SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 810, 9 September 1887, Page 18

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF WELLINGTON

ARRIVED. Thursday, Septembeb 1. Moa, ss, 115 tons, Abrams, from Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Manawatu. ss, 120 tons, Lambert, from Westport. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Friday, September 2. Wakatu, ss, 75 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton, via Kaikoura. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs Dunkerton and child, Messrs Coghlan and Dunkerton ; 3 steerage. Levin and Co, agents. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. Passenger—Cabin :Mr Hodson. U.S.S. Co, agents. . Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, from North. Passengers Saloon : Misses Short, Beatue, and Hanim, Mesdames McKay and Scott (2), Father Patterson, Messrs Hooper. Greenheld, Lightfoot, Jenkins, Mitchell. McNicol, Logan, Clifford, Lockie, and McKay ; 9 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. _ . , . Te Anau, ss, 1028 tons, Mclntosh, from Melbourne, via Southern ports Passengers— Saloon : Mr and Mrs Beaumont, Mr and Mrs Hatton, Mr and Mrs Woodhouse and o children, Mr and Mrs Forbes, Mrs Nome, Miss Bower, Captain Williams, Messrs Helley, Woods, Waite, Knight, Stephenson, Mann, Ferguson, Henry, Butterworth, Hendry, Parker, Richardson, McEvoy, Nott, and Bowen ;14 steerage. TJ.S.S.Co, agents. Saturday, September 3. Neptune,s3, 44 tons, Eekford, from Blenheim. Passenger—Cabin : Mr Green. Levin and Mawhera, ss, 3SO tons, Hill, from South. Passenger—6 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Arawa, ss, 3268 tons, Commander Stuart, from London, via Port Chalmers, Turnbull and Co, agents. , Suva, ss, 233 tons, Spinks, from Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers— Saloon : Messrs Davis and Cole; 1 steerage- U.S.S. Co, agents. Sunday, September 4. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Ashby, Mesdames lnnes, Johnson, and Davis,Messrs Bauie, Ivess, Mellish, Godfrey, Crompton, Holmes, Mansfield, Wastney, Wilford, Robinson and Brownlee ; 7 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Grant, from New Plymouth and Manukau. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs Johnson and Hutton. TJ.S.S. Co, a °Kau’ieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, from Blenheim. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Wallabi, ss, 101 tons, Leys, from GisborneMaster, agent. , Tarawera, ss. 1269 tons, Sinclair, from Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers—Saloon :Mr and Mrs Winter and family (5), Mesdames Richards and Lee, Messrs Levy, Liddy, McDougall, Walters, Stanley. TJ.o.S. Co, agents. Monday, September o. Charles Edward, ss, 154 tons, Whitweli, from West Coast and Nelson. Passengers— Cabin : Misses Small, Earthmore, and Dowling, Messrs Smith, Sutherland, JBuckridge, and Murray. Turnbull and Co, agents. ■ Clematis, ketch, 65 tons, Green, from Lyttel ton. Master, agent. . Napier, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, from 1! oxton. Levin and Co, agents. .. , Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Wanganui. Levin and Co, agents. Murrav, ss, 90, Vickerman, from Wanganui. Tuesday, September 6. Clio, schooner, 86 tons, Kirk, from Lyttelton. Master, agent. ~, , , , Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eekford, from Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Mahinapua, ss, 205 toes, Holmes, from South. Passengers Saloon : Miss Gillon, Messrs Henry and Gilkes ; 9 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. , Hauroto, ss, 1276 tons, Kennedy, from Sydnev. Passengers Saloon : Mesdames Weston, Rainbow and infant, Mr and Mr Pauli and Mr Waller; 21 steerage. TJ.S.S, Co, agents. T .. , Wanaka, ss, 278 ton 3, Grant, from Lyttelton. Passengers —Saloon: Messrs Taiaroa, Rayner, Klein, Rive, Restor., Irons, and 7 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co. agents. Hampshire, barque, 1164 tons, Mathias, from Calcutta. Levin and Co, agents. WEDNE3DAY, SEPTEMBER 7. Wakatu, ss, 75 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura Levin and Co, agents. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, from Wanganui. Turnbull and Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, from Picton. TJ.S.S. Co. agents. Wednesday, September 7. Huon Belle, ketch, 42 tons, Berg, from Kaiapoi. Master, agent. Stella, ss, 156 tons, Fairchild, from s.s., 442 tons, Allman, from Nelson and Pfcton. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Daley, Mesdames Dillon and Norgrove, Bishop Lusk, Father Egan, Messrs Dillon, Norgrove, Oldham, Spalding, Le Cren, St Barbe, Goulter, Casey and Mullen ; 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. „ SAILED. Thursday, September 1. Wakatipu, ss, 1158 tons, Wheeler, for Sydney. Passengers —Saloon: Mr Miller : 20 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, for Wanganui. Turnbull and Co. agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eekford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Friday', September 2. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, for Lyttelton. Passengers —Saloon : Messrs Ashcroft, Roberts, Ballam, and Allen; 3 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. . . SS*Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Saturday, September 3. Kentish Lass, barque, 305 tons, Holm, for Kaipara. Turnbull and Co, agents. May, barquentine, 247 tons, Robb, for Blutt. Turnbull and Co, agents. Manawatu, ss, 120 tons, Lambert, for Westport. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tonß, Eekford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Wakatu, ss, 75 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Levin and Co, agents. Napfer, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. Levin and Co, agents. _ , , , Te Anau, ss, 1028 tons, Mclntosh, for Sydney, via East Coast and Auckland. I assengers- Saloon : Mr and Mrs Nancartow, Mr and Mrs Stewart, Mesdames Baddeley and Calthorp, Miss Nan carrow, Messrs Simkin, Ashcroft, Wilcox, Virtue and Salmon; 13 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. , Moa. ss, 115 tons, Abrams, for Mohikinui. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Grant, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Lieutenant Falconer and Somerville. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Mawhera, ss, 380 tons, Hill, for Nelson and Greymouth. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Goden and 2 children. Miss Basset, Hamilton, Tolhurst; 7 steerage. TJ.S.S. 00, agents. Monday, September 5. Wallabi, ss, 101 tons, Leys, for Greymouth. Master, agent.

Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers Saloon : Misses Allen, Braithwaite, Richards, and Hamilton, Mrs Wilton and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Jones, Messrs Spalding, Le Cren, Snodgrass, Matthews, Ferguson, Wilton, Greenfield; and Butterworth ; 6 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, .agents; Tarawera, ss, 1269 tons, Sinclair,' for Melbourne, via South and Hobart. Passengers— Saloon: Misses Fielding, Minnie, Caldor, Beaton, Ashton, Warren, Byrne, Howell, De Vere, Goodson, Meeson (3), Mesdames Gascoigne, Winter, Croxton, Johnson, Hugo, Hayward, Meeson, Mr and Mrs Coppinger and family, Revs W. H. Root, Elliott, 1 ixon, Prof. De Montalk, Messrs Benvenuti, Maher, Greig, Lindsay, Sutherland, Lowe, McCornish, Watt, Hugo (2), Haywood, Nash, Southern, Morris, Meeson, Clark, Stewart, McHardy, Buckridge, Brackor, Southey, Otago loot jail Team (20); 15 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Cora, schooner, 45 tons, Campbell, for Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Charles Edward, ss, 154 tons, Whitweli, for Nelson and West Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs Poulson, Mr Gadsby ; 1 steerage. 1 urnbull and Co, agents. Tuesday, September 8. Mahinapua, ss, 205 tons. Holmes, for South. Passengers—3 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Kiwi, ss, 133 tons, Campbell, for East Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Harvey and Mr Harvey. Levin and Co, agents. Napier, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, for I) oxton. Levin and Co, agents. Suva, ss, 231 tons, Spinks, for Auckland, via East Coast. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Craig, Robb, Croll, and Donough ; 2 steerage. Turnbull and Co, agents. , , Murray, ss, 90 tons, \ickerman, tor Nelson and West C oast. Turnbull and Co, ss, 1276 tons, Kennedy, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers—7 steerage. TJ.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 27S tons, Grant, for New Plymouth and Manukau. Passengers— Saloon : Mrs Weston; 5 steerage. U.b.b. Co. agents. ~ . , Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Mr and Mrslansley and family (4). U.S.S. Co, agents. Wednesday, September 7. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eekford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Allman, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers Saloon : Miss Grey, Mrs Harrington and family (4), Sir James Prendergast, Rev P. N. Hunter, Messrs Had field, Greig and Dodson ; 13 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, for Wanganui, Waitara and Manukau. Turnbull and Co, agents. IMPORTS. Ex Arawa, from London. —2 cases, B. Martin; 15 plates, 5 kegs, 9 bars, W. R. Williams; 2 cases, C. Smith ; It castings, W. and G. Turnbull and Co ; 43 bdls, Murray Roberts and Co; 2 cases, E, Pearce and Co; 10 cases, James Smith; 100 cases, E. vv. Mills; 11 .cases, Kempthorne and Co ; 41 cases, 71 bales, Harcourt and Co ; 501 cssks, 153 bdls, 37 cases, 45 boxes, 6 vices, 11 bales, J. Duthie and Co ; 40 cases, 28 trunks, 4 bales, Turnbull, Smith, and Co; 70 cases, 4 bales, Thompson and Shannon ; 23 cases, 3 bales, 12 boxes, 9 pkgs, Kirkcaldie and Stains; 888 rails, 624 cases, 33 casks, 1 crate, 2 castings, 8 wheels, 56 trunks, 29 ( bales, 16 pkgs, 16 girders, 310 pieces bridges, 82 bdls, 27 boxes, 60 bars, 70 kegs, variously consigned and to order. B Y TELEGRAPH. (ONTTEU PRESS ASSOCIATION) Lyttelton, September 1. Arrived—6.3o am, Hawea, from Wellington ; Te Anau, from South. Sailed—Te Anau, for Wellington. Passen<rera—Miss Davis, Mesdames Field, Simmons, Hay, Messrs Simmons, Bucldand, Davies, Menzies ; Hawea, for Dunedin; Kahu, for Chatham Islands. Port Chalmers, -September 1. Arrived, 9 am—Janet Nicol, from WellingSailed, 11.30 am —Ravenswood, barque, for Newcastle. _ . , , Picton, September 1. Arrived, 5.20 pm —Rotorua, from WellingtoU‘ Blenheim, September 1. Arrived, 8.30 pm—Kanieri, from WellingSailed, midnight—Kanieri, for Wellington. Nelson, September 1. Sailed, 7 pm—Penguin, for Picton. Spit, September 1. Sailed, 5.45 pm—Kiwi, for Wellington. Auckland, September 1. Sailed—Tarawera, for South. Passenger for Wellington—Mr J. Walters. Nelson, September 2. Arrived, 8.20 am—Rotorua, from Picton. Blenheim, September 2. Arrived, early—Neptune, from Wellington. Wanganui, September 2. Arrived, 8.50 am —Huia, from Wellington. Greymouth, September 2. Arrived, 1 am—Maori, from Wellington. Port Chalmers, September 2. Arrived—Omapere and Hawea, from the North. • Sailed, 2 pm Arawa, for Wellington; Mahinapua, for West Coast; Wairarapa, for Melbourne; barque Ravenswood, for Newcastle. , Lyttelton, September 2. Sailed, 3.30 pm—Mawhera, for Wellington. Spit, September 2. Sailed, 6.30 pm—Suva, for Wellington. Lyttelton, September 5. Arrived, 12.30 am —Wakatu, from Wellington, via Kaikoura ; 5 am, Wanaka, from Wellington ; Estrella, barque, from Calcutta. Sailed, 2,30 pm—Mahinapua, for Wellington ; 7 pm, Wakatu, for Wellington, via Kaikoura. Picton, September 5. Arrived, 6.30 pm—Penguin, from Wellington- „ Blenheim, September 5. Sailed, 7 pm—Neptune, for Wellington. Dunedin, September 5. Arrived —Barque Rose M., from Newcastle. Sailed—Omapere, for North. Bluff, September 5. Arrived, 11.15 am—Mararoa, with an English mail. She left Melbourne on the 31st ult., and arrived as above. Passengers for Wellington—Miss Lones, Mr Munday. Auckland, September 6. Arrived—Waihora, from Sydney (Ist September.) Passengers for Wellington—Mr and Mrs Wright. General Schaw returned to Auckland by this steamer. Westport, September 6. Arrived, 12.50 pm—Moa and Manawatu, from Wellington. Port Chalmers, September G. Arrived—Mararoa, from Melbourne ; Kawatiri, from Westport. Sailed—Hawea, for North. Passengers Sir George Grey, Mr and Mrs Thomson. Misses Holdersland, Messrs Dickson, and Brown ; 3 steerage.

