SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8487, 11 February 1891, Page 4

SHIPPING.

fiIGH Water at Auckland—B.32 a.m.; 5.57 p.m. ~ Manukau— a.in.; 0.37 p.m. Sun —Rises. 5.28 a.m.; sets, 7.0 p.m. Moon—First quarter, 16th, 6.9 a.m.

ARRIVALS. Mararoa, s.s., 2466, Chatfield, from Sydney. Passengers Misses Scott, Williams, Birch, Hay, Geard, Blackwood, Robertson, two Little Sisters of the Poor, Mesdames Champion, Taylor, Hogan and infant, Keating, Hill, Godwin, Langer, O'Connor, Messrs. Buchanan." Butters, Francis, Taylor, Stopford, Oiler, Wilkinson, rims haw, Hogan, Keating, Corbett, Cockshut,' Bloomfield, Park, Hill, Godwin, Kelly, Raymond, Dolton, Calderwood, Lothian, Callaridar, Hucill, Metcalfe, Steele, William!), Southall, Newbould. Dr. Ridley, 26 steerage. For Napier: Sir. Bruce. For Lyttelton : Miisses Roberts, Fuller, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Learmouth. For Dunedin; Mr. Sibbald. For Melbourne: Mr. Stephenson.— Union S.S. Co., agents. Gisborne, schooner, 68. Skinner, from Gisborne and East Coast.—H. B. Morton, agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Prospect, barque, 710, Pedersen, for New York.— Co.. agents. Manapouri, s.s., 17S0, T. Logan, for Sydney. Passengers: Mesdames Coutts and three children, Jeffcoate, Fawcett, McCaul, Byrne, Walton, Trotter, Holdgato, Dunn, Cruickshank, Stubbing, Misses Stubbins v Millin, Lawson, Dr. Brebner, Rev. Father Vaughan, Lieutenant Knits, Messrs. A. Hughes, R. Miller, J. D. Hill, C. Reidle, McCaul, G. Bailey, H. W. Calverley, J. G. Wilson, E. E. Corner, R. J. White, Byrne, Kent, Walton, Mason, Jeffcoate, lawcett, M. Gould, G. W. Power, P. Perkins, A. Benjamin, M. S. Brown, J. B. Thompson, Mossman, Campbell, M. Courtney, Hold "ate, Adams. C. Deutzen, B. Strangman, Stubbins, Cruickshank, F. M. Alcock, Gleinster, Dunn, 17 through, and 12' steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Southern Cross, s.s., 282, Black, for East ' Coast ports and Wellington.—Union S.S. Co., agents.

DEPARTURES. Manapouri, s.s., for Sydney. Southern Cross, s.s., for East Coast# * EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON: Persian Empire, ship, sailed November 3. Blenheim, snip, sailed December 4. Lady Jocelyn, ship, loading. Akaroa, ship, loading. Broomhall, ship, loading. WW YORK : „ Elinor Vernon, barquentme, sailed November S. Alice, barque, sailed December 31. - Bonny Doon, barque, sailed December 31. Samar, barque, loading. Motley, brig, loading. •feOCKHAJirTOX : Scottish Admiral, barque, early. * ADELAIDE : - Linda Weber, briganfcine, early, EOBART : . Orlando, H.M.s., early. Cordelia, H.M.s., early. Royalist, H.M.s., early. Lizard, H.M.s., early. Goldfinch, H.M.s., early. SEEWCASTLEThree Cheers, schooner, sailed Jan. 24. Aratapu, brigantine, sailed February 7. Madura, barque, to load. ISLANDS : Jessie Niccol, schooner, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. &®2TDON* : Hermione, ship, loading. Scottish Admiral, barque, to arrive. KEW YORK: Leading Wind, ship. _ i Prospect, barque, loading. Essex, barque, to load. SYDNEY : Clansman, schooner, early.

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. This Day.—'Wanaka arrives at Onehunga; Wainui leaves for Tonga and Samoa at o p.m. , _ , Thursday.—Wanaka leaves Onenunga at 11.30 a.m. . . . „ Friday.—Omapere arrives frocn ooutn, rnd leaves for Greymouth; Mararoft leaves j'or South. , Satceday.Rotokino leaves for -«cwcastle. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. This Day.—Gairloch arrives from Waitara ; Glenelg arrives fnom Hokianga. Thursday.—Gairloch leaves for Yvaitara at 1 p.m. Glenelg leaves for Raglan and Kawhia at 1 p.m.; lona arrives from Kuaotuna and Mercury Bay early, and leaves for same ports at 9 p.m.; \\ ellington arrives from Whangarei. . . —Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; Wellington for Whangarei, Marsden Point, and Bay at 10.30 p.m. Thames Service.—Kocotnahana or Argyje leaves for Thames daily. VESSELS IN HAUIiOUR. [This list doe* not Include coasters. 1 Curacoa, H.M.s., in stream. Arawata, s.s., in stream. Hermione. ship, at Queen-street Wharf. Leading Wind, ship, at No. 2 Jetty. Prospect, barque, at Queen street Wharf. Northern Chief, barque, at Sugar Work 3. Loongana, barque, at No. 2 Jetty. Essex, barque, at No. 2 Jetty. Waitemata, barquentine, at Railway Wharf. Southern Cross, Mission schooner, in stream Clansman, schooner, at Sugar Works. Olive, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. Welcome, schooner, at Railway Wharf. Waiapu, schooner, at Queen-street^ Wharf. Louie, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. is borne, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf.

