SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11771, 28 September 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Water at Auckland—6.3s a.m.; 6.65 p.m. „ Manukan-8.34 a.in.; 8.04 p.m. Sun-Rises, 5.33 a.m.; sets, 6.51 p.m. Mooa—Full, to-day, 5.5 p.m. WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday: — North to east and south-east gale; glass fall; heavy rain." Captain Edwin issued the following forecast last night:—" North-east to south-east gales are to be expected northward of East Cape, Taupo. and Raglan, and moderate to strong easterly winds in all other parts of the country. Rain is to be expected generally, and decreasing pressure everywhere. A low pressure from the west will pass east of the meridian of the South Cape on October 3." ARRIVALS. Penguin, H.M. screw surveying ship, 2130 tons, 700 horse-power, 2 guns, Commander J. M. Coombe, from the gulf. Omapere. s.s., 640. R. G. Hutton, from Westport, Wellington, and East Coast ports. Passengers: Mrs. and Miss White.— S.S. Co., agents. " Clansman, sis., 300, W. Farquhai, from Mangonui, Whangaroa, and Russell. Passengers: Mesdames Segar, Clarke, Carter and child, Evans, Johnston, Misses Nicholson, Gallagher, Ngawai, Takarei, Messrs. Gillett, McEntees, Mills, Johnston (2), Smith, Evans, Sheehan, Masters Smith and six steerage.Northern S.S. Co., agents Paeroa, s.s., 92, H. Day. from Mangonui, Awanui, and Hohoura.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Wellington, s.s., 279, E. Stephenson, foi WhaEgarei. Muritai, s.s., 225, Joseph Duthie, for Kcaotunu, Mercury Bay, and the Great Barrier. Waitangi, s.s., 197, P. A. Stein, for Tauranga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. XONDON : Rangatira, s.s., direct, sailed August 5. ■ Tongariro, s.s., direct, sailed September 14. Star of England, s.s., via Australia, loading. SAN FRANCISCO: Ventura, R.M.s., Monday. KRW yOKK: Indralema, s.s., via Australia, due about October 5. ■ Folmina. s.s., direct, sailed.. Heathdene, s.s., via the South, sailed. Indraghiri. s.s., via Australia, sailed September 17. Utar of the East, barque, via Wellington, sailed June 13. Graignair, barque, via Wellington, loading. SYDNEY: Sonoma. R.M.s.. to-day. Zealandia, s.s., to-day. TONGA: Hanroto, s.s., early. SAMOA : Hauroto, s.s., early. FIJI: Eakanon, s.s., Tuesday. HAMBURG: John Gill, barque, sailed. JAVA : Strath or d, barque, early. IPITHCURG: Neptune, barquentine, early. UELBOUKNE: Kathleen Hilda, barque, early. Aldebaran. barque, early. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day: Takapuna arrives from Wellington and New Plymouth; Omapere arrives from Napier. Gisborne, and East Coast bays; Te AiKiu leaves for Southern ports at noon (no cargo alter 11 a.m.). Monday: Takapuna leaves for New Plymouth and Wellington (on arrival of San Francisco mail); Omapere leaves for East Coast bays. Gisborne, and Napier at 5 p.m. (no cargo after 3 p.m.). Tuesday: Hawea arrives from Bluff, Oamarn, and Timaru. Wednesday: Rotoiti arrives from Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth; Hawea leaves for Bluff, Oamara, and Timaru at BOOM.

Thursday: Taviuni arrives from Fiji, and leaves for Wellington (direct) at noon, meantime; Rakanoa arrives from Fiji; Moura arrives from Southern ports. Saturday: Takapuna arrives from Wellington and New Plymouth; Moura leaves for Southern ports at noon.

NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day : Paeroa leaves for Waiheke at 9.30 a.m., and returns about 5 p.m.; Wellington arrives from Wharixarei, Ma"den Point, etc. ; Paeroa leaves for Mangonni, Awanni, and Waiharara at midnight: Waiotahi arrives from Tauranga and Opotiki: Terranora arrives from Whaneapoua; Ohipemuri arrives from Kohoura, Parenga, etc.; Chelmsford arrives at .Onehmaga from Raglan and Kawhia.

