SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1925, 26 April 1880, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POST OF LYTTELTON. Wkathkb Eefobt—April 26. 9 a.m. Weathor, overcast. Wind, calm. Barometer, 30.50; thermometer, 49.00. High Water—Tomorrow. Morning, 6.22 ; evening, 0.53. Abutted—April 24. Mathien, barquo, Young, from Wellington. A. Moore and Co., agents. Hero, cutter, 29 tons, Thompson, from Picton. Master, agent. April 25. Wafcerwitch, brigantine, IGS tons, Boyle, from Port Chalmers. Master, agent. _ Jane Hannah, schooner, 52 tons, Currie, from Catlin's Elver. Master, agent. Sarah Pile, brigantine, 115 tons, Komonl, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Edith Eeid, schooner, 173 tons, McConville. Put in for repairs. . Sunbeam, barque, 411 tons, Thompson, from Newoaatle. B. Wood, agent. April 26. Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Pietersen, from Dunedin, via Akaroa. B. Puflett. agent Passengers—Mrs and Master Clark, Miss Clark, Messrs McDonnell, Eamsey, and Newman. Sailed—Anril 24. Catlin, ketch, 41 tons, Matheson, for Catlin's Bivar Master, agent. Jannett, ketch, 41 tons, Green, for Wellington. Hargreaves. agent. Hawea, s.s., 463 ton?, Kennedy, for Wellington. E. Puflelt, agent. Passengers—Miss Moorhoasa, Messrs Pritchard, Wright, Cox, Matthews, Willcox, Griffiths. Woodward, McLean, Brooks, Eons-Martin, Sorensen. For Taranaki—Mr, Mrs, and Miss Caverhdl, Miss McKenzie. For Tauranga: Mr Mease. For Auckland: Dr Walton, Messrs GaygUl, Johnston. Cotton. For Kelson: Messrs Pratt (2), Master Pratt. . Ethel, brigantine, 180 tons, Armstrong, for Auckland. J. B. Way, agents. Stracathro, barque, 12151 tons, Millar, for London. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Passengers—Eev. Jones and Mrs Jones, Mrs Curry. Miss Staek, Master Elmore. April 25. Wild Wave, barque, 237 tons, Armstrong, for Hobart Town. Cuff and Graham, agents. Passengers—Mr3 Billiard and 3 children. Annie Hill, brigantine, 121 tons, Mackay, for Greymouth. Cuff and Graham, agents. The Sumbeam, thirty-eight days srom Newcastle, arrived this morning, all safe. The passage was protracted by calms. The barque Sunbeam was signalled last night, and was towed up from the Heads this morning. The schooner Edith Eeid, from Manukau to Dnnedin, pnt in for repairs this morning The brigantine Sarah Pile arrived yesterday from Peloru3 Sound. The ship Stracathro, for London, was towed to sea on Saturday afternoon. She had a number of saloon passengers and a full cargo of wheat. After the tug left her it fell calm, and the ship was in sight at daylight yesterday, when the fresh southerly wind springing up she quickly disappeared beyond the Peninsula. At a recent meeting of the Victorian Shipowners Association the" Telegraph " reports:— Mr Eeid brought under the notice of the committee a subject of considerable importance to the shipping trade of the colony. He referred to a recent order made by the Customs department, which compelled shipowners to pay tonnage dues twice over in the eveDt of any of their vessels, from casualty or otherwise remaining in port longer than six months. In Victoria, for a quarter of a century previous to last year, the tonnage tax of Is per ton was levied on the ve-sel inward, and the same rule wa3 in force throughout the British dominions but, acting on an opinion of the Crown solicitor, the Customs authorities had within the last few months decided to charge the tonnage tax outwards under the special circumstances named. _ Already the port charges of Melbourne were far in excess of tlie sister colonies, and the result of this additional tax conld not but be detrimental to the trade and commerce of Victora. As Mr Eeid stated that he had applied to the Commissioner of Customs to obtain the opinion of the Crown law officers as to the legality of the double charge, it wa3 decided to defer further action until their reply had been received. > Masters of vessels trading to Kaipara will be glad to learn that the sawmill proprietors there are urging the authorities to establish a ballast ground, one convenient for and adapted to the class of vessels visiting the mill 3 to load. I§The s.s. Wanganui arrived at Sydney on April sth. „».„., The schooner Griffin, 48 tons, Captain Bishop, was to leave Manukan on April 19th for Kaipara, to load timber for this port.

SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. Bluff, April 26. The Bingarooma' left Melbourne at 2.30 p m. on the 21st, with the Suez mail. She experienced fresh north winds to 8 p.m. on the 24th, then a strong gale from the south to arrival at 7 a m. to-day. She sails at 5 p.m. for Dunedin. Passengers : For Port Chalmers—saloon —Mesdames Mayger, Creed, and Neill, three children and servant. Misses Mayger and Benjamin, Messrs Neill, Winchester, Paxton. Scott, and McKay ; steerage eleven. CargD, 170 tons. For Lyttelton—saloon—Captain Foulies, Mr Everett ; steerage, ten. Cargo, 42 tons. For Wellington —saloon—Mrs Stevenson, Misses Brown and Cole 3, Messr3 Peppar, Eussell, and Cock ; steerage, eleven, and cargo 54 tons. For Auckland— Mesdame Hart and Harris, Messrs Hart, Harris, Oilman, and Murray; steerage, two, and cargo 107 tons.