SHIPPING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4357, 8 March 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING

POET OF WELLINGTON Hiaii Watbk, 3.43 a.m.: 4.8 r.M. ARRIVE!). MATICH 6.-Welllngton. s.s., 262 tons, Carey, from Manukau, Taranaki, Nelson, and Plct™. FassenK era-Saloon: Mrs. Atkinson ami family (3), Mr.. Gleasson and infant, Mrs. Nathan, infant, and servant. Mrs. Atkins and infant. Mrs. Smith an II wo sons Mrs Cattcl and son, Mrs. Tieattv. three children, S'sTmntV Eawson. Mr. and Mr.. Knocker Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Macnaman. Miss Cheene. Miss StSte. Miss Keenan. Miss Uurcheson. M>»J\ f*PP". MJh Carroll, Miss Walmsley. Rev. Mr. Bnrtdlo, Ecv. Mr Henderson, Messrs. Nathan, Leonard, Bovendge, Leslie. Williamson (2), Mclntyre. Lnndun, Isaacs. Robs Eainie, Brown,- Curtis. Nairn, Norman, Lutlwie Suisted, McCaul: 21 saloon for the South ; 20 steerage.for Wellington, and 25 for South. E. S. .Ledger, agent. Shepherdess, schooner, 33 tons, Cochrane, from Havelock. _ ... Aurora, schooner, 54 tons, George Komerii, from the East Coast. Edwd. Pearce, agent. March 7.—Otago. s.s., 520 tons. Whitburn, from Melbourne, The Bluff. Port Chalmers, and Lvtteltou. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Mr. and Miss Harris. Messrs. Higginson and Anderson; 18 steerage. W. Bishop, agent. Clematis, ketch. 45 tons, from Napier. Kuby, schooner, 24 tons, Dalton, from Kaiknura. Hangatlra, ss.. 103 tons, Griffiths, from Poverty Bay, Napier, and Castle Point. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Bates and company (10). Mr. and Mrs. Tollemache, Mr. and Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. Campbell, Miß3 Black. Mr. and Mrs. Arise, Messrs. Kelly, Pritchard, "Valentine, Bert, and Wilson ; eight in the steerage. E. S. Ledger, agent. . , Lyttelton. p.s., 8(5 tons. Scott, from Blenheim. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Hewell and three children, Miss Jackson, Messrs. Pritchard and Luxford. E. S. Ledgor, agent. Easby, a s., 070 tons, Kennedy, from Port Chalmers, lyttelton, and Napier. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mra. Chambers, Captain McFarlane, Messrs. I. I>. Kieh. Sheen. Isaacs, Lascellcs. King, Hart, Sutton : sin the steerage, and 3d for Sydney. Turnbull and Co., agents. Unity, schooner, 47 tons, Irwin, from the Ea3t Coast. Krull and Co., agents. SAILED. Makcb 6.—Stormbird. s.s., 63 tons, Doile. for Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Signal!, Messrs Vile, Norgrovc, Johnson, and Horrell (2). Turnbull and Co., agents _ . Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons. Evans, for Wanganui. Passengers—Messrs. Bayly and Boore. K. a. Ledger, Wellington, s.s„ 262 tons. Caroy, for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Bracken, Dr. Stuart, Eev. Mr. Clark, Messrs. Beaver Murfln, ajlcn, Betham, Coxhead, Carey. Tully, Hocken, and Hardy ; Bln the steerage. K. S. Ledger, agent. Canterbury, schooner. 28 tons. Nelson, for Pelorns Sound, in ballast. McTntyro and Co., agents. March 7.—Prince Victor, barque, 374 tons, James, for Newcastle, N.S.W. IMPOETS. Hunter, from Eangitikei: 63 bales wool, 26 hides, 1 sack hides, 2 bales sheepskins, 1 cask tallow. Welling'on, from the North : 1 timber jack, 21 bars iron, 2 eases, 4 casks zinc, 38 cases, 1 bale, 30 pipes, 1 pel, 12 sack 3 potatoes, 1 truss, 1 portmanteau, 1 case, 1 box silver, 4 boxes, 8 casks, 1 theodolite, 1 case caps, 2 cases gunpowder, 2 rolls lead, 10 pkgs, 1 chest, 60 sacks malt, 213 cases fruit, 8 bales wool. 8 sacks lime, 1 pkg, 1 box fruit, 30 cases. Shepherdess, from Pelorns Sound: 28,000 feet sawn timber.