Sunday: Waitungi arrives from Tauranga; Ngapnhi leaves for 'New Plymouth at 3 p.m. (passenger train. 2.30 p.m.); Ngunguru leaves for Whangarei at 8 p.m.: Waimana arrives from Whakatane; Gairloch arrives at Onehunga from Opunake and Wanganni. Monday; Terranora leaves for Marsden Point,. Manennai. and Whangarei at 10.30 p.m.: Muritai leaves for Kuaolunn. Kennedy's Bay. Mercury Bay, and Great Barrier at, 7 p.m.: Clansman leaves for Russflll, Whangarca, and Mangonui at 7 p.m.; Waitangi leaves for Tairna, Whangamata. and Tatlranga nt 9 p.m.; Chelmsford leaves Onehnnga for W.iitara nt 11.30 a.m.: Ngunenrn arrives from Whangarei Town Wharf; Gairloch leaves.Ornhiuiga for Hokiar.ga- at 1 p.m. Thames Service: Steamers leave for Thames and Paeroa daily. See advertisements daily papers.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR. To Anau, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Alice, barque, at Quay-street Jetty. Volador, baro.nentine, at Railway Wharf. Elverland, barqnentine, at Hobson-street Wharf. Vision, brigantine, at Railway Wharf. IMPORTS. Sl&jki.iPor Omapsre, from Westport and coast • y>ei~s l i- 410 tons coal, 140 sacks bones. 70 sacks boneUast. anPLjB tons general cargo. •S — The Northern Company's steamer Clansman arrived from MangoX»ui. Whangaroa, and Russell yesterday morirVng with a number of passengers, and a carA;o of kauri gum, etc. Yesterday the North} era Company's steamer Paeroa, arrived from- Wangonui, Awanui, and Hobuura, and leaves f'/>r the same places again at twelve o'clock to-ntent. The Northern OoirAaiiy s steamer Wellington left last night f<Ar Whangarei. Yesterday the Northern Company s steamer Glenelg was floate/d into the Auckland Dock for general overhaul. . The Union Co/ipany steamer Te Anau leave.? at, noon to,-*day for East Coast and Southern ports. '',„„, , . i Last evening the Northern Company s steamer Mm-iUi «eft for Kuaotunu, Mercury Bay, and the GreyU Barrier. After towjins tho barquentine Elverland to Whan<"ire>- the p.s. Awarua proceeds on to WhanaV.tiki to bring down a raft of logs to Auckland. a Norther« Company's steamer Waitangi left, 'last evening for Tauranga, and returns ee-rb' to-morrow morning. "The Union Company's steamer Hawea is 'due from the South on Tuesday next with /' a cargo of grain and product. Yesterday the Tyser liner Star of Australia t■' left Wellington for Newcastle to load for LonTlie brigantine Vision will he towed down to Mercury Bay by the Durham to-morrow morning to load timber for Sydney. The barquentine Elverland will leave for Whangarei to-morrow morning, in tow of the p.s. Awarua. to load timber for Sydney. _ Yesterday the steamer Brisbane left Kaijiara for Melbourne, with a cargo of timber. Tito auxiliary schooner Aotea leaves for coast ports and Gisborne to-day, with a full general cargo. This afternoon the auxiliary schooner Greyr hound leaves for Russell, Whangaroa, and ' .i wanui.

THE PENGUIN. M.S. surveying ship Penguin returned to port yesterday after doing some survey work in the gulf, and proceeds to the Bay of Plenty on Tuesday next.

THE SONOMA. The mail steamer Sonoma is due from Sydney this morning, and proceeds on to Pago Pago, Honolulu, and San Francisco at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

THE ZEALANDIA. The Uuddart-Parker steamer Zealandif is expected to arrive from Sydney late to-mor-row night, and will anchor in the Stream for inspection by Dr. F. W. Sharraan (the port health officer) and the Customs authorities.

THE ELINGAMITE. The Huddart-Parker steamer EUngcimit* leaves Gisborne for Auckland to-day, and is expected to arrive to-morrow morning. She proceeds on to Sydney on Monday afternoon.

THE RAKANOA. The Union Company's steamer Rakanoa is due at this port from Fiji on Thursday next with a cargo of raw sugai for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company.

THE JESSIE CRAIG. The Auckland barque Jessie Craig,, which arrived at Wellington from Newcastle on Thursday last, made a very fine passage across, tier time being a record one of 6 days 10 hours. On discharge of hei cargo of coal tho barque sails for Kaipara to load timber for Sydney. -

THE OMAPERE. The Uiwon Company's steamer Omapere, Captain E. G. Button, arrived from Westport, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and coast ports last evening with a cargo of coal. etc. The purser reports that the steamer left Gisborne at 11 a.m. on the 24th inst., and finished working the coast as far as Awanui at 3 p.m. 'on die 26th. Passed Mercury Island at noon yesterday, ami arrived as above. Experienced moderate north-east breezes and sea on the coast, followed by light winds, beam sea, and thick, rainy weather to arrival.

