SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9494, 25 April 1894, Page 4

SHIPPING.

flfim Watsr at Auckland—9.23 a.m.; 0.40 p.m. runs wm.hu* *« Manujtau-i1.57 a.m.; p.m. ~. Bot—Rises, 6.27 sum.; seta, 6.11 p.m. SJJSl—laat quarter, April 28, 2.52 p.m. WEATHER FORECAST. - Captain Edwin wired from Wellington yesterday itiSp.m.:-N.Vf. to W. and 8. 'heavy Kale, > id* mln and exceptionally cold weather, after 10 Soots from now. Glass fall, but rising after that time. ARRIVALS. Waihora, s,s., 2003, John Anderson, from Sydney. — Passengers : Mesdames Ow«rs, James, Andrews, White, Briffauer, Button, Oopas, Robinson, Jamieson, Misses Constable, Jackson, Bartwell, Bmusdale, Bendell, Messrs. G. R. Evans, Owers, R. James, R. Hirst, A. Hartrott, White, Trezevans, A. H. Richmond, Warren, J. T. Arundel. Briffauer, E. H. Button, Clark, Andrews, Morris, Gilmour, Peters, Captain Macfarlane, Brother Richard, and 37 in the steerage. For Napier : Mrs. Tate and child, Miss Begg, and six in the steerage, For Wellington: Mr. Walker, and three in the Iteerage. For Lyttelton : Mesdames Coombes, White, Allan, Misses Helan and Horning, Messrs. Robertson, Stevenson, and Bonnington. For Dunedin: Messrs. Bowen and Gilmour, and two in the steerage.— S.S., Co., agents. ._ „ , -, , Te Anau, s.s., 1652, W. Waller, from Melbourne, Hobart, and Southern ports. Passengers :—Mesdames Ritchie, Griffiths and six children, Kuowles, Oakenfall, Bevis and two children, J nil, McFarlane and child, Wilson, Ellis, and child, Pinfold, family, end servant. Misses McGechie, Browu, Edwards, L. Partridge, M. Partridge, Rev. Pinfold, Messrs. Bevins, Jull, Mctarlane, Wilson, Ellis, Brown, Crawford, Morris, Harvey, Brighton, McGregor, Bennett, Tims, Friend, Cuffyn, Henderson, Clark, Mitchell, Smith, and 15 in the steerage. For Sydney : Mesdames Morton, Boyd, Dalton, Miss hitwell, Hon. Thomas Dalton, Messrs. Morton, Boyd, Stokes, Divies, Finlay, McMasters, Duggan, Thomas Van der Byl and valet, Richardson, Thome, Davie, and 10 in the steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Richmond, s.s., 870, R. G. Hutton, from Tahiti and Rarotonga. Passengers: Madame Helyett, Messrs. A. B. Donald, C. A. Edenborough, H. Mager. — Donald and Edenborough, agents. Dingadee, s.s., 640, J. S. Adams, from Lyt- j teltou, Wellington, Napier, and the East • Coast. Passengers: Miss Walker,- Mr. Thompson, and 17 in the steerage.— Union S.S. Co., agents. Argyle, s.s., 129, Smith, from Mercury B:vv and Kuaotunu. Passenger: Mr. Thompson.— S.B. Co, agents. Hand* Isle, barquentine, 261, Robinson, from Newcastle.—Master, agent.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Wellington, s.s., '279, F. Amodeo, for Whangarei,—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Waiotahi, s.s., 278, W. P. Norbury, for rauranga and Opotiki.— Northern S.S. Co., agents. Argyle, s.s., 129, Smith, for the Great Barrier.— S.S. Co., agents. Scotchman, auxiliary ketch, 42.., J. A. Bewioke, for Whangarei.— Master, agent. DEPARTURES. H.M.s. Tauranga, for Sydney. Wellington, s.s.. for Whangarei. % Waiotahi, s.s., for Tauranga and Opotiki. Argyle, s.s., for the Great Barrier. Scotchman, auxiliary ketch, for Whangarei. