Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 426, 10 April 1880, Page 12

Shipping Intelligence.

METEOROLOGICAL. Vis.it>at, April 2.—Wind, south-east ; weather fine, clear. Saturday, April 3.—Wind, light, variable: weather, fine, clear.

Sunday, April 4.—Wind—morning, south-east; midnight, calm ; weather, fine, clear. Monday, April s.—Wind, north-west, light: weather, fine, clear. Tuesday, April 6.—Wind, north-west, fresh ; wea ther, fine, cloudy.

Wednbsday, April 7.—Wind, north-west, fresh, squally ; weather, fine, cloudy. Thursday. April B.—Wind, north-west, fresh, squally; weather, fine, cloudy. ARRIVED. April I—Charles Edward, p.s., 126 tons, Whitwell, from Nelson. Passengers Cabin : Miss Flaherty, Messrs Moss, Hodgson, and Field ; 22 in the steerage. Deacon, agent. Hinemoa, Government s.s., 282 tons, Fairchild. from kelson. Passenger—Mr. Reeves, M H.R. Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Enderby, Mrs Williams, Messrs Richards, Shannon, Weston, Wilkinson, Parkes, Brickies, and Pollock. Martin, agent. - Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Helander, from Napier. Turnbull and Co.. agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 76 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Warren and Griffiths, Mrs Drake and child, Messrs Drake, Robinson, Millward, Russell, and Phillips. Martin, agent. apb.il 2.—Kotomahana, s.s., 864 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne and Hobarton via Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon ; Misses Howard and maid, Gisborne, Butterworth, Turnbull, Fitchett, Gray, Lethbridge, and Allen, Mesdames Gisborne, Gillon, and Golding, Captains Howard and Thompson, Rev. Foster, Messrs Dickson, Drummond, Grant, Drake, Dean, Hickson, Hyde, Fuller, Fitzpatrick, Powley, Rowland, and Alport; 41 in the steerage. D. Mills, agent.

Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, from Auckland, via East Coast ports. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Rundle, Robjohns, Grant, and Holenden, Mesdames Cook, Jury and child, Spencer, Rangitiki, Large, Boyd, and Clements,- Messrs Mathews, Cooke. Rundle, Prince (2), Birch, Maginnity, Russell, Stacey. Knowles, Boyd, Fisher, Griffiths. Ellis, Willcocks. Hangitiki, White, Green, Smith, Cheer. Lowman, Henshelwood, Goha, and Master Wyndson ; 11 in the steerage, D. Mills, agent. Hula, s.s., 90 tons, Berryman, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs Rockel, Messrs McGregor, Mason, and Felton ;3 in the steerage- Turnbull and Co., agents. Wakatu. s.s., 78 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Sir D. Bell, Messrs Mc arthy, Drake, and Bell ;4 in the steerage. Heaton, agent. Murray, s.s. 98 tons, Conway, from Nelson. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs Hunter, Messrs Brissenden. Wise, and Wilkinson : 3 in the steerage.. Deacon, agent.

Patea, s.s., 50 toss, Gibbons, from Patea. Passengers—Cabin :Mrs Bendall, 2 children, and serv nt, Messrs Curtis, Mahoney, Slater (2), Stoodley, Climie, and Shaw. Turnbull and Co., agents. Grafton, s.s., 44 tons, Johnston, from Lyttelton. Williams, agent. Go-Ahead, s.s., 130 tons, Dicker, form Napier. Castlepoint, and TJreti. Passengers Cabin : Mrs Blakey and 2 children. Johnstonand Co., agents. Lyttelon, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Deacon, agent.

