SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6307, 29 April 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. -_ Talaroa Heads, latitude 15.47 8., lbntfttude 170.46 S. Koputai Bay,-' South Point), latitude 15.18 8., longitude 17D.89 K. •-. .:: ... Tidci-High y\ter, F and C, 2 hours 50minutes; tide, 5 feet 7 inobea. TLME-'iALL AT TORT CHALMERS. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude,'in time 11 hours 30 minutes eass of Greenwich,- will bo signalled once a week by the time-ball dropping at tho instant of mean noon. A blue flag will bo hoisted at the maat-head. Port Chalmers signal-station, on the forenoon of tho day when the time-signal will bo given. './* ;. ." PIIASKS OF THE M 005.:.. • ■ April 3-JFul! moon ..'. .. ; ~'. 5h 46m 7s "-" }S~^a4<iaar'e^" "• .. 18h.-29a. Oa. „ 17—New nioon ~ ; .. : 9h. 3Sa, os. " 24-First quatus.. .. ~ lSa."6sii. 93. " •*&—-Ponged- .. .. ■ ... 6h. Ora. os. „ 27-Apogee- . .... ~ Sh. om. oa. . : TIIK WEATHER. April 28 - Wind, N.E.; • weather, flno. 8 a.ui.-S&ioraeter, 29.32 •„ thermometet, 60. NoouBaroraeter, 59.32; tnsrmometer, 70 5 -p.m.— Barorueior, 29.26; thermometer, 62. HIGH WATER. April 29-Afc tha Msßtis, 12.34 p.m.; at Port Chalmers, 1.14 p.m.; R i Dunedln. 1.59 p.m. April SO—At the Heads, 12.5S p.m.; at Poit Chahuors, 1.38 p.m.; at Duhcdiu, 2.23 p.m. ARRIVALS. •" . ." Seagull, brigantine, 114 tons, Norman, from Onehunga. II Guthrie, agent.. Shag, 8.a., SI tons, Wing, from Shag Point. H Gathrie, agent. „ .' DEPARTURES. , .- .' Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Tozer, for Melbourne, Via the Bluff. J Mills, agent. Passengers: For the Bluff—Her 6 Clinton, Mr Morrison. For Melbourne —Hisses A Armitagc, SI Brown, Wilkinson, Messrs J . McLaren, W Harman, T Bucknor, T Taylor. . Maori, 0.5., 118 tons, Cromarty, for Oamaru. J Mills, agent. .. — Pioneer, schooner, 22 tons Pratt, for Riverton. X Ramsay, agent. . '; : 2XPECTED ARRIVALS. "~Fhom London—Akaroa, barque, 1279 tons, Bowling, WFKU, January 7. Araby Maid, barque, 837 tons, Cromarty,.'HLNT, January 27. Kavenscrag, ship, 1263 tous, liiggam, HJFN, Fob S. Fontenaye, ship, 635 tons, M'Kechnie, WGLH, Feb 23. Sarah Bell 812 tons, Ward, March 3. Abeona, 979 tons, Wilson. Famenoth, 893 tons, Auld. ■ From Ijivjsrtool—ilontroso, ship, 991' tons, Williams, VPFJ, January 1. Pampero, barque, 588 tonß, M'Kenzie, WVKL. Woodville, barque, 714 tons, Nolson, PitRH, February 21. Lohengrin, barque, 587 tons, Eorchert, TVWD, FetC24. Asterion, 608 tons. From GLAsaow-Invereargill, ship, 1216 tons, Huir, NCPM, February 16. Vallejo, barque, 852 tons, Thomas, KCJF. Mahinapua, s.s., 460 tons, Jones, April 22. ". From Lisbon —Manapouri, s.s., 1750 tons, Logan, April 17, via Melbourne. ■■ .■ . From New York—Janet Ramsay. lona, barque. Camille, brigantine,'l9s tons, Craig. From Boston—Janet Fergusson, barque, 561 tons, Sim, VWItJ, January IS. .-. ,' Frose .Fooohow—Bo%ven, s.s., 844 tons, Darite, NVDL. From Mauritius—Bells, barque v Lochiel, barquen- - tine. From Newcastle—Emily, brig, 190 tons, Munn, j TROM. llathieu, barque, 3(i7 tons, WiWH. Star of tho Mersey, brig, 255 tons, Ilolloway, YPGK. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. INWARDS. Rotoriu, 576 tons, Tozer, from Lyctelton, with cargo. J Mills, agent. OUTWARDS.' Maori, 118 tons, Cromarty, for Oamaru, with cargo. J IIUIs, agent. Rotorua, 57C tons, Tozer, fori Bluff, with cargo. J MiUs,.aKent. • '. F.XPOIITS.

