SHIPPING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5003, 6 April 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Hloß Water.—lo.3l a.m. : 11.1 PM ARRIVED.

April 5. —Arawata, s.e„ 623 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, via the South. Passengers Saloon. From Melbourne: Mr. end Mrs. Allan and family (3), Mr. Brown. From Coast: Mr. and Mrs. Lowe, Messrs. Smith and Litchfield; 2 steerage from Mel- . bourne, and 2 from Coast. ; Bishop, agent. Taranaki s.s., 327 tons, Andrew, from the North. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Winter, McHardy, Carpenter and Biss and son, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Miss Pike, Messrs. Koss, Leary, Downes. Hooper, Hinke, Jackson. Doyle, Bnrnes, and Barnhill; * steerage. Levin and Co., agents. ' _ a Tui, s.s., 64 tons, Bonner, from Foxton. ia». sengers—Cabin: Messrs. France, Hadfield, wabley, and Waiter. Bishop, agent. . Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Turnbull and Co., agents. „ Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Holmes, from Foxton. lassengers- Cabin: Mr.. Mrs., and Miss hoivles, Mr. and Mrs. Bnrnes and 4 children, Messrs. Luke, Mcßeth. and Olsen. Turnbull and Co., agents Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers —Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Whitmani and child, Mrs. Adams and 4 children, Mesdames Dibben, Dalton, Gordon, and Simmonds and 2 children. Misses Tripe.McCartey,and Campbell, Major Heaphy, Messrs. Brown, Nolan. Clark Cameron Castine, Hunter, Price, Kayne, and England ; 7 in the steerage. PUinmer, agent. , SAILED. _ April 6.—Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Andrew, for the South. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Kenney, Messrs. Selig and Montgomery ; 15 steerage. Bavin and Co., agents. Cynthia, schooner, 56 tons, Welsh, for Pelorus Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. Aurora, schooner, 56 tons. Eomeril, for Kaipara. Pearce, agent, , _ • Thames, ketch, 22 tons, flunt for Clova Bay, Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Bose of Eden, schooner, 30 tons, Gillard, for ■ Pelorua Sound. Master, agent. Arawata, s.s, 623 tons, Underwood, for Nelson. Bishop, agent. . Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co.. agents. IMPORTS. . : : [A special charge is made for consignees' inline* inserted in this column.] - Falcon, from Blenheim : 100 bales flax. Tui, from Foxton : 17,000 ft. timber, 1 pkg. i • Taranaki, from the South: 2 boxes, 18 cases, 11 pkgs, 11 hides, 2 bags. „. , , Kiwi, from Napier: 48 casks tallow, 160 bales wool, 360 qr do do, 1 roll, 10 casks, 1 pkg _ . ■ ‘ - Arawata, from Melbourne: 2 qr-casks wine. 400 mats sugar, 10 boxes tea, 5 pkgs do, 4 chests do, 51 . hf do do, 80 cases, 151 cedar boards. 1 case cigars, 15 trunks, 103 cases wine, 1 case jewellery, 10 parcels. From South: 108 sacks grass seed, 2 casks, 5 hhds stout. EXPORTS. IRuby, for Kaikoura: 2 qr-casks rum, 2 cases gunpowder, 8 boxes soap, 21 mats sugar, 10 boxes candles. 16 cases oilmens stores, 1 do galvanised iron buckets, 1 bale' cornsacks, 1 cask currants, 48 doors, 1 pkg : mouldings, 10 cases kerosene, 2 do drapery, 1 case mangles, 2 pkgs rope, I bdl seines, 4 pkgs iron- -■, mongery, 300 empty sacks, 1 case drapery, 1 pci do, ■ ■ ■' Falcon, for Blenheim: 2 cases lampware, 6 ovens, 2 pkgs chaff cuUers.l do gunpowder, 1 do shot, 1 do caps, 1 case iron, 15 sheets do, 1000 standards, 2 tins confectionery. 6 drums oil, 10 casks ale, 1 pkg, 1 case, 2 tons flour, 50 boxes candles. 77 V; , EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ‘' London.—Northampton, early; Andrew Reid, early ; Benledi, early. „ J Southrrn Pouts.—Hawea, 10th inst. ; Taranaki, 13th inst. , . . Nortzirrh Port*. —Rotorua, 7th inst.; Taupo, 10th inst.; Wellington, 14 th inst. Melbourne, via the South.—Eingarooma, 13th instant. Sydney.—Wakatipu. oth inst. , , Melbourne,- via Nelson and the West Coast.— Albion, 24th inst. Melbourne and Hubabton, via the South.— Tararua, 22nd inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. , Lon don,—Adamant, this month: Rakaia, this - month. . „ , . Nojithehn Pouts. —Hawea, 10th inst. ; Taranaki, 13 th inst. South rrn Forth.—Taupo, 10th inst. ; Wellington, 14th inst. Melbourne via the South.—Arawata, 7th inst. - Foxton.—Napier 7th inst.; Tui, oth lost. • ; ' :Wanoanui.—Manawatu, this day; Stormbird, this day. ... Naweb,. Poverty Bat, Tauranoa, and Auck--land.—Wanaka. 18th inst. Sydney via Napier and Auckland. —Rotorua, Tlh inst. - - - - 7 r-, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers.—Wakatipu, 11th J Inst.' • 1 ‘ \ i Nelson, Westport, Grkymouth. and Hokitika. ’■. Charles Edward, 10th inst. Melbourne and’ Hobarton, via the South.— Albion, 25tb inst. - ’ Melbourne, via Nelson and the West Coast.— Tararua, 23rd inst. - Blenheim.—Lyttelton, early. BY TELEGRAPH. .. ~ - . ! . LYTTELTON, Thursday. ‘ ‘ Arrived :', Onward, Torea, and Maria, from Kaipara y Zephyr,' from Greymouth ; and Lucy James, from the Buller. Bailed : BOnnle Lass, for Hokitika. PORT CHALMERS, Thursday. Sailed: Rotorua. Passengers for Wellington: Mesdames McLean and family, W. Child, Lemon. Butler, Misses Lee, Delahey, McNam ira, Halfarty. Messrs. Broad, Wilson, Smith, Dawson, Carty, and McLean. , ~ HM.S. Wolverene, .Commodore Hoskins, from, Melbourne, is expected to arrive here daily, The sj. Arawata left Melbourne at 3 p.m. on the 28th March, and cleared Port Phillip Heads at 5.10 p.m. ; passed Swan Island at 11,40 a.ml next day; experienced light southwest winds and fine weather during the run across ; passed , the Solandere at 6.10 : p.m. on the Ist A priL and arrived at the Bluff at 11 p.m. -same day ;■ discharged cargo, and sailed at 4.30 p.m. on the 2nd, arriving at Port Chalmers at 6 a.m. on the 3rd ; discharged 220 tons of cargo, and sailed at 5 p.m., arriving at'Lyttelton at 8.20 a.m. on Wednesday ; left at’-4 p.m; -same day, and arrived! in harbor at 7.30 yesterday morning. Bxperienced light variable winds and .fine weather on the coast,:. She left for Nelson at an early hour this morning. • r I The p.s.' Manawatu arrived from Wanganui at 11.15 last night. Sheeleft thereat midnight on Wednesday, but on reaching,the Heads the steamer was .running through a thick fog, which became so dense - • - as to shut but all landmarks, and Captain Harvey was ’ : .obliged to come to an anchorage. Got under way !at , : 11 o’clock yesterday forenoon, and crossed the bar at ' 11.16.' Experienced light westerly breeze, with flue weather. . . , ■ The Stormbird, from Wanganui, arrived here at ari ; early hour this morning: She leftThere'at midnight . on Thursday, but- like the Manawatu had to anchor .tin 1 p.m. yesterday. She will leave for Wanganui at • ' 'll a.m.'to-day. L j ■ - The schooners -Cynthia ’and Rose of Eden and the ketch Thames left yesterday forenoon for Pelorus . Sound-- n- . • 1 ! - - The Rotorua is expected to arrive here to-morrow ' : from tbe:South. ■' j /The, ship Benledi bound to this port met witli some , -Very-severe gales.in. the!English Channel, and four ’ seamen were washed overboard, all of whom were ■•lokt.' -■ J ; - J,; , i ' : . i The brigantine fwollomal is again loading at Melbourne for this port. . , The Government; steamer Hinemoa made the run , ' -from this port to New Plymouth in 16. hours, avetag-. o’ingabont 13 knots per-hour. She left again at 2 i . o’clock yesterday for this port, and will arrive This , /morning. , - - . ••• > 1 - The steamer. Kiwi’s departure for Castlepolnt and Napier has been postponed till this afternoon. ! The ship Plelone commenced discharging her London, cargo yesterday raOming. IThe s.s. Tui arrived, from; foxton at an. early hour ; yesterday .morning. , She' went! up on Coffey : ahd Dixon's slip to receive an overhaul. 7 1 , , ( ,Th«, Urion:'Corop*iiy’s B.s. Taranaki, Captain, Andrew, .from the North:,with. the San Francisco o f mail bn board, arrived In harbor at 7 o’clock yesterday ' -morning.,:•' gh« left the Mahiikau at 10.30 a.m. bn the - . 3rd, and arrived off New ; Plymouth at TnldUight: .sailed, at 1.30,-a.m. on,the: 4th; got into Nelson at . 3.30 p,m.sailed at 3.46. p.m., reached Picton at nud- - Bight,'left again 'af2.'30’a.m., yesterday, and, ai’- ■ rived here ae above.’ She left for the .South ;at ■ 12.30p.m. / • ; - /'■ ■' I

■ -notice’ to MARINERS. , . , . , j **' - ■ The following la the corrected position of Point . rHansbn/i Chathinx Islands, as ascertained hy' Mr/ . ,Dennys, NavlgatlngLieutenant of. H.M.S. Sapphire, “and .approved ofbyCaptain E. H. Murray:— “■ By ' dbservations -with artificial'horizon for latitude and, .' longitude, I place’Point Hanson’ in latitude 43deg. , , fiVnain. 24sec. 8., and longitude 176 deg. 32mln. 15sec. W., being llmin. 45»ec. of longitude to the eastward of its position on Chart 1417. This nearly agrees by hearings with the position of Port'’Hurt, as asceri i.ttaibed by the U.B. Transit of Venna Expedition, •; December, 1874.; The relative position of West Beef

‘ And other places to the, northward and westward pf ' Waitangi appear* to. be correct, and the whole island - . seems tolbe placed 9 miles to the westward of its true .position,”;. , .7 ,1. ' '.,■ : i