April 3.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Wheeler, from

South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Day, Featherston, Archet, Herdman, Henry, Warren, Gurney, Ames, Thorpe, and Campbell, Mesdames Waters, Tuckwell, and Johnston, Messrs. Campbell, Percival! Clark, Blain, "Hell, Hislop, Johnston, Hill. Battley. and Perkins, and 12 for Sydney ; 5 steerage' and 62 for Sydney (18 Europeans, and 44 D, Mills, agent. Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from North. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Stanley and Hales. Mendames Blundell and 2 children, Jackson, Robertson, Benar, Withers, and Powley, Colonel Whitmore, Messrs. Maekay, Hind. Kirk, Compton, McLean, Clarckson, Brown, Sanders. Beaver, Chantal, Steele, Stewart, Greenfield, Kirk, Reid, Smith, and Bishop ; 9in the steerage. D. Mills, agent. Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Kisk frem Blenheim and LTre Riper. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Wilks, Higenbotham, and crew of the Rosannah Rose. Turnbull a d Co., agents. April 4.—Kingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Chatfield. Passengers—Saloon : From Sydney—Miss Robinson and Mr Potten. From Auckland and Coast—MesMurray, and Fordham and child, Hon Randall Johnson, Messrs Cook, Denniston, Cousin, Taylor, Tausre, Canning. Hayman, and Stacey; 6in the steerage. D. Mills, agent.

Huia, --.a., 90 tons, Berryman, from Wanganui. Pa-sensrers— Cabin : Mrs Tavsley, Captain Bilby, Messrs Frederick, Moore, Anderson, Thorpe, Kindle, Tewsley, Stevenson, Bishop, How, Taylor, Flint, Casey, Altoff, M alters, Cavel, and Ashforth ; 5 in the steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents Hawea, s.s , 462 tons, Kennedy, from Lyttelton Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Jessop. Williams" Campion, Wood, and Rowlands, Meak, Paiclay' Evans. Brackam, and Woodward ; 10 in the steerage! D. Mills, agent. Malay, barque, 329 tons, Holmes, from Newcastle. Dran«field, agent. V Tui, s.s.. 64 tons, Wills, from Foxton. Turnbull and Co., agents. april 6.—Napier, s s , 48 tons. Fisk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Purkiss, Smith, and Wilson. Turnbull and Co, agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 76 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui Passe gers—Cabin : Mesdames Woodward, Brown, and Maginnity ; Messrs Mayers, Kilgour, Ma'unnity, OweD, Ramsay, Norris, Gardner, Sprigg3,' Fane, and Crabb. Martin, agent. Kennedy, s.s , 76 t >ns. D Hon, from Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Ledger, Mesdames Walker and servant, and Ledger ; Messru Ledger, Kingston. Cox, Clancey, Camerou, McGuirr, and Master Walker; 2 in the steerage. Deacor, agent.

Hinemoa, Government s.s, 282 tons, Fairchild, from Opunake and Manukau. Southern Cross, s s., 139 tons Helander, from Lyttelton. Turnbull and Co., agents. Aphil 7.—Taiarna. «.s., 228 tons, Pietersen, from Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Stevens and Brett, Mesdames Clark. Wadden, and Pallison, Father Larkin, Messrs Wadden, Felton, Rothschild, Wadden, Barnsley, Grey, Clark, Cook, Chapman, Smith, Bl>w. Solomon, Drakefield, Nair, and Hadfield ; 8 in the steerage. D Mills, agent. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, from Picton and Nelson. Passengers— S«loon : mesdames Brown, Jones, Hoskins, and Atkinson, Captain Bendall, Messrs Jones, Stubbs, Sinjlair (2). Prince (2), Blundell, and Connolly ; 5 in the steerage. D. Mills, agent.

Wakatu, s.s., 78 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs Hogg, Revs Laurie and Hudson, Messrs Sn ith, Hobbs, Fitzgerald, Pearee, and Crowell. Heaton, agent. Go Ahead, s s., 130 tons, Dicker, from Napier and Castlepoint. Passengers Cabin : Mrs Bennett, Messrs Bristow and Elder. Johnston and Co., agents. SAILED. April I.—Wanaka, s.s., 277 ton". McOillivray, for Pict n and Nelson. Passengers Saloon: Miss Browning, Mrs and Master Gibbes, Messrs Reiraenschneider, Mantell, Wilson, and Leckie; 9 in tho sfceera e. Mills, agent. Charles Edward, p.s., 126 tons, Whitwell. for Nelson and West Coast ports. Deacon, agent. Tui, s s., 64 tons, Wills, for Foxton. Deacon, agent.

