SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8112, 22 February 1888, Page 6 (Supplement)

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

This summary includes uiiif.p'iig events of the period commencing January 24 aud ending February 20, buiii dates inclusive.

STATISTICAL, HOHKIUX, IITC. During the month shippiug matters have been far from brisk, the total number of vessels which have arrived (fro::) all ports) only amounting to 50 of ail classes with a total of 42,760 tous register, while the dep.irt.ures havo been 5G vessels with a total of 47,030 tons register. Last mouth the total number of arrival's was 58 vessels with a total of G5.941 tons register; and the departures b'2 vessels registering 42,432 tons.

During tho present month the arrivals have been confined to three vessels from oversea ports with a total of 9SSS tons register; aud the departures for home and foreign ports of six Teasels registering a rofcul of 15,149 tons.

TUt: first oversea vessel which arrived was the Shaw, Suvill, and Albiou Company's clippei ship Jessie Headman, of 962 tons, Captain Gibson, from Glasgow, bringing 11 passengers anci 1-50 tons of cargo from that port. She reached m ou January 31, after a capital passage of SC days from port to port ami 75 Jays from land to laml, notwithstrmdiuj; tho fact that sht encountered exceptionally heavy weather in crossing tho Southern Ocean. I The next vessel to arrive was tho R.M.S Aurangi, of 4163 tons, Captain Sutcliffe, froK riymouth, vis intermediate ports, whioh eaou into port (in that perfect order wtsica has always marked hur) on February 7. Shu was followed on the 17th insfc. \>j tlie Shaw, Savill, anc Albion Couifiuy's cliartered steamer louie, ol •t7B:i tou«, Captain Kidley, from Plymouth, via , iutevnicdute ports, bringing 2220 tons of cargc and 273 passengers, after a very pleasant and agreeable passage out, which the good ship performed in her usual manner. The following are the vessels which hive sailed from this for oversea ports:—The R.JI.S. Tongariro left Port Chalmers on January 20 for London, via Lyttellon and Wellington. Sho took from this port 253 bales wool, 1051 cases cheese, U0 cases gum, ol pkgs. butter. 2001 carcassos of mutton, and 500 quarters of beef. The steamer Fii'eshire left the Bowon pier at noon on January 20 for London direct. Her total cargo consists of C 053 bales wool, skins, &c., 27,C(J2 carcasses mutton, ISO pkgs sundries, and 2 hor.-es. Of this 2781 bales wool, 01 do rabbitskins, 17 do sheepskins, \& do basils, 50' do leather, (iO cases iuu.it>, Si) sacks seed, 70 pkgs butter, 01)50 caresses mutton, and 2 houses' are from this port ; 11)97 bales wool, 20 pkgs suudrits, and 7094 carcasses mutton from Timaru; 1113 bales wool and 12,718 carcases mutton from Qama.ru. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Waipa, of 1017 tons, Captain Forsilick, left Port Chalmers on January 30th, with the following cargo, for London :—•ICU2 bales woo), 22 bales skins, and 5S pkgs sundries. Tho Waipn left the port in .spK-miid trim, and during her stay hero has been kept in splendid order through tho can: of her txeiUent chief oilicer, Mj J 4 . Bilba.) The Shnw, Savill, and Albion Company's clipper hanjue Helen Oouny, of 727 tons, Captain James, left I'o.rt Chalmers ou February 4 for London, taking the following cargo :—3522 bales wool, 20 do sheep.-kins, 14 do leather, 44 basils, 71 casks tallow, 40 bags horns. Tho Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's splendid steamer lonic left Port Chalmera on l'ebrunrj IS for London, via Lytteiion and Wellington. Her outward, osvgo from Dunedin consisted of 137(i hales vyooi ami skins, 500 cases cheese, ;Q0 Ueys butter, aud 20 bales leather. INTK I! COLONIAL. Our trade with the sister colonies has been fairly brisk this month, and the whole of it has been carried on by the steamers of ihe Union Steam Ship Company, which arrive and depart with unfailing regularity. Tho arrivals are represent;:;! ly 11 vessels with n total of 10,773 toiio register, while the departures have been 10 vossfls representing 19,342 tons, CO.\STAi,, Our coashd trade hus been represented this month by the arrivnl of 42 vessels with a total of U!,oi)7 tons register, and the departure of 40 vessels representing 13,130 tons. DOCKS, SLU'S, KTC. During the month the various handicraftsmen in connection with the shipping have boon fairly well employe!, nnd the graving and tloaling docks, together with tho slip.-, have been duly patronise.!. Tho »hip Turskiun, with the steamers Wairerapa and YVnuaha, have been in tin? graving dock ; aud the brigantine Gleaueiin tho flouting dock at Duneeliu,