SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 674, 30 January 1885, Page 14

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF WELLINGTON.

ARRIVED. Thursday, January 22. Kiwi, ss, 133 tons, Campbell, from Napier and Cape Turnagain. Passengers Miss Hutchison, Mr, Misses (2) and Mesdames (_2) Speedy, Messrs Pringle and Williams. Levin and Co, agents. Mohaka, ss, 20 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Tui, ss, 55 tons, Pope, from Foxton. Bishop, agent. Friday, January 23. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, from OneLunga, Taranaki, Nelson and Picton. IPassengers Saloon : Misse3 Brock, Bonnington, Newton, Percy, Scott, Story, and Watson, Mesdames White, Reid, Leahy, Dorset, Holdsworth, McElwain, Gross and toy, Mr and Mrs Gavin, Mr and Mrs Pickering and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Thomas, Gaptain Thomas, Messrs Bourke, Deveril, Callaghan, Smith, Shaw, Dow, Blackie, Remington, Mursell, Crisp, Richmond, Kawson, Xightfoot, and Wilson; 8 steerage. U.S.S. C °Wa S ihora, ss, 1269 tons, Edie, from Melbourne and Hobart, via South. Passengers— Saloon : Misses Turnbull, Hellyer, Cherrett, Swan, and Mountain, Mesdames Robinson, Dale, McLaren, Ballance, Burn, Allen, Petre, Reid Williams, Mr and Mrs JNancarrow, Mr and Mrs Pollard, Mr and Mrs Payne, Mr and Mrs Pilcher, General Davidson, Messrs Oldenshaw, Hull, Smith, Varcoe, Harcourt, Thompson, Lang, Watts, Stewart, Robinson, Hey wood, Koss, Garland, Goodson, King, Chambers, Leybourne, Burgon, Bridge, Lindop, Todd, Shanks. Davidson (2), Schacht, Flvger, Reid, Mahon, Kemplen, and Edwards ; 26 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kennedy, ss, 136 tons, Furneaux, from West Coast ports and Nelson. Passengers Messrs Kelly and Lim Kee. . -oi i. - Waihi, ss. 63 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. Passengers—Miss Stirling, Mrs McAllister, Messes Roberts, Lonmer, and Blackie. U.S.S. Co, agents. . Hauraki, ss, 58 tons, Harvey, from Waitara, Opunake, and Picton. Levin and Co, agents. Jane Douelas, ss, 75 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Passengers—Misses Cameron, Crawford. and Graham, Mesdames Cameron and Howe, Mr and Mrs Edwards and family, Messrs Larkworthy, Withers, Howard, Goodbehere, Clarke, Neylan, Master ■ Cooper, and Mitchell’s Band (13). TT.S.S. Co, agents. MKoranui. ss, 301 tons, Oliver, from “outh and Nelson. Passengers-Saloon ; Misses Moriarity, Cox, Bradley. Ulranigh, Liddell, and Ryder, Mesdames Allan. Mason, Holes and child, Hart, Dowsett, Nation and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Hammond, Captain Williams, Messrs Mouldey, Dane, Geesler, ' Glasgow and son, Moyes, Brooker, Pierard, Serameyour, Symons, and Wmmill; 2 steerage. Williams, agent. Saturday, January 24. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui. Passengers-Cabin : Misses Cummins and Payne, Mesdames Aldridge, Lomax, Gordon and 2 children, Messrs KebbeU, Goodfellow, Monrad, Pallett, Smith, Dufftll, Mole, Pelfit, Hoggard ; 1 steerage. Turnbull and Co, ~°Ohau, ss, 411 tons, Bernech, from Lyttelton. TT.S.S. Co, agents. Omapere, ss, 302 tons, Smith, from Greymouth. TJ.S.S. <Do, agents. Sunday, J anuary 20. Go-Ahead, ss, 129 tons, Plumley, from 'Napier, Castle Point, and TTrite. Passenger Mr Wilson. Johnston and Co, agents. _ ~ Mohaka, ss, 20 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. , . Waihi, ss, 63 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. Passengers—Misses Old, Cafferty, lairhall, Redwood (2), Mr and Mrs Scott, Messrs iorsyth, Sinclair, and Cable. U.S.S. Co, agents. . Wanaka, .ss, 278 tons, Bussell, from N eison. Passengers —Saloon : Misses Dick, Richmond (2), Mrs Grimes, Messrs McKenzie. Duncan, ' Kerr, Lunk, and Callis. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Rotomahana, ss, 864 tons, Carey, from Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Passengers —Saloon : Misses Malcolm, Bradford, George (2), Milne, Gray, Jacobs, Scarr, Archer, McHardy. Red ward,, McConnachie, Car ter, Mesdames Wlllamson and Scarr, Dr and Mrs Martin, Mr and Mrs Mackay, Mr and Mrs ■Barlow and infant, Messrs Mcßurney, Thorne, Pierson, Proffitt, Rae, Harris, Walker, Bell, Myers, Belcher, Skinner, Variance Forward, Noake, Moss, Wood, Grierson, ' Evans, Nairn, Margolionth Bwyer, Master Isaacs; 20 steerage. U.S.S. Co, Cross, ss, 158 tons, Hutchison, from Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers— Messrs Barker, Hiscoek, and Allen. U.S.S. Co, agents. _ , , Manawatu, ss, 113 tons, Dawson, from .Greymouth and Nelson. Passengers—Masters Buckridge. Williams, agent. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, from Wanganui. Passengers —3O cabin, 5 steerage. Turnbull and Co, agents. Wakatu, ss, 75 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. Levin and Co, agents. St. Kilda, ss, 174 tons, Greager, from Greymouth. Passengers—Messrs Nicol and Hartley. Brunner Coal Co, agents. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Keston (2), Keeley, and Murray, Messrs Stevens, Milner, Preston, Churton. Effey, Le Sieur Nathan, Gladding, Taylor, Kershaw, Goldie (o), Rees, •Griffiths, Stokes, Stead, Trevor, Pine, and Macdonald; 11 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Monday, January 26. Tui, ss, 55 tons, Pope, from Foxton and Port Gore. Passengers Messrs Potts, Glempts, Glenville, Watson, and Master Kent. Bishop, agent. Waverley, ss, 77 tons, Gibbons, from Patea. Passengers—Mesdames Heywood and child, Crozier and 2 children, Rev,Mr Thomson, Messrs McMaster and Foster. Turnbull and Go, agents. Agnes, ketch, 24 tons, Anderson, from Havelock. Master, agent. Tuesday, January 27. Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Turnbull and Co, agents. Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, F raser, from Foxton. Passengers —Miss Knigge (2), Dayman, and Butt, Mrs Reid and son, Mr and Mrs Webb, Messrs Tanner, Coleman, Sneligrove, Patten, Campion, Thomas, Baker, Evans, aud Hayes. Turnbull and Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Russell, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Miss By an, .B ell, Daly, Ashby, Marshall, and Winny ; o steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. , Wallace, ss, 10S tons, Bruce, from Nelson and Picton. Turnbull and Co, agents. Wednesday, January 28. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers Saloon : _ Misses Cardigan, Simpson, Holdsworth, Craig, Barding (2), and Mackay, Mr and Mrs Stafford, Mr and Mrs Lichfield, Mr and Mis Holt and family, Mr and Mrs Powley, Mr and Mrs Skelly, Rev Mr Jones, Messrs Impey, Burrows, Pennington, Browning, Holmes, Harding, Jones, Dry Hall. Masters Travers, Sealy (2), and Mackay ; 7 steerage. U.S.S, Co„ agents.

