Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 606, 15 September 1883, Page 14

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. Thursday, Sep: ember C. Hawes, ss, 462 tons, Hansby. from South. Passencers -Saloon : Messrs Pilkington. Cocks; BloomSpia Phillips, Cotter, Armitage, Broadluirst, Courts vne Gibbs, Briggs, Jackson, Clark, Gale, Henderson Brown, and Auckland footballers (16); 20 steerace.’ Wheeler, agent. Catalina barque, 500 tons, Williams, from Glasgow. Passengers'—Saloon : Mrs Williams and 4 children, Messrs Gustavus Hall and Peter Kirk. Zohrab, Newman, and Co, agents. Friday, September 7. Rotorua,' ss. 570 tons, Anderson, from North. Passon r ’ers: Saloon—Misses Barley, Pirie, Brown, M-sdames Wad man. Whyte, Scott, Messrs Roclieford, Southern, Hasell, Kaikes, Hoaly, Pl.'ie, Tyson, Dive, Scott ; 4 steerage. Wheeler, agent. Mohaka. ss, 29 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Taiaroa, ss, 22S tons, Parsons, from Auckland, via East Coast ports. Wheeler, agent. Saturday, September S. Tarawera, ss, 1268 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne, via South. Passengers—Saloon; Mrs Sime, Messrs Sleielr, Rambler, Brown. Powell, Gordon, Bassett, Griffin, Stanley and troupe; 12 steerage. Wheeler, agent. Wallace, ps, S 9 tons, Bruce, from Nelson. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs Oharlern, Messrs Pay. Duggan, Strackbam, Rodgers, Moeller, and 2 Chinese. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. . Napier, ss. 43 tons, Fisk, from Pateaand Kangitikei. IV. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. Tui, ss, 64 tons. Pope, from Wanganui. Passengers— Cabin : Mesdames Galo and 2 children, Lainbert. Clarckbuck, Mr Dyson, Constable McNulty and lunatic ; 2 steerage. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. Sunday, September 9. . Huia, ss, 90 tons. Chambers, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Hodge and 2 children, and Morris and 1 child, Rev. W. Harvey and 2 children, Messrs Roberts, Bike, Clere, Norris Cook, Bell, Dasent. Biddell. W. and G. Turnbull andCo, agents. Ansdell, barque 2SO tons, Sweetland, from Newcastle. Steward and Co, agents. Arauco, barque, 572 tons, McKay, from Liverpool, via Port Chalmers, Krull and Co, agents. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Anderson, from Lyttcl*on Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Swartz, Mr and Mrs Bamford, Messrs Smith, Browne, Winstead, Weston, Patterson, Goodijon, Wickes, \ Cameron, Barnard, Dymock, Bixon, and S steerage. Wheeler, a °Waverley, ss, 77 tons, Gibbons, from Patea direct. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs AVilliams and family (7), Miss Lenville. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. Hawea, ss. 462 tons, Hansby, from Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs Dodson, 2 children, and servant, Misses Higgart and Gray, Messrs Gellatly, Scott, and Grey. Wheeler, agent. . AVakatipu, ss, 115 S tons, Wheeler, from Southern, ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Gillie and child and Hargraves, Misses Gillie and Harrison, Godfrey, Graham, and 19 steerage. Wheeler, agent, Te Anau, ss, 1028 tons, McGee, from Auckland. Passengers—Saloon i Rev Des Glicensin', Mr and Mrs Kcch Mr and Mrs Ropoanu, Messrs C. B. Taylor, Kord, Johnston, G. Coates, Funston, Mowbray, Tirani, Hunter, Stook, and 12 in steerage. Wheeler,

Monday, September 10. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, Manning, from Blenheim, Wheeler, agent. Tuesday, September 11. St. Kilda, ss, 174 ton 3, Greager, from Greymoutli. Johnston and Co, agents. " Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Fraser, from 1 ox ton. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Dowdeswell. Mesdames Landsby and Tavlor. Messrs Crowther, Howe, Hamilton, Koss, and O’Malley. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. __ _ ~ , . Forest Queen, ketch, 51 tons, McDonald, from Thames. Master, agent. Wednesday, September 12. Taiaroa, ss, 228 tons, Parsons, from Oamaru. Wheeler, agent. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons Anderson, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Kemys, Greenwood and Snodgrass. Mesdames Burton. Lucas, Bonar, and Fisk, Messrs Bcmar, Bait, Taylor, Mackay, Hawker, Owen, Forsyth, Girling, Duncan,, and Masters Snodgrass (2); 4 steerage. Wheeler, a °Huia, ss, 90 tons, Chambers, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs Asforth, Messrs Schnotzinscer, Brennan, Allison, Gordon, Ah. Tuo and wife. Ah jtfory, and 1 steerage. V. and G. Turnbull and Co. agents. SAILED. Thursday, September 6. Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton Passengers—Cabin : Mr and Mrs Wishall and family (3), TWisa Grey. W. and G. Turnbull and Co. agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Chambers, for Wanganui. Passenger3—Cabin : Mr and Mrs Muir and family (4). >. * and G. Turnbull and Co. agents. Friday, September 7. Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Pasengers : Cabin - Mr and Mrs Wishall and family, Misses Martin, Grey, Jansen, Kirk and Phillips, Messrs Manning, Pope, Walters, Robinson, McDougali, Keenan, and Forsyth. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. , • , . _ Waihi, ss, 00 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Passengers : Cabin—Mesdames Palmer, Jenkins, and Pope, Messrs Jones, Rankin, and Smaile. Wheeler, RS Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Anderson, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Saloon—Messrs Macandrew, Barron Montgomery, Whitaker and family, and Feldwiek (M’s HR), Col. Brett (M.L.C.), Messrs Miller, and Peacock (M.L.C.) Signor Hugg, Messrs Dawes, Taiaroa (M H.R-), ana Plunkett. Wheeler, agent. Huia, ss, 90 tons. Chambers, for Wanganui. Passengers - Cabin —-Mr and Mrs Muir and family (4). W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. Hawea ss, 462 tons. Hansby, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Mr and Mrs Bmir, Misses Soifie and Mears, Messrs McLean, Hunce, Atkinson. Hursthouse, M.H.R., and Levestam, M.H.R. Wheeler, ss, 228 tons, Parson 3, for Oamaru direct. Wheeler, agent. Saturday, September 8 Hanraki, ss, 90 tons, Harvey, for Opunake and Waitara. Levin and Co, agents Hinemoa, ss, 252 tons, Fairchild, for Oneliunga. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Johnston and Hutchison, Mesdames Mitchelson and Shrimaki, Sir Maurice O’Rorke, Dr Pollen, Hon. Messrs Dignan and Chamberlin Messrs Turnbull, Harris, Mitchelson, Joyce, Watt, Moss, Hobbs, Hurft, Duncan, Shrimski, Daniel, White, Swanson, Philip, Morris, Galbraith, and Berry. , _ , _ , . Tarawera, ss, 1268 tons, Sinclair, for East Coast aid Auckland. Passengers-Saloon : Mrs Mason, Sir George Grey, Messrs Mackay, McNicol, Blundell, Henderson. Brown, Broadhurst, Fowler, George, Hamlin, Williams, Gibb 3, Bartlett, Edmonds, Williamson, Newberry, Caaman, Smith, Raikes, Dunk ; 7 steerage. Wheeler, agent. Wallace, ps, 89 tons, Bruce,’for Nelson and West Coast ports. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. Wakatu, 33, 78 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura. Passengers—Cabin : Rev. W. Katterns and Mr Fox. Levin and Co, agents. Sunday, September 9. Hawea, ss, 462 tons, Hansby, for Manukau, Passengers Saloon: Mr and Mrs McLean, Mr and Mrs Dynock, Mr and Mrs Walker and child, Mrs Brown, mail agent and as Bl3tant, Messrs Soloman, Kennedy, Diver, Webster, Henderson, Biggs, Ryan, Seckay, Sims, Allen, Beethqm, Carter, Means, Croxton, Spencer, Bloomfield Ancel, Whiteside, Pelkington, Cotter, Ring, Armitage, Moginic, Clayton, O Connor, Courtayne, Warbriek, Goodson, Weston, Scotland, Barnard, and Maroony. SVheeler, agent. Wakatipu, ss, 1158 ton 3, Wheeler, for Sydney direct Passengers—Saloon : Mr and Mrs Harding, Mr and Mrs Gardiner, Mesdames Monk and family, Smith anrl child, Min, McGlashin, Rev. Mr Newport. Messrs McCulloch, Me Alpine, Melholland. McGlashin, Cooper, Alness, and Dixon. Wheeler, agent. Monday, September 10. Tui, ss, 64 tons, Pope for -Foxton. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. _ _ Huia, ss, 90 tons, Chambers, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mr and Mrs Thorntake. Miss Billott, , Colonel Gorton, Mr McNivin. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. _ . . Waverley, ss, 77 tons, Gibbons, for Patea. W. and j G. Turnbull and Co, agents. • * j Rotorua ss, 576 tons, Anderson, for Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Shephard,, Salman, and Taylor ; 5 steerage. Wheeler, agent. Te Anau, ss, 1028 tons, McGee, for Melbourne via South and Hobart Passengers—Saloon : Misse3

