SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7578, 2 June 1886, Page 2

SHIPPING

POKT"."OHALMEEH.

Taiaroa Heads, latitude 45.-'«7 S., Inugitude 170.45 B. Koputai Bay, Si-uth Point, latitude 45.40 S., longitude 170.39 E.

The longitude of Observation-Point.. Port Chalmers, iv time is 11 hours 23 minutes 3S .iecimds east of Greenwich.

Xidee.—High water. 'P and C. 2 henrs SO iniuutas; tblt- s feet 7 inches.

Time-ball at i Joi'.".' C«;av.meb«

fi'-siv Zealand mean time at noon, calculated tor ihe meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours "0 minutes east of Greenwich, v.ill bo signalled once a week by a time-ball dropping at tho instant ot mean uoon.

A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-heud, Port Ohalmer3 signal-station, on the forertur.n of tbe day when the time-signal will be given:

PHASE*! OV THB IflnOlK (Calculated for New Zealand mean time.) JUNE. D. H. 31. New M00n... ... 3 ... 1 25.3 a.m. First Quarter ... D ... 6 56.7 p.m. Full Moon ... ... 17 ... 1 S ,9 a.m. Last Quarter ... 25 ... 4 5 a.m. Perigee. 6d 10h 30m a.m. Apogee. 22d 4h 30m a.m. Tkm y/KATHKH June I—Wind S.E. Weather thick. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 30.16 36.22 30.32 Thermometer ... 48 52 SO HISH WATJSB. I At tho Heads ... ... 2.33 p.m. June 2/ At Port Chalmem ... ... 3.13 p.m. (AtDunedin ... ... 3.5b p.m. ARRIVALS.

Wairarapa, s.s., 1023 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via the Bluff. J Mills, agent. PassengersMisses Simson (2), Messrs Cartland, English, Hall, Thompson, Hastie; and 9 steerage. Hauroto, s.s., 1276 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney, via Cook Strait. J Mills, agent. Passengers—' Mesdames L>me, Hay and family, Smith, Misses Duncan, Walker, Henderson, Watson, Messrs Hay. Rowe, Lane, Master Kirkham; and 11 steerage. Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Smith, irom the North. J Mills, agent. DEPARTURES. Guiding Star, barquentine, 249 tons, Ikeu, for Hobart. D I and W Co, agents, Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, White, for Oamaru. J Mills, agent. Catlin, ketch, 46 tons, Hanniug, for Napier. H Guthrie, agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—Ravenswood, barque, 1123 tons, BDHQ. Crusader, ship, 1058 tons, Scotland, HCLB. Glasgow, ship, 1143 tons. VPFM, March 1. Famenoth, barque, 983 tons, Morgan. Waipa, ship, 1016 tons, Jamieson. WTLR.

From Liverpool, via Wellington—Guinevere, barque, 879 tons, Ford, April 5, JHST. From Plymouth—R.M.S. Tongariro, 4103 tons Bone, May 8, VSMF. Doric, s.s., 4753 tons, Jennings, HRVM. April 24. From Liverpool—Uarnavon Castle, barque, 721 tons. Griffiths, LBGV. February 22. From Glasgow— Alastor. barque, 874 tons, Glazebrooke, WTGF. Merope, 1054 tona, Sutherland, JPRT.

Fkom Nkw York—lsabell, barque, 350 tons, March 24. Ama, brig, 190 tons. Elinor Vernon, barque. >-(From Hamburg—Neptune, schooner, 116 tons, QDBV, March 25.

From Bundaberg—Gael, schooner, 9S tons, SRGB,MayI3.

CUSTOMS asI'SIES. IHWABDS.

Wairarapa, 1023 tons, Chatfield, from Bluff, with cargo. .T Mills, agent. Hauroto, 1276 tons, Kennedy, from Oamaru, with cargo. J Mills, agent. Omapere, 352 tons, Smith, from Oamaru, with cargo. J Mills, agent.

OUTWARDS. Beautiful Star, 146 tons. White, for Oamaru. with cargo. J Mills, agent.

IMPORTS.

