SHIPPING.

New Zealand Mail, 20 October 1898, Page 80

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. • .. Tuesday, October 11. Opawa, ss 70 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim, Pas■enger—Mr Lattimer. Brunner, ss, 260 tons, Millman, trom Westport. Herald, ss, 356 tons, Coulson, from Souoh. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Padget, Cook, Messrs Jonnor, Rodgers; 7 steerage. Wainni, ss, 411 tons. Worrall, from West Coast 'Via Nelson and Picton. Passengers Saloon : Misses Shirtcliffe (2). Anderson, Dron, Maple, Mesdames Simpson, Calder and child, Kennelly, Bright, Messrs Laery, Roohfort, Stone, Black, Hayman Coom, Quinton, Brennan, Snodgrass, Humphreys, Pike, Calder, Bowie, Pointz, Slater, Windlebourne, Bell, Blick, Horing, Guise, Stowe, Kenny, Lewis, Pyrke* Chaytor, Peake. Smith, Dart; 13 steerage. Kini, ss, 702 tons, Rolls, from South. Rotorua, ss, 576 ions, Manning, from Dunedin and' Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Haase. Young, Stewart, Cutbbert. Mesdames Hunter, Young, Lloyd, Stewart, Messrs Dewhurst, Bannatyno, Higgins. Gray, V alsb, Hope, Smith, Cuthbert. Young, Poison, White, Harper, Barnett, Pannell, Lloyd, Tapper, Webb, Master Stewart; 15 steerage. Takapuna, ss, 369 tons, Grant, from Onehunga and New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon : Misses McKenzie, Carthew, Mesdames Metcalfe, Carthew, Ashoroft and 2 children, Messrs Jenkins, Cockburn, Mc Vrtney, Brown, Brunton ; 4 steerage. Aratapu, brigantine, 122 tons, Savident, from Tairua (at Heads). Wednesday, October 12. Penguin, ss, Dl7 tons, Bernech, from Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Misses Myers, Main, Dixon, jFord, Mesdames Keith,' Mcintosh, Wilkin, Mann, Quartermain, Spratt, Haddrell and family (5), Bell, Hons Twomey, Bowen, Taiaroa, Judges Denniston, Ward, Mesßr3 Mcßae, Pickering, Johnson, Halley, Hauiland, Blake, Wilkin, Wood, Kerr, Guthrie, Thompson, Slater, Haddrell, Clark, Vinning, Inkson, Mace, Hudson, Manning, Hall, Chatwin, Kilman ; 14 1 teerage. Charles Edward, bs, 156 tons, Graham, from Kelson. Hesketh, ss, 893 tons, Black, from Greymouth, 'Aorangi, ss, 2654 tons, Hepworth, from Sydney. Manaroa, ss, 78 tons, Molntyre, from Wanganui. Passengers Cabin: Mrs Brown, Messrs Smith, Eastwood, Mathieson. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, from Wanganui. Thursday, October 14. Opawa, ss, 70 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. Pas■enger—Cabin: Mr McKenzie. Aratapu,. brigantine, 120 tons, Gilmer, from Tairua. Westralia, ss, 1819 tons, Thorpe, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses MoNaught, Barker, Bridge, Wells, .Aldred, Aynsley, Flesber, Mesdames Peter, Buck.Quane, McGowan, Mollwraith, Ferguson, Messrs Barns, Christie, Cahill, Burke, Taylor, Inwoo"d, Baxter, Mcllwraitb, , Mc alpine, Lyons, Quane 1 27 steerage. Gothic, ss, 4975 tons, Kidley, from Lyttelton and Port Chalmers.. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Young, Bell, Mesdames Young, Bell, Messrs Fen- < wick, Youngi Kerr, Foster, Graham, Baxter, Thomas. Piikaki, ss, 850 tons; Lambert, from Westport. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Manning, from Nelson via Picton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Malcolm, Metaentheim (2), Simon, Shaw, Clifford (2), Ball, Mesdames Parsons, Chamberlain and 2 children, Bimon, Burton, Bulkley, Allan, Clifford, Shaw and child, Messrs Bulkley, Brown, Simon, Moore, Willis, Murphy, Waters, Young, Laery, Helmer, Westmacott, Jellyman, Kirk, McCallum, Laking, Cheeseman, Masefield, Shaw, Busby; 6 steerage. Takapuna, ss, 869 tons, Grqnt, from Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Misses Wood, Laidlaw, Keene, Urwin, Carpenter, Smith, Russell, Percival (2), Chaytor, Mesdame3 • Orr, Urwin and child, McKenzie, Peek and child, Martin, Alderson, Smith, Messrs Orr, Wilson, Tripp, Hindmarsh, fcead, Mulvehill, Gray, Capstick, Christison, Martin, Dr Findlay; 4 steerage. Haupiri, ss, 494 tons, Nordstrum, from West Coast and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Duff, Easterbrook, Banks, Holley, Phillips, Firth, Johnston, Mirfin, Bradley, Freeman, Scotock, Mesdames Kerr, Hubert, Messrs Grimstead, Hall, Guild, Caird, Brasch, Patton, Woods, Massey, McCruchen, Slowery, Smith, Hon Reeves; 32 steerage. ; . Duchess, ss, 95 tons, Jones, from Cape Palhser. Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. " Hinemoa, ss, 262 tons, Bollans, from Cape Palliser. Friday, October 14. Hinemoa, ss, 282 tons, Bollans, from The Brothers and Tory Channel lighthouses and Queen Charlotte Sound. -. Mararoa, ss, 1881 tons, Phillips, from Sydney l via Auckland, Gisborne and Napier. PassengersSaloon : Misses Benton and Crossley, Mesdames ' Bhrimski and Dodgshun, Messrs Lukin, Hampton, Gray, Blennerhasset, Spiers (2), Muir (2), Neill, . Desborough, Crompton, Taine, Martin and Horraz; 18 steerage, Penguin, ss, 517 tons, Spence, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Campbell, Hicks and '1 Hillie, Mesdames Hale, Wake and 2 children, Williamson, Hannan and Breckman, Judge Pennefather, Messrs Hacon, Breckman, Beav.er, Ibbetaon, Baillie, Fairburn, MoMaster, Wake, Haggitt and Louisson: 10 steerage. Wairoa, ss, 45 tons, Rickett?. from Motueka Opawa, ss, 60 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. ' Aorere, ss, 45 tons, Tinney, from Patea. Beautiful Star, ss, 149 tons, Campbell, from Napier via Ceast. Queen of the South, ss, 121 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. Saturday, October 15. Kini, ss, 702 tons, Rolls, from Westport. Rotoiti, ss, 629 tons, Robertson, from Onehunga and New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Motherson, Coltman, Ransonum, Mesdames Wilson, McLymont and family, Edinburgh and'child, •Whitney, Dawson and child, Bryant, Messrs Silby, Walls, Low, Batger, Wilson, McLymont, Edinburgh, Bryant, Kearns, Hamber, Clemens, Counett, Fraser; 10 steerage. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Manning, from Nelson '■■ Via Picton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Burrow, Riordan, Haase, Mesdames Muncaster, Baker, Green, Messrs Marshall, Wickins, Brown, Dyer, Espie, Williama, Tolhurst, Small, Vining, Stubbs, Buttle, Campbell, Cameron, Fuller, Maokay, Harding, Strong, Renny, Horton; 6 steerage. Fanny, ss, 40 tons, Peterson, from Napier via Coast. " Manaroa, ss, 78 tons, Molntyre, from Wanganui. Passengers—Misses Pritchard, Cronin, Allan, Messrs Mabin, Johnston, Hall. Mamari, ss, 2319 tons, Levack, from London via Auckland. Passenger-Mr Brett. , Waikare t ss, 1901 tons, Richardson, from Melbourne via Hobartand South. Passengers—Saloon:

