SHIPPING SUMMARY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4931, 11 January 1877, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY

- : —• ; . PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED.. December 16.—Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. December 19.—Lillie Hawkins, ketch, 84 tons, Bartlet, from Adelaide. Pearce, agent. Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, from Sydney, via West Coast. Levin and Co., agents, j December 21.—Bingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. 1 Suffolk;, barque, 321 tons, Yarnell, from Melbourne. Turnbull and Co., agents. ! December 35.—Drover, brig, 173 tons, Stephens, from Newcastle. Master, agent.' ; December 28, —Albion,.s.s., 591 tons,, Clark,.from Sydney via the West Coast. Bishop, agent. December 29. —Annie Hill, schooner, 128 tons, Chamberlin, from Adelaide. E. Pearce,’ agent. ! Kate Brain, brigantine, 118 tons. Gay, from Adelaide. Master, agent. ’ December 31.— Tararua, s.s., Sinclair, from Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South, Bishop, agent. 1 January 3.—lsabella, brigantine, 83 tons, Toms, from a whaling cruise. Krull and Co., agents, i January 6—Easby, s.s., 969 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney. Turnbull and Co., agents. ! January B.—Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, Muir, from Melbourne via West Coast, Bishop, agent, j SAILED. December 15.—Zealandia, s.s., 1713 tons. Ferries, for Napier, Auckland, Kandavau, Honolulu, and San Francisco. ' Turnbull and Co;, agents. ' . December 19.—Easby, s.s., 989 tons, Kennedy, for Newcastle. Turnbull and Co., agents. i December 17.—Anne Melhuish, barque, 344 tons, Chadwick, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. .December 18.—Arawata, s.s., 023 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. ■December 20.—Waikato, ship, 1021 tons, Worster. for Lonaon. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs., 0. Burne, Mn and Mrs. -Webber, Mr. and Mrs. Collins and child. Miss E.‘Wilson, Miss C. Jackson, ■ Dr. Percy Lee,: Messrs.’ C.- Johnson, H. E. Crocker, and. J. Ronalds. .Second cabin : Mr. W. Grossman, Miss A. Grossman and Miss L. Grossman. Steerage: Mr. and Mrs. llaughtbh and four children. 'N.Z.S. Company, agents.’ ■ "' > ... . ... •Young Dick, schooner, 163 tons, Armit, for Hobarton. Beck and Tonks, agents. * 1 ■ Edwin Bassett, barque, 397 tons, Foster, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. December 22. —Bingarooma,s.s.,623 tons, McLean, for Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. December 23, Australind, barque, 481 tons, Olliver, tor Newcastle. Williams, agent. December 28.—Albion, s.s,, 591 tons, Clark, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. December 30.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1168 tons, Cameron, for Sydney via the West Coast. Levin and Co., agents. January 2. Tararua, 563 tons, Sinclair, for Sydney, via the West Coast. Bishop, agent.. January 9.—Alhambra, s.si, 497 tons, Muir, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. ’ BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, December 19. Arrived : Jessie Osborne, from London, with two hundred adult immigrants, ail well. The passage occupied 94 days. • December 27. Sailed : Orari, for London, with a full cargo and 28 passengers. December 30, The s.s. City of Sydney and s.s, Australia arrived together. The Australia reached Kandavau on the ,16th. She reported that there was a supposed case of small-pox on board, and she was quarantined.. The commander not deeming it advisable to transfer the mails, both vessels came on together for New Zealand, reaching Auckland this morning, the Austyalia anchoring at the quarantine ground, both vessels awaiting instructions. A death occurred on board the Australia yesterday.' She brings 139 bags mails, 28 cabin and 46 steerage passengers. Their names are not yet knowfi. Lady Gordon and family are passengers from Fiji, also Mr. Kirby, agent of the Georgia Minstiels. The Australia left San Francisco on the Bth, Auckland titpe, having had to put back for a day through collision with a ferry-boat. LYTTELTON, December 27. Arrived : Sohiehalliou, barque, from London, with part of her cargo for Nelson; she passed Deal on 13th September. December 30. The N.Z.S. Co.’s ship Wairaate sailed for London at noon to-day. I December 31. Arrived : Valparaiso, ship, from London; 102 days out, with cargo to the N.Z. Shipping Co. Sea Bird, brigantine, from the Chatham Islands. PORT CHALMERS, December 16. Arrived : Oamaru, ship, 82 days from Glasgow, with 373 passengers. She has been ordered into quarantine. During the voyage there were twenty-one cases of measles, the last case occurring on the Bth inst.’ There have been four deaths—two from measles, one from diarrhoea, and one from infantile exhaustion. There is one case now on board of enteric fever, one of mania, and five of measles. December 20. Arrived: Union Company’s steamer Rotorua, from Glasgow, 60 days out. She stopped two days at St. Vincent and the Cape. Sailed : Ship Invercargill, for London, with 22 passengers, 6083 bales wool, 113 casks, and 5 packages, valued at £103,380. , December 31. Arrived : The ship May Queen, from London, passed at 2 a.m. off Coal Point. January 4. Arrived: The three-masted schooner Dayspring, from Aneitynm, South Sea Islands. Passengers— Cabin : Mrs. Inglis, Messrs. Read, J. IngUs, and W. Watt. January. 8. Arrived: Albion Company's ship Nelson, 98 days from London, with 39 passengers and 800 tons o) cargo. ■ The N.Z.S. Co.’s ship Waikato, Captain Worster, sailed on Wednesday, December 20th, for London, with a large cargo and a good passenger list. Th< 1 following is a list of the cargo:-4 pairs wheel, 1 value £2O, Hon. Minister for Public Works; 12 bale: ■ wool, value £176, 470 bags antimony ore, value £265 . W. Welford; 1510 bales wool and 10 bags do, valm £20,403: 26 cases and casks tallow, 19 bales skins. J ' pkgs leather, 14 cases sundries, value £B2B, Krull am ■ Co.; bales wool, value £225, F. Smith; |2 case:

