SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5219, 13 December 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. December 12.—Barnaul, ship, 1012 tons, MoKelvie. from London. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Saunders, Rev Mr. and Mis. Clare and family (1). Mrs. Harper and" family (3): steerage—lSO immigrants. N.Z.S sengers—Saloon : Mesdames Price and family, Cohen, and Clegg. Miss Hyde, Messrs, Townsend, Bishop, Livien, Myers, Everett, Mclntosh, Smalley, Phillips, Pasey, Powsr, Lunhan, and Hearne. Levin and Co., ketch, 33 tons, Short, from Havelock. Master, agent. , , Lyttelton, p.s., SO tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Deacon, agent. Aurora, schooner, 62 tons, Romeril, from Last Coast. Pearce, agent. Hinemoa, Government s.s., hairchild, from the Manukan. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Tliorndale and family, Messrs. George, Hunt, andMorphot. Napier, s.s., 48 tons. Fisk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths, Dr. and Mrs. Carr and three children. Turnbull and Co., agent*. Fairy Rock, brig, 100 tons. McPie. from Adelaide. Master, agent. „ Tui. s.s., 04 tons, 'Wills, from Poston. Passengers Cabin; Mesdames Fisher and Cole, Miss Shannon, Mr and Mrs, ILunerson, Mr. and Mrs. Colbot, Messrs. Barnett. Batcher, Bull, Fern, lleffernan, Mantana, Ross; 4 steerage. Bishop, agent. SAILED. December 12.—Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, tor East Coast. Passenger—Cabin : Mr. Holmes. Levin and Co., agents. Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, for Kekoranga. Deacon, agent. Stormbird, 5.5.,69 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers—3 immigrants ex Hurnnui. Plimmor. agent. Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers—24 immigrants ex Hurunui, Plimmer, agent. Kennedy, ss., 136 tons. Palmer, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Cabin : The Lydia Howorde Troupe, Misses Sharp and Saunders, Messrs. Barff, Woolcock, and Unnnsell. -Deacon, agent. Nelson, schooner, 66 tons, Robinson, for Waitapu. Master, agent. CLEARED OUT. December 12.—Excelsior, schooner, 92 tons. Hunt, for Havelock. Master, agent. Ruby, schooner, 24 tons, Dalton, for White Rock. Betbuno and Hunter, agents. Thames, ketch, 24 t-ms. Gillard, for Clova Bay and PelorusSound, Scott, agent. Star of the Sea, schooner, 38 tons. Turner, for Havelock. Master, agent. Albatross, schooner, 77 tons, Bell, for Wangapoua. Master, agent. IMPORTS Taupo, from Lyttelton: 10 kegs, Learmont; 10 sacks wheat, 25 bags flour, 1 case, 20 sacks malt, Levin and Co.; 33 cases, order; 22 pkgs, Mills. Lyttelton, from Blenheim: 200 bales wool. Deacon. Elizabeth, from Havelock: 21,600 feet sawn timber, Waddel: 3 bales wool, Nathan and Co. Dunedin, from Kaipara : 51,500 feet timber, Greenfield and Stewart. EXPORTS. Thames, for Clova Bay; 1 cask oil, 1 case salad oil, 1 keg apples, 1 case pickles, 1 hf-chest tea, 1 cask almonds, 1 case groceries, 6 cases stout, 2 cases portwine, G cases brandy, 2 cases geneva, 2 do rum, 2 do claret. 1 rask currants. 2 boxes raisins, 4 gunnies sugar, 6 casks ale, Turnbull and Co.; 1 case drapery, Thompson,Shannon, and Co.; 1 crate crockery, Nathan and Co.; 1 chain, 2 tons flour, Bannatyne and Co.; 1 case hardware, lOlbs powder, 50Ibs shot, 5000 caps, 1 keg blasting powder. E. W, Mills. Stormbird, for Wanganui : 5 pels, 2 casks. Bishop; 2 cases tobacco. 5 cases cigars, 19. packages, Levin and Co.; 5 qr-casks wine, 1 case caps, 8 cases, 4 casks. 