SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4897, 1 December 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Biob Water.—3,B a.m.; 3.31p.m. ARRIVED November 29. —Arthur Wakefield, schooner, 45 tons, Garron, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. November 30. Otago. 5.3„ 642 tons, 9^^ v Sj?ev Sydnsy via the West Coast. Passengers from byaney —Saloon: Mf. and Mrs. Danelsyen, Captain Williams. From Coast; Messrs. Williamson, Wade, McLean, Moore, Jackson, Mantel], and Egginton; 8 in me steerage. Bishop, agent. ~ Wakatipn, s.s., 1153 tons, Cameron, from the SonUi. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Foulds, Messrs. McNeil (2), Gibson, and Pritchard. Levin and Co,, agents. _ Manawatu d s.. 103 tons, Harvey, jrom Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Bashford and Eicbardson. Baird. McEwen. McDowell, Dodson, and Schrouder: 4 in the steerage, Stormbird, as., 69 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Beauchamp and family (7), Messrs. Bitts, Skelly, Sinclair, Cochrane, Sullivan, and Fitzmorice. Turnbull and Co., agents. . . Lyttelton, p.s., SS tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Anderson, agent. , ' . Aspasia, schooner, 62 tons, Thompson, from the Fast Coast. Pearce, agent. „ . Enterprise, brigantine, 91 tons, Handle, from Aklteo. Levin and Co., agents. 1 ' Jane Anderson, schooner, 96 tons, Saunders, from Napier, Master, agent. . Elizabeth, schooner, 33 tons, Johnson, from Pelorus Sound. Short, agent. Otaki, ketch, 11 tons, Bilby, from Otaki. Master, Unity, schooner, H tons, Macfarlane, from Wanganui. Thomas, agent. ” . . ■ . Aurora, schooner, 63 tons, Romeril, from the East Coast. SAILED. November 30.—Otago, a*. t 642 tons, Calder. for Melbourne and Hoharton via the South. Passengers for Melbourne —Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. McMahon, Mr. Ross all. For Coast: Mrs. Sloan and child, and Mr. Macassey. Bishop, agent, Stormbird, as., 69 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin; Messrs. McMastera and Skeeth, Turnbull and Co., agents. Napier, s.s., 43 tons. Holmes, for Rangitikei. Passengers—r Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Furlong and family (13). Turnbull and Co., agents. . , : Murray, a. s., 78 .tons, Conway, for Nelson and West Coast. agent. , . . Lyttelton, p.s., 80 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. Anderson, agent. IMPORTS. (A special charge is made for consignees' naines, inserted in this column.} , ' _ Otago, from Sydney: 63 cases, 1 pci, 1 hhd hardware, 2 coffee, 10 cases chicory, 12 do fruit, 1 pci From Nelson: 4 pkgs, 126 cases fruit, 1 bag peas, 1 bale bops. Wakatipn, from Lyttelton : 3 cases, 3 pkgs, Manawatu, from Wanganui; 96 bales wool, 2 casks tallow, 10 bols skins, 15 bags wool, 2 cases, 1 bale skins. , Stormbird, from Wanganui: 106 bales wool, 3 bdls sheepskins, 3 casks. 2 pels. • K&iuma, from Havelock: 35,000 feet sawn timber.; Dido, from .Blenheim; 116 bales wool, 120 bags • chaff. , ■ - Lyttelton, from Blenheim ; 222 bales wool Arthur Wakefield, from Pelorus Sound: 30,750 ft. : sawn timber. . _ . Jane Anderson, from Napier: 191 bales wooL 1 Aspasia, from the East Coast: 85 bales wool. EXPORTS. Otago, for South: 2 cases, 1 box, 38 hf-cases frmt, 1 bale skins. _ BXPROTKI) ARRIVALS. London.—Ocean Mail, ship, early: Avalanche, ship, daily; Hurunui, ship, early; Himalaya, ship, early,- Leicester, ship, early. Southern Ports. —Tanpo, this day. Northern Ports. —Hawea. s.s., 2nd inst. Newcastlk.— Australind, barque, early ; Robm Hood, brig, early: Neptune, brig, early. Lyttelton.—Malay, barque, this day. Melbourne and Hobarton via the South.— Albion, sa, 3rd inst. Wanganui.—Stormbird, s.s., 2nd mat. Melbourne via the West Coast.—Alhambra, ’ s.s., 7th inst. Nelson.—Charles Edward, 2nd inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURE*. London, - Zealandia, ship, 13th inst.; Waikato, ship, loth inst.; Jessie Readmon, ship, this month. Southern Ports.— Hawea; s.s., 2nd inst. : Northern Forts.—Taupo, s.s., this day. Sydney, via the West Coabt.— Albion, s.s., 4th inst. i ■ Borrow.—Tni, s.s., 2n3 inst.; Napier, s.s., 2nd inst ■Wanganui. —Manawatu, this day; Stormbird, s.s., 4th inst. Napikr.—Kiwi. as., this day. ■ Sydney, via Greymouth and Hokitika. Wakatipn, s.s., this day. BY TELEGRAPH BLUFF, Thursday. arrived: Albion, early, from Hobarton. Passengers for Wellington: Misses Featherston (4), Mr. Norn, 2 steerage. : '■ " 1 - WEATHER AT 5 P.M. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland. —30T2—N.N.E., 1 light; fine. Napier.— 3olo—N.N.E., fresh. Bar moderate. Casxlbpoint.— 3ol2—N.E., fresh; fine. Sea rough. Wellington.— 3oT3—N.N.E., light; fine. . Hokitika. Westport. —3oT2—North, light; fine. Bar good. Timard.—3o'oa—•4.E., light; cloudy. Sea smooth. O AMARU.— 3OOO—E.N.E., light; cloudy. Sea smooth. Blupp.—29'9B—S.E., light; fine.