Ellison, Taiaroa, Acland and maid, Vonderheyde, Brawn, Walton, Larnach, Warren (2), Jones and Holmes, Mesdames Holmes and 3 maids. Ellison, Hobbs. Taiaroa, Walker and maid. Postlethwaito, Rolleston, Brown and Campbell, Judges Macdonald and Puckey, Major Steward, Captain Petersen, Messrs Rolleston. Brown, lvess, Macandrew, Taiaroa* and son, Harker, Scott, Drake, Howden, Postlethwaite, Smith, Taylor, Uerbort,Hart (2), Buchanan, Duncan, Tapsell, Swanson, Moate, Lowe, Wiggins, Whyte McKenzie, Lyali, Bissett. '.Southern. DargaviUe and son, Jones, Driver, Robinson, Acland and family, Larnach, Holmes, Campbell; 9 steerage. Wheeler, agent. Tuesday, September 11. ... Waihi, ss, 00 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Wheeler, agent. ■ . . Mohaka, ss, 30 tons, Eckford, for Blenucim. Levin and Co. agents. „ „ , Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton Passenger—Cabin : Sirs Palmer. W. and G. Turnbull and Co. agents. Wednesday, September 12. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Anderson, for South. 1 assengers—Saloon : Mrs Wark and child, Hon. J. A. and Mrs Bonar, Messrs Wraggo, HaUeiistoiii, Moeller, McKenna, Gillatly, Wilson, and Izard , 4 steerage. Wheeler, agent. _ , , , Taiaroa, ss. 228 tons, Parsons, for Fast Coast and Auckland. Wlioeler, agent. p . Napier, ss, 50 tons, Fisk, for Terawluti and Patea. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. Huia ss. 90 tons. Chambers, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Rev L. de Chesnais and Mr Douey. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents. .

IMPORTS „ ~ Catalina, from Gasgow : S 5 cases, Levin and Co ; 11 .1 bed, 2 casks, J. McLean ; 3 boxes, lurnbull and Co' 250 casks, 1 case, Aitken and Wilson : 9 stoves, 2 cases, 2 casks, 20 tons pig iron ; 24 bundles, 7 boxes, 400 sash weights. 6 boilers, W. Dawson and Co 1 box Mrs Frood; 70 cases, Bannat.vne anil Co ,SS bills, 4 casks. 5 boxes, 1 crate, W. H Bragg : 1 box. Dr Johnstone ; 21 bales, 4 cases, Harcourt and Co ,10 barrels 24 4-casks, 24 jars, 194 casos, f. and W. Young’: 5 bales. 14 boxes, Kirkcaldie and Stains ; 39 boxes, 13 bales, Thompson, Shannon and C° ; 841 cases, Singer Manufacturing Company ; 21 cases 14 bundles, Sclandors and Co ; 5 rolls, 51 cases, 1 pci, 10 J-casks, Johnston and Co : 170 cases, 6 octaves. Smith and Wilson • 97 cases, S 8 drums, 1 bar, 4 crates, 40 frames, 12 gratings, 12 boilers, 120 brushes, 321 camp ovens, 1395 bags, 20 tons pig iron, 68casks, 6“ kegs 3 hhds, 39 bales, Zohrab, Newman, and Co ; 72 bdls, 6 grates, 17 cases, 3 boxes, 5 casks, 60 stoves, 1 casting, 20 brls, 41 pots, 144 camp ovens, 41 pkgs, 40 sash weights, J. Duthie and Co ; 1 box, 1 bale, Wlnttem; Nicholson, and Co ; 15 boxes, 2 bdls, C. Smith. . . . „ Tarawera.. from Melbourne—6 stoves, Hayes , 2 cases cotton, Thompson, Shannon; Ido do, Turnbull, Smith, and Co; 560 pkgs sugar, W. and G. Turnbull and Co : 6 case 3 machines. K. Gardner and Co . -0 half-chests tea, 20 mats, 1 case, Zohrab, Newman, and Co ; 1 case, Hamerton : 1 do, 4 pkgs, S. Palmer: 14 pkg 3 tea, G. R- Young; 7do do, . McLean ; 1 do merchandise. Harcourt. and Co 5 cases tea G. Thomas ; 1 case, 2 bundles, J. Stuart Reid; 1 parcel, Singer's Sewing Machine Company : 1 do, Barrett : 1 do. Kirkbride ; 1 do, G. S Graham , 1 case, W. Howden ; 1 box, C. Benbowj 1 pci, W. Dutton ; 1 case, Lyon and .©laic : 1 pkg, Mrs lo'ing , 11 keg3,l box, 1 case, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Go , 2 boxes, Mrs Osborne; 1 pci, Bank of Australasia , 1 do. W. Mackay; 1 do, L. Kraft; 1 do, T. Waklin 1 do, P. Hoskins r 4 do, Co-operative Association . 1 do, Farmers’ Society ; 2 pkgs, Dr. Bunett; 1 pci, Mus Evans; 1 do, Miss Cook ; lease plants, W Milton 1° cases, Bannatyne and Co. From Bluff—s hhds ale, Guildford and Jeffrey. From Dunedin—l2 pkgs, D. Clark : 40 drums oil, E. W. Mills ; 4 mould, boards, E, E. Martin ; 3 bdls, 1 harrow bar, Murray,.Robert., and Co: 3 cases, 1 truss, Casey and McDonald ,10 cases, Hallenstein Bros.; 1 case,l pkg, M. G. Anderson ; 1 bale leather, 1 case, Turnbull, Smith and Co, 106 ingots copper, 5. bags bolts, 1 waggon,l plpugh. Cable ; 1 case, W Wiggins ; 2 plates iron, Robertson and Co ; 2 cases, H. F. Logan ; 2 do. Wellington Tinware Company ; 10 mats, 4 boxes 1 half-chest, 1 basket, 1 bell, Bing ; 1 earn. G. Tabor ; X bdl 1 harrow bar, Wiggins ; 1 bdl, Ballinger Bros ; 1 box, G. Griffiths". 1 do, 2 parcels, Heaton; 1 case, G. Richards’; 2 cases trout ova, G. Denton ; 1 parcel, Mrs France ; 1 trunk boots, R. Hannah; 5 cases jam. Johnston and Co; 3 cases cheese. Miller .and Booth, 1 do do. Government storekeeper ; 1 parcel, Meking. Arauco, from Liverpool—2 casks, 3 tierces, 2 crates, 200 bdls. Zohrab, Newman, and Co ,100 brls, Aitken and Wilson; 2 casks A- Tver: 6 »? sacks, Bannatyne and Co ; 100 cases, W. and G. Turnbull arid Co; 6 qr-casks, bmith and Wilson , 300 Dais, Johnston and Co ; 22 frames, 1000 sacks, Krull and Co ; 15 case 3, Kitchen and Sons. ■

