IMPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11090, 18 April 1898, Page 1

IMPORTS.

Special. Notice.—Consignees desirsm of hay. j ing their sarces appear itrthis part of cur columns, j tngnthftr with tbftir ceosicnments. may have the j sawe inserted od payment of a small charge.l { Per Waikare, from Sydney, via the north : 2191 j mats a.nd bags rice, 100 bags salt, 30 pigs lead, j ISO'cases syrupi and treacle, 363 ingots tin, 307 j pieces timber, 51 bdls. tubes, 87 cases fruit, 1600 I bags sugar, 62 boxes soap, 34 cases tomatoes, 610 lacks barley, transhipments ex Kangatira, and quantity sundries. '■-..' ' '. ' ' . / SHIPPING TJKLBGRAMS. Kaipaka Heads, April .16.—Arrived : Mary itfote. barque, from Lyttelton; Elizabeth i^rahain, barque, from Wellington. " ■ 4k.ucK.iANb, April 16.—Sailed : Manapouri, for iii-i south. Passengers: Mr and Mrs P. A. Dunban (and family), Captain and' Mrs ■W. C. ■2>aiay, Rev. Mr and Mrs poull, Mr and Mrs &. J. Crigp r Alr.-and Miss Seergie, Mr and Mra.Calcott, Mr. and.MisßalliMeadameslnffram and Parker, Miss jJ.btilinK (2). Hon^ J.D. Ormond, Lieutenantcolonol Banks, Messrs Seegar, R. Young, flay, Hoskin, G Pearson, D. Ipgfam, Starkey, Seagar, Brown, 6, Adams, W. H. Kirk, Gilmonr,J. Dunlop, Steveason, Garry, B. Reevej Master Baker;: and 12' steerage. Sailed . Paroo, for Vancouver.; and Juneau; Mariposa.forSan Francisco.— I—April, 17.—Arrived: Neptune, from Newcastle, with coal: Mary Hasbrouck, from New York, with, keroaene and pipe iron, &c. ■■'"•;■'' Wellington,' April 16.—Sailed : Waihora,- for Lyttelton and' Dunedin. Passengers: Misses Klein; Can:, Guthrie, Coop, Will (2), Mesdames O'BWen;■V-Pa'gat, --Coop, ■Will;"-: Messrs--.JOaWg;' Holmss,.,Smi%. MUnnes ? vß»dger^i^aget,;(^i^v, Biker, M'Donald, Davidson,' Oatway, Sailed:'.•■Rotbrua,for Lyttelton.- wEassengersV Miise&. Langfield, Mrs Baxter.. Messrs Peacock, Worton (2), Lamb, Lee, South, Baxter, Price.■ April 17.—Arrived; Te Anau ■ aud Rotomahana, from the south. c ■.<■■ . ■ Lyttelton, April 17.—Arrived: Waihora, from Wellington.l' :.,. ', •.....'. .... .;. . Melbourne, April 17.—Arrived : Monbwai,: from the Bluff. ■■■■-■'- Hobatvt, April 17.— Arrived: Waimate, frtai London "'■■'.'"■ Si-fcsfcy, April 16.—Arrived : Lady Mabel, from KaJrmr*•; Llararoa andMoana, from Auckland. •■ Adelaide, April 16.—Sailed: Helios, for New Zealand. .:. . . ' Londost, April 15.—Arrived: Eakai'a, frora. New Zealand. Sailed : Delphic, for Lyttelton; ■ ( " i •■■■■■■-.■■■ •■-■'"» ' 1 ■■ ' ; - ; . — ■« ; MOVEMENTS OE1' TJNION STEAM «HIP .:'■.-■. . COMPANY'S ELEET. ■■ F»r Week. Ending April 23. ..: ; Monday—■ Waikare sails for Melbourne, via Bluff and Hobart. ■ , Tuesday— Waihora arrives.frozn Sydney, via Auckland and Coast. Tarawera sails for Sydtiey, via Coast and Auckland. Herald arrives from Greyuiouth. Wednesday—Corinna arrives from Westpovt,1 via Coast. Rotokino sails for Sydney, viaLyttelton. Herald sails for Greymouth. ■...•■ Thursday—Wakatipu arrives from Melbourne, via^ Hobart and Bluff; Wakatipu sails foe Sydney, via Cook Strait. Manapouri arrives from Auckland, via Coast. Takapuna arrives from Wellington direct, : ■ ■ • Friday—Corinna 'sails for Westport, via Coast. Manapouri sails for Wellington, via Lyttelton.' — «—-— The.s.s. Waikare. from Sydney, via Wellington and Lyttelton, arrived i\'scp,ziia the Bo'wen pier at 8 a;m. on Saturday, a&d as soon as the tide was favourable she steamed \rt' to Dunedin. She left the company's wharf,'Sydney,- at 11- a.m. en the 9fch mat.,-cleared