SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 884, 25 April 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT OK LYTTBLTON. Weather Report. April 25-9 a.m., wind S.W., light; weather, overcast. Barometer, 29.97; thermometer, 47. High Water. Tomorrow—Morning, 2.20; afternoon, 2.44. Arrived —April 95. E. U. Cameron, schooner, 41 tons, Aschmau, from Akaroa. Tui, s s, 6-1 tons, Bonner, from Wellington and Foxton via Kaikouras. Passengers — Miss Gilbert, Messrs Gilbert, Bolgar, and Hill. cleared. —April 25. Wild Wave, schooner, 39 tons, Morland, for Akaroa. Tui, s.s, 64 tons, Bonner, for Wellington via Kaikouras. Sailed.—April 24. Fairlie, three-masted schooner, 179 tons, Norris, for Auckland. The s.s. Tni arrived last night at 11.30 from Wellington via Kaikouras. She sails on a return trip this evening. The Lady Don arrived at the Waitara, from this port, on the 20th. The Elizabeth Curie arrived at Auckland on the 18th, after a fine-weather passage of eight, days. The ship Auckland has taken in on average 1300 sacks of wheat per day since commencing her loading. The fore-and-aft schooner Elizabeth, Captain Goodman, left Wangaroa on tbe 7th instant, experiencing a S.W. breeze till off'East Cape on the 9th; thence to arrival at 9 p.m. on Monday strong south gales and bathing winds were experienced. The Collector of Customs has given notice that the discharge of English ships should be stopped for the present, the Christchureh sheds being full. In consequence of this all English ships discharging, and the North German barque Hermann, were idle yesterday. The Union Company's s.s. Taranaki, with the inward San Francisco mail, arrived yesterday at 6.20 a.m., and was berthed at the Screwpilc jetty. She has made a splendid passage; down, which might have been accomplished in even less time had not delay occurred both at Nelson and Wellington. Mr Edmiston obliged us with thr following report:—Left Manakau at 2.15 p.m. on the 19th, arrived at Taranaki at 6 a.m. 20th ; got underweigh at 10.30 a.m. to proceed south, whan the signal was made to wait for a boat, and the Mr "Webster, came aboard with a telegram re-calling the steamer to the Manakau for the Frisco mail. Her head was therefore at once turned northward, and at 8.15 p.m. that night the steamer was again at the Manakau Heads, where she had to wait till 2.30 a.m. the following morning before the s.s. Tarn O'Shanter arrived with the mail. Took mail aboard and sailed south at 3.30 a.m.; reached Taranaki at 1.30 p.m, left at 2.10 p.m., and arrived at Nelson at 3.10 a.m. on 22nd, having made the run from Manakau to Nelson in less than twenty-four hours, the quickest time ever made by a steamer calling at Taranaki; left Nelson again at 1.15 p.m. same afternoon, reached Picton at a 9 p.m.; sailed for Wellington at 2.30 a.m. on 23rd, and arrived there at 8 a.m.; finding on arrival that the long passage between Picton and Wellington was caused by a mass of kelp round the propeller, which had nearly closed the aperture. Left Wellington at 1.15 that afternoon and arrived as above. The mails were forwarded to Christchureh by the 7.10 a.m. train. The Taranaki experienced light N.E. weather from Manakau to Taranaki, and thence to Nelson fresh S.E., with smooth water; from Nelson to Wellington had thick S.E. and rain, and thence to Lyttelton easterly breeze and fine weather. After landing passengers and twenty tons of cargo, the Taranaki steamed south at noon yesterday. ENGLISH SHIPPING. The Waitangi arrived at Gravescnd on March the sth. The Primera, 596 tons, Captain Sherwen, left Gravesend for Lyttelton on February 27th, and passed Deal the same day. The barque Indus, 1319 tons register, Captain Hunt, bound for Kockhampton, Queensland, sailed from Gravescnd on February 24th, having on board 68 married people, 167 single men, 73 single women, 39 children between the ages of twelvo and one, and two infants ; making a total of 349 souls, equal to 327 i- adults. Amongst them are about 80 Italians—vinedressers, olive growers, and cultivators of silk. SAILING OF A NEW SHIP. Last night the beautiful iron barque Lurlinc, 760 tons, launched last month by Messrs Alex. Stephens and Sons, left Kingston Dock for Port Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand, with a large general cargo of manufactured goods on board. She has been despatched by Messrs P. Henderson and Co., and was in fine sailing trim, level with the load-line. The Lurline is intended to trade betwixt New Zealand and Calcutta; and her build, equipment, and fittings being of the most substantial kind, are calculated to ensure her future success as a clipper. She goes consigned to Mr C. W. Turner, to whose order she has been built, and is commanded by Captain J. Adah", late of the Queen of the South.—Glasgow Daily 2?ews, March Bth. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, April 24. Arrived —Wanaka, from the South. Kotorua, from Sydney; AValker, the " France Medium," is a passenger. Sailed —Eotorua, 5.30 p.m. Passengers for Lyttelton—Mr and Mrs Cox, Miss Walmitt, and Mr Mckenzie. GEETMOUTLr, April 24. Arrived —Early, Charles Edward, from Westport. Wellington, April 24. Arrived —2.30 p.m., Tararua, from Lyttelton.