SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4143, 1 July 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. High Watsr,--5.3G a.m. ; 5.5 S p.m. ARRIVED. June 30.—Wellington, s.s., 2GI tons, jNE. Carey, from tho Northern ports. Passengers Captain Baillic, Captain Kenny Messrs. Seymour, J. Munro, F. Carrington. Kelly, M.H.R., Mackay, Mitchell. Drake, Donald, C. Everett, Pickett, Miss Huddleston, Mrs. Stevens, Smith’s Combination Troupe (13) ; 5 for the South ; G in the steerage, and 17A- Government immigrants. K. S. Ledger, agent. Canterbury, schooner, 33 tons, John Anderson, from Havelock. No passengers. W. Wallis, agent. Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Munro, from Kaipara. Edward Pearce, agent. Blackwall, ketch, 20 tons, from Paten. Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Messrs D. McKenzie, T. McKenzie, and T. Clough, Master Fisk. Omega, barque, from Newcastle (in the channel). SAILED. June 30.—Wellington, s.s., 201 tons, M. Carey, for the Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Montrose (2), Messrs. Nicholas and Maxwell. It. S. Ledger, agent. _ T . . Dido, cutter, SO tons. W. Groves, for tho Wairau. No passengers. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. Condor, French barque, 430 tons, Breit, for Tahiti. XXX, ketch, SO tons, William Shilling, for the Wairau. , Rose of Eden, ketch, 30 tons, Edward Lake, for Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. IMPORTS, Wellington, from Manukau: 4 hhds, 3 brls oil, 2 pels, 1 case drugs, 1 box. 50 kits oysters, 4 sacks do, 42 do gum dust. From Now Plymouth : 15 hides. From Nelson: 15 coils wire, 1 bag, 25 cases, 50 bags malt. From Picton : 9 bales wool, 42 cases._ Canterbury, from Havelock; 25,000 feet sawn timber. , , „ . , Falcon, from Eleinhcim : 07 bales flax, 0 tons potatoes. _ EXPORTS. Wellington, to Lyttelton and Port Chalmers : For Lyttelton : 13 cases. 2 pkgs, 2 drums, 3 bales, 0 bdls arms. For Port Chalmers: 9 boxes, 50 poles, 7 cases, 53 bdls. 1 truss, 1 pci, 1 pkg, 13 empty casks, 4 boxes. E. S. Ledger, agent. Dido, to Wairau : 250 rails. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kandavau, via Auckland and Naimer. —A. and A.R.M.S. City of Adelaide, with Californian moils of May, this morning, early. Melbourne, via Southern Ports.—Omco, s.s., 3rd instant. , . Melbourne. —Ashburton,Tia Oeographo Bay,W.A.; sailed 12th May. , . Auckland.— H.M.S. Blanche, brigantine Rhyno, p.s. Paterson, schooner Merlin. Napier.—Fairy, s.s. 3Lanukau. —Luna, p.s., to-morrow morning early. Southern Ports. —Star of the South, early. Adelaide. —Kangaroo ; sailed 20th May. Newcastle. —Frowning Beauty, Edwin Bassett. London. —Wovmouth, ship, sailed 7th April (from Deal) ; Waikato, ship ; sailed ISth March—and 24th March from Plymouth, with immigrants; Reichstag, Strathnavar, St. Leonards, Pnnthea, Euterpe, sailed 2Sth April : Conflict, sailed sth May. Liverpool.—J. A. Thompson, ship. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Southern Ports. —City of Adelaide, s.s., this day, at noon. Kandavau, via Napier and Auckland. —A. and A.K.M. s.s. City of Adelaide (with outward Californian mails of June), on Sunday next. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Omeo, s.s., 3rd instant. Sydney. —La Hogue, ship, early. London, via Lyttelton.-Wennington, ship. Auckland. —H.M.S. Challenger, early. Newcastle. —Malay, barque, early.

