SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 6273, 20 May 1881, Page 2

SHIPPING.

——... FORT OF WELLINGTON. High Water.—B.l9 a.m.; 8.50 p.m. shn. —Lises, 7.1 a.m.: seta, 4.33 p.m. .METEOKOLOOICAL —YESTERDAY. Wind.—S.E. ; light. Noon.—Barometer, 30.12; thermometer, 63. 6 p.m.—Barometer, 30-10 ; thermometer, 50. Midnight.—Barometer, 30.8; thermometer, 58. ARRIVED. May 19.—Hannah Barratt, schooner, o 7 tons, Renner, from Foxton, bound to limaru. Master, agent. „ Manawatu, p. s,, 103 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Mrs Cosgrove, Messrs Williams, Hobson, Oakden, Bree, D’Elmame, Rusk, Simons, O’Kane, Mumford, and 9 steerage. Martin, agent. . , ~r Huia, s.s., 90 tons, Bernman, from vvanganui. Passengers—Messrs Harris, Wilkins, Walker, Forbes, Manson, Marcus, Saunders, Wallace, 'and Smith; 7 steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. Patoa, s.s., 50 tons, Gibbons, from Patea. Passengers Messrs Goldson and Hewitt. Turnbull and Co., agents. SAILED. AT ay 10.—Malay, barque, 328 tons, Holm, for Newcastle. Passengers Saloon : Mrs Ellen Stead and family (0), Mrs Augustus and family (5), Messrs Hornbrook and Clifford; Steerage—Messrs Salmon, Hansen, Wood, Bruman, Scott (3), Hayraaine, Racis, Isaacs, Slim, Marks, Bilson, Nilson, Osborne, Mockman, Blackey (4). Dransfield, agent. Penguin, s.s., 442 tons, Malcolm, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers: Saloon Misses Jones (2), Mesdarnes Heard, Saywell, Grug and Son, Messrs Stevens and Ross; 4 steerage. D. Mills, agent. Stella, s.s,, 136 tons, Fairchild, for French Pass. Mohaka, s.s., 30 tons, Lawrence, for Blenheim. Levin and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Mary Lowe, early ; Waimea, sailed March 24th ; Fernglen, sailed April 20th ; Arabella, City of Carlisle, and Waimea. Auckland, via the East Coast.— Rotorua, 22nd. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers.—Hawea, early ; Albion and Wakatipu, this day. Melbourne via the South.—Albion, this day, Patea. —Wakatu and Patea, early. Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi and Go,Ahead, early. West Coast.—Grafton, this day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne via Southern ports.—Rotorua, 23rd. Patea.—Patea, this day ; Wakatu, early. Wanganui.—Manawatu and Huia, this day. Nelson, New Plymouth and Manukau.— Penguin, 22nd. Wanganui, Waitara, and Manukau.—Samson, early. Blenheim. —Napier, this day. Sydney.—Wakatipu, this day. Castlepoint and Napier. —Kiwi, 22nd Picton and Nelson.—Penguin, this day. Foxton. —Jane Douglas and Tui, this day. Nelson and West Coast ports. —Murray, early. Lyttelton.—Taiaroa, this day ; Grafton, 21st. BY TELEGRAPH. (UNITED press association.) Auckland, May 19, Arrived —Loongana, from Hobart. Sailed—Arawata, for Sydney; Marion, for Suva; Rotorua, for the South and Melbourne. Passengers—Judges Brookfield and Puckey, Mesdarnes Harkairs and Cook, Captain and Mrs Helander, 4 children, and 2 servants, Messrs Morton, Young, Gray, Abott, and Mitchell. Westport, May 19. Sailed—Wallace, for Hokitika; Murray, for Nelson ; and Grafton, for Nelson. Timaru, May 19. Arrived—Andes, ship, from Adelaide. Lyttelton, May 19. Sailed— Hawea, for Akaroa and Dunedin ; Beautiful Star, for Westport; Wakatipu, Albion and St. Kilda, for Wellington; Sydenham, for London. Port Chalmers, May 10. Arrived—lnvercargill, ship, from Loudon; F. M. Carlow, barque, from New York. Sailed—Rotomahana, for Melbourne via Bluff. The following vessels were in port last night: Steamers Hineraoa, Manawatu, Huia and Patea. Barque—Alastor. Brig— Phillis, Schooners, etc. Aspasia, Reward, Advance, Elizabeth Curie, Comet, Aurora, and Hannah Barratt. The topsail schooner Hannah Barratt put in here yesterday afternoon, owing to having experienced adverse weather in the Strait. She left Foxton last Tuesday and had a succession of strong southerly gales with heavy seas, and ran into port for shelter. She has a load of timber, and will probably get away to-day. The steamer Mohaka, for Blenheim, sailed last night. The Government steamer Stella left early yesterday morning for the French Pass. The Go-Ahead, which left litre on Wednesday night for the East Coast, anchored in Worser Bay, owing to the south-west breeze blowing. fSho got under weigh again yesterday and continued on her passage to Castlepoint. The U.S.S.’s Co.’s steamer Penguin left yesterday afternoon for Picton and Nelson. She leaves here again on Sunday for the Manukau and intermediate ports. The steamer Wakatipu is due here this morning from Port Chalmers and Lyttelton, She is advertised to sail at noon for Sydney direct. The steamer Grafton should arrive here today from the West Coast ports. She leaves again to-morrow for Lyttelton. The barque Malay was towed to sea last evening by the steamer Tui, bound to Newcastle. The barque left full of passengers. The Albion, one of the U.S.S. Co.’s steamers, is due here this morning from the South. She sails at 1 p.m. for Auckla ,d via the East Coast. The U.S.S. Co.’s Taiaroa is due here this morning from the Manukau anil intermediate ports, and sails at I p.m. for Lyttelton only, returning on Monday, on which day she sails for Picton and Nelson at 1 p.m. The brig Phillis showed a clean hold yesterday and will probably leave here to-day. She goes to Oamaru, at which place she loads oats for Australia. The barque Edwin Fox, from London, has arrived at the Bluff, all well, after a protracted passage of 142 days. The steamers Huia and Manawatu are both advertised to leave to-day for Wanganui. The Elizabeth Curie cleared at the Customs yesterday for Picton. The Queen’s Wharf had a very deserted appearance yesterday evening. The only vessel of any size lying alongside was the barque Alastor. To-day, however, three of the Union boats will arrive, which will be sure to cause the customary amount of business and bustle. The steamer Tui left last night for Foxton, Opunake, Taranaki, and Waitara. The steamer Napier was reported yesterday as being bar-bound at Blenheim. She will probably, however, leave here at the advertised time to-day. ... . , . The steamer St. Kilda should arrive this evening from the South. She is advertised to sail tor Wanganui to-day. The schooner Aurora has completed discharging her cargo of timber and will sail in a few days. The steamers Manawatu and Huia arrived from Wanganui last night, and sail again for the same place to-day. The steamer Mohaka, from Blenheim, sailed last night. 'The Wellington Harbor Board reports that a patch of rocks with only loft on it at low water, and from 10 to 15 fathoms all round, has been found about two cables’ length from the south-west point of Somes Island ; the centre of the patch bears from the lighthouse W. by S. J S., ami from the southern detached rook above water off the north end of the island S. by W. j W. (magnetic).