Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4170, 8 July 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

HIGH TTATEE. TO-MOBROW.

POST CHALMEBS,

. AR3IVF f>. Mauritiu'r oboomj barque ' SO7 tors ' M a<*ie. from Hope, barge, 24' tons, Julier, from Waikouaiti Shag, s.s., 31 tons, "Wing, from Shag Point July 8.-Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Stewart, from Timaxu. Passengers: Mcsdatnes Green, Neaves and two children: Masses Osborne (3), Forbes - Messrs Iveave, Green. Rose, Boothess, Malcolm', and seven m the steerage. »«auiu, Owake, schooner, 6a tons, Arndt, from Catlin's

July 7.-Wallab:, a.s., 101 tens, Leys, for Wanganui. J ' ~u,u

Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Peterson, for Timaru and Lyttelton. ' sWi? 8 " - * 08 * 161 ' ketch ' 51 tonB ' Bor *. for Blue-

The Albion Co.'a steamer Taiaroa, with cnrro and passengers, arrived, at 5.30 this morning and steamed alongside the ship Wellington to d&har™ 80.bales of wool, 1,400 sacks of grain, and 1 fttt fr ° m Sha? P ° iut ' axriv9i yesterday The barge Hope, with produce from Waikouaiti arrived yesterday afternoon. "amouam, f-^ h^«|i ea f m^^ allabi ' an! Beauti. »shl ' Ern aDd ***&*<»». sailed last

iao r raing CtCll KCSfcre1 ' tot Blueßkin » «Hed this

Coasiag to be the headquarters of the nrinHrnl erprovincial Steam Comp.my, of cWo P entailsa heavy commercial loss to Wlr°gton but wo are glad to learn that the Union Company intends to make th» as light as possible, bysiSa fair?ahore of its expenditure to this city AlreadvaconS has been entered into with Capiatffi Zr the supply of coa s for the ensuing year to™whole G * the company's fleet. The eteauier* will aIT therol fore, coal hero in future. This of itself mwJthfl ArgS' n a S° oddeal ° £ Captain Hayward, Catlin's River, reports Th« number cf arrivals during tlie m wl e eleven, equal to «G tons/nfd ell^nti eTemaTto 442 tons. Nine were loaded at the Bie Mill n2dt»« at the Owake Mill. Two were sent o Sed ,?fc S£r * lanri «™ '« this port g Thfobeona? S comparatively a now vessel, now on hwTnVrt thence nutil the Srd of J m , o tsnerienVed hXI southerly winds; then picked p S'S.Wh ~inied Ul> w fh° heavyta 8 : topsail for tnrce ffl. W^ftSSriT.^ff it agam increased and the rowfti fcSt'hild reaching under lower topsails until un.ilthe Ist iimt.had which day she passed the Snares- next*d«v V2« wind s bi fted to the S.E. for tw!nty,four thence cnlm- : ,,vl wore n"i trot "a Vv''i?'i''''v '■'■'''' "'• t ' a '; :, r s ; l V' :^'*-:Wi, C v i .vi,o got u. Juii;;' fv'A. sjretzc wbii-h cMiiimi*-i <- ~ nyai at the Heads j esterday forenoon tu • il * The schooner Owake, with a full cargo of timber

turned her course to Dmicdin. She left the river yesterday afternoon in company vrith tho ketch Hnoi: Belle for Timani. Experienced strong B.W. winds nutil this morning, when she pot a flee K.E. tireese which enabled her to sail up tho harbor as above.

TRIAL TRIP OP THE IRON AGE,

(Per Star Pujcon Express.)

Messrs Boum.in, Macandrew. and Co.'a p.s. Iron Ago, built principally for towing yurposes and to be used in the summer timo ou the Portobello trade, made a trial trip to the Heads and back this afterBoon. Abfut 100 persons accepted an invitation from the owners and accompanied the steamer on her trip, a start being made from tho Rattray street wharf at one o'clock. The Iron Age's measurements are :—Length overhaul, 96ft beam, 15ft; hold, 6ft 9in. She is 30 h.p. nominal, but is capable of working up to a good deal more ; and is fitted with two compound engiues—one bisrh and one low pressure. Sho is also fitted with Steven's compound engir.es. Sparrow and Henderson were the builders," and the engines were made l-y Davidson and Co. The A<?e was started about tho uriddlo of December, and launched in March. She has made iwo or three trips, and was found to make f;ar speed; but the engiues avo rather stiff at present. Captain Densem was in command. The Iron Age did not reach Port, Chalmers till throe o'clook, tho wind and tide being against her. Sho did not go to the Heads. Tho weather Aias very cold.

HEADS. I Pt, Chaxmbeb. I Dim KDIK. 4.33 p.m. 1 5.13 p.m. 1 Monday. 5.58 p.m. •5.18 p.m. 1 5.58 p.m. ] 1 6.43 p.m.