B Y TELEGRAPH. UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). Lyttelton, September 6. Arrived —Pleiades, from London,-96 days out, with 35 passengers, all well; Wanaka, from Wellington. The Hauroto has not yet arrived. 1 Nelson, September 6. Sailed, 11.10 am—Rotorua, for Picton and Wellington. Napier, September 6. The ss Taiaroa left for Wellington at 12 last night ' Blenheim, September C. Arrived 10.15 am — Mohaka, from Wellington. A 8 ’ Wanganui, September 6. Arrived, 11.30 am -Tui, from Wellington. - ‘ ’ Westport, September 6.; Sailed, 1 pm—Manawatu, for Wanganui, oaueu, v Auckland, September 6. Sailed Te Anau, for the South. Passengers for Wellington—Rev. Clement Des Chaisnais, Vickermann, Miss McManus, Septeraber 7 . Arrived, early- Hauroto, from Wellington ; Wakatipu. from Dunedin ; Mahinapua, fromGreymouth Sailed 3 30 pm—Tarawera. for Wellington . \Vanaka, for Dunedin via Akaroa; Wave of Life, for Peloius Sound. Napier, September 7. Arrived, 1 am—Kiwi, from Castle Point. ■ ’ Westport, September 7. Arrived-St. Kilda, from Wanganui ; Kawatiri, from Lyttelton. p onT Chalmers, September 7. Sailed-Ringarooma, for Melbourne via the Bluff. p Sep tern I ier 8. Arrived—Hauroto and Wanaka, from the North. Sailed Auckland, for London. Another new steamer for the Westport Company has sailed from Glasgow. • Auckland, September 8. A schooner was launched to-day to the order of Donald and Edenborough, for the island trade, named Makerariki, after the Queen of Rarotonga, TimaßU, September 9. Arrived—Orawaiti, from Westport. Considerable anxiety is felt as to the safety of the barque Rewa, now over 150 days out from Timaru for the United Kingdom, and of whose arrival no advices have been received. 3eptembor 10 _ The Union Company’s steamer Manapouri arrived at the Bluff at 6.30 pm, from Melbourne and Hobart. She cleared Port Phillip Heads at 6 am on the Cth (?), and arrived at Hobart at 9.30 pm on the 7th; sailed again at 12.30 pm the same day. Had fresh southerly winds the first day out, and thence light westerly winds and fine weather was experienced ; passed toe S olanders at 1.15 pm. Passenger for WellingtonMiss Johnston. _ , . Taranaki, September 10. Arrived, 8.15 am—Hawea, from Wellington, with outward San Francisco mail. A Blenheim, September 10. Sailed, 10.30 am—Waihi and Mohaka, for Wellington’ .Westport, September 10. The Grafton’s position is unaltered. Arrived, on Sunday afternoon —Manawatu, from Wanganui ; to day, 1 30 pm, Murray from Nelson. 6 Westport, September 11. The ss Manawatu leaves this afternoon for WellingSailed, last evening—Ktnnedy for Nelson and Wel- ! n ß*' on " Dunedin, September 11. . Sailed—Wanaka, for North. Passengers: For Taranaki —Mrs Evans, Miss Evans, and 2 children , for Auckland—Mr Robertson. j The ship Dunedin has begun t@ load frozen meat. Timaru, September 11. Sailed—Waimate, ship, Mosey, for London, with a full cargo of grain. . She has loaded down to nearly 19ft, and took all the cargo on board under the break water. Sho took 1000 tpns on board in three days. Picton, September 11. , Sailed, 4 am—Rotorua, for .Nelson. Lyttelton, September 11. Arrived, 8.45 am— Te Anau, from Wellington. Auckland, September 11. Arrived—Zealandia, mail steamer, from Sydney. The Zealandia left with L 150.000 specie, shipped at Sydney, and 15 boxes gold, shipped at Auckland, anu valued at L57,75G. Captain Savoy, late master of the schooner Energy, is a passenger, and goes Home to