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON: Star of England, s.s., via Melbourne and Sydney, sailed March 7. Ranratira, 9.5., sailed March 13. Star of Victoria, s.s., via Melbourne and Sydney, sailed April 13. SHARPNESS : Antares, barque, sailed February 20. i"EW YORK : JL L. Mayberry, barque, sailed from Nelson April 13. Sadie A. Thompson, barque, sailed Jan. 25. Mary Hasbrouck, barque, loading. Mannie Swan, barquentine, loading. i Essex, barque, early. I BAN FRANCISCO : Mariposa, R.M.s., to-morrow. HONOLULU : Mariposa, R.M.s., to-morrow. QUIiKNSLAND : Buteshire, s.s., to-day. SYDNEY : Buteshire, s.s., to-day. Mararoa, s.s., Sunday. Tasmania, 5.8., Sunday. nQVCASTLB : Clansman, schooner, sailed April 18. Natal o»een, barque, sailed April 23. AnthooS, brigantine, early. Freetrader, barque, early. Stanley, brigantine, early. SAMOA: Mariposa. R.M.S., April 26. Upolu, S.S., early. TONGA: Upolu, 5.3., early. NAPIER: m Saxon, schooner, sailed April 21.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : Buteshire, 8.8., to-morrow. Rangitikei, barque, loading, SEW YORK: E. L. Mayberry, barque, to arrive. BAN FRANCISCO : Mariposa, R.M.3., May 19. HONOLULO : Mariposa, R.M.8., May 19. SAMOA : Mariposa, R.M.3., May 19. SYDNEY: Te Anau, s.s., to-day. Mariposa, R.M.a., to-morrow. VUI: Uvalau, s.s., Friday. TONGA : Fleetwing, schooner, early. RAROTONGA : Richmond, a.s,, Friday. Welcome, schooner, early. Tahiti : Richmond, a.s., Friday. UNION S.S. CO.'3 MOVEMENTS. Today.— Anau leaves for Sydney at 5 p.m.; Mahinapua arrives at Onehuuga. Thursday.—Mariposa arrives from Honolulu, and leaves for Sydney; Mahinapua leaves Onehuiiiia, 1 p.m. ; Waihora, leaves for South, 2 p.m.; Dingadee leaves for the East Coust at 2 p.m. Friday.—Ovalau leaves for Fiji, 5 p.m. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.—Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth; Argyle from the Great Barrier; Glemjlg from Wanganui, early, and leaves for Raglan and Kawhia at 1 p.m. Thursday.—Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m.; Wellington arrives from Whaugarei; Argyle leaves for Mercury Bay, Kuaotunu, and Tairua, at 7 p.m.; Chelmsford leaves for Whangatnata and Whakatane at 5 p.m.; Douglas arrives from Whangarci. Friday.—Clansman arrives from Russell tit 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, Mangapai, and Parua Bay, at 10.30 p.m.; Glenelg arrives from Raglan and Kawhia early, and leaves for Hokianga at 1 p.m. . . Saturday.— arrives from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Kuaotunu; Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth; Waiotahi arrives from Opotiki; Kanieri arrives from Opunake and Waitara. , Thames Service.—Rotomahana or Ohinemuri leave? for Thames daily, and Paeroa leaves for Paeroa twice weekly. . VESSELS IN HARBOUR. This list doiw not include coasters. Rapid, H.M.8., in stream. Tongariro, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. 'J.'c Anau, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Waihora, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Richmond, s.s,, at Railway Wharf. Arawata, s.s., in stream. Devonport, barque, in stream. Rangitikei, barque, at Quay-street Jetty. Northern Chief, barque, in stream. Lottie Moore, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Cuthona, barquentine, in stream. Handa Isle, barquentine, at Sugar Workß. Christine, schoouer, in stream. Sarah Pile, schooner, in stream. Welcome, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. Nerval, schooner, at Railway Wharf.