Misses Dunn, Macdonald, Connor, Sligo, Graham, Craig, Leatherland, Fallowfloldi Bagley, Mackay, Leslie, Menalove, Dawson, Bennett, Thomkins, Mesdames Cole, Ford, Ellis/'and family, Helms. Hunt, Scott, Castabrook, Bethel, 2 children and servant, Forrester and 2 children, Crawford, Cannon, Lambie and children, Tait, Wardell, Johnston and ohild, Matheson ( Captain Cole, Messrs O'Neil. Ford, Azzopardie, Helms, McDonald, Brinstedd. Ayling, Davis, Castabrook, Sootr, North, Pratt, Arnold, Stevens, Hutchison, Leary, Bethel, Hunter. McNamara, Leggett, Forrester, Murrell, Monk Thompson, Elliott, Dawe, Bennett, Crawford, De Silva, Cannon, Burns, Duff, Caverney, Johnson Graham, Matheson ; 50 steerage. Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Sundav, October 16.

Penguin, ss, 517 tons, Spence, from Lyttelton Passengers Saloon : Misses Fonton, Snodgrass Ros, Dunn, McLean, Boyle, Thornton, Kelly, Mesdames McPherson, Woolven and child, Morrison and child, Hedge,; Morris, Messrs Woodhouse, Sim. Caselberg, Corrigan, Low, Pierson, McPherson. Kellv, Joachim, Turnbull, Logan, Seelye, Davidson, Duncan, Smith, Chillingworth, Howison, Dawking. Gilruth, Granville, Whitcombe, Robin, Cameron. Hedge, Horrox, Erinis, Donald, Fraser, Moore, Joynt, Shanks, Rowe, Holmes, Allen, Gale, Morris, Forsyth, Carroll, Captain Coleman ; 16 steerage. Poherua.ss, 900 tons. McLean, from the South; 99tons,McAlister, from Chathams and Lyttelton. Passenger—Saloon : Mr McCarthy. Wakatu, 83, 95 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton via Port Robinson and Kaikoura, Passengers—Messrs March and Mallard : 2 steerage. Mana, ss, 44 tons, Westrup, from Patea. Brunner, ss. 260 tons, Millman, from Westport. Miowera, ss, 1892 tons,'Hemming, from Vancouver, via Victoria, Honolulu and Suva. Huia, ss, 90 tons, Woods, from Wanganui. Monday, October 17.

Indramayo, ss, 2622 tons, Harwood, from London via Australia, Auckland, Gisborne and Napier. Passenger—Captain East. Hesketn, ss, 893 tons, Black, from Greymouth Passengers—Saloon: Messrs Fraser, Black, Osborne, Woodmore.

Tuesday, October 18. Wainui, ss, 411 tons, Worrall, from West Coast, Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Moore, Nicholson, Bailie, Brown, Grant. Smith, Hooperj Crawford and Beauchamp, Mesdames Phelan, Wilkie, Adams and Smith and 2 children, Messrs Nicholson, Rodda, MoEnnis, Wylde, Turnbull, Burgie, Rudkin, Smith, Struthers, Coull, Low, Baigeat.Fairey, Adams, Stevenson (2), Shepherd, Spraggon, Dobbie, Ewing and. Carkeek; 14 steerage. Aorere, bs, 49 tons, Tinney, from Patea. SAILED. Tuesday, October 11. Herald, ss, 365 tons, Coulson, for New Plymoath and Greymouth. Kini, ss, 702 tons, Rolls, for Westport. Omapere, ss, 362 tons, Adams, for Auokland via East Coast. Passengers—Saloon : Mr Dudley ; 2 steerage. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Manning, for Nelson via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses O'Kane, Carte, Ollerenshaw, Mesdames Phelan, Cleveland, Allen, McLeod and child, Messrs Fentou, Mitchell, Mcintosh, Fuller, Smith, Mackay, MoLeoi; 13 steerage. Takapuna, ss, 869 tons, Grant, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Pede, Scott, Harrison, Munro, Seddon, Patterson, • Mcßrian, Mesdames Pollard and child, McGunitry. Clarke, Philips, ,Barrie and 3 children, Messrs