BY TELEGRAPH. BLENHEIM. June 30.—Arrived, early: Lyttelton, from ‘Wellington. WANGANUI. June 30.—Arrived, 0 a.m. : Stonubird and Manawatu, from Wellington. ONEHUNGA. June 30.—Sailed, 10.00 a.m.: Luna, for Wellington. NAPIER. June 30.—Sailed, 11 a.m.: Rangaflra, for Wellington. 5 a.m.: City of Adelaide, for Wellington. GREY-MOUTH. June 30. Arrived : Kennedy, from Wellington, at mid-day; Zephyr, from Wellington. The Otago sailed for Melbourne direct last evening. AUCKLAND. June 30.—Arrived: Pet, from Oamarti. LYTTELTON. June 30. —Arrived, early: Star of the South, from Wellington. Sailed: The New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Rakaia, for London, with a full cargo valued at £35,000, which included 4470 ounces of gold. She takes also 15 passengers; ship Apelles, for Melbourne, with 2000 sacks wheat, 2000 sacks oats, and 2480 sacks barley. The Star of the South sailed for Dunedin at 2 p.m., and the Ladybird for Wellington at 4.30 p.m. The Australasian and .American Mail Steam Shipping Company's steamer City of Adelaide, J. w. Brown, Esq., commander, with the English and Continental mails of May, via San Francisco, left Napier at 5 a.m. yesterday morning, and was therefore considered due before daylight this morning. She has, probably, some cargo for this port among her 305 packages for the South, and the following passengers for Wellington ;—Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn, and Mr. McFoy. The following is an account of her trip from Kandavau, with particulars of the other boats of the temporary service:—At 2 p.m. on the Bth inst. the City of Adelaide left Auckland for Kandavau, and after experiencing moderately fine weather, arrived there at 7 a.m. on the 13th. H.M.S. Rosario entered harbor at the same time. The Tartar, from Sydney, arrived at 3.30 p.m. same day. Received frcpn Tartar the New Zealand oargo taken on previous trip, and transhipped into her mails, passengers, and cargo from New Zealand ; she then left for San Francisco at 11 a.m. on the 14th, with a full complement of passengers of all classes. The Mikado did not arrive from San Francisco till 10 a.m. on the 21st; she was detained four days at San Francisco, through nonarrival of Atlantic steamer with mails, and lost 53 hours between Honolulu and Kandavau repairing tubes, and for last three days out was under easy steam. The City of Adelaide filled up by taking portion of the Mikado's cargo, and left for Auckland at 7.30 a.m, on the 22nd, where she arrived at 10 p.m. on the 2Gth. Had fine weather during the first part of the voyage, and strong westerly wind and high sea during the latter. The Rosario left for Levuka at the same time as City of Adelaide. The Mikado could not leave for Sydney till evening of 23rd, having to effect some repairs to machinery. Tne City of Adelaide arrived in Auckland harbor at ten o’clock on Friday night last, having thus made the passage from Kandavau in four and a-half days, after transhipping the mails ex Mikado- She left Auckland at 0.30 p.m. on Saturday, and arrived in Napier roadstead at 3.30 p.m. on Monbf.y night. She remained there until five o’clock on Monday morning, and then sailed for Wellington. The City of Adelaide will remain here some six or seven hours to coal, Captain Williams supplying her from his hulk, and will start for Lyttelton about noon. She is expected back from the South on Sunday, and will leave for Avckland, via Napier, a short time after arrival.

The steamer ‘Wellington arrived in harbor early yesterday morning from the Mauukau, via the intermediate ports, after a good passage. She brings several passengers, a general cargo, and reports of the round trip:—Left Wellington at 2 a.ra. on Sunday, the 21st. Experienced strong S.E. gale, with heavy sea, to Picton, arriving there at 9 a.m. Left again at 1 p.m., and arrived at Nelson at 12 p.m, same night. Left again at 3.30 p.m. on 22nd, and experienced thick weather and very heavy sea to Taranaki, arriving there at 12 p.m. on 23rd. Discharged twenty tons cargo, Lc., and left at 5 p.m. Fresh breeze from N. W., with heavy sea, to Manukau Heads, arriving at daylight. Crossed bar at 1.15 p.m., and arrived at Onehunga at 2 p.m. on the 24th. After landing cargo and passengers, took in fresh cargo for the South, and sailed from Onehunga on Saturday afternoon at 4.30 p.m., the passengers having been conveyed to Onchunga by a special train, and taken on board by the steamer Tarn O’Shanter. The Wellington had previously transhipped the New Plymouth, Nelson, and Picton portion of the English mail via San Francisco, which was brought by the mall steamer on the previous evening. She crossed the Manukau bar at 0.30 p.rn., and encountered a strong S.E. gale as far as New Plymouth, where she arrived at 2 p.m, on Sunday, and having discharged cargo and English mail, left at 5 p.m. Experienced light southerly breeze to Nelson, arriving there at 7.30 a.m. on Monday. Discharged cargo, took in twenty tons, a largo number of passengers, and left the wharf at 9.15 a.ra., arriving at Picton at 0.40 p.m. Itccelved a large number of passengers, and left again at 9 p.m., and experienced a fresh breeze from the N.W. across the Strait. The Wellington discharged and took in cargo during the day, and sailed for the South yesterday evening. Signals for two barques were run up at the Mount Victoria Station yesterday afternoon. One of them turns out to bo the Omega, from Newcastle, which sailed on June 0, and is over a week behind the clipper little barque Malay, which left on the same date, and arrived here on the 23rd inst. This shows the different weather and winds two vessels leaving the same port on the same day may experience. The Omega came up as far as Ward’s Island, and there anchored for the night, the wind having comjdetely fallen