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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8283, 16 June 1890, Page 11

SHIPPING SUMMARY. The past month has been rather a quiet one The Mariposa arrived at her contract date, on May 23. The Island steamer Richmond, after a lengthy trip, through breaking her crank shaft near Rarotonga, reached port on the 27th. She has had the injured machinery repaired Wellington and will resume her running this week. On the 29th ult. the New Zealand Shipping Co ship Waimate, ■ Captain Canese arrived from London. She has now got all her cargo out, and a goodly quantity of her homeward freight under hatches. On May 20 the American barque Thos. A. Goddard, with a full freighting of gum and flax, sailed for .New York, being followed by the Elinor Vernon, similarly laden, ten days later. he barque Willowbank, under charter to Shaw-SajdJ and Albion Co., also left, sailing for London on 2(3th May, with a general freight, including 108 tons gum. The intercolonial trade 'in coal and timber has been fairly maintained, while fruit in large quantities has been brought in by the steamer Wainui, from Tonga and Samoa; Richmond, from Tahiti, besides several sailers. The Union S.S. Co.'s magnificent new steamer Monowai called here on her first trip last week. She was thrown open for public inspection, and was visited by thousands. The Swedish, barque Andrea Wilhelmina is filling up rapidly with timber for England, and is expected to sail shortly with 700,000 feet, for Hull. _ . FREIGHTS. Messrs. C. F. James and Co. report at date :—Our last report went forward on the 19ch ultimo. The scarcity of tonnage continues, and is insufficient to meet the demand for intercolonial and foreign charters. Rates generally (specially for coal) have an upward tendency. United Kingdom.— annate, with general cargo, and Andrea Wilhelmina, Mentone and Gotha, with kauri timber, are loading. Newcastle. — The Parnell and Peerless have arrived at Manukau. For Auckland there is a good demand, and from Wollongong, Madura, Aratapu, Notero, and Three Cheers (the latter to our agency) are to arrive with coal, bark, and timber. Intercolonial. — The Wild Wave from Hobart and Welcome from Maryborough with coals have arrived. The Wenona is fixed to return with timber from Puget Sound, taking coal to _ Honolulu. From Greymouth we have fixed the Heatherbell for Port Pirie. Islands.—The Clansman sails shortly for Dunedin via Noumea and Long Island, while the Ryno and Maile have left under charter to load guano in the Group. The Sarah Pile has been fixed on time charter for the islands. Timber Rates remain as previously quoted but owing to the glut in the timber markets fixtures are not numerous. Fixtures from East Coast are : Grace Lynn and Brunette, for Sydney ; Welcome, for Adelaide ; Wild Wave, for Hobart. From West Coast : Parnell and Peerless, for Melbourne ; Northern Chief, Devonport, W. C. Wentworth,-for Sydney.