SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1207, 16 January 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather, Report— January 15. fl a n) —Wind, N.W. breeze: weather, clear nud tine sky. Barometer. 28.97 ; thermometer, 72.00. Htbh Water—To-morrow. Morning, 1.22; night, 2.33. Arrived— January 15. Wodonga, barque, 297 tons, Chichester, from Auckland. Arrivsd— Jannary 16. Wnkatipn, s.s., 1158 tons. Cameron, Worn Sydney via Wellington. Miles, Has sal and .o„ agents. Passengers—Saloon: from Sydney, Mr and Mrs Wilkin, Prof. Brown, Messrs Summerville, H. Wright, Hyamn. From Coast Mesdames Fmukel, Marks. DransCeld,.Wilson, Misses i ranke , Marks, Dransiield, Messrs McDonald, Lee, Goodall, Butler, Hook. Bull, Barnett, Rhodes, McLennan, Beecher, and Lydia Howard Troupe (3). Steerage from Svdney. Mr 'and Mrs Hopping, Messrs Goodwin, Lnminis, Hopping, and 7 from const, and -I tor s.s., 401 tons, Carey, from Auckland, via East Coast. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. PasBens’ers—Saloon: Mesdaiues Ileslop aud - cnildven, Collins, Wilson, G. Oram, Mr Hancock, 3 ladies, and child. Misses Moore, Aikinan, and Badliam, Messrs MeLeunou, Porrio, Hempton, Dowling, Morrison, Gross man, Reynold, Johnston, Moure. Strange : Thornton, Orr, Jenson, J. Moore, [Smith, Rev. Cotterill, aud 7 in steerage. Tui s s.. hi tons, Willy, from Raikouras, Wellington, and Foxton. G. Mackay, agent. PassengersSaloon: Mr and Mrs Gilbert and family, Messrs M. Teart. Grant, and 2 in steerage. Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Shepherd, from Amnn Bluff. Master, agent. Cleared—January 15. Halcionc, ship, 843 tons, Croker, for London. Edwards, Bennett, and Co., agents. Passengers— Saloon: Mr and Mrs Pyotr. Misses Caroline, Amelia, and Ida Pyett.Masters Ernest, Edward, and Cloud Arthur Pyett, Miss Weir. Isabella, brigantine, 129 tons, Barnard, for Pelovns Sound. Master, agent. Margaret, ketch, 21 tons, Rutter, for Little Akaloa. Master, agent. E. U. Cameron, schooner, 41 tons, Greeu, for Le Bern’s Bav. Master, agent. Ellerton. schooner, 87 tons, Rutter, for Havelock. Cuff and Graham, agents. Cleared—January Id.

Tanpo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, for Dunedin. Miles, Hnssal mid Co., agents. Wakatipn, s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, for Port Chalmers. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents, Tni, s.s., 64 tons, Wills, for Kaikonras, Wellington, and Foxton. G. Mackav, agent. St. Kilda, s.s , 174 tons, Flowerday, for Wellington, via Wanganui. Royse. Stead and Co., agents. Grafton, s.s . 270 tons, Anderson, for Wellington, Westport, and Greyiuonth. P. Cunningham and Co., agents. Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Sailed— January 15. Hawea. s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, for Auckland via East Coast. Miles, Hassal, and Co., agents. Pussengers —Saloon : For Wellington—Mrs Ollivier, Mrs Jameson. Mr and Mrs C. M. Gray and infant, Messrs C. J. Hands, Forester, Meek, B. W. Fereday. P. Wills, Revs. Morey, Cnunp, J. A. Taylor, W. B. Martin. For Napier-Messrs A. Martin, A. J. Pickering, and Holds worth. Easby, s.s., 969 tons, Anderson, for Sydney via Wellington. Royse, Stead, and Co., agents. Passengers—Fifteen or ginal. Arawata. s.s.. 623 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via Smrih Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents, r assengers—Forty original. Sailed— January 10. Halcione, ship, 843 tons, CToker, for Loudon. Edwards, Bennett and Co., agents. Passengers— Saloon: Mr and Mrs Pyett, Misses Caroline, Amelia, aul Ida Pyett, Masters Ernest, Edward, and Clond Arthur Pyett, Miss Weir. The ship Halcione was taken in town by the p.s. Titan at 7.15 a.m. to-day, and proceeded on her home. The s.s. Tni arrived from Kaikonras, Wellington, and Foxton, at 1 a.m., and sails on her return trip at 6 p.m. to-night. The s.s. Taupo, Captain Carey, arrived from Auckland via East Coast at 10-40 a.m. She sails for Dunedin this afternoon. The s.s. Waiatipu arrived from Sydney via Wellington an 6.30 a.m., and sails for Dunedin this afternoon. Thes.s. St. Kilda sails for Wellington and Wanganui, and the Grafton for Wellington, via West Coast ports, this afternoon. The following notice of an incident already referred to in these columns appears in the.