McGunitry, Hales, Barrie, Black, Bryant, Capley, Walker, Howe, Cornwall, Little, Stone, Hayman, Freinoh, Piggott, Field, Pearpoint, Gardner, Watkins ; 15 steerage. Wednesday, October 12. Queen of the South, ss, 121 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. Torch, H.M.S., screw sloop, 960 tons, 1400-horse power, 6 'guns, Lieutenant and Commander Henry Preedy, for Auokland. Opawa, ss, 70 tons, Eckford, for Blenheim. Passenger—Cabin : Mrs Stanton. Pania, is, 40 tons, Fisk, for Port Underwood and Blenheim. Wainui, bs, 891 tons, Worrall, for West Coast via Picton and Nelson. Passengers Saloon : Mis3es Hooper, Fitzgerald, Mesdames Card, Mcintosh, Dr Christie, Messrs Rumgay, Moßib, Field, Mollier, Sexton, Mcintosh ; 13 steerage. Penguin, ss, 517 tons, Bernech, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Reeve, Davies, Shirtcliffe, Dron, Mesdames Hawthorne, Hoskin, Ford, Messrs Hoskin, Davidson, Law, Bliok, Rattray, Ford j 16 steerage. Thursday, October 14, Hinemoa, ss, 282 tons, Bollans, for Cook Strait lighthouses. Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Manning, for Nelson via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Hensley, Lee, Martin, Mesdames Eley, Hawley and child, Mills (2), Messrs Eley, Mcßail, Nicholson; 6 steerage. Aorangi, ss, 2654 tons, Hepworth, for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver. Westralia, ss, 1819 tons, Thorpe, for Napier, Gisborne, Auokland and Sydney. PassengersSaloon: Misses Williams, Bowker (2), Edwards, Smith, Willis, Cooper, Mesdames Edwards, Cooper, Williams, Ward, Baddeley and family, Caselberg, Messrs Thomas, Cooper, Permain, Barker, Jewiss, Honey, Otway, Gamble, Salmon (2), Smith, McLean, Baker, Albercrombic, Martin, Sharland, Baddeley, Lysnar, Masters Pilkington (2); 10 steerage. Takapuna, ss, 869 tons, Grant, for Onehunga via New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon: Misses McVicar, Gow, Moginie, Grace, O'Halloran, Mackenzie, Mesdames McLellan, Gellatley, Jones, Mounier, Mayer, Keith, Stbvenson, Messrs McLellan, Jones, Black, Highman, Scott, Butler, Lemonon, Gellatley; 9 steerage. Duchess, ss, 95 tons, Jones, for Cape Palliser. Brunner, ss, 260 tons, Millman, for Westport. Manaroa, ss, 78 tons, Molntyre, for Wanganui. Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Chambers, for Wanganui. Hesketh, ss, 393 tons, Black, for Greymouth. Charles Edward, ss, 123 tons, Graham, fbr Nelson and West Coast. Opawa, ss, 70 tons, Eckford, for Blenheim. Friday, October 14. Hinemoa, ss, 282 tons, Bollans, for The Brothers, Tory Channel and Queen Charlotte Sounds. Akaroa, barque, 1298 tons, Murray, for Dunedin. Huia, ss, 90 tons. Wood, for Wanganui. Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim, Mararoa, ss, 1381 tons, Phillips, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. > Passengers—Saloon : Misses badden, Cannon, Lamb, Bennett, Baggett, Barokley, Hart, Condis, Ball, Butler, Hall and Ruddenklau, Mesdames Breeds and family, Gilmer, Stead, Bell, Rylands, Willis and child, Winny, Cooke, Gifford, mith and 2 children, Lee and Shaw, Hon Stevens, r Liddell, Messrs Ashoroft, Gray, Turnbull, Benjamin, Gawen, Hall, Vince, Stone, Kelman, Pannell. Cooper, Fisher, Cringlinton, Saunders, Schloss, Thomas, Jenkinson, Elliott, Derrett, Glasgow, Fitzpatriok, Marshall, White, Thompson, Brown,

