SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4803, 14 August 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Hion Water.—B.o a.m. , 8.21 r.M. ARRIVKD.

Auncsx 12.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers: Cabin—Messrs. Davis, Topham, Pruen, Smith, Farrel, Matthews, Ready, and Chapman; five In the steerage. Ledger, agent. 'Stormbird, s.s., 09 tons, Doile, from "Wanganui. Passenger—Cabin: Mr. Jenkins. Turnbnll and Co., agents. Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, put back through stress of weather.

Auoust 13.—Taupo, s.s., 4«1 tons. Worsp, from tho South. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick, Mr. and Mrs. Drake, Mr. and Mrs. Turner and three children, Misses Dicks, Nelson, Moore, and Barnes (2), Hon. J. Hall, Messrs. Gilmour, Jenkins, Calcott, Peters, McCauley, Keeley. Wilson, Mathison, Jones, Cameron, Palmer, McDonald (2), Black, Brotherick, Wilson and son. Bluett, Cox, Brook, and Moss; steerage, 19. Levin and Co., agents Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Clarke, from Melbourne via the South. Passengers Saloon : Messrs. Beck, Hillsden, and Scott; steerage, 7, Bishop, agent. Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, Carey, from the North. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Miss Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Misses Burries, Goodman, and Stuart, Mr! and Master Bucholz, Messrs. Baker, Swan, Whittcm, Neiss, Hlllcr, Dempson. Williams, Elliott, Stafford, and Chappel; steerage, 20. Levin and Co., agents. Easby. s.s., 900 tons, Kennedy, from 'the South. Turnbull and Co., agents. SAILED. Arausr 12.—Otago, s.s., 042 tons, Calder, for Melbourne via the South. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs. Tochnara, Brandon. Gourley, Colton, and Dalgleish. For Melbourne: Mrs. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Messrs. Keid and Brown. Bishop, agent. CLEARED OUT. August 12.—Matau, s.s., 104 tons, Urquhart, for Foxton. Bishop, agent. IMPORTS. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 1 pel, Hughes; 1 box, PenfoUl; 4 bales tow, Bannatyne and Co.; 7 cases, 126 pkgs. Reader; 1 box, Johnston. Stormbird, from Wanganui: 1 cask tallow, Turnbnll and Co.; 33 hides, 1 calf skin. Hirst; 1 pony, HalL Australind, from Newcastle : 700 tons coal, 6 tons coke, Williams. EXPORTS Matau, for Foxton: 1 pkg, 2 dogs, Johnston and Co.; 4 sacks potatoes, 1 cask sugar, 1 do stout. 7 mats sugar, 2 boxes candles, 1 case kerosene, 1 truss, 6 sacks flour, Levin i:vd Co.; 1 truss, Mills and C 9.; 10 cases iron, 5 bdls, do, 12 .bars do. Mills: 20 halfchests tea, 10 boxes do, Wills; 1 pkg, Hirst and Co.; 4 cases, Barlow: 1 box, Fitchett; 150 bars iron, 1 pkg, Bishop; 1 bag, Hawe. Otago, for Lyttelton: 1 pel, Simeon: lease, Ladd and Co.: 1 pel, Bowden and Sons. For Bluff: 1 chest. Hill; 12 empties, Eddie and Jack. For Melbourne: 23 bales phormium. Bishop. EXPECTED ARRIVALS London.- Midlothian, ship, early; Waikato, ship, early. ■ Lyttlbton-.—Star Queen, barque, early. Newcastle.—Annie Melhuish, barque, early ; Edwin Bassett, barque, early; Wresseil Castle, barque, early. Northeks Poms.—Hawea, s.s., 18th inst. SoirrunuN Ports.—Taranaki. s.s., Wth inst. WEsxror.T, Gkeymoutii, and Hokitika.—Tui s.s., 14th inst. Napier.—Kangatira, s.s., this day. Melbourne via the South.—Alhambra, s.s., 17th list.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. San Francisco.—Camperdown, ship, 15th inst. Southern Ports. Welington, s.s , this day; Hawea, s.s., 13th inst. Melbourne, via the Sooth.—Alhambra, 3.8., 18th inst. Castlepoinx and Napier.—Rangatlra, s.-s., 16th inst.; Kiwi, s.s.. 16th inst. Northern Ports. —Taupo, s.s., this day ; Taranaki, s.s., 17th inst. Westport, Grey, and Hokitixa.—Tui, s.s., this day. Sydney, via West Coast. —Albion, s.s., this day.