IMPORTS. Per Wathora, from Sydney : 611 bags bone- , dost, 701 bags bones, 240 cases fruit, 130 bags ! bottles, 400 bags rice, 108 cases matches, 200 drums oil, 67 packages tea, and a quantity of general cargo. Per Richmond, from Tahiti and Rarotonga: 2830 cases oranges, 1600 bunches bananas, 126 bags, 117 cases and 14 barrels pearl Bhell, 705 sacks copra, 60 sacks cocoaants, and a quanity of sundries. Per Handa Isle :—From Newcastle : 350 tor* coaL From Melbourne: 25,000 feec timber. ' .. ~ Per Ovalau : 200 sacks and 180 bags Meek's Boo*, 150 sacks sharps.— W. Owen and Co. Per Dingadee : 360 sacks and 140 bags Golden Rem flour, '40 sacks bran, 100 sacks fowl wheat.—G. W. Owen and Co. Per Te Anau t 250 sacks oats, 24 sacks onions. W. Owen and Co.

At 10 o'clock last night the Union S.S. Company's steamer Waihora arrived from Sydney, and berthed at the Queen-street

[Wharf. Her passage was somewhat prolonged owing to a strong north-east gale having prevailed for two dayn after leaving Sydney. Mr. H. C. Seigel, the purser, to whom we are indebted for late files, reports that the steamer left Sydney on the 19th instant, clearing the Heads in the evening at 8.35. Breasted the Three Kings on the 24th at 0.56 p.m. ; passed the North Cape on the same day at 5.15 p.m., and arrived as above. Experienced strong N.E. g*le to the 21st, moderate N.N. W..5.W., and westerly winds to the 34th, thence light variable winds to arrival. The Waihora leaves for Southern ports, Hobarfc, and Melbourne at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The Union S.S. Oompauy'ssteamer To Anau, Captain W. Waller, arrived at a quarter to 7 o'ofocklastnight from Melbourne, Hobart, and Southern ports, having been delayed by meeting a atrongsouth-westerly gale across the Bay of Plenty. Mr. A. A. Armstrong, the purser, to whom we are indebted for late files, reports that the steamer left Melbourne at 5.45 p.m. on the 10ch instant, and reached Hobart at 9.30 a.m. on the 12th. Left again at 5.45 p.m. the same day, and arrived at the Bluff at 6.30 a.m. on the 16th. and Dunedin at 5 a.m. on the 17th. Left Dunedin at 345 p.m. on the 18th, Lyttelton at 9 p.m. on the 19th, Wellington at 6 p.m. on the 21st, Napier at 8 p.m. on the 22nd, and Gisborne at 10.30 a.m. on the 23rd. Rounded the East Cape at 5 p.m. the same day, passed Tiritiriat 5.15 p.m. yesterday, and arrived as above. Experienced moderate and variable winds and fine weather up the coast to the East Cape; thence across the Bay of Plenty a strong south-west gale, with head sea, followed by moderate head winds and sea to arrival. The Te Anau leaves for Sydney at 5 o'clock this evening. The steamer Richmond arrived from j Tahiti and Rarotonga yesterday morning, berthing at the Railway Wharf about eleven o'clock. The steamer brings a full cargo of fruit, pearlshell, copra, and general Island produce. The following is a report of the round trip :—The Richmond left Auckland for Rarotonga and Tahiti at noon on Wednesday, March 28, encountering light northerly and north-easterly winds, and fine weather until her arrival at Rarotonga at daylight on Thursday, April 5. Landed mails and cargo, and left for Tahiti at five p.m. the same day, with the same winds and weather, arriving at Papeelteatone p.m. on Sunday the Bth. Having completed her business in Tahiti, left again at half past five p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, and arrived at Rarotonga on Monday the 16th at daylight, leaving for Auckland at midnight the same date. Very variable winds, with squally and rainy weather prevailed during the whole passage up, ending in a strong W. to S.W breeze, with high sea when close off the coast. Arrived off the Barrier at five a.m. yesterday and berthed at the Railway Wharf as above. During the day the steamer was busily engaged in discharging her cargo, and is to leave on the return trip to Rarotonga and Tahiti on Friday evening. Yesterday morning the barquentine Handa Isle, Captain Robinson, arrived from Newcastle with a cargo of coal for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. The master reports sailing from Newcastle on the 7th inst. and experienced light south-east, east, and east-north east winds until the 2lst, when northerly winds were met with nntil making the New Zealand coast ; since which westerly winds continued until arrival. The barquentine has gone up to the Sugar Works to discharge. Last night the Northern S.S. Company's steamer Argyle arrived from Mercury Bay and Kuaotunu. She left for the Great Barrier at midnight, and returns this evening. The Dingadee, which arrived early this morning, left Timaru at 7.15 p.m. on the 18th instant, and arrived at Wellington at 1.20 p.m. on the 20th instant. She left again same day at 1.30 p.m. for Napier, arriving there at 1 p.m. on the 21st instant. Left Napier for Gisborne at 9.15 p.m. on the same day, arriving at 8.30 a.m. on the 22nd instant. Left Gisborne at 3.30 p.m. same day,, calling at Tologa Bay, Tokomaru, Waipiro, Tuparoa, andOreti Point, arriving at Auckland at 12.55 a.m. on the 25th instant. She experienced fine weather with smooth sea as far as the East Cape; thence to arrival strong westerly winds and sea. To-day the steamer Buteshire is due from Sydney, to load frozen meat, etc., for don.The departure of the Union S.S. Company's steamer Dingadee for the East Coast, Napier, and Wellington, has been postponed until two o'clock to-morrow af ternoon._ A barque was reported as being in tow yesterday afternoon in the Motutapu pas-

