Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4034, 31 January 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

HIGH WATEE. XO-MOEROW. Heads. | Pr, Chalmers. | Dunedin. 6.26 p.m. I ' 7.06 p.m. 1 7.51 p.m. POET CHALMEES. ARRIVED, January 30.—Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Peterson, from Timaru. Passengers—Miss Hay; Messrs Laig, Heath, and Ford. Sea Gull, brigantine, 122 tons, Yeale, from the Bluff. Taupo, s.s., 416 tons, Macfarlane, from Lyttelton and the North. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Strode, Mesdsmos Sarnie, Colac, Bum; Misses Spenser, Cross, Mowat, Cameron, Nares; Archdeacon Edwards, Eev. Mr Isitt, Captain Urquhart, Mesrs Campbell, Wood, Cross, Suisted, M'Cauley, Lucks, Betham, Stokes, Thomson, Binney, Mercer, Davis, Burke (2), Hedman, Coombes, Gordon, Wilson, Schmidt, King, Sheppard, Mnrcott, Hetherington, Snider; and nine sterage. Express, s.s., 136 tons, Fraser, from the Bluff. Passengers—Mesdames Perkins, M‘Kay, Fraser, Strong, Otto, Power; Misses Campbell (2), Wilson (2), Perkins, Sykes, Otto; Captains Petherbridge and Bussell; Messrs M‘Bobie, Stratford, Gordon, Brown, Attwood, Barker, M‘Kay. Bennie, Matheson, Thomson, Greeness, Masters Perkins (2); and thirteen steerage. Anne, ketch, 29 tons, Bamsay, from Allday Bay. Lillie Hawkins, ketch, 84 tons, Smith, from Moeraki. Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. Passengers—Mesdames M‘George, Little and two children, Allan and child, Lanes and child, Hutton, Thomson, Dyson, Batson and family, Paul; Misses Guthrie, O’Connor, and Glasgow; Messrs Ferris, Anderson, Wanshorongh, M’George, Gardiner, Pratt, Thomson, Finch (3), Graham, Turnbull, Pell, M‘Kay (2), Batson, Paul, Moody, Shaw, Master Beid; and seven steerage. sailed. January 30.—Mataura, ship, 860 tons, Gom, for London. Passenger—Dr Crawford. Eliza M'Phee, ketch, 39 tons, Beid, for Oamaru. Isabella, ketch, 52 tons, Purdie, for Gatlin’s Eiver.

Palmerston, ketch, 25 tons, Brebner, for Moeraki. Comerang, p.s., 152 tons, Best, for the Bluff. January 31.—Hope, barge, 25 tons, Julier, for Waikonaiti.

Martha Beid, schooner, 81 tons, Paterson, for the Molyneux,

Dagmar, schooner, 42 tons, Connor, for Gatlin’s Eiver.

Taranaki, 299 tons, Lloyd, for the North. Passengers.-! For Lyttelton—Captain and; Mrs Baillie, Mr_and Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Tribe; Messrs E. M'Kley and Dennison. For Wellington—Mesdames Sutcliff, Brown and Lowes, Master Brown, Messrs W. B. Howe, Barron, and Smith. For Nelson—Dr Fakewell. Mr Syder, Master Syder. For Manntam —Mr Logie; five steerage for all ports.

PKOJECTED DEPABTUEEa. Auckland, for London, February 5. Alhambra, for Melbourne, February 5. Beautiful Star, for Lyttelton, February 5. City of San Francisco, for San Francisco, February 9. Easby, for Sydney, February 12. Express, fer Bluff, February 2. Maori, for Hokitika, February 4. Omeo, for Melbourne, February 3. Samson, for Oamaru, February 1.

The ship Nelson was taken into the Graving Dock this morning. The N.Z.S.S. Co.’s s.B. Taranaki left the railway pier this afternoon with cargo and passengers for the Northern Ports.

The Union Company’s fine s.s. Maori will sail this evening for her usual trip to Lyttelton, via Timarn andAkarea.

The Union Co.'s p.s. Samson returned from her Oamaru trip on Saturday evening, and steamed past the port to Dunedin. The brigantine Ned White commenced to discharge her Dunedin portion of cargo from New York into the railway trucks this momrng. The Union Company’s steamer Beautiful Star returned from'her usual trip to Lyttelton, via intermediate ports, at 6 a.m. yesterday, nnd steamed past the Port to Dunedin.

The Albion Co.’a fine ship Auckland liaving completed her loading, was removed this morning from the new pier and -anchored in the stream to complete preparations for sea, and will take her departure to-morrow for London.

Messrs Houghton and Co.’s s.s. Express returned from her usual trip to the Bluff shortly before noon yesterday. She left the Bluff at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, had strong N.E. winds and thick weather to arrival.

