SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10597, 18 February 1896, Page 2

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

This summary represents shipping events at the Port of Dimedia for tho period oommencini; January 20,1898, and ending February 16,1896, both dates inclusive. STATISTICAL AND FOHEIQK. During the period here represented a fair amount of shipping business has bpen done, and there is every prospect of brisk times nhead of DS.

During the month the total number of all classes of vessela which haVe arrived hero has been 49, representing a t0ta1,0f.60,513 tons ; ■while the departures in the name period have been 40 vessels, with a total of 55,077 tons. The vessels that have arrived here during tha month from oversea havo been flvo, with a total of 13,059 tons, agninst seven vessels laiit month, representing 25,031 tons; while the departures this month havo been six vessels, with 14,955 tons, agaiunt (ire .vessels laot month repreoenting a total of 25,193: The first arrival from overseas this month was the ship Margaret Galbraitb, of 841 tons, Captain Collingwood, from Glasgow, after n fair passage of 101 days; whiks the Shaw, Bavill, and Albion Shipping Company's cargo steamer Mknmri, of 2349 tons, Captain Lovaok, from London, also arrived, both On January 2G.

The RMS. Gothic, of 7730 tonf, Captain Kidley, from London, via northern ports of New Zealand, arrived, here on January 30; while the American barque Nellie Brett, of 689 tons, Captain kowry, from New York, arrived on February 12 after a fair passage of 117 days, and the list of oversea arrivals was comploted on the 15th inst. by the arrival from Calcutta of tbe British India S.N. Company's b.s. . Chilka, of 1450 tons, Captain Jacobs, under charter to the Union S.S. Company of New Zealand.

The Shaw. Savill, and Albion Company's clipper ship Taranaki, Captain Eram, left Port Chalmers on January 29 for London, taking 6422 bales wool, 8 do rabbitsUlns, 1 do Bheepskins, and 20 casks. She was in excellent trim, and should make a good ran Home. The New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered barque Brier Holme,'Captainr Rich, left Port Chalmers on February 1, taking the following cargo: — 4-260 bales woo!, 54 do rabbitsfkma, 1 do hair, for London.

Tho R.M.S. Gothic left Pott Chalmers on March 3 for London, via Wellington. Her Dunediu earj?o coasisted of 13,161 oaroases mutton, 2509 cases cheese, 440 boxes butter, 315 bales wool, 5 do sheepskins, 4 do basils, 77 casks tallow, 19 do pelts, and 5 pkgs sundries. The cargo steamer Mamari, of 2432 toot, CiDtsin Levask. left the Victoria wharf* Dun-

edin, on February 3 for London, via northern ports of this colony ; and the barque, Auriga, of 508 tonß, Captain Stone, left Dunediuon the Ist; inst. for London, vi&Timaru.

The ship Lake Superior, of 1335 torn, C*pt»iu Langlois, loft Fort) Chalmers on January 31 for. London.

. INTERCOLONIAL, , The trade between this port and those of the Bisfcar colonies has been.faicly brisk this month, the arrivals baing 16 vessels, with * total of 29,*31 tons,, and the depirtnre3 13 vessels, representing 24,942 tons. Last month tho arrivals were 17 vessels, with 28.369 tons, and the departures 12 vessels, with 22,888 tonß.

Our coastal trade has maintained its usual average this month. The arrivals have been 28 vessels, with 18,053 tons, and the departures 21 vessels, representing a total of 15.180 tons. L^ri^mcnth the arrivals were 30 vessels, with 26,475 tons, and the donattures 30 vessels, with 22,449 tons.