sage. H.M.s. Katoomba arrived at Sydney on the 16th instant from Melbourne. The new crew for the warship is on board H.M.s. Crescent, now on her way from London to Sydney. Yesterday morning H.M.s. Tauranga left for Sydney. Last evening the Northern S.S. Company s steamer Waiotahi left for Tauranga and Opotiki. The Northern S.S. Company's steamer Wellington left for Whangarei last night. The auxiliary ketch Scotchman left for Whangarei last evening. The New Zealand Shipping Company's barque Rangitikei, yesterday, shipped a large number of cases of kauri gum, bales of wool, and casks-of tallow for London. The schooner Fleetwing was berthed at the breastwork to the eastward of the Quaystreet Jetty, yesterday, to discharge her ballast. The schooner Norval has berthed at the Railway Wharf, to discharge her cargo of copra. Yesterday the schooner Awanni finished discharging her cargo from the East Coast, and will commence taking in cargo to-day for the return trip, on which she leaves early next week. The schooner Waiapu arrived at Giuborne yesterday from Whangarei, with a cargo of timber, after a smart run down. Yesterday the steamer Ngungurn was transhipping coal into the steamer Tongariro. The Ngunguru leaves for Ngunguru this evening. The schooner Gisborne, from this port and Mercury Bay, has arrived at Gisborne. Yesterday the schooner Orpheus arrived at the Kaipara from Gisborne to load timber. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro leaves for Napier and Southern Ports to-night. Yesterday the Tyser Company's steamer Indramayo left Wellington for Wanganni, to ship frozen meat for London. The Union S.S. Company's steamer Te Kapo, which has arrived at Sydney from Wellington has been chartered to the Adelaide Steamship Company for six months. Captain A. W. Cameron took the steamer over to Sydney. It is stated that Captain Cameron has resigned from the Union S.S. Company. The cargo steamers Celtic King and Maori King, which have frequently visited this port under charter to the Tyser Company, have been sold to the Orient S.S. Company, and are to be employed in the cargo service of that company between London and AusThe' steamers Barmen and Elberfeld, which have been regularly employed in the Australian trade of the German-Australian S.S. Company, have been sold to the HamburgAmerican S.S. Company, and will in future be employed in that trade. It has been stated that the new steamer Gothic, of the Shaw.Savill, and Albion Com- . pany, has beaten the record between this colony and London. This is an error, as the Arawa, of the same company, still holds that honor, as she made the run in 1885 in. 36 days, while the Gothic's trip occupied 12 hours longer. A large pontoon for the Ngunguru Coal Company has been constructed by Messrs. ; Meaney and Richardg, the dimensions being : Length overall, 60 feet: breadth, 16 feet; depth, 3 feet 2 inches. The pontoon is to be employed in bringing coal down the river from the mine, and has a carrying capacity of about 60 tons. The natives of Rarotonga have just completed the building of a schooner of about 120 tons register. The vessel is constructed of native woods, and has kauri spars. _ She is rigged as a fore-and-aft schooner, and is somewhat on the lines of the schooner Goldfinch, which was recently wrecked off Aitutaki about a year ago. The new vessel is named the Takitumu, and is to come to this port in charge of Captain Rennie, to be coppered. She is to bring a cargo of fruit, and may be expected to arrive in about a month's time.

