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SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVED. AlAr.cn 2.—Tararua. s.s., 5G3 tons. Sinclair, from Melbourne and Hobarton, via the Southern ports. Bishop, agent. Edwin Bassett, barque, 317 tons, Foster, from Newcastle, Williams, agent. Mabcu 4.—River Leven, barque, 725 tons. Miller, from Glasgow. Passengers—Saloon : Mr, Bell Ewart and Rev. Johnstone Butler. Turnbull and Co., agents. March 7.—Wakatipu, s.s., 115 S tons, Cameron, from Sydney. Levin and Co., agents. Arawata, s.s., 023 tons," Underwood, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. Adonis, brigantine, 103 tons, McAlvery, from Clarence River, N.S.W. Master, agent. March 8. —Gainsborough, ship, 074 tons. Carter, from London, via Nelson. N.Z.S. Co., agents. March 10,—Rose M, barque, 3GG tons, C. R. Scot from Newcastle. Dransfield, agent. March 11.—Annie Moore, brigantine, 90 tons, Jones, from Melbourne. Beck and Tonks, agents. H.M.S. Wolverene, 17 guns. Commodore Hoskins, from Sydney. March 14. —Ringarooma, s.s. 623 tons, Clark, from Melbourne, via the South. Biuiiop, agent. March 1G. —Carlota, barque, 3JO tons. Hill, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 10.—Lord of the Isles, ship,, G 57 tons, Piper, from London. New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.. Neptune, brig, 200 tons, Chadwick, from Newcastle; Williams, agent. ; March 21.—Anne Melhuish, barque, 244 tons, Johnson, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 22. —Rotorua, s.s., 570 tons, Carey, from Sydney, via Naplor and Auckland;- Levin and Co., agents.

March 23.—Alhambra, 497 tons. Muir, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. Lanarkshire, barque, 794 tons, Wilkie, from London, Passengers—Cabin : Thomas Henry Brittain, Martha Brittain, and Ada Brittain. Second Cabin— George Schwartz. George P P. Meek, Henry C. AV. England, S. J. Smith, A. Minter, and B. E. Moore. Steerage—D. Mackenzie, A. J. Clements, F. Clements, Mrs. M, Clements, and R. Adamson. Levin and Co., agents. March 26. —Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne, via the West Coast. Bishop, agent.

SAILED. March 2.—Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Carey, for Sydney, via Napier and Auckland. Levin and Co., agents. Australind, barque, 429 tons, Oliver, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. Tararua; s.s.', 563 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne, via Nelson and West Coast. Bishop, agent. March 3.—Hurunui, ship, 1012 tons,' McKelvie, for London. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Lees, Mr. and Mrs. Bowden, Mcsdames Grant and Carey, Misses Perston, Mowden, and' Grant,, Dr. Percy, Masters Grant and Bowden, Messrs. Perston, Morris, Rutherford, and Ball. Second cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Bragge, Mrs. Peapse, Miss Bragge, Messrs. North and Peavc. N.Z.S. Company, agents. March 9. Darcy Pratt, brigantine, 172 tons, McDougall, for Grafton. Clarence River. Dranahcld, agent. Robin Hood, brig, 297 tons, Paton, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 10.—Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. Renfrewshire, ship, 897 tons, • Pattie, for Adelaide. N.Z.S. Co., agents. Victoria, barque, 310 tons, Shimmins, for Newcastle. Turnbull and Co., agents. March 12.—Edwin Bassett, 897 tons, Foster, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 14.—John R. Stanhope, barque, 407 tons, Pillsbury, for Newcastle. Turnbull and Co., agents. March 10.—Wakatipu, s.s,, 158 tons, Cameron, for Sydney. Levin and Co., agents. H.M.S. Wolverene, 1700 tons, 17 guns. Commodore Hoskins, for Lyttelton. ; March 18. —Ringarooma, s.s., G 23 tons, Clark, for Melbourne via tho South. s Bishop, agent.

March 23. —Alhambra, p.s., 496 tons, Muir, for Melbourne via kelson and West Coast. Bishop, agent, Curlota, barque, 310 tons, Hill, for Newcastle,' Williams, agent.

Adonis, brigantine, 108 tons, McAveney, for Sydney. Dranstleld, agent. March 20.—Neptune, brig, 299 tons, Chadwick, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 27,—Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, for Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent.

BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, March 1. Sailed : Lochfleet for London, with cargo valued at £35,134. March 4. Arrived : Italian ironclad Christofero Colombo, from Sydney; 11.M.5. Nymphe and H.M. gunboat Conflict, from Wellington ; Seatoiler, from London, 94 days out. March 11. Sailed : Italian man-o’-war, Christofero Colombo, for South America. March 12. The Australia has arrived with the English and American mails, after a smart passage of 21- days 6 hours. New Zealand passengers —Miss P. Clayton, Messrs. Haymond, Benjamin, Keichell, and Macgulro, Panorant, Kernsloy, and 21 r steerage. Australian passengers—Mr and Mrs. Johnson, Messrs. Lyon. Bromback, McKay, Morgan, Weir, Naim, Wolf, and 50 steerage. . ■ . The following is the Mall Agent's report of the round voyage of the Australia. She left Auckland on January Bth, at 7.85 p.m.; and arrived at Honolulu on the 21st, at 10.30 p f ra. Sailed on the 22nd, at 1 p.m., and arrived at ['Frisco, January 29th, at 0.48 p.m. Fine weather was experienced throughout the passage, which was 22 days 10 hours. She left 'Frisco on the return trip, February 18th, at 2.45 p.m., and arrived at Honolulu on February 20th, at noon. Sallui at 4.20 p.m., and arrived at Auckland yesterday, at 5.15 p.m. A strong westerly gale was experienced for three days after. leaving Honolulu, then flue weather and strong favorable winds to Auckland. The passage occupied 21 days 5 hours. March 21. Arrived : Fontenay, ship, from London, with thirty passengers. March 20. . Arrived : Speedy, brig, from Malden Island.,

, March 5- . The'barque ‘Glencoe"iiTaaliore at Gore Bay. The crew are all saved. She had timber and piles on board for the Hurunui bridge. She is a complete wreck. ~ ■ ■ ' March 9. Arrived : Inchiquin, barque, from Calcutta. March 11. The Pleiades has made the passage in 79 days from the Land’s End, and 77 days from land to land. She brings a number of passengers and a large cargo. She left the Land’s End on December 2 ; crossed the Equator on January 16; passed the Cape February 9; Leuwiu, February 28; and the Snares on Saturday. ■ March 12. The barque Loch Crce, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived from London this morning, after a passage of 79 days from land to land. March 22. TheN.Z.S. Co.’s ship Wanganui cleared the Customs for London yesterday, with 20 passengers and a cargo valued at £119,200. March 25. The barque Andress has cleared the Customs for Londoi with a cargo valued at £50,000 and 2 passengers. She sails to-morrow. POUT CHALMERS, March 9. Sailed: Marlborough, ship, for London, with a full cargo of wool and grain, valued at £114,000. She takes 15 passengers. March 12. Arrived: The French barque Ulysse, 43 days from Mauritius. She brings 12,181 mats of sugar. March 25. Arrived : Yesterday, barque Marie, with 84 Chinese and a large general cargo, from Hongkong.— Ship Western Monarch, from London, after an 81 days’ passage. She brings 20 passengers and 2CO® tons of cargo. On the 25th of February, when rounding the Cape of <*ood Hope, in lat. 40deg. S., she encountered a strong north-west gale, and at 1 a.m. shortened sail. While doing so, Alfred Hammerbon, an apprentice, fell from aloft and was drowned. March 27. Sailed : Albion Company’s ship Canterbury, for London, with 10 passengers and the following cargo : —2BBI bales woo!, 400 casks tallow, 3837 sacks flour, and 4277 sacks wheat, valued at £GG,IG2. The ship Hurunui sailed for London on Sunday morning, March 3. The ship Renfrewshire sailed for Adelaide on Sunday morning, March 10. The number of wrecks reported for the present year, to date of January 10. amounted to 87. Notice has been posted in the Custom House to the effect that boys educated in the Naval Training School, Kohhnarama, Auckland, are now available for the sea service. Masters and owners of vessels registered at or trading with New Zealand are invited to take these boys as apprentices, as by so doing they will seemre the services of lads trained for the sea, and at the same time render material assistance in giving effect to the main object for woich the institution has been established, viz., that of obtaining a supply of well trained seamen for the rapidly increasing mercantile marine of the colony. The schooner wh'ch has been in course of building in Evans Bay by the Patent Slip Company was launched on March IG, and was named the Poneke, the ceremony of chastening having been performed by Miss Whitchouse. The Poneke is one of the largest wooden vessels which has been constructed in Wellington, and is very neatly and substantially put together, and reflects no small credit on her builders and designer. Her dimensions arc:—Length, SOft.; beam, 19ft.; depth of hold, Bffc.; register, 79 tons. The schooner sits very nicely on the water, and as she possesses good lines she should prove a fast sailer. She was purchased lately by Messrs. Waddell and McLeod for the timber trade, and is to be under the command of Captain Ellis. The following has been reported at the Custom House, Auckland :—“ On March 4, as the masters of the schooner Helena and cutter W anderor were on the beach at Blind Bay. Great Barrier, they saw a raft being floated in by the action of the title, and secured it as soon as it arrived at the beach. The raft is constructed out of a ship’s grating, of hickory wjod. and is ab »ut four feet square. It has a mast in the centre, and a flag (F of the Commercial code of signals) on top, with a piece of iron attached to keep it upright. The mast is made fast to the sides of the grating with stays of rope. A quantity of candle grease is on the grating, and j some writing in chalk, which could not be made out owing to the action of the weather.” The questions naturally arise. “Where did this raft come from, and was it occupied by a human being? Has there been a vessel wrecked, and some one escaped by the aid of this raft, or has some one been sent adrift from a vessel on it, and left to the mercy of the ocean ? The fact of candle grease being found on the raft favors the idea that whoever occupied it had candles, and used them as a signal by night. The raft is to be brought to town next week, when something may possibly be learned to identify it.

