SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5079, 4 July 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF WELLINGTON. High Watkr.—9,4o A.m. ; 10.13 p m ARRIVED. July 3.—Ruby, schooner, 24 tons. Dalton, from Kaikoura. Bethuno and Hunter, agents. Ringarooma, s.s., 023 tons, Whitburn, from Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Dr. Knight, Messrs. Walkley and Joshua; 2 steerage. Bishop, agent. SAILED . July 3. —Tui, s.s., 'Wills, for Foxton. 'Bishop,agent. CLEARED OUT. JUtly 3.—Chaudiere, barque, 420 tons, Pitfleiu, for Xondon. Passenger—Saloon: Mr. Temple. .Levin and Co., agents. t '• Thames, ketch, 22 tons, Hunt, for Picton. Master, agent. IMPORTS. •IA *peeiitl-€hari/9 for tonnignees*- names inserted in this column.] „ , ~ Ruby, from JCaikoura22o sacks potatoes, 3 hides. 5 kegs butter, ,s,plcgs sheepskins. .. - EXPORTS Thames, for Picton ; 25 tons coal. Kiwi, for Napier; 1C cases, 2 casks seed. 10 kegs, 12 bdls. 30 gunnies sugar, 1 tierce tobacco, 12 hf-chests tea, 3 casks, 93 pkgs, 202 coils wire. 12 kegs. ’ EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Lonpos. Rnbiaa Dunlop, City of Madras (P.T K.U. Glenlyon (W.S.P.T.), Orari and Endymion |J.KT NO, early. . Sinoapork.—East Lothian (V.K.J.Q ), early. London, via Otago.—Taranaki, early. .Sowt'ikun- PortTM. Huwea, this day; Taranaki, Ports.—Taupo, sth inst. : Hawea, 13th York.—Ocean Chief (L. J.K.D.), early ; Elsinore, ettrly *pßoJKC!T'RD I>EPA UTU RES. London.-, Chaudiere, this day. Melbourne, via tiik South.—Ringarooma, 6th instant. , , _ , . Northern Ports.—Hawea, this day; Taranaki, Stli inst. - , . . i«. i Soothkrn Ports.—'Taupo, o ! hiust. ; Wellington, 10th inst. Napier.—Stormbird. this day. Wanoanux,—Manawatu, this day. Westport and Greymouth.—Luna, early. Blenheim.—Lyttelton, this day. Foxton.—Napier, this day ; Tui, this day. Nelson, Wwnronr, Oxucvmooth, and Hokitika. £TMurray, 7th July.* “ Kaikoura and Lyttelton.—Tui, sth inst. BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Tuesday, Arrived : Estelle, from Melbourne. Sailed; Stella, for the South. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Arrived : At Onehunga—Amarinth, from Wellington. . Sailed : Rotorua, for Sydney. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. A' chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h. SOmin. when the ball drops. Any difference is error, plus or minus, of the chronometer. The weather indications up to 5 o'clock yesterday -afternoon were for southerly winds. The s.s. Tui sailed for Foxton at 8.30 p.m. yesterday. ■ The s.s. Ringaroma arrived here from Nelson at 10 o'clock last night.- She left Nelson at 1.15 p.m. yesterday, and had southerly wind and. sea across. The Ringarooma wili sail for Melbourne, via the South, on Thursday. The barque Chaudiere is now- ready to sail for London. Her cargo—a list of which we gave in Monday’s issue—is valued at £24.898 15s. lOd. The s.s* Wauaka will sail for Auckland, via the East Coast, to-diy at 2 p m. We understand that it is the ..intention of the pwners of'the s.s. Stormbird, as soon as the altera-, lions to the s s. Rangatira are completed, to lengthen her considerably. The wet of yesterday prevented the discharge of the two English ships at the wharf. The Broorahall was expected to break bulk in the morning, but; theJncessant downpour of rain prevented any operations. In Abo afternoon, the hatches were taken off, and despite the very heavy weather which the ship experienced on the voyage out, the cargo proved to be in good condition. She will commence discharging to-day. The s.s. Kiwi sailed, for Napier and Castlepoint yesterday afternoon. The Hawea was detained at Lyttelton till 1.30 p.m. yesterday. She will arrive here at daylight to-day. The schooner Ruby arrived in harbor from Kalkoura yesterday morning. She left there on Monday afternoon, and had a strong southerly gale with heavy sea up. The southerly gale which cam© up here on Monday evening had blown itself out at noon yesterday ; but it brought up a heavy sea, which was rolling in at the Headstall the- afternoon.’ 'Jhe departure of the steamers Manawatu (for Wanganui) and Stormbird {for Napier) hai therefor© been postponed till 10 o’clock this forenoon. The Napier’s departure forFoxton has also been postponed till to-day. The < Hawke's Bay Herald says r ferry service at the Spit is shortly to be superseded by steam service. This will no doubt be felt to be a ■great public convenience. • The boat service in time gone by was found to be insufficient for the requirements of travellers. There is to be a steam launch running ;at*: the Heads every half-hour through the day, if required, to carry 20 passengers ; for the convenience of drovers a punt is to be provided capable of holding a ! dray and team of bullocks, which, when used, is to be towed across by the launch.” . A jecent trip of the schooner to Thomson Brothers, of Port Chalmers, is of more than ordinaiy interest. Some of its incidents are thus described by the Otago Daily Times: —“Desirous of developing the sealing industry, her owners fitted her out for ,a cruise to Campbell Island and the Auckland Islands, and with the junior partner of the firm-on board, despatched her on her mission on 28th March last.,- She was headed for Campbell Island,' and arrived there Cth April, and anchored in North Harbor. Seal hunting was at once commenced and persevered with till 18th June, during which time between eighty-and ninety seals, hair and fur, were captured. , »The island was thoroughly explored by the sealers, all the likely.places-, being hunted overhand every harbor visited l by the schooner. * The seals are described as .plentiful, but exceedingly wary, the bulk-of them haunting places that were,absolutely inaccessible, hence the indifferent success obtained. Many whales were seen about tht< island; but the schooner-not being provided with proper whaling gear, none were taken. . After remaining at-the island till the above date* the party decided to inake for the Auckland'lslands, and the schooner sailed for them on the-lStti. , The weather, however, was against her,, for that 1 night it came on to blow heavy from northwest, She was hove-to, and at 2 a.m. oh the 19th her jibboom.broke short off at the cap.. At noon the wind shifted suddenly to the southward, raising a high confused sea, and at 4 a.zn. next day her topmast went; wind and sea increased, and that evening, between 4 and 6 o’clock, she was boarded by the sea, and lost both her sealing boats. Thus crippled, she was headed for head-quarters. , Mr, Thomson informs-us .that.the depot of stores for castaways at Campbell’s was found and examined, and seemed all right, > Four sheep, supposed to be those left by the French war steamer Tire, were also seen, and appeared to be suffering from foot rot. Some wreckage, consisting of part of a ship's topgallant rail, two or three spars, and pieces of boats, were found on the beach at Monument Harbor, but bore no marks to lead to identification. "Whilst the schooner was lying at Perseverance Harbor, the earthquake wave of llth'May came in, and rolling upon the beach, 10 or,-12 feet 'above highwater mark. swept away a quantity of casks and other material belonging to the sealers. The greater,part of it was, however, recovered.”