Buttermere, barque. 993 tons, Ogilvie, for Lyttelton. N.Z. Shipping Co., agents. April 2.—Kotomahana, s.s., 864 tons, Underwood, for Auckland via East Coast ports. Passengers— Saloon: Misses Kitchen and Richmond, Mesdames Kitchen. Walter Hill, and Richmond, Colonel Leckie, Mes rs Kitchen, Teasdale, Rowland, Harp, Munro, and Mountain. D. Mills, agent. Hawea, s s., 462 tons. Kenne iy, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Sir D Bell. ' on. Mr Dick. Messrs DeCastro. Day, and Wilkinson ; 9inths steerage. D. Mills, agent.

Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Helander, for Lyttelton. Turnbull and Co., agents. Wakatu. s.s., 78 tons, Evans, for Wanganui and Nelson, Heaton, agen r .. Hinemoa, Government s.s;, 282 tons, Fairchild, for Opunake, Taranaki, and Manukau.

Stella, '-overnment s.s., 156 tons, McKersie, for Farewell and French Pass. Passengers : .Captain Johnston and Mr. Blackett.

Huia, s.s., 90 tons, Berryman, for Wanganui. Turnbull and < 'o., agents. Patea, s,s., 50 tons, Gibbons, for Patea. Turnbull and Ci>., agents. April 3.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Wheeler, for Sydney. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Schultze and Herbert, Mesdames Jansen, Armstrong, and Garden. Dr Treach, Messrs Coote, Parr, Br ad, Canden, Voight, Coulson. Piggott, and Neillsow;-15 in. the steerage. D. Mills, agent. 4 Murray, ss., 78 tons, Conway, for Nelson. Deacon, agent. Grafton, s.s., 244 tons, Jonnstone, for Nelson and Wdst Coast ports. Williams, agent. Napier, s.s., 48 t"ns, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. Lyttelton, ps-, 86 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Mr and Mrs Burletti, Messrs Brighting, Williams, Loosemore, and Hoxocb. Deacon, agent. ■> Waitaki, s.s.. 228 tons, Edie, for Tauranga and Auckland. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Campbell and Mr McColl: sin the steerage D. Mil's, agent. Pophia R. Luhrs, 662 tons, Paton, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. April 4. Kingarooma. s.s., 623 tons. Chatfield, for Melbourne via Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Townley, Butterworth, and Robjohns, Mrs Larg j , Messrs Brown, McLeod, Scronden, Dalday. Eward, and McLean; 11 m the steerage, and 39 original. D Mills, agent. April s.—Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Priault, Gibson, and Burnett. Mrs Prince, Messrs Prince, Rundle, Phillips, Collins, Willcox, "Virtue, Harkness. Thorpe, Day, and Herdman; 8 in the steerage. D. Mills, agent. Tui, s.s-, 64 tons, Wills, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs Stacey and Guildf.-rd and 2 children, Messrs Evans, and Price ; 3 in the steerage. 'I urnbull and Co., agents.

