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JULY.

11, Wellington, s.s., 261 tons, Kennedy, from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. Passengers : Cabin— Miss Eudie, Messrs A. J.Eolston.J. Dyer, E. Lowe, W. Allen C. Hartmann, Moss, Staples, Sinclair, Edtneades, B. J. Smith, Rev J. V. BinsQeld ; second cabin— Mr and Mrs Oldfield and 2 children, Messrs T. 8011, J. Bird, T. Eglinton. 11, Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Morrison, from Wair ""- SAILBD. 12, Shepherdess, schooner, 33 tons, GatherCole, for Kikerangu. 12, Wanganui, s.s., 165 tons, Linklater, for Wanganui, Passengers: Cabin— Mr and Mrs Troweek, Miss Hare, Miss Hill, Messrß Dermer, Vennell ; steerage— Messrs Lamont, Pempsey, Chapman. IMPOSTS. In the Wellington, N.Z.S.S. Co. agents— 2 cases, J. Blackett; 2 cnees seed, 3 pkgs treee, Bethune & Hunter ; 3 bales cloth, Defence Office; 1 bale do, J. Burne ; 1 cask, GL Grey ; 1 case, Mrs Stewart ; 58 sacks coal, 2 sacks fire clay, 1 case specimens, Hon W. Gieborne; 142 hides, Order; 1 bale paper, liangbridge & Co ; 14 kegs butter, T. & W. Young ; 1 box, Izard ; 1 box, Dr Hector ; 1 parcel, H. Leadham ; 7 sacks lime, Hirst ; 9 pkgß, Greenwood ; 1 case, Rev Petit Jean ; 26 casks oil, Order ; 1 parcel, Rochford j 3 pkgs, Order ; 3 do, Dinwiddie. In the Falcon, W. & G. Turnbull & Co, agents— l case, Gibson; 50 sacks barley, Order; 50 do do, Kreeffc ; 2 tons potatoes, Order ; 30 bags do, Laing. EXPOETB. In the Shepherdess, Levin & Co, agents— 2o Backs flour, 1 chest tea, 1 cask rice, 7 gunnies BUgar, 10 bags salt, 2 coils wire rope, 1 pkg tobacco, 20 coila wire, 3 bales woolpacks, 2 cases brandy, 7 casks sulphur, 2 casks, 1 coil rope, 2 cases drapery, 1 do paperhangings, 2 drums, 1 case tartaric acid, 1 cask sugar, 1 box soap, 4 cases kerosene, 21 cases geneva, 140 feet gas piping, Levin & Co. EXPECTED ABBIYALS. j Go-a-Head, s.s., from Wanganui, hourly Lord Ashley, s.e., from Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland, this day Omeo, s.b., from Melbourne, via the West Coast, 13th Eangatira, s.s., from the South, 17th PROJECTED DEPASTURES. Wellington, s.s., for the South, this day 0me0.8.8., for Melbourne, via the South, 13th Lord Ashley, s.s., for the South, 13th Rangatira, s.e., for Napier, 18th The N.Z.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Wellington, Captain Kennedy, arrived in harbor yesterday morning at 11.30 a.u\ from the North. Captain Kennedy reports having experienced an unusual continuance of bad weather since leaving this port on the 29th ult. The Wellington leaves this day at 11 a.m. for the South. The body of the unfortunate man Hooper, who was drowned from off the ship Alexandrina last Saturday night week, was picked up in the Auckland harbor on June 29. It was first seen by Sergeant Carrigan, of the water police, floating between the wharf and the coal hulk Benjamin Heape, about ten o'clock in the morning. He at once put off to it in a boat, and conveyed it to the dead house, Official Bay. It was identified by the officers of the Alexandrina. The face was completely gone, but the deceased's ohipmates identified him by certain marks upon the body, as well as by the top of one of his fingers. In pursuanco of the Merohant Shipping (Colonial) Act, 1869, her Majesty has, by order in Council, dated 30th March last, empowered the Steam Navigation Board of Victoria to grant certificates of competency to persons intending to act as masters, mates, or engineers on board British ships, which certificates are to bo of the same force or value as if granted by the Home Board of Trade. We hope shortly to see this system in force in this colony. The fine steamer Hero, Captain Logan, arrived in Auokland harbor on Saturday week, after a splendid passage from Sydney of four and a half days. On this occasion she is the bearer of about 600 tons general merchandise, the largest cargo ever brought by this vessel to Auckland ; also,- eighty saloon and steerage passengers, including the Earl and Countess of Belmore. During her slay in Melbourne the Hero was docked, and received a thorough Overhaul in hull and machinery. H.M.S. Virago has arrived at Sydney from Auckland, after a rather lengthy passage of 16 days, which has been made principally under canvaß. The Virago, after refitting, proceeds to England, the relieving ship Basilisk being now in Melbourne.

The p.s. Luna proceeded down to Motutapu Island on July 5, with his Excellency the GoVernor and the Earl of Belmore. Next morning the Luna, with the vice-regal party, proceeded to the Thames. Captain Grainger, of the Australian and Californian mail Bteamer City of Melbourne, reports the existence of an island, not laid down in the Admiralty charts, situated in latitude 11.34 south, longtitude 165-26 west. It is described as being a hundred feet high, pearly round, and two miles in diameter, and it has breakers extending a quarter of a mile irom its southern extreme. Captain G-rainger also reports passing over tho position, without Beeing any indication from the mast-head, of an island placed on tho chart in latitude 11.52 south, longitude 165.01 west.

The schooner Excelsior, Captain Kean, arrived in harbor early yesterday. She left Tongataboo on the 15th instant, with moderate weather from E.S.E., which continued till the 22nd instant. At 9 p.m. on that day tho wind shifted to N.E. On the following morning experienced a severe gale, with very high sea, during which the vessel was hovo-to ; but on the 24th the gale increased, and continued "with great violence, during which several sails were blown away, including the mainsail. Orders were afterwards given to get the spare mainsail up and bent j and during this time the heavy sess were filling the decks with Trater, and causing the vessel to labor heavily. Nearly everything moveable on deck was "Washed adrift, including boats, water-caßks, and spars; In order to prevent further damage being done, two water-casks were thrown overboard that were adrift. The gale continued till midnight, heavy seas breaking over the ship. At 2 a.m. on the 25th the gale abated, but a very high sea continued. On the morning of the 29th, the weather cleared, all sail was set, and witli a light breeze came along the coast, anchoring in harbor at midnight, Captain Kean reports having sighted the cutter Blanche at Vauvau and Samoa. She was on her way to theFijis.— "New Zealand Herald," June 29.