IMPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 197, 26 August 1870, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per barque Kate, from Sydney : 189 tons coal, Henderson and Macfarlane; 150 bags maize, T. Belcher ; 50 bags maize, order; 58 bags maize, M. Brown.; 1 pkg. leather, J. Rout; 56 pkgs. provisions, 9. Jones; 98 bogs bone dust, J. Dilworth ; 30 bags bone dust, 100 bags maize, W. J. Hurst and Co.; 52 bags bone dust, Bell Bros. ; 1 case merchandise, R. Beck ; 500 spokes, 6 pair shafts, 9 stone*, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 1 case sundries, 81 tierces beef, order; 152 bags maize, 53 bags maize, order; 31 bags maize, Bell Bros.; 60 gunnies sugar, Must and Co. ; 6t» gunnies sugar, G. W. Owen ; 80 bags maize, order; 199 bags maize, R. B. ymonds ; 100 baps maize, order ; 1 case, order ; 78 cases fruit, C. Arthur and Son ; 75 cases fruit, Williams ; 1 bag bone J dust, 1 case, order ; 10 ease", vestas, J. Phillips. For transhipment to Tara'ia'i.- 20 gunnies sugar. —Henderson and Macfarlane, agents.

The barque Kate passed the s.s. City of Melbourne about 400 miles to the westward of the Three Kings

The p.s. Samson left Russell at 7 p.m.-yes-terday, and arrived in harbour at 11 a.m. to-day, with a cargo of coals, 6 bales skins several packages sundries, and the following passengers :—Captain Burgess, Mr. E. Lewis, Mrs. Montague and family (5), Mr. Aloller, and five steerage.

Tho schoon' r Ivanhoo arrived in harbour, from Alongonui, with gum, timber, &c, this morning.

We perceive by advertisement that Messrs. Holmes Bros., of the North Shore, are calling for tenders for taking out the engine at present in use on the ferry steamer Enterprise No. 1; also for putting al4 horse-power engine in its place. We understand that this will cause a great improvement in her speed. The steamer will, leave every half-hour from Queen-street Wharf. The 10 horse-power engine, by Ruston, Proctor & Co., now in use, is for sale, and can be obtained at a low price.