Scottish sPriuce, barque. 894 tons, Scale, for London Passengers— Second cabin : Messrs Lindolf, O Neil and son, and Draper. Steerage : Mesdames Capper and family (7), and Kae and family (3), Messrs Shannon, Capper, Sexton, and Rae. N.Z.S. Co., agents. Eastminster, ship, 1145 tons, Mosey, for London. Passen ers—Saloon ; Messrs Moine.t, Oliver, and Master Cook. Steerage : Mesdames Baird and family (4), and Anderson and family (6), Messrs Pollock, Baird, Sullivan, Anderson, and Baker. Levin and Co., agents. April 6.—Jane Douglas, s s., 76 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers—< abin : Misses Waugh (2) and Randall: Mesdames Jackson and Richardson : Messrs Waugh, Prouse, Jackson, Thompson, and Richardson. Martin, agent. April 7.—Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Johnston and Rurdle, Mesdames Percival, Cook, Ishworth Everiss, and Swanson, Dr Russell, Messrs La wry, Hayhurst, Cook, McLean. Dodward, Schatz, Mannering, Everiss. Ishworth (3), Swanston, Foster, and Barr; 10 in the steerage. D. Mills, agent. Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Helander, for Auckland via East Coast ports. Turnbull and Co., agents. Wakatu, s.s., 78 tons, Evans, for Wanganui Heaton, agent.

Kennedy, s.s., 76 tons. Dillon, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Deacon, agent Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turntrail and Co., agents. LYTTELTON.. March 31. Sailed : Remonstrate, for London. April 1. The ship Western Monarch cleared for London with 16,600 sacks wheat. She sails to-morrow. LYTTKLToN, April 5 The Ben Nevis, ship, has cleared lor London with 3,400 sacks wheat. She sails to-morrow. The barques Thurso and Marie cleared for Capetown with grain cargoes. LYTTELTON, April 6. Sailed : Ben Nevis, ship, for London ; Taiaroa, for Wellington. WAIMATE, April 6. The recent alleged sal* of 80,000 bushels of oats at *£d is contradicted. Eleven thousand bushels were ■old a few days ago at Is 3d. DUNEDIN, April 6. Abrivad : Ringarooma, from Sydney. PORT CHALMERS, April 4. Arrived : Coromandel. barque, from London ; Aromande, barque, from London ; Brisbane, barque, from Mauritius. POUT CHALMERS, April 5. Arrived : Lochmairaker, barque, from Mauritius. AUCKLAND, Apr.l 4. .Arrived : Loonanga, barque, from Hobarton.

At the enquiry on Tuesday last, before the Collec--tor of Customs, at Christchnrch, re the stranding of the schooner Saxon on the WaimaUiriri bar, the captain stated the signal ball showed he could come in, which he did. It was high water at the ti e When he got on the bar the wind failed, and he bumped. On the second bump the rudder unshipped. The Go▼ernment pilot and signalman, in evidence, attributed the stranding of the vessel to the wind suddenly dropping at a critical moment, too late to haul out again. The master had no code of signa's on board. When witness signalled the vessel to enter there was wind enough to bring her in. A downpour of rain caused it to die away suddenly. The evidence will be forwarded to the Government. We find from Southern exchanges that the schooner, after discharging about half her cargo of timber, had been floated off the Spit without any difficulty. She had sustaine I no apparent damage, and was making very little water.

