SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5549, 10 January 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT OF WELLINGTON A REIVED. Jantjaby 0.-Ladybird, 237 tons, Garrard, from the South. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Donkin and Lloyd, Mesdames Davis, Dawson, Black, Callaghan, and Davie, Dr. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Gilllgan and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart, Messrs. D Arcy. Dagg, Harris, Jones (2), Roberts, Atkin, Rich, Williams, Twentyman (2), Scott, Coon, Daroy, Black, Nlmmo, and Holmes; 7 for other ports. Levin and Co., Edwards, p.s., 120 tons, Whltwell, from Kiklrargl. Deacon agent. , , Lyttelton, p.s . 88 tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Wilson, Allen, and Jones. Deacon, agent. „ , , r . , Rangatlra, s.s,, 100 tons, Evans, from Napier and Poverty Bay, Passengers Cabin : Mrs. Smith, Misses Lomas. Rowbottam, Taylor, Wilson, Messrs. Wood, May, Oollop, Grey, and McGregor. Martin, ketch, 23 tons, Hamilton, from Polorns Sound. Passengers- Mesdatdea Beauchamp, Lomax, ami children. Master, agent. Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. W. and O. Turnbull, agent. ,„ _. , „ ■ Comet, schooner, 58 tons, J. C, lliscox, from Huon River. Master, agent. . _ Kennedy, s.s., 138 tons, Palmer, from Nelson. Passengers—Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Mace and child, Mr. and Mrs, Schulths. Misses Clarke and Speed, Messrs I’ostlethwaite (2), Coote, Levy, Gardiner, Emeney (2), Allen, O’Connor, Hart and troupe (5), and 5 steerage. Deacon, agent. SAILED. , „ . Decembeb 9.—Lyttelton, p.s., 80 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. Deacon, agent. Charles Edward, p.s., 131 tons, Whltwell, for NelS °Go-,?hea™suk”"so tons, Dicker, for Wanganui. J s’.s*flo7 tons. Holmes, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Gardiner and Hit. Bishop, p.s , 103 tons, Harvey for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Messrs. Westerholm and Moore. Martin, agent. , .. , r . Tatar©*, s,a., 228 tons, Petersen. for the Manakau via Picton and Nelson. Passengers-Saloon: Mesdamos Moulden and Campbell, Messrs. Leary and family. Long and family, Eastsn, Kells, Williams, Andrews, and Orchiston ; 12 steerage and 15 immigrants ox ship Fernglon. Levin and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Lyttelton, from Blenheim: 175 bales wool, Deacon; 60 hides, Hirst. Kennedy, from Nelson: 63 bales wool, Deacon ;16 do, Turnbull and Co ; 15 pkgs, Walters : 12 cases, 1 coop, Price; 41 do. Order; 23 do, Sldey;lß do, 1 coop, X keg, Alexander. Rangatlra, from Poverty Bay; 245 sacks grass seed, Johnston and Co; ICO do, maize, Pllmraor, Reeves and Co. From Napier: 7 lengths of pipe, Mills. Charles Edward, from Kiklrangx: 205 bales wool, 1 do skins, 47 cases tallow. Deacon. Ruby, from Kaikoura: 12 bales wool, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. From wreck of the Southminstor : 200 cases kerosene, 3 organs, 1 case plated goods, 2 cases axe handles, 1 case pitchforks, 1 case chains, 24 pieces timber, South British Insurance Company. Napier, from Blenheim : 149 bales wool, New Zealand Shipping Company.Thames, from Pelorus Sound : 15,000 ft timber, Suistead, BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON. Thursday, Arrived : Arawala, from Port Chalmers. ITSailed : Wllliad Muggett, for Calao, with 10,000 sacks wheat. Passengers—Mr., Mrs., Miss Harding, Messrs. Gracia and Pedro. WANGANUI, Thursday. Arrived: 9.30 a.m., Stormblrd, from Wellington. KAIKOURA, Thursday. Sailed : 10.20 a,m„ Tui, for Wellington. PORT CHALMERS, Thursday. Sailed: 5 u.ra., Rotorua, for Hobarton and Melbourne. Captain Carey was unable to go owing to eickness in the family. Mr- Irvine, mate of the Arawata. took charge: There is a great want of tracks here. The ship Wanganui only worked 12 hours during tho last four daysTho schooner Ponoko