Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1631, 24 November 1874, Page 438

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT AHURIRI. ARRIVALS. \ ) NOVEMBER. 20—Bebingtou, ship, 894 tons, Knight, from London . . 21—Sir Donald, g.5.,27 tons, Watson, from Waihua 21—Colonist, schooner, 47 tons, Amadeo, from Auckland 21—Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, 14 tons, Mortimer, from Wairoa 21—Fiery Cross, schooner, 68 tons, Smith, from Tairua 22 -Columbia, schooner, 46 lons, Conway, from Kennedy's Bay 22—Pretty Jane, s.s., 90 tons, Fernandez, from Poverty Bay 23—Atlantic, schooner, 65 tons, Spooner, from Auckland DEPARTURES. NOVEMBER. 20—Swordfisb, brigantine, 155 tons, Lewis, for Hobart Town 21—Luna, p.s., 195 ton 3, Fairchild, for Wellington 21—Southern Cross, s.s., 137 tons, Holmes, for Auckland 21—Opotiki, schooner, 33 tons, Harris, for Poverty Bay 21—Forest Queen, ketch, 50 tons, Batt, for Wellington 23—Pretty Jane, s.s., 90 tons, Fernandez, for Poverty Bay and Auckland PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Behington immigrants In the Pretty Jane Misses Nesbitt (2), Mr and Mis Magill, Mrs Giddings, Messrs Caldwell, M'Doug.tll, one native, and two others OUTWARDS. In the Southern Cross—Sir Donald M'Lean, Colonel St. John, Messrs Davis, Naylor, and others EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Albatross, schooner, from Auckland Amherst, brigantine, from Newcastle Annie Lisle, barque, from Dunedin Clarence, ship, from London Clematis, ketch, from Cabbage Bay Euphrodyne, schooner, from Dunedin Helena, brigantine, from Wangaroa Helen, brigantine, from Newcastle Helen Denny, ship, from Wellington Kate M'Gregor, schooner, from Mercury Bay Mary Melville, schooner, from Meicury Bay Opotiki, schooner, from Poverty Bay Pretty Jane, s.s., from Poverty Bay and Auckland Queen Bee, ship, from Poverty Bay Rangatira, s.s., from Wellington Result, s.s., from Auckland Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Star of the South, s.s., from the South Start, cutter, from Mercury Bay Swordfish, brigantine, from Hobarfc Town Waratah, barque, from Hobart Town William Cundall, barque, from Dunedin

VESSELS IN HARBOR. Atlantic, schooner, from Mercury Bay Bebiugton, ship, from London Columbia, schooner, from Kennedy's Bay Colonist, schojner, from Auckland Fiery Cross, schooner, from Tairua Fairy, s.s., from Wairoa Maggie, brig, from Newcastle Mary Arm Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Sir Donald, s.s., from the coast Southern Cross, s.s.. from Auckland Three Brothers, ketch, from Moeangiaugi Why Not, ketch, from Auckland Una, a.s., (lightering) Bella, s.s., (lightering) PROJECrfiD DEPARTURES. For Wairoa—Fairy, this morning For Poverty Bay—Rangatira, to-day For Waimarama—Sir Donald, to-day For Auckland—Columbia, to-morrow; Star of the South, early For Fiji—Star of the South, early

The iron ship "W. H. Knight, master, left East India Docks on 2Gth July ; proceeded to Gravesend, and left on the 28th ; proceeded down Channel to Dartmouth, with head wiuds and fine weather ; put into Dartmouth on the 2nd August; condenser out of order; had it repaired, and recommenced voyage with light winds until the Bth inst., when the ■wind became fair; carried light N.E. trades till three degrees N. of Equator, when she got into the B.E. trades, and proceeded through them with the same light winds and fine weather. Ran down her eastings in ahout 48deg. S., and had very fair weather, having shipped but few seas. Was off the Snares in ninety-four days from Dartmouth, and was twelve days in arriving in this Bay, owing to light N.E. winds and calms. On the 29th October, at 3.30 a.m., a heavy sea broke over the toprail, and took the two men from the wheel. One oE them had two ribs broken, and the other had a shoulder slightly sprained and a slight contusion above one knee. The sea smashed in the after-cabin door, flooded the entire saloon, and smashed the glass ventilator in the single women's compartment, causing some water to enter their part of the vessel. This was soon dried up. Had but little sickness on the voyage, which was altogether a very pleasant one. She brings 317 immigrants, equal to 249| statute adults. There were eight births on' the passage, and four deaths. Three of these were children; the other was one of the crew named French, about fifty years of age. He was aloft, at wck on one of the yards, when death overtook him. His mates having called to him several time and received no answer, went and examined him, and found him dead, still clasping the yard with his arms. The cause of death was heart disease.

