Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1065, 11 July 1871, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Almriri. Jjatifeude, 39 deg. 28 mip. 44 sec. S. j longitude, 176 deg. 55 min. 10 sec. E. 3?hase of the Moon—New Moon, on the 18th July, at 4 57 a.m. THE ~TIDES APPROXIMATE TIME pF HIGH WATER. SLA.GK. To-morrow..: horning, 2.5; Evening, 2.30 ARRIVALS. Nil. DEPARTURES. Nil. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Esther, brigantine, for Wellington via the poast, early Lord Ashley, s.s., for Wellington and the South, about Wednesday next Hero, schooner, for Wairoa, early EXPECIED ARRIVALS. ' Amherst, brigantine, from Newcastle Lord Ashley, s.s., frpm Tauranga and Auckland Luna, p. 3., from the North Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Napier, s.s , from Auckland via Poverty Bay Why Not, ketch, from Porangahau VESSELS IN PORT. Crest of. the Wave, schooner, from Dunedin Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland Three Brothers, schooner, from ArapaWanui Esther, brigantine, from Wellington Maggie, brig, from Newcastle Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Greenwich, cutter (lightering) Mahia, cutter (lightering) Una, steam launch SINOE opr last there have been neither arrivals at, nor departures froni> this port. The schooner Hero is taking in cargo for Wairoa, and will probably get away about the end of the week. The schooner Saucy Lass, hence, arrived at Lyttelton on the 6th inst. The Otago Daily Times says;—Advices have been received by the mail of the arrival in London of Messrs. P. Henderson and Co.'s ship Otago, Capt. Stuart. She was docked on the 30th April, 74 days after raising her anchor at Port Chambers. She was in the English Channel in 71 days, which we believe to be the quickest passage on record between iNew Zealand and England. The William Davie and J. N. Fleming, of the same line, arrived home from Port Chalmers in 86 and 77 days respectively. The report of a meeting of the Queen of the Thames passengers after the wreck is published in a late issue of the Cape Argus. It is rather a significant fact that no allusion, commendatory or otherwise, was made to the captain of the vessel. The officers, and many of the crew, were mentioned in terms of the highest praise, but respecting Capt. M'Donald there was maintained an ominous silence. — The Cape Argus, in a leading article, implie3 that the Queen of the Thames was lost through wilful ignorance or recklessness. The mate admitted in his evidence that he took no part jn navigating the ship from leaving Melbourne. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22, 1&71. The following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhjbition of a- Harbour Light at Napier, prepared from information received from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge neral information. Heney Seweli.. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red on the Tarda Rock. On and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and White Light will be exhibited from a mast on the western extremity of the Eastern Suit, Port Ahuriri, and will be seen on the following gearings from seaward :-r* Red Prom S.E. by S. to S. by E.-JE. White ... From S. by E.fE. to S.W. by Red From S.W. by S.£S. to S.W.SS, The light will be about 27 feet above high water, and should be visible, in clear weather, about 9 nautipal miles, allowing 10 feet for the height of the observer's eye. The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western red light, which will be seen one quarter of a mile (nautical) on each side of the rock. Vessels approachipg from the northward should keep in the white light. Masters of vessels coming from the southward will find this light no guide for them, and must use allprepautions as heretofore to ayoid the rocky patch called the Auckland Rock, which has only 14 feet ou some portions of it at low water springs. This patch exfends at least one cable to the southward of the black buoy which is moored off the northern edge of the patch, and which lies in 5% fathoms at low water springs. ' All bearings are magnetic.