Grafton, ss, 312 tons, Hill, from South. Passengers—Messrs Wilson, Anderson, Henderson, Smith, Wain, and Watkins. Williams, agent. Hawea, ss, [462 tons, Hansby, from South. Passengers —Saloon: Misses Phillips (2), Vernon, Sullivan, Young, and Crocker, Mesdames Stocker, Goodall, and Retemeyer, Rev Messrs Dean and Potter, Hon Messrs Stout and Larnach, Messrs Bardsley, Fownes, Taylor, Mosley, Kempthorne, Larnach, McDowell, Reeve, Page, Davy, Empson, Bethune, Dawson, Pilcher, Sheen, and Master Morrice; 12 steerage, U.S.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraserfrom Wanganui. Possengers—Cabin : Misses Maunder, Chevannes, and Nathan (2), Mesdames Cotteril, Hurrel and child, Messrs Barraud, Lang, McPhun, Fancourt, McGibbons, Coaklev, Roberts, Nichol, Ansley, Masters Nathan (2), and 2 steerage. Turnbull and Co, agents. SAILED.

Thursday, January 22. Penguin, ss 442 tons, Allman, for Picton Nelson, Taranaki and Onehunga. Passengers —Saloon : Miss Bethune, Mesdames Adams, Grove, Mr and Mrs Duncan, Mr and Mrs McKenzie, Rev. Mr Cassidy, Messrs Gilman, Kirkpatrick, Smith and Master McNeil; 30 steerage. Hauroto, ss, 1276 tons, Anderson, for the South. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Brandon (2), Dr and Mrs Rawson and family, Mr and Mrs Hirschberg, Messrs Morrah, Duncan (2), Grey, Sherwood, Blackwood, Turner, McLarn ;15 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Mahinapua, ss, 205 tons, Bernech, for West Coast ports. Passenger—Mr Sampson. U.S.S. Co, agents. Friday, January 23. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Tuckey, Phillips, and Richardson, Mesdames Coosley, and Johnson, Mr and Mrs Beetham, Mr and Mrs Tetley, Hon Mr Larnach, Hon Major Atkinson, Messrs McDowell, Rees, Cummins, Thurlow, Davenport, Kitchen, Gray, Campbell, Reeves, Kennedy, Parsonage, Murray, Lawrence, Adams, Edwards, Stevenson, and Wakefield ;31 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Russell, for Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Schroder, Mesdames Schroder and Carter, Messrs Anderson, Thorne, and 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons,Chambers,for Wanganui. Passengers—Misses OBrien and Smale, Pollard Troupe (28). Turnbull and Co, agents. Manaia, ss, 62 tons, Baxter, for Blenheim. Passenger—Mr Holmes. Turnbull and Co, agents. Kennedy, ss, 136 tons, Furneaux, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Turnbull and Co, agents. Murray, ss, 78 tons, Bruce, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Turnbull and Co, agents. Mawhera ss, 340 tons, Johnson, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Mesdames Webber and Saxby, Mr Robertson. Williams, agent. _ Tui, ss, 55 tons, Pope, for Forton. _ Pas-sengers—-Mesdames Mackley and Simms. Bishop, agent. Waihora, ss, 1269 tons, Edie, for Sydney, via Napier, Gisborne, - and Auckland. Passengers —Saloon : Misses Martindale (2), Richardson, Hewitt, Veitch, Ward and maid, Phillips, Newton, Plimmer, Warde, and Herbert, Mesdames Percy, Broughton, Judkin, Warren, Harlcer and children, Edmunds, Mr and Mrs Daldy, Mr and Mrs McLaren and child, Mr and Mrs Peel, Mr and Mrs Pickering and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Bennett and family. Mr and Mrs Murray, Major Te Wheoro, Messrs Griffiths, Farnall, Snodgrass, Buchanan, Agratti, Bennett, Fenton, Lawrence (2), Montgomery, Davell, Love, Massey, McLean, Vernon, Edwards, Taylor, Fenwick, Raddin, Berney, Shaw, Hyland, Sheldon, Pratt, Gray, Watford, Hebgame, Goodbehere, Harker, Williams, Leatham, McGlashan, and Stirling; 25 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 63 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wakatu, ss, 75 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passenger—l steerage. Levin and Co, agents. Mohaka, ss, 20 tons, Eckford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Saturday, January 24.

Ohau, ss, 411 tons, Bernech, for East Coast and Auckland. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kiwi, ss, 133 tons, Campbell, for Napier and Castle Point. Levin and Co, agents. ■ Sunday, January 25.

Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Russell, for Lyttelton. U.S.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, for Wanganui. Turnbull and Co, agents. Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Turnbull and Co, agents. Monday, January 26.