“ Euro&Mu 1 At a recent meeting of the London of Directors of the New Zealand Slopping Company (Limited), the Chairman, B. P. W. Miles, Esq., presented to Mr S. C. Baumgartner, third officer of the company’s ship Pinko, a valuable sextant, in recognition of his intrepidity in jumping into the wafer, and rescuing from drowning one of the ship’s crew who fell over 'card whilst the vessel was at anchor in Lyttelton H rbour; and t > Mr J. N. Baxter, second officer of the same vessel, a handsome telescope, as a mark of their appreciation of similar intrepid conduct in saving from drowning another member of the crew. CLEARANCE OF THE HALCIONE. Shaw Saville and Co.’s handsome little ship Halcio 'e, cleared the Customs last night, and was to proceed to sea should the wind serve. Captain Croker’s vessel is in splendid trim, and besides a full cargo of wool and wheat, carries seven saloon passengers. We append an approximate estimate of the valne of the cargo £ 2762 bales wool and skins , 55,240 0 0 2732 sacks wheat 2732 0 0 34 casks tallow 476 0 0 01 packages sundries ... 305 0 0 £58,753 0 0 THE SCHOONER CANTERBURY AT SAMOA. A few weeks ago we had occasion to refer to the proceedings in connection with the sale of the above schooner, and we now give the result, culled from the“ Samoa Times”:—A. Naval Court was held atthe Brithh Consnlate. Apia, on Saturday, 35th November, to decide as to the legality or otherwise of the sale of the Canterbury at Pago Pago. The Court was called at the instance of Mr W. J. Hunt, the late owner, who pretested that the sale was illegal. Captain Robinson, the master of the vessel; Mr Mair, the supercargo, who bought the vessel; Cnpt. Wright, who surveyed the vessel; Mr Kelly, the mate ; and several others gave evidence. The testimony was of a most extraordinary character. Mr Mair swore that Hunt, before the Canterbury left Apia, took him and others into a back house in the town, and told them that he was going to send the vessel to Pago Pago to he condemned, and that he (Mair' was to buy her for a Mr Eckford, meaning himself, aduß-g that it was the only way to clear himself from the liabilities 1m had incurred in Au -klmd. ihe captain contradicted this evidence, and said he was, compelled to pnt into Pago Pago, as the ship was leaking badly. Captain Sadler, of Apia, was called, and swore that when the Canterbury left he understood that she was to be condemned and sold in Pago Pago. Ho was led to understand so by Hunt himself. The Court, wishing to know who the mortgagees were, received the following reply :—National Bank of New Zealand, £250 ; Air Hill, £125 ; R. Cashmere, £125. The Court found that the sale was legal, ordered Hunt to pay all expenses, and awarded Mair 5s compensation. The Court also recorded its strong disapprobation of tho conduct of Mr Hunt. Mr Hunt*protested against the decision, hut ids protest was not entertained. Mr Mair subsequently sold tbe schooner to a Chinaman who, however, refused to pay until tho papers had been signed by CCtUUI, who was away at the time. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, January 15. Sailed— I Taranaki. Passengers for Lyttelton— Messrs MeMaster, C> s, Potter, Cracroft Wilson, Wilkins, Cntts, Rev. Mr Ward, Mrs Edgar. Bluff, January 15. The Riugarooma left Melbourne at 2 30 p m. on January 9th. She experienced moderate southerly and south-east winds until oil' Milford Sound, at 7.50a.m. on the 13th. She was unable to enter the Sound, in consequence of the thick weather, until the afternoon of tho 14'h, when she steamed round the Sound, and passed the Heads at 630 p.m. Had strong westerly winds and squally weather to the Bind', arriving at 4.30 p.m. to-day. Sails to-night for Dunedin. Brings 226 tons, 40 steerage and 9. saloon passengers. For .Lyttelton—Miss Wilson Mr and Mrs Oudeu. Mrs Davis and child, Messrs Cameron (2), Longberry (2); 10 steerage; 22 tons Cargo. Port Chalmers, January 16. Arrived—The Darquo August Frederick, mu. New- Voric, ;00 das s out, with' 678 thus cargo, half ‘ which is for Lyttelton. Eingarobjaa, from the IjlUtL Arawata, from Lyttelton, bailed—The T?amuo A. Littlefield, for Lyttelton. There are very' low bjjjrometeyjttJ lift vaA v ptim P* r > tyw*-