SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4285, 14 December 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON man "Water, 7.52 a.jl.; 8.12 r.M. ARRIVED. December 12.-Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, from Foxton. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs. "Wilson, Moffatt, and Smith. Turnbull and Co., agents. Alert, ketch, 43 tons, Smith, from Peloms Sound. Stormbird, s.s., OS tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers- Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Courtenay, Messrs. Axup and Collans. Julius Vogel, schooner, 56 tons, Doughty, from Napier. „ . _ Rangatira, s.s., ISS tons, Lloyd, from Poverty Bay and Napier. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Luff, and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Tooth, Mrs. McDougall, Mrs. Best, Mrs. Decks, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Newland, Mr. McLcnnan, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. P. Irvine and three sons, Messrs. Gray, Tyer, Poster. Jcllinian, Nairn, McDonald, Clark. Pearson, Drummond, Denham, Dougdale, Hassall. Steerage: 11. lv. S. Ledger, agent. ~,. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Griffiths, from ."ft anganui. Passengers-Saloon: Messrs. Marks, litzgeralcl, Ord, Lewis, Luxton, and McMasters. R. b. Ledger, ag Melainc thrce-mastecl-sclioouer. 130 tons, Creagh, from Kaipara. Passengers: Mr. Rice. Ldward Pearco, agent. ~.,,,. « „ xr „, Neptune, brig,, 300 tons, Williams, from New"llalay, barque, 340 tons. Hill, from Hobarton. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Tanslcy and two children. Tonks and Beck, agents. December 13.—Luna, p.s., 16;. tons, Jairchild, from Manukau. Passengers: His Excellency the Marquis and Ms-rchioness of Normanby and suite, and Captain Pcrgusson. Eose of Eden, schooner, 42 tons, from the Sound. SAILED. December 12.—Day Dawn, schooner, 24 tons. Lachlan. for "Wanganui. Laetitia sehooDer. 44 tons, Palmer, for Westport. Julius Vogel, schooner, 50 tons, Doughty, for Foxton. . „ , Ladybird s.s.. 327 tons, Andrew, for Picton, Nelson. Taranaki, and Manukau. Passengers-Saloon : Miss Bradshaw, Mrs. and Miss Taylor Miss Eaynor, Revs » McSJiccol," McKinney, Bruce. Hill,; ■CaWur,-- on<l Sherriffs, Messrs. Duthie, Doughty, and Nicholas. K. S. Ledger, agent. , ~ Canterbury, schooner, 33 tons, Anderson, for Ha\eElizabeth, ketch, 33 tons. Short, for Havclock. Seagull, brigantine, SO tons. Bern, for Havelock December 13.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons. Griffiths, for Flaxbourne. E. S. Ledger, agent. IMPOSTS. Napier, from Foxton : 77 bales wool. _ Alert, from Pelorus Sound : 25,000 feet sawn timber, 9 bales wool. 10 pkgs. 0 sheep. Stormbird, from Wanganui: OS bales wool, 2 bales fungus, 1 cask, 3 trunks, 1 portmanteau. Eangatira, from Napier : 51 bales wool, 5 bdls skins, Malay,"from Hobarton: 300,000 shingles, 90,000 feet timber, 20,000 palings, 150 pairs cart shafts, 2 cases, 35 telegraph poles, 500 sleepers, 2 keel pieces, C2 ship's timbers, 3000 trenails, 2000 posts, 500 hearthstones, 92 felloes, 250 bags potatoes, 6 cwt. honey, 150 cases jam, 100 cases jam, 1 cask cider, 103 cases jam. EXPORTS Day Dawn, for Wanganui: 22 pieces plate iron, 15 P Laetitia, for Westport: 357 rails, 4 sets points and Cl Sybird. for North: 1 case, S doors, 2 pkgs, 3 bdls, 17 cases spirits, 21 cases, 3 casks, 1 case sago, 2 kegs, 3 pkgs, 4 iron rails, 0 cases. 1 bar iron, 3 pkgs, 1 pel, 5 boxes. 1 mat sugar, 1 pkg saws. 2 patterns, 1 bag, 4 half-chests tea, 2 pkgs, 1 pel, 2 cases, 00 empties, 2 targets, 4 stays, 1 pkg, 3 boxes, 1 keg, 1 pel, 10 kegs butter, 1 truss, 1 roll, 1 box. 3 pkgs, 2 pels, 40 casks cement, 6 wheels, 1 bale, 1 half-chest tea, 4 boxes, 0 cases, 2 pkgs, 3 pels, 3 boxes, 1 coil, 10 bdls empty kits, 2 cases, 1 bale.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.—Avalanche, Hindostan, Langstane, Carnatic, Jungfrau, Berar, Humboldt, Avalanche, and City of Vienna. New York.—Sunlight, barque Geookaphe Bay.—Grace Darling. Soothers Ports. -Easby, thisday ; Taranata, 5.3., 16th inst. - „ , „ ... Melbourve, via the South.—Claud Hamilton. 5.3., 15th inst. ; Albion, s.s., with Suez mail, 20th inst. m Melbourne, via the "West Coast.—Tararaa, s.s., 18th inst. „., . 4 Northern Ports.—Wellington, s.s., 1/thinst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.—Adamant, in December; Jessie Eeadman, «arly; Howrah, in January. Melbourne, via the "West Coast. Claud Hamilton, s.s./loth inst.; Albion, s.s., 21st inst. Foxton.—Napier, s.s., this day. Newcastle and Sydney.— Easby, s.s., this day. Northern Ports.—Phcebe, s.s., 21st inst. Southern Ports.— Lima, p.s.. to-morrow. East Coast Ports (North Island).—Eangatrra, s.s., this day. ... Melbourne, via the South.—Tarama, s.s., with Suez mails, 20th inst. "SVanoanui.—Stormbird. s.s.. this day. GuAil.—Star of India, 15th instant.

