SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6501, 16 February 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING.

il«sii Water.—l. 44 a.ra.; 2.17 p.m. <st*N.—lwlhos, 5.20 a in.; seta, tf.4s pm* MKTEOIIOLOCUC *L —YESTERDAY. Noon.—llarorneter, 3'»*l2: thermometer, 72. 6 p ra.—Barometer, 30*16 ; thermometer, 69. Midnight.—Barome’er, 30*16; thermometer, 61. "Wind.—S. light; rain. ARRIVED. February 15.—Wanaka, 277 tons. Anderson, from Nelson ami F'cton. Passengers-Cabin: Misses Youmen (2) and Pat.nore, Mesdames Caro, Iloilo, and Smith, Mr and Mrs Nor. is, Captain Johnson, Messrs McLean.' Dr*nsfleld. Cnnninknam, Jones, Wilson, ilodson, and Erskine; 8 st-orage. Wheeled, agent. Penguin, 8.5., -442 tons, Edie, from Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Rjbertson, Messrs Maher, Oakdcn, Barr, Robertson, Byrne, May, Baker, and Warren; 3 steerage. Wheeler, agent, _ . . (Jo-Ahead, ».s., 130 tons.Doile, from Castlepoint. Johnston and Co., agents. SAILED. February 15.—Kennedy, s.s., 138 tons, Williams, for Nelson and West Coast. Deacon and Martin, Bg Wanakft, 277 tons, An'lerson, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers-Cabin : Miss Dyer, Mesdames Smith and Cos‘er, Messrs Brogden, Nicol, Carter, Williams, Shannon, Fenwick, Murray, Richmond, Twentymen, Blow, and Hummel!. Wheeler, agent. Endeavor, schooner, 78 tons, Dick, for Lyttelton. Master, agent, , „ , . Aurora, schooner, 56 tons, Bowton, for Havelock. Pearce, agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London —Opawa, 22nd Dec.; Alosfcor, from London, 16th Nov.; Kingdom of Sweden, loft London. 30th Nov.; Merope, from Plymouth, 22nd Dec ; Wslraea, Ist Feb. Liverpool.—Alc3stls, Nov. 7th Glasgow—Glenariff, 20th Jan. . ~ America.—Edenfield (via Auckland). Nov. 2 ; Arnold von Blppin (Auckland via Wellington). Nov. 3 Samuel If. Nickerson (Auckland via Wellington], Nov, 8 ; Trlgua, Dec. 0. Auckland, via East Coast.—Te Anau, 20th. Melbourne, via the South.—Arawata, 17th. Wanganui.—Huia, to-day. Foxton. ~Jane Douglas, to*day. Fatea.—Patea, to-day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Sydney via East Coast and Auckland.—Arawata, Friday. Plcton, Nelson, and Manukau.—Penguin, to-day. Melbourne via Southern ports.—Te Anau, 20th. Yijl.—Talaroa, early. Foxton. - Jane Douglas, this day. Wanganui.—Hula, this day. Nelson and West Coast.—Charles Edward, Saturday. Lyttelton.—Hawea, to-morrow. Kaikouraand Lytte’ton.—Tul, Monday. Plcton.—Napier, KrHay. Wanganui and Opunake.—Hauraki, Monday. Blenheim.—Mohaka, this day. Dunedin.—Go-Ahead, this day. Patea.—Patea, this day.

BY TELEGRAPH, (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) . Taranaki. February 15. Sailed, 130 p.m.—Hawea, for Nelson and South Passengers—Miss Loaper, Mrs Powell, Mr and Mrs South, Messrs Gabb, I evick, Raikei, Leaper, Gapper, Humphrey, Hoby, and HolasbJp. picton, February 15. Arrived, early—Napier, from Wel lngton. Castle Point, February 15. Arrived, 10 a.m.—Kiwi, fr m Wellington. Blenheim, February 15. Sailed, 1 p.m.—Mohaka, for Wellington. Wanganui. February 15. Sailed, 6.80 p.m.—Hula, for Wellington. Auckland, February 15. Sailed—Midge, for Levuka; Atlantic, for Rarotonga. . Lyttelton, February 15. Arrived—Wild Wave, from Hobart; Kenilworth, from Wangapoa. Sailed—Tui, for Kalkoura and Wellington. Dunedin, February 15. Arrived—Rlngarooma, from North. Bailed—Dunedin, ship. Captain Whitson, for London. Martha Reid, for Timaru. Arawata, for Sydney via North. Passengers for Wellington—Mr Mann. For Napier—Mrs T&lfc and 2 children, Miss Thomson, Messrs Porter and Coyle. For Auckland— Mr and Mrs K. Ramsay, Miss Gow, Messrs Hamell and Dorn well. For Sydney—Mr Bessemer. For •^Levuka—Mr and Mrs Croker, Messrs AUardyco and Tatterson. , The following vessels were in port last night Steamers— Penguin, Go-Ahead, Hinemoa, Manawatu, and Stormblrd ships—Euterpe, Loch Ryan(in quarantine). Barques—Rising Star, G. M. Tucker, Brigantine—; Annie. Schooners, &c.—Elizabeth, and Albatross. Mr Boardman, of the South British Insurance Company has received from Captain Kendall the following telegram :—“ Wakatu—Three holes and several dents In bottom. May endeavor to launch her over breakwater, but just pos-lblo to heave her off seaward about Sunday, for which I will prepare. Am not sanguine; the former pro ess most reliable.— Wm Bendaul.” The a.s. Go-Ahead, from Napier via Castlepolat, arrived at the wharf early yesterday morning. She will leave the Queen’s Wharf for Dunedin direct, at 5 pm. to-day. The Anchor line s.s. Kennedy left for Nelson and West Coast at 6 a.m. yesterday. The steamer Hauraki took her departure for Foxton and Opunake yesterday afternoon. The steamer Fatea, from Patea : Huia, from Wanganui ; and Jane Douglas, from Foxton, are due this' morning. The Government steamer Hinemoa was pu into commission again, yesterday, and moored alongide the Railway Wharf in readiness to leave for Lyttelton nt 5 p m. to-day, conveying his Excellency and suite toCanterbury.

