SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 913, 30 August 1889, Page 24

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. Thursday, August 22. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Berneoh, from South. Passengers Saloon : M>sdames McLean and Lispon, Sir J. Hector, Dr Jarvis, Messrs McLean, Fish, Buxton, McNamara, Douglass, Miller, McGregor, Buines, Buruett, Ross (2), Morrisson, Charters, Piper, Filleul, Shannon, Andrews and Gurr; 9 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Friday, August 23. Waverley, ss, 77 tons, Gibbons, from Nelson. Passengers—Cabin:Mrs and Miss Falklang, Messrs Newberry, Cregan, Lemon (2), Kelly and Burke. Turnbull and Co, agents. Tekapo, ss, 1501 tons, Anderson, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Mr Gilberd ; 2 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, Adams, from Blenheim. Passengere—Cabin : Messrs Sutton and Hartwell. U.S.S. Co, agents. Napier, ss, 48 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Marsh and Prosser. Levin and Co, agents. Murray, ss. 90 tons, Vickermaa, from Nelson and Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Schwass, Messrs Kelly and Collier. Turnbull and Co. agents. Koranui, ss, 301 tons, Hill, .from Greymouth, via Nelson. Passengers —Saloon : Miss Brown, Mesdames Ross, Rodgers, Borgen and family, Messrs Borgen, Rodgers, Nathan, Buttle aud Manton ; 10 steerage. U.S.S. Go, agents. Waireka, schooner, 99 tons, McClymont, from Hokianga, Master, agent. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, North, from Blenheim. Passeng'rs—Cabin: Misses Ransom, and Alderehavv, Messrs Adams, Bott, Jordan, Fearn, Reuson, Renuer, aud Cooper. U.S.S. Co, agents. Taka puna, ss, 359 tons, Grant, from Nelson and Pioton. Passengers Saloon :

Misses Johnston, Jones, Baruicoat, Armstrong, Tutty, Watson, Mesdames Harris, Pollock, Dickson, Captain Bendall, Messrs Williams, Ledingham, Wastney, Young, Smith, Myers, Moore, Hammond, Logan, Masters Moore and Armstrong ; 10 niteerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kennedy, ss, 138 tons, Furneaux, from Nelson, via Flsxbourne. Turnbull and Co, agents. Kahu, ss, 93 tons, Romeril, from Napier and C3stle Point. Johnston and Co,^agents. Diugadee, ss, 330 tone, Downio, from Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. Saturday, August 24. Omapere, S 3, 252 tons, Smith, from South. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kiwi, ss, 133 tons, Campbell, from Napier and Blackhead. Passenger—Cabin : Mrs Speedy. Levin and Co, agents, Waihora, ss, 1269 tons, Carey, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Clark and Pope, Mesdames Haybittle, Jenkins and 2 children, Connall, Prince, Edwards and child, Messrs Haybitile, Nash, Jenkins, Hay bittle, Hastie, Snowden, Callis. Wallace, Walters, Harper, Brown, and Jones ; 14 Bteerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waitapu, ss, 40 tons, Westrupp, from Nelson and Havelock. Passengers —Cabin ; Mr McMillan. Master, agent. Waimate, ship, 1123 tons, Canese, from Port Chalmers. N.Z.S, Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, Adams, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs Miller and child, Messrs Booth, McCormick, Doyle, and Bonehan. U.S.S. Co, agents. Sunday, August 25. Wanaka, as, 278 tons, Meades, from Onehunga, via New Plymouth. Passengers —Saloon: Misses Allan and King, Mrs Allan, Messrs Rhind, Richardson, King, Beaver, Allan (2), Beaumont, Holmes, and Captain Kemp ; 5 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Australia, ss, 260 tons, Gibb, from Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers Saloon: Mrs Montague; 3 Bteerage. U.S.S. Co. agent 3. Wakatu, ss. 110 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton, via Kaikoura. . Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Kruse, Oberend, and Halliday.

Levin and Co, agents. Hnia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Johnston and Co, agents. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, from Wanganui. Passengers Cabin : Messrs Hartnell and Withers. Johnston and Co, agents. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, North, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin: Messrs Bruce, Dodson, McKenzie, Jones (M.H.R.’s), Stace, Barry and Porter. U.S.S. Co, agents. Takapuna, ss,. 369 tons, Grant, from Lyttelton. Passengers —Saloon : Miss Booth, Mesdames Ashford, Rapley, Hobbs, Burnett and family, Messrs Burnett, Shanks, Jackson, Knight, Fitzsimmons, MoNicol, Hobbs, Andrews, Laery, Jamieson, Douglas, Appleyard and Fancourt ; 4 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wairoa, ship. 1015 tons, Bunyard, from Loadoh. N.Z. Shipping Co, agents. Monday, August 26. Pukaki, ss, 1500 tons, Todd, from Westport. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Moore and Mr Jennings. U.S.S. Co, agents. To Auau, ss, 1028 tons, Mclntosh, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Benson (2). Dignan, and Campbell, Mesdames Triggs, McLean, MoNicol, George, family and maid, Very Rev Deau Green, Messrs Smith, George, Brady, Saysrs, Buchanan, Wilson, Trigga, Williams, Murray, aud Mitchell ; S steerage. U.S.S. Co, agon'ts. Noptuns, ss, 44 tons. Eekford, frorn Blenheim. Passenger—Cabin : Messrs Walker, Smith, and Baldriib. Levin and Co, agents. Mawhera, ss. 340 tons, Oliver, from Greyinouth. Ppsienge)3—Saloon : Misses Muff and Foot, Mrs Smith and child, and Mr Suckling. U.S.S. Co. agents. Champion, ketch, 28 tons, from the Sounds. Master, agent. Brier Holme, barque, 891 tons, Johnstone, from Liveroool. Passenger Saloon : Mr Mitchell. Johnston and Co, agents. Tuesday. August 27. Wakatipu, S 3, 115 S tous, Wheeler, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Suman (2), Morgan, McDonald, Peate, Thomas and yyood, Mrs Winterburn, Rev FultoD, Messrs

Hatch, Ross, Maloney, McAlpine, Peacock, ! Brown, KiDvig, Russell and Simpson ; 4S steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Hart ( (2), Gardner (2), Mesdames Mills and Hart, Messrs Mills, Dix, Hart and Beauchamp, j U.S.S. Co, agents. Grafton, ss, 297 tons, Nordstrum, from South, U.S.S. Co. agents. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons, Grant, from Nelson, via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Me*, dames Revington and Elliotr, Messrs Speed, Patterson, Borenson, Elliott, Wood, Harkness, Masters. McDonald, North, Zohrab, Fox, Young, Homes and Shaw ; 15 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Kiwi, ss, 133 tons, Campbell, from Waipapa. Levin and Co. agents. Napier, ss, 48 tons, Harvey, from Rangitikei. Levin and Co, agents. Charles Edward, ss, 156 tons, Whitwell, from Nelson and Foxton. .Turnbull and Co, agents Wednesday, August 28. Waverley, ss, 77 tons. Gibbons, from Patea. Turnbull and Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, Adams, from Spring Creek. U.S.S. Co, agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eekford, from Blenheim. Passenger—Cabin : Mr Croxton. Levin and Co, agents. Hauroto, ss, 1276 tons, Kennedy, from South. Passengers -Saloon : Misses Macaadrew, Blenfield (3), Ballan (2), Vivian,, Brook, Wood and Harrap, Mesdames Macandrew, Withers, Ballan, Low and infant, Stevenson, Bell, Burley and 2 children. Messrs Brown. Bannister, Macau, drew, Cray, Wilkinson, Green, Carmichael, Wallace, Whitehouse, Laing and Page ; 60 steerage. U.S.S. Co. agent 3. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Neville, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Parkes and Wheeler, Mess-s Nioholls and Williams, Masters Izard, Kemp, Nicholls (2), Wheeler ; 1 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Blair Drummond, ship, 1450 tons, Hail, from Auckland. Turnbull aud Co, agents. Jubilee, 1005 tons, Brothers, from South. Johnston and Co, agents.

SAILED. Thursday, August 22. Huia, sa, 90 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers Cabin : Messrs McMillan, Stowell and Wilson. Johnston and Co, agents. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, North, for Blenheim. U.S.S. Co, agents. Herald, ss, 356 tons, Jones, for Greymouth and Hokitika. U.S.S.Co, agents. Penguin, ss, 442 tons, Bernecb, for Picton, Nelson, New Plymouth aDd Passengers Saloon : Mrs Granville, 5 children and servant, Messrs Morey, Woodhead, Jackson and Zohrab; 4 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Friday, August 23. Tekapo, S 3, 1501 tons, Anderson, tor Sydney. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Borgen, Captain Beamish, Messrs Borgen, Cooper, Kettle, Whitfield, and London; 8 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons, Grant, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Rev Mr Fulton, Messrs Ferguson, Lloyd, Lawford, Nathan, Graham, Thornton, Couli, and 6 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Koranui, ss, 301-tons, Hill, for Nelson and Greymouth. Passengers Saloon : Messrs Jones, M.H.R., Mountain, Hay, and 4 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Murray, S 3, 90 tons, Vickerman, for Nelson and West Coast. Turnbull and Co, agents. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambets, for WangaDui. Passenger—Cabin : Mr Ashwin. Johnston and Co, agents. Napier, ss, 48 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Levin and Co, agents. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, Adams, for Blenheim. U.S.S. Co, agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eekford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Saturday, Ad gust 24. Waihora, as, 1269 tons, Carey, for Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers —Saloon : Mrs Kirker and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Mauusell. Mr and Mrs Park and family, Messrs Wastney, Crombie, Valentine. Gurr, Buxton, Hoben ; 7 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Waverley, ss, 77 tons, Gibbons, for

Patea. Turnbull and Co, agents. Kanieri, ss, 115 tons, North, for Blenheim. Passenger—Cabin : Mr Hero. U.S.S. Co, agents. , Omapere, ss, .252 tons, Smith, for Greymouth. U.S.S. Co, agents. Dingadce, ss, 350 tons, Downie, for Westport. U.S.S. Co, agents. , Kennedy, as, 138 tons, Furneaux, for Nelson and West Coast. Turnbull and Co, agents. Waitapu, ss, 40 tors, Westrup, for Havelock and Nelson. Master, agent. Sunday, August 25. Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, Meades, for Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon: Dr Fitehett, M.H.R., Messrs Trent, Anderson, McLachlan, McCormick, Gilfillan, Anderson, and 4 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Mahinaoua, ss, 205 tons, Todd, for South. U S.S. Co, agents. Kiwi, ss, 133 tons, Campbell, for Waipapa. Levin and Co, agents. Monday, August 26. Waihi, ss, 60 tons, Adams, for Blenheim. U.S.S. Co, agents. Te Anau, as, 1028 tons, Mclntosh, for Melbourne, via South. Passengers —Saloon : Misses Fulton, Pettit, Weeks and Greenwood, Mesdames Fulton, Stephens, and Ayres, Captain Fenn, Messrs Leary, Moult, Allen, Black, Gordon, Jolly, and Woods; 7 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons, Grant, for Nelson, via Picton. Passengers Saloon : Miss Harris, Messrs Bayley, Parett, Tyree, and Christophers , 3steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wakatu, ss, 110 tons, Wills, for Foxton. Levin and Co, agents. Neptune, ss, 44 tons, Eekford, for Blenheim. Levin and Co, agents. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Wills, Quinton, and Barnardo. Johnston and Co, agents. Tuesday, August 27.

Wakatipu, ss, 115 S tons, Wheeler, for Sydney. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Tyer, Clapham. Bruster and Barron, Mesdames Rylands. Lichtscheindl, Cattell, Sandilands, Peters, Curtis, SmPh, Messrs Curtis, Smith,

Tustln. Hooper, Judd, Baillie, Rountree, Haydn, Lichtscheindl, Rylands, Ayrton, Profitt, Galloway and Chapman; 45 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Australia, ss, 260 tons, Gibb, for Auckland, via East Coast. U.S.S. Co, agents.

Wanaka, ss, 27S tons, Meades, for New Plymouth aud Onehunga. Passengers Saloon : Mrs Holt and child. U.S.S. Co. agents. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Misses Neill and "Wilkinson, Messrs Mabin (2). Johnston aud Co, agents.

Mawliei'o, ss, 340 tons, Oliver, for Greymouth. U.S.S. Co, agents. Grafton, ss, 297 tons, Nordstrum, for Nelson and Westport. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Ward, Mr and Mrs Sharp ; and 4 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Tuesday, August 2S. Pukaki, ss, 1500 tons, Oliver, for Westport. U.S.S. Co, agentß. 'Waihi, ss, 60 tons, Adams, for Blenheim. U.S.S. Co, agents. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons. Grant, for South. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Searle, Mrs Fulton, Messrs Reeves, Sounness, Triggs, Carley, Johnston, Norton, and Jamieson, Mas. te-s Acland and Bethell ;4 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Wednesday, August 28.

Hauroto, ss, 1276 tons, Kennedy, for Sydney. Passengers—-Saloon: Misses Moss, Pearce, Mowbray, Chaffer and McDonnell, Mesdames Smith, Carmen, Clayton, London, McDonnell, Sandilands, George, Kalb, William* and 4 children, Messrs Clayton, Kirk*; caldie, London, Green, Knight, Fox, Foote, Parsons (2), George, Bo wley and Lee ; 15 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. EXPOR I S.

Per Arawa, for London —212 kegs butter, VV. J. Gandy; 554 kegs butter, Joseph Nathan and Co ; 533 qrs beef, 1201 carcases mutton, 36 kegs butter, 34 bales leather, 20 bales skins, 70 bales wool, Levin and Co; 3SB qrs beef, Union Bank; 670 carcases mutton, 308 qrs beef, and 1 box merchandise, Deacon and Co ; 500 carcases mutton, 34 bales wool, 131 bales flax, 2 bales skins, Murray, Roberts, and Co ; 1534 caicases mutton, 127 qrs beef. Wellington Meat Preserving and Refrigerating Company; 176 qrs beef, 754 carcases mutton, Wellington Meat Export Company, 56 qrs beef, 3518 carcases mutton, 474 legs do, Gear Meat Company, 560 qrs beef, 86 kegs butter, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company ; 27 bales flax, 9 bales wool, 1 cheese, G. H. Scales ; 1012 bags antimony ore, New Zealand Antimony Company ; 1 box specie, A. D. Petersen; 1 box, Cottrell and Co ;20 ferns, W. and G. Turnbull and Co ; 1 box, Heaton and Miller ; 1 gun case, Union Steam Ship Company.

BY TELEGRAPH. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, August 22. Arrived—Hauroto and Jubilee, from Sydney. Sailed—Waihora, for Sydney, via North, Passengers for Wellington Mesdames Jenltinß, Edwards and child, Miss Pope, Messrs Jenkins and WRitehouse ; Mararoa, for Melbourne. Wanganui, August 28. Arrived, 6.30 am—Manawatu, from Wellington ; 7.30 am Moa, from Wellington. Sailed, 5.30 pm—Murray, for Wellington. Auckland, August 22. A rrived—D’ Arcy Pratt, from Brisbane and Norfolk Islands ; Hinemoa, from Welling, ton. Onehunga, August 23. Sailed—Wanaka, for South. Passengers — Miss Sharland, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Allen, Mr and Mrs Bayley, Mr and Mrs Martin and 2 children; Messrs G. W. Oatway, F. Beat, Holmes, Trent, and Brown. Bluff, August 23. Sailed, 4.30 pm-Mararoa, for Melbourne, with 36 passengers for all ports. Auckland, August 23. Sailed —Te Anau, for South, Passengers for Wellington; Passengers—Misses Dignan, Benson, Messrs Stevenson, G. B. Smith, Brady, Bayley and wife, George and wife, McNicol, and McLean. Waiwera, schooner, for Napier. Lyttelton, August 23.