Per Wairarapa, from Melbourne—6o eases salad oil. 20 bags onions, 20 cases wine, 20 sacks oysters, 154 pkgs sundries. Per Hauroto, from Sydney—73o pkgs sundries.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (Pan United Press Association.)

Auckland, June 1. Arrived: Linda Weber, from Brisbane. Lyttelton, June 1. Arrived: Auckland, ship, Captain Mordue, 10:5 days out from London, with 16 passengers; all well. Mr Bowling, chief officer, will probably be appointed master of the Trevelyan. Sailed: Hawea, for Wellington; William Turner, for Sydney; Manapouri, for the South, Passengers: For Dunedin—Mrs Corrick, Messrs Rhind, Cowner, Pell, and Tait.

' (From Our Own Correspondent.) Timaru, June 1. The dredge Progress and p.s. Titan are expected to leave for your port early to-morrow morning, the tug for usual overhaul.and the dredge to be thorouglv repaired, cleaned, &c, before being handed back to the Oamaru Board. The dredge has been here 3J months and during that time has lifted over 40,000 tons of spoil and dredged a berth at the end of the main wharf 100 ft wide by 550 ft long by 22ft deep, low water spring tides.

MOV3JKSNTS OF UNION STBAM SHIP COMPANY'S STHAMSS3. Tuesday, Jtose 1. Port Chalmers—Wairarapa and Hauroto arrived 1 a.m., former from Bluff, latter from Oamaru. Omapere arrived 7.30 a.m. from Oamaru. Lyttelton—Mahinapua sailed 1.30 p.m. for Timaru. Wellington—Wanaka arrived 9 a.m. from Lyttelton ; sailed 4 p.m. for Nelson. Rotorua arrived 10.30 a.m. from New Plymouth ; sailed 1 p.m. for Lyttelton.

Manukau—Hawea arrived 10.30 a.m. from Wellington.

The s.s. Wairarapa, from Melbourne via the Bluff, arrived iii harbour at 8 a.m. yesterday. She left the Queen's wharf, Melbourne, at noon of May 26th, proceeded to Williamston, and left at 4 p.m. of that day; cleared Port Phillip Heads at 6.20 p.m. same day; passed Swan Island at 11 a.m. of the 27th ult., and arrived at the Bluff at 2 p.m. of the 30th ult.; left again at 4 p.m. of the 31st, and reached Port Chalmers as above. She had north-westerly and south-westerly winds from Melbourne until the morning. of the 28th ult., and thence until arrival at the Bluff S.S.E. winds and heavy seas. We thank Mr H. Tayler (the purser) for report and files.

The s.s. Hauroto, from Sydney via Cook Strait arrived in harbour yesterday morning. She left the U.S.S. Co.'s wharf at Sydney at 5.30 p.m. of May 21st, had light to fresh easterly winds •with fine weather during the passage across, breasted Cape Farewell light at 5 p.m. of the 26th ult., and reached Wellington at an early hour on the 27th; left again at noon of the 28th, and after calling at Lyttelton reached Oamaru at 2.30 p.m. of the3oth ult., discharged a quantity of coal and left again for headquarters at 3.30 a.m. yesterday, arriving alongside the trailway pier, Port Chalmers, at 8.30 a.m. She experienced light variable winds with fine weather during the passage from Wellington. We thauk Mr Fenwick (the purser) for report and files. The s.s. Omapere, from the North, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7 a.m. yesterday and passed np to Dunedin.

The s.s. Wairarapa steamed up to Dunedin yesterday, attended by the s.s. Plucky. The barquentine Guiding Star sailed yesterday forenoon with cargo for Hobart. ' The s.s. Hauroto steamed up to Dunedin yesterday. She sails to-morrow afternoon for Sydney via Cook Strait, taking passengers for Kimberley goldfields via Sydney. Thes.s. Beautiful Star left the Rattray street wharf yesterday evening for Oamaru. The dredge Vulcan was taken into the graving dock yesterday afternoon for overhaul and repair.

The ketch Catlin left Dunedin yesterday for Napier.

The SouthlandNewssuggests that the steamer Triumph should be purchased or chartered for the Home trade by those interested in the Bluff. The Triumph entered the Bluff drawing 21ft 4inaft, and 19ft 6in forward. She will leave drawing 24ft aft.