./ampbell, Martin, Lee, Stead, Moore, Wormall, Meares, Pearce, Gilmer and Dunn, Master Martin ; 3 steerage. Penguin, ss, 517 tons, Spenoe, for Lyttelton. Passengers- Saloon: Misses McKay and Gray, Mesdimes O'Connor and Rale, Messrs O'Connor, Tinsley, Chillingworth and Maude; 6 steerage. Saturday, October 15. Haupiri, ss, 491 lons, Nordstrum, for West Coast via Picton and Nelson. Passengers Saloon : Misses Lovell (2), Mesdames Blick, Simpson, Davis, Turnbnil, Beckman, Messrs Tovani, Blick, Beckman, Kerr, Guthie, Atack, McKerrow, Reith, Hogg, Bute, Blick, Schatz ; 13 steemge. Hinemoa, ss, 282 tons, Bollans, for Dunedin. Kaikoura, ss, 2885 tons, Forbes, for Lyttelton. Aorere, ss, 45 tons, Tinney. for Patea Wairoa, ss, 45 tons, Ricketts, for Nelson and Motueka. Kini. ss, 702 tons, Rolls, for Lyttelton. Pukaki, ss, 850 tons, Lambert, for Westport. Fanny, ss, 40 tons, Peterson, for Napier via East Coast. Opawa, os, 70 tons, Eckford, for Blenheim. Sunday, October 16. . . Rotorua, ss, 576 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Misse3 Traill, Creamer, Harvey, Mrs McClymont and family (i), Ram3ay, Stace, Messrs Bt'ibbs, Young, Kirk, Cockburn. Poison, Price, MoClymont, Quain, Roberts, Tully, Kane, Evans, Andrews ; 3 steerage. Waikare. ss, 1931 tons. Richardson, for Sydney. Passengers Saloon : Misses Greig (2), Mannix, Mesdames Baker, O'Donaghue, Brown, Allen, Griffiths, Messrs O'D.moghue, Brennan, Eiohelbauin, Roberts, Allen, Cousins, Fairbairn, Wool, Guthrie, Leiry, Soantleburv. Good, Buick, Brown, Shortes, Ferguson, Bedell, Master Brown; 21 steerage. Rotoiti, ss, 629 tons, Robertson, for Nelson, New Plymouth and Onehunga. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Wells, Tomkins. Brandon, Bruoe and Montgomery, Mesdames Joyce, Coles, Easterbrooke, Wells, Knowles, Muir, Cuzco, Dixon, Fry, Phalan and child, Aldean, Harmston, Aldred and Love and 2 children, Captain Coles, Messrs Dix, Thomson, Joyce, Manning, Easterbrook, Snodgrass, Marksmann, Chandler, Hotaka, Yoshimoto, Kota, MoMahon, Bennett, Read, Aldean, Fenwick, Knowles, Hutchison, Aldred, Love, Harmston, Symes, Crowther, Arnold, Pearson, Blundell, Montgomery, Woodward, Seelye, Sexton, Valdike, Muir, Braby, Luoana, Dawes, Aldean, Steward, Cuzoo (2), Drewitz, Earnshaw, Dixon, Boyce, Wells, Niool, Clifford and Wilson, Masters Muir and Joyce; 6 steerage. Beautiful Star, ss, 177 tons, Oampball, for East Coast. Queen of the South, ss, 121 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. Monday, October 17. Miowera, ss. 1892 tons, Hemming, for Sydney. Penguin, ss, 517 tons, Spence, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Thompson. Gay, Mesdames Hill, Ro*s, Duncan, Mackenzie, Hon Lyttelton, Professor Brown, Messrs Hervey, Pilcher, Turnbull, Hill, Thomas, Ross, Appleby, Shanks, Lee, March, Duval, Price, Collins, Woodward, Young, Duncan, Walker, Wrigg, Barathon, Wathen; 9 steerag?. Poherua, as, 900 tons, McLean, for Nanier. Brunner, ss, 262 tons, Millman, for Westport. Manaroa, ss, 73 ton 3, Mclntyre, for Wanganui. Huia, 83,90 tons, Woods, for Wanganui. Wakatu, ss, 95 tons, Wills, for Lyttelton via Coast. Mana, ss, 44 tons, Westrup, for Patea. Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Pas-sengers-Miss Mapp, Messrs Thompson, Bradcock, Mapp, Meoha.n, Quaine, O'Leary. London, October 11. Arrived—Pakcha, from New Zealand. Sailed—Ruahine, for Lyttelton; Sydney, October 12. Arrived—Whangaroa, scow, from Foxton. Sydney, October 14. Sailed, last night—Elingamite, for Auckland. Sydney, October 15. Sailed—Tarawera, for Wellington. October 16. Arrived—Waihora, from Auckland. Albany, October 13. Arrived-Oceana, from Dondou. Passengers for New Zealand—Earl and Countess of Seafield, Messrs Myers, Harper and Woodhouse. Melbourne, October 15. Sailed—Monowai, for Bluff. Hobart, October 15 Arrived—Kawatiri, from Wellington and Westport. Auckland, October 17. The Northern Steamship Company has decided to have a new steamer built in Great Britain for l. e Onehuttga-New Plymouth trade. The steamer will be a very fast boat, and equipped with all the latest improvements, and willhava accommodation for 100 saloon and 80 steerage passengers. Mr Geo. Gow, one of the company's superintending engineers, leaves for Sydney by the Westralia today, and will catch the R.M.S. Britannia there for London, taking with him the plans and specifications for the new vessel. Some anxiety is being felt .regarding the safety of the barque Nellie B ett, from New York to Auckland, with a cargo of kerossue and general merchandise. The barque is no?/149 days out. A private cable message was received in the city yesterday announcing the safe arrival of the barque Mary Hasbrouck, at New York, from Auckland. Sailed—Westralia (5 p.m.), for Sydney j Jasper, barquentine, for. Sydney; H.M.S. Torch, for Sydney ; H.M.S. Tauranga, for Wellington. Mr Nicholson (second officer), Mr Mulqueen (purser) and several of the crew of the Mapourika arrived from Greymouth by the Wainui on Tuesday. Mr Mulqueen remains on the Wainui as purser. • The Rotomahana, leaving Dunedin on the 28th, takes up the Lyttelton-Wellington running from the former port on the following day, arriving here on Sunday morning, the 80th instant. Captain Manning proceeds to Dunedin to take charge, while Captain Newton, lately in charge of the Wakatipu (now laid up), takes command of the Penguin. Shippers of wool per sailing vessel from Wellington will notice that the New Zealand Shipping Company intend tojdespatch the barquo Clan MoLeod to London next month. Wellington has been fixed as the final port in the colony for both the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers Kaikoura and Ruapehu, leaving for London on the Brd and 24th November respectively. The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company baa been advised that the Ruahine left Plymouth for New Zealand via Capetown and Hobart on Saturday with 150 passengers. A sorew-Bteamer is being built at Morrison's yards, Balmain, Sydney, to the order of the Northern Bteamabip Company, of Auckland. She will, be