The Union Company's steamer Rotomahana Arrived in harbor at 8.30 on Friday, April 2. She left Melbourne at 6 a.m. on the 24th ultimo, cleared Port Phillip Heads at 8 a.m., and arrived at Hobart Town at midnight on the 25th, having experienced strong head winds and heavy sea with thick weather during tha passage- Sa led on the 26th for the Bluff, passed the Solanders at 11 a.m. on the 24th, arriving at the Bluff at 3.45 p m., left at. 5.55 a m. on the 30th. was at Port Chalmers at 3 o'clock in tbt afternoon, sailed at 4.45 p.m. on the 31st, reaching Lyttelton at 8.40 a.m. on the Ist, and at 6.30 p m. took her departure fer Wellington. On the passage across from Hobart Town and up the coast exceptionally fine weather was experienced. The Rotomahana sailed again at 5 p.m. for Auckland vi i East Coast ports. The Government steamer Stella left on a lighthouse eruis* at eight o'clock on April 3 Captain Johnston and Mr Blackett proceeded by the steamer to decide on the position of the light in the French Pass. The Government steamer Hinemoa, which left here on Friday night for Taranaki with the wives and families of the r"admakers, arrived at her destination at 1 o'clock on Saturday afterneon. landed passengers and about 90. tons of <argo, principally luggage, and at 5.55 p.m. left for the Manukau ; crossed the bar at sa.m. on Sunday, making fast to 'he wharf at 8 ; Sailed again at 4 p m on Monday, called at Opunake at 8 a.m. yesterday, laid the mo ring buoy for the surf boats, and landed a quantity of stores for the Armed Constabulary. At 11 a.m. she resumed her passage to Wellington, arriving alongside the wharf at II o'clock last night, Experienced light variable winds and fine weather to Terawiti, and from thence ■trong from the north-west. Captain Kairchild reports sighting a barque, supposed to be the Sophia X. Luhrs, off the Brothers, standing to the northward. The news of the catastrophe on board the • himborazo, belonging to the Orient Line, will give many people food for serious thought. These splendid ■teamships are, no marvels of naval construction. They are most popular also with passengers both on account of the speed of the voyages and the csmforts so liberally provided on board. Yet it has been a question with seafaiing folk whether ships of t>uch colossal dimensions are not a mistake. It is a well-known fact that captains do not care to command them, that they dread disaster in any of them, and point, not without reason, to the example afforded by the Great Eastei n. Only experts can presume to discuss the pros and cons of size, but the disaster which has overtaken the Chimbor zo is a proof that the leviathan steamer runs considerable danger in a high sea. A smaller vessel would have answered more quickly to the helm, and would have escaped the tremendous wave which swept along the decks of the Chimborazo, carrying death and destruction in its course. The picture is a terrible one, with its killed and wounded, its debris and wreckage strewn around—staunchions smashed in, six boats swept away, the engine-room flooded, the steering gear broken, which but for the auxiliary ap aratus must have proved a nearly fatal mishap. But what is the worst feature of all is that these large steamships have but little sailing power. They depend almost entirely on steam. Their spars are so slight and they carry so little canvas, that if their engines are damaged and will not work they could scarcely compass more than a few knots speed if so much.— Home News. • WT I ENGLISH SHIPPING Passengers per Messrs Shaw Savill and Co.'s barque Himalaya, Captain Cuibert. wliich left London for Wellington on the 7th Feoruary :—Saloon : Frederick and Lydia King. Dr Anderson, Miss Knight. E. Hodson, and Mr Maxwell. Second Cabin : Charlotte and Mary Gadsby, Mesdames Drury, McGillivray, Kimber, Messrs Barber and Kimber. Steerage : Mary Knight, Mrs Garde, Frederick Pcholield, Laury Baskin, A. Montefiore, David Marks, John Smith, Wm. and B. Halliburton, Robert Reid, H. Chubb C*. Clark, Peter Dunn, T. Wilkinson, and J Priest. The tonnage loading on the berth at London on February 5, for India, China, and the Cape of Good Hope amounted to 49,016 tons, and for Australia and New Zealand to 36.490.

The Anna, arrived at Liverpool from Fiji Islands, reports:—Ween about 15 miles off Tuskar, was in collision with an unknown steamer, anol had jibboom, bowsprit, and a portion of ligging carried away, and lost port anchor and 15 fathoms chain. The Hampshire (Parke), arrived in London from Melbourne, reports th. t between lat. 36-37 N, long, 39-36 W.. she passed a quantity of wreckage, comprising lower yard and mast, a large piece of a ship's side, supposed below the bend 3, as ribs were attached, beam with knees bolted, a quantity of upper deck gear, bulwarks, &c, and several other parts not distinguishable, as it was blowing a gale from northward and westward.