Lyttelton, September)!). Arrived, 8.30 am —Tarawera, from Wellington. Nelson, September 6, Arrived —1.40 am, Waitapu, 9.25 am, Charles Edward, from Wellington. . Lyttelton, September 7. Arrived—B 30 .am, Mahinapua, 10.10 am, Hauroto, from Wellington ; Hawea, from Port Chalmers ; Notero, barque, from Auckland ; Lizzie Guy, schooner, from Kaipara. Sailed, 4.45 pm—Hawea, for Wellington. Passengers—M isses Cantle and Stewart, M essrs Menzies, Ludwig, Astley, Frame and poley; Mahinapua, for Akaroa, Timaru and Dunedin. Nelson, September 7. Arrived, 7.50 am —Murray, from Wellington. Sailed, 11.5 am —Rotorua, for Picton. Russell, September 7. Arrived, 6 am—Wainui, from Fiji. Castle Point, September 7. Arrived, 9.30 am—Kiwi, from Wellington. Blenheim, September 7. Arrived, 10 am—Kanieri, from Wellington. Wanganui, September 7. Arrived, 11.10 am—Huia, from Wellington. Foxton, September 7. Arrived, noon —Napier, from Wellington. Greymouth, September 7. Arrived, noon —Wallabi, from Wellington. Sailed, 10 am —Maori, for Wellington. Westport, September 7. Sailed—Early, Grafton.; 945 am, Moa, for Wellington. Dunedin, September 7. Arrived —Tarawera, from the North. Sailed—Tongariro, for Lyttelton ; Kawatiri, for Greymouth ; Mararoa, for North. Passengers—Mrs Joachim, Professor and Mrs Chainey, Messrs Escott and Oxford, Masters Gillies and Parker, Dr Neill; 8 steerage.

The U.S.S. Co’s ss Te Anau arrived here last Friday fiom Melbourne, via Southern ports. She sailed from Melbourne on 23rd ult, at 6 pm, and arrived at Hobart at 7 am on the 25th ; sailed again same day, and arrived at the Bluff at 7 am on the 29th ult.; left same day, and sailed from Dunedin on 31st, at 5- pm ; arrived at Lyttelton on the Ist inst, at 10 am, and sailed at 3 am on the 2nd, arriving as above. From Melbourne to Lyttelton she experienced fine weather, and thence to Wellington strong, northerly wind and head' sea. . She sailed on Saturday evening for Sydney, via Auckland. The steamer Grafton did not go on her usual trip South on Sunday, as she is to discharge coal into the Arawa next day. The ss Wallabi left Gisborne at 3 pm on the Ist instant, bound for Greymouth. She put in here for shelter from a strong head wind and sea at midday on Sunday. The- Wallabi resumed her journey on Monday. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Tarawera left Auckland at midday on the Ist instant, arrived at Gisborne at 1 pm on 2nd ; left again the same day, and arrived at Napier at 6,30 am on the ord ; she sailed again at 2 pm on the same day, and arrived here at 9 am on Sunday. She experienced fair winds and smooth sea throughout the passage. The Tarawera left for Melbourne, \ia South, on Monday. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Suva left Auckland at 7.30 pm on 20th ult, called at Hicks Bay, Tuparoa, and Tologa Bay ; arrived at Gisborne at 6 pra on the Ist inst, left again at 10 pm on same day, arrived at Napier at 5.30 am of 2nd; left at 6.30 pm on same day, and arrived here at 11.45 pm on Saturday. She experienced fine weather from Auckland to Napier, thence strong south-westerly gale and head sea to- arrival. The R.M.S Zealandia left .San Irancisco with the English mails of the 10th August on the 26th August. The R.M.S. Alameda arrived at San Francisco on the 3rd September, a day before she was due, with the New Zealand mails of the 15th August. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Mahinapua left Dunedin on the 2nd instant and arrived at Lyttelton via way ports, at 1.20 pm on the 4th. She left again at 2.30 pm on the sth, and arrived here at 8 am on Tuesday. She experienced fine weather throughout; The Mahinapua sailed for South on Tuesday afternoon. The ss Wanaka left Blenheim at 8 30 pm on the sth instant, and arrived here at 4 am yesterday. She returns to-day. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Hauroto left Sydney at 7.20 pm on the Ist instant, breasted Cape Farewell at 10.30 pm on the sth instant, and arrived here at 10 am on Tuesday. She experienced strong westerly and southerly winds with heavy seas and occasional squalls throughout. She sailed South the same evening. The steamer Wakatu, for Lyttelton and Kaikoura, was detained in port Wednesday night through stress of weather. The Brunner Coal Co’s paddle steamer Despatch has been undergoing some repairs and improvements at the Railway Wharf since her arri/al from Greymouth. She has had a trial trip in the harbor with satisfactory results, and she is now ready for work. 'The New Zealand Shipping Company have chartered the barque Cingalese to load wool at Wellington. Mr C. W. Turner, of Christchurch, is the owner of the Cingalese, and she is discharging cargo at Lyttelton at present.

