SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 7222, 18 July 1884, Page 2

SHIPPING.

High Water nt Wharves, 11.30 a.m.; 0,18 pm. Sun.— Rises, 7.15 a.ra. ; sets, 4.37 p.m. METKOIIOr.OGICAt YKSTEBDAY. Noon.— Barometer, 29’31 ; thermometer, 57. C |i m.—Barometer, 29'30 ; thermometer, jl. Midnight.—Barometer, 20'57; thermometer, 52. Wind.—N.W., with rain. moon’s aoe. Now Moon.—23nl, 0.21 a.m. First Quarter. —30th, 0.31 a.m. ARRIVED. Thuumimy, Jiii.y 17. Tanumi, ss, 010 tons, Varden, from loochow. Passengers —ls Chinamen m the steerage. Johnston & Co, agents. , , Mahinapua, sa, 205 tons, Bornech, from South. Passengers—3 steerage. LT.B.S. Co, agents. BAILED. TmmsDAY, .Tiji.y ’l7. „ Grafton, hs, 212 tons, Hill, for South. Passenger—Saloon : Hr Richmond; 1 steerage. Williams agent. Timaru, ss, 270 tons, Greenwood, for Westport. Williams, agent. . Waihi, ss, 53 tons, Manning, for Blenheim. Passengers —Gubin ; Mias Huxnbell and Mr Bishop. U.S.S. Co, agents. Rotorua, 89, 570 ton Anderson, for Ficton un«l Nelson. FussengcrH — Saloon : Mies Hollirfon, Messrs Price, Jackson, Ellwell, Milner, and Ledger. XLS.S. Co, agents. Manawatu, ss, 113 tons, Steele, for Wanganui and Westport, Williams, agent, IMPORTS, Per hs Tarnsui, from Foochow —GOO hair* chests, 2202 boxes tea, 30 cases, Turnbull and Co ; UVM half-chests, 4573 boxes, 24 packages tea, 250 pieces bamboo ladders, 1 bundle, to order. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. (Sailed) Peter Stuart, May 2; Zealandia, April 18 ; lonic, Juno 10 ; Florida, June 30; Ganymede, Juno 7; Lastingham, May 28 ; Orari, Juno 11th. Now York. —Nettie, (sailed) April 15; Arcadia,

May 13. . , Southern Forts.—Hauroto, this day; Hawoa,

20th. Ouehimgn, Taranaki, Nelson, and Ficton.— JXawea, this day. Sydney.—Wakatipu, 20th. Melbourne and llubart, via South.—Mana-

pouri, 19th. Fiji, via Auckland.—Penguin, this day, London, via Fort Chalmers.—'Coptic, 10th. Wanganui.—lXuia, this day. Fatea-—Waverloy, this day. Sydney, via North.—To Anau, 20th.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Southern Ports.—Hawea, this day ; Koranul,

mil. „ . , Foxtim.—-Jano Douglas and Tui, thia day. Bioton and Nalaon.—Hawea, 21st. Wanganui.—Huia, this day. Sydney,—Hauroto, thia day. West Coast Ports.—Maliinapna, thu day. Nowoastlo. —G. M. Tucker, thia day. Auckland, via Kant Coast.—Manapoun, 10th. Patea.—Waverioy, this day. Nelson and West Coast Ports.—Kennedy, 10th. BY TEtiBOBAPa, (UNITED PKiaa ASSOCIATION.! Lyttelton, July 17. Sailed— Hauroto, for Wellington ; Glaucus, for Sydney and Newcastle ; Pirth of Olna, for l.ondon ; Taiaroa, for Tirnatu; British Queen, for London. _ , Auckland, July 17. Arrived—Hansom, from Gilbert Group. Sailed—To Anan, for Melbourne, via South. Passengers for Wellington—Messrs McLean (2), Murdoch, Bull, Kirkpatrick, and Lawson. The Union Steamship Company’s steamer Mahinapua loft Dunedin at 10 pm on Monday last, called at Oamaru on the following day and reached Lyttelton at 0.45 am on Wednesday ; left again at 3.30 pin the same day, passed Capo Campbell at noon yesterday, and arrived at 0.30 pm, having had light variable winds and lino weather to Lyttelton, thence to arrival strong north-westerly gale with heavy head aeas. She suila for Westport and Groymouth at noon to-day. The Westport Coal Company’s steamer Orawaiti, which was towed in by tho Waihi yesterday morning with her propeller stripped, discharges her cargo of coal and will have her propeller repaired here. Tho departure of tho steamers Tin and Jane 'Douglas lor and of the barque G. M. Tucker for Newcastle, has been posti-ioned until to-day. Tho local agents have been informed by cable that tho cargo of meat on board tho Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s ship Lady Jocelyn, was in good order when she arrived in London on the 10th instant.

