SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11642, 2 May 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High. Water at Auckland—6.l3 a.m.: 6.31 p.m. „• „ Manukau—B.l2 a.m.; 8.30 p.m. Rises, 6.33 a.m.; sets. 5.3 p.m. Moon—Full, Saturday. 5.43 a.m. WEATHER FORECAST. v Captain Edwin reported at 1.30 p.m. yesterday Indications for exceptionally cold night; tides, poor; glass rise." ARRIVALS. Hauroto, , 1983, W. J. Newton, from Sydney. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Passengers : Messrs. G. Krorfeid, Simpson, Sucrow.— ; Union 8.8. Co., agents. Chelmsford, s.s.. 70. J. Taw, from WhangaNorthern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Indraghiri. s.s., 4927. Harwood, for London, via Southern ports. Samoa, s.s., 1095, D. Spencer, for Apia. Wellington, s.s.. 279, K. Stephenson, for Whangarei. - Waiolahi. s.s., 273, A. F. Johnson, for Tauranga and Opotiki. Muritai, 5.5.,. 225, Joseph Dnthie, for the Great Barrier. Waimana, s.s., 160, C. Hopkins, for Whafcatane. Aotea, auxiliary schooner, 100, 11. SubritzSy, for Coast port!) and Gisborns. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. IOKPOW: Delphic, 53., direct, due about May 24. Star of England, via Australia, sailed April 8. BAN PSANCISCO: Ventura, R.M.3., Tuesday. KEW YORK: Charles G. Rice, barque, sailed from Wellington, April 29. . Indrnrnayo. s.s., via Melbourne and Sydney, at Melbourne, April 23. Bechuaiia, s.s., due Saturday. Clereda. s.s., direct, sailed. Lynalder. 's 8., via Australia, to sail. Tomoana, s.s., via Australia, to sail. Herbert Fuller, barque, via Wellington, sailed. -. Alice, barque, via Wellington, to sail. HAMBTJKG: La Delia, schooner, sailed December 7. syrwnyWaikare, s.s., Monday. KEhBOXTBNS : Bechuana, s.s., Saturday. Si A: Ventura, R.M.s., Tuesday. NEWCASTLE : Alces!«3, barque, sailed April 30. Kathleen Hilda, barque, early. TAHITI : Ovalan, s.s., to-morrow. •DAROTQNGA : Ovalan, s.s., to-morrow, PROJECTED DEPARTURES. NEW TOKK: Charles G. Rice, barque, to arrive. SAN FRANCISCO: Sonoma, R.M.s., May 12. SAMOA : Hauroto, s.P., May 3. i3YDNKY: Mararoa, s.s.. Monday. Ventura, R.M.s., about Monday. FIJI: Flora, s.s., to-day. TONGA. Hanroto, s.s.. May 3. -EABOTONGA: Taviuni, s.s.. May 7. TAHfTIi Tavinni, s.s., May 7. UNION COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. To-day: Te Ariau arrives from South; . Flora leaves for Fiji at noon; Maponrika ' leaves for New Plymouth, Wellington, and Nelson, at 3 p.m. (train. 2.10 p.m.). Friday: Ovalan arrives from Tahiti and Barotonga. and leaves for Wellington direct, shortly after arrival. Saturday : Taviuni arrives from Westport; Te Anan leaves for South at noon : Omapere arrives from East Coast bays ; Rotoiti arrives from Wellington and New Plymouth ; Taieri arrives from Westport; Hawea arrives from the South. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. I To-day: Wellington arrives from Whanga- ' rel; Paeroa arrives from Waiharara, Ho- ' • honra, and Awanni; Chelmsford leaves for Whansapoua at 8 p.m.; Ngunguru leaves for Whaugarei Tov/n Wharf at 5 p.m.; Marital arrives from Groat Barrier; Wnitangi ar- 1 rives from Tairna, Tauranga, and Whanga- : raata; Kanieri leaves Onehunga for Raglan 1 and Kawhia. at 1 p.m.; Glenelg leaves One- '• hunga for Opnnake and Wanganai, at 1 p.m. Friday: Clansman arrives from Northern ports early, and leaves for Whangarei. Marsden Point, etc., at 10.30 p.m.; Ohinemuri arrives from Parengarenga'. Hohoura. and ' To Kao: Tsgaimhi arrives at Onehnnga from New Plymouth early; Muritai leaves for Kuaotnnu and Mercury Bay at 7 p.m.; Wellington leaves for Whansarei and Marsden ' Point, etc.. at 10.30 p.m.; Waifcangi leaves for Tanranga at 7 p.m. Thames Service-. Steamers leave for Thames ami Paeroa daily. Se-s advertisements daily papers. IMPORTS. Per Hauroto, from Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. : 3600 oases oranges, 122 cases and 175 bunches bananas, 40 casks spirit, and sun- ; dries. . The Northern Company's steamer Wellington left last night for Whangarei. Last, evening the Northern Company's 1 steamer V* aiotahi left for Tauranga and Opotiki.