off, and a dead calm* ensued. She has a cargo of coal, and will come up to the Inner anchorage this morning. The other barque is probably tho Frowning Leant/, also from Newcastle, which sailed on Juno 13. The barque Kangaroo, from Adelaide, is also due. The French barque Condor, Captain Broil, which has been provisioning hero after a tempestuous run from Newcastle, whence she was bound to Tahiti, sailed for her destination from tho outer anchorage yesterday. Tho steamer Kennedy reached Oreymouth at 0.30 p.rn. yesterday. She left here on Saturday evening. The steamer Itangatira left Napier about six hours after the City of Adelaide, and may bo looked for about midday. Tho steamer Tairama when she arrived off Hokitika could not bo tendered, and she accordingly went on to Oreymouth, but was again unfortunate there, being too late for tho tide. Tho malls and telegrams therefore could not bo sent ashore, and though It was In tho morning when she arrived, the tender could not cross the bar until nine o’clock at night. Tho Taranm will sail from here on Friday, and will take tho English mails vla’Sucz, as she did on her last trip. The Malay leaves shortly for Newcastle, and will bo followed by tho Itcsult and tho Anno Melhuish.j

The steamer Ot.ogo seems not to have proceeded to Hokitika from Greymouth, but to have sailed direct from the latter port to Melbourne on Monday evenis the next steamer from the South, to arrive to-morrow. She will be followed by the Omeo which will probably be here on Friday; and the Omeo by the Phcebe and Star of the South. The Taranaki, due here on Tuesday, the 7th inst., is the next boat from the Manukau and intermediate largo brigantine Sarah and Mary, now loading pipes at the breastwork, follows the Seabird to Hokitika. Some of the coasters which have already taken cargoes of pipes to the V est Coast, will return in time for a second freight. ~ , .. Reports had got abroad m Taranaki lately that tho ship Waikato had arrived safely in Wellington, but were of course contradicted by the authorities. A large number of the immigrants she brings are for the Taranaki Province. The anxiety of tho Taranaki people for her arrival is pardonable, as she is 104 days out from London and 93 from New Plymouth, whereas the Northampton,whichsailed on thesaraeday, has been lying three weeks in Lyttelton harbor, and Ims even given rise to a proclamation in Australia in the meanUp to date there are advices of seven English ships on their way to Wellington, and two loading. The home papers to reach us to day by the San Francisco mail will give more details about home shipping to and from this port. . , The steamer Star of tho South only arrived at Lyttelton early yesterday morning. She left Wellington on Friday but was obliged owing to the S.E. gale which was blowing to put back to the Heads. She must have had a rough passage down to make her so late. Her original date of sailing on her first voyage from the southern porta and Napier and Auckland to Levuka in Fiji, which was Friday next, will have to ba put off in consequence. Tho Luna left the Manukau early yesterday morning for Wellington. She was to bring the northern members down, but probably not a few of them are in tho more comfortable quarters on board the mail steamer, . Tho steamers Stormbird and Manawatu nnj.vca at Wanganui at 9 o’clock yesterday morning. The paddle steamer Lyttelton made a good run over to Blenheim, having arrived there early yesterday morning. , The enterprise of Mr. Mcech at the slip which he owns at Te Aro, is being rewarded by plenty of custom and occupation. For vessels whose size and tonnage is not great as to prevent their being hauled up, his slip offers considerable advantages. The patent slip at Evans Bay, admirable as it is in construction and power, is almost too far-away from the town to make it worth while for tho captains and owners of small craft to employ it for tho slight repairs which their vessels require, and it is found more convenient both for obtaining men and supplies to use the facilities afforded by a slip within tho harbour itself. The slip is now occupied by the Napier, and after her will receive the Fairy from Napier. It is expected that two or three schooners will follow suit, so that there,ls every probability of plenty of work for tho shipwrights for some time to come. The schooner Cora commenced discharging her cargo of produce at the wharf yesterday. The Kaiuma, with a similar cargo, wont alongside the La Hoguo. All claims against the La Hogue must be rendered to the agents not later than to-morrow. The schooner Merlin is expected here shortly from Auckland, with a cargo of 27,000 feet timber, which she was to load at Mercury .Bay. The ketch Blackwall, an old coasterhero, tnrncd-up yesterday from Patea, whither she will take a return loading. The schooner Aurora arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon from Kaipara, with a cargo of the fine timber which is exported in large quantities from tho surrounding forests. The Aurora loft Wellington about a month ago for Kaipara, with a large quantity of provisions and stores of every kind, for the men employed at the sawmills there. The Ruby, after her late rough usage in tho Strait and on tho Marlborough coast, is to have some repairs effected to her. It will bo remembered she sprung her foremast during a gale, when she {had to run to Port Underwood. The injured spar will be replaced by a new one, and tho schooner is alongside the jetty of her agents, Messrs. Bethune and Hunter, for the purpose. By an inadvertent error yesterday it was stated that the steamer Fairy would go on tho Patent Slip. The Fairy, on her arrival from Napier, will be taken up on Meech's Slip, over at Clyde Quay, near the Maori Pa, where she will receive an overhaul.

