SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5031, 9 May 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT OF WELLINGTON. Hi.ia Watmi.—l.22 a.m. : 1.48 T M AllltlVKD. Mat S.—Stormbird', s.s., en tons, Doile. from Wanganui. Passenger—Cabin : Mr. Cleury. Turnbull and Co., agents. Reliance, ketch, 65 lons, Hart, from Kaipara. Master, *ffcnt. Kennedy, s.s., 136 tons, Parmer, from Nelson and West Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Clark, Mrs. Deurant, Messrs. Croll, Wilson, and Nolan. Deacon, agent. HAILED. Mat B.—Tul, s.s., 01 tons. Wells, from Kaikoura unci Lyttnlton.—rasscngers—Cabin : Mrs. Matthows and 3 childron. Bishop, agent. IMPORTS. {A sfierial charge ii made fur consign'.!* names intorled in this column.] Beliance, from Kaipara: 47.000 ft. sawn' kauri ♦irnber. f-fcormblrd, from Wanganui: 7 bdls skins, 23 hides. Rangatlra, from Napier; 4 boxes, 11 trunks, 4 cases, -J8 dn drapery, 1 pel. Taleon, from Blenheim: 350 sacks barley, 50 do malt. exports. Tui, for Kaikoura: 1 qr-eask brandy, 6 pkgs, 1 case, - brls ale, 1 cask. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LoxnoK.—Andrew Reid, early : Benledi, early : Wennlngton, early ; Queen of the West; Itobina Dunlop ; City of Madras; and Broomhall, early. Soutiisuh Fonts.—Wellington, this day; IlaTrea, 14th. NfinTnKitN PoHT»:-Taranaki. 10th; Taupo, 15th. Melbodhne, tia the Soutii.—Elugarooma, this day. Nswcastle.—Phosphorus, early. M»I.BOt;BNE.—EagIe Wing, early. PUO.IKO'I'ED DISPAUTUKES. LoMnow.- Carnatic, early. Homqeons.—Mar, early. Nobtuukh Pouts.—Wellington, this day ; Hawoa, l«h. VTanbasoi.—Stormbird, this day; Manawatu, this *>y. Mm.nouß.Nß tia inn South.—ltlngarooma, 11th. Boutiieiim Foktm.—Taranakl, 10th ; Taupo, 15th. Natier, Potehty Bay, Taukanga, asd Auckland.— Wanaka. this day. FoXToM.—Napier, this day. Nblhost. WKSrrouT, Okuymoutft, andHokitika. —Kennedy, this day. Castlepoint and NAriEit.—Kiwi. 10th. Newcastle.—Northampton, early. Blbhheim.—Lyttolton. oarly : Falcon, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON. Tuesday. Akhtted : 7.20 a.m., Hawea, from Wellington.— ■Wellington, from Port Chalmers. Sailed: 12.30 p.m., Wanaka, for Wellington. Passenger for Wellington—Mr. Kestell.—Hawea, for tho South, at 2.20 p.m. Passenger for Dunedin—Mr. J. C. Morris. The Itingarooma sails North with tho mails tonight. Tho W ellington sails to-morrow. NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. The Stella was off the roadstead, but passed on for Wellington at 10 a.m. Tho sea is very rough. The Taranaki passed on without communicating with tho shore. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The Rotorua, from tha South, sailed for Sydney with 30 passengers. WEATHER AT 5 p.m. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auwland.—2969—W., fresh; threatening. Namzb,.—29 27—W.. fresh ; threatening. Much swell. Castlkpoist.—29'2l—N.W., fresh ; threatening. Much sea. Wellington.—l9lß—N.W., fresh ; cloudy. Hokitika.—29-14—S.W., gale : cloudy. Heavy

WiraironT.—2olO S.W., fresh : cloudy. Bar rough. Timabo.— 2SS4—Calm: fine. Moderate S.E. swell. Oamabc—2S'B6—W., light; gloomy. Considerable easterly sea. Blujt.—2B's7—W.N.W., gale ; threatening.

