SHIPPING,

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10074, 9 March 1896, Page 4

SHIPPING,

INI If mi at Auckland—2.67 p.n.; 8.40 p.#, „ „ Manukau—l.Sfl a.m.; 5.39 P.M. Sum—Rises, 5.45 *.tn ; sets, 6.19 p.®. Upon— nth 10.19 p.m. ARRIVALS. Ovalau, 8.8., 1229, Norman. Beaumont, from Sydney, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga- Paß- - Mesdames Hitchcock and Palmar, Messrs. A. Austin, H. Moulnsey, G. Dunnett, Palmer, T, Home, J. 15, Graham, Hitchcock, P. Andrew, and nine steerage,—Union S.S. Co., agents. , , _ Dingadee, 5.5.,640, John Gibb, from Wei* lington and East Coast ports. Passengers; Mesdames Dowuea ana Connelly. Misses Morrison and Connelly (3), Messrs. Cunningham and Connelly, aud one steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Clansman, s.s., .100, W. taiquhar, from Tauranga. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Clark and family, Mesdames Garrett, Western, Blenkhoru, Misses Bainett and Bickers (2), Captain Brown, Messrs. .Ms, Moss, MaxSell, Wilson.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Wellington, s.s., 279, E. Stephenson, from Whangarei. Passengers: Mesdames Rees, McGregor, Alderton, Stephenson, Stewart, Le Bailley, McLeon, Mioses Smith, Piwley, Peacock, Taylor, Teller, Messrs. McGregor, Steadman, Reed, Bunyard, Marshal, Griffin, Elliott, Harrison, Palmer, Buckhurst, Clarke, Moylan. Fielder, Robertson, Keeland, Lougdillj Sheehan, Abrams, Mcßenzie, McLeon. -Northern S.S. Co., agents. Waiotahi, s.s., 278, A P. Johnson, from Tauranga and Opotiki. Passengers :—Misses Fleming ami Morton, Colonel Burton, Capt. Ellis, Messrs. Marshall, Chaliis, Young Stichbury, King, Potter, Cornes, Wilkinson,' Walters, Casey. Shepherd, Steele, Whitebead, Masters O Reilly and Kidney.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. lona, s.s., 220, J. Stein, from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Kuaotunu. Passengers: Mesdames Bradley and Nash, Messrs. B. Rawson, Dunn, Sam way, Wisotski, Reed, Hunt, Roche, McGlashan, Slator. Evans, Thome, Crowther, Gorrie, McComoie, Harrison, Jones, Harper. T. Edwards, Forster, Clark.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Ngunguru, s.s., 54, Windsor, from Whangarei.—M. Niecol, agent. T)ouglas, s.s., 52, Haultain, from Whangarei.—Northern S.S. (Jo., agents. Nellie Brett, barque, OSO, F. B. Lowry, from New York, via Port Chalmers.—Arnold, Cheney, and Co., agents. Gler.uer, brigantine, 115, T.J. Blackwell, from Lyttolton.— Reid and Co., agents. Medora, schoouer, 33, H. Subritzky, from Awanui and Ohora.—Master, agent,

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Gaii-loch, s.s., 373, W, F. Norbury, for Hokiaiijiu, and Ouehunga.—Northern S.S. Co., agents.

DEPARTURES. Gairloch, 8.8., for Hokianga and Onehunga.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON :

Hawke's Bay, a.s., via Molbourne and Sydney, sailed Jan. 17. Waikato, s.s., to sail March 25. Indramayo, s.s., via Molboume and Sydney, sailed Feb. 11. NEW YORK :

