SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4915, 22 December 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF -WELLINGTON; Hioa Water.—7.44 a.m.: 8.3 f.«. ARRIVED. , ' ■ December 21.—Ringarooma, |.s., 623 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, via the South. Passengers Saloon: From Melbourne- -Mr. andMts. Parkinson, Mr. and Miss Crosby, Mr. Dlmvlddie, Miss Ware, and Mas-. terGair. From Coast-Mrs. Shappere, JLsses Deck, : Crease, and Lawson, Mrs- lodd, Captain Watson, Messrs Baker. Fitzroy, Hughes. and Simpson ; two in tlio steerage from Melbourne, and nine from the (J °EliAabe\ t h/ket n ch! n 33 tons. Short, from Pelorus ho WeUlngton! e s.s*r&9 tons, Lloyd,, from the South. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Barron family and servant, Mrs. and Miss Gleeson. Mrs. Muir, Messrs. Blackett: Passmore, Dale, Campbell, and Buchanap : nine in the steerage, and thirty-two for the North. Levin and Co., agents. , _ „ Napier: s.s.v 48 tons. Holmes, from Fox ton. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Oakley and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple and family, Miss Fortell, Messrs. Burns, Crowther, Fisher, Jolley, and Tawell. Turnbull and Co., agents. Suffolk,-barque, 321 tons, Yarnell, from Melbourne. Passengers—Cabin: Mr, and Mrs, Smith. Turnbull and Co., agents. _ SAILED. December 21.—Manawatu. p.s., 103 tons. Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Perston and Blythe, Captain and Mrs. Todd. Master Perston, Messrs. Stephen, Warburton, Borlase, and Hogg. Plimmer, agent. Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, McLean, for Nelson, Passenger—Saloon: Mrs..Biss. Bishop, agent. Cynthia, schooner, 56 tons, "W elsh, for Pelorus Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. Kiwi, s.s.; 133 tons, Campbell, for East Coast. Levin and Co., agents. ' CLEARED OUT. . December 21.—Wellington, ss., 279 tons, Lloyd, for the Northern Ports. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Corbett, Mrs. Linklater, Mrs. Richardson, Miss Wilson. Messrs. Davey, Mackay, Waley, Fitzgerald, Retsett, Robertson, Bond, Govett, Miller, and Master Stewart. Levin and Co., agents. Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents, - IMPORTS. . [A special chargeis ina.de for consignees jinnies inscried in this column. ] ,„’ „ , Falcon, from Blenheim: 72 bales wool, 25 do flax, 30 bags oats, 1 pel; 1 box. Kiwi, from Napier: 163 bales wool. Napier, from Foxton: 30 bales wool, 5 bales skins, 1 case: 4 boxes. . , , „ Dido, from Blenheim: IDS hales wool, 1 cask tallow. Wellington, from Dunedin: 315 pkgs, 29 cases, 1500 ieet timber, 1 buggy, 14 hhds, 1 pci, 1 box, 1 trunk,- X bale. From Lyttelton: 10 pkgs, 58 cases, 135 sacks Ringarooma, from Melbourne: 12 cases sewing machines, 6 pkgs luggage, 2 bdls timber, J bale woolpacks, 2 boats and 1 bdl oars, 100 boxes tea. 60 oases glucose, 20 bags,onions, 1 case cigars, 1 box glass, 2o boxes caudles, 1 case matches, 1 bade, 26 packages, 17 cases, -4 pels. - From the South: 10 sacks oatmeal, 2 c.LSt'S. EXPORTS Falcon, for Blenheim: 2 bales. 4 pels, 1 truss, 3 casks sulphur, 1 case glass, 2 do confectionery, 2 cases 1 bale. 30 do sacks, 1 cask vinegar, 1 plamngmaohine, .3 bf-chests tea, 1 crate earthenware, 1 case do, 1 cask do, 3 cases groceries, 4 kegs nails, 1 roll matting. Ido oilcloth. . . Manawatu, for Wanganui: 1 piano, 6 pkgs, 4 octaves, 1 qr-cask vinegar, 2 cases, 6 pkgs, 1 qr-cask whisky, 1 pci. 85 pkgs. 1 piano, 1 bale, 7 cases. Kiwi, for Napier: 145 pkgs, 10 cases schnapps, 4 do tobacco, 6 hf-chests tea, . 17 boxes do, 22 half-cases fruit 12 qr do do, 10 cases brandy. 10 tanks malt. 40 gunnies sugar, 1 anchor and chain, 6 boxes, 12 cases, 1 pel, 2 bales woolpaoks. For Poverty Bay: 2 cases. For Cnstlepoint: 26 pkgs. 4 cases, 10 casks, 1 bag, 0 mats, 2 sacks. For Blackwood: 50 pkgs. BXPKOTKD ARRIVALS. London. Hurunui, early: Himalaya, early; Leicester, early. Southern Ports.— Taupo, 23rd inst. Northern Forts,— Taranaki, this day; Hawea, 27th inst. ' ... Melbourne, via the South.— Ringarooma, tins and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, 23rdinst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Lonbon.- Jessie Headman, this month ; St. Leonards, Jan. 5. m Northern Ports.— Wellington, this day ; Taupo, 23rd inst. ~ Tr Southern Ports.—Taranaki, this day; Hawea, 27th inst. . . Foxton. —Napier, this day; Tm, this day. Melbourne and Hobarton via the South.— Albion, 29th inst. . ... Melbourne, via the South.—Ringarooma, this day. Ir Sydxey,.vta Nelson, Greymouih, and Hokitika.—Tararua, 30th inst. Nelson, Westport, Ghkvmouth, and Hokitika. —Wallace, 23rd inst. Blenheim. —Lyttelton, 23rd inst. Sydney.—Wakatipu, 28th inst.

