SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9712, 7 January 1895, Page 4

SHIPPING.

feMB WaTXB at Auckland—l.36 a.m.; 2.13 p.m. „ „ Manukau— a.m.; 4.17 p.ES. S»N—Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.13 p.m. Moon—Full, 11th, 6.21 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Tasmania, 8.8., 2552, Thomas McGee, from the Bluff, Dnoedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Napier. Passengers: Mesdames Kenney, Suter, Budd, McChary, Boyce, Swift, Walton, Compton, Britnell, Ibbetson and family, Heenan. Thompson, Gaffay, Carroll, Whemell, Walker, Seymour, Chappell, McKay and child. Pierce, Armstrong, Dart, Cook. Marks and family, Bertram, Forrester, Arnold, Murphy, On Lee and family, Misses Sherlock, Stuart, Kessell, Robertson, On Lee, McKee, Hayes, Ibbetson, Shields, Green, Watson, Potter, Tocker, A. Wilson, Pittar, Willis, Little, Mathieson, Taylor, Collie, Harrison, Steadman, Thompson, M. E.j Thompson, Buxton, Murphy. Keating, . Thompson (2), Arnold, Messrs. J. Coleman, Williams, Baylor, Trotter, Nicholls, Garvey, Ryan, Broom (2), J. Dobson, Marks, Wood, Dear, Dart, Willis, SearchfieUl, J. Hamilton, Derbyshire, Dunnett, Rose, Palmer, Bennett, Hencold, Bradford, Macfarlane, Rowe, J. Gibson, Clements, Saukey. Siebert, Clementson, Prittuell, Walter, Speight, Falconer, Maxnieman, J. Ryan, Thompson, Signor and Madam Squarise, Masters Nicholls. On Lee (2), Nicholson, Harvey (2), and SO in the Steerage.—L. D. Nathan and Co., agents. Clansman, s.s., 300, W. Farquhar, from Mangouui, Whanguroa, and Russell. — Northern S.S. Co., agents. Wellington, s.s., 270, E. Stephenson, from Whangarei.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Waiotahi, s.s., 278, F. Amodeo, from Opotiki and Tauranga. Passengers: Mesdames Houshen and two children, Mooney and four children. King, Messrs. E. Parkins, A. Poley, Halliday, Smith, Stewart, Lecky, Messrs. Ward, J. C. Chambers, A. Campbell, F. Parkins. Williams, H. Ryan. Mooney, D. Ross, T. Wheelau, Cox, Hicks, McNaughton, Madden, H. Northern S.S. Co., . agents. Argvle, s.s., 129, A. F. Johnson, from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Kuaotunu. Passengers : — Slesdatnes Logan, O'Connor, Jones, Misses Harper, Logan, Whittington, Messrs. Harper, Churton, Robinson. Reardon, Stanley, Kobson, White, Watson, Short.— ern S.S. Co., agents. Douglas, s.s., 52, Haultain, from Whangarei.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Aotea, schooner, John H. Skinner, from Gisoorne and the East Coast. Passengers :— Messrs. O'Meara and Schmidt, Master Nolan. —L. D. Nathan and Co., agents. Medora. schooner, 33, J. Francis, from Ohora and Awanui. —Master, agent. DEPARTURES. Acacia, barque, for Melbourne, via the Thames. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. lA)SDOS : Star of Victoria, s.s., due today. Mamari, s.s., sailed November 17. Waikato, s.s., early. lonic, s.s., sailed December 29. Maori, s.s.. via Melbourne and Sydney sailed December 4. ARISTOL: Lutterworth, barque, arrived at Wellington. SAN FRANCISCO : Arawa, K.M. s., January 31. EONOi.ci.ir : Arawa, R.M.s., January 31. NEW YORK : Alice, barque, sailed Oct. 1. H. G. Johnson, barque, sailed Nov. 26. Trinidad, barque, loading. SAMOA : Ovalau, s.s., early. Arawa, R.M. 3., January 3L ST»'xr : I Star of Victoria, aa, to-day, Mararoa, s.s., to-day. HEWCASTLje : Northern Chief, barque, sailed Dec. 26. Devonport, barque, early. Walternate, barquentine, sailed Jan. 2. FIJI: Ovalau, S.S., early. TOSCA: Ovalau, s.s., early. •BEISEAXE : Welcome, schooner, sailed Decern ber 29. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LOKDON : Star of Victoria, s.s., via the South, January 9. Aswanley, s.s., via the South, early, Helen Denny, barque, to-day. Amsterdam, barque, loading. LAN FRANCISCO : Mariposa, R.M.S., January 26. HONOLULU : Mariposa, R.M.3., January 26. JfKW TORi.: Alice, barque, to arrive. iTB.NET -. Tasmania, s.s., te-day. Monowai, s.s., Wednesday. SAMOA: Ovalau, as., January 17Mariposa, K.M.a., January 26. tonga: Ovalau, 5.8., January 17. FIJI: Ovalau, s.s,, January 17. TAHITI: Richmond, s.s., January 25. KABOTONGA : Richmond, s.s., January 25. Linda Weber, brigantine, early.

UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.Mararoa arrives from Sydney ; Takapuna leaves Onehunga, 5 p.m. Tuesday.Monowai arrives from Sonth; Janet Nlcoll arrives from South; Mararoa leaves for South, 5 p.m.

NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day. — Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth, at 1 p.m.; Clansman leaves for Russell, Whangaroa, and Mangonui, at 7 p.m. ; Douglas for Whangarei at 5 p.m.; Waiotahi for Tauranga at 5 p.m. ; Ohinemuri for Ngunguru, Whauanaki, Tutukaka, and Northern ports at 3 p.m.; Argyle for Mercury Pay and Kuaotunu at 7 p.m. ; Wellington for Marsden Point, Manptpai, Parua Bay, and Whangarei at 8 p.m. ; Glenelg arrives from Wanganui early, and leaves for Hokianga at 1 p.m. Tuesday.—Wellington arrives from Whaz&arei; Argyle arrives from Mercury Bay and Kuaotunu, and leaves for Great Barrier at midnight. Wednesday.—Waiotahi arrives from Tauranga, and leaves for Tauranga and Opotiki at 5 p.m.; Argyle arrives from Great Barrier; Glenelg arrives from Hokianga early, and leaves for Raglan at 1 p.m.; Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth; Douglas Whangarei; Wellington leaves for Maraden Point, Mangapai, Parua Bay, and Whangarei, at 10.30 p.m.; Kanieri leaves for Waitara and Opunake at 10 a.m. Thursday— Gairloch leaves for New Plymonth, at 1 p.m.; Douglas for Whangarei, at 5 p.m.; Argyle for Mercury Bay, Tairua, Mid Kuaotunu, at 7 p.m.; Wellington arrives from Whangarei; Chelmsford arrives irona Tauranga and Whakatane early. Fkiday.—Clansman arrives from Russell it 6 a.m. ; Glenelg arrives from Raglan early tna leaves for Wanganui at 1 p.m. : Chelmsford leaves for Tauranga (passengers only), Whangamata, and Whakatane ats p.m. Thames Service.Rotomahana or Ohinemuri leaves for Thames daily, and Paeroa leaves for Paeroa twice weekly.

IMPORTS. Per Tasmania, from the Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Mapier: 600 sacks oats, 500 sacks flour, 160 sacks oatmeal, 11 cases chicory powder, 20 hogsheads ale, 50 cases jam, 20 cases acid jars, 1 case mats, 1 case axles, 1 bundle shafts, 25 kegs, 34 cases sundries, 20 packages merchandise, 20 hags, 12 crateß bottles, 50 boxes pegs, 700 bags salt, 100 packages merchandise, 5 horses, 1 trap, 2 cases ploughs.

The Northern Company's steamer Clansman arrived early yesterday morning from A Mangonui, VVhangaroa, and Russell, with :£• passengers and general cargo. She leaves for t*. the same places again at seven o'clock this evening. Yesterday morning the Northern Company's steamer Wellington arrived from , Whangarei, and leaves for the same place again to-night at eight o'clock. The Northern Company's steamer Waiotahi arrived from Opotiki and Tauranga last evening, with a cargo of maize, wool, etc. She leaves for Tauranga at 5 p.m. to-day. On Saturday evening the Northern Company's steamer Argyle arrived from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Kuaotunu with a cargo of kauri gum, etc. She leaves for the two latter places at seven o'clock this evening. '.' The Northern Company's steamer Douglas arrived from Whangarei on Saturday with a cargo of coal. She leaves for the town wharf, Whangarei,atsp.m. to-day. On Saturday morning the new schooner Aotea arrived from her maiden trip to Gisborne and the East Coast, with a full cargo, consisting of 1000 sacks maize, 20 bales V. wool, 30 pigs, 50 fowls, and a quantity of hides and sundries. On discharge she loads op for the same ports again. The schooner Medora arrived on Saturday morning from Ohora and Awanui with a cargo of kauri gum, wool, etc. On Saturday morning the barque Acacia was towed down toNßagnall's mill, Thames River, by the Ferry Company's tugboat Eagle, to load white pine timber for Melbourne. ;■■■.. ,-. .... ... The Northern Company's steamer Ohinemuri leaves for Whananaki and other Northern ports at three o'clock this afternoon. •■ To-day the whaleship Charles W. Morgan will berth at the Hobspn-street Wharf to discharge her cargo e* "*■* for transhipment ; t» New York. *• \ ] W;^M-'--'f■■''■■■ ; ■ ;