Per .Rotorua: For Bluff—l pkg ex Hero; 2 do, Hatton, King, and Co; 1 do, Neill Bros; i do, Keast and M'Carthy; 100 do, -Murray, Roberts, and Co ; 1 dp, US S Co. For Hobarfc—6 pfcgs, Reid and Gray. For Melbourne—l pksr, N M and A Co; 1 do, Neill Bros ; 1 do, G Swansbn; 10 do, Dalgety and Co; 60 do, J S Smith; 761 do, W and G Turnbull and Co ; 1 do, US S Co; 2 do, N Z Express Co. For Adelaide— 20 pkg3, M and J Meenan. Per Maori, for Oamaru :3S pkg3, A Briscoe and Co ; 22 do, NZ Hardware Co ;1 do, Henderson Law and Co; 1 do, B Singer and Co; 1 do, J Finch"and Co; 14 do, W Scbular and Co; lot do, B and NZ M and A.Co; 77 do, Reid and Gray; 2 do, J Speight and Co; 50do W and G Turnbull and Co ; 6 do, W Lane and Co; 34 do, Laugo and Thoncman; 13 do,-J R Scott; 2 do Carter and Co; lot do ex Albion ;■ 51 do, Denniston and Co. • ♦ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (Pub Unitkd Press Association.) , Wellington, April 2-Slh. Arrived: Ilinemoa, s.s., from Lyttelton; Go-Ahead, s.s., from the South; Albion, s.s., from Melbourne, via the South. Sailed: Hero, s.s., for Sydney; Wanaka, s.s., for the South; Hawca, s.s., for the South; Stella, s.s., for Southern lighthouses. ' The preliminary inquiry into the collision betweon the Ladybird and the Wakatu has been concluded. No further'particulars were adduced. The Collector of CiHtomarecommended that a magisterial investigation should be held. Patea, April 28th. The Court of Inquiry into the wreck of tho Patea delivered their decision last evening. They censured the mate for prevarication, but returned his certifi- I cate. They blamed Captain Edwards for not obeying ! tho signals, for not sounding in crossing the bar, for not, taking means to secure the vessel after grounding, and for not using proper care. His certificate ,tvas suspended for three months. Pilot Woods was severely blamed for signalling to take the bar too noon, and for negligence, but the Court could not punish him. No order lor co'3ts was made. Ltttblton, April 28th. Sailed: Melpomene, for the United Kingdom. 1 .■:.'■: ■"..'■ TiMARU, April29th. Arrived: Westport, from Oamaru;. Waitaki, from Dunedin. ... _ . ...... Sailed: Ganymede, barque, for Lyttelton; Waitaki, for Dunedin; Westport, for Lyttelton and Wellington ;■ Zior, for Dunedin. .„.;,; .. --'•.:-•; "■:.-::"■_■- " MOVEMENTS OF UNION STEAM SHIEiCOM- - PANY'S STEAMERS.- ---• ■ Friday, April 28. Wellington—Hero sailed 11 a.m.. for Sydney. Albion arrives from Lyttelton; sails for Napier.. Hawea sails for Picton. Wanaka sails for Lyttelton. Nelson—Penguin sailed 3 p.m. for Picton and Wellington. ' Qisborne—To Anau arrived 12.30 p.m. from-Auclc-1 land; sails for Napier.--' ... : ,The barque Celestia, having been thoroughly over^ hauled and repaired, wasfloated out of the Graving Dock yesterday.* . -■;. .• „ » : The damaged plates of the p.s. Koputai have been replaced by new ones, and the vessel was floated out of dock yesterday. Her engines are undergoing a thorough overhaul, and it is expected she will be ready for active service again in a few days. The barquentine Handa Islo was towed up: to Dunedin yesterday by the s.s. Plucky. ■ The s.s. Wakatipu :was shifted from the Railway Pier to the George street Wharf yesterday. She is to undergo a lay-up for a general and comprehensive overhaul before she leaves the port again. • The s.s. Rotorua left Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon for Melbourne, via the Bluff. ■ The s.s. Maori sailed for Oamaru yesterday evening. . . ■„ \

We are looking anxiously for the wind backing to the westward and bringing up some'ofthe expecied Home ships-uotably the Montrose, from Liverpool, now 117 days out; tho Akaroa, 106 daj'3 from Start Point; and the Avaby Maid, 89 days from London; while the Janet Ferguson, from Boston, should soon turn up, being 100 days out. - Tho schooner Pioneer sailed yesterday aftornoOn With cargo for Riverton. Tho brig Thomas arid Henry left Kaipara on the 18th inst. for Dunedin. The brigantine Seagull, from Onehunga, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.16 p.m. yesterday in tow tho s.s Shagyand was taken direct to Dunedin. The s.s. Shag*inado a trip to Shag Point and back yesterday.