BY TELEGRAPH. PORT CHALMERS, Thursday.

Arrived : Amateur, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed; Taupo, for the North. Passengers— Saloon : For Lyttelton—Mesdames Hamilton, A. H. Martin and two children, Misses White, Gates, Martin, and Harvey (2), Mr. and Mrs. Emeney and child, Mbssra. North, Rhodes, Catcher, Fushler, Ludson, Eva, Falconer, Hederson, and Delmia. For Wellington—Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Fergusson, Messrs. Dalrymple, James, and Hallenstea. For Nelson—Misses Wheeler. Hon. Mr. Jones, and Mrs. Short. For Manukau—Mr. Nankarin, Messrs. Camerson, Falkncr, Fergusson, Lindsay, and Milner.

LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived : Waimea, ship, and Wakatipu, s.s., from Wellington ; Tui, from Kaikoura.

WEATHER AT 5 p.m. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland.- 3018—W.5.W., light; fine. Napikb.—SO’Ol—N.E., light ; fine. Bar smooth. Castlepoint,—3oos—N.W., fresh; cloudy. Slight swell. Wellington.—29 95—N.W., fresh; cloudy. ■Hokitika.—3o’o2—N.N.AV., light; fine. Bar good. Wkstpobt.—29 90-N.W.. light: rain. Bar good. Timabo.—297B—N.AV., fresh; fine. Seasmooth. Bluff.—297B—W., gale; fine.