WRECK OF THE SCHOONER CANTERBURY. Information was received in town on March 7th of the total wreck of the schooner Canterbury in Tory Channel. The Canterbury was ou a voyage from this port to Pelorus Sound in ballast, and on Monday last, meeting with heavy southerly weather, went into Tory Channel to an anchorage for shelter. During the night the wind increased violently, and although the vessel had both anchors down, she was driven on to the rocks, and speedily became a total wreck. The master (Louis Pyke) and the crew succeeded in landing safely, and when the weather had moderated they managed to save all the vessel's gear. The Canterbury was insured in the Victoria Office for £250, and was valued at £4OO. Mr. Tabateau, of Christchurch, was her owner. WRECK OF THE BARQUE GLENCVE. Information has been received by Captain Bendall, to the effect that the barque Glencoe has been wrecked at Gore Bay by parting from her moorings during easterly weather, and going ashore. The Glencoe was engaged in Gore Bay landing piles which she had brought from Bateman’s Bay. The Glencoe is owned by Captain Daldy and Captain Carey, the latter being in charge of her. She was partly insured in the South British Company for £SOO. The following telegram was received by Captain Bendall on March 4: — “ Cheviot, March 4th. “lean do nothing for the vessel. She is a total wreck; and the crew are quite destitute, in debt with the ship and with no prospect to get to a seaport.” “ Signed, Jas. Carry, “Master, Glencoe.” NOTICE TO MARINERS. Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, March 19, IS7S. Notice is hereby given that on and after the evening of Monday, the 22nd day of April next, a light will be exhibited from a lighthouse which lias been erected on the southern point of the Moeraki Peninsula, .on, the East Coast of the Middle Island, the characteristics of which are as follow :—The tower is 2Sffc in height, built of wood and painted white. The light will be a fixed white light of the third order, visible all round as far as the land will allow. The light will be elevated about 170 feet above the sea, and, allowing fifteen feet for the height of the eye, will be seen at a distance of nineteen nautic miles in clear weather, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere. On the same night which the Moeraki light is exhibited, the white, light on Capo Wanbrow, will be altered to red, and the fixed red light on the end of Breakwater to green. This green light will not, however, be exhibited during bad weather, when the danger lights (two white horizontal witli a red light between them) are shown from the flagstaff. J. Baxlaxce. ARRIVAL OF THE RIVER LEVEN. Thos.s. Wanaka, which arrived on March 4, brought in the barque River Levcn, from London. The River Leven left Glasgow on the Ist November, but meeting contrary winds did not elsar the Clyde until the 19th. She encountered a heavy gale down the Channel, and met with st.-ong N.E. trades. The Equator was crossed on the 31st day out, in 25deg. W. From thence she had the usual spoil of light calm weather, until meeting with the S.E, trades, which were moderate. She then experienced fresh westerly winds in making her casting on the 45th parallel of latitude. She made Capo Farewell on Friday night last the Ist inst., and hud fine weather to the straits. Ou Saturday afternoon she was boarded by the pilot, and came into harbor on Sunday morning. She reports sighting the schooner Lapwing, bound from New York to Auckland, on the Ist January. The River Levon is a new vessel owned by Messrs. Denny and Co., of Glasgow. She is very deeply laden, which accounts for her rather lengthy voyage of 104 days. Amongst her cargo is the new plant for the Wellington Gas Company. 'I bis is the maiden trip of the vessel, and Captain Miller speaks highly of her sea-going qualities.

