SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9186, 28 April 1893, Page 4

SHIPPING.

■troH Water at Auckland—6.l *.m.; 5.21 p.m. .. „ M i uiilt.i —7.36 a.m.; 7.56 p.m. . Sum—Rises. (UK 1 ■\,m.; sets, 6,8 p.m. Moon—Full, April 30,11.2 p.m. WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 1.25 p.m. yesterlay a* follows :—lndications glass further rise and for westerly winds. Captain Mdwin states there are now well marked Indications of th« approach of low pressures from the westward, and gales from that direction may be rapected to, affect most parts of the colony south■rani of Raglan and Opotikl, between noon of tooorrow ami midnight of Monday next. ARRIVALS. Waiotahi, s.s.. 278, Norbury, from Tanranga. Passengers: Messrs. Sellgncu, Riggs, Brabant, Northern 5,5.,C0., agents. Douglas, a., 52, Haultain, from WhanNorthern S.S. Co., agents. Prosperity, brigantine, 124, John Harwood, from Uockhampton. —M. Niccol, agent. Queen, barque, 822, Taraldsen. from Newcastle.—New Zealand Shipping Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Tarawcra, s.s., 12ti9, W. C. Sinclair, for Southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. Baasongers :—Mesdames Dean, Wright and child, Cholmondley, Montgomerie, Sinclair, Fitzenmaier. Honey, Beaumont, Bearer, Musgrove, Young, Nelson, Brooks, Blakistin, Misses Dean, Soott, A. Conyers, A. Lethbridge, A. Leamar, L. Ro/.e, Keltou, Flo Esdaile, B. Esclaile, L. Stewart, May, Downward, Gardiner, Carlton, M. Torrance, E. Torrance, A. Smith, Muinwaring, J. Hamilton, M. Hamilton, P. Milne, VV. Wilson, W. Brown, Mealy, M. Cunningham, Bell, Enfrler, Ilelier, Lees, O. White, Gertie White, K. White, Prince, Hooper, Stanley, Dora Hope, Norah Hope, Davidson, Leslie, Stallibras, V. Rubery, Hammond, G. Hammond, Solberman, Villiers, Harcourt, Vincent, Messrs. Bearer, Brown, Gates, Murphy, Whitehead, Egaa, Carelli, Arnott, Maxwell, Richards, Marriner, Wilson, H. Rein, Raynham, Phillips and valet, Co'urtneidge, E. J. Lonnen, B. Haalam. H. Musgrove, Grattan Riggs, Henderson, Eskie, Beamen, Malcolmsou, Levir, Richardson, Ingott, Crook, Hopkins, Slattery, C. E. Ifwersou, Eraser, Nelson, Pickering, Bowman, Barlow, Btooks, Thompson, White, Zeplln. Freyling, Killain, H. Greblen, R. Beid, Mortimer, Opperheimer, and 35 in the steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Upolu, s.s , 1111, George Crawshaw, for Tonga and Samoa. Passengers .—Mrs. McKay and child, Mrs. Richards, Revs. G. Brown, J. E. Moulton, Messrs. R. P. Aspinall, Dixon.—Union S.S. Co., ugeuts. Australia, s.s., 459. John Gibb, for the East Coast, Napier and Wellington. Passengers — Messrs. Skinner, Wright, and four in the steerage.— Union S.S. Co., agents. Argylu, s.s., 129, F. Amodeo, for Kuaotunu and Mercury Bay.— Northern S.S. Co,, igeuta. Queen, schooner, 42, T. Jones, for Hold- • ingu.—Master, agent.