Southern Cross, ss, 158 tons, Hutchison, for Port Chalmers, U.S.S. Co, agents. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers —Saloon : Misses Redworth and Hopkirk, Mrs Perry and boy, Captain Dalton, Messrs Nairn and Shine; 7 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Rotomahana, ss, 864 tons, Carey, for Melbourne, via South. Passengers Saloon : Misses Harris, Morley, Hooper, Moorhouse, Leete, Ewan, Aldridge, Mesdames G-affard, Johnson, Lomax, Dawson and family, and Usher, Mrs and Miss Mowbray, Mr and Mrs Campbell, Mr and Miss Rainsford, Messrs Holgate, Murcell, Remington, ' Marshall, Preston, Lightfoot, Blackie, Don, Mackay, Berrv, Lenihan, and Ralston; 10 steerage. U.S.'S. Co., agents. Hinemoa, ss, 252 tons, Fairchild, for Onehunga. Passengers—Hon. Mr and Mrs Ballance, Messrs Butler and Fox, Constable Fleming, and 1 prisoner. Wakatu, ss, 75 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura. Passengers—Miss Carl, Mrs Dryden, Messrs Goodall, Davidson, and McGlashan. Levin and Co., agents. Hauraki, ss, 58 tons, Harvey, for Opunafce and Waitara. Passengers —Messrs Robson and Tyson, and 5 emigrants ex lonic. Levin and Co., agents. Tuesday, January 27. Omapere, ss, 352 tons, Allman, for Greymouth.

Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, _ for Wanganui. Passengers —Mr and Mrs Hssking and. 2 boys, Masters Stowe, Cooper, Grace, Swainson, Kemp, Hickson, Williams, and Izard. Turnbull and Co, agents. Jane Douglas, ss, 75'tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Davis. Turnbull and Co, agents. Manaii, ps, 62 tons, Baxter, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co, agents. Manawatu, ss, 113 tons. Dawson, for Wanganui and Westport. Williams, agent. ss, 278 tons, Russell, for Nelson. Passengers—Mesdames Hooper and Duncan, Messrs Daly and Kennedy. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 63 tons, Manning, for Blenheim, Passengers Messrs Johnston, Sorensen, McMann, Gibbs, and Davis. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wednesday, January 2S. lonic, ss, 3070 tons, Cameron, for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, and Napier. Turnbull and Co, agents. Waverley, ss,. 77 tons, Gibbons, for Patea. Passengers—Mr and Miss Fulton, Mr Claridge. U,S.S. Co, agents.

Active, cutter, 23 tons, Evans, for Havelock. Master, agent: Day’s Bay, cutter, 19 tons, McGregor, for Port Gore. Master, agent. Wallace, ss, 10S tons, Bruce, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Messrs Cory and Alexander. Turnbull and Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Worgan, Messrs Hall Blair, and 2 boys, Masters Hector, Beere, Clark, and Porritt. Turnbull and Co, agents. Grafton, ss, 312 tons, Hill, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Mrs Dixon and family. Williams, agent. Tui, ss, 55 tons, Pope, for Foxton. Passengers—Messrs Pope and McHugh. Bishop, agent. Go-Ahead, ss, 129 tons, Plumley, for Urite, Castle Point, Akiteo, and Napier. Passengers Messrs Murray and Taylor. Johnston and Co, agents. Mohaka, ss, 20 tons, Eckford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, for South. Passengers—Misses Galway (2), Mesdames Ferrer, Long, Longsby, Kaufman, Read and Skey, Mr and Mrs Charlewood, family and maid, Messrs Frtshfield, King, Martin, Wigley, Williamson, Clement, Martin, Goodwin, Smith, Richardson, Graham, Marshall, and Brown ; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents.

BY TELEGRAPH.

UNITED PRESS.ASSOCIATION).

Dunedin, January 22. Arrived —Alfred Harley, barque, from Freemantle. Sailed —Cock o’ the North, for Adelaide ; Hurunui, ship, Captain Haselwood, for London ; Wairarapa, for Melbourne. The brig Conference and brig Star of the Mersey, from Newcastle, are considerably overdue, being out 30 and 21 days respectively. The Hurunui takes a cargo of wool for London.

Lyttelton, January 22. Arrived, 11.25 am.—Hawea, from Wellington. Sailedj 7.30 pm—Waihora for Wellington. Blenheim, January 22. Arrived, noon—Waihi, from Wellington. Napier, January 22. Arrived, 1 am—Go-Ahead, from Wellington. • Greymouth, January 22. _ Sailed, noon—Koranui, for Wellington, via Nelson.

Nelson, January 22. Arrived, 2.20 pm—Charles Edward, from Wellington. Wanganui January 22. Arrived, 11.45 am—Huia, this day. Napier, January 22. Sailed, 6.30 pm.—Go-Ahead, for Wellington.

