SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8501, 27 February 1891, Page 4 (Supplement)

SHIPPING.

,-s . :- - - _ ♦ . - '-;*;,'■- \ • ARRIVALS. ... ■;■■.:••■ ;: January 26— Mararoa, s.s., 24t>6, Chatfield, from Melbourne and the Sou-th, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers : Missea Parke, Morris, Derringtou, Jenkin, Boyle, Walker, Page, Grant, Randerson, Carnochan, Kinder, Clyino, Beetham, Hall, Wells, Jerram, Richardson, Demoignan, Young, Newell, Mesdames Parker and child, Coope, Oakden, Burnside, Agar and boy, Grant, Randerson and boy. Walker, Robinson and 3 boys, Nelson, Ausenne, Hewitt, Harvey (2), Cunard and 2 children, Quinn and child, Nicholas, Messrs. Parker, Payson, Perkins, Shaw, Powet, Gould, Brain, Franks, Currio, Davys, Calveloy, Wilkin, Jamieson, Grant and 2 boys, Griffiths, Blank, Edwards, Thompson, Ansenue, Defielliateil, Robinson, Miller, Maunsell, Heenan, Simkins, Larkworthy, Douglands, Camith, Evans, Harvey (2), Majjee, Reidle, Cowan, Johnson, Lambert, Homibrooke, Dr. Brcbner, Rev. Scott, and 25 steerage. 127-Duko of Sutherland, s.s., 3116, Ball, from Capetown, with general cargo. 27-To Anau, s.s., 1652, C. Todd, from Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise, etc. Passengers—For Auckland : Mcsdames Cohen, Hume, Dunn Birks Sudholz, Chapman, Misses Cohen, Birks, Allison, Reid (2), Williams, Browne, Vogau, Plumb, how A. W. Baker. Professor Carrollo, Messrs. 11. Schwartzkoff. W. T. Macpherson, A. h>. Scfton, R. J. White, K. & Corner, E. Bailey, J. Hess, K. Miller, A. Lee, N. H. Barrio, A. Cohen. J. MeCall, Dunn, J. A. W. Dudholv, J. Woodburn, C. J. Ratgen A. Hughes, C. & Dormell, W. G. Makgill, W. R. Coxe, W. O. Hardwood, H. A. A. Harrison, R. Robertson, G. von Grundherr, J'.. Warren, J. Robb, W. Bond, W. Jones, and 17 steerage. For Napier : M. R. Holt and 1 steerage. For Wellington : Messrs. J. Plumb, J. Bath-ate. For Lvttelton, 2 steerage. I , or Dunedin: Miss Robertson, Mr. J. Stephen, and 1 steerage. For Melbourne, 2 steerage. 31—Olive, schooner, 92, Ross, from Nine (Savage Island), with island produce. Passengers : — Messrs. Head and 3 children, Nicholas and child, Utting. 31—Clansman, schooner, 157, Mathew, from Newcastle, with coal. February 2—Mariposa, R.M.s.s., 8000, H. M. Hayward, from San Francisco, via Honolulu, etc. Passengers For Auckland : C. E. Sissney and wife, Rev. J. M. Silver, C. J. Weld, T. W. Merrill, C. A. Longfellow, M. Green, J. 0. Desboro and wife, David YV i!kiuson, George Cooke, Mrs. A. P. Davis, and 11 steerage. For Sydney : Ed. Barrett and wife, Madam Ballin, 1). Bennett B. W. Crissey, C. W. Chapman, P. E. Clark and wife Albert. Fargeou, Mrs. Harry Fletcher, V. C. Hottenstein, A. R. Johnston, D. MeKellar, Miss McQueen, Frank McKenzie, \\ . S. Porter and wife, J. K. Stebbins, H. St. Cege, W. J. Ullathorne, and 35 steerage. —Waitemata, barquentine, 365, W. H. Heays, from Newcastle, with coal. 3_lWaiuui, s.s., (HO, G. Crawshaw, from Tonga and Samoa, with island produce. Possencers :—Mrs. Cocker, Messrs. Cocker, "Schaad'er, Mitchell, Masters Pursley and Cocker. * . 