SHIPPING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5090, 17 July 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Hioh Water.—B.ss a.m. ; 9.20 p.m ARRIVED.

July 16.—Robina Dunlop, barque, 403 tons, GraLain, from London. N.Z S. Co., agents. Napier, s.s., 4-S tons, Holmes, from Foxton. Passengers— Cabin: Mrs. Port, Messrs. Anstec and Purcell. Turnbull and Co., agents. SAILED. July 16.—Manawatn, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for "Wanganui Passengers—Cabin : Messrs, Galpln and Williamson ; 10 steerage. Plimmer, agent. CLEARED OUT. July 16.—Stormbird, s.s., OS tons, Doilo, for Napier. Passengers— Cabin: Miss Carruthers, Mr. McLean: 5 steerage. Plimmer, agent. IMPORTS. M tper.inl charge in made for consignee*' names inserted in this column.] Manawatn, fiom Wanganui: 42 sacks potatoes, 50 do maize, 6 pkgs, 3 cases, 2 sacks wheat. Wanaka, from Auckland and East Coast; 4 sacks, 3 trunks, 12 crates, 31 pkgs, 2 sacks, 3 trunks, 1 case. Kiwi, from Napier: 22 bales wool, 1 trunk, 1 horse, S casks tallow. Neptune, from Newcastle; 511 tons coal, 27 cases oranges. Anne Melhuish, from Newcastle : 50G tons coal, 20 cases orange*. Edith Keid, from Gatlin's River; 42,000 ft. timber. Napier, from Foxton; 12 baskets. 7 bdls skins, 1 box. 7 cases, 17 hides, 5 casks tallow, 4230 ft. timber, 1 pair bellows, 1 bale tow. Dido, from Blenheim: 16 bales flax, 191 bags barleymeal, 69 do barley, 50 do oats. EXPORTS. Stormbird, for Napier; 15 cases brandy, 5 do whisky. 30 do schnapps, 152 pkgs, 5 cases, 1 pci, 40 pkgs merchandise. Manawatn, for Wanganui: 45 cases brandy, 35 do ■geneva, 5 qr-casks brandy, 2 octaves whisky, 272 pkgs merchandise, 3 cases, 4 pels, 1 piece timber. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.-Glenlyon (W.S.P.T.), Orari (P.G.8.D.). and Endymion (J.K.T.N.), early. Singapore.—East Lothian (V.K. J.Q), earl)'. London, via Otaqo.—Taranaki, early. SotiniKKN Porw.- Taupo, ISth. Northern Ports.—Taranaki, this day; Hawea, 19th. Sydnkv, via Napier and Auckland.—Rotorua, 20th. Nhw York.—Elsinore, early. Melbourne and Hobautox via the South.— Tararua. this day. Melbourne, via Nelson, Oreymouth, and Hokitika.—Albion. 19th. Lyttelton.—Primera, early. P R 0.7 ECTED DFPAUT URES. London.- Primera, early. Northern Forts.—Hawea, 10th ; Taranaki, 25th. Southern L’okt*.—Taranaki, this day; Rotorua, 20th. Blenheim.—Lyttelton, this day. Foxton, —Napier, this day. Nelson. Wicstpout, Gukvmoutii, and Hokitika. Murray, early. Melbourne, via Nelson, Grevmouth, and Hokitika.—Tararua, this day. Melbourne and Hobarton via the South.— Albion, 20th. : Napier, Poverty Bay, Tauranga, and Auckland.—Taupo, 19th, Westport and Oreymouth.—Luna, ISth. Nelson.—Wanaka, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. PORT CHALMERS. Monday. Sailed : Marie, barque, with 115 Chinese, for Hongkong. LYTTELTON, Monday. f Arrived; Malay, barque, and Sarah and Mary, ketch, from Wellington. Sailed; Tui, for Kaikoura and Wellington.— Tararua. for Wellington. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Helps, Miss Luxford, Messrs. J. Harper, Tregear, and "Valentine. AUCKLAND. Monday. Arrived ; Hawea, from the South.—Argosy, from Dunedin. Sailed : From Kaipara—Hannah Broomfield, for; Wellington : Flora and Elizabeth Curie, for Lyttelton, with timber; Ann Gambles, for London. WRECK OF THE SCHOONER MERA. AUCKLAND, Monday. ' The schooner Mera left Hokianga.for Dunedin’ with a full cargo of timber; but after crossing the bar, the wind fell light, and the captain let both anchors go, but heavy rollers set fin, and the masts had to be cut away to save the vessel. The anchor parted in the night, and the vessel went ashore. She ; is commanded by Captain Loverock, who took charge after Captain Pallent’s accident. The Mera belongs to John Lemon and Thomas Meek, of Oamaru, and : Keith Ramsay and James Anderson, of Dunedin • She was a Clyde-built vessel, and cost upwards .of £3OOO only two years ago. Her cargo of timber was insured in the Batavia office for £6OO, and the hull in the New Zealand, National, and South British for £SOO each. It is expected there are.other insurances on the hull, but they are not known at present. Captain Worsp, marine surveyor, left by the Riverhead boat for the scene of the wreck, and on arrival will hold a survev on behalf of all concerned. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronmeters. 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 Tararua will arrive from Melbourne this morning and leave again this evening, instead of 1 Wednesday. as originally advertised. . The departure of the steamers Kiwi for Castlepoiat and Napier, and Napier for Foxton, has been postponed till this evening. The City of Madras commenced to discharge her cargo yesterday morning. The barque Wennington hauled away from the wharf yesterday morning, and went down to the outer anchoraee. She has taken on board between 500 and 600 ions ballast. The departure of the s.s. Stormbird for Napier has been put off till 16 o’clock this morning. The Brunner Coal Mining Company have purchased the brig Albion, at Nelson, which was put up there by auction, for £6lO. We understand that she will come over here and be converted into a coal hulk for the storage ©f the company’s coal. The barque Ocean Chief hauled into the wharf yesterday afternoon. She has been entered at the Customs, and will commence discharging to-day. The s.s. Tui, from Kaikoura and Lyttelton, is expected to reach here to-night. - The barque Robina Dunlop, some time expected from London, turned up yesterday morning, and. came into port with a fair wind, anchoring off the wharf at noon. She is a handsome little barque, of 493 tons register, and is deeply laden, having some 800 tons cargo on board, which In a great measure accounts for her somewhat lengthy passage of 116 days. The Robina Dunlop is constructed of wood, and is about three years old. having been constructed in Glasgow in 1874. She is owned by Mr. Neill, of that port, and is under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, and has been a regular trader to Auckland. She brought no passengers, and her passage out has been an uneventful one, the weather experienced being almost similar to that met with by the other vessels which have arrived here during the past week from London The Robina Dunlop commenced her voyage on the 20th March last, and had a very rough run down the Channel, which occupied ten days. After clearing the Channel, had! the usual spell of variable weather till the N.E. trades; were met with, which were of a moderate nature, and took the barque close to the Equator. She crossed it on the 25th April, and several days afterwards found the S.E. trades. After losing them, met with strong northerly winds, and on the 14th May experienced a heavy gale from that quarter, with much sea. which found its way on board in large quantities., but did no damage to the vessel. Tim foretopsail and’ foretopgallantsail were however blown away. The island of Tristan d'Acunha was passed three days afterwards, very heavy N. -and N.N.E. winds prevailing all the time, and the barque suffered some trifling damage by the visitation of the sea. From Tristan d'Acunha the weather became more moderate, the winds principally being from north to west, and the Cape was passed on the 28th May. On the 17th June, experienced a very violent gale, which increased to a hurricane, lasting for eight hours, and every stitch of canvas had to be taken in. She rode through it,' being hove-to all the time, and next day the weather moderating, she continued on her course. Passed Tasmania on the sth fust., and the winds here taking into the N.E., she edged away to the southward and came south about. ' The first of New Zealand was sighted on Sunday, and had light southerly winds up the coast. She will be berthed at the wharf to-day.