IMPORTS. Per schooner Gisborne 630 sacks maize, 2S sacks fungus, 17 bales wool, 24 packages hides, 22 pigs, poultry, and sundries. EXPORTS. Per barque Prospect:3462 bales flax, 344 cases gum, 50 tons manganese. Per s.s. Manapouri:7oo sacks maize, 55 bales flax, 114 sacks oysters, 50 cases gam, 64 bundles woodware, 100 cases meats, SJO cases oranges, 41 bales fungus, 16 cases cheese, 19 sacks seeds, 20 bags sugar, 3 coOs wire, and sundries. As several of our large mail steamers are manned by a sufficient number of R.N.R. men to entitle the ships to fly the blue ensign, the following report is of interest: —" It is stated to be the intention of the Admiralty to allow no officer or man in future to enter the Royal Naval reserve until an assurance has been given that lie does not belong to, and will not join, a trade union. As soon as the Order-in-Council has been obtained, all officers and men of the Royal Navy Reserve will also be requested to notify the Board of Trade whether or not they belong to a union. This step is to be taken, it is reported, in consequence of information supplied by the Government and Naval authorities in Australasia." The kerosene and other cargo ex the barque Essex, now being discharged at No. 2 jetty, in turning out in good condition. A funny thing happened the other day inside the Island of Pembu, near Zanzibar, says an exchange. The admiral of the British squadron heard of a vessel being in distress, and ordered a gunboat to assist her. The Redbreast, Lieutenant . Keary, went down a hundred and fifty miles and discovered a full-rigged ship engulphed among reefs and utterly unable to get out, but in deep water and absolutely uninjured. She had laid there imprisoned for ten days, drinking up her water, eating her provisions, and hoping that " something would turn up." But for an accident she. might easily have lain there unseen until now. The Redbreast found a channel, towed her out, gave her an offing of 25 miles, and let her continue her continue her voyage to Chittagong. Yesterday the barque Prospect was cleared at the Customs for New York, her cargo being declared as 3462 bales flax, 344 cases gum, and 50 tons manganese. Captain Pederson intends if the wind is favourable to sail this morning. It was reported yesterday that the barque Ganymede was lying off Rangitoto awaiting a slant to get away for Newcastle. Yesterday evening the s.s. Manapouri sailed for Sydney with a good number of passengers and a general cargo of produce, grain, etc. Early yesterday morning the schooner Gisborne returned to port from one of her periodical trips to the East Coast, during ■which she had light weather. She brought a cargo of maize, live stock, etc. The barquentine Waitemata has nearly finished the discharge of her coal at the Railway Wharf. She will probably take a timber loading from an East Coast port to Melbourne.

After a rather lengthy passage for a vessel of her steaming capacities, the Union S.S. Co.'s Mararoa arrived from Sydney last night, the cause of her delay being a strong Lead wind and heavy seas throughout the whole passage. The Mararoa brought a good, number of passengers and a quantity of general cargo. The purser, Mr. 11. McLennan, reports that the Mararoa left Sydney at 5.45 p.m. on , the sth instant, and cleared Port Jackson at 6.30.' She had strong S.E. wind and heavy head sea from the start, and these continued right across. She breasted die Three Kings at 10 p.m. on the 9th, and rounded tUg Worth Cape at 2,30 yesterday

morning. Cape Brett was passed at 11.20 a.m., and Tiri Tiri at 7.35 p.m., the vessel arriving as above. She passed a ship standing N.E., probably the Persian Empire, at 4 p.m. on Monday. • ■ .. , _ Mr. J. C. Ellis' well-known barque Sharp'shooter, Captain Davis, which .left Newcastle on February 1 with 6/6 tons of coal tor New Caledonia., was spoken by the Union S.S. Company's Te Kapo on the 4th February, 30 miles to the eastward ol lore. Jackson, flying signals for assistance. ine Te Kapo bore down, and found that trie Sharpshooter had sprung a leak, ana in* l * then six feet bf wat6r in the holer. A .?. ? Kapo offered' to stand by bV tow her in, out her assistance was declined. Captain Davis suiting that he could keep afloat for another 48 hours at least. The barque was subsequently pinked lip by the Port Jackson, ana towed into Sydney at 4 p.m. The crew had a most trying time, being at the pumps tor nearly 60 hours. The weather was so bad that they were frequently swept Away from the pumps, and the vessel laboured to the extent of rolling both sides under. The sharpshooter had just been docked when in .Newcastle, and was a handy and well-found iron crQ-ft The barquentine Carrie L. Tyler reached New York safely from this port on the -ad instant.

LEAKY AND BADLY-BUILT WARSHIPS. '/ /. V. ' Other nations than the British have trouble with jerry builders in connection with the construction of their • warships. • A report from Paris says :Such serious defects have been discovered in the new French steel I cruiser Forbin that the Admiralty has ordered her to be token into the repairing j docks. Her machinery has been found to be so badly constructed that several months must elapse before the necessary repairs can be effected. Another ease of defective building is also engaging the attention of the authorities. The ironclad Requin was recently dry - docked to have her bottom cleaned, and the hull was discovered to be in a most unsatisfactory condition, necessitating considerable repairs. A great many rivets were so badly fixed that several of the plates did not join properly, and one of the forward compartments was full of water. The Forbin ■ was built at Rochfort, and launched in ISSS, and is of the class known as sea-service partial deck-protected cruisers. The Requin, which was launched at Bordeaux ia 1885, is a barbette ship of over 7000 tons displacement. It is believed at Cherbourg that the Minister of Marine will order an inquiry into the matter.