4—Hauroto, s.s., 19SS, Neville, from Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers:—For Auckland: Mesdanies Smith, Owen, D. E. Clerk, Curnow, Henderson, infant, and nurse. W. Smith, Miss Smith, Messrs. G. R. Done, Owen, D. E. Clerk, C. Pu.:dy, M. Symonds, H. W. Bartlett, W. C. Sliarland, H. J. Fletcher, Hecklev, J. Campbell, D. Richards, H. C. lute, W. Owen, J. Cole, J. Hughes, A. McCooey, Donovan, A. Jack, H. Wood, Mons. Negretn, and 26 steerage. For Gisborne: Mr. and Mrs. McHardy. For Napier : Two steerage. For Wellington : Mr. and Mrs. hlhnore, an.] S. Young. For Lyttelton : Misses Scott and Napier. For Dunediu : Messrs. Clatworthy and H. Dane. 4_Welcome, schooner, 112, Cooper, from Newcastle, with coal. Northern Chief, barque, 274, Mackay, from Newcastle, with coal. Passengers Mrs. Mackay and child. 5— Curafoa, H.M. screw cruiser, 2380 tons, 2540 h.p.," Captain R. W. Stopfcrd, from Wellington. 7-Rotokino, s.s. 2003, C. Spinks, from Fiji, with island produce. 7—Essex, barque, 630, Shaube, from New York via Dunedin, with American cargo. 9—Manapouri, s.s., 1756, Logan, from Melbourne and the South. Passengers :—Captain and Mrs. Starkey, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mills, Mr. and Mrs. E. Coats, Mesdanies Stables, Soam.es, Betts, Misses M. Wilson, Torlesse, Morrison, Lawrence, Underwood, Harrison, Suite, Bowen, Hunter, Hislop, Tye, Glendinnius. Mandeville, Dr. Yon Mirbach. Father 'Kehoe, Father Plunkett, Messrs. T. Eyre, Fotheringham, C. A. Lawrence, A. Gollan, L. R. Wilson, Blenkhorn, N. H. Everitt, McDougall, Saeek, Hiekson, Pearson, C. Ogilvie, G. Huntress, W. Crawford, A. Spring, Hayes, J. Rod, Bird, (":. Macdonald, D. Bree, W. L. Ree3, J. M. Geddis, Archibald, Middleton, Cattley, Hallenstein, Greenup, Lousdale, Eilcy, Master Hislop, and IS steerage. Mararoa, s.s., 24G6, Chatfield, from Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers :— Scott, Williams, Birch, Hay, Geard, Blackwood, Robertson, two Little Sisters of the Poor, Mesdames Champion, Taylor, Hogan and infant, Keating, Hill, Godwin, Lauger, O'Connor, Messrs. Buchanan, Butters, Francis, Taylor, Stopford, Oiler, Wilkinson, Griinshaw, Hogan, Keating. Corbett. Cockshut, Bloomtield, Park, Hill, Godwin, Kelly, Raymond, Dol- . ton, Calderwood, Lothian, Callandar, Hugill, Metcalfe, Steele, Williams, Sonthall. Newbould. Dr. Ridley, 20 steerage. For Napier: Mr. Bruce. For Lytteltoii: Misses Roberts, Fuller, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Luarmouth. For Dunedin; Mr. Sibbald. For Melbourne Mr. Stephenson. 11-Persian Empire, ship, 1532, C. W. Hay, from London, with general merchandise. / 11—Three Cheers, schooner, 100, Cranch. from Newcastle, with coal. 17—Wairarapa, s.s., 1756, Mclntosh, from Melbourne and Southern ports. Passengers : Misses Carson, Macfarlane, Potts Blackett, Warner, Maude; Mesdames Reaby, Turnbull, Dignan, 2 children anc nurse, Webber and 3 children, Perron Woollams and 2 children, Cooke, Hughes West, Sedgewick, Smith, Rosie, Littler Hon. J. B. White, Judge S. Smith, Professoi Aldis, Rev. D. Macmillan, Messrs. Reid Currie, Lloyd, Virgoe, Fyfe, Dyson, Watt Taylor, Turnbull, Macintosh, Dignan, Single