EXPORTS. Storrnbird, for Wangsuui: 3 cases machinery, 1 octave, whisky, 25 cases ginger wine, 42 boxes tea, 1 truss, 1 cose, 3 cases pictures, 4 cases, 1 ram. 14 gunnies sugar,] dray, 1 half-chest tea, 1 cose drapery, 2 cylinder sections, 19 case* groceries. 1 box tobacco, 2 ca3eß chairs, 14 drams oil, 29 cases groceries, 5 do axes. 5 do handles, 1 do glassware, 1 ca3k bathbrick, 10 do sulphnr, 1 bag sago, ICO bass salt, 2 bales paper bags, 1 bag cloves, 12 nests tubs, 2 qr.-casks vinegar, 2 boxea pipes. 18 do raisins, 1 cask soda. 2 bales sacks, 2 half-chests tea, 11 case 3 groceries, 12 bales paper. Manawatu, for "Wanganui: 10 cases schnapps, 1 truss. 22 pkgs, 1 box, 10 kegs nails, 2 cases, 60 calve 3, Wellington, for the South : 4 boxes, 1 coil wire, 8 rams, 2 bales, 7 trusses, 2 trunks samples, 19 castings, 1 case, 3 pels, 4 cases, 1 sr.ck grass seed, 1 box, 20 poles, 8 boxes, 1 horse, 3 empty hhds, 1 pel, 10 pkgs, 1 boat, 2 oars, 1 rudder and yoke. EXPECTHD A 1111 l VATA Lqniios.—HinflosUn. Hudson, Dalran, Edwin Fox, Dallam Tower, and Kingdom of Italy. Mauritius.—May, three-masted schooner, early. Port Chalmers.—Chandiere, barque, daily. Northern Poets.—Phoebe, s.s., 12th inst. Southern Ports. —Taranaki, s.s., 11th inst. Foxton.—Napier, s.s., this day. Dunedin.—Beautiful Star, s.s., this day. Mki.bourne, via the West Coast.—Tararua, s.s., 12th inst. Auckland and East Coabt Ports.—Luna, p.s., daily. PnO.JKCTRT) DEPAKTimES. I»snos—fioukar, early ; Avalanche, fith March : Carnatic, 30th March. NonrnKitN Ports.—Taranaki, s.s., 11th inst. Newcastle,—Easby, s.s., to morrow. Southern Ports.—Phcebe, s.s., 12th inst. Melbourne, via West Coast.—Otago, s.s., this day. Foxton. —Napier, s.s., to-morrow. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Eangatira, s.s., thl3 day. Blenheim.—Falcon, ketch; and Lyttelton, p.s., this day.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LYTTELTON, Saturday. AnKITED : Syren and Armison, from Newcastle; Clematis, from llobarton. Cleared : Pacific, for Manukau; Rio Loge, for Auckland. AUCKLAND, Saturday. H.SI.S. Dido has arrived from Fiji. PORT CHALMERS, Saturday. Arrived : Brace, 3.3., from Lyttelton; three-masted achooner Fairlie, from Auckland via Wellington : barque Gloucester, from Hongkong (January 2), with 208 cooliea, and a full general cargo ; barque Medora, from Hongkong (January 0), with a cargo of tea ; and barque P.C.E., with coals, from Newcastle. The Taranaki sailed for the North at 2 p.m. Messrs. McMeckan and Blackwood's steamer Otago, under the temporary command of Mr. Whitburn, her late chief officer, arrived in harbor at half-past 4 o'clock last evening, after a good run of sixteen hours from Lyttelton. She left Melbourne at 3 p.m. on the 24th ultimo, cleared Port Philip Heads at 5 p.m., and the Strait at 4.30 p.m. the following day. Light S.E. and E. winds were against the Otago during the passage across, The Bluff being reached at 7 a.m. on the 2nd instant. Left The Bluff for Port Chalmers at 4.25 p m the same day, and arrived at 7 a.m. on the 3rd. From Port Chalmers to Wellington, fine weather and favorable winds made the passage a pleasant one. The Otago leaves for Nelson, the Grey, and Hokitika, to-day. We have to thank Mr. De Leon, purser; for files. ' Mr. F. C. Fulton's large steam collier Easby, Captain Archibald Kennedy, made fast to the Wellington wharf at 7.45 o'clock last evening. She is last from Napier, where she discharged 300 tons of grain, and 2000 sheep, which had been put on board at Lyttelton. The Easby left Napier on Saturday afternoon at 5.30 p.m., her long passage being attributable to strong head winds, which lasted for the greater part of the passage. She brings a number of passengers for this port, besides thirty-six who have booked through to Sydney. 5000 sacks of grain are also on board for that port. The Easby will sail for Sydney to-morrow. The barque Prince Victor, Captain James, beat out • of the harbor against a light south-east breeze yesterday morning, but anchored at the entrance for a more favorable wind. She is bound for Newcastle. The steamer Lyttelton, Captain Scott, left Blenheim for Wellington at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, and arrived In port at-3.30 yesterday afternoon. Exceptionally fine weather was met with in the The steamer Wellington, which left this port on Saturday afternoon, arrived at Lyttelton at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock yesterday.' The steamers Manawatu and Stormbird crossed the Wanganui bar at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The steamer Beautiful Star and the barque Chaudiero left Port Chalmers on Friday last for Wellington. , . ■ . The schooner Aurora, George Eomeril, master, ar- * rived on Saturday morning last'from Castle Point with a cargo of wool. The schooner Shepherdess, with a cargo of timber consigned to Messrs. Greenfield and Stewart, arrived on Saturday morning last from (f avelock. The revenue cutter Ringleader, Captain Gray, arrived in Auckland on the 25th of February from her cruise to Wellington. The ship Warwick has been chartered to load wheat at Lyttelton for London, after landing