superintend the construction of a COO-ton iron stoamor, intended to run with coal between Greymouth and Auckland It is to cost LIO.OOO, and wilL bo an addition to the fleet owned by Stone Brothers, of Auckland. Kaikoura, September 11. Sailed, 10 15 am—Wakatu, for Wellington. Greymouth, September 11. Arrived—Murray, from Westport. Nkw Plymouth, September 12. The steamer McGregor, which entered the Waitara River on 2nd September, is still detained there,-and is not expected to get out till the spring tides put more water on Hie bar. . Lyttelton, September 12. Arrived yesterday- Ocean Bird, from Wellington. Port Chalmers, September 12. Arrived— Manapouri, from Bluff and Melbourne ; To Anau, from the North. Sailed—Gloniffer. barque, for Oregon : Hauroto, for Sydney via the North. Passenger for Wellington —Rev A. McKee. ’ The Union Steam Shipping Co’s ss Rotorua exporienced an unusually stormy passage f’om the North. She reached here yesterday week at lpm. She left the Manukau at 10 am on tiie 4tli instant, and arrived off Taranaki early on Wednesday, but owing to the heavy sea which was running was unable to be tendered, and left for Nelson, where she arrivod at 10.30 pm on the sth instant ; moved •on again at 11 next morning, calling at Picton, and arriving as abOvo. The prevalent gales encountered after leaving.Picton compelled lier to anchor at Long Island till 4 am yesterday. She experienced strong westerly winds from Manukau to New Plymouth, thence southerly winds to Nelson, with a nasty beam sea, and from Picton across the Straits heavy south oast gale with high. seas. , The barque Ansdell, from Newcastle, with iron bark timber, arrived here on Sunday at 11 am. She left her port of departure on the 24th ult , experienced fine weather with a prevalence of light westerly winds for the first four days, followed by strong east and south-east winds until tlic 4tli, when west and south-west winds set in and continued till arrival. She is canslgnedto Stewart and Company, and brings timber for the Queen’s Wharf extension W 'The barque Arauco, from Port Chalmers, with a portion of her original general cargo frohi Liverpool, arrived in the harbor Sunday, and dropped anchor at 2.30 pm. She left Port Chalmers on the 31st ult ; but owing to severe gales from the south-west Captain McKay was unable to make this harbor till the time stated, and for over a week had been standing on and off Cape Palliser. Sho was entered Monday at tlie Customs, and commenced discharging her cargo at the Queen’s Wharf. She is consigned to Messrs Krull and Co. The Arauco has been chartered by Messrs Miles and Co, of Timaru, to which port she returns to load up with wheat for Home. , ■ Tlie Union Steamship Company’s steamer Tarawera arrived from Melbourne, vi£^ Southern ports, on Saturday last, at 7 am. She left Melbourne at 2 pm on the 28th ultimo, arriving at the Bluff at 12.30 pm Monday : left the same day, and called at Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. She sailed for Auckland, via East Coast, on Saturday afternoon. The ps Wallace reached here from,West Coast ports and Nelson at 9.15 Sa’urday morning. She left the last-named port at 6 30 pm on -Thursday, and owing to her encountering a severe gale, had to put in for shelter at Cabbage Bay for a considerable time. She returned to Nelson on Saturday evening last. j The Union Steamship Company’s steamer To Anau arrived livre yesterday at 10.30 am ; left. Auckland at 1 pm on the Gtn inst, arriving at Gisborne at 3 SO pm on 7tli, sailed again same day at 9 pm. arrived at Napier at 7.30 am on Bth ; left Napier same day at 3 pm, and arrived as above. Experienced strong westerly winds to-East Cape : thence to Napier strong southerly winds and head sea; from Napier to arrival experienced light variable winds with fine weather. She sailed Monday for Melbourne, via southern ports. 1 ’ j The barque Wave Queen will, after discharging her Wellington cargo, proceed to Napier, where she will load up for London. ‘ ~ —— ’ '

ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE! CATALINA,'FROM LONDON. The barque Catalina, from Glasgow:, after a prolonged and mo3t tempestuous voyage of 128 days,, arrived at the Hea s yesterday week, and was boarded by Pilot Holmes, who brought her into haroor, and shortly after 2 o'clock she was berthed alongside the Queen’s Wharf. Captain Wilirams reports having left Glasgow on the 21st April, and the Tail of tlie Bank on May 1, the pilot leaving him on May 3 off Tusca. Experienced moderate fair winds down Chanr nel. and thence to Cape Verde, whence light and baffling winds were encountered to the Equator, which was crosied on June 4, in 21deg 3Smin