ARRIVAL OF THE SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY'S S.S. ARAWA. The ss Arawa left Port Chalmers at 2 pm on the 2nd instant, and arrived here at 4pm on Saturday. She experienced strong head winds and heavy sea throughout the passage. A full account of the Arawa’s passage from England, together with the passenger list, has already appeared. The Arawa returns to Port Chalmers to-morrow morning, and goes thence to Lyttelton, and leaves Lyttelton finally for England on the 17th September. ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE HAMPSHIRE, FROM CALCUTTA. The barque Hampshire, from Calcutta, was signalled off the Heads at an early hour onTuesday morning, and beat into harbor, arriving at 9 am. She left Calcutta on the 4th July, crossed the Equator on the 28th July, was abreast of the Snares on the 27th ultimo, arriving here as above. The Hampshire experienced very heavy weather during the first ten days, and afterward moderate weather till her arrival on the New Zealand coast. From thence she had variable weather to arrival. She lias part cargo for Dunedin, and her Wellington agents are Messrs Levin and Co. The steamer Man a towed the Hampshire alongside the Queen’s Wharf, where she berthed in the afternoon. We might mention that Captain Mathias was the late chief officer of the ship Norfolk. RAILWAY PASSENGERS. The passengers by the through trains on the Wellington-Manawatu line last Friday were as follow: — _ _ , North.—Mrs Ling, Messrs Peat, Campbell, Morsehead, Atkinson, Hamerton, and 23 second-claso. South.—Messrs Staff, Fraser, Colgan, Wilson, and 10 second-class. . The passengers by the through trains on the Wellington and Manawatu line on Wednesday were as follow : North. Messrs Roberts, Putnam, and IfVQSinau; 15 second-class.

South.—Mrs D. J. Nathan, Messrs Cook, Bell, Spratt, Cohen, Watchem, and Richardson. SHIPPING SUMMARY. ■ The weather during the pa«t month has settled down considerably, and has been much more seasonable for the shipping trade. This has been felt particularly in the coastal and intercolonial trade, which is more liable to interruption than the Home trade through stoppages in the discharge of cargo on account of bad weather, and also through vessels being detained in port for the same reason. The number of English and American arrivals during the month have been few, and we have only had one mail steamer from England for Wellington direct. On Saturday, the 13th ult, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s R.M.S. Tongariro arrived here from London, via Plymouth, Madeira, Capetown, and Hobart. She left Plymouth on the 2nd July, and experienced light northerly winds and fine weather to Madeira, where she arrived at 10.45 am: on the Cth. After coaling she again took her departure at 5.25 pm on the same day, for Capetown, where she arrived at 9.30 am on the 22nd July. From Madeira to Capetown she experienced light NE trades, and tine weather to 9 N, when she met the SE trades, which proved strong, and a head sea. She left the Cape for Hobart at 4.45 pm on the 22nd July, and had light to moderate NW winds to the meridian of 135 E, and from thence to Hobart moderate SW winds and fine weather, where she arrived at 9.45 am on the 9th ultimo. After landing 17 passengers for Australian ports, and coaling and provisioning the ship, she left at 2.20 pm on the same day for Wellington. She experienced strong to moderate southerly winds and fine weather till abreast of Cape Farewell at 2 am on the 10th August, and arrived here as above. Tile Tongariro"s total time from Plymouth to New Zealand was 42 days 0 hours 20 minutes, and her actual steaming time 40 days IS hours 30 minutes. Her average speed was 13T‘5 knots. She brought 100 passengers of all classes, 371 sacks of mails, and 2800 tons of cargo. The passage was throughout a most enjoyable one, the usual amusements having been arranged with