Captain Irvine informs the Wanganui Chronicle that the schooner Theresa got ashore going Into the Patea river on : Sunday, 19th ultimo, but after discharging about 7000 ft. of timber she floated off again by that night's tide. She first grounded on the bar, and afterwards drifted inside on to the beach. The p.s. Lyttelton arrived here at 4 a.m. yesterday from Blenheim, which port she left at 5 o clock the previous evening. She sailed again for Blenheim yesterday afternoon. The schooner Jane Anderson, with a cargo of wool for the ship Jessie Headman, arrived, here yesterday afternoon from Napier. • _ . The s.s. Napier sailed for Eangitikei at: 7 o clock last night. . - The schooner Aspasia, Captain Thompson, from the East Coast, arrived in harbor yesterday with a cargo of wool. The captain reports sighting a number of whales off Pahan, and also seeing the cable buoy off TaonrakiraHead.’ ' , The ketches Unity and Otaki arrived here yesterday, the former from "Wanganui and the latter from Otaki. ■ The barqueUtine Enterprise, Captain Mundle, arrived from Akitea yesterday. The screw steamer. Kiwi is advertised to sail for Napier to-day. • Messrs. McMeekan, Blackwood, and Co. s a.s. Otago, Captain Calder, from Sydney via the "West Coast, arrived here yesterday morning at 6 o'clock,- She left Sydney at 4 p.m. on the 22nd ultimo, and was favored with fine weather to Hokitika, where She arrived at 5.30 p.m on the 27th. Touched at Oreymouth, where she delayed a few hours, and arrived at Nelson at 6 a.m. 29th. Sailed at 0 o’clock that evening and arrived here as above. ' Experienced fine weather up ' the coast The Otago sailed for Hobartoh and Melbourne via the South at 3.30 yesterday afternoon. - ' The Union Company’s s.s. Wakatipu, Captain Cameron, from Southern ports, arrived yesterday at 7 a,m. She sailed from Port Chalmers at I.SO p.m. on the 28th, and arrived at Lyttelton at 9 a.m. on the 29th ; left again at 2.30 p.m. same day, and arrived here as above. Experienced a dense fog from Port Chalmers to Lyttelton. Thence till arrival here fresh head winds. We are Indebted to Mr. Newman (the purser) for files and other favors. The Wakatipu will sail for, Sydney via Oreymouth and .Hokitika The ship St.‘ Leonards commenced to. take in the first of her cargo for London yesterday. -■' - ■ The steamer Taupo will arrive this morning from the South, and sail again for Northern Ports at midnlght. ; , . Early yesterday morning steam was got up in the as. Taranaki, and at 0 o'clock she was propelled for the first time by her new machinery round to Evans Bay, where, after adjusting her compasses, she took a run down the harbor and returned to the wharf at 11.30 a.m. At 3.30 o’clock In the afternoon she again left the wharf with about 150 people on board, the fair sex being represented in large numbers, and proceeded down the harbor, round Somes Island, ahd then headed out towards the heads. The engines worked admirable and very smoothly, making at one'time 68 revolutions per minute with a pressure of 60lb. steam, but the average rate was about 60.; 'Refreshments were provided by Mr, E. TV, Mills, and the healths of the Union Company and contractors were drunk. On proceeding about two miles outside the lighthouse the return trip was commenced, the vessel arriving at the wharf at 6 p.m. Herrate of speed far exceeded the most sanguine expectations, and although she was not driven at top speed over any measured distance. still she made the run from the outer rock of Barratt'a reef to (he wharf In a few minutes over three quarters of an hour on a reduced pressure of steam, thus doing 12 knots an hour ; and it is expected that when the stiffness wears out of the engines she will be able to reach 13 knots. The Taranaki will sail for Dunedin on Saturday. The p.s. Manawatu, .Captain Harvey, arrived, here from Wanganui at* 7.60 a.m. yesterday. She left. there at 7.20 a.m. on the 29th, and crossed the bar at 7.50 a.m. Experienced light variable winds with fine weather and calm sea the whole trip. She brought a full cargo of wool and other produce, and will sail again lor Wanganui this afternoon at 3 o’clock.

The schooner Aspasia, Jrom the East Coast, with a cargo of wool, arrived here yesterday at noon. The barque Malay sailed from Lyttelton for this port on .Wednesday last. , The schooner Elizabeth arrived In harbor yesterday afternoon from Pelorns Sound.

The s.s. Hinemoa arrived at Napier at 11 o’clock yesterday,’ Captain Fairchild telegraphs to the effect that a hard E.N.E. wind was experienced all the way, and that the vessel was everything In a head wind. The s.s. Stormbird, Captain Doile, left Wanganui at 8.45 p.m. on- Wednesday, crossed the bar at 9.15 p.m., and arrived here at 8.45 p.m. yesterday. Experienced fine weather throughout. The Stormbird returned to Wanganui at C o’clock last evening.