at Napier a large cargo of railway iron which she is loading at Auckland. , The fine steamer Wellington, Captain Carey, arrived at half-past nine on Saturday rooming last from Northern ports. She left Manukau on Wednesday afternoon. last, and experienced fine and favorable weather.throughout. She coaled, discharged a quantity of cargo, and sailed South at half-past four on Saturday afternoon. The steamerßangatiea, Captain Griffiths, left Poverty Bay at 2.45 p.m. on Friday last, and had strong N. W. winds to Napier, where sho arrived after a run of twelve hours. She left for Wellington at 3.10 a.m. on Saturday, arriving alongside the Wellington wharf at 4.30 yesterday morning, light airs marking the passage from Castle Point. The Rar.gatira will leave for Napier and Poverty Bay this afternoon. The p.s. Takapuna so long well-known as one of the steam ferry-boats between Auckland and the North Shore, has been removed from tho broad waters of the Waitemata to the Thames to aid in conveying the crowds hurrying to make their fortunes at the new Eldorado at Ohinemuri. The Takapuna was ft favorite boat with the passengers when sho was employed in the Auckland and North Shore Ferry Service.— Soutliem Cross. The Bakok Abeiumbe.—Captain McGUllvray, of the s.B. Go-Ahead, reports that on Sunday afternoon, soon after leaving Anaura, a small port a few miles thhi side of Gisbome, he sighted a large English ship, apparently fthO" l 16 *" tons register.' She was standing to the north, about ten miles from the land. The Go-Ahead was in company with her for six hours, till rounding the East Cape. The Bamc ship was sighted again last evening between Couvier Island arid the Great Mercury. The wind was light from the - fist at the time, and the ship was under full sail making for Capo Colville. ..A large number of oassen-v-n were visible on board. Had it not been blowing Beavily On Sunday, Captain McGUllvray states he would have gone alongside.' This will probably turn out. to U the Baron Abeidare, now eighty-throe days r/nt Iroin London. .She must have come south about. tint /lumbers had not been made up to the time of wt f".f«g- Ui presn. " Captain" Burgess went over to the ftidh Wivitit thin morning on receiving Captain **/**)»! ««7> report, to be in readiness to go off to }^t]~-AvMlwivlHUM, Much 2. -.•:•<■.

The Burnino op the Steamer Waikato —We have been kindly furnished with the following letter, forwarded by Captain Cellem, of the steamer Waikato, which was burned at NgaruawaWa wharf to a friend in town It will be seen that those on board barely escaped with their lives:—" About four o'clock on the morning of the 23rd, I was roused suddenly with a cry of Are. The instant I opened my eyes, a bright glare showed on the little window, and on opening the door I was met with a fierce flame from the engine-room door, leaving me time only to grasp a few clothes to cover me and rush out on to the quarterdeck and give the alarm. There was then no possibility of getting to the wharf, as the main-deck and bridge were one mass of flames. Consequently I had to make for a boat under our starboard quarter, into which I throw what little I had saved, including my vest, in which was my watch, with a little money: but unluckily this fell into the river. I regret to say I have lost all my clothes, and did not even save a hat or pair of boots ; also £lO in notes and all my certificates. Having scrambled from the barge to the wharf, I found the crew in their shirts only, to whom I gave orders to endeavor to collect buckets, while I called Mr. Hunt. On my return a number of the inhabitants had arrived, whom Mr. Hunt organised into parties ; while another party, led by Mr. Edgecombe, proceeded to scuttle.the vessel, while lin the meantime was employed securing her to the wharf with a chain cable, to prevent her getting adrift on to the new bridge being built by Mr. Taylor, home littlo panic occurred for a short time, owing to the dread of the boilers exploding, which fortunately did not take place, the steam having soon exhausted itself. The fire did not last much longer than two hours, but what destruction ! The whole of the midships compartment was gutted, the forepart of the cabin and about £SOO worth of cargo, principally grass seed destroyed either by fire or water. In fact, the Waikato looks a complete wreck, and, not being insured, the loss to the company will be about £IOOO. The inquest or inquiry took place to-day, and the crew, engineer, and myself are exonerated from all blame. The holes made to sink the vessel were plugged up, and a number of natives employed to bail out the water She is now nearly afloat. Whether the company will repair her for this river, or put another engine in her and send her round to Aucklaud, is not yet known.— Auckland Sim: Distkkss and Pilot Signals.—The Board of Trade have received through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, stating that at a recent sitting of tho Bundesrath of the German Empire, it was decided to adopt in' their entire and unaltered form tho distress and pilot signals as set forth in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment Act, 1873.