When the Suez mail left London on February 13th the number of vessels menti ined as just having left for New Zealand ports was seven, and the number loading as ten. Of these—one was for Nelson; six for Otago four for Canterbury, and three each for Auckland and Wellington. The Union Company's steamer Ringarooma arrived in harbor at 7 o'clock an Sunday morning She left Sydney at 5.30 p.m. on the 24th ; cleared the Heads at 6 p.m., reaching Russell at 1 a.m on the 30th ; resumed her passage two hours later, arriving at Aucklan I at 3 p.m. on the 31st- At 2.10 a.m. on the Ist she left for Gisborne, reaching there at 1 p.m. on the 2nd ; sailed at 5.30 p.m. for Napier, where she arrived at 5 a.m. o:i the 3rd, and at noon took her departure for Wellington. After leaving Sydney for the firstthree days the steamer encountered a hard easterly gale, accompanied with thunder and lightning and heavy rain ; during the remainder of the passage to Auckland fresh easterly winds and fine weather were experienced : from thence to arrival lighr south-east wind and fine weather. The Ringarooma sailed again at 4 o clock in the afternoon with the outward Suez mail for Melbourne via Southern ports. The steamer Napier, which left Blenheim at 9 p.m. en April l for the stranded schooner Roiannah Rose, at the mouth of the Ure River, a few miles from Flaxbourne, arrived at her destination at 5

o'clock next morning. Captain Bendall, who went down to hold a survey on the schooner, went ashore and had an interview with tho captain of the schooner. It was found that the vessel was well up on the beach, and it would be an extremely difficult matter to launch her. The captain and crew came on to town by the Napier, and an inquiry will be held to-day before the Collector of Customs. The barque Malay, with a cargo of coal, arrived from Newcastle on Sunday afternoon, after a protracted passage of 27 d-ys, which must be attributed to the prevalence of southerly weather. The barque left Newcastle on the Bth ultimo ; had light southeast win i to the 12th, when she had a spell of northerly weather for 12 hours; the wind again backed into the south-east, gradually freshening until the 22nd, when it blew a hard gale, accompanied by a high cross sea. compelling Captoin Holm to heave the vessel to for 18 hours, when there was a slight moderation, and she was again kept on her course. The wind continued moderate from the same quarter till the 24th, when it again increased to a hard gale, lasting for 24 hours and then moderated, coutinuing so until making the New Zealand coast (Cape Egtnont) on the 28th, from which she had light variable weather until Saturday night, when she w<« off the Heads. She was becalmed, and drifted off to sea until yest rday morning, when a Jight south-east wind sprang up. which enabled her to sail into harbor, bringing up off the Queen's Wharf at 1.30 yesterday afternoon. It will be recollected that Captain Holm recently purchased a share in the Malay, and prior to her leaving for Newcastle she underwent a thorough overhaul under the supervision of Mr Thirkall, the manager of the Patent Slip. One noticeable improvement is the fine accommodation for passengers, a number of roomy, well-ventilated cabins having been fitted up on the fore side of the main cabin: Captain Holm hits made many friends during his many years trading to this colony, who will heartily join with us in wishing him that success which he deserves in his new venture. 'the steamers Manawatu and Stormbird are now laid up until there is an improvement in the coastal trade. The hands belonging to both vessels were paid off last we^k. THE STEAM LAUNCH LAR4. One of the fastest steam launches in the colony was recently launched from the Te Aro beach, where she had been conveyed on trncks from the yards of the builder, Mr W McKeegan (late of the Lion Foundry > Owing to the boisterous weather the boiler, which was I lying on the wharf, was unable to be shipped in time to enable the launch to run excursions during the holidays, as originally intended. Steam was got up for the first time on Friday, and the owner, with a few friends, proceeded round the harbor for a preliminary trial on Saturday afternoon, prior to passing the Government inspector. The run to Somes Island, a distance of five miles, was accomplished in 35 minutes : the engines worked most satisfactorily, not a single stoppage having to be made during the run. A start was made for home at 5.3, and the launch, after going a turn round the bay, came along ide the steps at the wharf at 5.35, which must be considereded most satisfactory, as she was only doing 280 revolutions per minute on 50lbs of steam, whereas, when she is in proper working order, she will carry HOlbs of steam, and perform 420 revolutions per miuute. which should give her a speed of considerably over 12 knots per hour. This has never before been attained in the colony, and reflects the highest credit on Mr. McKeegan, who designed, built, and engined the Lara. She is 44ft Bin overall, Bft 4in in beam, and 4ft 6in depth amidships, which would give her tonnage of about 14 tens register. Her engines are compound high-pre«sure 10 horse power, and will carry a pressure of HOlbs to the square inch ; they are supplied with steam by an Bft boiler, with 130 ft of heating surace. The Lara will supply a long felt want by fishing and excursion partie*, as she has got goo I accommodation, and can go out in any weather. ENQUIRY INTO THE STRANDING OF THE kOSANNAH ROSE. A preliminary -enquiry was held at the Customs on April 5 before Mr McKellar into the circumstances attending ' the stranding of the topsail schooner Rosannah Rose at the Ure River, within 7 miles of Flaxbourne. John Anderson, master of the Rosannah Ross, deposed that he held no certificate of service. The vessel left Dunedin on the 16th March with 6 hands and 5 tons cargo, bound for Kaipara. He produced the ship's log kept by the mate. The mainsail was good and the foresail was good for another 3 months; the jib was in the same condition. The sails split away from the rope. The running gear was good. There was too much sea on to have anchored. The windlass would have been taken clean out of her. She had no sails to enable her to headreach off shore. The wind was due east, and it;ere was a fearful sea from the eastward. There was a reef on each of the beach on which the vessel struck, and had she struck on either of them no lives could have been saved. The only thing that could be done to save life was to beach the ve-'sel where they landed. The vessel was well found, and light when in ballast, but leaked when deep or pressed through the water. The vessel stranded iust at the mouth of the Ure River, about sto 7 miles south of Flaxbourne. She is a total wreck and irrecoverable. The vessel was insured in the South British Insurance Company; he believed for £BOO. which would be her full value. The cargo was insured. It was about high water when the vessel got ashore. He had the requisite charts on board. The vessel was drawing 8 feet 6 inches aft. Among the cargo were 18 cases tobacco under bond, which were untouched wheD they left the wreck to go to Flaxbourne. On his return he found that one case had been broken open, and two boxes taken out. He had not been able to ascertain who had done that. The cargo was got ashore, but was all wet and spoilt except the tobacco, which was got aboard the Napier and brought to Wellington. Patrick Bonfield, a master mariner, and mate of the R sannah Rose, gave corroborative evidence.—Two seamen also gave ev.dence.