,' , - s " l ™» . '"« nonnetn company's steamer waimana left for Wkakatane. The Northern Company's steamer Muritai left ,'or the Great Barrier last night. Yesterday the auxiliary schooner Aotea left for Coast ports and Gisborne with a large general cargo. On Tuesday last the barque Alcestis sailed from Newcastle for Auckland with a cargo of coal. The Tyser liner Indraghiri left for Napier and .the South last night. Yesterday the barquentine River Hunter arrived at Kaipara from Sydney. The Northern Company's steamer Chelmsford arrived from Whangayoua yesterday. and leaves for the same place again to-night. The scow Leon Hautere, is lying at Shortland. Wharf awaiting a favourable wind to leave for Auckland. She carries 30,000 ft of timber for Leyland-O'Brien's mill. The Norwegian barque Dag. arrived at Suva on April 12. from Tuticorin. India, after a tedious passage, and proceeded to Levuka. the next day to load copra for Europe. On April 19, the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's steamer Fiona arrived at Suva, from Sydney. THE SIERRA. Messrs. Henderson and Maefarlano. the local agents, are in receipt of cable advices stating thai the mail steamer Sierra arrived at San Francisco from Auckland at 8 a.m. on Tuesday last, contract time. . THE WAIKAEE. The Union Company's steamer W'aikare left Sydney for Auckland last evening, and is duo on Monday morning next. THE TE ANAU. The Union Company's steamer Te Anau left Gisborne for Auckland at 10.30 a.m. yesterday, and should arrivo about 11 a.m. today. THE ISLAND STEAMERS. The departure of the Union Company's eteamei Flora for Fi;i lias been postponed until noon to-day. The Union Company's steamer Ovalau is duo from the Society and Cook Islands tomorrow. THE KUAKA. . The launch Kuaka, recently built for the Auckland Harbour Board, by Mr. ,E. Logan, sen., under contract to Messrs. W. A. Ryan and Co., and fitted with one of the Union Engine Company's oil engines, went out for a trial spin yesterday in the harbour, and acquitted herself remarkably well. The engines worked very satisfactorily, and a gocd rate of speed was attained. Tho official trial trip of the launch takes place to-morrow. THE SAMOA. The steamer Kingarooma, which was recently purchased from the Union Steamship Company, by Messrs. Soegner. Langguth, arid Co., of Auckland, for parties at Apia, has been placed under the German flag, and renamed "The Samoa." The steamer's port of registry is Hamburg, and she has been provided with a provisional certificate, under the seal of the German Consul at Auckland, .Sac left lor Apia yesterday afternoon, taking' a cargo of timber, etc. Whilst at Dunedin the hull was examined and found to be in first-class order. The machinery was overhauled, and on the trip up the coast worked satisfactorily, and daring her stay in Auckland was put in perfect order by ■ Messrs. Dunn, Smith, and Co, The passenger accommodation was also extensively altered in order to fit her for the Island traae, and the electric light was installed throughout the vessel. Captain D Spence i^ t0 of the Mapourika, is in command, with Mr. W. Walker, chief officer; Mr. Jones, chief engineer; and Mr. Rutledge, chief steward ■ For the present the steamer will be engaged in the trade between. Samoa and Honolulu, but it is understood that it is intended to connect with the German mail steamers at Horbertshohe, New Guinea, and Samoa. THE HAUROTO. The Union Company's steamer Hauroto, Captain W. J. Newton, arrived from Sydney and the Islands at 8 p.m. yesterday, with a, cargo of fruit, etc., and anchored in the stream to await inspection by Dr. Sharman, tho health officer, who will visit the steamer this morning. Mr. 8. S. Wilson, the purser, to whom we are indebted for our files, reports :—The Hauroto left Sydney at 10 p m on'the loth ult.. and arrived at Suva at 8 a.m. on the 18th. Left again at midnight on the 19th, and called at Levuka, Labasa Samoa, Vavau, Haapai, and Nukualofa leaving the latter port for Auckland at 4 p.m. on the 25th„ and arriving as above. Experienced heavy south-west weather from Sydney to Suva, thence fine weather until April 9, when heavy south-south-west winds, with moderate sea, were met with, and lasted • until the morning of the Ist tost; after that fine weather to arrival. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. "\ ' ' ARRIVALS. '■; Maponrika, 8.5., J. Grant, from Welling- &&£ Nelson, and New Plymouth. Passengers Missea Chaytor, Galloway, Cadman.

Byrne, Batten, OUiver, Go'tdstono, Mesdaraes Allen. Passmor*,', Pritt and two children. Bond and- infant, Horera, Moves and two children, "Lewis, Brown, Keid, bregmin, Shepherd. Buckler, Balfour. Courtney, Longstreet, Hansen, Thomas and three children, Colmer, Messrs. Lonsdale. Horsier, McKinxraie, Allen, Passmore, Davis, Chaytor, Dryden, Williams, Ryan, Bond, Handle*, Horera, Caldwell, Brierley, Brown, Buckle. Paterson, Mcintosh, Balfour, Kins:, Standish, Hughes, Herd. Ellison, Thomas, Honk!. Goldstone, Luke, Mitchinson, Colmer, Gray, Lientenant Wall, and 30 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Ngapnhi. s.s.. W. P. Norbury, for New Plymonth. Passengers: Misses Boak. Hurle, Donovan. Husle, Mesdaines Coles. Luke. Donovan, Blake. Godkin, Hoffers and two children. Horn. Messrs. Cossar. llowden, Carthew, Elliott, Coles, Kinsella, Clarke. Lake. Reynolds (2), Hnsle, Burke, Boyle, Bainett. Martin, Milter. Marion, Elliott, Godkin, Macliamard, Walker. Champion, Forbes, Bainsy, and 19 steerage. The Union Company'!* steamer Mapoarika arrived yesterday morning from Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The s.s. Ngapcmi leit yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth.