SHIPPING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1372, 16 June 1898, Page 38

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. WEDNF.SDAY, JUNE 8. Herald, ss, 365 tons, Coulson, from South. Passeugers—Saloon: Misses McKenzie, Collins, Mrs Collins, 2 children and maid, Messrs Warcl, Collins ; 4 steerage. Tutanekai, ss, 412 toils, Fairchild, from Westport'and Picton. Passengers—Mrs Seddon, Hon Seddon, Messrs Harrier, McAlister, Crowe, Bash. Rotomahana. ss, 801 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Misses Hay, Moore, Bourke, Fenton, Wilkins, Nurse, Bruxton, Mesdames Field, Faivnsworth, Carter and 2 children, Baxter and child, Wills, E’orriman, Messrs Wingfield, Tilley, Taylor, Marshall, Agar, Field, Fairnsv/orth, Ritchie, Cowles, Young, Fevriman, Sorensen, 'Ritchie, Fraser, Hastie, Brown, Marshall, Baxter, Wills, Anson, Barnes, Quano, Parks, McLaren, Sheen: 24 steerage. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, from Westport. Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Huia, ss, 95 tons, Crawford, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Macgregor. Wakatu, ss, 95 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton via coast. Passenger -Cabin: Miss Bullin. Haupiri, ss, 494 tons, Hordstrum, from West Coast and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misse3 Shinltuin, Baylis, Mrs Cooper, Dr Coiiion, Messrs Stevenson, Harper, Daim, Yarrall, Mullan; 11 steerage. Thursday, June 9. Takanuna, ss, 369 tons, Robertson, from Onefcnnga and New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon : Miss JaniQS, Mesdames Stephenson, Wright, Symons, Messrs Gordon, Rodgerson, _ McGee, Ehrenberg, Symons, Kelly, I-larbottle, Lindsay; 1 steerage. . „ , , T , Penguin, ss, 517 tons, Mouean, from Nelson via Picton. Passengers —Saloon: Misses Wright, Schroder (2), Brown, Davidson, Trolove, Game, Mesdames Morrison, Reardon, Madden and child, Murray, Kilgour, Carlton, Sovvman, Messrs Mackay, Felling and child, Hall, Hyde, Walker, Donkin, I'ounes, Coull, Paul, Anderson, Kilgour, 'Blick, Reddell, Farmar, Maginnity, Martin; 4 steerage. Pareora, ss, 355 tons, Christian, from Greymouth. • _ Elingamite, ss, 1G35 tons, Waller, from Duneciin and Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Bunnell, McPherson, Blackwell, Tustin, Lake, Mesdames Tebley, Boyd, Hargreaves, Dick, Boulton, - Solander, Pitcaithley, Duncan and child, Northcote and family, Robinson and family, Rev Watson, Messrs Hinton, Wise, Hodgkins, Jones, Heycock, Robinson, Andrews, Northcote, Myers, Spencer, Meikle. Waddell (2), Pitcaithley, Fraser, Cameron, ‘Whitb, Hoare, Ellis, Hopkins. Dudley, Joll, Watson, Richardson, Roylc, Wright, Wilson; 26 steerage, Friday, June 10. Hinemoa, ss, 282 tons, Post, from North. Opawa, ss, GO tons, Eclcford, from Foxton. __ Manaroa, ss, 78 tons, Mclntyre, from Wanganui. Passengers Cabin : Mesdames Barnes, Hartwell and family (3), Messrs Simpson, Wilkinson, Riley, Waters. Wairoa, ss, 48 tons, Ricketts, from Nelson and Waitapu, Passenger—Mr Alden. Mawhera, ss, 340 tons, Lambert, from West Coast and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Harding, McGuire, Thorn, McOrosy, Messrs Wall, Glass, Watson, Bradden, Boxall, Jackson ; 4 steerage. Saturday, June 11. Aorere, ss, 45 tons, Tinney, from Patea. Passen-ger-Captain Gibbons. Mana, ss, 44 tons, Westrup, from Patea. Passen-ger-Miss Gibson. Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Kini, ss, 702 tons, Rolls, from Westport. Charles Edward, ss, 126 tons, Graham, from Nelson. ' Penguin, ss, 517 tons, McLean, from Nelson via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Kennedy, Gould, Grant, MeQuirk, Mesdames Martin, Tipene, Blick, Messrs Watkins, Hennah, Owlea, Edmonds, Newman, Walker. Whitcombe, Cooke, Duncan, Mirams, Bentley, Foley, Armstrong ; 12 stserage. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons, Robertson, from Lyttelton. . . Passengers—Saloon : Misses Bettany, McKay, McKenzie, Mesdames Thornton and child, McKenzie, Alexander, Saunders, Nicholson, Fitzgerald, Carver, Clifford and child, Baxter, Judge Ward, Hon McKenzie and secretary, Messrs Wood, Laing, Johnson, Aitchenson, Ure, Gassett, Nicholson, Thornton, Harvey, Wallace, Martin, Sawers, Packer, Banbary, Robinson ; 16 steerage. Tarawera, ss, 1258 tons, Gibb, from Sydney via East Coast and Auckland. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Burns. Johnston and Large, Mesdames Hand and Young, Rev Burnett, Messrs McAlister, Kinnear, Beero, Carinim, Benjamin, Northley, Riddell, Little, Saxby and Fraser; 21 steerage, Monowai, ss, 2020 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne via Hobart and South. Passengers— Saloon: MissesEettney, Ellis (2), Tindale, Drumm (2) Rodger (2), Mcßeath, Fitzpatrick (2), Finlay (3) Cameron, Evans, Gibson and Partridge, Mesdames Cannes and infant, Drake and family, Davis and family, Ross, Anderson, Matthews, Sharp and child, Perston, Gray and son, Madge, Fisher and Raynor and infant, Archbishop Redwood, Captain Grey and valet, Messrs Cannes, Drake, Ross, Davis, Anderson, McFlardy, Reid, McWilliams, Forbes, Hastings, Smith, Bowling, Meyer. Gill, Knight, Teschemaker, Cameron, Lane, j Davidson, Blackmore, Brailsford and Cooper ; 31 steerage. , j

Sunday, June 12. Botomahana, ss, 861 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Wallace, Cowan, Watkins, Oilman, Thompkins, Shanahan, Armstrong, Mesdames Wallace, Awdry,. Kemball, Coleman, Thomson, Herbert, Captain Apstein, Messrs Ballin, Belshaw, Harty, Bruce, Awdry, Forbes, Hales, Smith, May, McFarlane, Skerrett, MeWhimey, Heeles, Heming, Kemball, Thomson, Cook, Buchanan, Campbell, Moss, Gifford, Fulton, Clark,"Schumaker (2), Shaw, Thompson, McCracken, Halliburton, Begg, McNamara, Marriner, Marchant; 20 steerage. Opawa, ss, 70 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. Taupo, ss, 411 tons, Lobb, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Templeton, Mrs Delaney and 4 children, Mr Campbell. Moa, ss, 115 tons, Jarman, from New Plymouth. Manaroa, ss, 78 tons, Mclntyre, from Wanganui. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Crawford, from Wanganui. Monday, June 18. Kennedy, ss, 137 tons, Wildman, for Nelson Passenger—Cabin: Mr Hodder. Delphic, ss, 8273 tons, Sowden, from London, Capetown, Hobart, Auckland and Gisborne. Uoolu, ss, 700 tons, McLean, from Fiji via Auckland. SAILED. Wednesday, June 8. Manaroa, ss, 78 tons, Mclntyre, for Wanganui. Opawa, ss, 00 tons, Eckford, for Foxton. Herald, ss, 365 tons, Coulson, for New Plymouth and Grey month. , Wainai, ss, 391 tons, Worrall, for West Coast via picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Barkley, Sweetman, Linkiater, Moeller, Bauckmann, Mesdames Travers, Smith, Barkley, McDonald, Simeon, Count de Bocarnc, Insoector Cullen, Messrs Green, Tresider, Toms, Young, Greatrier, Slater, Travers, Bridson, Taylor; 11 steerage. _ . _ ~ . Botomahana, ss, 801 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. • Passengers—Saloon : ‘Misses Kay nor, Van Ascho, Mesdames Piper, Goodrich and clind, Bov Baumber, Messrs Fleming. Skerrett, Furlonge, Sheen, Piper, Carr, Booth. Burns, Wince. Soanes (2), Hartland, Shadbolt, Croft, Littlejohn, l 1 lennug ; 13 steerage. ~ Thursday, June 9." Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Thursday, June 9. Pania, S 3, 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim (cut back). Kaikoura, ss, 2885 tons, Forbes, for London, via Monte-Video and Teneriffe. ss, 1085 tons, Wader, for Napiei, Gisborne, Auckland and Sydney. PassengersSaloon* Misses Frowbarth, Lornner, Bird, Evano, Blackett, Black, Bioton, Mesdames Byau, hrowfoarfch, Morton, Glaister, Mcore and iaini!/ (4), Messrs Gawith, Russell, Biggs. Brenton, Bicton, Harris Lenton, \v ells bury, Williams. 1 aull, Luke, Lantsbury, Snodgrass (2); 18 steerage. Botoili, s.s.. 629 tons, Newton ror Onebunga via New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Wilson Blackwell, Moloney, Mesdames Lick, Ward and 2 children, Moloney, Rev VVutson, Messrs Duthie, Cowles, Andrews, Ryan (M, B;ok, Jones (2), Jorgenson, Tringliam, Diwson, Wancl, it s.s., 369 tons, Robertson, for Lyttelton Passengers Saloon : Miss Barclay, Mrs Bowie, Messrs Dunn, Elicit, Cox, Vincent, Baillie, Gibbs, Richardson. Bowie; 14 steerage. Waikato, ss, 3070 Croucher, for Wmtaia and Sputli,

Huia, ss, 90 tons, Crawford, for Wanganui. Penguin, ss, 517 tons, McLean, for Nelson via Picton, Passengers —Saloon: Mr Harrison; 4 steeragc. Friday, June 10. Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Manaroa, ss, 73 tons, Mclntyre, tor Wanganui. Opawa, os, 60 tons, Eckford, for lfienhemn Wakatu, ss, 95 tons, Wills, for Lyttelton via Raikoura and Cheviot. Passenger —Mr Gibson. Pare ora, ss, 355 tons, Christian, 10c 1 icton and. Greymouth. _ . Kestrel, ketch, 51 tons, Anderson, for Colbngwood. Saturday, June 11. Haupiri, ss, 494 tons, Nordstrum, for West Coast via Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Bettany, Hart, Mesdames Drury, Carver, Judge Ward, Messrs Shoreland, Kelly, Marshall, Liglitband. Fleming, Maginnity, Blick, Rodgerson, McGee; 9 steerage. . , ... Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, for Wangnanui. Passengers Cabin: Messrs Street, Phillips, Grieve. Charles Edward, ss, 156 tons, Graham, for Nelson and West Coast. Aorere, ss, 45 tons, Tinney, for Patea. Tarawera, ss, 1258 tons, Gibb, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers Saloon: Misses Kemp, Hatch, Williams, McPhee, Me Beth, Reeves, Mesdames Lindsay, Laery, Richmond, Alley and 3 children, Fuller and child, Rayner, Power, Bridge, Packer, Rev Fitz Gerald, Messrs Aitcheson, Fin ay, Lawrie, Morrison, Tinline, Leslie, Arthur, Alley, Hopkins, Ellis.' Brown, Fuller, Atkinson, Damn, Van Asch, Behrand, Hill, Bridge, Strong, Kerr, Mackay, Corrigan, Oliver, Wallace, Lake, Dawson, Gibbs, Masters Fitz Gerald, Alley; 24 steerage. Penguin, ss, 517 tons, McLean, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Harding, Moriey, Mesdames Sadler, Moriey, Messrs Gray, Hurley, Bell; 11 steerage. , , _ , Monowai, ss, 2020 tons, Chatfield, for Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Misse3 Hardie, Hutchison, Pitt, Sanford, Hardcastle, Johnson, Gioson, Heywood, Palmer, Mesdames Howarth and 2 children, Remmington, Waters, Dr Coulan, Messrs Alsop, Remmington, Biyth, Saxby, Wall, Hardie, Mullan, Strange, Pharazyn, Halstead, Riddell, Fraser, Morey, Yerex, Haines, Royal; 21 steerage. Wairoa, ss, 43 tons, Ricketts, for Havelock and Sounds.

Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Kini, ss, 702 tons, Rolls, for South. Sunday, June 12. Takapuna, ss, 359 tons, Robertson, for Nelson, New Plymouth and Onehunga. Passengers Saloon: Miss Hickson, Mesdames Bates, Ivlarkmann, Gray, Messrs Wallace, Gray, Marchant, Knight, Mackay, Blackmore, Aldington, Robinson, Buchanan, Elliott; 6 steerage. Kawatiri, ss, 285. tons, Apstein, for Westport. Hinemoa, ss, 282 tons, Post, for Akaroa and Lyttelton. Passengers —Saloon: Hon R. J. Seddon and party. Monday, June 13.

Taupo, ss, 411 tons, Lobb, for Greymouth. Mawhera, ss, 340 tons, Lambert, for West. Coast via Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Miss O’Connor, Mesdames Barr, Kater, Fitzgerald and infant, Messrs Glossett, Dement, Hitchcock, Carmine, Donkin, Teschmaker, Kater, Sheriff, Cooper, Masters Organ, Brewer, ’Walsh, Karol 1, Simm ; 11 steerage. Rotomahana, ss, 854 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Misses Gray, Moran, Buchanan, Greenwood, Birch, Walker, Mesdajnes Barclay, Ferriman, Wright, Hobday, Neill, Hon Cadman, Dr MacGregor, Messrs Hyde, Ferriman, Wilson, Luxford, Seelye, Wardell (2), Shannahan, Beetliam, Rigg, Danks, Johnston, Fulton, Butlen, Hobday, Stuckey ; 19 steerage. Huia', s.s., 90 tons, Crawford, for Wanganui. Opawa, ss, 70 tons, Eckford, tor Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Lucas and child, Foley. Kennedy, ss, 137 tons, Wildman, for Nelson and West Coast. Upolu, ss, 700 tons, McLean, for South.

Sydney, June 8. Sailed —Westralia, for Auckland. Sydney, June 10. Arrived—Mararoa, from Auckland. Sydney, June 11. Arrived—St, Kilda, from Auokland ; Vision, from Mercury Bay. June 12.

Arrived —Mariposa and H.M.S, Royal Arthur, from Auckland; Wakatipu (yesterday), from Wellington. Sydney, June 13. Arrived—Fiona, from Auckland. Melbourne, June 8. Arrived Wenona, from Thames ; Elizabeth Graham and Severn, from Kaipara. Melbourne, June 10. Arrived—Star of Victoria, from London. Melbourne, June 12. Sailed, yesterday—Waikare, for New Zealand, via Hobart.

’ Albany, June 10. Arrived—Peninsular, from London. Passengers for New Zealand —Captain Russell, Misses Williams (2) and Russell, Mr Sutherland. Arrived—Peninsular, from London. Passengers for New Zealand—Misses Williams (2), Russell, Captain Russell, Mr Sutherland. Newcastle, June 11. Sailed—Kate Tatham, for Napier ; Handa Isle, for Wellington. Clarence River, June 11. Sailed—Frank Guy, for New Zealand. London, June 10. Sailed—Hermione, ship, for Lyttelton; Auriga, barque, for Dunedin ; lonic, for Wellington.

The arrangement that Captain Shaw, late of the Dingadee, was to assume command of the Omapere, has been altered, and that gentleman is now in charge of the Kia Ora. Captain Adams still remains in charge of the Omapere. The Aorangi did not leave Vancouver for Wellington, via Honolulu and Suva, until June 2nd. Mr R. Isaacs, purser of the Penguin, who has been absent on sick leave, has resumed duty. Some necessary repairs are being effected to the steering-gear of the German barque Albany during her stay in port. The Elingamite, at Dunedin, refused to promptly obey commands while being berthed at the cross wharf on Sunday afternoon, with the result that her bow penetrated for a distance of about 12ft into the wharf, three of the cross beams being severed before she could be backed out. A fair number of spectators were watching the steamer’s manoeuvres, but all had time to clear out of her way. The vessel itself received no injury. It is probable that the strong breeze prevailing had something to do with the result. Intending passengers from Wellington, for Hobart and Melbourne, by the Tarawera, leaving Dunedin on the 20th inst., are notified that they can connect with that steamer by the Westralia, which is timed to leave this port for Lyttelton and Dunedin on June 17th. The misfortunes which have pursued the auxiliary schooner Hercules since her departure from Auckland still pursue the even tenor of their disastrous way. The latest mishap is surely the result of bad management, the new screw shaft and propeller sent to Hokitika being far too small. This wrenched bungle will probably mean another week’s delay before the vessel can leave port. The iron four-masted barquentine Taeora, owned by Messrs Nicholson and McGill, Liverpool, has just completed a most interesting round voyage. She left Cardiff on April 28tli, 1897, arrived at Mauritius on July 16, and sailed thence to Newcastle, New South Wales, arriving on Septomber 20. She left I Newcastle on October 3, and arrived at Tocopiila on j November 24, which port she left again on December 15, and passed the Lizard on April 5, the passage I from England and bao< thus occupying 11 mouths I 11 days.—Liverpool Journal of Commerce. Mr Joachim has informed the Dunedin Star that the Westport Coal Company had ali but arranged for a, steamer to take a large cargo to the East, but the business fell through, not because of any question of price, but because the steamer could not get away until a week later than the date which the buyer had fixed as the limit of time. The preparatory work in connection with the raising of cue Waipara is being carried on. The intention is to attempt to pump out one of the water-tight compartments, and rely on pontoons to float tli“ rest of the hull. A late development in connection with the and its effects is that steamers of the Blue Anchor Line, which nave usually coaled at Las Palmas, are now debarred from doing so. Las Palmas is a | Spanish port, and at present there is no coal avail- ! able for passing steamers. The Warrnatnbool, !■ which left Albany on the 23th ult. for London via ■ t'm Cano, took sufficient coal to carry her through, j The Orient liner Cuzco has had a long and useful , career in the Australian trade, and the thousands j of colonists who have travelled from the Old World by this favourite vessel will regret tb learn that - there is a strong probability of her in the nprtr

future being withdrawn altogether from the Australian run.

Captain Fulton, of the ship A noaois, writing to Sydney under date Manila, March 30, says :—“ We arrived here on March 26, after a passage of 41 days, beating the whole fleet on the passage up. On the tnird day out from Newcastle we had a fearful gale of wind, during which we lost a lifeboat, standard compass and everything on deck. The cargo shifted, giving the ship a list of 10deg., and I feel sure that lint for the vessel having shifting boards She would have been thrown completely on her beam ends.”

Mr A. Sadler, late third engineer of the Corinna, has passed liis examination for a second engineer’s certificate.

The barquentine St. Kilda (recently stranded at Wanganui) arrived at Sydney from'Auckland on Wednesday, after a smart trip of seven days. She loads coal at Newcastle for Wanganui.

The next mail-boat to arrive from Vancouver is the Aorangi, which, according to the time-table, is due here on the 25th instant, but the splendid steaming performances she has been putting up lately has induced the local agents to advertise her to leave for Sydney on Friday the 24th inst. This splendid steamship is specially fitted up for the ocean-going passenger trade. The heaviest sea known for 18 months was experienced at Napier on Thursday, the waves coming with great force up the beach, topping very frequently the wall on the Marine Parade. The Tarawera, from the North, encountered the full force of the storm, and alter embarking her passengers at Gisborne at 7 a.m. on Friday, she took shelter at Whangawei. The steamer was to be tendered in the roadstead by the Aliuriri if the weather had not sufficiently moderated on Friday to allow her to be berthed.

The large buoy to which the bulk Ottalina is usually moored was hoisted on to the Queen’s Wharf on Friday for repairs, it having been discovered to be in a leaky condition. The buoy has been down for a considerable time, and was thickly encrusted with mussels.

The new schooner Joseph Sims, built at Sydney for a well-known gentleman of that name resident at Kaiapoi, atrived at Lyttelton from Newcastle on Friday morning. By the San Francisco mail we learn that the Hermione, Captain Cariez, which arrived at London from Wellington on April sth, is loading there for Lyttelton. The new steamer Kotiti, which has been built by Mr R. Logan, sen., to the order of a syndicate composed of several Auckland gentlemen and a number of settlers at the Wade and Matakana, went on an official trial trip on Saturday last, The steamer is intended to trade between Auckland, the Wade and Matakana, and is a thoroughly up-to-date boat, having excellent passenger accommodation, as wall as good cargo-carrying oapacity. On the trial trip on Saturday the engines worked very well, a speed of about nine knots being attained. Oaptain Erickson, who has been closely identified with the trade for many years, is to have charge of the steamer, which left on her inaugural trip on Monday.

The Westport Times states that insurance companies are blocking the port of Wanganui by practically refusing to accept risks on sailing vessels. The barque Corryvechan, from Glasgow to Dunedin and Wellington, was spoken on April Ist in latitude 33 N., longitude 18 W. The barque Ebba, from Hamburg to Dunedin and Wellington, passed the Downs on April 16th. Captain Fox is in charge of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Turakina, which left London for Wellington on April 28th. The London correspondent of the New Zealand Herald writeslt is probable that New Zealand has seen the last of the s.s. Tongariro, the pioneer of those steamers specially built for the direct New Zealand trade. I heard last' night that she had been definitely sold to another shipping company, but I find on inquiry to-day that this is not the case. She is, however, under orfer to some possible purchasers, and at all events is for sale. In any case, she is about to be withdrawn from the service, and if a purchaser cannot be found for her at the price decided upon by her owners, she will be laid up indefinitely. \ H.M.S. Tauranga was to leave Lyttelton for Akaroa on Saturday. The American barque Alice, Captain Swain, arrived at New York from Auckland on April 27th. The local agents have been advised that the Pakeha left London for Auckland on June Ist, where she is due on July 25th. On discharge she comes on to Wellington. The Kini, from Westport on Saturday, brought 570 tons of coal for Wellington and 700 tons for Southern ports, sailing for Timaru direct at midnight on Saturday. The heaviest fog yet experienced this winter hung over the harbour and city on Saturing morning. The incoming steamers Takapuna and Tarawera had to remain in the stream until the fog lifted sufficiently to allow of them being berthed at the Queen’s Wharf in safety. Both steamers blew their whistles at intervals as a precaution. Since the days of the late Captain Gray, of the s.s. Great Britain, it is unlikely that any of the skippers known in Australian waters have attained to such universal popularity and respect as Captain Carey, of the Moana. His name has for years been a household word throughout the colonies, and his friends are legion. This, no doubt, arises largely from the ancient mariner’s perfect tact and savoir faire, A recent voyager in the Union Company’s crack liner to San Francisco s&ys it was a lesson in shipboard diplomacy to watch Captain Carey making liis morning rounds and finding something fresh and pleasant to say to each of some six soore saloon passengers. He distinguished no one especially, but was the same to all, and always the same. —Auckland Star. The sale of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s old passenger ship Opawa still further reduoes their sailing fleet. Both Shaw, Savill and the New Zealand Company are understood to be desirous of parting with the whole of their sailing vessels. Most of them are not sufficiently modern to be “ good carriers,”j*d when sailing tonnage is required, there is usrffljjjfy plenty of it available by charter. < The Hlinglgggggl&mving at Napier from Wellington on FruSfpiwTis enabled to land her passengers at the breakwater. She then drew oil apd

anchored, on account of the heavy sea running. Her inward cargo was transferred to the Fanny, and the Weka took off the outward passengers at 5 p.ra., the steamer continuing her passage a little later on. Mr Hargrave, recently employed on the s.s. Manaroa, has been appointed nightwatckman, vice Mr J. Murphy, resigned. Captain Hill, at present in charge of the steamer Brisbane, now at Lyttelton, is very well known iu New Zealand, having been for many years in the 'employ of the late Captain YV. R. Williams, whose Black Diamond line of steamers, trading principally between the West Coast and Wellington, still has its representatives on the coast, though flying another flag. The barque Silverliow, loading for London at the Railway Wharf, under the auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company, only require another 300 bales of wool to complete her cargo, The Waverley > will arrive in Wellington for the first time since she has been lengthened to-day. She comes from Wanganui, The barque Kinfauns, Captain Crighton, arrived at Port Chalmers from Wellington on Sunday after a 15 days’ passage, The Island trader Upolu, from Fiji and Auckland, arrived in port at noon on Monday and landed 4500 bunches bananas, 388 cases fruit and 192 tons general cargo. She has about 500 tons of transhipments, ex Delphic and Mariposa.for Southern ports, sailing hence at midnight. Captain Beaumont left the steamer at Auckland through indisposition, and she is now in charge of Captain McLean, formerly of the Polierua. On April 7th an important addition was made to Her Majesty’s Navy by the launch from the yard of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Limited), Govan, of H.M.S. Hermes, a second-class protected cruiser of the improved Juno class of vessels recently delivered to the Admiralty, two of which, the Venus and Diana, were built by the Fairfield Company. The Hermes is one of three vessels ordered by the Admiralty in December, 189 G, to be built in private yards, and of these the Hermes and Highflyer were ordered from Fairfield. The principal dimensions are Length between perpendiculars, 350 ft; breadth (extreme), 54ft; and displacement, 5600 tons. The hull is built of Siemens-Martin steel throughout, to Admiralty requirements, on the usual principle adopted in warship construction. There is a cellular bottom extending the full length of the engine and boiler spaces. The vessel being intended for foreign service and long cruises at sea, in which the maintenance of a uniform speed becomes essential, she has been completely covered to above the load waterline with teak of the minimum thickness of 3&in, and coppered. It is contemplated that the vessel will attain a speed of 20 knots under usual conditions at sea with the power provided .

Writing under date 13th May, Messrs H. W. Peabody and Co., of New York, advise the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company of vessels bound for New Zealand as follows:—The barque Nellie Brett has cleared for Auckland, and should

sail shortly. The barque Doris has closed for Dunedin, and is expected to sail within a few days. The barque Sussex is loading for Dunedin and Lyttelton, to get away about 10th June. The barque Clan McLeod is loading for Wellington, and should get away very soon.

KAIKOURA, FOR LONDON.

At 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon the tug Duco left for the R.M.S. Kaikoura (which had previously moved into the stream) with the last of the passengers and the ship’s papers, the steamer finally leaving for London, via Monte Video, Tenerift'e and Plymouth shortly after 3 p.m. Cargo taken in at Wellington consisted of 1-176 bales wool, 55 bales sheepskins, 7 bales rabbitskins, 325 casks tallow, 43 casks pelts, 100 juice, 103 casks casings, 1875 carcases mutton. 100 carcases lamb, 2038 cases meats, 34 bales basils, 3 bales leather, 24 sacks peas, 60 sacks grass seed, 33 packages sundries and 7 boxes gold. The following is a complete list of her passengers Saloon—Misses Aitkens, Fenton, Hullett, Russell, Kelly, Ladd, McDonald (2), Northcote, Robinson, Turton, Woodhouse, Mesdames Watt, Ferguson, Wills, Wilson and infant, Robinson, Pitcaithley, Franks, Northcote and maid, Hullett, Dalrymple, Aitkens, Boulton, Dr Morrow, Major Ferguson, Messrs Clark, Farquhar, Anderson (the latter for Monte Video), Wills, Woodhouse, Wilson, McDonald, Sparshot, Saunders, Robinson, Cuthill, Northcote, Hauret, Hatchard, Hart, Dawson, Dove, Bunting, Agar, Leyeook (for Monte Video), Masters Robinson (2), Ladd, Hauret, Northcote, Aitkens (4). Steerage Miss Miller, Mesdames Howell, Leishowan, Messrs Browning, Barclay, Barns, Campbell, Chalmer, Chambers, Cappard, Dawson, Howell, Hallberg, Kingan, Kendall, Matson, McLean, McCarthy, Pettigrew, Phillips, Stringer, Smith, Sullivan, Whittorne, Wilson. For Monte Video—Messrs Bee, Dun, James.

THE MANA AGROUND.

Pate a, June B._ The Mana, coal-laden from Westport, coming in at noon, went on to the west bank just inside the heads. She is not considered to be in a dangerous position.

News was received on Friday that the Mana, at Patea, was successfully floated off during the morning totally uninjured.

AOTEA, FROM LONDON.

The local agents received advice by the San Francisco mail that the following were passengers by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s Aotea, which left London on May 13th, Plymouth on May 14th, and Capetown on Monday last for Hobart and Wellington:—Saloon: Miss Buckley, Mrß Sargent and family (all for Wellington). Third-class: Misses Bell, Barker, Mesdames Vernon, Bell, Beavis, Messrs Anderson, Bell, Parker (2), Bryer, Connell, Masters Bell (2), Vernon, Beavis. There weJe 31 third-class booked for Capetown and one for

Australia, The vessel is due here on the 29th instant.

