SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5490, 31 October 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OR WELLINOTOU. EJOo-rOßr.n, SO.— Napier, s.s., 4^f° ns j*j s \[re heim. Pzssenzers-Cabln. W. and G. 'iurnbull. Messrs. Raynor pi. 105 tras, Harvey from Wanaannk ■ Mr and Mrs. Townsend, Messrs. Olbsonf McAllister, Lowes, Martin, S.S., 279 tons. McGee, from Nelson and Plcton Passengers—Saloon; Misses Fowler (2>, Field, and Prichard. Mr. and Mrs. Olosierand cbild, Mcss s. Coleman, Connoll>Viißi»hop. Forbes, Tribe, Christopher, Pitt. Andrews, - Brown, Brown!*. Beauchamp, Uiilman. Williams, Suisted. Master Coleman, and 4 steerage* Levin and Co., agent*. SAILED. O<*TOI!EH.GO.-Tui, 5.8., 01 tons, Mills, for F orton. ■ sensrora—Saloon: , Misses . Wilcox and May, Mrs, Eeade Mrs Hill Messrs. Montrose, Muagrave, Mason: 'Redo. Ste-le. Bry™. Wilson. Wilcox. Kitten. .DaJUtour. E. Wilcox, Green, Cameron, Raynor- - Levin and Co., agent. ~. M . , x ...r Wanaka, 5278 tons, McOillivray, for Lyttelton. Paaaeuzers—Saloon: Messrs. Marray-Ayndey. Kobortaon. McCumber; and 8 steerage. Levin ami to., I SS Stormbird. s.s., 8!) tons. Doile, for AVanganoL Paa-sengars-Cabin: Messrs. Llngard, Korbut, Bnltel, and Jackson ; -4 ateerngc. Martin, agent. .!. IMPORTS. , „ _ . Napier, from Blenheim: 100 bales flax, 1- do tow, from Nelson : 1 case, Taylor; 15 esaks ll,no. Scott: 1 box. Wills; 1 case. 1’rlco; 1 cane. Charter; 4 horses. Coleman;-hhds. Staples. , Till, from Lyttelton : . 1 bale leather, Jackson, 10 blocks stone, Davis; 2 hhds, Eddie and Jack; o cases, Telegraph Department; 50 sacks, Beckett and Hamluond: 2 cases, Lindsay. I' rom Ivaikoura: 1 box 1 case, Warren: 7 bales wool, Levin and Co.: 41 ba„s potatoes, Dlmant; 2 empties, Staples; sdo, McCarthy; liar 1 hag, Caeey. Manawatu, from Wanganui: B 1 hides. Order. . stormbtrd. from Wanganui; 1 cases, 1 roll. Dawson; 10 sacks. Griffiths ; 1 case, Thompson; S casks tallow, Goldsbrough. BIT TEhr.nnAPit. MELBOURNE. Wednesday. Arrived : Alhambra on Tuesday, Arawata to day. SalnaD: Tararua, to-day. The Alhambra sails on Friday. 1 AUCKLAND. Wednesday. (S?AnnITKD, 7 s.m.l Taupe, from Russell. She sails for Wellington via East Coast to-morrow. Suited: Ladybird. Passengers For Nelson : Norman, Brodrlck, Miss KentriH. For W cllingtou : Robinson. For Lyttelion : May Walker. PORT CHALMERS. Wednesday. Sailed : Albion, for Lyttelton. Taiaroa for the North. Passengers pet Taiaroa-lor Wellington: Mr. Dowlaud. For Nelson: Messrs: Motoney, Hakes worth. Wilkinson. For Westport: Mr. Mulholland. For Auckland : Mr. Uayman. LYTTELTON, Wednesday. Arrived, 9.15 a.m.; Rlngarooma, from Wellington; Linda Weber, from Kaipara ; Cleopatra and Mary Campbell, from "reymo-ith; Lizzie, from Hokitika: Busby, from Wellington. . Sailed: Illngaroouia, for the South, at 4.1 a p.m. NELSON, Wednesday. Arrived, 10 a.m.: Charles Edward, from Wellington. NAPIER, Wednesday. Sailed, 11.30 a.m.: Kangatira. for Wellington. GUEYMOUTH, Wedusday. Sailed, 1 p.m.; Luna, for Wellington. The following vessels wore in the harbor last nitrht • Steamers—Hinemoa, Napier, , Manawatu. Wellington; ships—Ka'<aia, St. Leonards, Wairoa, and Zo-landia; barques—Malay, Antares, and Craigie Lea- brig—Neptune. The Hlnerooa sails North to-day. The steamers Kangatira from Napier and Poverty Bay, Kiwi from Cashpoint, and Jano Douglas from Foxton, should arrive In port this morning. The steamer Taranaki, for Auckland via the Last Coast, left last night. ‘ . The Wanaka, for the South, sailed shortly after midnight. w .... The steamer Manawatu, from V* ang&nm, arrived in harbor at noon yesterday. She left the night previous at 10.30, and experienced a strong northerly breeze up the coast. . , , ; , t . The steamer Napier, from Blenheim, crossed the Wairan bar at 8.30 on Tuesday niriit, and arrived here at 2.30 yesterday morning. returned again during the night. * The steamer Wellington, from her usual Plcton and Nelson trip, arrived in harbor yesterday morning at 5.30. She returns again to-day. A return jnst issued shows that from the passinz of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1370 to the 30lh of .Tune, 1878, the total number of ships reported as defective in hull, equipments, or machinery, was 228, cf which 5 were found safe, 219 unsafe, 3 were still waiting surrey, and 1 was improperly detained. Of the ships detained 21 were steamships (19 iron and 2 wooden), and 207 sailing ships (1 iron and 20(5 wooden). The total number of ships reported for overloading or Improper loading iu the same time was (52, all of which were found unsafe. Of those detained 49 were iron steamships aud 13 were sailing ships, including 1 iron vessel. The Arctic exploring ship Alert is again being fitted nut for active duty, and has been examined by Sly George Narcs, She is Intended principally for a voyage of surveying service in tho South Pacific. llcc first work will be an examination of the inner waters loading from the Straits of Magellan to the Gulf of Penas along tho coast of Chili. From this she will stretch aerpss the South Pacific for Fiji, adding ns far us practicable to our knowledge of the hydrography of the low Archipelago—Friendly and Society Islands. After a few months spent in the vicinity of Fiji, and in an examination of the dangers lying In the track of navigation between that group and the colony of New Zealand, she will, for tho latter part of her voyage, be employed off the north-western coast of Australia, principally in ascertaining the position of, and, as f>«r ai necessary, charting, the various surfs and islets lying off the Australian continent, and be* tween It and the ports of Netherlands India. The officers of the Alert are Captain Sir G. Nates. Lieufs, G. R. Bctbell, Hon. F- (J. P. Vereker, ami Gordon b. Gunn, Sub-Lieut. J. C. East, and Surgeon Dr. Coppinger, who was one of the medical officers on board the Discovery iu the expedit on to the N"rth Pole. No purely scientific staff will take part in the -expedition.