SHIPPING. .

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8640, 8 August 1891, Page 4

SHIPPING. .

fTMH Water at Auckland—lß a.m.; 0.3* p.m. Jlannkan—o.t>B a.m., 1,14 p.m. Sun.— 0.53 a.m.; sets; 5.19' P-»». < MOON—First quarter, 13th, 8.4- a.m. WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin wired as follows yesterday at 1,10 p.m. Indications glass further rise and frost or very cold to-night. arrivals. Taupo, 6.5., 760, Anderson, from Fiji. Passenger: Mr. McPherson.—Union S.S. \\ T afwera, schooner, 56, Pankow, from Napier.—M. Niccol, agent. : Clansman, s.s., 336, Farquhar, from Russell and [Northern porta. Passengers: Misses Clarke, Stephenson, Taylor, Lambly, Mesdamea Turnbull, Shepherd, Saral, Messrs. ' Moody, Wilson, Medekiue, Maria, Hughes, Massey, Murray, Brown, Rev. Archdeacon Clarke, Turnbull, Masters Moody,_ Hewett, and four steerage.—Northern S.S. Company, agents. . Comet, schooner, 58, Krange, from Napier. —Master, agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS. ~ Talune, as., 2004, H. Chatfield, for Southern ports and Melbourne. Passengers — For Gisborne: Justice Conolly, Messrs. F. M. Telghman, C. M.Baker, J. S. John--1 son, W. Bruce, Tiffen, T. Dawson. For Napier: Messrs. R. H. Johnston, R. J. Houston, J. A. McLean. For Wellington: Miss Hickson. For Lyttelton: Mr. J. Simms. For Hobart: Mr. A. Byrne, and 15 steerage. ■—Union S.S. Co., agents. Richmond, s.s., 850, R. Hutton, for Tonga, Samoa, Rarotonga, and Tahiti. Passengers : Messrs. W. H. Brown, C. A. Edenborough. and O. Latchmore. — Donald and Edenborough, agents. • Clansman, a. 8., 336, Farquhar, for Tau- ' ranga.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Wellington, s.s., 279, Stephenson, for Whaogarei.—Northern S.S. Co., agent?, DEPARTURES. Talune, s.a., for South. Richmond, s.s., for Islands. Wellington, a.s., for Whangarei. Clansman, s.s., for Tauranga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, - ' lONDON: Elderslie, s.s , sailed June 10. Tekoa, s s., sailed July 25. Pakeha. s.s., in September. Waiotahi, s.s., sailed July 20. Waitangi, ship, sailed July 7.. Himalaya, ship, loading. Soukar, ship, sailed June 22. flaw YORK Emma L. Shaw, barque, April 13. Star of the East, barque, June 3. Essex, barque, loading. Flora, barque, loading. SAN FRANCISCO : Monowai, R.M.s., sailed July 24. NEWCASTLE: Ganymede, barque, sailed July 16. Belle Isle, barque, sailed July 25. Three Cheers, schooner, sailed July 27. Oamaru, brigantine, to load. • Clansman, schooner, to load. (TOLLO.VGONG: . . Stanley, brigantine, sailed July 29: Islands : Pitcairn Island, schooner, early. WELLINGTON : Camana, barque, early. WAi'iER: / Enterprise, schooner, early. Gleaner, schooner, loading. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. tONDON: • Morayshire, s.s,, loading. Blenheim, ship, loading. Camana, barque, to load. HEW YORK : vie Reed, barque, to load, Piako, ship, to load. San francisco : Alameda, R.M.s., on August 15. ' SYDNEY : Northern Chief, barque, to load. ■ Defiance, brigantiue, to load. Hobart: Helen, barque, to load. : JICXON: . Saxon, schooner, to load. WELLINGTON : Agnes Donald, schooner, to load.