ton, Henry, Adams, Moss, Jackson Palmer Reid, Fisher, Kerr, Craig, Long, Roberts Caldwell, Pettit, Brown, Cooke, Hughes Tolhurst, Browne, Mataiawhea, Colebourne Rosie (2), Sedgewick, Briggs, Littler, Allan Brittau, " Fun on the Bristol Company, com prising Misses Austin, James, Whiteford Mute (3), Williams (2), Livingstone, Trigs Wiseman, Arline, Mesdames Whiteiord Bovis, Mr. and. Mrs. Tudor, Mr. and Mrs Royle, Messrs. Sheridan, James, Robertson Bovis Erickson, Godfrey, Dalgleish, Can Imano, and 39 steerage. 17—Rotomahana, s.s., 1727, Kennedy, fror Sydney, with general cargo. Passengers : Fo Auckland : Misses Russell, Chisholm, an Cropper, Mesdanies Huntingdon, Tasker an ', maid, Mellor, Newton and child, Russell, W Waterhouse and child, Messrs. H. F. Lathj E. Livermore, T. Huntingdon, H. J. Phi lips, Tasker, and two valets, H. Melloi Newton, H. W. Kayser, A. G. Eve, E. Chi; holm, R. W. Mainington, S. Downer, Di Anderson, and Master Russell, and 12 steer age. For Wellington : Mr. G. R. Jones an Rev. G. J. Allen. For Lytteltou: Mrs - Edwards, and Messrs. E. Malcolmson, urn A. Garshin. For Dunedin: One steerage For Melbourne : Miss H. Anderson, Mr. am Mrs'. A. Reid, and Rev. J. OBrien. 17—Little Agnes, s.s., 83, Harries, fror Noumea and Norfolk Island, with islam produce. Passengers : — Miss Rossiter, Mi H. E. Cotton. Darcy Pratt, brigantine, 149, Short from Brisbane. —Madura, barque, 344, McGreehan, froi Newcastle. 20—Richmond, s.s., 850, R. Hutton, froi Tahiti, Rarotonga, etc. Passengers : Madai Paget, Misses Paget, Pougin, Marestanj ' Haitig, Ley, Pesruene, J.Sorenson, O. Late) ' more, E. Foley, and Geo. Herbert. 21—Taupo, s.s., 766, A. Cameron, fromFij Passengers Saloon : Misses McDonald ( and Leafe. Mrs. Kennedy and two childre Mr. and Mrs. Roget and infant, His Lordsh Bishop Vidal, Messrs. Lambie, Schult Woodhouse, Muir, Brown, Smith, Evan Master Wiseman, and two steerage. 24-Manapouri, s.s., 1786, T. Logan, fro Sydney. Passengers:—Mr. and Mrs. Hicke Mr. and Mrs. Sipili, Mr. and Mrs. Simpso Mr. and Mrs. Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Dicke son, Mrs. Horwood, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Ha Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Petre and maid, Misses 1 Labry, Campbell, Somerville, Crick, Du: Dr. McCauslaud, Messrs. J. Coom, G. . 4 Omerod.T. O'Sullivan, P. Labry, S. Solomo J. Fuller, Percival, F. Story, H. F. Gotz, ] C. Warburton, G. E. Miller, E. A. Straha: H. Sprague, J. Howatsou, B. F. Doyle, v . W. Fuller, J. H. Keep. For Gisborn - ■ Misses Beunie (2), Mr. Bennie. For Napie ' Miss Fulton, Miss Neidersbausen. For W< iington : Mr. T. J. Gibbs. For Dunedi; ; Mr. J. Linton, and 28 steerage. ' *■ v ' 2S—Tarawera, 5.5.,2003. Sinclair,from Mi bourne and South. Passengers:Mesdam Chandler, Corbin, Craig, Edwards, Morlc Page, Cole, Purves, Wright Misses Chi Hefd, Levinson, Page, Kellar, McCutcheo Cole (2), Malfroy, Penlan; Archbishop Cai JJishop Higgins, Bishop Moore, Messrs. Ro. , Alexander, Harrison, Purves, Boys, Bo; r .\nd sou,; Sibbald, ; Clarke, Zoelar, Dow Maude, Petty, Smart, Parker, Chandler, P< gie Ozanne, Porter, Meen, Porter, Ramsa ' Hird, Levinson, Edwards, Boland (2), K 5 caldy Cotterell,: Mulicvn, Baldwin, « Donald, Cole, and 30 steerage. •

