Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1391, 2 August 1872, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Ahuriri. HIGH WATER SLACK. TOtMOBBOW. Sforaing, 5.45 Evening, 6.10 arbTvals. august. "■"*' 2-~Dawn, cutter, from Wellington DEPARTURES. AUGUST. I—•*Napier, s.s., for Poverty Bay PASSENGER LIST. OUTWARDS. In the Rev. J. Townsend, Mrs. Bell, Miss Morrin, and others EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coronilla, ship, from London via Auckland Hector, brigautiue, from Warrnarabool Herald, schooner, from Auckland via Wangapoa Keera, s.s., from Wellington Lay.itia, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Napier, s.s., from Poverty Bay Nebraska, p.s., from Wellington Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland VESSELS IN PORT. Pawn, cutter, from Wellington Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Three Brothers, schooner (repairing) PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hero, for Wairoa, early Tije cutter Dawn, Mundle, master, arrived in the roadstead at 3 o'clock this nioming, bringing a general cargo. She left Wellington at 10 o'clock on Tuesday night, and had light baffling winds to Palliser; from thence, a strong S,W. wind to Blackhead, at 4 p.m. yesterday, and a light souther from thence to port. She entered the Iron Pot this afternoon. The s.s. Napier steamed for Poverty Bay at 12 o'cl ck last night, with a gene ral cargo and passengers. She may be expected to return to this port on Sunday, and will, we believe, be despatched for Wellington on Tuesday. The s.s. Star of the South, from this port, arrived at Grahamstovvn at an early hour this morning. We understand that the repairs to the s.s. Rangatira, which steamer is at present at Lyttelton, are expected to be completed to-morrow (Saturday.) She will then leave for Wellington and Napier. The ship Excelsior has been laid on at Wellington for London direct—to sail on or about the Ist September. The brigantine Stranger, 14 days from Newcastle, arrived at Wellington on Monday morning, with 390 tons coal lor the N.Z.S.S. Company. Late advices from Sydney state that considerable anxiety is felt at that port concerning the safety of the ship Ariel, long overdue from London, As the Ariel was one of the fastest of the China tea-dippers, her non arrival at Sydney must be owing to some serious mishap. She left London on the 2nd Feb., under command of Capt. Caehenaille, consigned to Messrs. Par bury and Lamb, and has not been reported as having been spoken. The A.S.N. Co,, which already possesses a fleet of thirty steamers, has, we learn by the latest Sydney telegrams, purchased from the Queensland Government the steamer Governor Blackwall, a magnificent vessel bu It about eighteen mouths ago in Sydney. This company also intends ordering two very large new screw steamees from home, which, it is said, will be capable of running the San Francisco mails. A Montreal paper says that the Sea Bird, schooner-ringed, 12 feet long, 4 feet beam, and 17 inches deep, is being completed for a voyage across the Atlantic.

A late Melbourne Argus says: —The breakwater'at Williamstownisonce mure in a fit state to receive the full number of ships which it was intended to accommodate. About twelve months ago the rottenness of the piles, some of which had been actually eaten through, showed the necessity for repairs being effected without delay, Tenders were accordingly called for the work, and the contract was Jet to Messrs. Palgleish and Son for the gum of £2l#3. I» effecting the repairs, about 2CO feet of the old piles were cut o# at the level of the uiud, and new red gum files.were driven i» alongside vf

them. A new masked battery, pierced for five guns, has been erected at the end of the breakwater. It is stated that the A.S.N. Company has ardered the steamer City of Melbourne to be thoroughly refitted with bedding, and everything likely to prevent contagious disease.