SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4775, 12 July 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF WELLINGTON. High Water.—7.lS a.m. , 7.30 r.M. A HEX FED. , . ... July ll.—Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, from tno South. Passengers—Saloon : Hon. TV. Robinson. J ■ and Mrs. Murray-Aynsloy, Mesdames Stonliolra. Hudson and three children, Johnston and three childr. Berry, Fisher, and Nash, Misses McNigh and I isher, Messrs. Ronaldson, E. Brown, Harding, Anaerson, Croker, Hansen, Pickett, Malcolm, Drewry Tnilock, Cot, Hudson. Weir, Common, and Boss (2) . “B llt ®° n steerage, and ten for the North. Levin , s.s., 69 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin; Misses Smith (3), Mesdames Smith and Macgregor, Messrs. Lasby, Mackay, Smith. Macgregor, Wright. Clark, Hicks, W orthmgton Coe, Shaw Williams, Menzies, Bentley, Native, Walker, and Wallace. Turnbull and Co. agents. Hawca, s.s., 461 tons, Uheeler, from the North. Passengers—‘Saloon : Misses Smith, Elliot, and Andrew Mesdames Grant, Bell, McNassar, Beauchamp, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Master PeU, Kev. Mr. Andrew, Messrs. Duncan, Mitchell, Marten, Bentley, Adams, Turnbull, Hamilton, Currie, Adamson, Duncan, Gil lesple, and Edwards: eleven steerage, and twentythree for the South. Levin and Co., agents. Jane Elkin, ketch, 25 tons, Leslie, from Kaiapoi. Master, agent. Luna, p.s., 199 tons. Fairchild, from Foxton. Sarah Bell, ship, 812 tons, Dixon, from London. N. 2.5, Co., agents. SAILED. July 11,—Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, for the East Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Pollick and Jones, Misses Ross (3). Messrs. Fraser, Watson, Cook, Monro, Pickett, and Mammon. Levin and Co., agents. ~ „ Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, for the South. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Hedges, Barratt, Smith, Baiilie, Parker, and four in the steerage. Levin and Co., agents. CLEARED OUT. . , July 11. —Kaikoura, schooner, 31 tons, Anderson, for Kaikoura. Bethune and Hunter, agents. IMPORTS. Hawea, from Onehunga : 5 hhds brandy. Order; 30 casks currants, Krull and Co.; Bdo nuts, Joseph and Co : 50 cases apples, 0 sacks nuts, Marshall; 16 boiler tubes. Mills ; 1 case. Mountain ; 2 bales, 1 case, Dutton. From Hew Plymouth : 1 case, 1 cask. Bishop. From Nelson : 1 case, Levin and Co.; 10 do fruit, Barlow; 45 sacks malt, Mace and Arkel; I from Dunedin ; 4 cases, Young: 1 kilderkin, Eddie and Jack: 1 pci. Thomson; 3 cases, 1 pkg. Murray, Common, and Co.: 11 cases, Turnbull and Co.; 1 phaeton and shafts. Hart; 2 hf-chests, 6 boxes, Wang Seang; 25 rolls matting. Pirie; 1 case, Edmondson, Sellar, and Co.: 1 do, 6 ovens, McLean; 1 do, Fife; 3 do, Leary. From Lyttelton: 1 pkg, Whitcher; 64 sacks potatoes, Thomas; 1 case, Gandy. I* Stormbird, from Wanganui: 1 box trees, Johnston; 1 case ling, 1 pci, Turnbull and Co.; 11 bdls skins, Johnston and Co. EXPORTS. Kiwi, for Napier: 239 pkgs, 50 boxes, 144 cases, 10 doz washboards, 5 pkgs, 3 qr-casks whisky. Levin and Co.; 1 chest tea, 10 hf-chests do, Pearce; 1 alpaca, Rhodes: 14 cases, 1 fire engine, 54 boxes tea, 5 hfchests do, 1 pkg, 7 casks, Turnbull and Co.; 1 pel, Jackson; 1 piece shaft, 4 tiles. Mills; 1 rifle, Bethune and Hunter; 9 cases, 1 qr-tierce tobacco, 1 cask rum, 5 cases schnapps, 10 do gin, 10 do whisky, Dransfield; 2 cases, Storekeeper. For Poverty Bay: 27 sacks oats, 60 do potatoes, 4 cases, 1 crate, 1 bag, 1 pci, Levin and Co. For Castle Point: 2 pkgs, Wilton, 1 do, Angan ; 2 do, 6 cases, Mills ; 1 box, Pearce: 4 sacks, Rhodes; 2 pkgs, Krull and Co.; 4 cases, Crawford; 22 pkgs. Levin and Co.; 20 do, Taylor. For Cape Turnagain ; 2 cases, Bethune and Hunter; 11 pkgs, 5 cases, Levin and Co.; 9 pkgs. Smith. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

London.—Dunbritton, ship, early. Southern Poms.—Phrebe, s.s., ICthinst.; Hawea, s.s,, 21st Inst.

