SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5248, 18 January 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. January 17.—Napier, s.s.. 4S tons. Fisk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Rush worth,. Misses Smith (2). .Messrs. McCormack. Cattling, Hornes, Smith, and Rushworth. Turnbull and Co., agents .... , • •• Hannah Broomfield, brigantine, 129 tons. Dawson, from Kaipara. Creenticld ami Stc-vart, agents. Stella, (Government s.s., 156 tons. .McKersie. from Poitland Island, Kamor. and Oastlepoint. St. Kilda, s.s., 17 i tons, F.owcnlay. fronr the South. Passengers—Cabin: Messrs. Judkins, King, Chambers, and Jones, Miss and Master Stutters. Krull and Co- agents. .. .. Grafton, s.s.. 270 tons, Anderson, from I >’Helton. Passengers—Cabin; Mrs. Forsyth and family (•■>). Messrs. Storey, Graham. Aldred, Everingbam. &cntt, Mitchell, and Murray ; 10 steerage ; 7 for West Coast. Williams, agent. SAILED. JANUARY 17.—Easby. s.s., 900 tons, Anderson, for Sydney. Passengers—Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Barton, Miss Martin, and Mr. Short :20 steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. , , _ . . Hawea, s.s., 402 tons, Wheeler, for Auckland via the East* Coast. Passenger.*—Salo n; Miss London, Mrs. Watson. Messrs. Hornsby, Duncan. Crawford, Martin, Piriere, Simpson, Gavan, M atsnu, and Major Campbell. Levin and Co., agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, for I'oxton, Passeug-?rs—Cabin: Messrs. Pallott. Raker. Miller. Saxby. and Smith. Plimnicr, agent. Manawatu, p.s.. 103 ton?!, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers Cabin: Messrs. Wills, Kendall, and Thompson. Pliramer, agent. t Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Uomeril, for the East Coast. Pearce, agent. IMPORTS Napier, from Blenheim : 100 bales wool. N 2.3. Co. Hann di Broomfield, from Kaipara : 93,040 ft. sawn kauri timber, Greeullo’cl and Stewart. Hawea. from Dunedin ; 20 drums, 53 pkgs, 3 cases, •27 pkgs, Order ; 2 cases. Jacobs ; 8 pkgs, Douglas : 10 hf-chests. 1 pkg, Bishop : 0 ovens, Dawson ; 0 kegs, 8 pkgs. Mills ; S chairs. Muir : ISO pkgs. Engineer ; 1 bale. Wright; 1 box. 1 roll. Bank of New Zealand : 0 trusses,. Farnie : C bulls, Johnston and Co. From Lyttelton: 5 sacks grass seed. Levin and Co ; 2 cases, 1 cask, Order. EXPORTS. Aurora, for East Coast: 5 sacks lime. sdo flour, 10 bags do, 7 mats sugar, ft pkgs. Pearce : 30 pkgs sta ion stores, Murray, Common, and Co. Hawea, for the North: 7 rkgs, 1 pel. 9 Levin and Co : 12 pkgs, ex Wellington ;• 22 cases, D.-acon ; 4 trasses, Hirst; 2 bales, Burrett: 0 bars, Railway Department ; 1 cask, Barrand and Son : 5 pkgs. Laing. For Poverty Bay: 163 gunnies sugar, 10 hf chests tea, 6 pkgs. Levin and Co ; 122 pkgs, ex Taupo. For Auckland; 1 ca*e. Levin and Co; 30 bags honodust, Beck and Tonks ; 4 qr-casks wine, 1 boat, Bishop : 2 cases, 40 bdls. Levin and Co ; 2 cases. Stationery Store. , Manawatu, for Wanganui: 1 case, 10 do rum, Johnston and Co; 1 pel. 2 bales leather, 100 cases brandy, 12 qr-casks do. 12 bales Levin and Co ; 1 pci, T. Smith ; M pkgs. Dransfleld : 3 cases. Felton. Grimwado, and Co ; 2 cases rum, Beck and Tonks; 82 cases, Krull and Co ; 2 cases. Dawson : 4 00. Barrand ; 2 trusses, Hirst: 1 pkg, Dawson ; 2 do, Mills. Jane Douglas, for Foxton: 1 pkp, Nicholson ; 1 case, Guilford; 1 portmanteau, Bishop; 15 pkgs, Krull and Co, 3 do. Levin aril Co; 12 do. Jacob Joseph and Co ; 1' pci, Bannister ; 9 pkgs. W. IV. Taylor; 11 do, Stuart: 52 do. Kitchen and Son: 21 do. Nathan; 1 case, T. Smith : 15 pkgs. Beauchamp and Co; 1 do, Cobb and Co; 9 do. Strike ; 15 do, Zohrab, Knocker, and Co : 28 do. Dawson : 78 do, Murray, Common, and Co : 4 do. Mills ; 1 pci. Dutton ; 80 pkgs. Turnbull and Co ; 21 do. Johnston and Co :23 do. Young. For Jlangitikei: 30 pkgs, \V. IV. Taylor; 1 do. Smith ; 2 do, Lindsay: 1 case. T. Smith; 7 do. Levin and Co ; 143 do, Turnbull nnd Co ; 1 do. Farmer; 5 sacks. Young ; 3 pkgs, Gorton : 32 do, Mills. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. • London.—Renfrewshire, Rialto, Gainsborough, Benvenue, Araby Mud,. and Margaret Galbraith, early. Nom-rimm Forts.—Taranaki, this day. Melbourne.— Malay, early. Clarence River. —Mary Grant and Darcy Pratt, early. Southern Poets. —Taupo, 23rd. Melbourne, via the South.— Ringarooma, this day. Nkw York via Lyttelton.—Lorinda Boratel, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.—St. Leonards and Mataura, in February. Nelson, and West Coast Ports.— Charles Edward, this day. Napikr, Poverty Bat, Tauranoa, and Auckland.—Taupo, 24tb. Southern Ports.—Taranaki, this day. Northern Ports. —Taranaki, 25th. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, 21st. Wanganui.—Stormbird, 19th. Foxton,—Tui, this day. Blenheim.—Napier, this day. Melbourne via the South.—Ringarooma, 20th. Nelson.—Ringarooma, this day, Castebpoint and Napxer.—Kiwi. 19th. Sydney.— Wakatipu. 26th. BY TELEGRAPH . . .. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived : Taiaroa, from Sydney. Sailed: New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Rakaia, for London, with a cargo of wool, tallow, and gold. 1 The value is estimated at £IBI,OOO. —Ringarooma, for Wellington, at 5 p.m. BLUFF. Thursday, Sailed : Arawata, for Melbourne.—Ship Oamaru, for Dunedin. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Arrived: Venus, from Wellington. Sailed: Wanaka, for the South. Passengers for Wellington ; Mrs. Dorabelle, Messrs. Hicks, L»ary, Brandon, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Jankine, J. Hendell, S, flemus, C. T. Mitchell, J. Scott, J. Condon, O. Sellers, W, J. Spright, J. Stickle/. 1 KAIPARA, Thursday, Arrived : Glimpse, barque, from Shanghai. Departures (Tuesday): Sarah and Mary, brigantine, for Lyttelton. The East Lothian, barque, of Dunedin, is lying at the Heads. The barque Speedwell and brig Thomas and Henry have loaded at (Guthrie and Larnach'a mills with timber for Dunedin, and are waiting at the Heads for a change to < get out. The barque Glimpse, which arrived from Shanghai yesterday, spoke the ship Agnes Hall, from Rockhampton, bi>und to X.ondon. about 50 miles N.W. of Cape Maria Van Diemen. The captain wished to be reported all well The ketch Wild Duck is loading at Guthrie and Larnach’s mills for Waitara, the Colonist for Wanganui, and Atalanta for Patea. The Lallah Kookh was sold by auction by the Thames Steam Navigation Company to Messrs. Walker and Cunningham for about £IOOO. The now owners intend the boat for the Manukau trade. WEATHSb: IN I> [.CATIONS, At 9 a,in, Ye-terday. The barometer rose rapidly on Wednesday at places south of Lyttelton, and was rising slowly yesterday at 3p. in. Hard gales from the north-west and southwest have neen experienced. By the present indications further bad weather is probable between northwest and west and south. The barometer fell to 28'GO at Bluff at 4 a.m. of 16th. The ship Hurunui was taken In tow by the p.s. Manawatu yesterday and brought round to the Patent Slip for cleaning and painting. The s.s. Napier left Blenheim bar at 5 a.m. yesterday, and arrived here at 9 a.m. She went round to the