Tho following vessels were in port yesterday; —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Ruapehu, from London, discharging cargo at the Queen’s Wharf, and expected to leave for Lyttelton to-morrow; tho China Navigation Company’s steamer Tarnaui, at the Hallway Wharf discharging tea; the Government steamer Hinemoa, also at the Railway SVharf; tho steamer Oroti, laid up for repairs at tho breastwork ; tho "Union Company’s steamers Rotorua, Waihi, and Mahinapua; the Black Diamond Lino steamers Grafton and Manawatu ; the coasting steamers Tui, Jano Douglas, Lyttelton, Moa, and Mohaka; oolliers TJmaru and Orawaiti ; the Black Diamond Line barnue G. M. Tucker, expected to sail for Newcastle to-day; and the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s barque Hudson, which, having completed discharging, will haul out into the stream at the first opportunity.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAMSUI. Tlio China Navigation Co’s S 8 Tamsui, 919 toiiM, arrived hero from Foochow at 9.30 am yesterday, ami was berthed at the Railway "Wharf at 11.15 am, after being inspected and passed by the Health authorities. She has been 93 days 21 hours on the voyage, and experienced, on tlie whole, fair weather, with the exception of the day before her arrival, when she had to slow down, on account of the thick weather in the Strait. Sho is under the command of Captain A. Yarden, who brought out the I loihow a year ago, and who brings the Tamsui into port in a wonderfully clean and neat condition. The crew are all Chinese, there being only six Europeans on board, the captain, olficors, and engineers. Besides 15 Chinese passengers in the steerage, she has a cargo of tea. After discharging her Wellington cargo, which was commenced yesterday afternoon, she proceeds South. She also has a quantity of tea for transhipment to Auckland, Lyttelton, Fort Chalmers, and Nelson, Her agents are Messrs Johnston and Co. SHIPPING SHMMAET. Owing without doubt to the large number of direct steamers that have visited this port of late wo have had very few sailing vessels hero from the Old Country during the past four weeks. The only two vessels of that description arriving here since the publication of our last Summary wore the New Zealand Shipping Company’s chartered barque Mercia, and the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s_ barque Hudson. The former, a vessel of 751 tons, under the command of her well-known master, Captain Mosey, arrived here on Saturday, the 28th Juno, after a passage of 1)1 days from the Downs, The voyage, although not occupying an exceedingly long time, was characterised by an abundance of very wet weather, the crew never having been without their oilskins while on deck for four continuous weeks. There were no passengers by the Mercia, which must bo attributed to the competition of the steamers, .as a sailing vessel now very rarely brings any passengers to this port, considering that they can roach this colony in a first-class steamer in under forty-five days. After discharging her Wellington cargo, the Mercia sailed for Oamaru witli 100 tons ef cement for the Oamaru Harbor Board, on tho 19th instant. Tho Hudson, 797 tons, commanded by Captain E. Thomas, arrived in port on tho morning of Monday, the 30th June, having left tho East India Dock on March 111. and the Downs four days later. Very hard NW to SW gales, with tremendous seas, were experienced in the Southern Ocean, and later on northerly winds drove her down to the Auckland Islands, which were weathered on June 23, thus making tho passage a somewhat long one. The Hudson is now at the Queen’s Wharf discharging cargo. The Shaw, Savilk and Albion Company’s ship Auckland, 1215 tons, Captain McDougall, sailed for Newcastle (New South Wales), on the 21th June, and the ship Halcione, Captain Parker, belonging to the same company, sailed for London on tho 23rd. The German barque Phonix, Captain Diwitz, which arrived hero on tho 15th, sailed for tile Bluff to load, on the June, and tho barque X-urline, Captain Adair, sailed for Lyttelton after having been here sixteen days. Tho last two vessels were under charter to tho New Zealand Shipping Company. The next vessels duo here from London arc—tho S.S. and A. Co,’s Zealandia, having sailed April 18th, and the N.Z.S. Co.’s Peter Stewart, from London May 2nd. The Nettie, from Now York, April 15th, under charter to tho N.Z. Shipping Co., is also nearly due. Of the direct steamers tha't have called here during the past four weeks, tho first to arrive was the New Zealand Shipping Co.’s chartered steamer Doric, Captain J. W. Jennings. She came down from Auckland on the 23rd June, and sailed for London, via Lyttelton, four days later, leaving the latter port for London on the 4th instant. Her cargo consisted of over 2000 carcases of frozen mutton from Wellington, and 7500 carcases from Lyttelton, besides wool, tallow, skins, he. ; and 14 boxes and a bar of gold from Lyttelton, valued at LG2,905, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand ; she also had SO passengers, 13 of whom were in the saloon. The British Queen, chartered by the same company, arrived here on tho 9th inst. from London, via Port Chalmers, She had over 8000 careaserf of frozen mutton, shipped at the latter port, on board, and only took a small quantity of wool, tallow, &c., from here. On Sunday last she sailed for Lyttelton to finish loading, and left there for London at noon yesterday. Tho Ruapehu, Captain W. C. Crutehley, R.N.R., one of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s own steamers, arrived here from London, via Hobart, last Monday evening, after a phenomenal passage of -11 days 10 hours and 50 minutes’ actual steaming time from Plymouth. This is the fastest passage yet made from Plymouth to this port, although the passage Home, via Rio de Janeiro, has been made by the same steamer in 37 days 20 hours and 40 minutes’ steaming time, and by the Tongariru in 8 minutes lees. Mr J. L.

