Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1008, 4 May 1871, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Ahuriri. ' 176 deg. 55 min. 10 sec. E. JPhase of the Moon—Full Mooa on the sth May, at 10.30 a.m. THE TIDES. .APPROXIMATE TIME OP HIGH WATER SLACK. ARRIVALS. MAY. 3—Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa 4—Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland ,yia Mercury Bay 4—Napier, s.s ,-from Poverty Bay 4—Meteor, schooner, from Auckland via the coast DEPARTURES. Nil. PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Napier—Col. Gorton, Oapt. Read, Mr and Mrs Stagall, Mr and Mrs Williams, Mr and Miss Olivers, Mi<s Davis, Messrs Helyar, Green, Horsfall, and 8 others. In the Meteor —Mr and Mrs Johnston, and 2 natives. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Beth Shan, ship, from London via Nelson (82 days out) Lord Ashley, 8.8., from Tauranga and Auckland, 4th IVlay Nevada, p.s, from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Auckland, 7th May Rangatira, s.s., from Wellington and the South Tliree Brothers, schooner, from Waimarama VESSELS IN PORT. Greenwich, cutler (lightering) Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Mahia, cutter (lightering) Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Meteor, schooner, from Auckland via the poasb Napier, s.s., from Poverty Bay Onward, schooner, from the Manukau Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland Wby .Not, ketch PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Eangatira, s.s;, for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, on Friday next Onward, schooner, for Auckland via Russell, to-morrow Meteor, schooner, for Poverty Bay and the East, on Saturday next ENTERED INWARDS. MAY. 4 —Saucy Lass, schooner, 38 tons, M'Q-regor, from Auckland via Mercury, with 25,000 feet timber, 20,00 J shingles. —Master, agent. ,4 —iSapier, s.s., 44 tons, Bendall, i'rom Poverty Bay, with 200 bags grass sead, 77 cases fruit, Watt Brothers (agents). 4 —Mtteor, schooner, 43 tons, Trimmer, from Auckland via the coast, with 2 cases drapery, order; 1 bale leather, 1 case ale, order; 20,000 ft. sawn timber. LcQwesne; 600 it. timber, Vautier; 57,000 sningles, order. —Master agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS. MaY.

4—Onward, schooner, 69 tons, Stuart, for Auckland via Bussed, with 6 cases, 2 casks preserved meat, 1 putnp, «J. S. M'ifarlane.— Watt Brothers, agents. The s.B. Napier, Captain Bendall, returned to port this morning. She left Port Aliuriri at 930 p.m. on Monday, 24th April, with general cargo, stock, and passengeru foi" Poverty Bay via Wangawehi. Amved »t Turanganui at noon on Tuesday ; landed cargo ; and left on Wednesday evening, with detachments of Ngatiporou natives, landing them at Tuparoa, and other places along the coast. Returned to Poverty Bay at midnight on Thursday, 27ih ult., and left again the next day with the remaining detachment of natives, landing them at different places along the uoost as far as Opotiki. Arrived off that place on Sunday morning last, and waited for high water to crocs the bar. Owing, however, to the heavy sea on the bar at 2 p.m., deemed it prudent not to attempt to cross. Steamed back along the coast, and landed the remainder of the natives at Opape Point on Monday morning. Left at 1L a.m. the same day for Poverty Bay, and rounded Cape Euuaway at 5 p.m. Met a strong Jii.S.E. wind with threatening weather. Put back and anchored under Cape Buuaway, where the schooner Meteor, from Auckland, bound to Napier, was at anchor. Left again at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, and at 2 p.m. was off the East Cape, where she met the Star of the South, from Napier, bound to iiiuckland. Arrived at Poverty Bay at midnight on Tuesday, entering the river at 3 a.m. pn Wednesday. Received cargo and passengers for Napier, and left at p.m. Called in at Wangawehi* to lmd letters, &c, at 10.30 p.m., and left again at midnight, arriving here ht 7.40 this morning.

The schooner Saucy Lass, K. M'Gregor> master, lut't Mercury Biy on Sunday, Apri* 30. Had strong S.tC. wind on Monday 5 more moderate on Tuesday. Kounded the East Cape on Wednesday, at 6 a.m. ; had fresh northerly wind, and arrived here at 6 o'clock this morning. She brings a cargo ol timber and shingles. The ketch Mary Ann Hudson, J. Sim, mas fer, having on bqard a quantity of timber ghipped ac Wairoa for Wailiua, which she was unable tq land, arrived in port last evening.

The schooner Meteor, J. Trimmer, master, from Auckland via the East Coast, arrived in port at 1 p.m. this day, bringing a large cargo pi timber, aliingles, &o. The s.g. Jfcangatira, Jeffc Wellington for this jgort at 13.1§ **.m. W^h

A trial shipment of flax dressed at the Opnnake (Tarauaki) flax mills has been sold in Melbourne at £'24: per ton. The timber trade of Havclock, Marlborough, is assuming large proportions. In six months 56 vessels have" left the port with 1,478,850 feet of sawn timber.