The barquentine Silver Cloud sailed from the Kaipara on Saturday, for Sydney, with a cargo of timber. , . \. nc... On Friday last the bnganticie Defiance arrived at Melbourne, from the Kaipara, arid on discharge of ber cargo of timber proceeds to Newcastle to load coal for this port. H.Ms. Royalist left Lyttelton on Saturday for Timaru and Dunedin. ';V. The Northern Company a steamer Kanieri left Hokianga on Saturday for New iiymouth, with a cargo of puriri sleepers. On Saturday the steamer Maori King arrived at Wellington from Sydney, and after taking in a supply of coal leaves for London. The Union Company's steamer Mararoa is expected to arrive from ; Sydney this afternoon and leaves for Southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne at 5 p.m. to-morrow. The Tyser Company steamer Star of Victoria is due from Sydney to-day. On Saturday the Union • Company . sreamer Tarawera left Sydney for WellingtoYesterdav, the Union Company's steamer Talune, which left this port on Wednesday eveniue, arrived at Sydney. The Hinemoa is timed to reach Wellington on Wednesday. After the has gonei on the Patent Slip she will leave for the Cook Strait lighthouses and the bays on the \\ est Coast of the South Island, reaching the Bluff on the 29th inst., so as to meet the Governor and party, who intend to make ft cruise amongst tha outlying islands. THE RIMUTAKA. During her recent four months' detention in England important alterations were carried out on the is. Rimutaka principally im re-ard to the machinery. Iho replace $ of 17 of the old furnaces with box | corrugated ones alone involved an '^ t \ &y 0 over £1300. A new tail-shaft and fj propeller blade were fitted on, and all M p- arts 0 f the machine ry were overhauled. .P/he good effect of this work was shown on ' tk o outward voyage, aa the engines rary w j tn the greatest smoothness. In addition the work already enumerated. No. 3ho,',a has been re-insulated, bringing up the tot <\ cost of the alterations to some £2700. < a the voyage the steamer lost a propeller - blade, but is nevertheless making a satisfactory speed under the three remaining blajies. NEW STEAMERS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND TRADE. The new steamer which the New Zealand Shipping Company has ordered through Turnbnll, Martin, and Co., from the builders of the Perthshire, Buteshire, etc, is expected to reach the colony about May, and will be similar in design and tonnage to the steamers named. It is said that the directors of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company are so satisfied with the carrying capacity and general excellence of this class of boats that they intend that their new steamerof the projected construction of which we were advised by cable the other day—shall be built on a similar plan. •

THE TASMANIA. Shortly after ten o'clock last night Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s steamer Tasmania, Captain T. McGee, arrived from Southern ports and the East Coast, with a large number of passengers, and a quantity of general cargo. Mr. Carleas, the purser, reports The Tasmania left the Bluff on December 31, Dunedin ou the 2nd iiistaut, Lyttelton on the 3rd, Wellington on the 4th, and Napier on the sth at 5 p.m.; rounded the East Cape at 5.50 a.m. on the 6th, and had Cuvier Island abeam at 5.30 p.m. the same day, and arrived at 10 p.m. yesterday. Experienced moderate weather and variable winds throughout. The Tasmania leaves tor Sydney at 4 p.m. to-day.

PORT OF ONEHUNOA.

ARRIVALS

Takapuna, s.s., John Grant, from Lyttelton, Wellington, and New Plymouth. Passengers : Mesdames Prater and two children, Raikes, Peebble andchild, Millington, Hauna, two children, and servant, Bankhart, Lush and two children, Gelathy and child, Jones, Lee, McGregor, Missea Atkinson, Duggan, Peach, Jackson (2), Millington (4), Coates, Pitchford, Robinson, Mahoney, Bel lairs, Anderson, Ramsden, Lee, Cooper, Tate, Giddy, Knight, Dr. McGregor, Messrs. Wilkins, Prater, Allen, Peebble, Crockett, Andrews, Hall, Roberton, Hatton, Ross, Gilbert, Gittos, Hanna, Cook, Brabant, Paterson, Short, Morton, Remington, Walker, Hariand, Wilson, Smith.. Finucane, Harrington, Anderson, Lush. Mahoney, Gelathy, Clarke, Hurle, Bankhart, Jones, Gorman, Morse, CSullivan. Meikle, Cooke, Hursthouse, Willis, Wooller, Lee, Meldrum, florae, Murgatroyd, Morey, Veale, McGregor, Masters Townshend (2), and Ramsden, and 40 in the steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Gairloch, s.s., W. F. Norbnry, from New Plymouth. Passengers: Mesdames Young, Kemp and two children, Bishop and child, Wilson, Lee, Misses Young, Hales, Burch, Ross, Leslie, Lee, Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Parish, Hendry, Gatenby, Gill, Lynch. Muir, Bishop, Roberts, Wilson. Young, DeCastro, Master Dickey (2), and 25 in the steerage.— Northern S.S. Co., agents.

The Union Company's steamer Takapuna. Captain John Grant, arrived from Lyttelton, Wellington, and New Plymouth at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. George Crawlev, the purser, reports : Left Lyttelton at 630 p.m. on the 3rd instant, ami arrived at Wellington at 8.30 a.m. on the 4th. Left again the same day, at 8 p.m., arriving at Taranaki at 1 p.m. on the sth. Left Taranaki at 4 p.m. the same day, crossed the Manukau bar at 3 a.m., arriving at Onehunga wharf as above. Fine weather was experienced throughout. On Saturday afternoon the Northern Company's steamer Gairloch arrived from New Plymouth, with a large number of passengers and a quantity of general cargo. - y