Port Chalmers, January 22. Sailed —Ship Hurunui, for London, with cargo valued at L 84,555. Arrived —Alfred Hawley, from Fremantle. Auckland, January 22. Sailed —Endeavor for Samoa ; Rotomahana, for Melbourne, via South. Passengers—Wellinyton: Messrs Milne, George Martin, Scott, Mrs T. Scott, Messrs Brown, Thorne, Walker. Pursokk, Martin, Bourke. Greymouth, January 23.

Arrived—Manawatu, Wallace, and Kawatiri, from North ; St Hilda, from Wellington. Sailed —Omapere, for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Westport, January 23. Arrived —2.15 pm, Mahinapua, from Wellington. Lyttelton, January 23. Sailed—Ohau, for Wellington ; Hauroto, for Dunedin.

Nelson, January 24. Arrived —9.55 am, Kennedy; 10.45 am, Mawhera; and, 11 am, Murray, from Wellington. Foxton, January 24. Arrived, 4 pm—Tui, from Wellington. Napier, January 24. Arrived, 5 pm—Waihora, from Wellington. Auckland, January 24. Arrived —Herald, from Greymouth. Sailed —Ryno, for the South Sea Islands. Greymouth, January 24.

Arrived —Mahinapua, from the North. The Charles Edward, from Westport, put in through stress of weather, on her way to Hokitika. The weather is wet and stormy.

Lyttelton, January 25._ Arrived--Grafton, from Oamaru ; Scotia, from Dunedin.

Sailed —Jasper, for Mauritius; Viking, for Newcastle ; Recamia, for Timaru. Port Chalmers, January 25. Arrivals —Star of the Mersey; barque Belle Tsle, from Newcastle ; Hauroto, from Lyttelton.

Sailed —Wareatea, for the North. The French barque Frederic, Captain L. Roteller, has arrived from Calcutta with a cargo of gunnies, tea, and oil—the greater part for Lyttelton. Bluff, January 25.

The Manapouri arrived at 5 pin, left Melbourne on the 26th at 5.30 pm, arrived at Milford Sound on the 24th, at 3 pm, and sailed again at 6 pm. Had moderate north winds and fine weather throughout. Passengers for Wellington—Mr and Mrs Sullivan and family (3), Mr and Mrs Reffan and servant, Miss Hutcheson, Mrs Campbell, Messrs Hawkins Taylor, Anderson (2), Hutchins, and 3 steerage. Napier. January 26. Arrived—9.ls am, Ohau, from Wellington ; 5 am, Kiwi, from Castle Point. Wanganui, January 26.

Arrived, early—Huia, from Wellington. Port Chalmers, January 26. Arrived. 5 am—Tarawera, from Sounds excursion, via Bluff. She returns to the Sounds on the second excursion to-day. Picton, January 26. Sailed,§7.3o pm—Rotorua, for Nelson. Dunedin, January 26. Sailed —Hawea, for the North; Tarawera, for the West Coast Sounds.

Auckland, January 26,

. The Northern Steamship Company’s steamer Gareloch, 115 days from Glasgow, has arrived. She was brought out in charge of Captain James Hill, late of the barque Anazi. Arrived—Golden Tsle, from Wellington.^ The Hermiona cleared for London, with a cargo valued at L 44,718, of which gum amounted to L 20,000 and wool to LIS,Off). Lyttelton, January 26. Arrived Maud Graham, from Pelorus Sound.

. Sailed—Koranui, for Oamaru ; Wareatea, for Westport; Wanaka, for Wellington. Auckland, January 27. Arrived, 7.30 am—Te Anau, from Sydney, with a Brindisi mail. Lyttelton, January 27. Arrived, 10.30 am—Rofcomahgna, from Wellington ; Eliza Firth, from Greymouth. Sailed—Grafton and Hawea, for Wellington ; Rotomahana, for Port Chalmers. Napier, January 27. Sailed, 3.15 pm—Kiwi, for Wellington. Kaikou RA, January 27. Arrived. 3 pm—Wakatu, from Wellington. Wanganui, January 27. Arrived, 7 pm—St. Kilda, from Wellington.

Lyttelton, January 28. Arrived, 9 am—Wakatu, from Kaikoura. Wanganui, January 28. Arrived, 9 am—Stormbird and Manawatu, from Wellington.

