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Mat. 12, Iris, 340 tons, Moir, from Newcastle. > 12. Blackball, 26 tons, Callon, from gitikei.SAILED. ' 12, Australind, 481 tons, Williams, for Newcastle. IMPOETfI. In the Iris, Hartmann, agent—6oß tone coal, N. Z. Shipping Company. In the Blaokwall, T. and W. Young, agents —32 bales flax 6do tow, Johnston &Co ; 2 oases cheese, 1 cask do, Burne. In the Anne Melhuish, Bishop, agent —s2 tons coal, 40 bags maize, Order. EXPOBTS. In the Rangitoto, W. Bishop, agent— 1 pol, Educational Department; 1 bale leather, Guilford ; 1 case wine, Bannatyne & Co. ; and original cargo.

It appears that the report (hat Cnptain Holmes, late of the s.b. Star of the South, had been appointed manager of the Auckland Steam Packet Company is not correct. Mr H. Craig having resigned the managership of the A.S.P. Company, Mr William Lodder, late engineer of the Star of the South, is his successor, and not Capt. Holmes. Referring to the floating of the Anglo-Aus-tralian Steam Navigation Company, the 11 Argus" says : — " From our own correspondent we learn that there is no doubt that the project will be carried out. The steamers will be 5,000 tons burden, and will have to make the outward passage in forty-two days, and the homeward one in forty-four days. Our correspondent says that the company will receive from the Victorian Government a subsidy of five per cent, upon half of the capital, or £31,250 per annum. The time of departure is to be so arranged as to secure for Victoria a fortnightly mail, and certain conditions relative to the carrying of immigrants will also be insisted upon. Melbourne will, of course, be the Australian terminus of the line. We hare reasonjto believe that this information, supplied by our correspondent, is substantially correct, although Ministers, of course, decline to announce tbeir policy prior to the meetirg of Parliament." The British navy, in commission in January 1, comprised 160 steamships and vessels, including yachts, tenders, and gunboats, mounting 1,283 guns, and manned by 28,371 officers, men, and boys ; and 64 sailing ships and vessels (including 25 coastguard tenders), mounting 439 guns, and manned by 4,5^7 officers, men, and boys ; giving a grand total of 224 ships and vessels, mounting 1,722 guns, manned by 33,328 officers, men, and boys. . Several correspondents have lately been writing to the Canterbury papers complaining •f the defective cabin accommodation on board the Melbourne steamers that trade to New Zealand.