DEPARTURES. January 27—Mararoa, s.s., 2465, Chatfield, for Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers :—Mr. and Mrs. Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charrington and two servants, Mr. and Mrs. Norris, Dr. and Mrs. Wavlen, Sisters of the Poor (5), Mesdames Miles, Ripsen, Misses Hautrie, Miles, Rutherford (2), Green, Knock, Munro, Darby (2). Howard. Kinniard, Singleton, Norton, Messrs. Cookson, Herrald, Nott, Holt, Gillott. Lain;:. Watson, Hines, Pulford, Lock, Mudge, Conahere, Ripson, H. Fleinimng, Kitts. Chichester, Mills, Power, Shade, box, Darby (2), C. W. Craig, F. Fradley, Currie, Pirie," 17 steerage and 32- in transit. 27—Machrihanish, ship, for London, with general cargo. •29_silvcr Cloud, barquentine, 291, Fry, for Sydney, via Kaipara for timber. *30-TeAuau,s.s., 1652. C. Todd, for Melbourne and the South, with passengers and 31—Duke of Sutherland, s.s., 3116, Ball, for London via Gisborne, Napier and Wellington, with meat, gum, and wool. February 2—Mariposa, R.M.s.s., 3000. Hayward, for Sydney. Passengers j-Mr. and Mrs. Edge, Mr. and Mrs. Hcrapath, Captain O. A. Uoodale, Professor G. L. Goodale Mrs. Chapman, Air. 11. E. Beddiugton, and 45 iu transit. 3—Rotomahana, s.s., 1727, Kennedy, for Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise, etc. Passengers :—Misses Hewlett, lebbs, Parker, Stubbings, Callaglmn, Mesdames Edwards, Seymour and child, Starkeyand two children, Stable, Stubbiugs, Parker, Rev. W. Tebbs, Messrs. P. A. Agncw, \Y. H. Cornfield, G. Holdship, W. B. Cairns, G. E. Griffiths. G. Hill. R. D. Hall. D. Wilson, H Maxwell. A. Wiseman, Stubbings. Herrald, Bushel, Holt, F. Parker, 3. through and 12 steerage. s—Taupo, s.s., 766, A. Cameron, for Fiji. with general cargo. Passengers :—Mr. and Mrs. Burton, Blank, Willrtns, Somerville, Beutly, Mrs. Bolland. 6-Hauroto, s.s., 19SS, Neville, for Melbourne, with general cargo. Passengers : — Mrs. Cowell, Mrs. and Miss Slguer, Mr. C. \Y. Surger, and 40 steerage. 7—Ganymede, barque, 570, Alliston, for Newcastle, with flour. 9—Jessie, barquentine, 247, Mahon, for Brisbane, with produce. 10—Manapouri, s.s., 1756, T. Logan, for Sydney, with cargo of general merchandise. Passengers: Mesdames Contts and three children, Jeffcoate, Fawcett, McCaul, Byrne, Walton, Trotter, Holdgate, Dunn, Cruickshank, Stubbins, Misses Stubbins, Millin, Lawson, Dr. Brebner, Re\-. Father Vaughan, Lieuteuant Eales, Messrs. A. Hughes, R. Miller, J. 1). Hill, C. Reidle, McCaul, G. Bailey, H. W. Calverley, J. G. Wilson, E. E. Corner, R. J. White, Byrne, Kent, Walton, Mason, Jeffcoate, taweetr, M. Gould, G. W. Power, P. Perkins, A. Benjamin, M. S. Brown, J. B. Thompson. Mossman, Campbell, M. Courtney, Holdgate, Adams. C. Deutzen, B. Strangman, Stubbins, Cruickehank, F. M. Alcock, Gleinster, Dunn, 17 through, and 12 steerage. 11—Wainui, s.s., 640, G. Crawshaw, for Tonga anil Samoa, with general cargo. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Hutton, Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Mr. S. W. Cocker and son, Weed, Merivale, Longfellow, McKinlay, T. M. W—'Mararoa, s.s., 2465, Chatfield, for Melbourne, with general cargo. Passengers :— For Hobart: Mr. Nolan. Tor Melbourne : I Mrs. and Miss Signer, Mrs. Gaden and 2 ! children, Messrs. S. Young, A. Jack, Gaden, H. Dean, M. Thompson, Signer, J. Calliun, J. Reid, and 40 steerage. 14—Rotokino, s.s., 2000, Spinks, for Newcastle, with general cargo. 17_OUve, schooner, 9S, Ross, for Long Island and Noumea, with general cargo. 17—Loongana, barque, 274, Evans, for Sydney, via Mercury Bay for timber. 18—Wairarapa, s.s., 1756, Mclntosh, for Sydney. Passengers :—Mesdames McDonald, Shaw "and three children, Mellor, Newton and infant, Russell. Betts, Lee, Owen, Matchett, Plomer, Soames, Stubbius and family, Walton, Misses Russell, Birks, Squire, Ashby, Cruickshauk, Lawrencp, Underwood, Dr. Atterbury. Professor Warren, Professor Lursage, Jordan, Byrne. F. H. Ford, Hamilton, Cattley, Plumb, Gollan, W. S. Wilkinson, Lawrence, Hiekson.G. Donne, Stubbins, AUerton, J. Hughes, Hatehett, A. E. Sefton, W. T. Macpherson, H. Schwartzkoff, T. McDonald, F. Fowler, Walton, Ross, Grice, 28 through passengers, and 16 steerage. IS—Northern Chief, barque, 274, Mackay, for Sydney, via Mungonui for timber. Passenger : Mrs. Maekay. 19—Rotomahana, s.s., 1727, Kennedy, for Melbourue and South. Passengers : Messrs. Sudholtz and wife, Cotton and wife, D. Sauipson, Ferguson, Ross, North and wife, Miss" Armitage, and 30 steerage. 19—Three Cheers, schooner, 100, Cranch, for Sydney, via Whangaroa for timber. 20— Waitemata. barquentine, A. Campbell, for Sydney, via Whangaroa for timber. 21—Awhina, s.s., 134, Tibbett, for Newcastle. Passenger : Mr. A. Dalton. 21—Prospect, barque, 710, Pederson, for New York, with gum, flax, etc. 24—Welcome, schooner, 112, Cooper, for Melbourne, via Thames. 24—Essex, barque, 630, A. Shaube, for New York. Passengers : Messrs. W. i<. Ross and Ronfeldt. 25—Richmond, s.s., 850, Hutton, for Tonga, Samoa. Tahiti, and Rarotonga. Passengers : —Mr. and Mrs. Sismey, Mr. and Mrs. Turnbull, Messrs. Negretti, Latchmore, and Harris. R.M.S. MARIPOSA. On Monday, February 2, about 11.30 a.m., the mail steamer Mariposa, Captain H. M. Hayward, arrived in port from San Francisco, via Honolulu ajid Tutuila. The Mariposa was, as usual, well patronised with both passengers and freight; of the former she had on board 12 cabin and 11 steerage for Auckland, and 45 of both classes for Sydney. Her cargo for Auckland is somewhat larger than is usual, aggregating 473 tons, of which the bulk was a consignment of refined sugar sent down by Messrs. J. D. Spreckels and Sons, while, the Sydney freight amounted to G56 tons. The trip "throughout was a pleasant : one, and the comfort and amusement of the passengers was promoted by a variety of such ■ entertainment as the limited space on ship- ■ board allowed, a grand concert held in the • social hall on the 17th instant, organised by " the genial purser, Mr. T. Smith, with the p assistance or several passengers, being a coni spieuous success. H.M.S. CURACOA. ' After about two months' absence from oui ', waters, H.M.s. Curacoa returned on Feb. 