Northern Ports. —Taupo, s.s, ISth inst. Newcastle. —Neptune, brig, and Eobin Hood, brig, daily. Port Chalmers.—Argosy, barque, early; Horsa, ship, early. Hobarton. —Britain's Pride, brig, daily. Wanganui.—Manawatu. p.s., this day. _ Westport, Grey, and .Hokitika. —Tui, s.s., 14th inst. Melbourne, via the South.—Otago, s.s., 15th inst. Melbourne via West Coast.—Albion, s.s., 13th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Northern Ports. Taranaki, s.s,, this clay ; Phcebe, s.s., 17th inst. Southern Ports.—Taupo, s.s., 18th lust. Wanoanvi —Stormbird, s.s., this day; Manawatn, p.s., this day. Melbourne, via the South.—Albion, s.s., 14th inst. Castlepoint and Napier.—Eangatira, s.s., this dav. . Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika.—Tin, s.s., 15th inst. Lyttelton, Akaroa, Timaru, .and Port Chalmers.—Ladybird, s.s., this day. Sydney, via West Coast. —Otago, s.s., 17th nst. Foxion. —Napier, s.s., 13th inst. BY TELEGRAPH LYTTELTON, Tuesday. Arrived: Matau.— Prince Alfred, barque, from Mauritius ; left on May If). Sailed ; Phcebe, for the South, at 3.30 p.m. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Leach, Marshall, Brown, Master, and Hardy. PORT CHALMERS, Tuesday. Arrived ; Corlic, ship, from Glasgow, with twentyone passengers and 1150 tons of cargo. She made the passage out in ninety-four days. Sailed ; Ringarooma, for the Bluff. HOKITIKA, Tuesday. The s.s. Albion, Captain J. W. Clarke, leit Sydney at 4 p.m. on the sth inst.; experienced light northeasterly breezes with fine weather and calms throughout the passage, and arrived .off Hokitika at 4.30 p.m; on the 10th inst. Passengers for Auckland ; Messrs. Harrison and Rowley. For Wellington : Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Mclntyre and servant, Messrs. M. and E. Mclntyre. For Nelson : Mrs. T. Smith and Miss Wylan. For Port Chalmers : Mr. Aron. 17 in the steerage. Cargo—For Nelson, 27 tons; Wellington, 105; Lyttelton. 11; Otago, 51, and Bluff, 14. She sailed again for Nelson, via Greymouth, at 2 p.m.AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. The Wolloinai is advertised to leave Melbourne for Wellington early. The Falcon cleared for Napier on July 4. The Natal Queen arrived at Newcastle from Auckland on July 4. The Amateur sailed from Newcastle for Tlmaru on July 4. Sydney.—Sailed ; Flora, for Auckland, July Ist. Newcastle. —Sailed : Glimpse, for Auckland, July Ist; Robin Hood, for Wellington. July 4th, Adelaide.—Sailed : Waverley, for Auckland, J uly Ist. WEATHER AT 5 P.jr. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland.— 3ol2—N.E., fresh ; rain. Napier,- 30'21—N.E., light; gloomy. Bar slight Sea moderate. Wellington.— 3o 00—Calm; gloomy. Hokitika.—3olo-E., light; fine. Bar rough. Westport.—3o 03—S.E., light: fine Bar rough. Timaru —3016—5. E., light; fine. Sea smooth. Oaviaru —3O-07—N., light; fine. Sea smooth.