The barque Suffolk. Captain Yarnell, from Melbourne, arrived here yesterday with a full general cargo. She left Melbourne on the 10th inst., and had •line weather with light variable winds to the 15th, when it freshened up from the south and blew a hard gale, accompanied with a heavy sea, which now and then broke on board, flooding the decks and washing away a portion of the bulwarks. This sort of weather continued more or less violent till making the land, when northerly wind was experienced, which took her to the Heads on the 20th, and she arrive here as above. She is consigned to Messrs. Turnbull and Co. We learn from Messrs. Krull and Co. that a brig named the Annie M. Young, which left Western Australia in the early part of last month with a cargo of jarrah timber for the new wharf at this port, had gone ashore at Bunbnry (Western Australia), It appears tliat the brig had. to come to an anchorage owing to a heavy gale; but on the night of the 22ud November the cables parted, and she was driven ashore and embedded in the sand sft. Her stem was also knocked in. The vessel was then surveyed and ordered to be sold; but the cargo was expected to be saved. In reference to her the Melbourne Argus of the 12th Inst, has the following:—The brig Annie M. Young, with timber, and bound to Wellington, New Zealand, which went ashore at Bunbury (Western Australia) some weeks ago, is expected to become a total wreck. It la anticipated, however, that the cargo will be saved. The steamers Wellington and Eingarooraa had an exciting race on the passage from Lyttelton to this port, and the former made a very good run, only . occupying 15 hours 15 minutes in steaming from wharf to wharf. From the start the two vessels were neck and neck lor eight hours, neither gaining any advantage. Great interest was taken in the race by the passengers on the two vessels, and up to midnight most of them were on deck waiting to see which should first obtain the lead; rather we should say that most of them expected that the Ringarooma would, so to speak, " knock spots” out of the other boat, having the reputation of being a very fast steamer. IJp to midnight there was a slight breeze blowing, which gave the larger boat some advantage; but the wind suddenly lulled, the sea became calm, and then the Wellington shot ahead, and maintained the lead, gradually increasing the distance, and eventually coming in forty-five minutes before the Ringarooma. We may mention, in justice to the Ringarooma, that she labored under a great disadvantage, the screw being considerably damaged.' Some large pieces had been chipped off two of the blades, and this would make a difference in her speed of nearly a knot an hour. Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Go’s. s.s. Ringarooma, Captain J. McLean, arrived here from Melbourne, via the South, yesterday at 7.45 a.m. She brought a good number of passengers and a fair freight list. She left the Sandridge Railway pier at 2,50 p.m, on the 13th instant, and cleared Fort Phillip Heads at 5.25 p.m.; passed Swan Island at 12.30 p.m. next day, and saw the Solanders at 8.15 p.m. of the 17th. Had flue weather with variable winds till making the Bluff at 2 a.m. on the 18th; left at 4.15 p.m. on 18th, and arrived at Fort Chalmers on 17th at 4140 a.m.; left again same day at 8.35 p.m., and arrived in Lyttelton on 20th at 7 a.m,; left for Wellington on 20th at 4 p.m., and arrived here as above. Experienced fine weather along the coast. We areindebted to Mr. Chatfleld, purser, for report and flies. The Kingaroorna sailed for Nelson shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday. She will. It is expected, return here to-day, and sail again in the afternoon for Melbourne, via the South. Another of the Unioq Company’s new steamers has arrived in the colonies, the s.s. Wanaka having arrived at Hobarton on the 20th instant. From .If itchelHs Maritime Jtegister we. learn that she was launched on the 4th of July last by Messrs. Thomas Wingate and Co., at Whiteinch, and that she is of 455 tons 8.M., compound surface-condensing engines, of 120 horse-power nominal. She is classed AIOO at Lloyds, has elegant passenger accommodation, with latest improvements in all departments. The AVanaka will run in the trade between Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Auckland, thus embracing the most important ports of both islands. Captain Malcolm, who at present has charge of the company's s.s. Maori, will take command of her.

The s.s. Wellington will sail North this morning at 8 o'clock.

The s.a. Taranaki, from the North, is expected to arrive here this afternoon.

The Union Company's s.s. Wellington, Captain Lloyd; from the South, arrived here yesterday at 7.10 a.m. She . left Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. on 'the 10th' inst, and arrived at Lyttelton at 0 a.m. on tho 20th ; sailed same day at 4.10 p.m., and arrived here as above.

The s.s. Napier, from Foxton, arrived alongside the wb»K at 1 a.ra. yesterday with a lull cargo of product