ARRIVAL OF THE GAINSBOROUGH. At five o’clock on Friday, March S, the signal of a ship appearing from the northward was announced from Mount Victoria, and shortly afterwards, a stenmer took her in tow. About seven o’clock both vessels appeared in the harbor, the steamer being the Taiaroa, en route from Nelson, and the ship the Gainsborough, also via Nelson from England. The latter vessel loft London on October 23rd, and was towed down to Plymouth, where she embarked a number of immigrants, and took her departure from Eddyatono Lighthouse the same day. She experienced light winds from the S.W. for two days, followed by strong westerly winds, which resulted in a heavy gale, that drove the vessel back to within 150 miles of Plymouth. The weather afterwards moderated, leaving a very high rolling sea, which strained the ship very much. On November 11 again experienced a westerly gale, with a high sea, during which several of the sails were carried away, the ship being then hove to under fore and main topsails. Next day sighted a large ship sailing eastward with the three topmasts and the jibboom gone, but no signals were made as to her identity. Then had variable winds and «alm weather up to catching the north-east trades on December 3. These carried the vessel as far as lat. 5.14 N., when the south-east trades made their appearance ; crossed the Equator on December 14, in long. 30.52 W. The south-east trades proved very moderate, and wore lost on December 23, in lat. 21.37 S., long. 28.20 W. On the same day sighted the Island of Trinidad; passed the meridian of Greenwich on January 7, and the Capo of Good Hope on January 14 ; ran the easting down between the parallels of 44 and 40,the wind prevailing from the north moderate; thence had the wind from the north, passed the longitude of Cape Louwin on November 3; from thence had strong head winds and light fair winds until February 19, when wo experienced a strong wind from the N.N.W. The bowsprit carried away, and before the ship paid off before the wind took away the forotopmast and main royalmast ; then the wind increased to a gale. Cleared away the wreck and rigged a jury bowsprit, and then set up the jury topmast. Sighted the land between Cape Foulwind and Rocks Point. Sighted a North German schooner on November 18. Exchanged signals with the ship Killkorraa, of Greenock, from Liverpool to Bombay, fifteen days out. On November 24, exchanged signals with the American ship McNea, twenty-nine days out from New York to Melbourne.. On December 12, spoke the schooner Enchantress, of Falmouth, steering North. The Gainsborough arrived at Nelson at 8 p.m, on the 29th ultimo, after a passage of 118 days. The health of the passengers was excellent throughout, there being 16 Immigrants for Nelson, 7 single men and 8 single women; 78J adults for Wellington; 03 for Westland; 48 for Marlborough; and 16$ for Hawke’s Bay. Six births and two deaths occurred during the

voyage.- ' The immigrants speak* in the highest terms of the conduct of Captain Carter and Dr. Reed, and presented both gentlemen with flattering testimonials for their uniform kindness (luring the voyage. It happened at Nelson that some doubt was expressed by a person who boarded the ship in the offing that she was not sufficiently seaworthy to continue the voyage to Wellington, owing to the damage she had sustained during the heavy weather she had experienced: but a cursory examination showed such a conjecture to be altogether groundless, as her safe arrival in port undoubtedly proves. The statement in the first, instance was, it is thought, made with the view of detaining the vessel, but the good sense of the captain prevailed, and ho was thus enabled to carry his voyage to a successful conclusion.

