SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4785, 24 July 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Hum Watke.—6.l a.m. ; 6.24 r.tf, Melbourne, via the West Coast. Miss Bunny, gfcrtjs satis®* • “•sa'SS'SIF,“. 1 F, “. Sound. Greenfield and Blenheim. Falcon, ketch, 37 , r Jv’ ’ an( j two children, Pcssengers—Cabin : Mrs. S^Mir 0n •14 immigrants. Messrs. Harrison, Long, and HUon, ... - ■ - Turnbull and Co., agent*. , m y ox ton. PasMatan, c.s., TJrQ.nhMLfro“ an d Howe, tengera—Cabin: Mesdames C teora g o . Bishop, Messrs. King and Salmon: 2 m tne agent. . ( „ n . Butt, from EangiJuly 23.— Napier, S.S., 4 p.eid and Sims, tikoi. Passengers —Cabin: Messrs. Turnbull and Co., »R«P”- ■ Ran - o y, from Wanganui. ’Lf ght, Hooks, Malheson, and Williams, ledger agent. frQm Napier . p M - Kiwi, Mrs ’ Wallace. Messrs. Weight, AnSn,l?nar“ and Wlreami Wano: 6 in the steerage. Levin ami Co., agents. SAILED. _ „ . Jt ,, y 0 2 -Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons. Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers-Cabin: Mr. Common and 0 natives. Turnbull and Co., agents. . _ _ “ Marmlon, schooner, 92 tons, Bowton, for Kalpara. Pearce, agent. IMPORTS. Cynthia, from Pelorus Sound: 40,000 ft. sawn timber, Greenfield and Stewart. w Falcon, from Blenheim : 6o c^ s ,w'f' ado do. Thomas; Ido do. Order; 4 bales to ' v ; at . er3 ' 2 do do, Byrne: 94 sacks oats, Turnbull and Co.. 30 do potatoes, Krecft; SO do do, Barlow ; 52 buic3, Hirst; 1 do. Steam; 2 cases, Evans; 5 pkgs luggage, Hoskins; 16 do do, Harrison ; Ido shackles. Mills. EXPORTS, M , „ Stormbird, for Wanganui: 58 cases. 61 casks 65 drums, 20 bales. 15 pkgs. 30 bags. 19 hhds. i »3ES Turnbull and Co.; 1 case, Stevenson and^‘uar t, 1 coil. 1 keg, 4 bars iron. Mills; 1 qr-cask, 1 case, 1 pkg, KruU and Co.; 5 chairs, Bannatyne and Co., I bdl, 1 pkg, lOOlbs. powder. Dawson: 1 b ? x u. B f rbe „ r 'JJ b , Banks and Son; 2 pels, Lyon an<l Blair; 2 cases. 1 truss, Nathan and Co.: 2 casks, 23 hags, 14 p g , boxes, 2 coils, Levin and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Lohdou.- Dunhritton, ship, early: Midlothian, ship, early. , . .... Hamburg.—Filz Renter, ship, daily. Southern Poets.— Taupo, s.s, 2oth inst., City of New York, s.s., 28th inst. „ Poet Chalmers.— Argosy, barque, early, Horsa, S^3lo carton'. —Britain’s Pride, brig.daUy; Young Dick, schooner, daily. ~ , ~ Melbourne.— Wolloraai. brigantine, ear y._ Noethers Poets.— Wellington, s.s., -Gthinst. Melbourne via the South,— Arawata, s.s., 26th Geeymouth, and Hokitika.—Tui, s s., 29th inst. , , Wanganui.—Stormbird, s.s.. 25th inst. Napier. Kiwi, s.s,, this day 4 Eangatira, s.s., this day. projected DEPARTURES. ■ Northern Ports.— Taupo, s.s., 26th inst,; TaraBald, s.s., 30th inst. «... Southern Ports. —"Wellington, 3 * s v. Melbourne, via the South. —Alhambra, s.s., this day.; Arawata, s.s., 2Sth inst. „ . nTTrTTT "Warier Auckland, Kandavau, Honolulu, and San'Francisco —City of New York, s.s,, 2Sth and KAiKOURA.-P.nby, schooner, this —Manawatn, p.s., this day. Foxton. —Napier, s.s.. this day. Kaikoura and Lyttelton.— Matau, s.s,, this day. Castle Point and Napier. —Kiwi, s.s., this day; Jlangatira, s.s., 25th inst. Nelson. —Arawata, s.s., 26th inst. by telegraph PORT CHALMERS. Sunday. Arrived: Arawata, s.s., from the Bluff; Taranaki, from Lyttelton. Sailed : Taupo, for Northern ports. LYTTELTON, Sunday. Arrived : Star Queen, barque, from New York; Ladybird, from Dunedin. GISBORNE, Saturday. Arrived : Rangatira, at 7 a.m., from Napier.

BLUFF, Saturday. The Arawata arrived at 9 p.m yesterday. She left Melbourne at 2 p.m. on the 17th, and experienced light southerly winds anti fine weather. Passengers for Wellington— Mr. Day and 6 steerage; 34 tons cargo.

WEATHER AT 5 p.m. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland. —3o*o3 —E.N E., fresh; rain. # Castle Point.— 3o*3o N.E., fresh; ram. Much swell. „ , . Wellington. —3o‘3o—E., breeze; fine. Hokitika.— 3o*l9—Calm; threatening. Bar good. Westport.— 3o*2o—S.E., light: fine. Bar good. Timabu,—3o*24—N.E.. light; fine. Sea smooth. Oamaru. —30*35 —N.E., Sea smooth. Barometer fallen in North.