The time-ball may bo used to-day for rating chronometers. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h. 30min. when the ball drops. Any difference Is error, plus or minus, of the chronometer. The s.s. Stormbird arrived in port from "Wanganui *t 5 a.m. yesterday. She left there at 5.30 p.m. the previous day, and had moderate N.E. winds down, with thick weather. The Stormbird will sail for "Wanganui to-day at 2 p.m. It is estimated that the cost of repairing the injury to the steamer Napier, caused by the collision with the Tui, will be about £SO. "We heard it stated that the owners of the Tui had consented to pay all the expense incurred by the accident. Owing to the strong N. W. gale of yesterday the ship Pleione was unable to come off the Patent Slip. It is expected she will be launched at 3 a.m. to-day. We understand that Captain Bonner, of the steamer Tui. has been suspended by his employers until an official investigation takes place re the collision with the Napier. The mate of the Tui, Mr. Wells, took her South last evening. Not the slightest mishap occurred among3t the shipping during the very severe gale of yesterday. As the Pleione did not come off the Patent Slip yesterday, the Rangatira was unable to be taken up to ascertain the amount of damage sustained by her bumping on the Napier bar. Pumping was continued all yesterday and j.this morning, and she steamed round last evening to Evans Bay. ' The s.s. Napier left Foxton at 4.50 p.m. on Monday, and arrived in port at 2 am. yesterday. It i 3 expected that she will be able to return to the same place this afternoon. The following steamers are expected to sail from this port to-day :—"Wanaka. for Napier, Gisborne. Tauranga, and Auckland ; Ringarooma. fnr Nelson ; Manawatu and Stormbird. for Wanganui; and the Murray, for the "West Coast. The s.s. "Wellington will not, accordineto telegraphic advice, arrive here till to-morrow morning. The s.*. Kennedy, Captain Palmar, arrived from Nelson via the "West Coast at 9 o'clock last night. She left Nelson at half-pa«:fc 4 o'clock yesterday morning : had a very heavy N."W. gnle, with thick weather, and en account of the heavy sea brought up in Queen Charlotte Sound at noon; remained there till 4 p.m., and had fresh N."W. winds across and till arrival. Between 11 and 12 o'clock yesterday a vessel was signalled at Mount Victor!* as being In distress. A telegram received by Captain Halliday, Harbormaster, from Pilot Holmes, stated the schooner Canterbury was at anchor abreast of Barrett's "Reef with the ensiirn hoisted upside down. He was unable to render her any assistance owing to the heavy gale blowing. The Canterbury was riding very heavily with one anchor down, the other having been loot. He asked Captain Halliday if possible to send out a steamer to the vessel's assistance, ©n receipt of this telegram steam was got np on the s.s. Rarnratira for the purpose of sending her out to the Heads, and Captain Halliday again telegraphed to Pilot Holmes to know whether there was any danger to the crew, so as to ask the insurance office to «end to the assistance of the distressed vessel a steamer. The answer received to this last telegram was that there was no apparent danger to the crew, but that the vessel was riding very heavily, and was dipping bows under. Those on board were afraid of being driven out to sea. Shortly after the receipt of this telegram, the gale had considerably decreased, and, quickly moderated to a fresh breeze, so that there was no need for the stepmer's services. Later on in the afternoon the'signal was made to imply that the schooner was under way. but when we went to press this morning, we were unable to discover her in port. The following account of the doings of the steamer Hinemoa since she left the Bluff Is from Nelson papers :—" She left the Bluff on Monday night, and arrived at Preservation Inlet next morning, where some splendid Californlan salmon were caught; left the same day. and arrived at Chalky Inlet on the morning of the 2nd. A boat was lowered, and the Governor and party examined portions of a vessel that had been wrecked some years ago. Steamed through Dusky Sound to Pickersgill Cove, and then to Dnck Cove, The Hinemoa here touched lightly on a hitherto unknown rock, carrying away one of the blades of the propeller, but sustained no further damage. Proceeded through Acland Passage to Breaksea Sound, and stayed there for the niuht; left early on the morning of the 3rd for Doubtful Round, and arrived there before daylight and went to the head of Gear Arm, where the vice-regal party landed, and some good shooting was had. In the afternoon dropped down to Dee's Coyc at the mouth of Thomp- i son's Sound, and came to an anchor. Entered Mllford Sonnd early on the following day, and remained there until the 6th, when the Hinemoa proceeded tip the coast to Jackson's Bay, where the Governor landed. An address was presented to him by the settlers, and his Excellency spent the afternoon in examining the settlement. Sailed the same evening, and yesterday morning passed Mount Cook, and Hokitika and Greymouth In the afternoon, and was ofT Cape Fonlwind at sunset, arriving here as above, the engines having been going easy all night. Fine weather was experienced throughout the whole passage, there being little or no wind, with an almost cloudless sky. During the trip several excellent photographs were obtained." The Hinemoa Is to sail for "Wellington to-day.