SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9398, 3 January 1894, Page 4

SHIPPING.

H»H WAta» at AackU»d-a 28 a.m.; B.SS p.m. SJJs—Rises, «,!J9 a. m . Mtt 710 Js?*' I*" f ««»■ M9<W-N<?w, ?«£ss JS *f? ARRIVALS. * cb s aS?i£rLs£ ip » °»«»* Tasrnauia,s.s 2592, Thomas McGee, from Lyttelton WelUn K ton, and Naplen Pawmgers: Mesdamesßurni > Hughes ind2 children S n X\.,Vmk flMtlogs Mayne, Messrs T&,« U \£ elly ' Dr s e ». Bloomfiefd, Scully, R2S L &°P, er v Thompson,, Miami, CotchiM,: Hatly l nd « on l ■»& 2 steeraee Ti or i^K« ey : l? aloon i«id 5W Bteerage.-L. i>. Nathan and Co,, agents. f 17f7lO.AUman, from Lyttel.tan,Wellington, and Napier. Passengers:fff es Brbrly, Preece, Pheney, Lowry, aakin.pavltt (4), Jonas, Weaver, Ward, Gorman, Cermell, Corbett, Watkins, Neville, Browning, Speneer, Elliott. Hickson, Weston, .Truman, Bowes, Boyle, Marrett, Meadames Maskew, Jonas, Towsey, Nettle(old and family (4), Dallyn. Rider, Taylor, Buchanan, Kennedy and children, Ritchie, Hargrave, Grimwood, Bowes, Messrs. B. Jonas, Tanner, Owles, Mercher, Cook, F. B. Allen, F, Hull, Buchanan, Davidson, Towsey, Nottlefold, Spencer, Johnson, Cooper, Fenn, J. Kennedy, ftooseimn, Lowry, R. Scott, A. Weisart, H. Berry, Stanhope, Masters Fenu and Cooper, and 62 passengers for Sydney. Twenty- steerage. — Union S.S. Co,, agents. . '...'•■• CLEARED OUTWARDS. Tasmania, s.s., 2552, Thomas McGee, for Sydney. PassengersMesdames Murray, Hart and child, Davis, Worthtngton, Brabaaon, Collinson, Herbert, Harper, Redpath, McMurray, Misses Murray, Armitage, Peace (2), Macphersou, Harper, Rev. G. MacMurray, Dr. Ellersle. Messrs. P. J. Andrew, H. \V. Wheeler, Murray, Hart, Clifford, Collinaon, Stanhope, King, Geddis, Green, Hobbs, Burton, Campbell. Rod path, G. E. Burton, Taylor, Smith, Schroder, J. D. Geo, and 22 in the steerage ; also 57 through saloon and 23 steerage.— D. Nathan and Co., agents. Rotanabana, s.s., 1727, George Allman.for Sydney. Passengers : Mesdames Hamilton, Jefferson, Haselden, Gatland, Ford, Walroad, Dewar, Adams and child. Clark, Cook, Goodwin, Misses Robb (2), McFarline, Fitness. Whitelaw, Hansen, Clark, Sister of St. Joseph, Carter, Judge Munroe, Messrs. Hamilton, Jefferson, Denver, Gatland, Robb, C. B. Plummer, G. Fleming, R. A. McCullough, J. MoCullough, G. Mcßride, Fraser, Hanson, Smith. Adams, McAdams, Langmuir, Calder, O'Danoghue, Hare, Reynolds, Edmonds, Bay wing, Allen,-Eaton, White, Mack, Bennett, Cook, Joseland, Sharp, and 30 in the sfaierage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Argyle, s.s.. 129, F. Amodeo, for the Great Carrier.— S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Tasmania, s.s., for Sydney. Rotomahana, s.s., for Sydney. Argyle, a.s., for the Great Barriar. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. , LONDON: • < Duke of Sutherland, 8.9., about Jan. 20. < Celtic King, s,s., early. ] CAPETOWN : J Mashona, s.s., early. ' , ] NEW YORK : ' Elinor Vernon, barquentine, put into '. Mauritius. .1 Tahiti, barque, sailed August 31. .' J. G. Hamlin, j un., barque, sailed Sept. 5. ! E. L. Mayberry, barque, sailed. Lottie Moore, barque, loading. i SAM FRANCISCO: • Alameda. R.M.S., January 5. HONOLULU: ] '' . Alameda, R.M.S., January 5. SAMOA: -~ . t Alameda, R.M.S., January 5, ] SYDNEY : m Waihcra, 8.3., Thursday. i NEWCASTLE: 1 Waitemata, barquentine, Batted Dec. 21. Vision, brig, early. toy a island : Clansman, schooner, daily. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : i Morven, barque, loading. . ', Forfarshire, ship, to load. I Mashona, s.s., to arrive. ! Vttvy YORK * Obed Baxter, barque, to load, ' /•XJ: »,. - ■ " f aviuni, BA, Thursday. SYDNEY: •«...-••■ < Alameda, R.M.8., Friday, EAROTONGA : ~-_,„. Richmond, 9.8.» about January m, TAHITI _ ■' Richmond, fljk, about January 24. UNION S.S. eft's MOVEMENTS. i To-day. — Dingadee arrives from East ! Coast; Mabinapua arrives at Onehunga. j Thursday.— arrives from Sydney; ! Taviuni leaves for Fyi; Dingadee leaves for ; the East Coast; . , _ "'•' , , , Friday.—Alameda arrives from Honolulu ' and leaves for Sydney; Talune arrives from South ; Waihora leaves for South; Mahiaapua leaves Onehunga. __. Saturday.