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NELSON, Sunday. Akiuved. 8.30 a.m. : Ladybird, from Picton. PORT w-*wihaetQX_ Arrived Nov. 7th, Free Hftttt'Voiti-iraiioinrr jJSr Sa, from Lyttelton. 12th, Acacia, from xmnedin ls'tli, Natal Queen, from Lyttelton ; U.S. Swatara from the Bluff; Pet, from Dunedin. 10th, Waratab, from Napier. 20th, Southern Cross, from Dnnedin. Sailed, Nov. 2Ctb, Sea-shell, for Lyttelton. 29th, Clematis, from Oamaru. Ci.eap.ed Out, Nov. 29th, Malay, for Wellington and Nelson ; Jane, for Lyttelton. The steamers Stormbird and Manawatu arrived from Wanganui on Saturday morning last. Both vessels made twelve-hour passages, and experienced light airs and fine weather. The steamer Eangatira, Captain Lloyd, arrived from Poverty Bay and Napier on Saturday morning last. Fine weather was experienced on the passage. She will leave for Castle Point, Napier, and PovertyBay this afternoon. The steamer Napier, Captain Butt, arrived early on Saturday morning from Foxton. The ship" Star of India, Captain Holloway, hauled from the wharf into the stream on Saturday morning last. She has given notice at the Customs that she will sail.for Guam on Wednesday next. The ship Soukar was berthed alongside the wharf on Saturday last. A great number of visitors inspected this fine ship during yesterday. Messrs. Tonks and Beck's fine barque Malay, Captain H. E. Hill, master, arrived on Saturday afternoon last from Hobarton. She sailed from that port on December 1, and experienced fine southerly winds till the sth, when the vessel was in latitude 4228 S., longitude 15917 E. From thence, till making Cape Farewell, which was passed at noon on the 9 h, hart fine northerly winds. Had variable winds from Cape Farewell till abreast of Stephen's Island ; from thence till arrival off Terawiti. S.E., and from Terawiti to her anchorage light N.AV. winds. Passed the barques Free Trader and Ardour from Lyttelton, the former for Hobarton, and the latter for Newcastle: also passed a brig, ship, barque, and the schooner Nightingale, all bound to the westward. The steamer Ladybird, Captain Andrew, sailed on Saturday, at 2 p.m., for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki. and Manukau. The three-masted-schooner Melaine, Captain Creagh, arrived at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon from Kalpara. She left Kaipara on Tuesday last, beating over the bar at 5 p.m. : made Kapiti on Thursday afternoon, whence she experienced, till within a few hours of arrival, light southerly airs. The Melaine brings a cargo of 87,000 feet of snwn kauri timber and a few kauri spars. Captain "Williams's new brig Neptune put in an appearance on last Saturday afternoon. She is a sister vessel to the Eobin Hood, and like her carries a large cargo. The Neptune left Newcastle on December 1, and had southerly and variable winds till Cape Farewell was passed, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday last. She has 505 tons coal on board, 20 tons maize, and a quantity of hurdles. The ketch Alert arrived early on Saturday morning from I'elorus Sound. The Government p.s. Luna, Captain Fail child, arrived last evening at 7.15 0 clock from Manukau direct, after a good passage of thirty-three hours. Fine weather was experienced during the run down. The barque Edwin Bassstt may be expected to put in an appearance at any hour. She left Newcastle in company with the brig Neptune, which arrived on Saturday last. The steamer Manawatu sailed for Foxton last A barque, supposed to be the Camillc, from Wellington, was off Newcastle on the 27th November. Sir James Fergusson's late yacht the Blanche reached Auckland, from the Manukau, on the Cth instant. The ToNOAvonuTt; Eiver.—The s.s. Waitara, which left for Tongaporutu on Saturday last, returned to Waitara yesterday, bringing a load of sleepers of black birch, split by Tarnati McClatchy's people. Captain Earle describes the river as being very difficult of access ; the channel is narrow, and very shallow, even at spring tides, with sharp turns, lie is of opinion that it should be entered only at spring tides by a steamer the size of the Waitara. Mr. W. J>. Webster (who visited the Tongaporutu Kiver) informs us that its banks are very picturesque, and that the district is heavily timbered. Great kindness was shown to the crew of the tug by the residents, and we are glad to see this portion of the province opened up by direct trade. —Taraiuiki Herald. Dec. 9. Whalino in Foveaux Stiiait.—The whaling ship Eliza Adams, Capt. Hamlyn, i>assed through the strait till* morning, bound to the Solanders, where she intends cruising for a time. She was boarded by Captain Thomson, who reports that she had on board about 130 tuns of oil, chiefly sperm, 3fi months out. On Tuesday last she captured a sx>erm whale olf Dunedin, and about a fortnight ago made fast to a very large whale off Solanders, but unfortunately lost it, through there not being length enough of whale line. — Southland News, Deo. 4.