THE LORD OF THE ISLES. The s.s. Moa on the night of March 18th proceeded to the Heads in search of the ship Lord of the Isles, to tew her into port. About midnight the steamer reached the Heads, and on making a few signals, the flash of a blue light indicated the whereabouts of the ship, which had anchored about a quarter-of-a-mile outside. The night was beautifully fine, and save the sullen roar of a southerly swell, as it broke with a bright gleam over the many reefs and rocks at the entrance to the harbor, all was quite still as the Moa ranged alongside the ship. The cheery voice of Pilot Holmes was the first to break the stillness, and after a few words as to the p ice for tonnage. &c., all was bustle and hurry aboard both vessels, preparing to get under weigh. The few passengers which the Moa had brought out soon scrambled on to the ship, and were heartily welcomed there by her genial skipper, Oaptnin Piper. The tow line was passed out, and the merry song of the sailors, as the anchor was slowly weighed up, reverberated from the high hills around, and blended strangely with the truly lovely scene. The night, as said before, was beautifully fine. The moon was at its fullest, and it seemed to outshine even the brilliant light on Pencarrow Heads ; while many objects on the sho e could be seen with startling distinctness. Just on the horizon was discernible several sails of small craft as they slowly worked their way towards the Heads, while the good ship Lord of the Isles herself rolled lazily on a long southerly swell. At halt-past 1 o’clock on Tuesday morning she tripped her anchor, and then the Moa steamed ahead, but as a brisk breeze from the N.W. was blowing it was slow work coming up the entrance. Shortly after 5 o’clock the ship anchored in tiie Powder Ground, and a few hours afterwards Captain Holliday hoarded her, and cleared her. The Lord of the Isles is a vessel several years old, and lias been built more for the carriage of cargo than speed. She has, however, made a fair passage out of 91 days from port to port, and Si from land to land. She comes consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company, and lias on board about 1400 tons of general merchandise ; no passengers. The steward of the ship, named James Corthell, died on 3rd January from inflammation of the lungs, and his place had to be taken by one of the apprentices. The following is a report of the passage out Left London on the 15th December, and the Downs next day. Had very light in. and S. winds through the Channel; passed the Lizards on December 21st; sighted Madeira on the Ist January, having carried fresh westerly breezes to there. On the 3rd January got the N.E. trades in SOdcg. N., which proved moderate. Passed St. Antonio on the Bth January, and four days afterwards lost the trade winds in 40dcg, N. ; thence experienced moderate S.s.W. and S. winds, and crossed the Line on the 10th January, in 2Cdeg. W.; got the S.E. trades in 2deg. S., and lost them in 25deg. The prime meridian was crossed on Feb. sth, and the Cape rounded on the 10th. Had moderate westerly winds to the Kerguelen Island, which were passed on the 20th February: thence fresh westerly till arrival at Cape Farewell on the 15th instant;. Had light northerly winds as far as Terawiti, and from there till arrival off the Heads on Saturday, March 10, a fresh breeze. Pilot Holmes boarded her promptly same evening, but a fierce gale springing up same night from the N.W., she was blown to the southward of Cape Campbell. At 2 a.m. on the morning of the 18th the wind chopped to the southward and blew light, carrying the ship close up to the Heads where she anchored at 6 o’clock the same evening, and from there was towed up to port as above stated.

ARRIVAL OF THE LANARKSHIRE FROM LONDON. With the light southerly wind which prevailed on March 23rd, the barque Lanarkshire, from London, arrived of)' the Heads, and at 9 a.m, she was boarded by Pilot Holmes outside and brought into a convenient anchorage off the wharf at 11 a.m. The Lanarkshire is a very handsome looking vessel of 794 tons register, and comes into port clean and in good order throughout, except being minus of her maintopgallant mast, which was lost in a breeze when running down her easting. She has, for a vessel of her style, made rather a long passage out of 100 days, which was caused principally by meeting with head winds down Channel and calms across the Bay of Biscay. The Lanarkshire is a vessel three years old, and owned by Thomas Law of Glasgow. She is chartered by Shaw, Saville, and Co., and comes consigned to Messrs. Levin and Co. She has a full general cargo. The following is the report:—Left Gravesend on the 12th December, and had strong head winds down the Channel; passed the Lizards on the 19th, and thence had light winds and calm weather.' Sighted Madeira on the Ist January, and got the north-east trades three days afterwards in lat. 29deg. 60min. N. long. IS W., which proved moderate, and were lost in 3deg. N. on the 13th January; thence had variable winds with rain squalls, and crossed the Line on the.; 15th, and found the south-east trades in 3deg. S., which were moderate, lasting till the 17th. The south-east trades were followed by light south-west winds, which freshened up to strong westerly winds. On the 9th February the meridian of Greenwich was crossed, and; five days afterwards she rounded the Cape. The Crozet Islands were sighted on the 22nd February, and next day a large iceberg was seen. On the 3rd March, when running before a strong W.N.W. gale, the maintopgallant-mast whs carried away. Tasmania was passed on the 12th inst., and Stewart Island sighted on the 18th, after running down her easting pu a moan parallel of 49deg. Light winds wore met with up the coast, and she passed Cape Campbell at 4 a.m. on March 23. Sighted Pencarrow Heads at daylight, and arrived here as above-stated.

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5307, 29 March 1878, Page 7

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SHIPPING SUMMARY. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5307, 29 March 1878, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5307, 29 March 1878, Page 7

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