ARRIVAL OF THE SARAH BELL. We have again to chronicle the arrival ot another of the Home vessels in the shape of the ship Sarah Bell. It is rare to see a vessel after a long and bad weather voyage come into port with so clean a deck and internal arrangements as the Sarah Bell has. Her deckhouses and the inside of the hull work appear as cle.an and fresh as if they were only just painted. She herself appears to be a staunch and well constructed vessel, and is built on a principle so that speed and good carrying capacity are combined. She has made the run out from port to port in about 100 days, and from land to land in 88 days. The Sarah Bell was built in Cumberland, especially for the Sydney trade, in the year 1870, and is therefore six years old. She is under the command of Captain J. C. Dixon, and comes consigned to the NZ S. Co. Her cargo consists of general merchandise and powder. She has, like the barque Pym, which arrived here the other day, in running down her easting experienced very heavy gales, veering from the north to south. She was detained in the English Channel for over a week, having left London on March 30th, and came to an anchor same day at Gravesend, where she took on board 250 qr-casks and 20 cases of powder. Lett Gravesend on April 2 at 7.15 a.m., and come to an anchor in Margate Roads at 7.30 p.m. same day; sailed again next day, and had very thick nasty weather down the Channel, The Start Point was cleared on the 11th ot sarao month. Thence had variable winds till picking up the N.E. trades on the 10th April, which turned out brisk and lasting. The Equator was crossed on the 29th April, in 25deg. 30m. west; had variable winds till the S.E. trades were met with onMay 5, in lat. 13deg. Xom,,llong. S2deg.. but they proved very light and fickle, and the vessel ran out of them in five days. The first of the westerlies was met with on the 18th May. They proved very strong, gale after gale being encountered. The meridian of the Capo of Good Hope was passed on the 31st May, 59 days out. Had very heavy gales, varying from north to south, and on the 15th June a very heavy hurricane was encountered. The vessel appeared to be in the middle of it, for the sea was running in all directions. She was all the while hove-to 'under bare poles. Gales more or less violent were experienced till the first land fall was made on Saturday, July 8. It turned out to be Cape Farewell. Thence had light southerly winds, with calms ; was off the Heads at 7 a.m, yesterday, and about 4 p.m. the steamer Kiwi came alongside, and towed her to an anchorage at the powder ground at 0.30 p.m. On the voyage out not a single vessel was spoken.

The 8,8 Kiwi, with a large general cargo and a full complement of passenger!), sailed for the East Coast yesterday at 2 p.m, Thep.B. Luna returned from a lighthouse cruise last night at 8 o’clock. Her last port of call was For ton, which place she left at 11.80 a.m. yesterday, and had calm weather all the way down. ™ The 8.8. Taranaki arrived here from Southern ports at 9 a.m. yesterday. She left Port Chalmers at 11 a m on Sunday, and arrived at Lyttelton at 7 a.m. neat day ; left again at 8.45 p.rn„ and arrived hero ns above • had fine weather all the way. The Taranaki will leave here for Northern ports at,noon to-day. The s s. Stormblrd, Captain Doile, left Wanganui at 10 15 pm. on Monday, took the schooner Elibank Ca'tl’e bound for Oaroaru, in tow, and crossed the bar at'midnlght. Passed off Kapltl the p.s Manawatu, from Wellington, and a Wallabi, from Dunedin, bound for Wanganui, also a fore-and-aft schooner steering for Kaipara, and arrived hero at noon yesterday. The Stormbird is advertised to sail for Wanganui to-day. . , , -1 he Union Company’s s.s. Hawea arrived here from Northern Ports at noon yesterday, bho left Onehunga at 10.80 a.m. on the Bth, and anchored inside

the Heads at noon; cleared the bar at 0.30 on the following morning, and arrived at New Plymouth at 9,30p.m. same day ; left at 10.15 p.m . and arrived at Nelson at H a.m. on the 10th; left at 10 p.m., and arrived at Picton at 6 o'clock yesterday morning ; left at 8 a.m., and arrived here as above. Experienced fine weather throughout. The Hawea sailed for Lyttelton and Otago at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Rangatira is advertised to sail for the East Coast this evening. The p.s. Manawntu and the s.s. Stormbird will sail for Wanganui to-night, the former at 8 p.m., and the latter at 9 p.m. The s.s. Ladybird came off the slip last evening, and steamed round to tho wharf. She will sail for Lyttelton, Akaroa, Timaru, and Port Chalmers today at 3 p.m. Tho following is a now rule in the “Seamans Book of Regulations/' and will be found interesting to seamen Verification of Service which cannot bo verified by proper entries of the ship in which candidates have served cannot be counted. For instance, a man will state his service to have been as second or only mate; and, to prove his assertion, will produce a certificate of discharge or of employment given by the master, stating that he served as mate; when, on reference to the articles, it appears that ho has actually been rated as boatswain. The service, in such a case, will not be regarded as having been in the capacity of mate. Whenever a man has, from any cause, been regularly promoted on a vacancy in the course of a voyage, from the rank for which he first shipped, and such promotion, with the ground on which it has been made, is properly entered in the articles and in tho official log-book, he will of course receive credit for his services in the higher grade for the period subsequent to his promotion. Certificates will only bo granted to persons who have for a period of three years immediately preceding their application to be examined, or for several periods, amounting together to three years, the earliest of which shall have commenced within five years prior to such application, have been domiciled in, or have served in a ship or ships registered in one or more of the Australian colonies, viz., tho colonies in the continent of Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania. Service in the coasting trade may be allowed to count.