THE MARIPOSA. The mail steamer Mariposa having left San Francisco on contract day is due at this port to-morrow, with the English and American mails. She leaves for Sydney a few hours after arrival, THE TYSER LINE. The agents of the Tyser line are in receipt of cable advices stating that the steamer Star of Victoria sailed from London for Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand ports on the 13th inst. THE AORANGI. .The following is a list of the passengers by the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Aorangi, which left Plymouth for New Zealand on March 10 :—First saloon, Messrs. G. A. Anderson, Edward Bibby, Rev. J. L. Dove, Messrs. O. W. Egerton, A. R. Gray, Mrs. A. R. Gray Miss Eva E. Gray, Master John Gray, Sirs. E. M. Herrick, Misses H.R. Herrick, V. M. Herrick, Messrs. A W. • New, H. W. Segar, Misses hpencer, M. Wilson; second saloon, Messrs. Andrew Bennie, John B. Bennie, P. D. Cole Mrs. Dobie, Lieutenant-Colonel Goring, Mrs' Goring, Mr. J. E. Holmes, Mrs. Mary E Holmes, W. J. Holmes,.M. E. Holmes, T.'

A. Holmes, B. H. Holmes. E. C. Holmes. R. J. Holmes, Messrs. Humtrey, Nelson, Mrs. Mienburg. Miss A. R. Mathews, Messrs. W. H. Mathews, C.E. Nixon, Mesdames C O'Neill, W. M. Pollock, Miss W. S. M. Pollock, Messrs. John Robb, James Tait, Miss E. Torlesse, Mrs. S. Walker, Master 3. H. Walker, Mr. C. B. West, and 55 steerage passengers. PASSENGERS FOR NEW ZEALAND. The following had booked passages for this colony from London up to March 16 : — Per P. and O. steamer Valetta, from London, March 29, and Brlndiai April 8. For Dunedin : Mr. J. J. Wood. For New Zealand : Canon P. E. Carter, Rev. A. W. Robinson, Misses Shand (3). For Wellington : Mr. and Mrs. C. J. G. Still. Per P. and O. steamer Rome, from London, April 13, and Brindisi April 22. For Wellington : Mr. and Mrs. Goad. For Dunedin: Rev. Begg, and Mr. George Roberts. Per Orient steamer Orotava, from Plymouth, March 24. For New Zealand : Mr. and Mrs. J. Hackford, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Birch, Messrs. Hasluck, L. Birch, E. S. Harris, D. Bwart Hurst. . Per Orient steamer Austral, from Plymouth, April 21. For NowZoaland: Mrs. E. Johnson, Mrs. Laycock, Misses Johnson {£), Mr. W. Manley. BY TELEGRAPH.

KAIPARA HEADS. April 24.— Arrived: Orpheus, schooner, from Gisborne. „ WHANGAREI. April 24.—Arrived: Douglas, s.s., from Auckland. RUSSELL. April 24.—Arrived : Clansman, 5.8., from Auckland. She leaves for the North at midnight. TAURANGA. April Sailed: Chelmsford, b.s., for Auckland. NEW PLYMOUTH. April 24.—Arrived: Takapuna, s.s., Gairloch, s.s., from Onehunga ; Mahinapua, s.s., from Wellington and Nelson. Sailed : Takapuna, s.s., for the South: Mahinapua, s.a., Gairloch, s.s., for Onehunga. WELLINGTON. April 24.—Arrived : Brtraner, s.s., from the South; Murray, s.s., from Kaikoura. Sailed : Indramayo, s.s., for Picton ; Stormbird, s.s., for Wanganui; Waverly, s.s., for Opunake and Waitara; Ohau, s.s., for Westport ; Brunner, s.s., for Westport; Tarawera, s.s., for the South. LYTTELTON. Adril 24.—Arrived : Tarane, 5.8., from Wellington. LONDON. April Arrived : Waikato, 8-8., from Wellington, February 24; Akaroa, barque, from Napier, January 12.