SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 6457, 23 December 1881, Page 2

SHIPPING.

High Water.—4'6o a.m. ; 6 - 26p.m. Son.— Rises, 4-21 a.m. ; sets, 719 p.m. M ETEOROLOQIOAr,—TE3TKUDA V. Noon.—Barometer, 29'88; thermometer, 73. 6 p.m.—Barometer. 29 90 : thermometer, 81. Midnight.—Barometer, 29 94; thermometer, 68. Wind.-S.:fr M h. AEEivED _ December 22.—Walratn, s.s.. 78 tons, from Patea ami Wanganui. Papoagera—Cabin. Mlasea Talt and Jordon (2), Mr and Mrs Wakeman, Ueisra Ford, tVatena (2), Hill (2), Jordon, Austin, and Slater. Heaton, agent. , Alhambra, s,»„ 765 tons, Mclntosh, from Molbourne via the South. Fassengers-Saloon: Misses Grey and Stewart, Mrs Sharp and 2 children. Messrs Powell, Harkins, Cairns. Ferry, and Gibson, and 10 steerage. Wheeler, agent. Hula, H.S., 90 tons, Berriman, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Misses Cameron. Currie, Walmlngton, Brichan (2), Fitz Gerald, Buckley SlgnaU 2), Wllford (2), Hood, Cox, Conrad (2), Seed, White, Schultz, and Baines (2), Mesdames Sievers, King, Slgnoll, Blythe, Firth, Bennie, and Brlghtwell, Dr. Bailer, Messrs Brlghtwell, Bead, De GalUo, McElwaine, McCaul, Bennie, Johnston, Moutray, Palmer, Saunders, Denham, Staples (2), McKay, Feraton, Eobson, Parkinson, and 8 steerage. W. and G. Turnbull and Go., agents. . ~, . Kapler, s.s., 48 tons, Fisk, from Proton. W. and O. Turnbull and Co., agents. SAILED. December 22.—Wakatu, s.s., 78 tons, Greager, for Wanganui. Heaton, agent. Jane Douglas, as., 68 tons, iraser, for Foxton. Passengers Cabin: Messrs Jones and son and Holmes. Deacon and Martin, agents. Kapler, s.s., 48 tons, Fisk, for Plcton. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. Auckland, ship, 1244 tons, McDongall, for Port Chalmers. W. and O. Turnbull and Co., agents. Mary Bannatyne. brigantine, 116 tons, MUlman, forOamarn. Tabitoe, agent. Albatross, schooner, 77 tons. McLiver, for Fiji. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents.

EXPECTED ABRIVALB. „ , London.— Margaret Galbraith. Sept. 13; Mercia, Sept. 29; Waitara, Sept. 30; Weathersfleld. Liverpool—Rising Star (via Dunedin) sailed Sept 15. America.—Edenfleld (via Auckland), Kov. 2; Arnold von Blppln (Auckland via Wellington), Kov. J, SamneHl. Nickerson (Auckland via Wellington), nor. 3; Trigua, Kovembor 26. Sydney.—Merksworth, early. Melbourne, via the South. —Albion, this day, Northern Ports.—Wanaka, this day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne via Southern ports.—Rotomahana, 26th. Melbourne, via West Coast.—Alhambra, this day. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers.—Waltakl, this day. Manukan, &e.—Wanaka, this day. Fiji —Talaroa, about 2nd January. Plcton and Kelson.—Penguin, 26th. Wanganui.—Hula, this day; Charles Edward, early. Foxton.-Jane Douglas, early. Patea.—Patea, this day. Kalkoura.—Tul, early. West Coast.—Wallace, 23td. Newcastle G. M. Tucker, this day. by telegraph. (united press association.) Kbuion, December 22. Sailed, 10 a.in.—Wanaka, for Plcton and Wellington : noon, Patea for Wellington. * “ ’ ’ Oakaru, December 22. The barque Veteran has cleared with a cargo of wheat for Queenstown, Sailed—Keptune, for Newcastle; Hawea. for Akaroa and Port Chalmers: Albion, for Wellington. Port Chalmbrs, December 22. Arrived—Rotorua, from Melbourne. Passengeis r Jndge and Mrs Hsokott, Mra Phillips, Captain Russell. Mr. Finlay; 9 steerage. Acacia, barque, Rotorua, for North. Passengers—ForNapler: Mr Macphorson. For Auckland: Mr Molr. Miss Spence, Master Skelton.

The time-bill may be used to-day for rating chronometer*. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would ehow 12h. SOmln. when the baU drops Any difference Is error, plus or minus, of the obrono steamer Hula from Wanganui, with a large number of passengers, arrived at tue wharf at 9 o clocn yesterday morning. She experienced strong head wind, accompanied with heavy ram and vivid lightning:. She returns again to-day. The brigantine Maty Bannatyne for Oamaru, and schooner Albatross for Fiji, sailed yesterday, Tbo ship Auckland hauled away from the wharf yesterday at noon, and sailed for Port Chalmers shortly afterwards, where she loads wool for Home. The barque G. M. Tucker, owing to the strong nor - wester, did not leave the wharf yesterday. The U.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Waitaki sails to-day for the steamer Wakatu from Patea and ‘Wanganui arrived hero at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, and left again during the evening. „ * . , The Jane Douglas for Poston left last evening and returns to-morrow, _ r The U.S.S. Co.’s steamer Albion from Melbourne via the South is due here to-day. She leaves during the day fo-Fort Chalmers. ~ ~ , . The U.S.S. Co.’s Wanaka from tho Manukau and Intermediate ports is due here to ; day. She leaves at 6 o’clock with excursionists for Picton and Nelson. The steamer Napier from Picton arrived In harbor at noon yesterday, and left again last night for the same port. , , M The steamer Tul from Lyttelton and Kaikoura is due here to-day. In the afternoon she sails again for Wanganui. „ . The brigantine Sarah Pile from Kaipata. with timber, arrived off the Heads yesterday morning, but owing to the heavy nor’-west gale was unable to beat up the entrance. t _ . The little steamer Paiska, late Perfect Cure, has been lengthened 12ft. She has been supplied with new boilers and engines by Messrs Robertson and Co., of the Phienix Foundry. She measures nowlOtons, and will be admirably suited for the Manawitu River trade, forwliicU she is intended. Her machinery has been Inspected by Mr McGregor, who tested the boiler up to 1601 b pressure. The Paiaka is the smallest steamer yet registered In Wellington, and will clear at tho Customs to-morrow for Pqxton. Mr B. Creagh, who was for years in the employ of the Anchor Line of steamers, is to have charge of her. The U.S.S. Co.'s chartered steamer Alhambra from Melbourt e via the South arrived at th* wharf at 1 o'clock yesterday. She left Sandridge Railway Pier at noon on the 10th, and experienced a strong nor - west gale and heavy sea, and arrived at Hobart at noon on the 12th ; left again at 11 p.m„ and bad strong westerly winds and heavy sea, with thick, rainy weather until the 16tb, when the engines were slowed ; at 4 a.m. she pushed on again, and arrived at the Bluff at 6 a.m. on the 17th : sailed again at 5 p.m., and arrived at Port Chalmers at 5.40 a.m. on the 18th; left again at 7 p ; m. on the 10th, and experienced fresh northerly winds until 11 p.m., when ft fell calm and became thick ; owing to a dense fcg, hovo-to until 5 a.m., and arrived at Lyttelton at 6.45 on the 20th; sailed again at 2 p.m. on the 21st, and arrived as above, having experienced strong k.W. winds across. We thank her purser for report and flies. The Alhambra sails to-day for Melbourne via the West Coast.