SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 523, 21 February 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OP LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Peb 21—Tui, s.s., 64 tons, C. Bonner, from Kaikoura. Passengers —Mr and Mrs Parsons, Mr Thompson. Peb 21 —Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Andrew, from Dunedin. Passengers—Mrs Coombcs, Mrs C, Smith, Misses Dick, Wilson, Messrs Chrisenden, McLean, Schouly, Elder, Thomson, Hodsworth; and 39 for North. Feb 21—Eingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, McLean, from Wellington and Nelson. Passengers—Messrs Barr, Gardiner, Thompson, Woolcot; and 20 for South. Feb 21—Queen of the South, barque, 376 tons, Adair, from Mauritius, via Dunedin. Peb 21 —Margaret, ketch, 26 tons, Nelson, from Port Levy. CLEARED. Feb 21—Nonpariel, barque, 399 tons, Brent, for Newcastle, in ballast. Feb 21—Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Andrew, for Northern Ports, Peb 21—Eingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, J. McLean, for Melbourne, via South. Feb 21—Tui, s.s., 64 tons, Bonner, for Wellington and Kaikoura, SAILED. Feb 21—Esther, brigantine, 47 tons, Johnston, for Timaru, via Clover Bay, in ballast. Feb 21—XXX, ketch, 21 tons, Clark, for Kaiapoi. Feb 21—Kestrel, ketch, 20 tons, Butter, for Mclntosh Bay, in ballast. The barque Queen of the South was signalled at 8.30 a.m, to-day. She was coming up the harbour when our express left. Another barque from the South was signalled. She will probably prove to be the India, barque, from Hobart Town, YESTERDAY'S. ARRIVED. Feb 18— Forest Queen, ketch, 51 tons, Outridge, from Picton. P. Cunningham, and Co, agents Feb 19— Volunteer, schooner, 22 tons, roster, from Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Feb 19—Omaha, brigantine, 132 tons, Meiklejohu, from Pelorus Sound. Cuff and Graham, agents. Feb 20—Kate M‘Gregor, schooner, 65 tons. Smith from Timaru. P. Cunningham and Co, agents_ Feb 19— Hawes, s.s, 432 tons, Wheeler, from northern Ports. Miles, Hassal and Co. agents. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Nathan (3), Crowe, Sanderson, Duthie, Forbes, Welch, Mesdames Kerr Brough, Balfour, Nathan, Crawshaw, Messrs Reilly, Robinson, Woodward, Herons, Smith, Hollis, Chisholm, Crowe, Hardcastle, Lucas, Lysaght, Jobberns, Wells, Balfour, Marley, Morrison ; 5 in steerage, and ,19 for South. SAILED. Feb i 9 Hawes, s.s, 462 tons, Wheeler, for Dunedin. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. Passengersaloon: Miss Butler, Mrs Palmer, Mr and Mrs Hessey. Messrs Labers. Hornbrook.* oldi. Green, Chisholm, P. Laurie, Mr and Mrs Pritchard, Wilson’s Circus Company, and !9 original. p’ £ b 20— Gazelle, s.s. 47 tons, Nichol, for Gore s Bay. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. ' Feb 20—Italy, barque, 286 tons, Gourlny, for New, castle, N.6.W., in ballast, P. Cunningham and Co ag Feb S 20-Hadda. barque, 344 tons, Parker, for Newcastle, N.S.W.. in ballast. P. Laurie, agent. Passengers-Mrs Parker and 2 children and serTa veb 20—Prince Alfred, barquentine, 161 tons, Bennett, for Auckland. Cuff and Graham, agents. Feb 20—Sea Bird, 155 tons, Lawrie, for Melbourne. P, Cunningham and Co, agents. IMPORTS. Per Forest Queen— 4o,oooft timber. Consignees— P. Cunningham and Co. _ ~ . Per Jannett—l3ooft sleepers. Consignee—General Government. , Per Hawea, from Wellington, ex warehouse, under bond —500 boxes candles. Free, fiom Onehunga—2 casks fish. From Wellington—l horse, 2 parcels, 55 eases, 1 trunk, 60 boxes, DO di urns, 20 pkgs, 2 bales, 40 casks soda, 1 truss. Consignees — Saunders and Henderson, Walt and Co, Roderick, Lewis, Mating, Lightband, Allan and Co, Clarkson, George. Per Kate M‘Gregor—2B7 sacks barley. Consignee—P. Cunningham and Co _ Per Omaha-85,500ft limber, Consignees—J. Goss, Clifford and Roper.

