SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 896, 9 May 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report. May 9-9 a.m., wind, S.W , light; weather, clear. Barometer, 29.08 ; thermometer, 42. High Water. To-morrow Morning, 1.08; afternoon, 1.29 Arrived —May 8. Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Whitburn, from Melbourne, via South. Dalgety, Nichols Co, agents. Passengers —saloon, from Mel bourne —Messrs C. G. Ethelston, A. H w ylie, Perkins, McCrae, Learmonth. From Bluff—Mr Clifford. From Dnnedin—Mr and Mrs Roberna, and 8 steerage. Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, Lloyd, from Punedin. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. Passengers—saloon—Mr and Mrs Browne, Messrs Coyle, Trestail, Wain, and 2 in steerage. Julius Vogel, schooner, 56 tons, Johnson, for P;cton. May 9. Arthur Wakefield, schooner, 45 tons, Curran, from Waitapu. Waihopai, schooner, 45 tons, Ryan, from Waitapu. Prince Alfred, barquentine, 161 tons, Schenkal, from Kaipara. Cleared.—May 8. Catherine, ketch, 13 tons, Ware, for Okain's Bay. May 9. Lloyd's Herald, ketch, 48 tons, Kearns, for Catlin's River. Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Green, for Amuri Bluff. Sailed.—May 8. Rin?arooma, s.s., 623 tons, Whitburn, for Wellington and Nelson. Passengrrs saloon —Messrs F. Digby, Stevenson, Gill, and Booth. Steerage - Messrs Wright, J. H. Hamilton, Early, and Wodop. Hawea, s. s , 462 tons, Wheeler, for Dunedin. Passenger—saloon—Mr J. C. Morri.". May 9. Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, Lloyd, for Northern Ports. Saloon, for Wellington— MrJoynt. For Nelson—Mr Stack. Steerage —Messrs Powell, Dransfield, and Hayley XXX, ketch 21 tons, Clarke, for Akaroa. Qniver, ketch, 19 tons, Smith, for LeBon's Bay. Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. The Wellington, s.s., sailed to-day. Captain McGillivray, of the Wanaka, reports sighting a three-masted square-rigged vessel, which he thinks was a ship from England, beating up the coast. He sighted her ten miles to S.E. of Akaroa, but was too far off to distinguish her clearly. The vessel may prove to be the Piako, now about due. He also reports passing a brig, hound South, thirty miles to the southward of the Peninsula. There was a great outcry for empty trucks at Screw Pile Jetty yesterday when the Ringarooma and Wellington, steamers, arrived. None were obtainable, and the Ringarooma had, we understand, to carry on a part of her inward cargo. The Wellington having a great deal to discharge and much cargo to load was detained till to-day. The Ringarooma took the Suez mail. The brig Emily left Newcastle on April 19th. Captain Sutherland reports having northerly and easterly weather across, Cape Farewell being made on the 29th; had easterly and south-easterly weather down the coast, the wind at times beinir very strong, and did not clear the Straits till May 4th; passed Cape Campbell same day, and Kaikouras on Monday, when a N.E. breeze sprang up, before which the Emily ran into harbour, anchoring shortly after 6 p.m. same day. The schooner Ephemy, Captain Kean, arrived at 2 a.m. yesterday, after a prolonged passage from Coromandel of twenty-five clays. That port was left on April 12th, with a westerly wind, which changed round to S.W and blew hard, compelling the schooner to run to Big Barrier Island for shelter; lay there two days. Left again on the 16th, with a light W. breeze, which continued till the 18th, when it veered to the southward, and the schooner had to run for ihelter under the Mahia Peninsula. Lay there till the 23rd, and then got under weigh, but on arriving off the entrance to the Straits was driven back by strong southerly winds. This occurred three times, but on Satoday last a northerly breeze sprang up and the schooner ran into harbour before it, arriving as above.' The captain of the Wanaka informs us that the schooner Advance is lying at Akaroa. It appears that on arrival at Oamaru from this Port the Advance found that all the berths under shelter of the breakwater were occupied, and the weather being threatening ran into Akaroa for shelter. The bngantine Flirt, Captain M'Kenzie, arrived from Auckland at midnight on Monday, and anchored outside the breakwater. Reports leaving Aucklind April 26th, with a S.W. wind which held for twelve hours when a northerly breeze set in, carrying the vessel to the East Cape, which was rounded on the 28th: a westerly wind prevailed thence to Portland Island, which was passed next day, but a S.W. gale then sprang up lasting four days; thence moderate S.W. to May sth, when the vessel was off Cape Palliser, and the wind hauled round to the northward, and continued to arrival as above. The Flirt brings a cargo of timber.

DfTERPEOVBTCIAL SHIPPING.

The Nelson Daily Times says that the schooner Bonnie Lass, which left Lyttelton on the 4th of April for Hokitika, had not arrived there up to Saturday last. She was seen over three weeks ngo by the Prosperity, but nothing further has been heard of her. Some anxiety is felt for her safety in Nelson, where she was owned. The Malay made the run to Wellington from this port in twenty-six hours. The number of vessels that entered inwards at the several ports of New Zealand during the quarter ended 31st March was 196, registering 93,826 tons, and manned by crews numbering 3937 men. These figures show a decrease on the corresponding quarter of last year, as during that time 243 vessels entered of 122,541 tons register, and manned by crews equal to 4720 men. Auckland contributed during the past quarter 44 vessels of 20,827 tons, and crews numbering 1216 men; Wellington, 20 vessels of 16,373 tons, and crews numbering 545 men; Lyttelton, 34 vessels of 14,375 tons, and crews numbering 458 men; Dunedin, 28 vessels of 15,304 tons, and crews numbering 486 men; Bluff Harbor, 10 vessels of 6727 tons, and 371 men. All the large ports show a falling off, and most of the small ones are stationary. Greymouth and Westport are the only ports that show an increase, but it is very small. The Marion, schooner, Captain Austin, left Auckland for Wangaroa, where she loads timber for Lyttelton, on April 30th; and at the same date the Circe, Captain Joss, was loading with 115,000 feet of kauri from the Shortland mills, also for this port. The Nellie, schooner, from this port, arrived at Auckland on May Ist. The schooner Mazeppa sailed from Auckland for Mercury Bay on May 2nd ; on arrival there she loads 80,000 feet timber for this port. The barque Stag sailed for Newcastle from Auckland on May 2nd; on arrival there she loads coal for Lyttelton.

The bavquentine Fairlie, Captain Novris, ai> ?ived at Auckland from this port on May 2nd.