arrived In harbor from Havelock last night. The steamer Charles Edward, from Kikiranga, arrived in port at 2 a.m. yesterday. She lett at 3.30 j>.m, on Wednesday, and experienced fine weather across. Tho steamer Rangatlra, from Napier and Poverty Bay, arrived in harbor early yesterday morning. She left Poverty Bay on Tuesday, reached Napier tho following morning, left again the same day, and arrived hero after a good ran of 21 hours. The steamer Lyttelton left Blenheim on Wednesday afternoon, and arrived in harbor early yesterday morning. Tho steamer Kennedy left Nelson at 0 o clock on Wednesday night, and arrived at the wharf at 9 a.m. yesterday. She leaves again to-day. Tho steamer Lyttelton left last night for Blenheim. Tho ship Pleiades commenced discharging her cargo yesterday, and is expected to get quick despatch. All her sails are sent below, and everything made snug on deck. She will load here for London. Tho Charles Edward loft last night tor Nelson and tho West Coast. The steamer Napier, from Blenheim, arrived at noon yesterday. Sho returns to the same port at 10 o'clock to-night. Tho steamer Talaroa loft yesterday afternoon for the Northern ports. Tho steamer Mnnawatu, for Wanganui, left shortly before 5 o’clock last evening. The steamer Rangatlra reports passing tho barque Adamant off Palliser early yesterday morning. Tho barque is from London, bound to Napier and has a number of Government Immigrants on board. The steamer Hula left last night for Wanganui. The barque Anno Melhnlsh cleared the Customs yesterday for Newcastle, and wilt probably get away to-day. Tho steamer Taupo, from Auckland via the East Coast, will arrive this morning. The steamer Arawata, from Melbourne via the Southern ports, is duo here this morning. She sails for Nelson the same evening. Tho steamer Go-Ahead came off the Patent Slip yesterday. Since being there she has been thoroughly overhauled. Two now propellers have been fitted, likewise a new shaft. Her rig has been somewhat altered. Tho yards from her foremast have been done away with, and sho Is now fore and aft rigged. The alterations made is calculated to greatly increase her speed. She left for Wanganui last night. Tho Comet, a lino, smart fore-and-aftor, arrived in harbor early yesterday morning from Huon River, Tasmania. Sho brings a full cargo of sawn timber, and comes here for orders. She left Huon River on the 28th ult., and up to the 31st experienced heavy W. and S,W. gales ; from thence to the 3rd instant, light and unsettled weather till arrival off Capo Farewell on Monday hist, and then had two days calms ; on Wednesday night the weather was very thick, with the wind blowing all around tho compass, commencing from the W.B. W. and ultimately settling to the N.W.; towards midnight the wind increased, and at daylight sho managed to beat in under double-reefed mainsail. She is a very fast sailer, and like most of tbe vessels from Hobarton carries a centre-board. Sho is for sale or charter.

On Christmas Day the sailors on board the ship Pleiades presented Captain Setter with an address, wishing him and Mrs, Setter the compliments of the season. Such marks of esteem are seldom heard of from the forecastle of a ship, and shows how much the master was respected by his crew. The steamer Ladybird left Dunedin on Tuesday at 1.30 p.m., and arrived at Lyttelton the following - day at noon ; left at 0 p.m., and arrived here' at 0.30 last evening. She experienced strong head winds across the Strait, Wo thank Mr. Walton for report and flies.

Tho Now Zealand Shipping Company's ship Loleu cleared the Customs at Auckland, for London, last week. The following is the value of her cargo:—Wool, £24,337; kauri gum, tons, £12,605; leather, £3414, copra, 113 tons, £1710; mangeneso, £760 ; cocoanut oil, £705: candle nuts, 21 tons, £315: nut hair, £215 : cotton. £145; tallow, £OO ; bark, £3O; miscellaneous, £150; total value, £41,535.