The s.s. Sir Donald returned from Waihua on Friday, with a cargo of wool. She leaves for Waimarama this morniog. Tile schooner Colonist, Capt. Amadeo, from Auckland, arrived on Saturday after* roon, with 29,000 ft. timber, and 60,000 shingles. The schooner Fiery Cross, Captain J. C. Smith, arrived frum Auckland via Tairuaon Saturday morning, with a cargo of timber. The schooner Columbia, Captain G. W. Conway, arrived from Kennedy's Bay, on Saturday morning, with 40,000 ft. timber. The S.s. Pretty Jane, Capt. Fernandez, arrived from Poverty Bay and Auckland, on Sunday morning, and steamed for the same ports last evening.

The schooner Atlantic, Capt. Spooner, arrived from Mercury Bay yesterday, with a cargo of timber. The ship .Rosalia has at last reached her destination, having arrived at Dunedin from Napier on Sunday afternoon, after a good passage of a week. The s.s. Rangatira left Wellington for Napier at 6 o'clock last evening. Mr Nancarrow, the inspector of steamers, is a passenger. The Pretty Jane left Auckland for Napier, on the night of the 18th instant. The ship Auckland, from Glasgow to Dum din, passed the Bluff on the 19th instant and she reached Dnnedin the same evening, with 360 immigrants, all well. The Wonga Wonga arrived at Auckland from Sydney, on .Saturday, with English and American mails.

The London, with 400 Government immigrants, all well, arrived at Auckland on the 19th, after a protracted voyage of 111 daysi or 92 days from land to land.

The s.s. Paterson.—The Harbor Department in Taranaki is proceeding against the owners of the Paterson, wrecked in the Waitara River, to comp«l them to remove the wreck.

Melbourne Shipping. 12th November. —Arrived.—Zephyr, from Hokitika; Mary Bannatyne, from Greymoutb ; St Kilda, from Westport. The Alhambra is off the Promontory, and will arrive to-night. Sailed—11th, Otago, for Dunedin and Newcastle. Arrived—9th, Woodbine, from Auckland ; 11 tli, Queensland, from Lyttelton, Sailed—6th, Fawn, for Lyttelton. Interprovincial Mail Service.—The New Zealand Steam Company having declined the offer of £l2O per trip as a subsidy for the interprovincial mail service, in connection with the San Francisco service, the Government has determined to accept the company's offer of undertaking the service at £2,300 per annum, the arrangement to last during the continuance of the temporary San Francisco mail service.

The Austrian Arctic Expedition.— An English telegram states that the safety of the whole Austrian arctic expedition (with one exception only) has occasioned great joy. Preparations have already been commenced to send a fresh expedition next summer to ascertain whether the newlydi^cov:red land is part of the continent or an island. Captain Wiggings, who started in June last in the steamer Diana to search for the lost Austrian expedition, has just returned to Dundee.

Immigrant Ships for New Zealand. —The following is an extract from a telegram sent by Dr. Featherston. to the Minister of Immigration, giving a list of the emigrant ships that sailed for New Zealand, in the month of October -.—For Auckland. Dilharee, with 370 immigrants ; Warwick, with 240 ; Inverne, 200. For Wellington, Berar. 3f>o ; Humbolt, 390. For Otago, Galbraith, 140 ; Nelson, 320 ; Wild Deer, 300. For Taranaki, Acheron, 2< 0. For Nelson, Anglesey, 270. For Canterbury, Avalanche, 320 ; Lady Jocelyn, 530 ; Waimatc, 370. Total emigrants for the month of October, 4,010 souls. The Hydaspes. Auckland telegrams state that the saloon passengers of this vessel having been released from quarantine before the immigrants, the latter became highly indignant, broke out in open resistance to the authorities at the quarantine station ; and refused to allow the removal of saloon passenger's luggage, which was watited for passengers, who are proceeding South. The difficulty became rather serious, and a detachment of Constabulary was sent to the quarantine station to check the insubordination. It turned out that the original reports of the disturbance had been greatly exaggerated. They found everything quiet, the immigrants being orderly, although dissatisfied with the release of the saloon passengers ; the saloon luggage was brought up. An Eventful Voyage.—The Ketch Maid of the Mill, of Auckland, was out in the late westerly gales, and arrived in Auckland halffull of water on the Hist October, the crew having been pumpiug all.the wsj from the Barrier. The New Zealand Herald says—- " The mishaps are of no ordinary cbaractar. A recital of the dangers experienced makes one wonder how two meu could have succeeded in bringiug her bnck to port in her water-logged condition. The troubles lasted for ten weeks, the vessel having left for Russell in the latter part of August last. She was first blown back to port after reaching Cape Brett. On her secoud attempt to reach Russell she was ' ismastcd, her sails blown to pieces, her rudder twice carried away, twice driven ashore at the Barrier on the rocks and holes knocked in her bottom, and oucc capsized. And yet with all these mishaps, her master, Tho i as Short, and his one man, have succeeded in bringing the vessel back to Auckland for repair, having in the meantime cut a new mizenmast out of the bush, and cut their own timber to repair the rudder.