Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1356, 22 June 1872, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Ahnriri. Latitude, 39 deg. 28 min. 44 sec. S. j longitude, 176 deg. 55 min. 10 sec. E. Phase of the Moon—Last Quarter on the 28th June, at 8.57 a.m. THE TIDES APPKOXIMATE TIME OF HIGH WATK& SLACK. To-morrow... Morning, 8.50; Evening, 9.15 Monday ... Morning, 9.40; Evening, 10.5 EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Amherst, brigantine, from Newcastle Columbia, schooner, from Lyttelton Coronilla, ship, from London via Auckland (sailed from Gravesend, 22nd March) Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Nevada, p.s., from Honolulu and Auckland Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland VESSELS IN PORT. Bangatira, s.s., from Wellington and the South Esther, brigantine, from Wellington Alice, schooner, from Dunedin Napier, s.s., from Poverty Bay Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Greenwich, cutter, from Waikari Three Brothers, schooner, (repairing) Una, steam launch Lily, steam launch PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hero, schooner, for Wairoa, early Napier, s.s., for Poverty Bay, on Wednesday next, 26th inst. By telegram from Auckland to-day, we learn of the arrival at that port, at 11.20 last night, of the steamer Nevada, from Honolulu, with the inward mails from Europe, America, &c. The Nevada, it is understood, will come down the coast this trip. As our readers are probably aware, the Colonial Government steamer Luna has for some time past been undergoing repairs in Mechanics' Bay, Auckland. Our last advices announce that she would be ready for sea in a few days. She would first probably visit the Bay of Islands with his Excellency the Governor and the Native and Defence Minister, and afterwards proceed to the Manukau to take on board members of the General Assembly, the next session of which id to be opened at Wellington on the 16th of July.

The ship Helenslee, which arrived at Auckland on the sth inst., from London, geems to have experienced some fearful weather on the passage, during which one of the seamen was drowned, and another seriously injured, in a gale of wind. After the weather encountered is taken into consideration, the wonder is, not that the Helenslee was 146 days on the voyage, but that she ever reached port at all. She had on board the following cargo for Napier:—-1 case, address ; 1 case, L. Higgins ; 177 pkgs., order ; 4 cases, address; 3 cases, Watt Bros. At our latest dates from Auckland, the barques Tyrol and East Lothian were both loading at that port, the former for London and the latter for New York. The agents of the East Lothian have sufficient cargo ready to load her, and when full she will probably have on board about 2,300 cases kauri gum and 50 tons New Zealand flax.

The barque Thames, from London, arrived at Wellington on the 12th inst. She was the bearer of the material for the Manavvatu railway. The Auckland Harbor Board are projecting new and important works, which it is hoped will ere long be commenced. One of these will probably be a dock, and another an extension of the breakwater, as suggested by Mr Webb, so as to allow of such vessels as the Nevada, Nebraska, &c, coming alongside, to take in or discharge cargo. The Otago Daily Times, 12th inst., says . —The s.s. Taranaki, having completed her repairs in the Graving Dock, was floated on Monday evening. The repairs have been effected under the supervision of Mr Seager, of Wellington, and Mr Watson, her chief engineer, in a most substantial manner, reflecting credit on those gentlemen. Opportunity has been taken while in dock to have her bull thoroughly overhauled and repainted with Peacock's paint. She is now in jirst-rate fettle for a continuance of voyages.

The Lyttelton Times says:—" The handwriting of the document published jjurporting to have been written by the first mate of the Matoaka, has been closely and carefully compared with ship's receipts in the possession of Messrs, Miles and Co,, and it is clear that the hand* writings are totally dissimilar in every

respect. It would thus appear *that a very cruel and wicked hoax has been perpetrated, and takiDg everything into account there can be doubt that the perpetrator was a person of some education, who was acquainted with ocean currents.