SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9230, 19 June 1893, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Bioh Water at Aucklandlo.B a.m.: 10.34 p.m. „ M*nukau—o.42 a.m.; 1.8 p.u>. Buy—Elsea, 7.6 a.m.; ante, 4.30 p.m. Moon—First quarter, Slut, 2.13 a.m. WEATHER FORECAST. Cipt.iln Kdwln wired oil Saturday at 12.30 p.ra —ins strong north-east to north anil wet finds and glass falling. Tides keeping up. ARRIVALS. Anstralia, s.s., 459, John Qibb.from Pictor Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. Passer fers: Mrs. George, Miss Pierce, Messrs Inches, Leevers, Wilson, Morris, Lewis Drummnnd, Balfour, Speuce, Arthur, James —Union S.S. Co., agents. Clansman, b.s., 330, W. Farquhar, fron rauranga. Passengers: Mesdames Tunks Wolferston, Pluck, Grant, Jordan, Mackay Langford, Rhodes, Misses Jordan, Brain Nolan, Ellis, Burt, Langford, Kennedy Tunks, Henry, Wrigley, McCulloch, Hon Mr. Rowley, Captain Morris, Messrs Wolferston, Pluck, Mackay, Berridge Snootier, Pritchard, Darragh, Davis, Mc Naughton, Dai ton, Asher, Cheston, i'owler Edgeworth.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Argyle, s.s., 1*1), F. Amodeo, from Mercur] Bay and Kuaotunu. Passengers : Mesdamew Beaumont, Bennett, Mrs. Bright anc daughter, Fife, Misses McLean, Mullouger McDonald. Messrs. J. Mad ill. Matthews Gamble, T. MeKeewn, Currie, Camplwll Ford, Constable Hist.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Southern Cross, mission yacht. 248, Jamet Bongard, from Norfolk Island. Fsaaengers — Misses Lodge and Rust, Rev. Dr. Codring' ton, Rev. H. Welch man, Messrs Kendall, Robinson, Quintal.—T. C. Tilly, agent. Yolaudo, barquentine, 395, Si. McDonald, from Newcastle.—M. Nicuol, agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Mariposa, K.M.s., 3060, H. M. Hayward, for Apia, Honolulu, and San Francisco. Passengers : — Mesdames Maud and Brown, Misses R. Smith and Maud, Drs. Sereland, Burton, Messrs. F. Sturtevant, E. F. H. Nicholson, J. H. Rule, W, H. Webb, Brown, and ten in the steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Marmion, schooner, 93, James Lewis, for Wellington via Y'ounghusband and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Mariposa, R.M.a.s., for Apia, Honolulu, aud San Francisco. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London : To Koa, s.s., sailed. Coptic, s.s., sailed May 20. Celtic King, s.a., sailed May 17. NEW YOKk : Clan Ferguson, barque, arrived at Wellington June 6. W. B. Flint, sailed March 19. Abiel Abbot, barquentine, sailed Mar. 19. Miry Hasbrouck, barque, sailed April 11. Essex, barque, sailed May S. Kathleen Uilua. barque, loading. Elinor Vernon, barquontiuo, to load. NEWCASTLE : Devonport, barque, sailed Jane 3, SYDNEY : Rotomahaua, s.s., early. DUN EDIX: Laiirt, barque, loading. WELLINGTON : Orlando, H.M.s., early. PROJECTED DIiPA KKS, London: Coptic, s.s., about July 3, NB\v YORK : John MoDermott, brigantine, loading. Ephialtes, barque, to load. Clan Ferguson, barque, to arrive. SAN FRAXCISOO : Monowai, R.M.s., July 15. HONOLULU : Monowai, R.M.s., July 1& SAMOA : Upolu, 8 a., to-day, Mouowai, K M.S., July 15. TON A : Upolu, s.s, to-day. BARotonua : Richmond, s.s., Wednesday. Cuthoua, barquentine, early, rAKITI : Richmond, s.s., Wednesday. UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. To day. — Takapuna leaves Onehunga at I p.m.; Upolu leaves for Tonga and Samoa it 5 p.m. Tuesday.—Waihora arrives from South ; Australia loaves for East Coast at 0 p.m. Wednesday.—Mahinapua arrives at Onehuuga. Thursday.—Waihora leaves for South at noon; Mahinapua leaves Onehunga at 1 p.m.; Kanieri arrives from East Coast. Friday.—Kanieri leaves for East Coast at 4 p.ui. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'B MOVEMENTS. To day. — Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m.; Clansman for Russell, Whangaroa, and Maugonui at 7 p.m. ; Douglas for Whangarei Town Wharf at 5 p.m.; Argyle for Kuaotunu and Mercury Bay at 7 p.m.; Chelmsford leaves for Whangamataand Whakatane at 5 p.m.; Wellington arrives trom Whangarei. Tuesday.—Waiotahi leaves for Tauranga and Opotiki at 7 p.m.; Argyle arrives from Kuaotunu and Mercury Bay, and leaves for Great Barrier at midnight; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, Mangapai, and Parua Bay at 10.30 p.m. Wednesday.