ONION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.Taupo leaves for Wellington. V ! Sunday.—Takapuna arrives at Onehunga; : Dingadee arrives from East Coast. : , Monday.—Tarawera arrives from South, and leaves for Russell; Takapuna leaves Onehunga at noon. Tuesday.— leaves for East Coast at 5 p.m. , _ Wednesday.—Tarawera arrives from Russell; Mahinapna arrives at Onehunga at l"inTßSDAY.—Tarawera leaves for South at noon.' ' . __ _ Friday.—Monowai arrives from San ran- * cisco and leaves for Sydney ; Taupo arrives from Wellington; Mahinapua leaves Onehunga. . , . Saturday-. — Takapuna arrives at OneSf;;!f; hunga ; Mariposa arrives from Sydney and leaves for Honolulu at 10 p.m. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S,. MOVEMENTS. Thames Service.—Argyle or lona leaves for Thames daily. VESSELS IN'HARBOUR.-

(This list does not include coasters.) Arawata, s.s., in stream. X: ■ Morayshire, s.s., at Railway Wharf. Blenheim, ship, at Queen-street Wharf. " Piako, ship, at Queen-street Wharf. Helen Denny, barque, in stream. Northern Chief, Barque, at Hobson-street Wharf. Helen, barque, at Railway Wharf. Jivie Reed, barque, at Wo. 2 Jetty. * Defiance, brigantine, in stream. Christine, schooner, in stream. Jessie Niccol, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. • IMPORTS, Per s.s.'Taupo, from Fiji For Auckland : 4515 bunches bananas, 2677 sacks-1235 mats ; sugar, 1403 sacks copra, 30 casks molasses, , 32 sacks cocoanuts, 37 sacks peanuts, 1 case ; tortoise shell, 4 packages desiccated, cocoa nut, 7 cases fruit, 12 packages sundries. For Wellington : 3880 bunches bananas, 29 bags cocoanuts, 7 cases desiccated cocoanut, 5 ; cases fruit. For Wangauui: 200 bunches 1 bananas. For Lyttelton: 130 bunches ba- i 1 nanas, 45 bags cocoanuts. For Dunediu: , I.' 198 bunche3 bananas, 30 bags cocoanuts, 3 ?v-cages desiccated cocoanut. Per schooner Comet, from papier: 760 j J'; " sacks potatoes. . Per schooner Waiwera, from Napier: 41 }\' tons scrap iron, 175 bags potatoes, 40 /sacks bones. - 3 EXPORTS. Per s.s. Taluue : 48 sacks and 54 hides, 17 " sacks pumpkins, 67 sacks oysters, 4 eases fish, 465 packages iron, 15 bales waste paper, 25 cases meats, 15 reels paper, 45 sacks oats, 17 bundles leather, 10 sacks ivory black, 157 ! - sacks maize, 8 bales brooms, 64 kauri flitches, 43 coils rope, 4 cases granite, 3 cases tobacco, 2296. bags sugar, 121 cases syrup, 485 cases oranges, 45 cases cocoanuts, 5 cases stationery, 6 cases lemons, 46 sacks cotton seed, 15 sacks skins, 13 cases metal, 269 pieces timber, and ' sundries. Per s.s. Richmond: 1637 kegs beef, 319 , Backs potatoes, 35 cases cabin bread, 190 cases kerosene, 253 cases kerosene, 803 cases meats, 32 casts mallet, 10 sacks cement, 4 cases hams, 23 coils rope, 70 pieces timber, 65 cases iron, 6 Racks malt, 6 cases milk, 8 bales calico, 5 bales parens, 10 cases drapery, 20 cases beer, 9 cases paints, 14 sacks bran, 6 cases machinery, 12 cases sewing machines, 1272 bundles shooks, 6 cases boots, 115 sheep, 18 cattle, and sundries. Having got out the major portion of her inward freighting in good condition, the ship' , Piako will begin to take in some stiffening, „ to-day. The Union S.S. Co.'s new Island steamer, Ovalau will not be ready to take up her Fiji service this month, owing to being delayed at Dunedin in discharging the new boiler for the s.s. Wakatipu, winch she brought out from Home. - j■ ■ Last evening the little fore-and-aft schooner i Comet came into port from Napier, with a cargo of potatoes. She left Hawke's Bay on July 30tn with li«?lit westerly wihds, and on August Ist experienced a southerly gale, and "was obliged to seek shelter in Hicks' Bay. ; .y She left again on the 4th, and had good wea- . ther till port. The brigantine Oamaru and schooner . ■■■ Clansman have been fixed by Mr. M. Niccol to load coal at Newcastle for here. S|'-i This morning the new steam yacht Kawau Will make her first trip, going to the Kawau . and back; with her owner and friends. At the Railway Wharf, yesterday, the big cargo steamer Morayshire was completing her loading of meat, gum, produce, etc., for London. She has taken about 600 tons on ii": ; board here, and is to sail at noon to duy. , The barque Northern Chief, for Whaaroa > and the brigantine Defiance, for * '■ ■Manaronui, both finally bound for Sydney, [v.;' ■will leave port on Monday next. During yesterday Messrs. Donald and I Jfiaenborough's island packet Richmond com- I Uj, £ v * i"®te<l the loading of her cargo of provisions, I hard goods, live stock, etc.. and in the evenI?"' " - ing, with full holds, sailed for her ports at If. >K; ilonga, ° am Rarotonga. and Tahiti. ifil'? n'i J. Un her outward trip to San* Francisco next week, the R;M.n. Mariposa will leave Sydg| pey one day late, sailing on Tuesday next.