9 coils, 1 bdl, ?Turnt»nU : 1 pkg, Cosby; 2 pkgs, ..ft, W. Mills; 2 do. Thompson, Shannon, and Co.; 3 do, Margetts ; 12S do, Taylor ; 1 do, Palmer; 10 do, Smith and Co,; 23 do, Joseph and Co. 2 do, McDowell; 3 do, Scott; 1 do, Heaten ; 231 do, Dawson; 2 do. Blundell. Kiwi, for East Coast: 116 pkgs. Levin and Co.; 72 do, Kroll and Co.; 115 pkgs, 7000 ft timber. Bethune and Hunter. Jane Douglas, for Foxton : 1 pci, Dutton; 3 pkgs. Smith and Co.; 1 case, Johnston and Co., 4 pkgs. Mills; 1 bale, Finney; 1 case port, 3 trunks, 2 pkgs, 1 case, Lindsay; 6 pkgs. 1 bale, Taylor. Ruby, for White Rock: 3 tons flour, 30cwt sugar. 10 hf-chests tea, 10 bags rice. -1 pkg tobacco, 1 do matches. 3 boxes soap, 4 tons wire, 4 bales woolpacks, 1 box, Johnston and Co.; 3 tons grass seed, Murray, Common, and Co; Star of the Sea, for Havelock: 1 qr-cask brandy, 6 cases do. 1 do tobacco, 1 qr-cask ram, 10 cases geneva. 10 hf-chests tea, 1 case tobacco, 20 bags flour, 87' cases and casks sundries, 27 srunnies of sugar,'Turnbull and Co; I case tobacco, 104 pkgs sundries, Nathan and Co.; 13 do do, Dawson; 4 do do, Barrett ; 13 do do. Levin and Co.; 6 do do, Griffiths ; 2do drapory, Thompson. Shannon, and Ca.; 9 do sundries, 2 pkgs, Felton, Grim wade, and Co,; 22 do, Margetts; 17 do. Mills; 5 do machinery, Pilcher; 18 do sundries, Scott; 25 pkgs powder, Dawson ; 1 gun, Heaton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.— Renfrewshire, early: Hereford, early. Southern Ports —Rotorua, 14th. Noutobhh Ports.— Wellington, 14th; Melbourne, via the South. —Arawatr., this day. Melbourne.— Young Dick, early. Clarence River.— Mary Grant and Darcy Pratt, eaily- . PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London. —rZealandia, this month - - Picton, Nelson, and, West Coast Ports.— Murray, early.’ Napier, Poverty Bay, Tauranoa, and Auckland.—Wanaka, 20th. ' Southern Ports. —Wakatipu, 17th. Northehn Ports. —Wellington. 20th. Napier, and Poverty Bay.—-Rangatira, 18th. Wanoandx, —Manawatn, this day. Blenheim. —Napier, this day. Westpop.t and Gkeymouth. -Luna, 15th. Castlepoint and Napier.— Kiwi, early. Melbourne, via the South. —Arawata, IGth. Nelson. —Arawata, this day. Foxton.—Jane Douglas, early. Kaikoura and Lyttelton. —Tui, this day. Lyttelton. —Taranaki, this day; Wellington, 14th. WEATHEIt INDICATIONS, Yesterday, 9 a.m. Wind. —Probably strong from any direction between North and West and South-west from Lyttelton to Napier; moderate further North, but likely to back between Lyttelton and Bluff. Barometer.—Pall North of Lyttelton, but rise again within tweuty-four hours, and fall again in South within that time. Sea,— Generally moderate on coast. During Tuesday afternoon the glass fell over a limited area in the South, but has since risen with fresh westerly winds. There has been a steady but alow fall to the Northward of Napier. BY TELEGRAPH. NELSON, Wednesday. Sailed: Taranaki for Wellington at 1.30 pm. Passenger?—Messrs. Muncaster, Tribe, Lyell, Lutherland. and Miss Jessie Hounseli. LYTTELTON, Wednesday. Sailed : Elizabeth Conway, for Wellington.— Arawata. for Wellington, at 4 p.m. Passenger—Mr. J. Gorton. —Wanaka, for Akaroa and Port Chalmers, at 6 p.m. Passengers for Dunedin—Mr. and Mrs. Killathoro, Mr. and Miss O’Donnell. Mrs. W. A. Rowe and child, Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. and Miss McKenzie, Miss Cotterill, Masters 11. and C. Strode, Messrs. Maitland, McKenzie, Neville. Martin, Rattray, Hardie, Fraser, Edwards, Logan, Tolraio, and J. and-C. Nichols. NAPIER, Wednesday. The barqncntlne Falcon, which'grounded on entering the harbor yesterday, remained on the bar through the day, but at 9.30 p.m. she floated, and was brought inside, having sustained no injury. PORT CHALMERS, Wednesday. Arrived : Barque Elizabeth Graham, 119 days from London, with 1200 tons cargo, 800 kegs powder, and 8 passengers. She experienced adverse winds to the