Sailed —Rosamond, for Greymouth ; John Bell, schooner, for Waitapu ; Omapere, for Wellington and Greymouth; Waihora, for Sydney, via Northern fporfcs. Passengers - Miss McCallum, Mrs Christian, .Messrs Snowdon, Harper, Jones, Nash, Brown. Rudd, Hill, Masters Wellsman, Tiffin, Williams, Lambie. Port Chalmers, August 25. Arrived —Beautiful Star, from Oamaru. Auckland, August 26. Arrived —Piako, ship, Captain Sutherland, from London, 101 days out ; Southern Cross, from Wellington. Sailed— Riohmond, for the Islands. Kaipara, August 26. Arrived—Ellen, barque, from Noumea. Lyttelton, August 26. Arrived, 5.50 am— Mahinapua, from Wellington. „ „ , Sailed —4,45 pm, Wakatipu, for Sydney, via Wellington. Passengers-Mieses Lett, Hunnibell, Wood, Crawshaw, Morgan, Booth and Eltham, Mesdames Hobbs, Goss, Crawshaw, Eagle, Thompson, Rapley, De Malet, Russell aDd Ashford, Rev Gillam, Messrs Butler, Hobbs, Shanks, Keering, Ross, Baldwin, Treleaven, Aulsebrook, Kinvig, Maloney, Eyre, Andrews, Ball, McAlpine, and De Malet; 89 steerage. 10pm, Wanaka, for Wellington; Mahina pua, for Timatu and Dunedin; 2.45 pm, Grafton, for Wellington, Nelson, and Westport ; Invercargill, for Invercargill. Westport, August 26. Arrived,.7.4s am—Dingadee, from Weilington. Havelock, August 26. Arrived, 6.45 am—Wkitapu, from 'Wei* lington. Patea, August 26. Arrived, 8 am—Waverley, from WellingGreymouth, August 26. Arrived, 9 am—Omapere, from Wellington’ Picton, August 26. Arrived, 5.40 pm—Takapuna, from Wei* lington.

Blenheim, Augcst 26. Arrived, 8 pm —Waihi, from Wellington. Dunedin, August 26. Sailed—Rotorua, for North. Passengers —Misses Parkes aDd Tyree (2), Mr W. Mill. Brigantine Sarah Pile, for Auckland. Lyttelton, August 27. Arrived —12.15 pm—Te Anau, from Wellington. Sailed - Rotorua, for Wellington. Passengers— MLs Wheeler, Messrs Wheeler, Mouro, Bird, Williams and Mason, Masters Pyke and Nicholls ; Te Anau, for Port Chalmers and Melbourne ; Hauroto, for Wellington and Sydney. Passengers— Misse3 Banks, Harrington, Deighton, Delun, Wood, Brock, Gresham, Harry .and Nelson, Mesdames Bell, Tucker. Carovassa and child, Harrington, Buck aud family, Friedlander, Bailey and 2 children, AshwiD, Messrs Laing, Stevens, McConnell, Buck, Spragg. Wood, Brown, Friedlander, Coe, Morris, Parnham, ABhwin, Carmichael, Page, Grant, Wallace ;95 steerage. Jubilee, for Wellington and Sidney. Passengersfor Wellington—Misses Foley, Braitli waite, Fraser, . Beale, Stewart, Hodges, Palmer, Mesdames Dougall, Hobbs aud child, Fraser, Knowles, Hodges, Messrs Kent, Heyworth, McAlister, White. Bright, Martin, Gordon, King, Pierce, Johnson, Barrett, Bain, James, Cliff, Price, Adams. Dunedin, August 27. Arrived —Ship Nelson, Captain Bannatyne, from London, 95 days out; Tarawera, from Melbourne.

Sailed—Ship Ralston, for Wellington. Westport, August 28. Sailed, noon—Kawatiri, for Wellington. Napier, .August 28. Arrived, 4.30 pm —Australia, from Wellington. Dunedin, August 28. Arrived —Mahinapua, from West Coast. Sailed—Barquentine Jasper, for Lyttelton; Rotomahana, for North. Passengers for Wellington—Mesdames Taiaroa and Ross, Miss Sutherland, Messrs Richardson and Parkas ; 3 steerage. Auckland, August 28. Arrived—Aratapu, from Newcastle. Sailed Wainui, for Tonga and Samo3. Amongst the cargo for China from this port, shipped by the Whampoa, which left for Hong Kong, via Wellington, to-day, was 20 tons of flax, Wanganui, August 28. Arrived—Schooner St Kilda, 34 days out, "from Newcastle, New South Wales. The captain reports very rough weather. All the oil on board was used to calm the troubled waters. Bluff, August 2S. Arrived—Bayley, from Oamaru. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Australia left Auckland on the 20th in9t, called at way ports, aud arrived here at 1.15 pm on Sunday. Fine weather was experienced throughout. The New Zealand Shipping Co’s ship Waimate, from Port Chalmers, arrived in harbour at 11.30 on Saturday night. She will load here for London. The U.S.S. Co’s sa Omapere left Dunedin on the 20th, called at Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton, arriving here at 3am on Saturday. She sailed for Greyinouth same evening. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Waihora left Dunedin on the 22nd, Lyttelton at 6.30 pm on Friday, and arrived here at 9.40 am on Saturday. She sailed for Auckland, via East Coast, same afternoon. The ss Kiwi, from Napier and Blackhead, arrived here at 9.45 am on Saturday. She sailed for Waipapa next night. The U.S.S. Co's ssTe Anau left Sydney on the 16th instant, rounded North Cape on the 21st, and arrived at Auckland same night; left again on 23rd, calling at Gisborne and Napier, arriving here at 6.30 am on Monday. Fine weather was experienced throughout. She sailed for Melbourne and Hobart, via