R. A. 0. Smith, barque, sailed Deo. 5. C. G. Rice, barque, sailed Jan. 15. Mary llasbrouck, barque, early. SAN FRANCISCO : Mnnowai, R.M.s., March 26. HONOLULU: Monowai, R.M.B , Maroh 26. Sidney: Anglian, s.s., to-day. SAMOA : Monowai, R.M.s., March 26. FIJI Upolu, 8.8., early. lAKOTONQA: Torea, schooner, early. SEWCASTLK : Waitemata, barquentine, sailed Feb. 20. Silver Cloud, barquentine, early. Northern Chief, barque, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : Rakaia, 8.8., via the South, early. Tana, barque, to load. Hudson, barque, to load. UN KKANOISCit: Mariposa, R.M.s., March 21, 30N01.U1.1i : Mariposa, R.M.s., Maroh 21. SEW YORK: Nellie Brett, barque, to load. iYDNKV Tasmania, s.s., to-day, (AUOA : Ovalau, s.s., Wednesday. Mariposa, R.M.3., Maroh 21, ftAEOTONOA; Southern Cross, s.s., about Thursday. Tonga : Ovalau, 8.3., Wednesday. FIJI: Oralau, s.s., Wednesday.

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS.

To day.—Takapuua leaves Onehunga at 4 p.m. Tuesday.— arrives from South late ; Dingadee leaves for East Coast. Wednesday.—Mahinapua arrives at Onehunga : Ovalau leaves for Tonga and Samoa. Thursday.— leaves Onehunga 1 p.m.; Flora leaves for South noon. Friday.—Ohau arrives from Timaru and leaves ! or Greymouth.

NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day.— leaves for New Plymouth ; Kanieri for Raglan and Waitara, at 1 p.m.; Ai jyle for Mercury Bay and Kuaotunu at 9 p.m.: Douglas for Whangarei at 0 p.m.; Clansman t- r Russell and Northern ports at 7 p.m.; Wellington for Whangarei »t8 p.m. Tuesday.— leaves for Tauranea »nd Opotiki atop.m.; Argyle for Great Barrier at midnight Wellington arrives from Whangarei; Gairloch from Hokiatiga. Wednesday.—Wellington leaves for Whangarei at 10.30 p.m. Thursday.—Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at I p.m.; Douglas for Whaugarei at 5 p.m.; Argyle for Mercury Bay and Kuaotuau at 9 p.m.; Glenelg for Whanganui at 1 p.m.; Chelmsford for Tairua, Whangamata, and Whakataue at 5 p.m.; Wellington arrives from Whangarei. Friday.— leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; Wellington for Whangarei at 10.30 in. Saturday.—Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth ; Argyle from Mercury Bay. Thames Service. — Rotoinahana leaves for Thames daily; and I'aeroa or Ohinemuri for Paeroa five limes weekly; Coromandel or Argyle for Coromandel four times a week. See advertisement daily papers.

IMPORTS, Per Ovalau, from Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga; 2800 bunches bananas, 10 tons sugar, and a quantity ot general cargo. Per Gleaner, from Lyttelton: 1454 sacks wheat. Per Nellie Brett, from New York: 4125 cases kerosene oii, 200 cases turpentine, 13 cases sewing machine oil, 2 cases paint, 5 cases blacking, 1 case soap, 5 barrels lubricating oil, 5 barrels varnish, 4 barrels rosin, 177 cases sewing machiues, 3 cases brooms, 1 case clocks, 95 cases chairs, 5 cases wringers, 3 cases organs, 1 case shade rollers, 2 cases toilet paper, 1 case envelopes, 14 cases printing paper, 30 cases handles, 20cases sapolio, lease brushes, 19 cases axes, 3 cases printing cases, 4 cases whips, 1 case dyes, IK9 cases cartridge?. I case files, i case harnessware, ' case castings, 2 grindstones, 15 bundles oars, 2 kegs sand, 200 reels barb wire, 1 bale cord, 1 J-barrel blocks, 22 racks churns, 52 packages drupe, 30 packRpes grease, 33 packages lamp and glassware, 80 packages hardware, 31 packages wooden* ware, 23 bundle? paper bags,