5, , from a trip round the chief Southern ports, - during which her officers and crew have iin- , proved their . acquaintance with New Zen , land, with agreeable results. The Curacoa , left this port on December 9fch, reaching . Lyttelton on .the 13th. " A Merry Christ , mas" was spent there, and the port was lefl , on January 5.. Dunedin was reached nexi day, and.after a week's sojourn the cruisei i proceeded to the Bluff. On the 16th sh< r was under weigh again, and a pleasan! 1 couple of days were spent in Preseryatioi 1 Inlet, and other sounds were to be visited . but very rough weather was experienced , the wind blowing a terrible westerly gale • and it was deemed prudent to maki ■, for Nelson. This port was reache( i- on the 22nd, and next clay the Curacoj •. left for Wellington. Here she stayed a weel - and then came on under easy steam for thii I port, arriving at about 2 p.m. on Feb. 5, anc . anchoring off the Railway Wharf. Befor* 1 entering the harbour, the Curacoa called a: . Port Fitzroy, in the Great Barrier, where the 1 officers had "some excellent fishing and shoot ing. In the outer gulf, too, torpedo practici i was indulged in, the torpedoes being firec 1 both from the ship at full speed and als< '. from the boats. The ship's company is ii excellent health, and after their recen , sojourn on the African coast, appreciate th< mildness of the New Zealand climate. THE ISLAND PACKET RICHMOND, n On Friday, Feb. 20, Messrs. Donald anc n Edenborough's fine steamer Richmond, Cap ;, tain R. G. Hutton, returned from her regula i- round trip to Tonga, Samoa, Rarotonga, an> Tahiti, with a full freighting of fruit, copra i- etc., and a good number of passengers. He 2) present passage has been made in excellen i, time, the steamer evidently feeling the benefi p of her overhaul, etc., during her last stay i; z, port. On the whole round she averaged full s, 10 knots per hour, and the run from Rare tonga to Auckland was faster than any pr< m vious trip. The Richmond again left Aucl y, laud for her island trip on February 25. a, J" THE iUIAN STEAMER TAUPO. l! The Union S.S, Co.'s s.s. Taupo, Captai F, A. Cameron, from Fiji, arrived here at ] E , , p.m. on Sunday with a large cargo of fru: n, and several passengers. She left Aucklan i for Fiji on Feb. 5. From New Zealand t i Fiji had light S.E. winds and fine weathc /. for the first three days, thence to arrival t 3: Suva strong northerly winds and head sei i- On the return journey she had fresh S.I )l! winds and beam sea until thelßth,and for tr i • remainder of the passage to the New Zealan coast strong southerly .winds and heavy hea >1- sea. 3S —•—— y, On Saturday morning the locally-owne ,t- schooner Agnes Donald, Captain Ow.ens, v n, turned to port after a three-monchs , cruif T, in the Gambier Group, in the East Pacifi ie, under charter to Messrs. Donald and Edei borough. Some rather rough 'wyeather w< ie, met with on the trip down, but after di ;g- charging her stores and getting her cargo < y, pearl shell aboard, the schooner experience ir- fine weather. She left Mangarewa on Jan: c- ary 25, and had a favourable breeze i> through her trip.