South, same afternoon. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Pukaki left Westport at 9 am on Sunday and experienced fine weather till arrival here at 1C am next day. The U.S.S. Co’s sa Mawhera left Greymouth at 9.45 am on Sunday and experienced fine weather till arrival here at 2.30 pm next day. She returned same night. The U.S.S. Co’s ss Wanaka left Lyttelton at 10 pm, and experienced fine weather till arrival here at 2 pm on Tuesday. She sailed lor New Plymouth and Onehunga same night. The U.S.S. Co’s bs Wakatipu from Timaru and Lyttelton, having left the latter port at 4.30 pm on Monday, arrived here at 9 am on Tuesday. Fine weather was experienced throughout. She sailed for Sydney same oisbti • The U.S.S. Co’s bs Grafton left Dunedin on the 23rd, Timaru and Akaroa on the 24tb, Lyttelton at 3 pm on Monday, and arrived here at 9 am on Tuesday. Fine weather was experienced throughout.. She sailed for Nelson and Westport same night. ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP WAIROA, FROM LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Wairoa, Captain Bunyard, arrived in harbour at II o’clook Sunday night from London, after a passage of 99 days. She left London on the 16th May, experienced very foergy weather in the Channel up to sighting the Lizards on the 23rd ; had fresh northerly winds with variable weather up to the 27th; then experienced fine northerly-winds up to 3rd June; light variable airs and calms to the 15th. Caught the north-east trades inlat. 23deg. north, which were very unsteady throughout, and carried them to 8 deg. north, when light variable airs were carried to 3deg. north. . Moderate southerly and south-easterly winds were experienced to July Ist, when the ship was in lono. 38deg. west, having crossed the Equator on June the 20fch, in long. 29deg. west. Moderate and variable winds were experienced to long. 21 west 37deg. south, no south-east trades being met with. Passed the meridian of the Cape on July 21st in latitude 43deg. south, and strong westerly winds and - squally weather were experienced to 138 deg. east. Fine weather was experienced; to sighting the southern coast of Tasmania ou the 18th inst. From thence to passing Cape Farewell on Saturday experienced northerly winds with sleet Bqualls, Passed Stephens Island at 9

am on Sunday ; took the pilot at 8 o’clock on Sunday night, and arrived as above.

ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE BRIER HOLME, FROM LIVERPOOL.

The barque Brier Holme, Captain Johnstone, arrived in harbour at 0 o’clock on Monday afternoon from Liverpool, after a passage of 102 days. She'left Liverpool on May 16, and experienced variable weather to crossing the Equator on June 17 in long. 27deg W. Met no S\V..Trades, but experi euced light winds aud calms till passing the meridian of the Cape on July 16, in lat 39deg 90min S. Moderate winds with heavy rain were met with till July 31, when a heavy N\V gale was encountered. A tremendous sea broke '•'* on board arid carried away all the fixings around the wheel, smashing the ship’s binnacle and compass. The skylight was smashed in, and the master was severely injured in his shoulder and left arm, which will necessitate his having medical attendance. A passenger by the vessel uamed Mr Mitchell also sustained ail injury, having, had one of his fingers, smashed. One of the crew alsc met with a mishap. During the height of the gale the barque behaved splendidly. From thence to passing Cape Farewell, at 8 pm on the 25tb, experienced variable weather. She arrived off the Heads at 1 pm Monday, and the Maca went out and towed her to the anohoiage, where she arrived as above. The vessel comes into port v in capital trim, notwithstanding her rough passage. Messrs Johnston and Co. are agents for the barque.