DEPARTURES. Tarawera, s.s., for Southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. • Upolu, s.s., for Tonga and Samoa. Australia, 8.8., for the East Coast, Napier, »nd Wellington. '< Argyle, a. s., for Kuaotunu and Mercury B»v. Adelaide, three - masted schooner, for Sydney, via the Thames. Queen, schooner, for Hokianga. * 4 EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Condon : Ruapehu, s.s., early. Star of Victoria, s.a., early. Mamari, s.s., early. Te Koa, s.s. early. Maori King, s.s., early. SEW YOKW : John MoDermott, brigantine, Bailed January 3, Clan Ferguson, barque.sailed Fab. 8. W. B. Flint, sailed March 13. Abiel Abbot, barquentine, sailed Mar. 13. Mary Hasbrouck, barque, to load. Essex, barque, to load. SYDNEY: Manapouri, s.s., Tuesday. NEWCASTLE : Waitemata, barquentine, sailed April 18. Anthons, brigantine, sailed April 21. PORT K.KMBLA: Eillan Donan, brigantine, sailed April 8. übisbane: Welcome, schooner, early. DCNOENI2S3 : Victory, brigantine, early. PROJECTEP DEPARTURES. ONDOK : Rangitiki, barque, loading. Ruapehu, s.s., early. Star of victocia, s.s., early. NEW yokk: Mannie Swan, barque, loading. Queen, barque, to arrive. SAN FRANCISCO : Alameda, R.M.S., May 20. HONOLULU: Alameda, R.M.8., May 20. SAMOA : Alameda, R.M.S., May 20. SYDNEY : Waihora, s.s., Tuesday. UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. „ • Saturday.—Takapuna arrives at Onehunga at 8 p.m. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.—Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; Glenelg leaves for Raglan, Opunake, and Wanganui ac 1 p.m.; Waiotahi for Whangarei. Maraden Point, Mangapai, and Parua Bay at 10.30 p.m. Saturday.— Uairloch arrives from Waitara ; Argyle from Mercury Bay, Kuaotunu and Tairua. Thames Service.—Rotomahana or Ohine- ' muri leaves for Thames daily, and s.s. Paeroa leaves for Paeroa twice weekly, VESSEL IN HARBOUR. [This Hit (low nut Include roasttm.) Arawata, as., in stream. Rangitiki, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Belle Isle, barque, at Railway Wharf. Queen, barque, in stream. Rio, barquentine, at Breastwork. Frank Guy, baruuentine, at Railway Wharf. Mannio Swan, barquentine, at Quay-street Jetty. Lady Mabel, brigantine, at Railway Wharf. Prosperity, brigantine, in stream. Cuthona,3-maßted schooner, in stream. Christine, schooner, in stream. Marrnion, schooner, in stream.

IMPORTS. Per Queen, from Newcastle : 1200 tons coal. Per Prosperity, from Rockhampton : 2000 tags boned mid a quantity of bones. Per Prosperity, from Queensland : 2040 ours bouedust.—VV. S. Laurie and Co. EXPORTS. Per Upolu, for Tonga and Samoa: 3293 Eieces timber, 2086 bundles box timber, 17 undies pickets, 11 bundles mouldings, 24 packages turnery and joinery, 10 cases tobacco, 63 packages drapery, 90 sacks, 38 cases and 33 bags potatoes, ,'59 cases, 20 bags, and 10 sacks onions, 39 bags rice, 36 bags, 34 sacks, and 114 cases sugar, 258 cases meats, 95 boxes soap, 321 kegs, 3 tierces, and 2 barrels beef, 43 sheep, 10 cases Geneva, 16 cases spirits, 28 cases canned fish, 32 cases mullet, 173 crates and tins biscuits, 16 bags nine, 10 casks cement, 7 packages saddlery, 201 cases kerosene, 10 cases stout, &3 coils rope, 5 oases ami 7 boxes butter, 15 cases apples, 120 packages ironmongery, 12 crates poultry, 45 sacks bran, 2 drays, 10 sacks oats, a largo quantity of sundries and transhipments from the South, Sydney, and San Francico. Per Tarawera for Southern ports, Hobftrt. and Melbourne : 693 cases kauri gum, 2696 bags and 109 cases sugar, 575 cases oranges, 151 cases fruit, 232 bags cement, 40 bags lime, 69 sacks oysters, 39 pieces timber, 20 trunks boots, 360 bags manganese, 12 cases meats, 30 sacks peas, 20 bales leather, and sundries. Yesterday afternoon the Norwegian barque Queen arrived from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal for the Auckland Gas Company. Captain raraldaen reports that the barque sailed from .Newcastle on the Bth instant and hf>s experienced almost a continuance of" contrary winds on the trip across, which has caused the voyaue to be lengthened out to 19 days. To-day the barque will berth at the Hohson-atroet wharf to discharge, on completion of which she will load with kauri gum and (lax for New York under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. The Queen is a very handsome looking vessel of ; 822 tons register, and is Comparatively a new vessel, having been built at Grimstadt, Norway, in 1891, to the order of Mr. N. T. Johnson, who is her owner. The barque has hitherto been in the Australian and South American trade. The Northern S.S. Company's steamer Waiotahi arrived from Tauranga yesterday morning with 120 sheep, 30 head of cattle and sundries. Yesterday morning the Northern S.S. Company s steamer Douglas arrived from Whancarei with a cargo of coal. 'I he Union S.S. Company's steamer Tarawera, left tor Southern porta, Hobart, and Melbourne yesterday afternoon. Last night the brigantiae Prosperity arrived in harbour from Rockhampton with a cargo of bouedust and bones. Captain J. Harwood reports sailing from Rockhampton on March 24th, but, owing to meeting with heavy weather, was compelled to return to port on the 26th, finally sailing on the let