—Talune leaves for Sydney; Pukaki leave* for Newcastle, NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. '■. To-day. — The Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, Parua Bay and Mangapai, at 10.30 p.m. ; the Clansman for Russell, Whangaroa and Mang-snui, at 1 p.m.; Waiotahi for Tauranga and Opotiki, ' at 7 p.m.; Glenelg arrives from Raglan and Rawhia; Gairlooh arrives from New Plymouth Glenelg leaves for Wanfiranui, at 1 p.m. ; Kaoieri, for Waitara and Opnnake, at ; 1 p.m. i i.THOR3DAT.—Argy;« arrives from the Great Barrier early and leaves for Kuaotunu, Mercury Bay, and Tairua, at 7 p.m.; Gairlooh for New Plymouth, at 1 p.m.; Uwlmsford arrives from Whangamata and Wnafcatane; Wellington from WhangareL Chelmsford leaves for Tauranga and Whakatane, at 7 P-m.; Wellington for • Marsden Point, Parua Bay, and Whangarei, at 10.30 p.m. Saturday. — Wellington arrives from Whangarei: Gairloch, from New Plymouth ; Areyle, from Tairua, Kuaotunu, and Mercury Bay; Waiotohi arrives fromOpotiki. Thames Service.—Rotomahana or Ohinemari leaves for Thames daily, and Paeroa leaves for Paeroa twice weekly. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. Tills Hit do** not Include coa»»#i». Bussard, H.I.G.M in stream. Scorff, French warship, m titeeajiRichmond, s.s., at Hohsoa-street Wharf. Invincible, s.s., in stream, Arawata, s.s., in stream. ..,,,. _ . Margaret Galbraith. ship, in Calliope Dock. Waitangi, ship, at Queen-street Wharf. Forfarshire ship, in stream. . ~ „„.. aa . Morven, four-masted barque, at Quay-B«reet Obed Baxter, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Wenona, barque, at Sugar Works. Cutbona, barquentine, at Railway Wharf. Ysabel, barquentine, at Queen-street Wharf. Silver Cloud, barquentine, at Hobson-street Wharf. Chittoor, barquenUne, in stream. Southern Cross, Mission yacht, in stream. Eliza Firth, briganfcine, in stream. Christine, schooner, in stream. .'■■ mu :l t Kenilwortb, schooner, at Hobson-st. Wharf. Marmion, schooner, in stream. IMPORTS. Per Tasmania, from Lyttelton, Wellington, 'and Napier: 9 packages sundner, 42 cases aerated waters, and 1 case. : •' "' Per Rotomahana, from Lyttelton, Wellington, and Napier: 1460 bags wheat, 100 bags pollard, 226 bags chaff, 25 bags peas, 481 bags ran, 40100's flour, 220 sacks flour, 12 trusses ' merchandise, 100 cases tea, 20 boxes soap, 17 v cases jams, 17 cases samples, 50 tons transshipment ex Rlmutaka from London, land sundries. ..-'.:.: ' '._: '" ' : ... ' ' . Per Taviuni: 650 sacks, 280 bags Golden 1 Gem and Meek's flour, 260 sacks bran, 160 / Hacks 6harps.-G. W. Owen and Co. . -":. The Union 8.8. Company's steamer Roto- . mahana arrived in harbour at&3o p.m. on - Monday evening. She left Lyttelton on the 29tb, called at Wellington, and. left Napier at 3dm on the 31st ultimo. Had Portland Island abeam at 8.30 and Table Cape abeam if 7.40 p.m. At 10.15 on Monday.mornuis she passed the Tasmania, bound for Auck- . land, and at 5.25 p.m. had :-S&, arriving as above. Light variable . winds and finl weather were experienoed throughout The Rotomahana left Joi Sydney last evening at 8 o'clock,, a large number of passengers from this port. v i The Huddart Parker and Company's fas. ■ ni'iiiiift arrived in port on Monday evening, shortly "Fi£ eight. She left Wellington at . SffiSiSSi the*3oth. ab:2 arrived at Napier on the 3lst at 6 a.m., lef «*w the same day 1 at 2 p.m., and arrived at Auckland as above. line weather was experienced throughout. The Sania left for Sydney last evening • abortly after 9 o'clock with a large number of passengers. ' ' -~ ■■■■■■ • ' The Union S.S. Company's Ohau leaves Dnnedin on Thursday for Auckland, via Bluff, Oamaru, and Timaru. She will be due , hero on the 13th instant. _ The S.S. Waihora left Sydney at «£»•£* Saturday, and ia duo h«iro on Tnunaay morniug. -.-.-■■#

— THE FRENCH CRUISER SCORFF. Early yesterday morning the French war vessel Scorff arrived, in port from Noumea, New Caledonia. This is the first occasion on which this vessel has visited these waters. She had an uneventful voyage from Noumea, and experienced flue weather throughout. The Scorff will remain in Auckland until the arrival of the French flagship, which is ex{>ected here shortly. Commander DeChauleac sin command, and the vessel's crew consists of savea oificers, six midshipmen, and 130 men. ' •_ ' ' THE COLONIAL SHIPOWNERS GRIEVANCES. : "Shipmaster" writes "In my previous letters to the Newcastle Herald I stated that the navigation tax on the coast of Jjew Caledonia, for vessels trading on the coast