SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5443, 6 September 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. September 6.—“Wanaka. s, b.* 277 tons, McGilllTray, from the South. . Passengers—-Saloon : - M«s Fowlor, Messrs. Cooper, Shearer, Taylor, Ivcss, Stobo, and Henderson; 4 steerage. Levin and Co, agents.' SAILED. September s.*—Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, McGee, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: : Miss Richardson, Mr. and Mrs., Fitzroy, Mr. and Mrs. James, Messrs. Richmond, Hodgkinaon, Griffiths, Tc.ichemaker, Franklin, and Aitchison. Levin and Co., agents. • Manawatu, p.s., 101 tone, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon; Miss Bentley, Mr. English, Martin, igont. Napier, s.s,, 43 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. W, and G. Turnbull, agents. Tul, s.s., 64 tons. Wills, for Kaikoura, Passengers —Saloon: Rev. Pore Yardln, Messrs. Chapman, Abraham and child. Bishop, agent. Stormblrd, s.s., CO tons. Doile, for Wanganui. Martin, agent. Wftuaka, s.s., 277 tons. McGilllvray, for the North. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Dyson, Porter, Reed, Roes, Lee. Ramera, Mr. and Sirs. Youha, Thompson, ' Ivess, and McCullough. Levin and Co, agents. IMPORTS. Wanaka, from Dunedin: 40 pkgs, ICrull; 0 do, Wallenstein and Co; 00 do, Moas ; 1 cose, Rankin ; 1 do, Jnmieson, X bor, Campbell; 1 case, Felton and Co: I bale. Graves. Fleming, and Co; 8 do. Shearer; 1 do, Dalyrmple ; C do, Levin and Co; 1 do, Gordon. Prom Lyttelton : 1 case. Crease ; 2 do. Telegraph Department; 6 pkgs, Krnll and Co ; I bale, Cohen. Jane Donglas. from Foxton: 7 cisks tdlow, Kitchen and Son ; 33 bales, 6 bundles skins, Dyer : 20 hides, 2 bdls skins, Walton; 2 cases, Miss Thorpe ; 4 empties, Fascoe. Tul, from Foxton : 1 box tobacco, W. and G. Turnbull; 7 pieces, flalcorabo ; Ipkg, Dawson ; 100 sacks, Whitehead ; C 37 sleepers, Munt; 3 casks, tallow, Kitchen and Son ; 8 pigs. Barber. . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. New York.— Star, early, Southminster, early. Bordeaux viaPortCitalhebs.— St. Louis, early, Sydney.- Wakatipu, 27th. Picton and Nelson. —Wellington, Sept. 8. Wanganui.— Manawatu, this day. Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, early. Oastlepoint and Napier.— Rangatlra. Bth. Melbourne.— Claud Hamilton, early ; Albion, Sept. 7. London.— Cralgio Lea, early; Orari, St. Leonards, and Bakola. Southern Ports.— Wanaka, this day. Auckland, via East Coast.— Rotorua, 7th. PROJECTED DEPARTURE. Foxton.— Jane Douglas, early, Tul, Dth. Southern Ports.— Rothrua, 7th. GAsrLEPOZNT and Napier. —Kiwi, early. Nelson and West Coast Ports. -Kennedy, this day. London.— Chasca, early. Melbourne, via the South.— Albion, Sept. 8. • Melbourne, via tub West Coast.—Tararua, Sept. 13. Napier and Poverty Bay—Rangatlra. oth. Auckland, via the East Coast.—Taupo, Htb. Picxon and Nelson.—Wellington. 9th. Newcastle.—New Brunswick, early. WKstroiiT amd Gukvmootit.—Luna, early, Kaikoura and Lyttelton.—Tul, 12th, Flaxhoubne.—Kiwi, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. MELBOURNE, Thursday. . The Underwriters' Association reports the arrival in London of the George Shotton, from Lyttelton, on August SO. , LYTTELTON, Thursday. Sailed; Albion, for Wellington, at 4.30 p.m.: Taranaki, for Wellington, at 6 p.m. i BLUFF. Thursday. . The Rtngarooma arrived at 5 p.m., and sails at day. light to-morrow for Melbourne. CASTLEPOINT, Thursday. Sailed : At noon. Kiwi, for Wellington. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Arrived ; Norval, from Samoa; Helena, from Oamam. Sailed: Hawea, for South. Passengers for Wellington—Messrs. Hunt, Wharton, and Secretary. NEW PLYMOUTH. Thursday. • The schooner Wave during the whole of yesterday was riding at anchor in the roadstead whilst the gale wa ablawing. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. 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 following vessels were in harbor lost night Steamers—Stella and Kiwi; ships—Abeona, Medea, and Zealandla; barques—Chasca, Whittington, G. M. Tuckar, Anne Melhuish, Now Brunswick, and Kvlk. The steamers Tni, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton, and the Napier, for Blenheim, left last night. 'The Jane Douglas left Inst night for Foxton. The steamer Albion, from Melbourne via the South, is du> here this morning. She leaves again for Melbourne on Sunday via the South. The steamer Wellington, for Plcton and Nelson, sailed yesterday. She is dno here again on Sunday.. The Manawatu, for Wanganui, sailed shortly after 9 o’clock yesterday morning. The steamer Taranaki, from the South, is due here to-day. The steamer Wanaka, from Port Chalmers and Lyttelton, arrived at the wharf at 1 p.m. yesterday. She left the former port at 1.45 p.m. on the 3rd, and arrived at Lyttelton at 8.45 tbe next morning; left the same day, and arrived here as above. She left again at 0 o’clock for Auckland via the East Coast. La Motbe Piquet Is tbs name of a small French war steamer which arrived at Melbourne on the 16th from Toulon. Her destination when she left home was Tahiti, via Auckland, but in view of the recent outbreak at New Caledonia, there Is a possibility that she may proceed to Noumea without delay. La Motbe Piquet is a wooden vessel of 275 tons British measurement, barque-rigged, and in size and appearance presents points of resemblance to the Surcouf and Coetlogon, of the French fleet, which have visited, this port. The armament on board comprises sis steel guns of Oln. calibre, and one small brass boatgau. There is also theusu il supply of small arms. The complement of men on board is 05, and there are six officers, exclusive of the captain and chief engineer. The steamer left Toulon on May 25. and came through the Suez Canal. She called at Port Said, and left there on Jane sth, Suez on Jane 9tb. and Aden on June 16. Her last port of call was Batavia, whence she sailed on the 13th nit. Whether her stay here is brief or extended, the steamer will remain long enough to take in a supply of coal, fresh provisions. &c.,and opportunity will be taken by the officers to see as much of Melbourne aud its Institutions as possible. The following is a list of the officers and their - appointments:— Commander, tenant-de-vafsseau ; second in command, Paul Ylvier; ensignes-de-valsscan, Alfred Lotte, Pan! Sanvage, and George Simon; paymaster. Fcrriol Rougnon de Hestndier ; surgeon, Pierre .Guigan. There is also an officer of artillery. Emmanuel Raault, and with him six soldl-rs, but they are only passengers, and nob included in the vessel’s company. A telegram dated London. August 20, states that H.M S. corvette Emerald had sailed from Plymouth to join the squadron on the Australian station.