great success. The barquentine May arrived, off the Heads on the evening of the 21st of August, and beat into harbor on the 22nd, in the morning. The May was 15 days on the passage from Australia, and her cargo was consigned to Messrs Turnbull and Co. She had strong southerly winds up to within 200 miles of Cape Farewell, and thence light winds to arrival. She left for the Bluff, where she loads for Newcastle and Sydney, on the 4th instant. On the 25th August the R.M.S. Kaikoura took her departure for England. She had in her chambers 19,040 carcases of frozen mutton and 140 quarters ot beef. She took beside a full cargo of wool, tallow, and sundries. Her passengers for all ports numbered 80; The ship Blair Drummond, from London, arrived off the Heads on the 26th August, and was towed into harbor, where she took anchorage at 7.30 pm, by the steamer Mana. She left London on the 11th June, crossed the Equator on the 16th July, and made the Snares on the 18th instant, arriving here a 3 above. The Blair Drummond had fine weather to the Equator, and heavy weather to the southward, the ship straining heavily. From the Snares she had light variable winds and fine weather. She brought, beside a general cargo, about 50 tons of gunpowder. She has part cargo for Gisborne, and proceeds there after discharging here. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s ss Arawa arrived here from London, via Port Chalmers, at 4pm on the 3rd instant. The Arawa left Plymouth at 3.50 pm on the 16th July, and arrived at Teneriffe at 7 am on the 21st, left again at 8.45 pm on the same day, crossed the Equator on the 26th in long lldeg VV, and passed the meridian on the Ist instant. She arrived at Capetown at 8 am on the 6th, and at Hobart at 7.35 on the 24th, moved on again at 1 pm on the 25th, and arrived off Otago Heads at 8.15 inn on the 28th. The Arawa left Port Chalmers at 2 pm on the 2nd inst., and arrived here as above. She returns to Port Chalmers next Saturday, and goes thence te Lyttelton. She leaves Lyttelton finally for England on the 17th September. On last Tuesday, the 6th inst., the barque Hampshire, from Calcutta, arrived and took up anchorage in the harbor about 9 am. She left Calcutta on the 4th July, crossed the l* qua tor on the 28th July, was abreast of the Snares on the 27th ultimo, arriving here as above. The Hampshire ex. perienced very heavy weather during the first ten days, and afterward moderate weather till her arrival on the New Zealand coast. From thence she had variable weather to arrival. She has part cargo for Dunedin. The barques G.M. Tucker, for Newcastle, and C.P. Dixon, for Valparaiso, were towed out on the 20th of August. Since last summary thesteamer Jane Douglas has undergone some alterations. She has been taken over by her new owners, Messrs Cuff and Graham, of; Christchurch, and left under orders from that firm for Lyttelton. The Brunner Coal Company have had their paddle steamer Dispatch brought from Greymouth, where she has for many years been used as a tug boat, to Wellington. She is intended for use in the harbor, and is commanded by Captain Millman, late of the brigantine Eliza Firth. The Dispatch has undergone some alterations, and will be well suited for towing purposes. On last Tuesday evening a pleasing ceremony- took place on board'the S.S. and A. Co's s.s. Arawa, when Mr W. G. O. Johnston, the late chief steward, was presented by Ills late assistants and the members of the victualling department with a handsome _ marble. clock, suitably inscribed, on the occasion of his leav- ; ing the steamer to settle in business ir.' Wellington. Mr Row, the chief purser, made the presentation in a neat little speech, in which he expressed the best wishes for Mr Johnston’s future prosperity on behalt of himself and the ship’s company. Mr Johnston replied in a few well-chosen words, after which his health was drunk in a very hearty manner.