personal effects, value £IOO, H. Hartwright ; -48 bales wool, 4 bales skins, value £8907, Sharp and Pickering; 510 bales wool, 11 bales skins, value £1961, Fell Bros.; 00 bales wool, value £7OB, R. Port; 08 bales and 1 bag wool, value £1537, Nathan and Co.; 43 bales wool, value £493, F, Smith ; 10 bales wool, value £250, Bank of New South Wales ; 44 bales wool, 1 case marble, value £055, Sclanders and Co.; 62 casks tallow, 200 cases preserved meats, 4 tons boxes, value £IO9O, J. Gear ; 74 pkgs leather and hair, value £2Bl, Hirst ; 558 bales wool, 1 bale skins, value £10.708, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; 71 bales wool, 3 bales skins, value £1175, W, \V. Taylor ; 186 bales wool, 2 bales skins, value £2799, VV. B. Rhodes and Co.; 704 bales wool, 22 casks tallow, 2 casks sundries, value £12,850, Johnston and Co ; 100 bales wool, value £1396, H. Vennell; 9 bales wool, 2 bales skins, value £ll2, A. P. Stuart and Co.; G packages sundries, value £92, sevferal shippers. Total value of cargo, £08,300.' The whaling brigantine Isabella, Captain Toms, returned to harbor on Wednesday, January 3rd, from a cruise of exactly eight months, during which time she lias met with indifferent success. .She brings into port six tuns of oil, taken from‘the humpback whale ; but this quantity does not represent the whole of her takings, as she. transhipped at the Bay of Islands a large quantity cf oil—about thirty-eight casks. The Isabella left this port on-the 3rd May; but meeting with a southerly wind went up to Mana, where she arrived on the sth ; then went to Kap ti, where she took in water and firewood, and then proceeded in search of some fish. At 4 p.m. on the 13th May, when off the Lookers-on, a school of sperm whales was sighted. The boats were instantly lowered, and chase given, but the whales sounded before the boats could come upon them, and did not rise agahi' before dark- As the whales when seen were heading to the southward, the vessel was kept in that direction under easy sail during the night, but when daylight came nothing could be seen of them. This was the only time sperm whales were chased. Blackfish were seen off the Lookers-on and Banks Peninsula, but on each occasion they were found making a passage, so nothing could be. done with them. On May 19 put Into Akaroa Ha: box* for the purpose of wooding and watering the ship; left there on the 30th, and when about a mile clear of the heads.sighted two humpbacked whales. The boats were lowered and one of the fish struck, but unfortunately it sunk as soon as killed in forty fathoms, and on attempting to lift it up the harpoons d ew out. The vessel waited about the locality for some time, but nbthirig further of the fish' was seen. The Isabella then ciuised off Banks Peninsula for a short time, and saw several humpbacked whales, but was unable to strike any owing to the unfavorable state of the weather. She stood away for the north on June 7, and ran through Cook Strait next day with a fresh S.E. breeze. ‘Saw grampuss on the 9th, but was unable to lower at the time. Rounded Cape Maria Van Diemen at 1 a m. on the lltb, and reached the Bay of Islands next morning. .Put the vessel on the beach and cleaned her bottom; took in stores and also a whaleboat and other gear purchased from the American whaleship Hilton, which was returning home with 2400 barrels oil. The brigantine left the bay on the 2Cth, with the intention of going to Tonga for the humpback season; but when off Cape Brett saw several whales; and cruised about that vicinity for a week, but met with no success. Putinto Whangamonu harbor on July 2nd, and chased a whale the following day, which was missed , by one of the Maori steerers. Struck one on the 6th, but the harpoon drew out, and so the prize was lost. Caught a humpback cow and calf on the 7th, and another on the Bth. On the 27th made fast to a humpback ; but it pulled so hard that before the other boats could come up to assist the rope parted- and the fish escaped. Saw a good many whales there, but, could not get hold of any more. Shifted again to the Bay of Islands on the 20th August, and transhipped oil to Auckland. Then, after taking in wood and water, went to Cavalli Islands on the 19th September, The 7th and Bth of the next month brought with it luck, for during these two days two whales were secured. Saw whales throughout October and the early part of November ; but was unable to do anything owing to very bad weather. Again, strange to say, did the 7th and Sth of the month, for the third time, bring with them luck, two whales and a calf being secured during that time. Another was struck on the 22nd November, but the harpoons drew out and the whale got away. Removed to. Russell on the 4th December, and left for this port on the 17th'. She had some very heavy southerly weather down, the wind carrying away, the foretopsail and mainsail. She brought up at Barretts Reef on the .Ist inst., and got under way at 9 a ih; arriving here as above.