Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1560, 20 March 1874, Page 154

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT AHURIRI. : , * ARRIVALS. MARCH. 17—Star of the South, s.s., 147 tons, Farquhar, from Auckland 17—Rangatira, s,s., 185 tons, Griffiths, from Poverty Bay 19—Pretty Jane, s.s., 101 tons, Palmer, from Poverty Bay and Auckland 19—Saucy Lass, schooner, 36 tons, Smith, from Auckland 19—Effie Meikle, schooner, 40 tons, O. Schultze, from Auckland , 19—Colonist, schooner, 54 tons, Mb'ller, from Wangapoa DEPARTURES. MABCH. • 17—Fairy, s.s., 32 tons, Campbell, for TeApiti 18—Rangatira, s.s., 185 tons, Griffiths, for Wellington 19—Opotiki, schooner, 33 tons, Harris, for Poverty Bay \' 19—Pretty Jane, s.s., 401 tons, Palmer, for Poverty Bay and Auckland PASSENGER LIST. ' INWARDS. In the Star of the South—Mr an 1 Mrs Hicks and family (3), Mrs HaywaH and family (4), Mrs Jones, Messrs Campbell. Connol!, Dugflale, Duunett, Jeffares, Lister, M'lntosh, M-Gregor, Morion, Owen, Palmer, Smith (3), and 4 natives . In the Rangatira—Messrs Anacelle, Barrie, Carlile, Cooper, Pick, Winter, and two for the South In the Pretty Jane—Mr & Mrs Hamlet and child, Miss Isaacs, Messrs Brooks, Crawford, Boker, M'Cormack, M'Dermott, Morrow, Stuart, and Williamson In the Sancy Lass—Captain Prebble, 'Messrs Guthrie, Nicholls, and another OUTWARDS. In the Rangatira—Col. Whitmore, Dr and Mrs Dawes, Mr and Mrs Gourlay and family (4), Mr and Mrs Bacon, Mrs Kennedy, Messrs Ah Chow, Corbett, Downes, Dood«" ward, Goodworth. Huntley, Kelly. Parker, Profit, Thompson, and 8 others In the Pretty Jane—Mr Horsfall and several others EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Augusta, brigantine, from Auckland Blanche, schooner, from Wellington Fairy, s.s., from Te Apiti Fanny, brigantine, from Newcastle Lastitia, schooner, from Tairoa Opotiki, schooner, from Poverty Bay Pacific, schooner, from Auckland St. Fillans, ship, from London Wangarei, cutter, from Mercury Bay Wellington, s.s., from Wellington. VESSELS IN HARBOR. j Bella, s.s., from Arapawanui Colonist, schooner, from Wangapoa Effie Meikle, schooner; from Au klaad Forest Queen, ketch, from Maugatiti Invererne, ship, from London Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Queen of the North, barque, from London j Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland Three Brothers, ketch, from Moeangiangi Una, s.s., from Mohaka Hero, schooner (laid up) Greenwich, cutter PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Star of the South, s.s., for Auckland direct, to-day Wellington, s.s., for Poverty Bay, on Monday next Colonist, schooner, for Auckland, on Monday next Queen of the North, barque, for London, early in March The A.SP. Co.'s s.s. Star of the South* ,Capt. W.Farquhar, arrived from Auckland at 4 p.m. on Tuesday last, with a large general cargo, and a quantity of pure-bred stock.—The Star will steam for Auckland at 3 p.m. to-day. The s.s. Rangatira, Capt. J. Griffiths, arrived from Poverty Bay at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, and left for Wellington at 8 o'clock the same evening. The A.S.P. Oo.'s s.s. Pretty Jane, Capt. W. Palmer, arrived from Poverty Bay and Auckland, shortly after 4 a.m. yesterday, with a full general cargo.-She steamed for Poverty Bay and Auckland last evening. The sohooner Saucy Lass, Capt. Jas. Smith, arrived from Auckland yesterday, with the following cargo:—10,000 feet timber, 20,0G0 shingles. 1,240 slates. 29 tons doors and sashes, and 26 pkgs furniture. The sohooner Effie Meikle, Captain Schultze, arrived from Auckland yesterday with a cargo of timber. The schooner Colonist, Capt. Moller, arrived from Wangapoa, yesterday afternoon, with 36,000 feet timber. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, NEW PLYMOUTH. 17th March. The Maid of Otago, when entering the Waitotara river during the heavy gale on Saturday, bad her rodder carried away, which caused her to run aground on the north spit, inside the bar. Her cargo is being discharged, when she will probably be got off. She is from Pictou. with a cargo of timber for the Waitara railway. 19th March. The Maid of Otago is expected to be got off the Spit. The damage is estimated at £2OO. WELLINGTON. 17th March. JE.M.S. Blanche iett Wellington on the 19th February, and reached the Auckland Islands on the 26th. She remained at Port Ross until the 2nd March. She visited, repaired, and painted the store-houses. She steamed round the island looking for signs of shipwrecked seamen. Left on the sth. fine went to Oampbell's Island, and landed an. Perseverance harbor, Found that the {French war transport Lavore had left there ion the Ist of January. ' Provisions were •everywhere fottud to be in a good state of preservation. She sailed for Wellington on the '-9th. While at the Auckland and Campbell Islands experienced several severe storms, snow and hail falling. New Plymouth is expected to be the next place visited by the Blanche. She is expected to J Jeavc tomorrow,

The Wemyss Castle, 102 days from London, has arrived. Shr brings no passengers. • •■'-•' ■•' ,; ,: ~ - , ■ 18th March. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Ship China, 120 days fipm London, has arrived with one passenger, three pedigree bulla, 27 sheep, 810 tons railway iron, and 600 tons genera! cargo. English Ships for New Zealand.—A telegram from the Agent General, dated London, March 6th, states that the following ships, with emigrants, sailed during February :—Verutia,' for'•Canterbury, with 323 persons ; Atrato, steamship, for Otago and Canterbury, with 770; Schiehallion, for Napier, ,160.; Hague, H for Wellington, with 440; Fleming and tivo other vessels, for Otago, with 720 ; Roukarell, for Auckland, with 360 ; Ballochmyle,for Canterbury, with 480. Twenty-four vessels were to be despatched during March and April. They were to bring amongst their cargo 2400 tons of rails, 14 sets of points. 7 turn-tables, and 108 pipes. "It is to be regretted," the Agent • General adds, " that the Atrato has to return to Plymouth, her piston rod being broken." DUNK DIN. 19th March. A Commission is about to inquire into the way the immigrants wore shipped on board the hoi mi tar. BLUFF. 18th March. The s.s. Otago, Captain M-Lean, arrived at 9 a.m.; she left Melbourne on the 12th. She brings 506 tons cargo, 38 cabin, and 76 steerage passengers. MELBOURNE. 14th March. The Tartar will return with the San Francisco mails on Saturday, full of passengers. LONDON. 6th March. The steamship Atrato returned to Plymouth yesterday with her machinery disabled. ' 10th March. New Line of Ships to New Zealand. —Messrs. Henderson and Co have commenced to run a new line of clipper ships between London and Otago with the William Davie, on the 15th February.. The Atrato has been placed on the berth by Shaw, Saville and Co. The Basilisk has been ordered home. Captain Stephen, of the steamer Cyphreus, was drowned during a gale in the channel two days after leaving London. His newly married wife was on board. A Collision occurred on the Tyne through reckless steering, by which twenty men lost their lives.