instant. Light N.E. and S.E. winds pre. vailed until the 10th, when a strong S.E. Kale was encountered lasting for two days. Light variable winds then prevailed until sighting the Three Kings on the 20th instant. Light airs and calms were met with down the coast until arrival. Captain Taraldsen, of the Norwegian barque Queen, which arrived from Newcastle yesterday, reports sighting two schooners off the North Cape on Sunday last, one being the Victory, from Dungenesa, North Queensland, for this port, with a cargo of raw sugar. Last evening the Union S.S. Company's steamer Australia left for the East Coast, papier, and Wellington. The Union S.S. Company's steamer Upolu left for Tonga and .Samoa last evening with a largo miscellaneous cargo. Yesterday morning the three - masted schooner Adelaide was towed down to the Thames by the tugboat Eagle. At the Thames the schooner loads timber for Sydney. The schooner Queen sailed for Hokianga yesterday. The Northern S.S. Company's steamer Argyle left for Kuaotunu and Mercury Bay last evening. She returns to-morrow night. Tho Northern Steamship Company's steamer Waiotahi leaves for Whangarei tonight at half-past ten o'clock, taking the place of the s.s. Wellington, the latter steamer going into the Auckland Graving Dock for annual inspection. Yesterday the American barquentine Mannie Swan shipped a large number of bales of tlax for New York.

On Tuesday next the Union Steamship Company's steamer Manapouri is due at this port from Sydney, and leaves for Southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne on Thursday at noon.

The Union Steamship Company's steamer Mararoa left Melbourne for Hobart and the Bluff on Wednesday, Our Russell correspondent telegraphs that two brigantines passed there bound south at ten o'clock yesterday morning These vessels will probably be the Eillan Donan from Fort Kembla, and the victory from Dungeuess, Queensland. The repairs to the refrigerating machinery of the Tyser Company's steamer Star of England, at Wellington, were completed yesterday morning, and the vessel left for the Bluff to complete her loading for London. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Captain Day H. Bosauquet has been appointed to the Impregnable. Captain Bosanquet was for some years on the Australian I station in H.M.s. Opal. I The Admiralty have given instructions for the Royalist, third-class cruiser. Captain Edward H. M. Davis, and tho Goldfinch, first-class gunboat, Lieut.•Commander Henry R. P. Floyd, to be recommissioned for another terra of service on the Australian Station. Commander E. C. Goodrich has j been appointed to the Royalist. It is understood that Admiral Sir Algernon Lyons has been nominated to succeed the Duke of Edinburgh as Naval Commander-in-Chief at Devonport in August next. The new first-class cruiser, Hawke, 12, 7350 tons, 12,000 horse-power, has been officially, inspected at Chatham by Vice-Admiral Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage. K.C.8., Com-mander-in-chief at the Nore, and found fully equipped and ready for commission. Tho Admiralty have given orders for the Hawke to be placed in the A. Division of the Med way Fleet Reserve until she is required for active service.

The arrangements for laying down the new armoured ship Magnificent, to be constructed in Chatham Dockyard, are now being made. It is intended to begin the actual work of construction early in the approaching financial year. It is also intended to begin the building of a second large battleship In Chatham Dockyard during the present year. The ten first-class torpedo boats, which were ordered towards the close of the last administration, and the building of which has beeu accelerated by the new Board, are under construction—three by Messrs. Thornycroft, three by Messrs. Yarrow, three by Mr. White, of East Cowes, and one by Messrs. Laird, of Birkenhead. The boats are 140 feet lons, 14 feet 0 inches broad, aud, at a draught of 6 feet, will displace about 110 ions water. A single engine will develop 1600 indicated horse power, and drive the boat at an extreme speed of 24 knots. Thirty tons of coal and 21 officers and men will be carried. These boats will be at least one knot faster than any wo have hitherto possessed.

The torpedo-boat destroyer, a new class of warship, the credit for the introduction of which belongs to the late Administration., holds an intermediate position between the first-class torpedo-boat and the torpedo-gun-vessel or " catcher." Our first-class torpedoboats have a displacement not exceeding 125 tons, and, though fast in smooth water, are too small to maintain a high rate of speed in a sea-way. Our smallest "catchers" displace, on the other hind, as much as 5123 tons. Of the new class of destroyers, six have at present been ordered, and 14, possibly of an improved type, are, under the new programme, to be laid down when the vessels now under construction have been tried. Each of the six is 180 feet long, by 18 feet 6 inches broad, and at a draught of 5 feet, will displace 220 tons of water. The engines, driving twin-screws, will together develop a maximum of 3400 indicated horse-power, and give the vessel the great speed of 27 knots, or upwards of 31 statute miles an hour. The bunker capacity will be for between 55 and and 60 tons of coal, and the complement will be 40 officers and men. Two of the vessels are being built by Messrs. Yarrow, of Poplar, and two by Messrs. Thornycroft, of Chiswick, and are already well advanced.