SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9283, 1 May 1891, Page 2

SHIPPING.

Sun Rises, 6,37 am ; seta, 4.55 pm. High Water In Port-8,50 am, 9.27 pm. Noon—Barometer, 29,70 ; thermometer. In ' h 6 d pm— Barometer, 29 80 : thermometer, 51. Midnight—Barometer, 29,82; thermometer,

B °Wind—N.W., light. Weather-Fine,

ARRIVED. Thursday. Afiul 20. Itowcmv, hh, 71 t<mK, Lambert, from i.imaru. Cottrell and Co, agents. TT , . . Acacia, barfpie, 233 tons, Herbert, from Yanlcalila. Bovin and Co, agents. Aorere. s«, 45 tons, Wlkiman, from Nelson, Wanganui, and Patea. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, agents, Recorder, cable steamer, C7B tons, Brereton, from Ne'son. Herald, sa, 3uG tonn, Jones, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Ileskings Mr and Mra Fleming and infant; 1 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. Maori, as, 1758 tons, Moffatt, fiomPicton and Waitara. Levin and Co, agents. Grafton, as, 207 tons, Nordstrom, fiom Nelson, Westport, nnd Greymouth. Passengers—Saloon : Misses O Byrne, Scanlan, Barnard. Crosby, Jackuon, and Ileevew Mesdaines Wastnoy, Coomber, Turnbull, Slater and child, Rev Mr Peters, Messrs Brower, Ilichards, Gouring, Scott, Wastnoy, Turnbull, Coomber, and Staples ; 10 steerage. U.S.S. Co, agents. . . , , Neptune, b«, 44 tons, Fckford, from Blen* helm. Levin and Co., agents.

SAILICL). Thcjbbday, Ai’itiii3o. Stormbird, bh, 187 tons, Chambers, for Wanganui. Johnston and (Jo, agents. Penguin, as, 442 tons, Bernech, for South. Passengers Saloon : Mrs Miller, Messrs Thomas, Boss, Gov/ring, Tuckey, and Brower ; 6 steerage. X7.S.S. Co, agents.

KXV fICTF D AIC KI VA LS. Buko of Westminister, left London 2nd March: Duke of Buckingham, left London 12th March ; Tairmi, left London, 21st March; Kaikoura, left Plymouth 4th April. Bonny Boon, left New York 10th January ; Nelson, left London 22nd January; Motley, left New York 28th January ; West York, left Hamburg 3rd February; Camona, left Liverpool 13th February; Fvie Reed, left New York Bth March ; Margaret Galbraith, left London on 11th March, BY TKLKGUAPH. (PEB I’IIESH ASSOCIATION,) Bunkdin, April 30. Sailed—Jubilee, 83, for Sydney, via North. Passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Stevenson and Elliott; for Wellington—Mr Watvon, Miss Williams, Master Watson, Mr and Mrs W. Barron and child; for Sydney-Mrs Mastorton, Misses Schultz, Masterton, Messrs 11. Quinn, If. Smith, Jennes; for Melbourne— Miss C. Hallick. Steerage : For Lyttelton, 5 ; for Wellington, 12 ; for Sydney, 49. Westport, April 30. Arrived, C am—Mawhera, from Nelson. NAPIER, April 30. Arrived —Southern Cross (9 last night), Kalin (midnight), Kiwi (1 am), from Wellingtoll’ f Russell, April 30. Arrived, 7.15 am—Te Anau, from Auckland. Bailed, 8 pm—To Anau, for Sydney. PICTON, April 30. To sail, midnight—Rotorua, for Wellington. Lyttelton, April 30. Arrived, 10 am—Takapuna, from WellingBailed, 8 pm—Rotomahana, for Wellington. Nelson, April 30. Arrived, 10.50 am—Rotorua, from WellingBluff, April 30. Arrived Kawatiri, from Greymouth; Eanca, barque, from Picton.

The Wuitapu is advertised to Bail for Nelson direct to-morrow, at 5 pm. The ship Orari is loading at London for Wellington. _ _ Tho steamer Morayshire left London on the 25th ulfc. for Tort Chalmers, via Sydney. The Rotorua arrives this morning early from Picton, and sails for Lyttelton to-day. The Tlowcna arrived last night from Tiraaru. Tho Tlotoraahana is duo here to-day from Melbourne, via tho South, and leaves in the evening for Auckland, via Napier and GisThe' Grafton, from Greymoutb, Westport, and Nelson, arrived here at 8.15 am yesterday. She returns to-day. The Aorere, from Nelson, Wanganui, and Patca, arrived here at G am yesterday, and sails for Paloa to-day.

Tho Shaw, Swill, and Albion Company’s cargo steamer Maori arrived here at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. She sails for London today. The Herald, from tho South, arrived at 9.50 am yesterday. She left Dunedin on the 26th, called at Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She left forGroymouth during the evening. The barque Acacia, from Yankalia, a small port cloao to St. Vincent, arrived here yesterday afternoon with a cargo of bark and 20 tons salt. She left on the 9th instant, and had exceptionally fine weather till reaching Bass Straits on the 15th. On tho 18fch she experienced a heavy north-east gale, which lasted for four days, during which time the vessel was hove-to. Strong southerly winds were then met with till making Cape Farewell on the 27th. On the morning of the 23th, experienced a heavy south-east gale off Stephens Island, and the vessel was hove-to again for 12 hours, when the gale moderated and the wind shifted to the south-west. Made the Heads yesterday morning, and was boarded by the pilot, and subsequently towed into port by the Mana. The Acacia was berthed at the "Railway Wharf, and will commence discharging to-day. New York advices to hand per the mail state that tonnage is in good supply, and vessels are obtainable for the colonial trade at very low prices. From the depressed condition of the market for vessels, it is believed lower rates will bo quoted in the immediate future, as these must decline with the lower cost of vessels. The steam traffic to the Australian from New York is being prosecuted vigorously by our American friends, for Messrs Peabody and Co. have laid on tho ss Henley, of 2243 tons, for Sydney. She is to carry for the New South Wales Government, but will likely have room for a few hundred tons of general merchandise. The ss Strathdon, 2643 tons, has been chartered to follow the Henley in June. She will also take railway stock, and will have space for a limited amount of outside cargo. COLONIAL OBSERVATORY. Chronometer-hating Notice. The time-ball may he used to-day for rating chronometers. The ball will drop at noon precisely, at which hour a chronometer set to Greenwich Mean Time should show 12h. 30min, Any difference will be the error of the chronometer, fast or slow on Greenwich Mean Time, T, KING, Observer. Colonial Museum, Wellington, lat May.