TheUn-on Company's steamer Dlngadee, Captain uoha Gibb, arrived from Wellin«ton and .Si < Coast ports yesterday morning. Mr. 1. Wheeler, the purser, reports that the steamer left Wellington at midnight 011 the 3rd instant, Napier on the sth, and called at Glaborne, Tologa Bay, and Waipare on the Bth| Tokomaru, Waipiro. Tuparoa, and Awanui on the 7th, and To Araroa on the Bth, leaving the latter place at 5 a.m. on that dale, and arriving at 8 a.m. yesterday, having experienced fine weather throughout the trip. The Dingadee leaves for the East Coast ami Wellington to-morrow evening. Yesterday morning the Northern Company's steamer Clansman arrived from Tailrange. She leaves for Russell, Whangaroa, and Mangonui this evening. On Saturday night the Northern Company's steamer Wellington arrivad from Whangarei, and leave* for the same place again to night at eight o'clock. The Northern Company's steamer lonn arrives on Saturday night from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Kuaotunu. She leaves for Tauranga ami Opotiki to-morrow evening. Yesterday morning the steamer Nguiiguru arrived from Whangarei. On Saturday the steamer Douglas arrived from Whangarei, and leaves for the same place again this evening. The Northern Company's steamer Argyle leaves for Mercury Iky mid Kuaotuhu instead of the lona, leaving at 7 p.m. instead or 9 p.m. Ruii* , l iFant . ine Gleaner, Captain T. j. j ell, arrived from Lyttelton yesterday tftcrnoon with a cargo of wheat. The master p Pflhririrv V 7 fr °' n . ,jyttelt '?" on the night of Febru.u y 27, and experienced strong north-west winds, which increased to a verv heavy gale tho second day out wlun nff . Cook's Strait. The vessel waslove-* for ' 12 hours, when the gale moderated. Light

north winds prevailed to the East Cape, followed by south-east winds to arrival. The vessel will berth today. On Saturday the schooner Mec|ora arrived from Awanui and Ohora with a cargo of kauri gum and sundries. The Northern Compauy'i steamer Uairloch left on Saturday Might for HpHiansa Wd Onohunga. On Saturday the hrigantlne Ocean Rover arrived at Sydney from Mangonui with a carta of timber, The barque William Manion has sailed from Newcastle for Timaru with a cargo of coal, on discharge of \yliiph she loads grain for Sydney. This morning the barque Hudson will commenoe discharging cargo. The barquentiue Uuthona hag arrived at rlooknampton from the Kaipara, with a cargo of timber. The Union Company's steamer Southern Cross left Wellington for this port on Saturday evening, and is due to-morrow, She will leave for Rarotonga on Thursday. . On Saturday afternopn a barquentiue was '""'Khtat Cape Maria Van Diemen, which will probably bo the VYaltemata, from Newcastle to this port. The Northern Company's steamer Waiotahi arrived from Tauranga and Opotiki shortly after midnight. Sue goes on the Coromandel trade this week.

THE NELLIE BRETT. The American barque Nellie Brett arrived from Now York, via Port'Chalmers, yesterday morning, bringing a part cargo of general American merchandise. "She is a smart looking vessel of $80' tons, and is commanded by Captain F. B. Lowry, who will be pleasantly remembered when in command of the brig Nettie, trading between this port and New York a few years ago. The vessel sailed from Now York on October 18, and reached Port Chalmers on February 12, after a passage of 117 days. Captain Lowry reports leaving New York on October 18, had light southerly winds and fair weather down to lat 28 north

long. 49 west, and thence from lat. 28"48 to 23*43 north and long. 50 to 49 west euQountered a continuance of hard easterly gales, with high barometrical indications. Thence she had a continuance of light easterly airs all through the uortli-east trade belt, and 011 28 had southerly to south-east winds, which carried her across the Equator 011 tile same day in long. 31 west, 41 days out from New York. The south-east trades wero well to the eastward, and gave out in lit. 17 south, long. 56 west, on Deo. 7. They were followed by variable winds with moderate weather, and she crossed the meridian of Gi'eenwioh on Dec. 23 in lat, 3G«outli; thenoo she took the strong westerlies, and rounded the tape of Good Hope on Dec. 28 ill. lat. 40 | south. Her passage across the Southoru Ocean was nursed by steady westerly winds with cold, dirty weather. Ureat quantities of kelp were passed between the meridian of the Crozet Islands and Kerguelen Land ; indeed, Captain states be has never before observeasomuch of it in thatDartot theworld. She crossed the mcridan of Cape Leuwin on January 24, and passed the Island of Tasmania on February 1, meeting a heavy gale commencing at north-west veering to west, blowing with great fury for some 12 hours; thence she had dirty gloomy weather and passed the Snares on the oth, making her first landfall off the Nuggets on the 7th; had light north-east winds along the ooast ami made Otago Heads at noon on the 9th ; met a stroug south-west gale on the same evening and was driven as far north as Oainaru, worked baok agaiusu adverse winds and arrived at Port Chalmers on February 12. After putting out her consignments at that port she sailed for Auckland ou February 27, and met with a hard gale, veering from west to south-west, the barometer being at 29*10, on the 28th and 29th, when it moderated. Light north-west to west winds prevailed up to the East Cape, when the wind went into the eastward and brought the vessel into port about roon yesterday. The barque comes to the agonoy of Messrs. Arnold, Cheney, and Co,, and will berth this morning to discharge.

