SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2658, 7 April 1868, Page 4

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Since our last shipping summary there has been but little to record, no vessels from England having arrived. Several coal ships from Newcastle, N.S.W., have come in during the past month, and others are expected. The N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Wellington having been taken up by the Government, sailed on the 22nd March for Auckland, ■whore she arrived on the 25th with his Excellency the Governor, Lady Bowen, and suite on board. Our last summary via Panama was despatched by the Koyal Mail steamer Ruahine on the Bth March, and by the Tararua which sailed from here on tho 20th of the same month, the Now Zealand mail for Europe, India, and China, was forwarded for transmission bj way of Gallo. lho February English mail via Panama reached us on the afternoon of the 26th ult., it being brought in the R.M.S. Mataura, which made an excellent passage from Panama, bringing also an unusually large number of passengers, and the following birds, for the Auckland Acclimatisation Society : —4 golden pheasants, 2 Mandarin ducks, 2 Carolina do, 16 partridges, 22 starlings, 24 blackbirds and thrushes. 30 linnets and chaffinches, 16 skylarks. The birds have arrived in capital order, having experienced remarkably fine weather right throughout the voyago from England. Tho January mail by way of Melbourne and Suez only readied us on the 2nd April. The Commodore, Captain Colville, from London, having discharged her inward cargo, is now ready for sea. She proceeds to Newcastle under charter to the Panama Company, to load coals for Opara. The Leichhardt, Cnptain Phillips, is rapidly loading wool for London, and will sail bofore the end of the current) month. The ever favorite and regular trader Wild Duck. Captain Bishop, took her departure for England on the 23rd March, having on board as passengers :— Mr, Mrs, Miss, and Master Alexander, Mr Alexander, and Master Browne, Mrs McCredy and family (6), Miss lledwood, Mesßrs Walker, Bretherton, Clowe, Thackeray, and Everton. The following is a recapitulation of her cargo : — I "WOOI;.