named the Aotea, and is intended for the coastal trade. The machinery for tho new steamer, which has been manufactured by Messrs Ross and Duncan, of Glasgow, has already arrived. The brigantine Linda Weber, which left Auckland on Monday for Tairua, loads timber at that port for Messrs Waddell, McLeod and Weir, of this city. As the Rotorua was detained here last week adjusting compasses, her departure for Picton and Nelson was postponed until midnight. Her engine department is in charge of Mr Davidson, formerly of the Brunn'or, who is assisted by Mr Budge, lato of the Rotomahana, as second, and Mr Sadler, formerly of the Coriuna, as third. Mr D. Smith is purser, and Mr Robertson, lato second steward of the Monowai, has been promoted to chief steward of the Rotorua. The names of the deck officers have already appeared.

The local agents have b?en advised that tha Otarama, which left tho Bluff on August 19th, arrived at London on Sunday last. Messrs Salter (late second engineer of the Australia), T. McKenzie (third engineer of the Rotoiti) and Richardson (engineer of the Huia) have all passed their examinations for chief engineers' certificates before the Inspector of Machinery. Messrs Bonnor and Brophy, chief officers of the Herald and Janet Nicoll respectively, are to exchange ships. Until this is arranged Mr Lucas, late chief officer of the Maori, is acting on the Herald.

Captain Spence is in charge of the Janet Nicoll, Captain Ryan having remained behind at Lyttelton to undergo a sight test.

A wharf is at present in course of erection at Cowes' B:iy, Waiheke, Auckland, which will ho a great conveni nee to visitors to that part of the island. The wharf is to be COOft long, with a tee at the outer end 40ft by 22ft, and there will be Bft of water at the end at low tide. The wharf is being constructed by the Northern Steamship Company, who have a large staff of men employed on the work.

Tho Tyser liner Indramayo is due at Wanganui about the 20th instant, and will there ship equal to K)QO carcases from the Wanganui Freezing Company, in addition to wool, tallow and pelts. The barque Pass of Leny, chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company, has been ordered to proceed from Lyttelton to Gisborne to load wool, &c , for-London. The barque Liv, now at Dunedin, will load for London at Lyttelton under the same auspices.

Several trips across the Atlantic have been made by a Captain William Andrews in a 13ft boat. He recently started from Atlantic City, New Jersey, on one of these expeditions in his small craft, and anticipated reaching London in £0 or CO days 'rom departure. His boat is 13ft Din long, sft 4in beam and 22in deep, and has a lead keel weighing 3001 b. It is so constructed that it can bo folded up to facilitats conveyance when ashore. Its sails measure 15 square yards. The water supply ds carried in bottles, and Andrews has on board food enough to last him for three months. He is making the voyage quite alone.

The ship Yaliaroi, which arrived at Sydney from London, spoke the Norwegian barque Liv, bound from Hamburg to Dunedin, on August 17th in 30 6. 2927 W. This vessel has a quantity of transhipments for Wellington. Tho steamer Express, purchased by-Captain Widerstrom for the Hawke's Bay Trawling Club, arrived at Napier from Sydney on Wednesday, after an 11 days' passage. Fears were entertained for her safety, but her lengthy trip was occasioned by the fierce north-westerly gale which prevailed in Cook Strait at the beginning of the week, the little steamer having to seek shelter on Guard's Bank from Saturday until Tuesday last. Her dimensions are : Length, 77ft Cin; breadth of beam, 16ft Sin ; depth of hold, 7ft sin, anl is cf 56 tons register. Her oomponnd engines are of 40 horse-power, and her cylinders are 12in and Ilia in diameter, with a speed of eight knots per hour. She draws Oft aft and 2ft forward, and is in every way adapted for the business for which she was purchased. The steamer constructed for Lake Te Anau by the Dunedin Foundry and Engineering Company is being sent up to the lake in sections, where it will be fitted together on an improvised slip. The leviathan liner Gothic arrived from Dunedin Thursday morning, having added considerably to her cargo for Home both at that port and Lyttelton. She will receive equal to 40,000 carcases here, including three loads from the Aramoho Freez ng Works, Wanganui, to be brought down by the Huia. The Pukaki will range alongside the ocean steamer this morning and supply her bunkers with 1000 tons of Westport coal.