Foxtox.—'Matau, s.s., this day; Napier, s.s., 14th inst.

Newcastle.—Easby, s.s., thi3 day. Wanganui.—Stormbiid, s.s., this day ; Manawatu, p.s., this day. BY TELEGRAPH AUCKLAND, Saturday. Arrived: Argosy, schooner, from Dnnedin. The Bebington's immigrants being now free from sickness are to be released on Tuesday. Sunday. The s.s. Zealandia arrived at 1 p.m. with the English and American mails. She was lying at Kandavau seventy-eight hours before the City of New York arrived with the New Zealand outward mails. The B.s. City of New York proceeded on her voyage to San Francisco on the 6th. The 5.3. Zealandia left Kandavau on the oth inst. at 2.35 p.m.. and experienced a sharp S.W. gale on the 11th and 12th. The s.s. Australia left Kandavau for Sydney ten minutes before the Zealandia; but it is expected she will not make a rapid passage owing to the foul state of her bottom. The Australia left Auckland on the sth June at 6.10 p.m., and arrived at Kandavau at 3 p.m. on the Bth; left on the 10th at 1.50 a.m., and arrived at Honolulu on the 20th at 7 a m.; left same day at 3.15p.m., and arrived at San Francisco on the 28th at 630 pm , with about 150 passengers. Sailed from San Francisco on the 19th July at 9.55 a.m. with 104 passengers and 800 tons cargo: arrived at Honolulu on the 27th at 7.40 p.m.; left the following day at 5.30 p.m., and arrived at Kandavau on August 9th at 7.44 3 m Experienced ' fine weather throughout both ways. On the 25th nit. the ship's butcher was taken ill with smallpox, and on arrival at Honolulu the patient was landed with an attendant. The Australia was quarantined at Kandavau also. On the ZeaJandia's arrival at Auckland the Health Officer detained her two hours conducting examination, but finding fumigation had been carried out, he allowed the mails and passengers to be landed: Passengers— For Auckland: J. L. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Pratt Augustus Wolfen, J C. Colbeck, Mrs. and Miss Strange, and Walker. For Wellington: Mr. S. Downes. For lyttelton: Mr. Sinclair. The Zealandia's passage from Kandavau is the quickest ever made, viz., 3 day 3 21 hours. GREYMOTJTH, Saturday. Arrived: Gleaner, from Melbourne. Sailed: Mary Ogilvie, for Dunedin; Cleopatra, for Xyttelton. ...... The Maori got off the spit all right this morning, and sailed for Bluff via Jackson Bay. X.YTTELTON, Sunday. Arrived: Natal QueeD, barque, from Hobarton. She made the run in nine days ; she brings no tidings of the Britain's Pride. WEATHER AT 6 P.M. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland.—29 93—5. W., light; fine. _ Castlepoint.—297o S.W., gale ; ram. Heavy Weixinoton.—2933-S.S.W., gale; cloudy. Hoeitik.*.—29-92- S.E., light; fine. Bar good. WESTPOK'r.—29 83- E.. fresh; fine. Bar good. Timaru. S.E. sea. Barometer rising slowly.

