SHIPPING. THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1951, 11 April 1889, Page 17

SHIPPING.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

The lonic arrived at Wellington at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. She left Plymouth' on February 23 j bad fine weather to Teneriffe, where'she arrived on the 28th j left; the same day; reached the Cap* on March 16 j left the same night, and on the 2oth experienced a strong gale with high sea; nest aayr the weather moderated, but a strong southerly wmtf and a head flea and foggy weather were experienced* Until Hobart was reached on April 4 ; left again fl« * am. on the sth, and had fine watber on the rim across. Her passengers are ;— For Port Chalmers *. Second cabin-Mr J M'Stay. Steerage-Mr and Mrs A Hall, Isabella M'Kie, Eliza Macrae, Annie Grant., Richard Boxall, Robert Henham, James Rankin, and T C Evans.

The ship fttranaki. with a large and valuable cargo consisting of 5570 1 teles w«>ol, 59 bales rabbitskins, 17 bales sheepskins, 20 bales basils, 20 bales rags. 502 bales flax, 3 cases, and 2 ke#» sundries, took her departure from the export pier on the 4th inst., being towed clear of the beads by the tug Pluoky, and sailed for London. We wish Captain Gordon a speedy aud pleasant passage. During the week ending April 7, 12 vessels with a total of 6730 tons register arrived at and 11 vessels representing 6123 tons register sailed from tbs Dimedin wharves'. ~ . . The Wellington Post understands that Captaiu Stuart, of the Arawa, ha« been instructed to loulf <>nfc when at Home for steamers (suitable for the Mo"HihitMi coal trade. Work afc the mine, we are jUformed, is being pushed ahead. " Shipper " (writing, in the Ly tlellon Times) pays it is reported that part of the business which has taken Mr James Mills, manager of the Union Steamship Oompauy, to Now South Walea is to endeavour to buy up the steamers Albion ancT Inn"''!* w » ?n are to be run between Sydney and New /oalsuul \i\ opposition to the Union Company.