The Union Go’s fine s.s. Taupo.with 48 passengers and a quantity of cargo, including 105 bales of wool, for transhipment to the ship Canterbury, arrived alongside the railway pier from the Northern Ports at 10.20 a.m. yesterday. She left the Manukau at 5 p.m. on the 25th, Nelson at 9.30 a.m. on the 27th Wellington at 3.30 p.m. on the 28th, and L'rttelton at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Pine easterly weather was experienced during the trip. We thnnv air Ponsonby (purser) for report and exchanges. The brigantine Sea Gull, with a full cargo of timber from the Bluff, sailed up with a N.E M breeze yesterday morning, and proceeded to Dunedin on the afternoon flood. She left the Bluff on the 28th had light southerly winds, and was abreast of Cape Saunders on the afternoon of the 29th, thence to the Heads had light variable winds and anchored at the Heads at 9 p.m. same evening. Captarja Vealo reports that the ship Peter Denny sailed for London on the 27th. As she was getting under way, a slight disagreement occurred vidth her crew, who pleaded that the ship was short-handed • but it was soon smoothed over, and the shin short! v after got away. J The ketch Lillie Hawkius, with a full cargo of oats, arrived yesterday afternoon from Moeraki Sho has called in for ordorsjhcr car go |Deing for one port She loft Port Chalmers on the 24th December with a full cargo of railway iron for Foxton; After discharging, she left iu ballastfor Moeraki on the 12th inst.; had light easterly weadays, and then encountered a strong S.E. gale and ran into Port Unde wood for shelter; remained there for five days • had N E breeze to arriving at Moeraki on the 22m1; loaded’ and left yesterday morning,- had fresh N.E. wind to arrival. /

THE WILL WATCH,

The Commissioner of Police has been instituting enquiries in reference to the schooner Will Watch which is said to have capsized off Preservation Inlet some months ago, and he has been Informed anthorities of Auckland that no such vessel left Auckland at the time stated by the seaman M Leoa, and no teasel of that name ever left Auckland.

THE UNION STEAM COMPANY.

■We mentioned a short time ago some contemplated additions to the steam fleet trading on this coast, and also the rumored intention of the two principal New Zealand steamship companies to amalgamate. We are in a position now to state, on. good authority, that unites some wholly unexpected change in the situation should take place there is no probability of W* contemplated becoming an accomplished fact, Tho Union S„S.-Co. have made onangemonts for a fleet sufficiently large to meet ah their requirements, and have telegraphed Homo umtructiona to finish and despatch the new steamers aa eariy as possible, giving further directions that the power of each boat shall be increased, so far m practicable, .The result is that five sew

steamers, varying in size and style, but all of tbe most improved modem construction will come out within the next four months. The Wanaka, a similar boat to the ill-fated Bruce, but larger aud more powerful, will arrive early in April, and will be. placed at once in the coastal trade with the Hawea and Taupo, to relieve those vessels of 'the severe strain imposed on them : at pres-mt. The Wanaka will be followed in May by tbe Rotorua, a sister ship to the Hawea and Taupo, but with even more powerful engines. The Rotorua will take up the running on the coast, and the Wanaka then will go on the Bruce’s lino from Dunedin to Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton. Towards the end of May are expected out other three boats; the Eotomabana.’ a very powerful screw steamer, guaranteed to steam 14 mots, for the Dunedin and Oamaru 1 trade; the second, al2 knot tug-boat for the Otago Harbour service; and the third, a large ocean steamship for the Sydney trade, guaranteed to steam 13 knots, and. fitted up in magnificent style, with saloon and sleeping berths amidships. All these steamers are expected to be actually running on their respective lines in June next, —‘ Post.’

M'MECKAN’S LINE,

The new line of steamers between New Zealand and Sydney, arranged by Messrs M'Meckan and Blackwood, has been inaugurated by the s.s. Otago. The subsequent system will be as follows: —The Otago will return to New Zealand from Sydney via Hokitika, and proceed round the coast via the Bluff to Melbourne, leaving the latter port again in March for New Zealand and Sydney. The Albion, which is now receiving a thorough overhaul in Melbourne, will come down in February, and make the same round to and from Sydney as tbe Otago. Tims the service will be regularly maintained by these two fine boats, one leaviug each way every four weeks, and performing an alternate service to Melbourne. The next Melbourne steamer will be tlm Alhambra, which was advertised to leave Melbourne on tbe 26th, and therefore should arrive on the coast to-night or to-morrow. She comes via Hokitika, and will be followed on the 27tb by the Omeo, by way of the Bluff. The subsequent boats will be the inward aud outward Suez mail steamers, the Bingarooma and Arawata.—lbid;

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton, January 29.—Arrived, ship Conflict, from London, with immigrants. All. well. The single girls have been landed. Inteecabgill, January 29.—Arrived, Witch of the Wave, from Newcastle, with plant for Invercargill paper mill.