Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 760, 10 February 1870, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OP AHURIU ARRIVALS. FEBRUARY. 7_Wcllington, s.s., 232 tons, P. Holmes, from Auckland 7—Star of the South, s.s., 161 tons, IV. Bendall, from Auckland 9 —Hero, schooner, 20 tons, Charles Merwin, from Wairoa DEPARTURES. FEBRUARY. 7 —success, schooner, 58 tons, Pletcher, for Blackhead and Waimararaa 7--Wellington, s.s., 202 tons, Holmes, for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Wellington —Miss Buchanan, Miss Williams, Mr and Mrs Knowles and cfiilfl, Messrs Parker. Hastie, Macfarlane. Derry, Bell, Wright, Campbell, Mills (2), Carmichael, Ward, Gurr, Collins, and Elliott In the Star of the South—Mr and Mrs Grant and family (3), and Mrs Sutton and child OUTWARDS. In the Wellington—Airs Jarman, Mrs and Mrs Chambers. Messrs Caldcrs, Meinertzhagen, Taylor, and M'Leau EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Eagle, ketch, from Wamrapoa Phoebe, a s., from Wellington and Southern Ports llangatira, s.s., from Wellington and Southern Ports Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Success, schooner, from Blackhead Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa VESSELS IN HARBOR. Chile, ship, 768 tons, from London via Auckland Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa Murewai, schooner, from Poverty Bay E. T. Turnbull, barque, 307 tons, Gumming, from London Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For London—E. T. Turnbull, barque, to-morrow morning; Chile, ship, early in March Auckland —Star of the South, this day at noon; Engatira, this day; Phoebe on or about 12th or 13th February Poverty Bay— Murewai, schooner, this day The New Zealand Steam Navigation Company’s s.s. Wellington, Capt. Holmes, left Auckland at 2 p.m. on Saturday, sth inst.; rounded the East Cape at 3.30 p.m. the next day, and brought up in Ahuriri roads at 5.30 n.m. on Monday, Eeb. 7Prom Auckland to the East Cape experienced fresh easterly winds with heavy sea; and line weather with smooth water from thence till arrival in port as above. Beports sighting a topsail schooner, steering west, off the East Cape. The Wellington steamed, southwards at 3 p.m. on Monday, with 9 bales wool, 68 ox hides, 1 calf skin, and 10 empty barrels. The s.s. Star of the South, Capt. Bendall, left Auckland at 10.20 a.m. on Saturday, sth instant. Experienced strong head winds to the East Cape, which was rounded at 11 p.m. on the 6th ; arrived at Poverty Bay at 8 a.m. on the 7th ; landed passengers, and left again at 9.30, arriving in the roadstead Lore at 7.30 p.m. the same day; entered the Iron Put at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Bfh inst. The Star brought a general cargo, for the most part transhipped ex Helenslee and Celestial Queen, from London. As will be seen by advertisement, this favorite steamer will leave for Auckland direct at noon this day (Thursday.) She will take a cargo of 1,200 sheep. The clipper barque R. T. Turnbull is now a full ship, her cargo consisting of 1,635 bales of wool. She clears at the Customs to-day, and will proceed on her homeward voyage to-morrow morning. Once more we wish Capt. Gumming and his good ship a safe and speedy voyage home. The ship Chile has now on board 2,216 bales or wool and 7 casks tallow. The rapid manner in which this vessel is filling up is worthy of remark. The schooner Success, Fletcher, master, sailed for Waimarama and Blackhead on Monday morning, with stores, &c., and will return with a cargo of wool. The schooner Murewai leaves for Poverty Bay this day, with a general cargo. The following vessels may all be expeqted to put in an early appearance : —Three Brotiiers and Hero, schooners, from Wairoa : Success, schooner, from Blacklu ad (with wool); Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay (with timber); and Eagle, ketch, from Wangapoa (with timber). [Since the above was in type, the Hero has arrived.] The s.s. Rangatira, hourly expected from the South, will have quick despatch for Auckland. The s.s. Phoebe, from Southern Ports, may be expected here on Saturday or Sunday next, and will have quick despatch for Auckland. The barque Mallard, which left London for Auckland on Nov. 26, has on board the following cargo for this port:—s packages, J. L- Lodge ; 9 packages, H. R. Russell; 1 case, A. H. Russell; 17 packages, order. The barque Alice, which left London for Auckland on December 4, has on board the following cargo for this port:—B cases, -H. R. Russell; 2 cases, Watt Brothers ; 8 packages, order. THE TIDES. High Water Slack at Napier for the week ending 13th February, 1870 : Thursday, Feb. 10 ... 1.43 p.m. ... 2.21 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11 3. 3 p.m. ... 3.45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 ... 4.19p.ra. ... 4.54 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 5.22 p.m. ... 6.51 a.m. In Hawke’s Bay the flood sets from the South, and the ebb from the North. In the harbor the tide, sets in from one hour and thirty minutes to two hours after high water—seven hours ebb, five! hours flood. In the entrance the strength of the 1 current is froni six to seven knots.

