Shipping Intelligence.

Timaru Herald, Volume IX, Issue 341, 2 September 1868, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF TIM ABU. AKRIVED. August 29— Comerang, i>.B., 152 tons, Mailler, from Dunediu, via Oaraani. Sept. I—Rangatira,s.s.,1 — Rangatira,s.s., 174 tons, Seymour, from Lyttelton. Passengers— one cabin. SAILED. Angust 29— Comerang, p. a, 152 tons, Mailler, for Lyttelton, via Akaroa. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Bowe, Mrs Fitch and family, Messrs Collins, Exton, and Thomson, Sept. I - -Rongatira, s s, 174 tons, Seymour, for Dunedin. IMPORTS. Id the Comerang, from Dunedin, August 29, Russell and Co, agents : 9 qr-casks, 89 cases, 130 bags sugar, 2 boxes tobacco, Order; 8 pieces timber, 8 pkges, 1 vice, 1 keg blueatone, 42 cases, 3 bdles, 3 casks, 80 bags sugar, 1 bale spunyarn, 9 puncheons seed, 502 bdles standards, Russell and Co ; 36 bags sugar, 16 cases, 1 pkge, 26 boxes, 8 Lags oatmeal, Manchester, 'Bros ; 2 bales i taper, Horton and Beliield ; 2 cases varnish, fyfe; 1 boxes niaizena, 14 cases, 1 pocket hop*. 1 parcel, Cain, Munro, aud Co ; 1 truss, 20 cases, H. Salomon; 10 cases keroBine, Martin; 2 bdles, 1 case, 1 pkge, Keece; 20 boxes tea, 25 cases, 1 parcel, 1 pkge, Mendelson ; 10 cases schnapps, 5 cases kerosine, M'i&ae ; 24 cases, 1 octave, I qrcask wine, 2,000 ft timber, Cliff; 3 cases boots, 2 cases drapery, 1 bag handles, 2 cases, 1 bdla Bjjades, -44 cases oilmen's stores, Clarkson andTumbull; lease drugs, butler; 1 handle, 1 keg, 6 gaspipaa, Bruce; 1 pkge, Todd ; 1 parcel, double ; 1 bale leather, Mills ; 1 sack seeds, French ; 5 hbds ale, 1 case earthenware, Stubbs and King ; 35 pkges oilmen's stores, Krskine ; 1 qr-cask whiskey, 1 do port, Poison; 2 bales cornsacks, ltutherfurd; 1 case, 6 pairs iron gates, HasseU ; 1 case tobacco, Ueldy ; 17 pkges oiLmen's stores, Jenkins; 18 pkges turnery, 1 keg do, D. Munro; 48 pkges oilmen's stores, Prico. In the Rangatira, Russell and Co, agents : 2 cases, 1 truss drapery, 1 case do, 9 bales conuacks, Clarkson and Turnbull. KPO&TS. In the Bangatira, Russell and Co, agents : 6 bales wool, Russell aud Co, The Rangatira, •> screw steamer of 174 tons, visited the port yssterday. The Raiigatira for the time being takes the place of the Stormbird, which is at Wellington under repair. The barque Snsao Jane arrived m the roadstead ou Monday, August 24. We are indebted to Captain Mills for the following report :— Left Melbourne for Newcastle ou the 26th July, arriving at the latter port o» the 31st Sailed on the 6th iustaut, and experienced moat severe weather for twelve days after leaving. Is that time made only 275 miles. After that Tiad a most splendid passage. Was off the Solauders oa Saturday last, passed the Bluff same day at midnight, aud was off Otago heads at 5 a.m. Suuday ; from thence had a favourable run up the coast. At Newcastle freights ruled higher than at Captain Mills' last visit. To New Zealand (Wellington), 255; to Mauritius, 60s. The Seagull, Ssdver Cloud, Indus (for Lyttelton), and other vessels, were loading at Newcastle for New Zealand when the Susan Jane sailed. The day previous -to leaving the P. C. E. arrived, forty-two day* out from Dunedin, The P_. C. X had been given up aa lost When m Newcastle the Susan Jane had an entire overhauling, and was re-coppered. The ship Light Brigade arrived at Lyttelton on Wednesday last, bringing a number of immigrants, and a large miscellaneous cargo. The vessel left Gravesend on the 19th May. Up to August 9, had aa ordinary passage. On that day experienced a severe gale, which did some little damage, and a heavy sea striking the vessel, stove m the fore-cabin »W.U ? fa.fc maA mieath»-:otom~*rttli ■OrfctSrT From that date to making the New Zealand coast, had bad weather with contrary winds.. On the 20th Jnne Dr Shoolbraid, m medical charge of the ship, was found dead m his bed. Throe children were bom during the passage, ami three deaths, besides that oi the doctor, occurred, of which two were single women, and one aa infant. Tha following is the summary of the immigrants : — Farm labourers, 8 ; gardeners, 1 ; labourers, 4 ; shepherds, 1 ; printers, 1 ; domestic, servants, 67 ; dairy* women, 2 ; cooks. 9 ; dressmakers, 1 ; irouers, 1 ; milliners, 1 ; nurses, 4; school-teachers, 1; matrons, 1.