Port Jackson Heads at 11.40 a.tn., and breasted 'Farewell Svit at 5 a.m. on the ISfch, and Stephen Island at 8 a:m., and reached We'llinKtoh at 2p.m. same day, having experienced light winds and fine' weather across ; left Wellington at 6 p.m. on the 14th, ca'led at Lyttelton, and left that port at 5.15 p.m. on-tbe 15th, arriving as above, having met fair .weather down .the coast. The Bluff Harbour Board's tug Awnnialeft Port Chalmers on Saturday mnrr.iojc for the Bluff. The a.3. Rotokino was floated out of the graving dock on Saturday forenciio. • The s.s. Ovalau was berthed under the sheerlegs on batmday forenoon, aud after her old funnel v had been hoisted out she was hauled into the graying deck for cleaning and painting. Ihe s.s. Ohau left Dunedin on Saturday afternoon for the Bluff. The ship Euterpe put out tvs last of her cargo on Saturday, and completed preparations for sea. bhe goes from this port to Newcastle, and will there load for San Francisco. •■■■■- Boat and five drill was held on board the 8 s. .larawera on Saturday morning, and was smartly carried out. During the week ending April 11 the following vessels have been at the Dunedin wharves :— Arrivals: ElinEamite. s.s., 1675 toB3 ; Kawatiri 5.8., 286 tons, Poherua, s.s.,' 749 tons ;Te Anau, r.s.. 1028 tons ; Taraweva, s.s., 1269 tons ; Taupo s-s., 411 tons ; Ohau, s.s., 408 tons ; Waikare, s t 1901 tons; Invercarnll, s.s., 123 tons ;-total, 78/0 tons. Departures: Monowai, s.s., 2137 tons - Ehngamite, 5.?., 1675 tons; Kawatiri, ».s., 286 tons; Invercargill, b-s. lZi tons: Poherua, a s 749 tons :Te Anau, s.s., 1028 tons; Taupo, s b,\ 411 tons : Ohau, s.s., 408 tons ;—total, 6830 tons The ship Canterbury, with 6531 bales wooland Bkins, 96 casks tallow, and 55 cases' machinery, was towed clear of the heads on Saturday forebdon and sailed for London. The ».s. Invercargil], from the sonth, arrived at 11.45 a.m. yesterday, with a cargo of timber, &c. ' ■<&> ■ THE SHIPPING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. A return has been issued by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, containing tables showing for the year 1897 the number, tonnage, and description of vessels added, to and removed from .the Official Register of the United Kingdom in that period, and the new vessels classed by the Register in the same time. The report shows that the total addition of steam tonnage during the year was 736,274 tons gross, and of sailing tonnage 49 697 tons grass, or in all 785,971 tons gross. The gross Seduction of steam tonnage from the Register imountß-to 577,217 tons, and of sailing tonnage to 200,127 tons, or in all to 777,344 tons. The tonnage sold to foreigners in 1897 amounted to the large total of 387.749 tons. Of this 286,795 tons was ateaiii and 100,997 sailing toDnage, while in the main the vessels purchased by foreigners were not of 'pry recent construction. On the whole,' during i 897 the atearbers on the Official Register of the United Kingdom have increased by 68 vessels and 159,057 tons, while sailing vessels decreased by 358 vessels and 150,430 tons. The total number ot vessels on the Register, therefore, . decreased-by 290, and the total tonnage increased by Bb'27 tons durinj the year. During 1597 495 new vessels, of 775,144 tons, were classed by Lloyd's Register. Of these 450, of 730,166 tons, were steamers, and 45, of 44,978 tons, sailing vessels. The average size of the steamers classed in 18OT was about 1622 tons, and of sailiDg vessels q,bcmt 1000 tons.