TELEGRAPHIC.^ The s.s. Wellington, from Auckland and Napier, arrived at Wellington at 13.50 p.m. on Eeb. 8. Tiie barque William Cargill, from London, arrived at Wellington at 10. SO a.m. on the Bth inst., having made a very fair run of 104 days from Gravesend. ' The s.s. Wanganui, from Wanganui, arrived at Wellington at 4 a.m. yesterday. The s.s. Rangatira, for Napier and Auckland, left Wellington at 7 o’clock yesterday morning The s.s. Storm Bird, for Taranaki and Manukan, left Wanganui at 1.40 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Phoebe, for Northern Ports, left Port Chalmers at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. AUCKLAND SHIPPING NOTES. The barque Belsize, for London, left Auckland on the sth inst., with a full cargo of wool, cocoa nut oil, flax, kauri gum, &c., valued at £102,584. The barque Kate, 13 days from Sydney, arrived at Auckland on the 2nd inst., with a full general cargo and 14 passengers. The s.s. City of Melbourne, from Sydney and Melbourne, anived at Auckland on the 3rd inst., with general cargo and 39 passengers. The p.s. Sturt, from Tauranga, arrived at Auckland on the sth inst., with important news. The s.s. Lord Ashley, from Southern Ports, arrived at the Manukau on the sth inst. The Plying Squadron was to leave Auckland on the 10th inst. for Yokohama, Japan. Thence it will proceed to Vancouver Island ; thence to Honolulu ; thence to the Sandwich Islands ; thence to Tahiti ; from there to Valparaiso ; thence to the Falkland Islands; and from that place to England. The following paragraph is from the New Zealand Herald, Feb. 4:—ln honor of the occasion of the marriage of Mr Gilles, of the firm of Carey, Gilles, and Hunter, wdio have large interest in the steamers Star of the South and Keera, those vessel’s dressed ship at an early hour yesterday morning. Their example was speedily follower! by the rest of the vessels lying at the wharf, which presented quite a gala appearance, and added much to the attractions of Auckland’s pleasantest promenade. From the Auckland papers of the, 3rd instant we learn that the cutter Harwell, which took part in the race for trading vessels on the previous day, was ashore at Tiritiri, and that there was no hope of her being got off. The papers of the 4th inst. report the drowning of the mate of the Harwell while attempting to reach that vessel in a dingy. The barque Thomas Daniels, from Liverpool, had not arrived at Auckland up to latest dates, being then 151 days out. ENGLISH & FOREIGN SHIPPING NOTES. The barque Kate Waters, from Auckland, arrived at Loudon on November 29. A special telegram, dated London, Dec. 10, contains the pleasing announcement that the ship Matoaka, from Lyttelton, had arrived at London. No particulars are given. [European Mail, December 31 The tonnage loading on the berth for Australia and New Zealand amounted, Nov. 5, to 30,034 tons ; Nov. 12, 30,867 tons ; and Nov, 19, 33,901 tons. The number of wrecks reported during the four weeks ending Nov. 27 is 330, making 2,378 for the present year. The late Panama and New Zealand Company’s s.s Eaknia has gone into the South American trade, under command of Captain Wilmot. The yacht trip to New Zealand, as on the tapis some time ago, has been given up from waut of support in quarters where it was expected. The P. and O. Company, in recognition of the growing importance of the Australian colonies, have determined to name the magnificent steamer, of 3,500 tons brthen and 600 horse-power, now building for them by Messrs. Caird and Co., of Greenock, the “ Australia.” The barque Alice, for Auckland, left London on Nov. 36, but put back to Victoria Docks on Dec. 3, having been damaged by collision in the channel. . She resumed her vo\ age on December 4. Captain Anderson, of the barque Mallard, for Auckland, landed at Margate on Nov. 19, with 8 seaman who refused duty. The men were sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment. The Mallard sailed from the Downs on Nov. 24, and put in to Portland Roads ou Ist December. The ship Alphington, from London for Nelson, got into collision November 20, in the Downs, with the Danish brig Marie Louis (Henrichsen), from London for Cardiff, and lost her jib-boom, cathead, stanchions, bulwarks, &c.; the brig received but trifling damage.