The brigantine Aratapu, which has been off the Heads since Tuesday, arrived Thursday morning, and was towed to and berthed at Jervois quay. She left Tairua on the sth inst., and encountered a heavy westerly gale off Hawke's Bay, lasting for three days, which threw the little vessel out of her course. She arrived off the Heads on Tuesday afternoon, but, owing to the fresh north-westerly gale, was blown away to the south as far as Cape Campbell, when the wind veered round to the south, enabling her to make port. The Aratapu has 100,000 ft of timber, consigned to Messrs Stewart and Co. She is now in charge of Captain Gilmer, her late commander, Captain Savident, having left for England on a holiday trip. The barque Akaroa was towed into the stream by the tug Duco Thursday, and providing tho wind be favourable will sail for Port Chalmers this morning. It is not improbable that the Akaroa will load at Wellington for London. The ship Pleiades arrived at Napier from Nelson on Thursday evening. She has a quantity of original cargo to put out, and will then load wool, tallow, &c, for London. Messrs Levin and Co. are advised that the Pakeha arrived at London on Thursday morning last with her meat in good condition. The Mararoa, from Sydney via North, had 225 tons of cargo for Wellington and 385 tons for through ports (inoluding 890 pieces of timber for Dunedin). She look in here about 80 tons of scenery belonging to the Pollard Opera Company and a quantity of transhipments from the Kaikoura. Mr Wilson, second officer, having left the steamer at Sydney to put in his naval reserve drill on the Mildura, the third and fourth officers have been advanced a step. » Mr A. J. Glasgow, late cf the Wanaka, and Mr Hamilton, third engineer of the Hesketh, have both passed their examinations for a second engineer's certificate. Mr Williamson, late of the Corinna, is now chief engineer of the Brunner, in place of Mr Davidson, transferred to the Rotorua. Mr Salter, who passed his examination for a ohief's certificate the other day, is second engineer, Mr C. Johnson, late chief engineer of the Wakatipu, is at present on holjday leave at Auckland. The local agents received advice from headquarters 12st week that the cargo steamer Tekoa, which put into Capetown on the 10th inst. with her cargo afire, is expected to resume her voyage to Wellington via Bcaconsfleld (Tasmania) on -the oth. The Mana had a lively experience on her last trip to Patea. Leaving port last Monday Bhe bad to seek shelter from t}-e severity of th-? gale under

Kapiti, leaving again on Wednesday. On arrival off Patea tho bar was found to be unworkable, so after standing off for 24 hours she returned to Wanganui to await an improvement in weather ard channel. An entranco was effected at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, the steamer leauing on the return trip the same night, and arriving here on Sunday morning. As we surmised, the barque Clan McLeod, at present lying in the stream, has been chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company to load wool, etc., for London. Th 3 barque Natal Queen has been chartered to load timber at Mercury Bay for Wellington, leaving here for Kaipara to load for Hobart. THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. The Canadian-Australian liner Aorangi, arriving here at 11 a.m. on the 12ih. completed the trip from Sydrey in tlu-ee days 20 hours, a very good performance She left Port Jackson at 130 p.m. on Saturday, and experienced fine weather with southerly aud south-westerly winds on the run across. The passengers for Now Zealand were—Misses Hensley, Udy, Messrs Baker, Hould, Meares, Worrnaid, Reid, Goddard, Matheson, Nicholson, Rose, Moore, Aheame, Withors, Chapman. Dodd, Fitzroy, Hammond, Mackay (2), Rowdon, McLeod, Kingswell, Teague, and 83 for other ports. The Aorangi has 810 tons of general cargo (including 9000 cases of fruit) to discharge here, and has a full cargo for through ports. Sho receives 400 tons of Black Ball cokl from the Hesketh and resumed her voyage to Suva, Honolulu and Vuncouver at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The mailboat Aorangi left for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver shortly after 3 o'clook Thursday afternoon, Pilot Shilling taking command until the steamer was clear of the wharf. Passengers booked