The s.s. Matsu, Captain TJrquhart, left Foxton at 8.35 a.m. on Saturday; crossed the bar at 9.10; passed Kapiti at 12.30 p.m, and made the Heads at 5 p.m., and arrived alongside the Queen’s wharf at 5.45 p.m. on Saturday. Eeports the schooner Forest Queen as ballasting at Foxton for this port. On the way down the Matau called at Kapiti. The wreck Eliza McPhee was still in the same position. The schooner Eainma was high and dry undergoing sundry repairs. The s.s. Kiwi left Napier at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, and arrived here at 10,30 p.m. yesterday. Experienced a southerly breeze to Cape Turnagain ; thence easterly wind till arrival here as above. Reports passing the barque Coq du Village, from Sydney, bound to Napier, off that port. Sighted the the barquentine Falcon, from Melbourne to Napier, off the KidDi The r s.s, Alhambra left Sandridge at 1.45 p.m. on the 13th; cleared the Heads at 5 p.m.; passed the Sisters at 3.20 p.m, on the 14th. Experienced fresh easterly winds, with frequent squalls of rain, across. Arrived at Hokitika at 1.30 p.m. on the 19th; left at 9 30am on the 20th; arrived off Greymouth at 11.30 a.m • left at 1.20 p.m. on same day; arrived at Nelson at 9.30 a.m. on the 21st; sailed again at 8 p.m. same night, and arrived at Wellington at 2.15 p.m. on the 22nd. Experienced strong south-east wind, with a heavy head sea. We thank the purser for flies and le \Ve t are informed by Captain Fisk, of the ketch Falcon, that the twin screw steamer Clyde went ashore inside the Wairau bar on Friday morning. It appears that the steamer, which was recently purchased by Messrs. Dnthie and Watt for the Foxton and Eangitikei trade, left Lyttelton for Wanganui on Wednesday, but the fresh water—which, we understand is the only kind that can bo used in her boilers—falling short, she put into Wairau for a supply on Thursday night. When going into the river a quantity of flax fouled one of the screws, and the steamer had to come to an anchor inside the bar. Next morning the captain attempted to go up the river, but just as the anchor was weighed she commenced bumping aft, and being a boat of no great power as regards locomotion, which, besides, was further lessened by one of the screws being disabled by the flax, she drifted high up on a sandy flat, and at low water she was high and dry. Anchors were then got out and a considerable portion of the cargo having been discharged, an attempt was made to float her off which we are glad to think was successful, as Captain Fisk informs us that when ho was about eight miles outside the bar she appeared to be afloat. The schooner Cynthia, Captain Swede, arrived here from Pelorus Sound on Saturday morning She cleared the Sound the previous morning, and had strong S.E. wind, with a very heavy sea. The schooner Hannah Barratt, Captain Kenner, put in here through stress of weather on Saturday morning. She is from Pelorus Sound, and la bound for Manawatu, Captain Harvey, left Wanganui at midnight on Friday-crossed the bar at 10 16. Experienced fresh E.S.E. winds till arrival here at 11.40 a.m. yesterday. The Manawatu returns to Wanganui to-day at 8 p.m. , , , The ketch Falcon, Captain Flak, dropped anchor in our harbor at 12.15 p.m. on Saturday. Sheislrom Blenheim, and will return to the same port this afterThc schooner Marmlon sailed for Kaipara on Saturday morning. The s.s. Matau wilTsaU for Kalkoura this aftern°The Alhambra will sail for Melbourne via the South this day at 3 p.m. The steamer Kangitlra will arrive here from the East Coast to-day, and sail again for the same place on Tuesday afternoon. , „ _ ~,, , The s.s. Napier, Captain Butt, left Eangitikei on Saturday morning, and arrived here at 3.30 a.m. yesterday. Had strong southerly breeze all the way. The Napier will leave for Foxton this evening. The s.s. Stormbird arrived at Wanganui yesterday morning. She will leave again this evening, and should arrive here to-morrow morning. The s.s. Arawata. from Melbourne, via the South, will arrive here on Wednesday morning. Erection or a Flagstaff ax the Ranoitikei River —On Friday night this much-needed guide to this river was erected. The flagstaff and fittings were sent from Wellington some time ago, but as Pilot Jenkins could »ot get it set up for want of assistance, Contain Haliiday despatched Pilot Sims of the Harbor department In the s.s. Napier on Thursday, with instructions to assist Pilot Jenkins, and get it up without delay.! So on Friday afternoon the pilots, with the crew of the Napier, started to work, and shortly after dark the mast was in its place p before daybreak next morning (Saturday) work was renewed, and by nine o’clock the semaphore was in working order, and an hour later was usedfor the first time in piloting the Napier outwards. Pitot Sims returned here in the Napier yesterday morning. The Melbourne Argus of a recent date says.— "After due deliberation by the owners, the important ..f master of the largo iron clipper ship has be"en to Captall W Clayton, whose first nromlncßt introduction to thecolonles was during the days of the Panama and New Zealand Steamship Company, in the fleet of which he held command untJth/company was wound up. CroWn was also in charge of the steamship Lady Darling lor years, in the colonies and at Home, and his latest achievement was bringing ° u \ r th ? ° eW p, cr s” steamer Elngarooma for Messrs. McMeckan, Llackwood and Co., after a remarkably quick passage, one nf the fastest made via the Cape. Since then Captain Clayton has been'in the e “P l6s ' °~'™ until the present command • was | offered him. j ibe Drofesstonalablinlesof Captain Clayton aroadmltted LlSoTnomcanorder, and , during, the years he has been known in these colonies, he has: maintained a fair name and , fame with; the general, public; and amongst the shipmasters and officers with whom he has been associated. The appolntroent of a captain

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