vv.est; Moderate easterly winds were then, encountered to 20deg 23'min south, when the vessel passed between the Island of Trinadad and Martin Yaz-Rock on the 12th June. The Meridian of Greenwich was crossed on June 24 in 41deg 20min south. The easting was ran down between 40deg and 47deg. Here the trouble commenced. Variable gales from north to ‘south round by west, attended by tremenduous seas, were experienced, when, on the 28th July, the barque, running under reefed topsail and lower topsail, shipped a heavy sea, which burst on tho starboard side, breaking tin back chains and starboard plates, and carrying away a ventilator and .wrenching tlie flange from the deck; and smashing one of the lifeboats into matchwood. The same sea carried away the scuddings, booms, and a lot of spars which were on deck. The voyage in fact was a succession of gales, and the ship was under water for days at a time. Passed south of Tasmania, and sighted Cape Farewell on Sunday last, whence light southerly winds were encountered till Tuesday afternoon, when the wind came in from the westward. Sighted Pencarrow light on Wednesday at 2.30 am. The only event other than the rough weather experienced was the birth of a boy, tlie mother being Mrs Williams, wife of the captain and owner of the barque, which is intended for the colonial trade. GROUNDING OF THE GRAFTON. UNITED press association.) Westport, September 8. The ss Grafton, from Nelson, when coming up the river last night, touched the bank at the north .side'of the channel, a considerable distance inside the bar, shelved on to the flat, and stuck there. The passengers were brought ashore in cabs when the tide fell, and a portion of the cargo was also landed. No damage has been done to the steamer’s hull, and sho will most likely get off this afternoon.

A telegram received on Saturday last with reference to the ss Grafton, now lying stranded in the Buller river (Westport), states that the ship is 300 yards NE of the groin. The pipes of the engine are broken, and she is making so much water in the engine-room that the donkey engine is barely keeping it free. The Kawitiri attempted to tow her off, but the ropes parted. Captain Hill is the ship in her present position before discharging more cargo. ' A later telegram, despatched at 11.55 am the same day, is to the effect that the Grafton has drifted 100 yards nearer the groin. The small hole in her bottom has been stopped from the inside. Her engines are considerably shaken. Warps have been got across the river, and her anchor ij out with ninety fathoms of cable. She is discharging her cargo, putting the cases into drays, and heaving tho produce overboard. Westport, September 11. The Grafton still lies where she first stranded on the flat at the north side of tho river, a considerable distance inside the bar. She is high and dry at low tide, but tho surf causes her to roll a little at high water. In all cases where hawsers have hitherto been passed to her from other steamers, they have parted. Other suitable appliances have now been telegraphed for to Wellington, and wil! arrive in time for use during the spring tides, which commence to make tomorrow, but will be of very little practical use until the end of the week, consequently nothing can now be done until then. Fifty tons of cargo still remain aboard, forty tons having been thrown over tup. side, including Greymouth stuff, and the balance ha. been landed and stored. The Greymouth portion of the latter will be forwarded per Manawatu on her return from Wellington, for which port she will leave this afternoon. The jettisoned cargo, consisting ot flour, bran, &c., was collected by residents on the beach as it came ashore, and taken possession of by them, but tho agents of the ship now advertise that goods must bo accounted for and salvage claimed. A general average bond has been prepared, ana freight and 10 per cent, of invoice value if consignment collected from local consignees. Some, however, decline to pay ; iho goods are therefore detained. The steamer ■ is leaking slightly, and the machinery is’out of order, j and two fans of the propeller are broken. There is a present proposed arrangement that the Manawatu shall bring launching appliances from Wellington, go to Greymouth with cargo, aud then return here and accompany the Grafton to Wellington when she floats.