The s.B. Zealandia, which arrived at Auckland yos teiday up to contract time, may be expected here on Wednesday with the English mail.t , A heavy S.W. gale commenced here on Friday night, and blew with great violence during Saturday and yesterday. Not the slightest accident has happened to the shipping in port, if we except the swamping of the brlgantine Wollomai'3 dingy. The s s. Wellington, Captain Carey, arrived here from Northern ports at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. She left the Manukauatnoon on the 10th inst., and arrived o£f New Plymouth at 6 a.ro. on the 11th.; left at noon same day, and arrived at Nelson at 1 a.m. on the 12th; sailed for Picton at 11.30 a.m., and arrived there at 8 o'clock same night; left again at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, arriving here as above. Experienced fine weather to Kcton, thence till arrival here strong S.W. gale with tremendous heavy aea. The Wellington will sail for the South this afternoon. Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co. s steamer Albion, Captain J. W. Clarke, arrived here yesterday at 10 a.m. from Melbourne, via Bluff, Port Chalmers, and Lyttelton. She left Melbourne at 2 p.m. on the 3rd instant, cleared Port Philip Heads at 5 p.m., and the Strait next day. Light winds and rainy weather prevailed until the 7th. instant, when it came on to blow heavy from the northward, and a nasty sea got up. This continued until the Solander was passed at 9 a.m. on the Bth, Blnff harbor being reached at 3 p.m. Discharged cargo, and left at 5.40 p.m. on the Bth; arrived at Port Chalmers at 8.30 a.m. on the9th; tailed at 4 p.m. on the 10th, and arrived at Lyttelton at 11 a.m. next day: left Lyttelton at 7.30 p.m. on the 12th, and arrived here as above. Experienced from Lyttelton to arrival here a very strong S.W. gale, with heavy sea. When about clear of Bass Strait on the 4th, the Albion met the fteamer Arawata, bound in, and at 1.30 p.m. on the Bth met the steamer Klngarooma, also bound to Melbourne. We have to thank Mr. Jones, the purser, for report and flies, but we miss our copies of the Melbourne Argus. The Albion will sail for Sydney via the West Coast to-day. The s.s. Taupo, Captain Worsp, arrived here yesterday from Southern porta at 10.30 a.m. She left Port Chalmers at 2.30 p.m. on Friday, and arrived at Akaroa at 4 a.m. next day; landed cargo, and left at 7 a m., reaching Lyttelton in three hours and a half ; Bailed from Lyttelton at 9 p.m., and arrived here as above, thus making the run from Lyttelton to this port in thirteen hours and ft half. Had a strong S. W. gale along the coart from Lyttelton. The Taupo will sail for Picton, Nelson, New Plymouth and Manukau to-day at 1 p.m. The p.s. Manawatn left Wanganul at 1.30 p.m. on Triday, crossed the bar at 2, and arrived here at 3.30 a.m. on Saturday. Experienced fresh westerly wind to Kapiti, thence to arrival strong southerly. The Manawatu will leave again for Wanganul to-night at 10 p.m. There was no sign of the Bangatira, which loft Napier for this port at 9.40 a.m. on Saturday, up to a late hour last night. She has, In all probability, taken helter from the strong S.W. gale blowing. The p s Luna did not leave on tho excursion trip on Saturday with members of Parliament, owing to the wretched state of the weather. The s s Stormblrd, Captain Dolle, left Wanganul at 1 SO p m. on Friday; towed the schooner Amaranth, iound to i'icton, over the bar, and arrived here at 4 a.in. on Saturday. She will sail for Wanganul to-day Tile's s Otago took her departure for Melbourno via the South on Saturday evening at 4 o'clock. The ketch Falcon which left here on Friday afternoon had to return to port on Saturday owing to tho heavy S.S.W. gale blowing'. ' The Insurances on the schooner Dagmar—an account of tho wreck of which vessel we gave in our Issue of Saturday-are as follows:—Hull, in the National oUice, foiW This polky has.beenitaex; l«VJ.nce since the company' started. Cargo, in- the Wew ZeaS for *IJ6/ Mcwr.. Guthrie and Larnach weather prevented the JalerMaTau skiing for Foxton on Saturday evenBhfwiUlwve m won ««w weather moderate*