Equator, which she crossed on the fifteenth day out. Had variable" weather the remainder of the passage, reaching the Heads last night The barque Pallas has arrived from Boston via Adelaide. Captain Balleter reports having met a terrific gale from the W.jj. W j n latitude 45 deg. S. longitude 123 deg. E., with terrific sea. Set the vessel under storm canvas, when the wind veered round to the westward. The vessel kept before the gale as Jong as possible, the sea keeping up in furious mountains, and at length breaking on board with a force almostincredible. From the break of the poop to the topgallant forecastle, the whole of the bulwaiks were swept away in one smash. Eighteen stanchions were broken off. and several others started in such a way that the water found access below in torrents. The debris of the bulwarks, pi inking, and main rail washed about the decks, starting water casks, and doing other damage, some spars also breaking adrift. Part of this happened at 5 o'clock, and gave the seamen a heavy night’s work. The pumps, on being sounded, showed 3ft. of water in the bold in a quarter of an hour. All hands turned to with a will, some working the pumps, and others patching the decks. It was a very anxious time till it was found the water was got under. • When the full amount of damage was ascertained, it was deemed advisable to bear up for Adelaide, where she arrived on the 9th November. After repairs, left on 17th of same month, arriving here last night.

The Mine-ball may be user! to day for rating chronometcis. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h, 30min. when the ball drops. Any difference U error, plus or minus, of the chronometer. The s.s. Napier arrived in port from Blenheim at G p.m. yesterdav, with the brig Fairy Rock in tow, which was picked up at the Jleada. She left Blenheim atO a.in. yesterday, and experienced line weather across. The Napier will sail for Blenheim th « evening. The s.s. Itinemoa arrived in port from tho Manukau at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. She left there at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning, and experienced a strong SAV. wind on the coast. The KUcmoa will leave for Napier to-day, taking with her Sir George Grey and the ilon. Mr. Sheehan, and several o'her members. A smart looking brig called the Fairy Rock arrived in port yesterday afternoon In tow of the 8.8. Napier. She is from Adelaide, with a cargo of 280 tom; flour, consigned to order. Her passage has occupied 22 days, light unfavorable weather having been experienced throughout. Tho first of Now Zealand sighted was Stephens Island, which was made out on Tuesday morning; since then, till yesterday morning, a calm was experienced, when a light southerly wind was met witli which took Ipt to the Hoads, and meeting with the s.s. Napier she was towed into port as above Jtated. , . t, , Tho cutter yacht Gannet has sailed for Peloms Hound, She is expected back here on tho 22nd of January, to compete in the yacht race. rho value of tins Urari's cargo, which sailed for London last week, amounted to ,11131,000. She had 40,000 sovereigns and £14,702 worth of gold on hoard. The Stormhird for Wanganui. Kiwi for East Coast, and Kennedy for Kelson and West Coast, sailed yesterday evening

The Arawata, which will be here this morning from Melbourne ami South, with the Suez mail on board, will sallln the evening tor Nelson. The s.s. Tui left Foxton at I p.m. yesterday; crossed the bar at 2 p.m.. and arrived alongside the wharf at 1015 p.m. Experienced throughout fine weather with smooth sea. Reports the schooner Day Dawn at anchor at Kapiti, also three-masted schooner in the Strait. The Tui will go South to-day.