She is, in consequence, timed to arrive here about 2 p.m. on Saturday, the 15th, and will leave again at about 10 p.m. for Honolulu.^ Shortly after midday yesterday the Union S.S. Co.'s Talune, Captain Chatfield, took her departure with passengers and mixed freight tor Southern ports and Melbourne. i The schooner Waiwera has arrived from Napier after a run of five days, moderate weather being met with on the passage. She brings a cargo of scrap iron, bones, and potatoes. Captain Pankow reports being in company with the schooner Wtviapu in Hicks Bay on Tuesday last. The schooner Saxon has been fixed by Mr. J. T. Hendry to take a cargo of coal to Picton, and return thence with produce to Auckland. • After having received an overhaul, the schooner Agues Donald is to make a coastal trip, her route being hence to Wellington, thence to Picton, and back here with produce.

THE S.S. TAUPO. Shortly after midnight the Union S.S. Co.'s Fijian packet Taupo, Captain A. 'Anderson, arrived from Levuka and Suva with a cargo of sugar and fruit. The purser, Mr. Armstrong, reports that she left Auckland at 5.30 p.m. on the 20th ultimo ; called at Russell next day and took in coal and live stock, leaving there at 5 p.m. She sighted Kadavu at 1.15 a.m. on the 26th, and arrived at Suva at 11.30 a.m. the same day. On the 27th she towed into Suva the barque Jumna, from Calcutta, with coolie labour, and 011 the2Sth proceeded to Navua and took in a quantity of sugar. Returning to Suva the same day she left again at midnight, and arrived at Levuka at 7.30 a.m., on the 29th, she got away at 7 a.m. on the 30th, and reached Navua on the same afternoon. She took in more sugar, and returned to Suva at 6 a.m. on the 31st. She. towed out to sea the barque Jumna, bound for Calcutta with return labour; and on the Ist inst. completed her loading with fruit, etc. Taking her departure at 2 p.m., she passed Kadavu at 11 p.m. the same day, sighted Cape Brett at 8 a.m. on the7th inst, passed the Hen and Chickens at 4.30 m. yesterday, and Tiri at 10 p.m., arriving as above. Irorn Mew Zealand to Fiji the Taupo had fair southerly winds, and fine weather, but on the return journey experienced southerly winds and head seas throughout.