EXPORTS. Per Australian Sovereign-10 tons bran, . Per Hawea, for Dunedin, ex Crusader—Unexamined luggage, 1 box. Ex Soukar-1 case. Free—l hhd ciiinaware, 11 cases apples, 1 do plants, 3 cases, i‘box, 4 hhds, 2 l»alt-do, fl kilderkins Shippers— Edwards, Bennett and Co, Miles, Hassal and Co, C, W. Turner, Boyle, Duncan and Son, Toomer, Cud and Graham.

On Saturday there was again a great scarcity of empty trucks in port, and loud and long were the complaints made. The Soukar would have fenished discharging had there been anything to discharge into and the other vessels were idle the greater portion of the time. Whatis the use of our superior ■mnnlldnces if .trucks are so scanty? Steam cranes, and locomotives are only white elephants under such circumstances.

The fine ketch Forest Queen arrived in harbour «t noon on Frjdayfrom Picton. She ieft that port on the 15th instant, cleared the Sound next aayj experienced moderate northerly winds throughout the fassage, arriving as above. She was berthed at cacock's Wharf, aud commenced to discharge on Friday. The fine new iron ship Hurunui, 1010 tons, 100 A 1 is now due at ‘Taranaki. She belongs to the New Zealand Shipping Company, and is commanded bv Captain Boyd, who took the Company’s ship Kangitikei home from Lyttelton last year. The Hurunui brings about 200 immigrants for Tar an am, aad, after landing them, comes down to Wellington, ihavfcDg a large cargo for that port. This vessel was onlvlaynched last year, and is very highly spoken of in the home papers.—“ Evening Post,” 1 ebruary IHh.

The fine schooner Kate M'Gregor arrived in harbour at 4 p.m. yesterday, Left Timaru on Thursday, and had light N.E. winds and calms to Akaroa, and thence light southerly to arrival. The brigantine Omaha, Captain Meiklejohnrc»orta leaving Pelorus Sound on Wednesday last with light northerly wind which lasted to Katkoras; light southerly winds were experienced on Ihursday and Friday, but on Saturday a north-easter sprang up, and the vessel arrived in harbour at 3 p.m, and was berthed at the Tunnel Wharf the Taking ad vantage of the S.W. wind, the barques Hadda, Italy, Prince Alfred, barquentine, and Sea Bird, brigantine, sailed yesterday morning for their respective destination. _ , . The Union Company’s s.s. Hawea, Captain Wheeler, arrived in harbour at 9 a m. on Saturday morning. She left Onehunga at 1.40 p.m. on tic 15th. and arrived at New Plymouth at 6 a.m. on the 16th • left at 10.30 am, and arrived at Nelson at midnight; left at 12.30 p.m. on the mh, and arrived at Picton at 9 p.m.; left at 3.30 a.m. on the 18th, and arrived at Wellington at S a.m.; left at 330 p.m. She experienced light variable winds and line weather throughout the passage, arriving as above. We have to thank Mr Newman, the purser, for our files and report. ENGLISH SHIPPING. The Cora L/m, Captam York, arrived at Queensim t 0.,. left lot Taranaki and Wellington, passed Deal Nov 21th, and was off Plymouth on the 26th. Thelnvercrne, for Lyttelton, passed I ortlauu on Nov 2lth. O CASUALTIES. The Robert Morrison, for Swan Eiver, the Hoonta, for Wallaroo, and the Boldon, for Nelson, lost their anchors and chains during the gale on Nov 19th; the latter vessel was also in collision, and has put back to repair damage. The Cutty Sark, for Sydney, fouled the Somersetshire on Nov 21st, in Gravesend Beach, carrying »way her own maintopgallant-mast. She has been to*ed back to docks to repair damage. She sailed «|Ua eathsssth,