—Argyle arrives from the Great Barrier; Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth; Gleuelg arrives from Opunake aud WanganuL Thursday—Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m.; Argyle leaves for Kuaotunu, Tairua, and Mercury Bay at 7 p.m. ; Wellington arrives from Whangarei. Friday.—Clansman arrives from Russell early, and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; Wellington leaves for Whaugarei, Marsden Poiut, Mangapai, and Parua Bay at 8 p.m. Saturday.—Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth ; Argyle from Mercury Bay, Kuaotunu and Tairua; Waiotahi from Opotiki; Gleuelg leaves for Opunake and Wanganui at 1 p.m. Thames Service.—Rotomahana or Ohinemuri leaves for Thames daily, anda.s. Paeroa leaves for Paeroa twice weekly, VESSELS IN HARBOUR. Tills It-1 linen not Include coaster*.] Katoomba, H.M.s., in stream. Ringdove, H.M.s., in stream. Upolu, h.s., at Railway Wharf. Richmond, s.s., at Railway Wharf. Arawata, s.s., in stream. Southern Cross, Mission yacht, in stream. Wenoua, barque, in stream. Examiner, barque, at Queen street Wharf. Ephialtes, barque, at Quay-street Jetty. Hamia isle, barquentine, in stream. Ocean Ranger, barquentine, at Queen-street Wharf. Vision, brig, at Kauri Timber Co, Victory, brigautine, in stream. Stanley, brigautiue. in stream. John McDermott, brigantiue, at Quay-street Wharf. Sarah and Mary, brigantine, at Queen-street Wharf. Gleaner, brigantine, in stream. Cuthoua, 3-masted schooner, at Railway Wharf. Christine, schooner, in stream. Marmion, schooner, at Railway Wharf. Welcome, schooner, in stream. Aratapu, schooner, at Kauri Timber Co. Clansman, schooner, in stream. > Jessie Niccol, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. IMPORTS. Per Australia, from Picton : 1039 sacks Wheat, 570 sacks barley. From Wellington, Napier, and Gisborue : 50 tone *eueral cargo, 160 hides, 10 bales skins. Per Yolande, from Newcastle; 050 tons coal. EXPORTS. Per Mariposa, for Apia: 42 bags, 20 gunnies, and 11 sacks potatoes, 8 cases and 2 gunnies onions, 4 cases cheese, 35 kegs beef, 10 sacks sharps, 8 sacks oysters, 5 sheep, "2 kegs butter, 0 cases corduls, 2 cases spirits, 4 bags rice, and sundries. For Honolulu: 70 cases mullet, 30 boxes onions, 20 kegs beef, 30 sheep, and sundries. For San Francisco : 00 bags and (i cases kauri gum, sundries, and transhipments from the South. Per Marmion, for Wellington : 75,000 feet timber (to be shipped at Tairua). Per Sarah and Mary, for Lyttelton: 150,000 feet white pine timber, to be shipped at the Thames. Per Examiner, for Sydney: 210,000 feet kauri timber, to be shipped at the Kaipara. At eight o'clock on Saturday night the Uuion S.S. Company's steamer Australia, Captain John Gibb, arrived from Picton, Wellington, Napier, aud Gisborne with a e*u-go of wheat, barley, etc. Mr. E. R. Stock, the purser, reports that the steamer left, Picton at 3 p.m. on the 13th instant, Wellington on tho 14th, and Napier at 7 ip.m. on the 15th. Arrived at Gisborne at 6 11.111. on the 16th and sailed again at 8., - 10 a.m. Called off Tokomaru, Waipiro, and Tuparoa, but owing to the heavy sea was unable to communicate, Rounded the East Cape at 7 p.m. and arrived off Wharigaparoa at 10.30 p.m. Transhipped over-carried passengers to the s.s. Kanieri sheltering there and sailed again at midnight for Auckland. Passed through Hole in Wall at 12.40 and arrived as above. Experienced strong south-west and south-east breezes from Picton to the East Cape with heavy sea from Gisborne northwards, and fresh north-east breeze with high

sea from Whangaparoa across the Bay c Plenty. The Australia berthed at the Quay street jetty to discharge, and is to leave to the East Coast, Napier, and Wellington to morrow evening. The Northern S.S. Company's sfceame Clansman arrived from Tauranga yesterda; morning. She leaves for Russell and th' North this evening. On Saturday night the Northern S.S. Com pany'ii steamer Argyle arrived from Mercur Bay and Kuaotunu. She leaves for th< same places again thin evening. The barquentine Yolamla arrived fron Newcastle yesterday with a cargo of coa after a passage of 17 days, having met wit! a continuance of easterly and south easterly winds throughout. I The mail steamer Mariposa left for Apia Honolulu, and San Francisco on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday afternoon the schooner Mar mion cleared at the Customs for Tairua t< load timber for WeMington. The steamer