Steamers leave to-day as follows: —Penguin, for . Picton, Nelson, and the Manukan via Taranaki, at 1 p.m. ; Huia, for Wanganui, at 3 p.m.; Jane Douglas,, for Foxton, at 3 p m.; and Mohaka. for Blenheim. The Union Company's steamers Wanaka, fr m Pic- ; ton and Nelsou : an r Penguin, from the South, came into p- rt early yesterday morning. Both vessels report having experienced fine weather along the Coast The Wanaka left for Lyttelton and Dunedin at 1 p.m. yesterday, and the Penguin proceeds North to the Manukauat the same hour to-day. 'The schooner Endeavor, with a full cugo of sawn' timber from the Wairar-pv mills, sailed for Lyttelton yesterday forenoon. The old paddle steamer Manawatu was drawn alongside. the Breastwork, opposite- Captain William's store, yesterday, preparatory to having her engines taken out. after which she will be put on the Slip for. an examination an<l general overhaul, with a view of ascprtalning her adaptability as a screw steamer. :,. The steamer Tui is due this evening from Kalkoura* and Lyttelton. She leaves for Wanganui on Frid y. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received, • advices of the ship Star of the East being on the berth at London and loading for this port. ! An inquiry is to be bel l by tho Board of Trade, at; the instigation of the Australian and New Zealand Underwriters’Association, London, into the circumstances In connection with the putting back of the Pamp°ro, barque, for Port Chalmers. A surveyor, who inspected her at Penzance, on behalf of tho underwriters, ‘nported • that her deadweight was placed too low. it Is also alleged, without contradic-; tion so far, that Captain McKenzie kept below, and, did not put in an appearance, on deck from November! 14 to 22. According to the "North Otago Times,” the New Zealand Shipping Company have undertaken to lay on; a special line of vessels to trade in direct shipments; between London and the port of Oamaru. The same; journal hears that a leading member .of a firm, whose! headquarters are in Oamaru, recently left for Great’ Britain, principally with tho object of arranging for Another similar line of vessels for the same purpose.ln -th ; a case the trade in direct shipments would probably be carried od as between .Glasgow and' Oamaru. STEAM .COMMUNICATION WITH i SYDN EY. The Union Steamship Company purpose recommencing the fortnightly services to Sydney via Auckland. The first vessel to rake up the running will be tho Arawata, leaving here to-morrow at 3 p.m. Itwill probablv be remembered that the service was dis-, continued a few months ago when the quarantine re-; gulations were imposed by the Government, which, were of so restrictive a nature as to cause the Union; Comp nyto temporarily discontinue that portion of their intercolonial trade,-and since then the only, - vessel running , regularly, to Sydney has been*the! TV'atatipu from this port. A short time since representations were made to the Government as to the : advisability of modifying the quarantine regulations.This, we understand, ’was agreed to, conditionally that no fresh case* of smallpox were reported as Declining at Sydney during the ensuing 14 days. It is; on the strength of that promise and in view of the fact that no fresh cases have occurred since the 31st! January last, that the Union Comp my now propose to despatch the Arawata to Sydney via Auckland on Friday, to be followed at. regular fortnightly intervals 1 by other steamers of the line. This should be very; gratifying news to the travelling public, .and he the. means of speedily placing on its old footing the. trade, between Sydney and. New Zealand porta.

THE BURNING OF THE SCHOONER ; RONA. ■ (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) I Auckland, February 15. \ At the Resident Magistrate's Court at Helensville to day, six natives were charged with having wilfully, and maliciously damaged .the hull of the stranded schooner Kona by setting Are to it; and removing; from, the vessel copper and other articles. The Natives admitted the offence, but stated they. did .not know they were breaking the law. According to Maprl custom t anything, washed ashore .on the. sea: beach becomes the property of the Native or- Natives, on whose land it is stranded, • Mr Williamson. wl«o appeared for the prosecution,' said he would not, ask that the Natives should ;,be .punished, but tho Government wished the Natives . to know that such acts .were unlawful, and rendered them liable to severe punishment. The Natives were dismissed with a caution, - ■ • INTERCOLONIAL WEATHER 1 ' EXCHANGE. Sydney, February 15. Fine weather, with light S.F. winds on south coast of Australia, and lig-t S.W. at New South Wales. Barometer—Sydney. 30*2 ; Albany, So‘o ; Portland, 303., ;