ARRIVAL OP THE HURON HI. The wind backed round to the southward yesterday morning, and the Hurunui, which arrived off the Heads the previous afternoon from London, via iNew Plymouth, taking advantage of it, sailed into port at 11 a.m., and anchored off the wharf. Looking at_th vessel, we must say she is one of the finest of the Ne Zealand Shipping Company’s for the purpose of cat Tying immigrants. She has always brought her passe gors to these shores in a most clean and health) co - tion, and this trip has been no exception, for the large number of immigrants which she has' ' to New Plymouth and this port hwe arnved i thorough good health. Not a single death on the voyage, which speaks volumes for■the care and attention which must have been bestowed upon the passengers by the surgeon-superintendent Dr. ) , the captain, and officers of the ship Belejrins.to he matter of accommodation, we might mention that tne arrangements for the immigrants on bnara tne Hurunui are of a most complete and satisiaccory kind. Experience has taught many lessons to i tne Government regarding the location of immigrants in the ’tween decks. V hen first tne great scheme of immigration to New t Zealand was inaugurated, and when passengers were conveyed to these shores in great numbers, it was found that many vessels arriving here were regular pesthouses, either through defective accommodation on board the ship, or to laxitv.on the part of the officers who were supposed to see that all who shipped for the colony were in a perfect state of health. But now, as far as we can learn, the system adopted at Home for the shipment of emigrants to New Zealand has become by experience all that can possibly be desired. Not only are the emigrants to bo possessed of a certificate, before they can ship on board, from a duly qualified medical practitioner, but they have also to pass a thorough inspection by a medical man appointed by the Government. Hence it is that we find amongst the immigrant ships that have arrived in the colony latterly so very little mortality amongst the passengers. The weather experienced on the trip out of the Hurunui has in the main been pleasant, although in runningdown her eastings some exceedingly cold and rough weather has been met with; but this was compensated for by the rapid travelling which the good ship was enabled to make with the favoring gales which mot her in the Southern Ocean. The trade winds have been light and of short duration. From the Cape to the Crozet Islands moderate weather was met with; but thence to Tasmania exceedingly heavy gales, with very high seas, have beer encountered. She left London on the Bth September, and Plymouth on the Kith of the same month, for Taranaki, for which port, in addition to those for Wellington,- she took in 184 immigrants. Light variable winds were experienced to the Equator, with very poor trades, which was crossed on the 12th of October, and from thence to the Cape of Good Hope on the 9th November had fine weather with light S.E. trades. The Crozet Islands were passed on the 15th November, the ship running down her easting between the 48th and 49th parallel. On the 24th of the same month a most severe S. W. g de, with a tremendous sea, was encountered. Lively almost as a duck, as is the Hurunui, vast bodies of water found their way on Board, and one tremendous sea swept the decks, carrying with it a quantity of the deck fittings. Next day a large number of icebergs were passed, and a most vigilant watch had to be kept to prevent a collision with them. She passed Tasmania on the Ist December, and made Now Zealand on the Bth. New Plymouth was made on Sunday last; immigrants were discharged, and on Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, she weighed anchor for this port, arriving as above stated. , The Hurunui will discharge her immigrants this morning. She has about 750 tons cargo for this port.