THE OVALAU. The Union Company's steamer Oralau, Captain Norman Beatiinont, arrived from Sydney and the Islands yesterday morning. Mr. James A. Tubby, the purser, reports The Ovalau left Sydney on February 12, and had Hunter Island abeam on the 19th, arriving at Suva on the 21st Discharged cargo and left again on the 23rd for Levuka, arriving there at 2 p.m. the same date. Left on the 24tl>, and called at Lomaloma on the 25th, Apia on the 28th, Vuvau and Haapai on the 2nd instant, arriving at Nukualofa on the 3rd, Discharged cargo, loaded bananas, embarked passengers, and left on the «ame date at 5.30 p.m. Mokohinan was abeam at 4 a.m. yesterday, the steamer arriving alongside the wharf at 10.30 a.m. Experienced strong northerly winds and heavy sea from Sydney to Suva, thence fine weather to arrival. The Ovalau leaves for Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, and Sydney, on Wednesday evsuing,

THE TASMANIA. The Huddart-Parker steamer Tasmania is expected to arrive from East Coast and Southern ports early this morning, and will leave for Sydney at seven o'clock in the evening. THE ANGLIAN. The Huddart Parker steamer Anglian is expeoted to arrive from Sydney this afternoon. and will proceed to East Coast and Southern ports at noon to-morrow.

PORT OF ONEHUHOA. ARRIVALS. Takapuna, e.g., J. Grant, from Lyttelton, Wellington, and Taranakl. Passengers;— Misses Greenwood, Muir, Plunkett, Davy, Button, Rendall, Buchanan, Broade, Hilton, Wright(2), Davieß, Mesdames Muir, Williams and maid, Norton and maid, Saccombe, Hayward, Holmes, Button, George, Brabazon, Milne, Fraser, Corrigan, Rendall, McLean, Levy, Morrigan, Petheriok and two children, •). i, dey 1 Wright, Moss, Messrs. Thomas, Nicholson, Roberts, Paton, Farmer. Edwards, Bullock, MoKeny, Smith, Brown, Hetherinpton, Coomb, Cole, Hailward, Pickles, Dargaville, Hayward, Maunsell, Williams, Rem, Davy, Button, Gee, Snilth, Orr, Dickenson, Patterson, Cheiris, Milne, Ritchie, Harris, Rendall, Maoalpint, Watt, McLean, Moritzson, Dennie, Warlev (21, Nutt, Levy, Taylor, Dargavllle, Tobias, Wright, Dudor, Gallagher, Gamble, Brown, Seccombe, and 2]

steerage. Glenelg, n,s., Austen, from New Plymouth. Passengers: Misses Halford, Newman, Vantier, Black, Mesdames Parker, I*eachen, Newman, Smith, Messrs. Hodge, Taylor, limis, Price, Gaber, Wright, Newman, Bioulston, Orr, Levy, Cummins, Allen, Muir, Foulston, McEldowney, and 6 steerage,— Northern S.S. Co., agents,

The Northern Company's steamer Glenelg arrived at 1,30 p.m. on Saturday from New Plymouth, with passengers, 150 sacks grass seed, 60 boxes butter, 30 sacks hides, and sundries.

The Union Company's steamer Takapuna, J. Grant, arrived at Onehunga at 4 »,m. yesterday morning from Southern ports. She left Lyttelton on the sth, called at Wellington and New Plymouth, loft the latter port on the 7th, arriving us above.