SHIPPING.

Otago Witness, Issue 1797, 30 April 1886, Page 15

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 23. — Ilawea, s.s., 4(52 tons, Harisby, trom the North. J Mills, agent. Passengers : Hon Mrs Parker, child, and nurse, Captains Thomson and Sundstrom, Messrs Oihbs, Hoduer, lUiker, llewhngs, Pollock; and 1 steerage. April 2 1.— Kuapehu.ILM.S., 41(53 tons, G-reenstreet, from Plymouth (March 13\ via Madeira and the Cape ot Good Hope. NZS Co, agents. Passengers : daloon— Mesdames Hooper and tamily (7), Greenstreet, Misses Fowler, Pliaiazyn (3), Leatham, ami llamerton, Master Pharazyn, Mr and Mrs Pharazyn, Misses Young (2). Weston, Paget, liussel, Davenpoit, Jam, and Baldwin. Second saloon— Mesdames Crooks and Millward, Misses Banks, Costello, and Matthews, Mr and Mrs Auster, Messrs Ci'eibue, Freeman, Neall, Costello, Lawson, Roberts (2), Brooksmith, Buekland, Hasluck, Koop, Stewart. Wilson, Wynnatt, i.evesy, Fenwielc, Lawrence, Rev T Smith Steerage — Mr and Mrs Lawsens and family (4), Mr and Mrs England, Misses Jones, Fisher. Ure, and Grant, Messrs Fleming, Hunter, Martin, Thiele, Haley. Mountford (a), Smith, Fisher, Lowry .Nelssoii. Baker, Bow.iter, Chandler, Cole, Downer, Dunn, Edwards, Flanders, llailwood (2), Haworth, Inbrant, Haywood, Monday, Nelson. Mr and Mrs Rouse and two children, Messrs Owen. Sharp, S-iith. Whitaker (2), Mr and Mis Wool lord, Mi and Mis (-ox and tamily (S), Mr and Mrs Palmer and two children, Messrs Kuston. Arthur. Jones, Black, Gibson, and Hohvark.

April 20. — Wareatea, s s., 283 tons. Fiwau, trom Weatport. W Hay Diekson, agent.

April 27.— Ohaii, s.s., ill tons, Berneeh, from Auckland, via Wes port and Oamaru. J Mills, agent. Tarawera, s.s.,l2tiii lons, Sinclair, trom Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff. J Mills, agent, l'.issenger.s: Mesdameslsllisat.il Lillies, Misses Mathpson and Jtcid, Mr and Mrs Jones, Messrs Siege! , Tituhener. Ueorgi'son, Ashtord, Watson. Wing.itc, and Bell.

Uingaroomii, s.s,, (523 tons, Jiussell, trom Auckland, via the East Coast ports. J Mills, agent. l\is-t-eugei-s: Mcsiinmes Tiapp and child, Paterson, TilkLoii, Ali'B Wnolley. Captain Whylxirii, ilesart. Green. Reid, Fox, Tollhurst, and Joidan ; and 10 steerage.

DEPARTURES

April 22. — llotomaliana, s.s., 5(55 tons, Carey, tor Melbourne, via t.he Bluff. J Mills, agent. Passengers -. Mrs Willis and servant, Miss Barnes, Messrs Watson, George, Quick, Bell, Webb, M'Caig . and 2t steerage.

April 23.— Pelham, s.s., 233 tons, Greager, tor the We=t Coast. X I{amsa3 r , agent. Wanaka., s.s., 297 tons, Johnson, for the North. J Mills, agent. April 26.— Wareatea, s.s., 288 tons, Ewan, ior Westport. W Hay Uickson, agent . April 27. — Kilbrannan, ship, 157 a tons, M'Callum, for Calcutta. New Zealand Shirjping Company, agents. Hawea, b.8.,462 tons, Hansby, for the North. J Mills, agent. Passengers : Dr and Mrs Hooper, Mrs Smith, Misses Bagley. Greensell, and Hooper (4), Messrs Hooper (2), M'Neill, and Begg. Shakespeare, barque, 766 tons, Luen. for Portland (Oregon). Dalgety and Co. (Limited), agents. Ruapehu, R.M.S., 41*53 tons, Greenc+rpet, for Wellington. NZ S Co., agents.

Eliza Firth, brigantine, 138 tons, Conner, for Timaru.

Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons, Sinclair, for the North. J Mills, agent. Passengers: Uev Mr and Mrs Michie, Mr and Mrs Bunbury, Mr and Mrs A Hill Jack and family, Mr and Mrs Herons, Mrs Foster. Mi6ses Gabriel, Toweey, and Matthews. Captain Fisher, Messrs Wills, Wingate, Reynolds, Pole, and Forsyth ; and 10 steerage.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, April 24— Arrived: Hermione, from London.

Auckland. April 26.— Arrived: Mariposa, from Sydney. She left Sydney on April 22 at 4.45 p.m. Passengers: For Auckland— DrShortland, Mr and Mr 6 Tangve, George Harnes and party (6), Miss Milne, Mrs Battley, Mrs Lynch, Messrs C H Seville, A Maden, Gibbs, Vivien, J W Owen, Noble, A Itussell, Battley, Eechamton ; and 6 steerage. Through to San Francisco— B in the saloon, and 60 steerage. Saxon, from Lyttelton.

Sydnhy, April 27.— The Wairarapa arrived last night from Auckland. Sydney, April 26.— The Wakatipu arrived from Wellington on Saturday night. Melbourne, April 26. — Arrived, this morning— Cnrthage, s.s., from Auckland, liOSDOX, April 27.— Arrived : Westland, from Port Chalmers (January 23). At Plymouth i Orient Company's Austral, from Melbourne (March 19). The ship Buttermere, which left Port Augusta, South Australia, on November 19, and about whose safety considerable fears were entertained, was spoken by a homeward-bound vessel on April 12. Rio dk Jaxkiho, April 26,— The lonic sailed tor London last night, her frozen meat cargo being then in good condition. Melbourne, April 28.— The To Anna sailed for the Bluff this afternoon.

Adklaidk, April 28.— The Potosi arrived this afternoon with the English mails. Aucklanb, April 28. Sailed: Penguin, for the South. Passengers : Mr and Mrs Hurst, Mr and Mrs Weston, family, and servant, Captain Sinclair, Dr Kay, Messrs Morell, Sizer, Hose, Brown, Coyle,

Easson, Beimel , Broughlou Clarkson, Moore, Levinsohn. Wastne.v, Glen. ;_ WhLiiiMvjuA-, April 23.— S iled : Hauroro. tor tho South. Passengers: Misses Nathan and White, Mrs M'Lenn, Messts O'Douovun, Stock, Busli. licit, M'Lean, Nathan, and Cortt.-t. Bntonia, for tho South. Passe iifieis : Drs Jl 'slop and Smith, Messrs Pepperil], -.linfclj, Miss Unto, Mesdames Hiblop, M'Donnld, and liuukin, J.iddy. and Treadwdl, Masters Barron (2). Hecamia, ketch, for Timaru. Arrived: Kimutaka.i'rom Lytteltbn. The llinemoa lelt tor I.yttelton to-day, and returns with a quantity of Government rolling'stock tor here.

Tlie number and tonnage ol British vessels respecting whose lobs reports were leceivcd at the -Hoard of Trade during tlie mouth of Vebru.iry IHSB, and the number of lives lost, are as tiillow :— Desciiption. Number Tonnage. Lives Lost. Sailing ... 77 I«,«ot5 02 at earn ... S 7,001 4.S

Totals ... Sn 25.81U 10-". The above table is a record oi " reports received " in the month, and not of wvecU which occurred during the month . Many ot the repoi ts received in February relate to casualties which occurred in previous months: Casualties not resulting in total loss of vebsels, and tlie li\es lost )>\ inch casualties, are not included.

Alter having been thoroughly scraped, cleaned, and painted, tlie s.s. Mannpouri was floated out ot the graving dojk on Monda\ .and taken alongside the U i-. ii i?e street pier. She sa'i is tor Melbourne, via the Bluff, onSatuiday. Messts Yarrow and Co., of Poplar, have lately completed tor the Austrian Government two torpedo boats ot an improved type, and their speed trials have just been concliuled When loaded with 17 tons (^presenting the lighting trim) the speed obtained was 22', knots an hour, and when tried on tin- light water-line 21 knots, which is equal to 27£ statute mile-, an hour, bein« t.he highest speed on record.

'The Shaw, Siivill, and Albion Oompanj "a Steamer Doric, sailed from Plymouth on the 2lth, bound for Port Chalmers.