The following is part'of the extract; —Wind S.S.E. w th heavy E.N.E. swell and heavy rain and thick weather at 10 p.m. (20th March). Same to midnight, modera-ing at 2 am. After that heavy squalls. Shortened down mainsail, double-reefed foresail, and they blowing away got foresail down and shook reefs off mainsail. In setting sail it carried away. Then set jib. which blew away also; was then about 10 miles off land. Tried to heave-to, but had not sufficient sail to steady her. Manoeuvred as best we c uld; vessel making no headway, but drifting bodily to leeward, and'as we neared the land an unusually heavy sea came in from due E. Coutinued trying to work the vessel until she got within half a mile of the beach. Then looked out for an opening in the reef, and ran her ashore at 9 a.m. on Sun lay morning. Half a mi'e north or south where she now lies, all hands would have perished, and nothing could have been saved. The evidence will be duly forwarded to the Government for their consideration. DEPARTURE OF THE EAST MINSTER AND SCOTTISH PRINCE. The ship Eastmiuster and barque Scottish Prince, bound to London, which for several days had been detained in harbor by the prevalence of southerly weather, taking advantage of the change of wind to the north west, got under way shortly after noon on April 5, and had cleared Halswell Point, the barque at 1.30, and the ship 20 minutes later. As the vessels are in splendid trim and both have the reputation of smart sailers, a closely contested ocean race should ensue.