THE S.S. WAIROA.

After an absence of several weeks the steamer Wairoa arrived in port at 3 p.m. on Friday. It will be remembered that when bound from Motueka to Wellington on May 9th she struck a submerged rock, in thick weather, in the vicinity of Clay Point, damaging the fore foot to some extent. Captain Ricketts made for the French Pass, where a cow-hide was stretched over the leak, enabling her to reach Nelson at II a.m. the next day. Some delay ensued owing to the inquiry and repairs to be executed, and she did not leave Nelson until last week. The Wairoa left YVaitapu for Wellington at 10 on Monday night, but early the following morning encountered a heavy south-easterly gale, with high seas, and it was deemed prudent to run for shelter under Long Island, where the little vessel remained until 8 o’clock on Friday morning, arriving as above. The repairs at Nelson necessitated the insertion of some new planking forward below the water-line, a new stern-post and a few sheets of copper.

A ROUGH VOYAGE

The barquentine River Hunter, well known here, had a frightful < xperience on the' trip across from Newcastle m ratapu (Auckland), where she arrived on the uyth ult., after a passage of 23 days. She met the lull force of the severe storm which played havoc amongst the shipping on the coast of New South Wales, and was on the first day ouf in company with the Fido (still missing) and t.e Crown of India (towed into Sydney dismast ) Captain Wood reports that on May sth the g le freshened into a hurricane, with blinding rain and a tremendous sea, and the vessel was burying herself under a pressure of sail in trying to ontain an offing. At 2 a.m. on the 6th Port Stephens light was sighted through the rain, at a distance which couli not have been more than three miles. The wind was increasing with great force, and there was an awful, confused sea. The sails began to go, being blown clean out of the ropes one after anothei, until the vessel was reduced to the foresail and balanced reef mizzen. The wind was now a continual screech, with incessant rain, and tremendous seas were going clean over the vessel. At 11 o’clock that night they saw what they supposed to be Seal Rocks light, which did not look to be far away, but the torrents of rain prevented any accurate judgment of the distance. The weather continued all Friday and Saturday and on Sunday, May Bth, at 3 a.m., an extra heavy squall took the foresail clean out, leaving the vessel with only a small reefed mizzen, which kept her head to the sea. She plunged and rolled so much thatithe mainstays and foretopmast stays carried away, endangering the mast until things were secured again.

RUAHINE, FROM LONDON.

The following is a list of passengers booked up to the 7th May per steamer Ruahine, which vessel sailed from London on May 26th and Plymouth on May 28th, for Wellington via Capetown and Hobart:—For Wellington: Saloon—Miss Phillips, Mesdames Andrews and bon, Tanner, Messrs Blythe, Andrews, Master Tanner; steerage—Misses Boyd, Morgan, Mrs Dunbar and family, Mr Dunbar. For other ports: Saloon Misses Leuwin, Lamont, Mesdames Blackwood, McAllum and family, Hayward, Messrs Lesieur, Blackwood, McAllum, Hayward, Hill, Hargreaves, Milsom, Master Hayward; steerage—Miss O’Neill, Mesdames Scarr, McVicar, Messrs Slade, Garland, Master Scarr.

ARRIVAL OF THE DELPHIC.

The White Star liner Delphic arrived from London, via Capetown, Hobart, Auckland and Gisborne, on Monday morning on her second voyage. Her officers report that fair weather was experienced at Gisborne, where 12,000 carcases mutton, besides a quantity of wool and tallow, were shipped. At Wellington she takes in 28,000 carcases mutton and a line of wool. There are several changes in the personnel of the deck officers acting under Captain Sowden. Mr Hugg, R.N R., is now chief officer, vice Mr Thornton, who has been transferred to the Teutonic in the trans-Atlantic service. The first officer is Mr David, R.N.R.; second, Mr Beck, R.N.R. (late of the Royal Navy); third, Mr Hughes ; and fourth, Mr Bellas. The engine-room staff is the same as last voyage. The Delphic is to leave for Lyttelton on Saturday, sailing hence for London on the 25th inst.