Coster, the managing director of the New Zealand Shipping Company, was a passenger by her for Lyttelton. Ho has been requested by a largo number of electors to contest the constituency of Hcathcoto (Canterbury), and has accepted invitation. The Ruapehu is now discharging cargo at the wharf, and taking in 5400 carcases of frozen mutton, shipped by the Wellington Meat Export Company, and is expected to get away for Lyttelton to*morrow, and sails thence for on the 20th inst, lair weather was experienced on her passage until rounding the Capo, when very heavy weather set In. She brought 10 first saloon, 43 second saloon, and 54 third cabin passengers, besides Jl Government immigrants for all ports, and excellent health was enjoyed by them during the passage, all being highly natisfied with the accormnodation provided. The White Star Line steamer Coptic, chartered by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, left Plymouth for I ort Chalmers, via Hobart three days before the Ruapehu, but was passed by the latter vessel off Cape Connella, 30 mi La from Hobart and arrived at Hobart one hour later. The Coptic arrived off the Heads at X'ort Chalmers at 8.30 ai» on Monday last, but being too late for the morning tide, had to wait until the following day until she could get in, She is expected to arrive hero to-morrow. She takes 8000 carcases of mutton, frozen by the Gear Meat Freezing and Preserving Company, and leaves here for Lyttelton next week, sailing thence for London during the first week in August. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s chartered steamer Bombay, which arrived here from London on June 20th, left for Napier and Lyttelton on the 25th, after taking in some wool and tallow. At Napier she loaded BWO carcases of mutton, and sailed from Lyttelton for London on the 10th instant. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Aorangi arrived at X J lymouth at 0 a.m. on the oth instant, after a passage of under 40 days from Wellington. The as Tarnsui. one of the atcarners despatched to New Zealand ports once a year irom China by the China Navigation Company, arrived here yesterday with a cargo of tea from Foochow. Au account of tho voyage will be found under a separate heading. The next steamers due here are tho New Zealand Shipping Company’s chartered steamer lonic, having left London on^ the 19th June, and the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Cornpany’s chartered steamer Florida, from London on June 30th. As a consequence of the increased number of large steamers calling at Wellington, the coal trade with Greymouth and Westport has boon very brisk of late, and nearly every day one or more steam colliers arrive from those ports with heavy cargoes of black diamonds. There has been nothing particularly worthy of notice in the coasting and intercolonial trade of late ; the ss Albion, which had such an unfortunate passage from Sydney some time back, left for Lyttelton alter being repaired, and returned here on the 4th inst., sailing for Sydney direct the same day. According to a private telegram, she arrived safely at her destination. Tho Union Steamship Company’s steamer Wairarapa returned to Auckland from her ilrst South Sea Island excursion on tho 20th Jone. The authorities at Samoa and Tonga refused permission to the passengers to land, in consequence of one of the seamen on hoard developing measles on the day before her arrival at Samoa* However, she sailed on a second trip, with seventy-seven passengers from all the colonies and Great Britain, on the 7th instant. A branch of the New Zealand Seamen’s Union, the headquarters of which are at Port Chalmers, lias been formed in Wellington, Mr George Fisher, tho Mayor cf Wellington, being tho president, and, so far, promises to be a success. Tho lumpers have also formed themselves into a Wellington Lumpers’ Union, with Ur. Newman, M.H.R., for president, and the society already numbers over 100 members.