Onehunga, January 27. Sailed, 4.18 pm—Penguin, for Taranald. January 28. Arrived, 6.30 am—Hinemoa, from Wellington.

Bluff, January 28. Sailed—Oamaru, for Wellington, to load frozen meat; Pareora and Gazelle, for London, with wool; Hopeful, for Brisbane, with timber and oats.

Port Chalmers, January 28. Arrived, 1.40 pm—Southern Cross, from Wellington.

Foxton, January 2S. Arrived, 7 pm—Jane Douglas, from Wellington. .

Waitara, January 28. Arrived, 6.50 pm—Hauraki, from Wellington, via Opunake. Dunedin, January 28. Arrived—Rotomahana and Southern Cross, from the North. Sailed—Rebecca Crowell, for Auckland : Hauroto, for Sydney, via Wellington: Manapouri, for Auckland. The Southern Cross, after an overhaul, will go to relieve the Suva in the Fiji trade, to enable the latter to receive an overhaul.

Auckland, January 28. Sailed—Waihora, for Sydney.

Captain F. Holmes, recently of the Union Steamship Company’s s.s. Taiaroa, has been appointed commander of the Mahinapua, as Captain Bernech has taken charge of the company’s new steamer Ohau. Mr Grant, chief officer of the Penguin, has been promoted to the command of the Taiaroa.

The Union Steamship Company’s steamer Waihora left Melbourne oh the 13th instant, called at Hobart on the 15th, reached the Bluff at 5.30 am on the 19th, and Port Chalmers at daylight next day ; left again at 6 pm the following day, arrived at Lyttelton at 9 am on the 22nd, leaving again at 8 pm, and arriving here at 11 am last Friday. She had fine weather with variable winds to Lyttelton, thence strong head winds. She sailed Friday night for Sydney, via the North, taking on the Auckland part of the lonic’s cargo.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s chartered steamer Coptic left Rio de Janeiro for London on the 15th instant, her frozen meat being in good order. She left here a day later than the New Zealand Shipping Company’s R.M.S.S. Kaikoura, which left Rio four days earlier than the Coptic. Sailing vessels (other than intercolonial trading vessels and coasters) entering the ports of Kaipara and, New Plymouth will be liable to a rate of 6d per toil register for lighthouse dues ; and intercolonial trading sailing vessels and steamers (except coasting steamers) will be liable to a rate of 4d per ton. No charge is to be made for coasting vessels. The Union Steamship Company’s newsteamer Ohau arrived here from Port Chalmers, Oamaru, and Lyttelton at 11.30 am on Saturday, having leit the last-named port at 4 pm on Friday. She sailed again the same evening for East Coast ports and Auckland. The Ohau is to be employed in the cargo trade on the East Coast of both islands. A description of her has already been published. The following are her officers : —Captain. Bernech ; chief officer, Mr McGall; second, Mr Maundrell; purser, Mr Campbell; chief engineer, Mr Cunningham; second, Mr Williams; third, Mr Cooper. iThe New Zealand Shipping. Company’s ship Piako is now nearly a full ship, and is expected to get away for London early next week.

The Union Steamship Company’s steamer Rotorua left Nelson at 6 pm on Tuesday, and experienced strong westerly winds with thick, squally weather, which greatly delayed the passage, the steamer being hove-to for some 4 hours owing to the thick *fogs. She arrived at Pictpn at 6 am on Wednesday ; sailed again at 8 am, and had strong head winds, with thick weather to arrival at 1 pm. She sailed for the South on Wednesday evening.

The Shaw, Savili, and Albion Company’s chartered steamer lonic sailed for Port Chalmers at 6.30 am on Wednesday. The Shaw, Saviil, and Albion Company’s ship Halcione, Captain Parker, left London on December Bth, and passed Deal on the following day. She brings the following passengers for Wellington : —Saloon : Mr F. W. Cunningham, Mr G eorge Greenwood ; Second Cabin : Mrs M. Gregory, Miss Eliza Gregory, Master Arthur Gregory, Master Charles Gregory, Mr J. P. Coulson, Mrs Coulson, Master Albert Coulson, Miss Gertrude Coulson, Alice Worsman; Third Cabin: Ered. Carter, Mrs Carter and five children, Thos. Calvert, Mrs G. Calvert and three children, Wm. King. The Stanley left New Work for Wellington on November 26. Iler agents are Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Go.