• l', A NEW SCOW. The new scow which Messrs. Bailey and Lowe are building to the order of Messrs. J. Biddick and Sons, will be launched on Wednesday morning next. The scow, which is to he named the Vesper, is 80ft overall, 21ft beam, with a draught of 2ft, and has been specially constructed for the cattle-carrying trade. The planking is all of the best heart Jjr kanri, the frames being of pohutukawa, '^wl 18 coppered and copper-fastened hLnJ« tb water-line, and throughout has toeen vers: stronsly constructed. All the

necessary fittings for the safe carrying of cattle have been placed in the vessel. The Vesper is ketch-rigged, the sails and rigging having been supplied by Messrs. Ross and Ansenne, and the ironwork by Mr. W. A. Reid. Taken altogether, the Vesper is one of the finest vessels of her class ever turned out by a local firm, and whilst having good cargo-car-rying capacity, should develop a fine rate of speed.

NEW PISHING BOAT. Messrs. Bailey and Lowe will launch from their yards this morning a very smart 24ft fishing boat, which they have just built to the order of Mr. George Kmtage. of Chandler's Island, near Mahurangi. The new boat has been built on the frame principle, the timbers being of kauri and the frame of hardwood. She has been named the Spray, and in thoroughly up-to-date in every particular. A great many of the owner's ideas have been worked into the construction of the boat, which, while put down a3 a fishing boat, has more of the yacht in her appearance. All of the fittings on deck are of brass, and one feature is that the rowlock socket and plate and backstay cleat are all in one piece. Another feature is that the tiller is flush with the deck, thus preventing the mainsheet being fouled, as is usual in the majority of boats of this class. The sails, which are of union duck, were made by Messrs. Ross and Ansenne. and all the rigging and fittings are of the best. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The New Zealand Shipping Company are in receipt of advices stating that the Rimutaka arrive'! Nt Plymouth from New Zealand on the 26th inut., "All we'd." The s.s. Waikato has arrived at Monte Video from New Zealand. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. Ngapuhi, 8.8., W. F. Norbury. from New Plymouth. Passengers: Misses Biggs. Peake, ; .Tones. Pnrdie. Mcintosh, Mesdames T>avie=. Peake, Sherman. Purdie, Carter, Mcintosh, Colonel Davie". Rev. McLean. Messrs. Witheford, M.TT.R., Camnbell, Rodson, Booth, Blackmore. Prober, Edy, Mason, Stewart, Kevle, Mcintosh, Bowery. Hutchison (?.), Palla, Taylor, McLean, Mynott. and four steerage.—Northern S.S. C".. agents. Pilot, s.s., Johnston, from Kaipara.—Master, agent. The Northern Company's steamer Ngapuhi arrived yesterday morning from New Plymouth. The s.s. Pilot arrived last night from Kaipara with a raft of logs. BY TELEGRAPH. KAIPARA HEADS. Septembei 27.— Sailed: Brisbane, s.s., for Melbourne. MARSDEN POINT. September 27.—Sailed: Will Watch, ketch, Leo, cutter, Akaroa, s.s., with a raft of logs,, for Auckland. KIRIPAKA. September 27.—The scow Herald is sailing to-night. WHANG AROA. September 27.—Arrived: Ngunguru, s.s.. from Auckland. Sailed: Ngunguru, s.s., for Auckland. NEW MOUTH. September 27.—Arrived: Rotoiti, s.s., from Onehunga. Sailed: Takapuna. s.s., for Onehonga. NAPIER September 27.—Sailed: Elingamite. s.s., for the North and Sydney. Passengers: Misses Tosswill, fitting (2), Norman, Willmott, Nairn. Mrs. Haggen and family, Messrs. Blackie, Rooney, Kurupo, Tareha, Frost, Williams. WELLINGTON. September Arrived : Mararoa, s.s., from the North: Karamea, s.s., from Lyttellon. Sailed: Star of Australia, s.s., for Newcastle. LYTTELTON. September Arrived: Monowai, s.s. from Port Chalmers; Waihora, s.s., from Wellington. Sailed : River Hunter, barquentme, for Kainara: Waihora, s.s., for Melbourne, via the" South; Monowai, s.s., for Sydney, via Wellington; Ujina. s s., for Port Chalmers. BLUFF. September 27.—Arrived : Abbey Holme, s.s., from Brisbane. Sailed: Wakanui, s.s., for Port Chalmers. SYDNEY. September 27.—Arrived: Waikare, s.s., from Auckland. ■___»———.