Richmond will go into th< Auckland Graving Dock for cleaning, paint ing, etc. She is to leave for Tahiti and Raro tonga on Wednesday. On discharge of her Island cargo th< schooner Jessie Niccol will go to an anchor in the stream, where she will remain foi the present. As soon as the weather moderates the cutter Eleanor is to sail for the Bay ol Plenty. The schooner Clansman has gone to an anchorage in the stream. The ketch Elsie was in Whangaparoa when the fl*s. Australia called there on Friday. At the Kauri Timber Company's Mills the brig Vision is loading timber for Adelaide, proceeding to the Thames to complete. On discharge at Adelaide she loads with salt for this port. The barque Vivid and barquentine Waitemat.i, from Kaipara with timber, both arrived at Sydney on Saturday last. On Saturday evening the Uniou S.S. Company's steamer Taieri left the Bluff for Sydney. This evening the Union S.S. Company's steamer Upolu leaves for Tonga and Samoa, The barque Examiner, for Kaipara, and the brigantiqe Sarah and Mary, for the Thames, will both sail as soon as the wind changes. The Union S.S. Company's steamer Australia has been doing some smart travelling lately, aa will be seen from the following - She sailed from Wellington at midnight on the 12th instant, and arrived at Pieton on the 13th at 6 a.m. Took on board 180 tons of grain, and sailed at 3 p.m., reaching Wellington at 10.30 p.m. Sailed again at 4.30 p.m. on the 14th, and arrived at Napier at 4 p.m. on the 15th, leaving again at 7 p.m. Gisborne was teaohed at 630 a.m. on the 16th, and after a stay of two hours the steamer left aeain, arriving in harbour at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Tho fine steam yacht Imogen has been sold to a Greek owner for about £13,000. She was build on the Clyde in 1890. and fitted with quadruple engines of 100 horsepower, registers 400 tons, and measures 157 feet by •24 feet by 14$ feet. THE CRUISE OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS. At nine o'clock on Saturday night the Melanesia!) Mission yacht Southern Cross, Captain James Bougard, arrived in harbour from a cruise among the islands, bringing as passengers the Revs. Dr. Codrington and fl. Welehman, and several others. The following is a of the round voyage : —Left Auckland ior Norfolk Island on April 3, and steamed nearly the whole way, the winds being light and easterly the first part and light westerly the latter part of tho passage. Anchored in Cascade Bay on tho 7th, and left for the Islands on the llth, taking on board the Revs. Comins and Cullwick, and Mr. Forrest with 70 Melanesiaus, also a quantity of kunieras from the Norfolk Island people, to be distributed amongst the Islands as required Arrived at Arag in the 16th, and Opa ou the 17th ; found the Kev. Mr. Brittain quite well. The hurricane, tlthough very severe, does not appear to nave done so much damage in this district « we were led to believe. After relieving ;he natives, who were short of food, ana catering the ship, we proceeded on our way a the Banks Group, leaving Mr. Cullwick at Vlota on the IMth, and Mr. Forrest at Santa Jruz on the 27th, passing through the Solomons aa far as Bogotu. Left the *ev. Mr. Comins at Florida on May 9th, and arrived back at Santa Cruz in the 14th. Took Mr. Forrest to the Duff or Wilson Group, which lie to the 'forth East of Santa Cruz, and which are ■ery incorrectly marked on the chart. The leople were pleased to see the ship, and ipi>ear to be very quiet and inoffensive, sanded Mr. Forrest on the 18th, and made >ur way under steam and sail for the Banks slands, arriving at Pek on the 20th. Left *ev. Mr. Cullwick at Meralav on the 25th ; >icked up the Rev. Mr. Brittain on the27th ; eft for Norfolk Island on the 30th ; and on he4thinst. anchored in Sydney Bay. During be cruise among the Islands, experienced no rade winds, but plenty of rain and northerly vinds. Done most of the work under steam, found everything quiet at the Islands : left Norfolk Island on the 7th for Auckland, ,nd experienced strong South-east winds and ligh sea on the coast. We fell in with ierce gale on the 14th, and ran into dangonui for shelter. After repairing lainages to sails, etc., left for Auckland on he 16th, and had fresh easterly winds down he coast, the yacht arriving as above. She vill remain in port for a couple of months, uad then proceed on another Island cruise.