SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 6956, 7 September 1883, Page 4

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF THE WAIROA. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's ship Wairoa arrived off the Heads at 10.30 pm on Tuesday, and boat into port Wednesday afternoon. She left London on the 18th Hay, and discharged the pilot off Dover at 3 am tho following day. Experienced light head winds till passing Start Point on the 2ith, and thence had a continuation of light winds till passing Madiera, making only between 50 and 100 miles per day. On tho 29th spoke the barque Wave Queen, bound from London for this port. Got the NE trades on the 13th June, in 22deg N, and 22dcg W, and lost them on tho 23rd in 7deg N, and 25deg IV. They were very light throughout, and Hie ship did not average four knots while they lasted. Tho Equator was crossed in 27deg 32min W on tho 20th, and tho SE trades were got on tho following day in 3deg 30min S and 28deg IV. There were very favorable, tho vessel averaging from 8 to 9 knots, and they were lost on the 9th July in 24deg S and 24deg ISmin W. Passed the Meridian of Greenwich on the 21st July, and the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th in 44dcg S. Kan down tho easting between the parallels of 44deg and 40deg S with fresh NW and WNW winds; passed Tasmania on tho 22nd instant in 44deg S. Experienced a continuation of favorable minds, and made Cape Eareweli on the 28th, at 9 am, Stephens Island was passed at 3.35 pm, Pencarrow Light being made as above. Stood off and on for the night, was boarded by Pilot Holmes early yesterdayraorning, and beat into port, reaching tho Queen’s wharf at 3 pm, being berthed Immediately. Scarlatina broke out amongst tho crew shortly after leaving port, and an ordinary seaman

named Roberts succumbed to the disease, which soon disappeared again. Hie Wairoa brings a full general cargo, and comes consigned to her owners, the New Zealand Shipping Company.

ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE WAVE

QUEEN. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s barque Wave Queen, Bii3 tons, commanded by Captain Kelly, was signalled Thursday last week as being oil the Heads, and shortly before 1 o’clock she dropped anchor at the powder ground, being brought in from the Heads by Pilot Holmes. The passage was a most uneventful one, light and baffling winds having been experienced throughout. The trip from land to land was made In 90 days, although the passage from London to arrival occupied 102 days. The ship has arrived in first - class order, and reflects the highest amount of credit on Captain Kelly, who, yesterday, on coming to an anchorage, received the congratulations of numberless old friends and former passengers. Air F. Kelly, the chief officer, is, too, an old trader to this port, and participated in the welcome accorded to hi) chief. The Wave Queen left London on the 19th May, and experienced variable winds down the Channel, and to Start Light. On At ay 25. violent symptoms of a maniacal nature were evinced by a steerage pissenger named Vandelinde, and Captain Kelly deemed it advisable, although at considerable loss at time to the ship to beat np Channel, and put back to Plymouth, where Air Vanderlinde and his family were landed. The voyage was resumed on the 25th May, and on that day the last land was seen. Light variable winds were experienced to the 37deg S, and thence light northerly winds to longitude 12Smin 17deg E, the Equator having been crossed on the 27th June, and the meridian of Greenwich in 21 min 3Sdeg S. The easting was run down between 43deg and 45deg S. Light south-westerly breezes were experienced thence till Farewell was sighted on the 29th instant. Clear, bright weather prevailed throughout tho whole of the passage, ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH KING AT PORT CHALMERS. Pom Chalmers. August 9. The British King reached the Heads at 0 am, and was berthed at Port Chalmers three hours later. She has 2000 tons of cargo, two-thirds of which are for this port, and 150 passengers. Airs Miller, a steerage passenger, died on the voyage. Her actual steamingtime was 43 days 10J hours, and her best day’s work 333 miles. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Boyd, Misses Boyd (3), and nurse, Mesdames Guthrie and child, E. Hay, A. T. B. King, Mias Lowe, Messrs G. H. Morton, F. Lambert, L. H. Hay. Second cabin : Mesdames Rigby and child, Nicholson and child, Mr and Mrs Allardyce and child, Air aud Mrs Reid and 4 children, Misses Matthews (2), Bryant, Good. Edwards (2), C, Smith, Watsons (2), Masters Pickard (2), Messrs F. Saunders, F. Rigby, Firth and 2 children, Bethune, Whceley, Kirkpatrick, Lean, Raymond, Towsen, Hardy, Bassett, and 137 souls in the steerage, equal to 122 statute adults.