other than French vessels, was Is 3d per ton register, with compulsory pilotage} but you and others will be surprised to learn that this tax is enforced on all colonial ships leaving Noumea for Long Island, Chesterfield Group, and Surprise Island, Huon Group; distant £rom Noumea respectively 480 and 300 miles, This seems to be a tax on the high sea, enforced on colonial ships, as they are the only vessels at present engaged in the guano trade to the island, they taking coals to Noumea, ballast to the islands, and guano to New Zealand or Tasmania. What do the French steamers pay on the coast of Australia ? Look and observe with what ' liberality our Government treat all foreign ships. More than half of the over-sea vessels arriving at Sydney and Newcastle are exempt from pilotage. Those that are not exempt, arriving from other colonial ports, can very easily (ret a man that is exempt for a few pounds, and thus save the pilotage. • With such liberality the Government might go one better by granting licenses, say free of all cost, or, perhaps, better still, if they paid salaries to coasting pilots to pilot all deep water vessels from other colonial ports to Newcastle and Sydney. This would save the trouble of putting the pilot on the ship register as master, and in case of ships from over the sea with the master exempt. The pilot at the port should board them, and do all the work while in port free of cost, as that would lessen the risk of those ships grounding or sinking in the harbour. It is only a few days since a ship grounded in the harbour with a nurse ou board. If she had sunk, what would have been the result Ask the Marine Board. But how differently we treat our colonial neighbours. Messrs. VV. Howard Smith and Sons last year paid about £550 tonnage dues ; Huddart-Parker about the same, and their other expenses in the port must amount to a considerable sum. There is no reduction or consideration for a constant trader, or vessels that spend all the money they earn in the colonies." PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. Hineznoa, s.s., Fairchild, from Wellington. DEPARTURES. Takapuna, s.s., John Grant, for New Plymouth and the South. Passengers :—Mesdames Finlayson, England, Haselden' and child, Dewsbury, Jeffreys, Kempthome, Brown, Williams, Miss Kempthorne, Rev. Dewsbury, Captain Williams, Messrs. Elkin Lipscombe, R. D. Stewart, Heriot, Thwaites, Harris, Kelly, Finlayson, Brown, Turner, Hetherington, England, Lebatt, Davy, Cruickshank. Harden, Haselden, Jeffrey, Hanes, W. R. Cook, Tegener, and 12 steerage.—Union S.S, Co., agents. Gairlooh, s.s., McArthur, for New Plymouth.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. The s.B. Gairloch left for New Plymouth at 1 p.m. on Monday. The s.B. Takapuna left for New Plymouth and the South at 4 p.m. on Monday with a large general cargo. The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived from Wellington early on Monday with a large cargo ot sleepers. BT TSILBQRAPB. RUSSELL January 2,—Arrived: Gayhead, whaling barque sixteen months from Home, taken 1500 barrels sperm oil, makes short stay here before leaving tor' Frisco, via Honolulu. Mr. Buchanan's yacht Yvonna arrived here last night from the Barrier. NEW PLYMOUTH. . January 2. — Arrived : Takaponu, B. 8.; Gairloch, s.s., from Onehunga. NAPIER. " January Arrived; Mam&ri, s.s., from Auckland. WELLINGTON. January 2.—Arrived : Strathmore, ketch, from Morion Bay (South Australia), with a cargo of gypsum; Tahiti, German barque, 123 days from New York, «n route to Auckland. Sailed: Rotorua, s.s., for Nelson, via Picton; Wairarapa, s.s., for Melbourne, via South and Hobart. Lutterworth, barque, for Dunedin. LYTTELTON. January Arrived: Talune, s.s., from Port Chalmers. Sailed: Wareatea, s.s., for Westport; Omapere, s.s., for Timaru and Dunedin; Talune. s.s., for Sydney, via northern_ports. Passengers for Auckland: Messrs. Holly, Stott ; for Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien. Penguin, s.s., for Wellington* PORT CHALMERS. January 2.—Sailed : Hauroto, s.s., for Sydney, via Cook's Strait. Passengers;— Mesdames Whatnough, Gunn, and two children, thirteen steerage. SYDNEY. January 2.—Arrived : Tarawera, 5.8.. from Wellington. THE SUEZ MAIL. AIiBANT, January Arrived: R.M.s. Valetta, from London. Passengers for New Zealand:—Miss Hardy, Messrs. Hall and Wales.