THE ALTERATIONS TO THE STORM BIRD. The alterations to the steamer Stormbird, an outline of which we gave when sho was taken up on the hard, are progressing rapidly, and Messrs Robertson and Co the contractors, anticipate that she will be launched next week and in readiness to take up her old trade between Wellington and Wanganui in October—a time of tlie year when her services for carrying passenprors and wool will be thoroughly appreciated. The -work has been carried out as originally designed. The hull has been lengthened by 28ft, all the bottom plates, which had been worn very thin, through continued river traffic, have been replaced, and'tlie deep keel, which accordingto modern ideas is unnecessary, and only seems to increase the draft, has been cut away. A large deckbouse lias been put oil on tlie same principle as on the Huia and Go-Aliead, which will contain the accommodation for first-class passengers. The work for tho fittings has been sublet, and, although nothing has been done aboard with regard to it, we understand it is almost ready for being put up. Messrs Robertson have almost completed the machinery and boiler and it is anticipated that these will he ready for putting in as soon as the hull is launched. It is liiglily. satisfactory to see a work of this description undertaken in Wellington, as it shows that there is reallj' no necessity for going out of the place for it. The total cost will be between £SOOO and £6OOO. THE WRECK OF THE THREE BROTHERS. Further particulars are to band relative l to> tlie wreck of the cutter Three Brothers at Kapiti.. It appears that Captain Thoms had shipped 100 sacks of corn, consigned to the proprietors of . the Foxton line ‘ of coaches, to be delivered at Otaki. Captain Thoms anchored under Kapiti for shelter, on account of the heavy NW gale, and, his cable parting, he was driven ashore, fortunately on a sandy bottom. Mr Field and some Maoris left Waikanae oil Thursday to render assistance, but up to yesterday morning had not returned to the main land, and ai a heavy sea was running it is not likely they would reach tho main land till to-day, a heavy south-easterly wind and a high sea prevailing. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING OOi’S ‘ steameKs. (united press association.) CnRrsTCHURCH. September 7. The New Zealand Shipping Company has beem advised that the lonic l is loading at London for Wellington and Lyttelton, and has already booked a full number of passengers. The Tongitiro, -the first new steamer built for tho Company, sails from London ofi 1 October 25, under command of Captain Haliett, R.N.. for Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. The second steamer . will be ready for launching on October 3rd, and is expected to sail from London in November. COLLISION - AT NELSON. UNITED press association.) Nel-on, 'September S. r ' On the evening of the 28th August the steamer Murray, whilst; leaving Nelson on her way to l Wellington, collided with The small cutter Plicehix. The affair was not reported at the time, but Westrupp, master of the has since reported to the Collector of Customs, who. held a preliminary inquiry yesterday. An official inquiry was held before' Mr Curtis. R.M., and Captains Palmer and: Curry to-day, when Captairi Scott, of the Murray, and Mr Pauly the second officer,, were called on to deposit their eertifl.cates. The inquiry occupied a long time, aud it appeared that Captain. Scott and Mr Paul were both on the b.'age. Paul then saw the- cutter’s lights dead ahead, but - did not-toll the captain, who was also !„looking out. When the steamer was within about. . 50yds, Westrupu, master ot the Phoenix, shouted out, and Captain Soott put his helm hard a-port. ' The steamer jlist caught the' bowsprit of the cutter and: carried it away. and the steamer proceeded, not ; staying to inquire. The Court unanimously, decided that the second mate deserves severe censure for neglecting,to report.tile cutter’s lights to the captain; that th'e captain-was'-to blame for not stopping the engines when he was. hailed by the cutter and saw her lights, in addition to porting his helm ; that the captain also deserves censure for not, stopping the.engines as soon as-he became aware the accident, in Order to.render assistance f required. " 1 O I ENTRANCE TO WESTPORT. Information has been received by the Secretary of the Marine Department from the Harbormaster at Westport to the effect tiiat the removal of the flagstaff at that port to.the South Spit’wilbbe commenced on the Ihtli iDstant, and it is expected to'be erected in the new. position aud ready for use on .the 15th instant. Whilst it is being removed, the entrance will be marked by two trianguliiD-shaped beacons on the South Sjiit; painted white, and eleven chains i-apart, the back beacon being 20ft high and having a ’"black band across its centre, and the front beacon being 7ft high. When the tide is suitable for vessels to