-'■The sqfiooner..Kaluma'went:pn Mcechs flip on Saturday morning to undergo repairs,- ;- *- ' " _•! Tho s.s, Taupo, which arrived here yesterday forenoon, reports sighting the s.s. ptago; which left'here for Melbourne via the' South at 4 SaUiraax, of Cape Campbell, tussling away against a strong's.W. gale; She was. almoststationary, ana, 'was shipping large quantities of water. ,J-he otago wUI probably anchor under Cape Campbell until the wind moderates. ■ ■_ '■vZ>a„'„ ■* A fore-and-aft schooner arrived here on Friday at midnight, and anchored a long way down tho stream. Owing to the prevailing boisterous state ot tne weather no communication has been held with Her, and we are therefore unable to state what her name or destination is. She is probably a vessel put in through stress of weather, and looks very like tho Arthur Wakefield. ■,,,,, ii, i.„»„i, A telegram the other day stated that the ketch Unity of this port, had put into Lyttelton in a disabled condition, owing to heavy weather experienced. The following is the report of the voyage, taken from the Canterbury Press of the 10th instant: —" Tho ketch Unity, from Manaroa, Felorus bound, bound to Oamtvru with timber, put into harbor on Tuesday evening in distress. Captain Macfarlane, her master, informs us that he left the Sound on July 20. but owing to a south-east gale had to seek shelter next day in Guard Bay. Got under way again at 2 p.m. on the 20th, with.a light north breeze, and passed Mana Island at midnight, ine wind chopping round to southeast, had to run for Port Underwood, whero she lay till August 2, when the wind being light northerly, she got under way, and passed Capo Campbell at midnight. On Friday last, when forty miles off the Kaikouras, the wmcl hauled to the southward. Stood offshore at 4 p.m. as the weather was thick, and at 8 p.m. it was blowing a gale, and the vessel hovo-to nnder close reefed mainsail, making good weather of it, though the sea was tremendous. On Saturday morning it was blowing terrifically, and the mainsail, close reefed as it was, blew clean away, the mizzen having previously gone. Rigged foretopmast staysail for a mizzen. but maae heavy weather of it, and at 10.30 a.m. a tremendous sea swept over the vessel, carrying away the bulwarKS and two of the stanchions, starting covonng board, smashing boats, carrying away jlbboom, pump,„?s" ~,, sail yard, breaking the wheel, and completely submerging the vessel for a time. The deck cargo had previously gone overboard to lighten her and tne mimps were repaired as speedily as possible. Ihe gale continued till 10 p.m. on Saturday the sea making a clean breach over her. After ,vind repaired damages as much as possible, »" d J*° shifting to north-west, with fine weather, a-course.was shaped for Lyttelton, tho ketch be ng forty_™ le | '""> Capo Palliscr. Had fine weather to arrival as above. Will repair damages here." NOTICE TO MARINERS. . The following notice to mariners appears m the aze e.— Cliatoms xJopartment (Marine Branch), Wellinston, August 1,1878. The following notice to mariners, furnished by Captain Leech, Harbormaster at Westport, is published for general information. Geo. McLean. Ssag os Buller. Bar. Shipmasters visiting the Buller River, Westport, are requested to pay particular attention to the leading marks for crossing the bar, which are as follows : durixo the day. Tho white beacon surmounted by a red flag and the flagstaff in ono, bearing at present S. by E. J E. (magnetic) leads over the bar from seaward. during the nioht. A Ted light on the beacon kept in ono with the bright white light on flagstaff leads over the bar, on same bearing a 3 above (S. by E. i E). Those marks are placed to clear the snag, hence tho necessity of keeping them in ono as nearly as possible until the bar is passed, which may be known by the water deepening. The semaphore arm on flagstaff should also be attended to if moved by the signalman. As far as can be ascertained at present from soundings taken, the snag seems to have some ten feet on it at high-water neap tides, and the trunk appears to be only a foot to eighteen inches above the bottom. S. A. Lkech, Harbormaster. Westport, July IS, 1576.