We subjoin a complete list of vessels arrived and sailed since our last summary. AEBIVALS. March 7, Beautiful Star, s.s., from the Buller ; Diana, schooner, from Haveloek ; Lady Bird, s.s., from Lyttelton and Dunedin ; Phoebe, s.s., from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau; Auckland, s.s., from Melbourne vid the South ; Taranaki, s.s., from the North. Bth, Rangntirn, s.h., from Wanganui. lOhh, St. Kilda, Government steamer, from Flaxbourne ; Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle. 12th, Fawn, ketch, from Kaiapoi ; Falcon, ketch, from Blenheim. 14th, Ahuriri, s.s., from Wanganui, Taranaki, and Manukau ; Wanganui, s.s., from Wanganui. 15th, Government steamer St. Kilda, from F laxbourne. 16th, Esther, briganfcine, from Napier ; Dawn, cutter, from Auckland. 17th, Lily, brig, from Adelaide ; Lady Bird, s.s., from Lyttelton and Dunedin. 18th, Otago, s.s., from Melbourne vid Nelson and Hokitika; Lord Ashley, s.s. from Napier and Auckland ; Tararua, s.s. from Sydney vid the West Coast. 19th. Shepherdess, schooner, from Port Underwood ; Taranaki, s.s., from Napier and Auckland. 20th, Q-azelle, brig, from Newcastle. 21st, Storm Bird, s.s., from Wanganui. 22nd, Canterbury, schooner, from Lyttelton ; Airedale, b.s., from Picton, Nelson, Tarnnaki, and Manukau ; Rangatira, s.s., from Wanganui, Taranaki. and Manukau. 24th, Omeo, s.s., from Melbourne vid the South. 25th, Kate, schooner, from Manawatu ; St. Kilda, cutter, from Manawatu. 25th, Taranaki, from the South. 26th, Mataura, s.s., from Panama ; Kangitofco, e.s., from .Melbourne viA fclie South. 28th, Mania, cutter, from Napier. 29th, Wanganui, s.s., from Wanganui. 30th, Ahuriri, s.s., from Napier and Auckland. 31sfc, Rangafci'ra, s.s., from Wanganui. April 1, Bee, schooner, frowi Tata Island ; C&mille, barque, from Newcastle ; | Pet, barque, from Newcastle ; Elizabeth Maria Cameron, schooner, from Napier. 2nd, Lady Bird, s.s., from Lyttolton and Dunodin. 3rd, Colleen Bawn, schooner, from Picton ; Gothonburgh, s.s., from Melbourne vid the South. DEPABTUEES. March 7th, Beautiful Star, s.s. for Dunedin. Bth, Ruahine, s.s., for Panama. 9th, Airedale, 8.8., for North ; Lady Bird, s.s., for South ; Taranaki, e.s., for Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland ; Auckland, s.s., for Melbourne vid the South. 10th, Phcobo, s.s., for Sydney vid the West Coast ; Ruby, schooner, for Kaikoura. 11th, Rangatira, s.s., for Wanganui ; Fanny Fisher, barque, for Sydney ; Colleen Bawn, schooner, for Picton ; Sandfly, ketch, for Rangitikei ; Omega, barque, for Newcastle ; Mary Francis, barque, for Newcastle ; St. Kilda, Government steamer, for Mana Island and Flaxbourno. 12th, Canterbury, schooner, for Lyttelton ; Shepherdess, schooner, for East Coast. 14th, Falcon, H.M.S., for Auckland. 17th, Bee, schooner, for Blind Bay ; Wanganui, s.s., for Wanganui. 18th, Ahuriri, s.s., for Napier aud Auckland ; Storm Bird, s.s., for Wanganui. 19th, Falcon, ketch, for Blenheim. 20th, Taranaki, s.s., for South ; Otago, s.s., for Sydney vid Nelson and West Coast ; Tararua, s.s., for Melbourne vid South. 21st, Esther, brigantine, for Napier. 22nd, Wellington, s.s., for Auckland. 23rd, Wild Duck, ship, for London ; Alarm, ketch, for Blenheim j Lady Bird, s.s., for South. 24th, Dawn, schooner, for Havelock; Storm Bird, s.s., for Wanganui, Taranaki, and Manukau ; Omeo, s.s., for Melbourne vid Hokitika. 26th, Airedale, s.s., for South. 27th, Taranaki, s.s., for North ; Canterbury, schooner, for Lyttelton ; Mataura, b.s., for Sydney. 28th, Frowning Beauty, barque, for Newcastle; Gazelle, brig, for Nowcastle 5 Lily, brig, for Newcastle ; St. Kilda, Government steamer, lor Wanganui ; Eangatira, s.s., for Wanganui; Lord Ashley, s.s., for Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland ; Sandfly, ketch, for Rangitikei. April Ist, Kauri, schooner, for Auckland. 2nd, Nautilus, Bchoonor, for Havelock ; Wanganui, b.b., for Wanganui ; Falcon, ketch, for Blenheim ; Ahuriri, b.s., for Napier. 3rd, Lady Bird, s.s., for Lyttelton and Dunedin ; 3rd, Gothenburg, s.s., for Melbourne vid Nelson and the West Coast.

bales lbs £ •Levin &Co ...928 274,468 13,723 10 0 Bethune & Hunter 470 140,506 10,537 19 0 Johnston &Co ...320 95,492 5,187 0 0 Turnbull&Co ... 192 53,000 2,650 0 0 Pearce 207 49,299 2,194 12 10 Taylor & Watt ... 133 32.054 1,611 9 0 Kvull&Co ...104 23,760 1,188 0 0 Stuart &Co ... 101 33,396 1,114 0 0 Sidey&Oo ... 63 20,075 1,003 15 0 Taylor, W. W. ... 50 17,954 617 10 8 Russell, W. F. ... 45 17,981 689 14 3 Vermeil 37 11,433 571 13 1 Joseph &Co ... 16 4,893 208 1 3 Owen. Smart &Co 12 4,278 178 5 0 Young 11 2,017 117 0 0 Total ... 2,689 790,606 41,592 10 7 MIBCBHANEOUS. Levin & Co, 10 bdls sheep skins 75 0 0 Johnston & Co, 2 bells do ... 10 0 0 Bethune & Hunter, 1 bdl do ... 6 14 6 Pearce, 1 bdl do 5 0 0 Stuart & Co, 4 bdls do 10 0 0 Levin & Co, 5 casks tallow ... 30 0 0 Levin & Co, 3 boxes effects ... 5001 Young, 16 casks tallow 82 10 0 Total value £41,816 15 1