in New Zealand were:—Misses Guilliard, Boscawen, Holdsworth, Mcsdaraes Wilson and family (5), Barker, Ashcroft and 2 children, Messrs Payne, Campbell. Her outward cargo consisted of about 100 tons, principally produce and frozen m^at. The Canadian - Australian mailboat Miowera, from Vancouver, via Victoria, Honolulu and Suva, arrived in the stream at 7.40 on Sunday morningone day behind time-table date. The inspection by tho Health Officer (Dr James) proving satisfactgfy, the liner was berthed at Jervois quay at 9.15 a.nffby Captain Johnson (harbourmaster). We are indebted to the purser (Mr Humphries) for the following report of the voyage :—The Miowera left Victoria, British Columbia, at 7.52 a.m. on the 23rd September, arriving at Honolulu at 12 80 p.m on the 30th. Left again at 2 48 a.m. on the Ist October, crossed the equator about 7 p.m on the sth, passed Alofa Island on the Bth, arriving in Suva after a fine-weather passage at 2.30 p.m. on the 10th. The voyage was continued at G. 36 a.m. the next day, Portland Island being passed at 0.26 a.m. on the 15th, the vessel entering the Heads at 6 52 on Sunday morning. Moderate and light southerly winds and fine weather wore experienced on the Tun from Suva to Wellington. The following are the passengers that leave the steanship at this port:—Miss6s Young, Morton, Cooper, Sackville-West, Me?dames Morton, Norton, Litchfield, Batger and child, Cottio, Dr Hosking, Hon Spencer Lyttelton, Colonel Hon SackvilleWest, Lieutenant-Colonel Gorton, Meßsrs Duthie, Mackenzie. Dewing, Hervey, Morton (2), Lichfield, Read Casey, Watson, Dunn, Hamilton, and 2 Indians. There are GO through passengers. Her freight for Wellington consists of 530 tons (including 1515 bunches of bananas, 1412 cases fruit and 4PO casks beer), and she has on board 1400 tons for Bydney. The vessel's late arrival is attributable to the fact that she wa3 about seven hours behind time in leaving Victoria, owing to oho mail being delayed, and was detained for some time at Suva, as the coal hulks were engaged in coaling the German warship Bussard. The R.M.S. Warrimoo, bound to Vancouver, was passed at 7.14 a.m. on the 30th ult. The Miowera resumed her voyage to Fydney at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, a start having been made to discharge her inward cargo at midnight on Sunday. The only passengers booked here were Captain Ward, Major Madocks and Mr Chapman. The next mailboat to arrive from Vancouver is the Warri.noo.due here on November 12th. NEWCASTLE COAL FOR WELLINGTON. The barque Dilpussund, 530 tons, Captain Richards, which has been engaged in the intercolonial trade for some time, but has>not yet visited Wellington, has .been chartered to load coal at Newcastle for Wellington. She will bring about 800 tons, which is consigned to Mr Samuel Brown, the well-known merchant. S.S. GERTIE. Messrs J. Horsley and Co.'s (Wanganui) twinscrew steel steamer Gertie, which has experienced a series of mishaps and delaj'3 since leaving Port Natal some months ago, arrived at Wanganui yesterday week with a load of Newcastle coal. She is to be employed principally in the coal trade between Wanganui and Westport. but will as occasion requires make trips to Wellington. Her twin screws should make hor a very handy vessel in negotiating the bars. THE COROMANDEL, The Coromandel oamc off the Patent Slip on Monday morning, and is now berthed alongside the Railway Wharf, over the spot where she lay submerged for over two years. While out of the water the holes were patched up, the bottom scraped and a liberal coat of tar applied, with the result that the vessel is now perfeotly watertight. There ia still another 100 tons of coal to discharge, on the accomplishment of which she will bo ballasted and towed to an anchorage in the stream. These arrangements are subject to alteration providing a suitable offer is made for taking over the vessel. The Coromandel could, with little cost, be made an excellent floating magazine or kerosene ship. THE INDRAMAYO. The Tyser liner Indramayo arrived In port from London via Australia, Auokland, Gisborne and Napier on Monday morning, and was berthed at the Queen's Whafrf, where she discharges over 600 tons of original cargo. Since last voyage Messrs Downey and Steel, second and third officers respectively, have been replaced by Messrs Ryan »nd Taylor,