The following is a summary of the Eastminster's cargo :—Wo 1 —977 bales, 8 dumps, value, L 14.582, Levin and Co ; 949 bales, 2 dumps, L 15.055, Murray, Roberts and Co - 909 bales, 122 dumps, L 14.233, C. A. Deacon ; 609 bales. L 9163, Pearce ; 376 bales, L 4654, KrullandCo; 299 bales, L 3908, Bethune and Hunter ; 277 bales, L 4691, Turnbull and Co ; 12 bales, L 260, Johnston and Co. Total, 4378 bales, L 66.546. Tallow—3s4 casks, L 2583, Krull and Co ; 123 casks, L 1260, J. Gear ; 24 casks L 159, Levin and Co ; 6 casks L 62, Murray, Roberts and Co. Total, 507 casks, L 4064. Sheepskins—so bales, L 375, Murray, Rob-rts and Co ; 10 bales, Ll2O ; C. A. Deacon ; 9 bales, -L56. Levin and Co; 3 bales, L 22, Levin and Co; 2 bales, L 27, Bethune and Hunter ; 1 bale, Ll2, r J urnbull and Co. T.>tal, 75 bales, L 612. Rabbit skins—3 bales, L 49, Mu ray, Roberts and Co ; 3 bales, L4O, Krull and Co. Total, 6 bales. LB9. Miscellaneous—--2001 sacks whea f , L 1789 ; 7 bales basils, L7O ; 1 box jewellery, L2O; 1 ease photos. L 1 0; 1 do preserved

meats, L2, Levin and Co ; 11 cases shells, L 34 ; 28 casks whale oil, LB4 ; 2 cases, 2 sacks metal, L 27, Krull and Co; 77 tons scrap iron, L 77, E. W. Mills ; 165 cases preserved meat, L 313, 8 tons bones, L 32, J. Gear- 3 bdls, 3 cases shells, L 80; 29 bales phormium, L 65, Turnbull and Co ; 3 p gs effects, L2O Murray. Roberts and Co ; 1 case jewellery, L 110», J. Taylor; 2 cases effects, L3l. 1 case hematite, no value, C A. Dea-con. Total, L 3760. Total value of cargo L 75.071. The followingis a summary of the Southern Princes cargo :—wool: 1304 bales. 84 dumps, value L 20.557, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co ; 922 bales 318 dumps, L 15.390, New Zealand Shipping Company; 875 bales, L 10.692, Johnston and Co; 36 btles, L 630, Rowden, for estate of Rhodes; 41 bales, L 602, Taylor; 30 do, L 332, Levin and Co; 24 do. L 330 T. and W. Young; 14 bales, 1 truss, L 215, Joseph Nathan and Co : 13 bales, L 255, A. P. Stuart; 4 bales, L6B, Waterhouse. Tota, 3262 bales, 403 dumps, L 49.071, Tallow : 336 casks, L 2945, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company: 204 casks, L 2030, Gear; 90 casks, L 630, Krull knd Co. Tot»l. 730 casks. LSUOS. Sheepskins : 5 bales, LSO, New Zealand Shipping Company ; 8 bales, L7O, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company ; 2 bales L 22, Johnston and Co.; 6 bales, L 26, Rowden ; 1 bale. L 6, Levin and Co. Total, 22 bales, L 174. Miscellaneous : 191 cases preserved meat. L 453, Gear; 549 hides, L 432, 2 bales rabbit skins, L 63, 2 cases pawa shells, LB, 4 bags bones. 1 do horns, L 3, 1 case drapery, LllO, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company ; 19 cases, 10 barrels shells, L 70,1 pkg wearing apparel, LlO, New Zealand Shipping Company ; 2 bales rabbit skins, L 63, Joseph Nathan and Co ; 8 bales basils, L 66, 1 ease books. LlO, 1 do photos, L 25, 34 tons waste paper, L 204, New Zea and Shipping Company, for New Zea and Government; 83 cwt metal, LB2, Denton ; 1 case cancelled bank notes, no value, Heaton. Total, G 1573. Total value of cargo, L 56.423.