Messrs. Turnbull and Co.’s steamer Napier, which was taken up on Meech’s Slip a fortnight ago, has been undergoing a general relit while there. The wrights have been busy recaulking and recoppering her, and effecting various other repairs. Her machinery has also been thoroughly looked to by Mr. Seager, under the superintendence of Mr. Kelly, the engineer to Messrs. Turnbull’s steamers. When the repairs are finished tho Napier will bo brought round to the wharf as much a new boat as the Stormbird was when she returned from tho Patent Slip at Evans Bay. She is to resume her old trade between Wellington and Foxton, while the Stormbird trades to Wanganui, with occasional extensions to New Plymouth or the Waitara. The Napier will probably bo ready to be launched from the slip on Tuesday or Wednesday next.

Losses of Insurers. —Tho London marine insurance ofllces are providing what may be considered a very stringent remedy to prevent tho inferior class of ships being built which Mr. Plimsoll has so long raised his voice against. It is proposed to increase the rate of marine risks. It appears that in the year 1572 fifteen London offices, with an aggregate revenue from premiums of £2,433,000, lost £723,000 more than their receipts, so that if the average premiums had been 29 per cent, higher they would only just have covered losses. As underwriters work for profit, not loss, it will stand to reason they will raise the rates to cover losses in the future proportionate to those made in the past. It may then come about that it will be found more profitable for shipowners to take their own risks. And if they do, we may depend on it there will be far greater care taken in ship-building, in loading, and in sailing their vessels. —New Zealand Herald. N

Wreck of the Aones. —As reported by telegram, a messenger, John Codlin, despatched by Mr. Waller to inquire into tho truth of the reports relative to the wreck of the cutter Agnes, returned to Auckland and confirmed the worst fears entertained. The following is the report made by Mr. Codlin :—“ Waiuku, 20th June, 1874.—1, John Codlin, proceeded with William Lynds on Tuesday, the ICth instant, in search of the wreck of the cutter Agnes, supposed to bo on shore between Waikato Heads and Raglan. We reached SVaikato Heads about 10 a.m. same day, and proceeded on the coast road until we reached the Maori settlement of Waikamvhau, where we remained for the night, and also next day, being weather-bound. We learned that tho locality of the wreck was off the usual track taken by travellers to Raglan, and that it would bo necessary to engage a Maori as guide, which Mr. Lynds did, and wo started early on Thursday morning, the 18th instant, and got to the wreck about 2 p.m., which is under the cliffs at a place called by the Natives Maara Tapu, where we found four pieces of junk timber about 27 feet long and 9 by 12 square, also some pieces of scantling, 4 by 3, 9 by 3, and 0 by 2, and numerous fragments of boards very much broken up. Wo also found one side of the combing of a hatchway, painted blue on the inside and white outside. We also found a tiller, painted white, with a blue dash on the under side of the end and a star carved on the top side. We found a water-barrel at the Maori settlement, which they said they had picked up from tho wreck. The body of the barrel was painted white, with blue hoops and one end blue, the other white. At dead low water we saw an anchor, but it was impossible to get to it. About three miles nearer Waikato Heads than the place of the wreck we saw a portion of the keel of a vessel newly cast up, and some portions of sail. We found also at the scene of tho wreck portions of a mast and boom, and also fragments of a small boat or dingy, painted white.”