The Indramayo discharged over 2000 tons of cargo at. Auckland, and shipped the following freight for London :—SO sacks pelts and tallow, 26 cases coffee, 255 casks she'll, 9 do vanilla, 13 sacks vanilla, 1792 oaßes gum, 95 bales wool. 17 do leather. At Gisborne she received 5828 carcases sheep, 1676 quarters beef, 1287 pieces, 103 bales wool, 36 casks tallow. The liner leaves for the Wanganui roadstead this afternoon, where she will be tendered by the Wanganui Freezing Company's tender Thistle. Her freight r frbm that port consists of 7000 carcases, besides wool, tallow, pelts, &c. From Wanganui she proceeds to Napier to oomplete her loading, calling at Wellington finally for a small quantity of general cargo and bunker coal. Captain East, the Tyser Company's superintendent, was a passenger from Napier. RUAPEHU, FOR NEW ZEALAND. The following passengers for New Zealand had booked by the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamship Ruapehu up to September 10th : Saloon: Misses Holden, McMillan, Mesdames Bowman, Temple. Jaggard, Captain Temple, Mr Bowman. Second saloon: ■ Misses Collier (2), Piatt, Wright, Campbell, Hickinbotham (2), Mesdames Piatt, Hickinbotham, Scott and family, Rogers, Pyle, Hawkins, Searle, Collier, Piatt (2), Rev Collier, Messrs Piatt. Carmichael, Hawkins, Campbell, Blythe, Searle, Crewe (3), Denny, Hickinbotham, Bedford, White, Cheeseman, Rogers, Masters Collier (4), Pyle, Hiokenbotham. Steerage for Wellington : Miss Simpson, Messrs Irvine, Rowe, Seymour, Walton, Lawrence, Shepherd, Murray, and 40 for other ports. The Ruapehu left London on September 18th and Capetown on October 13th, the latter Bailing being five days behind time-table date.