Shipping Intelligence,

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 748, 30 December 1869, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence,

PORT OF AHUEIB I. ARRIVALS. DECEMBER. 28—Success, schooner, 58 tons, Hamilton, from Mangakuri, with 115 bales wool DEPARTURES. DECEMBER. 29—Storm Bird, s.s., 68 tons, Doile, for Wellington, with wool, &c. PASSENGER LIST. OUTWARDS. In the Storm Bird—Mr Duncan EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Chile, ship, 768 tons, from London via Auckland Enterprise, ketch, from Poverty Bay Maggie, brig, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Mary Ann, brigantine, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Muriwai, schooner, from Tologa Bay i Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa VESSELS IN HARBOR. Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Jennie Ellingwood, barque, from Port Chalmers Mania, cutter, from Wairoa E. T. Turnbull, barque, 367 tons, Cumming, from

London Success, schooner, from Mangakuri PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foe London—Jennie Ellingwood, barque, early; 8,. T. Tuvnbull, barque, early Watmauama—Success, schooner, this day "VTaikoa—Hero, schooner, early Arrival of the schooner Success. The schooner Success, D. Hamilton, master, from Mangakuri, with 115 bales of wool from Colonel Russell's station, consigned to Messrs. Kinross and Co., arrived in port on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 28, after a protracted absence. She left Napier on Thursday, Dec. 9, with a cargo of station stores, &c.; arrived at Waimarama on the 11th inst., but found too much sea on to effect a landing—vvind E.N.E. From that time until the 23rd inst. experienced very bad weather, the wind principally from the N.E., at times blowing fresh, ac r companied with heavy rain; for four days the schooner lay off and on under close-reefed canvas. On the 23rd December landed cargo at Waimarama ; and on the morning of Christmas Day proceeded to Mangakuri, where she landed remainder of stores and shipped 115 bales wool, leaving for Napier on Monday night, Dec. 27; had fine weather along the Goast, and made the anchorage in the roadstead at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, entering the Iron Pot yesterday morning. Captain Hamilton reports that a steamer —in all probability the Star of the South —passed Mangakuri on Monday night, bound north. The Success, in charge of Capt. Eletcher, who, we are glad to learn, has now completely recovered from his late illness, will probably leave port this afternoon, for Waimarama, and will return with a cargo of wool from Mr Campbell's station.

Miscellaneous. The s.s. Storm Bird, Captain Doile, steamed for Wellington at 2 p.m. yesterday, with one passenger and the following cargo : —B3 bales wool, 1 case wine, 3 empty casks, 2 cases, 1 box, and 1 parcel. Our wool ships are progressing favorably with their loading. The Jennie Ellingwood (taking in pargo on the western side of the harbor) has now on board between 700 and 800 bales of wool and about 100 bales of flax. She now draws upwards of 9 feet of water, and we have been informed that when her draught reaches 10 feet 3 inches, she will be taken into the roadstead, there to complete her loading. The R. T. Turnbull (loading in the Bay) has, we hear, about 300 bales of wool on board. The s.s. Omeo, from Melbourne, arrived at the Bluff on Tuesday morning Dec. 28.

yesterday afternoon, the pilot, Mr H. Kraeft, took soundings on the bar, and found 11 feet 6 iuches at the top of high tide ; at.dead low water there would be about 8 feet. A letter from Mr Kiaeft, with reference to the state of the bar, will be found elsewhere.

We would direct the attention of all concerned to the fact that, on and after Saturday next, Ist January, 1870, the new Pilotage Act will come into force. Under that Act pilotage will be levied by the ton, instead of by the foot;, as as follows:—Into or out of inner harbor—for sailing vessels, 4d per ton; steamers, 3d per ton. To or from the roadstead—sailing vessels over 100 tons, for first 100 tons, 6d per ton, every ton over 100, 2d ; steamers, first 100 tons, 3d per ton, every ton over 100, Id. The charges for Wairoa are the same as those for the inner harbor, Napier. The Julie, from New York, arrived at Port Chalmers on the 24th December.

We are glad to learn, on the authority of the Wellington Independent, December 21, that there is every prospect that the local steam navigation company will not be allowed entirely to lapse, a provisional committee having been formed, whosa object is to start a new company, offering, in the first place, to purchase the plant of the N.Z.S.N. Company at an equitable price, or, failing that, to purchase entirely new vessels, with all the latest improvements. Should the offer for the purchase of the plant of the N.Z.S.N. Company be accepted, shareholders will be invited to exchange their shares on favorable terms, With the experience gained in the working of the present company it may fairly be concluded that theie is every prospect of the new company being a success, and with the example of the Wanganni Company, whose last report shows a most favorable state of affairs, it is not too mucli to augur, under an energetic management, a similar success.