Gas— ... "it ■ Auckland.. „ .. 60,000 - 29,243 250,000 140,215 111,857} 16,031 5 100/&50 17 215/ & 110/ 7 IS 6 June 80, Deo. 31 Thames 10,000 9,9S0 25,000 24,955 18,965 1,633 21 1 18 0 8 1 14 0 8 18 9 Jan. 31, July 31 ; ; Gtsborne .. „ „ 20,000 12,000 20,000 12,000 12,000 „ 1 100 10 .1 8 0, 8 14 0 ■ Timber— Kauri Timber .. .. 600,000 600,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 760,000 „ 2 40/ & 20/ « 0 18 0 .. .. Shipping— * ■■■■'• v • ■ Union „ 50,000 40,000 * 500,000 400,000 400,000 118,514 10 10 0 8 11 0 0 7 5 6 Jan. 81, July 31 U New Zealand .. .. 100,000 59,639 1,000,000 696,S90 479,053 * 550 10 8 0 .. 2 0 0 .. June 80, Dec. 31 Devonport Steam Ferry 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 .. 1 100 .. 130 .. December 81 Coromandel Steam .. 4,500 3,040 4,500 3,040 3,046 ... 1 1 0 0 10 0 10 0 20 0 0 June 30 Northern Steam .. 150,000 116,784 150,000 116, 77,076 „ 1 12/6&20 / „ .. .. May 1 COAL— '1 Bay of Islands „ .. 4,000 3,000 40,000 30,000 400,000 .. 10 10 0 0 6 2 5 0 26 1 6 June 80, Doc. 81 Taupiri .. ... „ 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 11,400 8,250 1 13/ & 6/ SSI 2S/&17/ 18 0 0 June 30, Dec. SI .1 Miranda 30,000 19,067 30,000 19,007 19,067 .. 1 1 0 0 .. .. .. January 31 Taupiri Reserve.. .. 80,000 19,225 25,000 19,225 12,729 .. 1 20/ 12/ „ .. .. .. Miscellaneous— New Zealand Drue .. 100,000 66,874 200,000 133,743 83,574 10,250 2 40/& 20/ 7 1 1 0 6 13 0 Jan. 81, July SI Archill Brick and Tile.. 12,000 10,330 12,000 10,330 0,595 .. 1 20/ & 5/ — .. .. September 80 Auckland Fibre .. .. 25,000 18,945 25,000 18,945 18,945 .. 110 0.. .. .. April 30 Northern Boot and Shoe 15, (XX) 12,622 15,000 12,622 8,520 .. 1 0 13 6 7 0 10 0 9 9 0 October SI N.Z. Frozen Moat .. 40,000 20,363 200,000 101,815 101,815 „ 5 5 0 0 .. .. .. June 30 T. and S. Morrin .. 30,000 30,000 150,000 150,000 131,6-45 „ 6 75/&100/ .. .. „ September SO Tramway 125,000 85,138 126,000 85,138 85,133 „ 1100.. .. « Union Oil, Soap& Candle 50,000 36,850 50,000 ' 30,850 25,795 „ 1 0 11 0.. 060 „ February 23 ? MINING (Gold & Silver) ; Last Div. New Moanataiari .. 50,000 37,000 25.000 18,500 .. „ J 3/ & 1/ per Share. 0 8 0 „ » Old Caledonian.. .. 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 11,400 „ 1 0 19 0 .. 0 2 0 Waiotahi 6,000 6 000 IS,000 18,000 15,000 _ 8-10 0 May 2, 2/0 0 17 0 „ ,, Prince Imperial.. .. 000 18,000 18,000 18,000 1,800 „ 1020.. 020 .. ,, ■ Adeline 50,000 50,000 25,000 25,000 .. .. J .. 0 0 9 M Cambria 44,700 44,700 44,700 44,700 12,8511 ... 10 6 9 April30,6d 0 2 0 .. .. j Crown 20,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 2,000 ._ J 0 2 0 ... ° 4 0 „ „ Humphrey's Gully .. 150,000 139,984 150,000 139,984 130,834 4-5 „ 1 19/ & 20/ „ V & 2/ „ f Boss United .. „ 150,000 149,475 150,000 149,475 148,325J .. 1 19/0&20/ .. .. .. „ ? Silvorton 24,000 24,000 12,000 12,000 .. 450 i .. „ 0 10., „ Alburnia .. „ 20,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 1,000 1,000 $010.. 020 .. „ Saxon .. .. _ 50,000 50,000 25,000 25,000 .. .. I .. Dec.19, Cd 0 6 3 „ » : Trenton .. „ „ 36,000 000 18,000 18,000 3,600 ... 4 0 2 0 .. 0 1 9 ■ „ , Eoyal Co,k .. .. 9,000 8 300 .. ■■ •• - •• •- Nov. 6, (3d 0 4 0 „ ,, Paroquet .. .. .. 25,000 25!000 12,500 2,500 1,250 .. i 0 1 0 020 „ .. Hand of Mendship .. 16,000 15 000 .. .. .. - 4 >• — •• •» •» Goldwattir .. .. 26,000 26,000 12,500 12,500 .. ... J ~ 0 10 „ .. Marototo „ .. .. 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 .. .. 1 10/ &20/ _ 0 4 0 „ TeAroha 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 150,COO . 1 0 16 0 „ 050 _ .. Colonist .. .. ... 20,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 .. .. J ' .. .. 0 2 0 .. Champion.. „ .. 75,000 75,000 75,000 76,000 „ _. 1 20/&7/0 » „ » _ . N.Z. Insurance Buildings, Auckland, and Albert-street, Thames. Prates Bros., Sharobrokers.