ARRIVAL OF THE " CYPHRENES " with the English and American Mails VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1665, 19 June 1875, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE " CYPHRENES " with the English and American Mails VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Our London Shipping Letter.

STATE OF EMIGRATION.

THE COSPATRICK-PANIC SUBSIDING.

ARRIVALS FROM AUCKLAND

THE ALU MB AG FT, THE FLECHSRO, CAEISBitOOK CASTLE, AND THE COLUMBUS.

VESEY STEWART'S PARTY.

DECLINE OF FREIGHTS,

EXCEPTIONAL PROSPERITY OP NEW

ZEALAND TRADE

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDKNT.) London, May 4, 1874. Since my last report to you, dated the Gth April, shipping to the principal ports in New Zealand has been exceedingly active, more so than it has been for some time, and emigrants are coming to baud freely, as yon will observe by the Western Daily Mercury, dated the 21st of April, which I have sent to you.

We have had several arrivals from New Zealand during the month : the Ferndale on the eve of the departure of the last mail, 132 days from Auckland ; Columbus, from Otago, 100 days. On the 26th the City of Auckland, after a passage of 100 days; and the company's ship Doretie, from Canterbury, on the 29th.

Your last Auckland ship, the Flechero, sailed with cargo only on the 7th of April. She had two valuable bulls on board on account of Thomas Russell, Esq

In my last; I mentioned to you the fine new iron ship Lectura would be your next Auckland ship, but the New Zealand Government rejected her on the grounds that she had not the sufficient height between decks for emigrants. This vessel now goes to Canterbury, on the 25* th, with a short number of passengers.

The fine ship Alumbagh has been pnt on in the place of the last named vessel, and will leave Gravesend on the Bth instant, with 335 statute adult emigrants. The surgeon-superintendent in charge will be the same gentleman you had by the ship James Wishart last year. There having been a temporary strike among the iron men again, the consequence is this ship will have but 200 tons of railway material.

The New Zealand Shipping Company intend despatching the magnificent iron ship Carisbrook Castle, from Liverpool, by the end of the month, for Auckland, with Vesey Stewart's party, consisting of 16 chief cabin passengers and about 3SO adult emigrants, who will embark at Belfast.

The fine composite ship Colnmbus,' chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company, will sail for Auckland, a short ship, about the end of the month.

Freights and trade to all parts of the world, except New Zealand, are exceedingly dull, and have gone down at the rate of 25 per cent.

The following is the passage, in the Western, Daily Mercury (Plymouth), referred to in our correspondent's letter : — "With the advancing Spring, emigrants are commencing to leave England for Australia and New Zealand in large numbers. As I stated last week, emigration for some time past has been on the decrease, and this statement is borne out by the Superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Company in England. This gentleman, and Messrs Weekes and Co., tie emigration agents at Plymouth, however, tell me that during the pa3t month the applications for passages have again become numerous. On Monday morning the fine teak-built ship Star of China, Captain E. B. Blaker, sailed from Plymouth Sound for Canterbury, having 205J adult emigrants on board. The vessel has been fitted up under the direction of Captain* Ashby, and the arrangements for the comfort of the emigrants are as complete as they possibly could be If people must leave England, it is as well that they should be sent away as comfortably as possible, and it is satisfactory to know that of one hundred vessels despatched by the New Zealand Shipping Company not one has met with an accident of any kind, but that all have reached their destination and landed.their emigrants in safety."