Patent Slip yesterday afternoon to receive a few necessary repairs. The Government steamer Stella arrived in port at 0.30 p.m. yesterday. Silo left Portland Island on Tuesday, and called in at Napier and Oastlepoint. Experienced strong westerly winds throughout. The s.s. Easby sailed for Sydney at 2,30 p.m. yesterday The p.s. Manawatu left the harbor for Wanganui at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon ; and the s.s. Jane Douglas, for Foxton and Rangitikei, left at 1.30 p.m. The s.s. Ringarooma, from Melbourne via the South, will arrive in port this morning. She will sail for Nelson in the afternoon. The Hawea sailed for Auckland via the East Coast at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The brigantine Hannah Broomfield arrived in port from Kaipara yesterday forenoon, after a smart passage down of 46 hours. She left ther** on Tuesday last at- noon, after being delayed there in loading for four weeks, and experienced s rang westerly gales, with heavy rain and much thunder and lightning, to making the Heads at 2 o’clock yesterday morning. Captain Dawson reports the arrival at Kaipara of the brigantine Enterprise on Wednesday, oth inst., and schooner Young Dick fr m this port on the 10th. The Julius Vogel, Mannion, and Especulador were loading there for • \ is port The a.s. St. Kilda, from the South, arrived in port at 1 o'clock this morning. She left Dunedin on Friday last, called in at Timaru and Oamaru, and arrived at Lyttelton on Thursday .last. Left at G p.m. ©n Wednesday, and had strong N.W. winds to arrival here this morning, as above stated. The p.s. Charles Edwards, from Nelson and West Coast, will arrive here this morning, and sail for the same j>orts in the afternoon. The s.s. Grafton arrived in j>ort at ten minutes past one o'clock this morning from Lyttelton, with 20 tons cargo for here and 150 tons for West Coast ports. She left Lyttelton on Wednesday afternoon, and experienced strong westerly winds throughout. The s.s. Tui left Kaikonra for thK port at 1.30 a.m. yesterday, but as .«he called at Waipapa to collect wool, she had nub arrived in port up to the time of our going to press, The Tui leaves for Foxton today' NOTICE TO MARINERS. EXHIBITION OF REVOLVING WHITE LIGHT OK PORTLAND ISLAND, iIAWKK'S WAV, Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, 10th January. 1873. With reference to the preliminary notice issued by this department, dated the 22nd day of October, 1877, it is hereby notified that, on and after the 10th day of February next, a light will be exhibited from the lighthouse which has been erected on Portland Island, the position and characteristics of which arc as follow The Portland Island lighthouse is situated on the southern e tremity of Portland Island, which lies off the southern end of the Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, on the East Coast of the N- rth Island of New Zealand. The tower is 28 feet in height, is built of timber, and painted white. The light will be a second order revolving white light, visible all around the horizon as far as the land will allow. It will attain its greatest brilliance every 30 seconds. The light is elcvatd 300 feet above the sea. and, allowing 15 feet for the height of the eye, will be seen st « distance of about 24 nautical miles in clear weather, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere. From the lower part of the tower a fixed r d light, having an arc of about six degrees, will be shown in the direction of Bull Hock, which bears N.B. from the lighthouse, distant 4 miles. G. Orbr.