cross the bar the following signals will be shown: During the day—Red flags on both beacons, which should be kept in line until the har is. passed, when the present river- beacons on the north side will lead up. the river as previously. During the night—A white light on the’back’beaeon and a red light on the front beacon will be shown as usual. When the bar is crossed, the two red lights on the north side lead up the river. For signalling purposes, a pale, about 30ft high, will be used behind the back beacon, but mo ball signals will be shown. FURTHER WRECK IN THE PACIFIC. r (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, September 10. Tlie Penguin, arrived from Fij'i, brings intelligence of the wreck of the barque Prince Alfred, on North Astrolabe reef Captain Smith and crew reached Suva safely. The vessel is partly owned by the captain, who loses heavily by the wreck. SHIPPING SUMMARY. The month possesses no features of special interest with regard to shipping. The coastal trade has continued active, though as shearing has not yet commenced the inward cargoes are still light. By the end of tho month wool will no doubt commence to come in, and then there will be the usual flood of this, the chief product of the country, and as there is reason to * believe that the clip will be a satisfactory one, business will be accelerated in a corresponding degree. Two steamers are at present on the stocks, namely the Stormbird, which is undergoing most extensive alterations in the yardif of Messrs Robertson and Co., and a new one of about 60 tons, which is being built by Messrs Luko, Sons, .and Williams, for a Napier firm. Both will bo ready for launching in a few days. English shipping has not been very brisk, the only arrivals being tho New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Wairoa and the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s barque Wave Queen, both from London. The former made an uneventful passage, losing a great deal of time during the early part, owing to a succession of light and unfavorable winds. ’ She arrived on the 29th ultimo. Scarlatina broke out among the crew, and an ordinary seaman named Roberts succumbed to it. She is now lying alongside the Queen's Wharf discharging. The Wave Queen came in two days, later, having experienced similar weather. She also has been berthed at the Queen’s Wharf. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s ship Timaru sailed fdr Newcastle on Wednesday last. The same Company's barque Oxford was brought round from the quarantine station shortly after the publication of our last Summary, and she has since then discharged her cargo. She is now lying in the fairway, and will sail for Java with tho first change of wind. will be remembered that she originally left Plymouth for this port under command of Captain Bradnock, with a largo number of .immigrants, for carrying which she is specially adapted, and that she becamo dismasted during a hurricane in the Bay of Biscay, being afterwards towed back to Cardiff. Typhoid fever broke out among the passengers, who were, lipwever, again puti aboard the same vessel, which.sailed once more, this time under command of Captain Seymour. F'ever again broke out, and two of the passengers died. Several passengers having lodged, complaints, chiefly with regard to the treatment on tlie first voyage, the whole subject was referred to a. Commission. The evidence taken, together with, tlie report of the Commissioners, appears elsewhere. It is; satisfactory to note, that _ Captain Seymour and his officers are. exonerated from all blame, j The Agent-Geapsal had promised to furnish; an explanation, of certain circumstances attending; the first voyase>, but, so far as, ave know, that haa not as yet coma to hand ; and, meantime, the public here can only consider that the passengers were shamefully treated, »ot on board the ship, but in the barracks at Plymouth- The Shaw SaviU, and Albion Company's

barque Cumbria sailed for London early in the week, with a full cargo of local produce. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamers Catalonia and British King have sailed from Lyttelton for London during the month, taking fair cargoes, prominent being frozen meat, and a number of passengers. The Doric, of the same line, 4s' expected.aK Auckland from London in a day or two, and will visit this port. She is to take some 8000 carcases of frozen mutton on her return trip. Accidents on the New Zealand coast have been few and unimportant. The Union Company’s steamer B.otomahana, which grounded on the Otara Reef, as stated last month, is still in dock at Port Chalmers, but a contract for repairs is in progress. The brigantine Adieu, which left Greymouth timber-laden for Melbourne on the 10th April, has not been heard of since, aud has been abandoned by the Underwriters. She was not in the best trim on leaving "port, and has no doubt foundered during heavy weather.