When there is so much uncertainty regarding the fate of the barquentine Rainbow it will not be out of place to mention that she was a first-class vessel of 328 tons, very similar in appearance tothe well-known Mauo belonging to the same owners and builders, Messrs. Lane and Brown, of Whangaroa. She took over on her first voyage from that port 300,000 feet of sawn timber, and though she met with terrible weather, her master, Captain McDonald, of Auckland, writing from Melbourne, gave the vessel a splendid character as a first-class sea-boat. ohe left Melbourne on November 27 for the Clarence River, Now South Wales, having 75 tons of ballast and stores, and has not been since heard of, and there is little doubt that she lias met the fate of so many fine vessel ana has capsized in a squall and been lost with all hands at sea. Her owners lose heavily, as she was only partially covered by insurance, and had cost £5000. On Tuesday, Jan. 27, a Hkraij) tolcgram from Waiwera announced the presence of a large four-masted steamer off Tiritiri, and this was at once put down to be the Duke ot Sutherland, the third of the line of cargo steamers which are running to the colony under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. The surmise proved correct, and about li.oO p.m. the steamer come into harbour, under charge of Pilot Sainty. The Customs officers. Harbourmaster, and Mr. C. V. Houghton, of the Now Zealand Shipping Company, boarded her off St. George's Bay, from the ißundh.Despatch. They found ' all well," and Captain Burgess took charge of the vessel and berthed her safely at the Railway Wharf. After discharging her cargo she loaded with meat, wool, and gum, and on Saturday, January 31, took her departure for London, via Southern ports. An old friend to Auckland waters again visited them on Saturday, Feb. 7, when the American barque Essex, Captain A. Shaube, reached here from Dunedin and New \ ork, from the latter of which ports she brings a valuable part cargo of kerosene and " \ ankeo notions." She left New York on the 20th September, and reached Otago after a voyage devoid of incident of 10l» days. Her consignments for Dunedin, similar to her Aucklaud freight, were got out. and she left for here on the 20th ultimo. Fair weather with light battling breezes was experienced up the coast, and was a couple of days dodging about outside owing to lack of wiud. At an early hour on Tuesday the clipper, with a full cargo of gum valued at about £20,000, took her departure for Now \ ork, sailing direct out of port with a fair breeze. On Saturday afternoon the erstwhile Auckland tugboat Awhina took her departure from this port for her new sphere of labour in the busier harbour of Newcastle, where her new owner, Mr. Andrew Dalton, purposes to use her for towing. A good many persons gathered on the tee to see the last of this familiar craft and her old master, Captain A. Campbell, who is going over by her to Australia, gave a farewell blast of the vessel's well-known and unmistakable "syren horn," which has so often awakened the echoes by its wails and shrieks. About 1.30 a.m. on February 2, the wellknown island trading schooner Olive. Captain Ross, returned from the Tongan Archipelago, her last port of call being N hie. She has been engaged there for this four months trading on behalf of Messrs. Vines, Utting, and Co., and brings a full cargo of cotton, cobra, and fungus. The Olive had line weather on the trip up to Auckland. About (i a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, the Union S.S. Company's Wainui, Captain G. Crawshaw, reached port from her periodical trip to the Tongan and Samoan groups, bringing a cargo of fruit and sundries and several passengers. The nautical inquiry into the striking cf the Ohau on Whale Rock found that the [ accident was due to Captain Brewer being misled. The Court returned him his certificate. SHIPPING SUMMARY. The past month has been a fairly active one. On January 27 the chartered ship Machrihanish cleared out with one of the largest cargoes of general mercandise sent out from this port, and a few days later the s.s. Duke of Sutherland, also under eharte>to the New Zealand Shipping Company, left for the South with a part cargo of frozen meat and sundries. On February 7 thu Union S.S. Company's Rotokino brought in a freighting of about"3ooo tons raw sugar for tho local refinery, and the barque Essex with kerosene, etc., from New York, came in the same day. The Persian Empire, after a stormy voyage, reached port on the llth inst., and is now well on with her discharge. The Norwegian barque Prospect, after being detained for some time with adverse winds, left for New York under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company on February 21, and three days later tho Essex, which had been smartly loaded with gum, followed her to the same port. The Shaw-Savill ship is loading for London, and the barque Scottish Admiral is expected here in ballast shortly to follow her on the berth. The Leading Wind ship has been discharged of her cargo of flax, which took fire, and this has been sokl and the vessel been surveyed. Tenders were asked for, with a view to ascertaining if it be worth while to repair the vessel hero or not; but to-day the master offers the ship for sale by public auction at an early date. H.M.s. Curayoa is the only warship in port; but H.M.s. Orlando, Goldlinch, Royalist, Rapid, and Lizard, are now on their way from Hobare '•la Wellington, and will probably remain several weeks. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's cargo steamer, Mamari, is due here next month from the South, and will complete her loading of frozen mutton, and sail hence direct for London. The- intercolonial coal and timber barter has been quite up to usual limits, while the various steam lines to Tonga, Samoa, Noumea, Tahiti, etc., are busy as usual.