SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5497, 8 November 1878, Page 4

SHIPPING.

POET OF WELLINGTON. ARKI VKI» November 7.—Ladybird, s.s., 280 tons, Garrard, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Madame Taaca. Mrs. and Master Mclnnes, Misses Merry and Miller, Messrs. Pel rick, Ltmn, Beauchamp, Kirk, Hayman, Plumptoo, Master Tayne, and 8 steerage. Levin and Co. agents. Manawatu p.a., 103 tons. Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin; Miss Dunlop, Messrs. Newman, Love, and Bake*'. Martin, agent. a . Eaaby, s.s.. 909 tons, Anderson, from the Seuth. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Proctor, Mrs. Jones, Messrs Meddlags. Procter (2). Howon, Vanse (2), 16 steerage. W. and O. Turnbull, agents. Edwin Bissett. bar f ue, 359 tons, Foster, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. _ .. Hinemoa, s.s., 232 tons. Fairchild, from Lyttelton. O M. Tucker, barque. 619 tons, Manley, from Newcastle. WlUlams. agent. . f Bangatira, s.s.. 103 tons. Evans, from Napier and Poverty Bay. PaUenger*—Cabin: Messrs. McCullagh, Dyer. Culllmore, Taylor,; Nolan, and Flnnlgin. Martin, agent. Napier, a.s., 43 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Dank* (2). Messrs. Banks, Wall and •on. Davies, and Oorrlo. W. andG. Turnbull, agents. Tut 8.8., 64 tons. Wills, from Lyttelton. Kalkoura, and Woipapa. Passengers—Cabin: Mesdamcs Rorrison and Gray, and 2 steerage. Bishop, agent. Taiaroa, s.s., 823 tons, Petersen, from the North* Passengers—Saloon : Misses Canterlll. Broderick (3), Tarawatl, Captain Holmes, Messrs. Evans. Broderick, Campbell, Carton, Milford and son, Arkell, Redwood, and Kiriwinl. Levin aid Co, agents, Stella, B*B., 221 tons, MoKersle, from a cruise round the Southern Island. Sarah Pile, brigantine, 112 tons, Dawson, from Kalpara- Master, agent; SAILED.

Novbmbbr T.—Wellington, s.s., 270 tons, McGee, for Plcloa ami Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Bell, Thompson. Mason. Elnaburgb. Messrs. Brown, Xyell, Metcalfe, McNaughtoo, Kemp,' Brickley, and Corrln. Levin and Co, agents. Jane Douglas. 74 tons, Fraser, forFoxton. Tassengets—Cabin: Mrs. Carroll and servant, Mr. Brown, and 7 natives. Martin, agent.

Easby, s.s., 930 tons, Anderson, for Newcastle. Pasaengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Mesdames Edwards and Jay. Messrs. Leggo, Robins m, Collett, Parqubarson. W. and G. Turnbull, agent. Ladybird, s.s., 286 tong, Garrard, for the North. Passengers—Siloon : Mrs. Beere and 2 children, Mrs. McKay and 2 children, Messrs. Bishop, Me Minn, Master Dunbridge and 2 children. Levin and Co, agents. Hlnemoa, s.s., 232 tons, Fairchild, for Cape Farewell

Manawatu. s.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Dawson and family, Messrs. Skeet, ftjjlnaoa, Ebberley, Smith, Townsead, and 8 natives. Martin, agent. IMPORTS.

Ladybird, from Lyttelton: 22 saoks rhubarb, 60 d< potatoes, Order. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 23 hides, Hurst. Eaaby. from Lyttelton: 3 cases hams. Order. Edwin Bassett, from Newcastle: 650 tons coal, Wll Hams.

Kangatira, from Poverty Bay: 85 bags maize, Film* mer. Reeves, and Co.

Jane Douglas, from Foxton; 43 bales wool. If Z L and M A Co; 1030 ft timber, Stewart and Go: 1 pkg, Dawson: quantity railway material ex Hyderabad, Captain Gibbons.

BY TBLEOUAPH. HOKITIKA. Thursday. IPAiuuvitd : Alhambra, from Melbourne. She will be tendered to-night.

BLUFF, Thursday. Sailed : Albion, for Melbourne; Armistice, fot Newcastle.

PORT CHALMERS. Thursday. £Saxlkd : Rotorua. Passengers for ■Wellington; lira. Sinclair and child. Messrs. Chatham. Gleggls, Wing, and Long. For Auckland: Messrs. Fleming, Sherry, Dicky. Paton, and Bataman.

OAMARU, Thursday. Arrived; Caberfaldb, barque; Oarronne. bar quentlne, from Newcastle.

LYTTELTON. Thursday. Arbzted: St. Kllda. from Camara; Onward, for Kalpara. eu Sailed : Tararua. for North, at 6 p.m.; Cleopatra, for Qreymouth.

BLENHEIM. Thursday. Arrived: Wallace and Kapler, from Wellington, at 4.35 p.m.

KELSON, Thursday. Sailed : Toiaroa, for Flcton and Wellington, a! Ta.m.

NAPIER, Thursday. Arrived : Hawea. from Wellington, at 8 a.m.

' WANGANUI. Thursday. Arrived : Stormbird, from Wellington, early.

WESTPORT, Thursday. Arrived : Luna, from Wellington, at 5 a.m.

AUCKLAND. Thursday. Sailed : Taranaki, at 6 p-m- Passengers for Gisborne : Mrs Branstan, Messrs. Christie, McLacblan, McGarry, and Lucas. For Napier; Mr. and Miss Hander. Miss Sherwin and company. Messrs. Grey. Monro, Mears, and Sneddon. For Wellington: Hiss Chisholm. Mesdames Lewis and Hesketb. Messrs. Stean. Adair, Fraser, Rattray, Yarn, Whitaker, Durie, and Lewis. For Lyt'clton : Miss Stone, Mr. Holdgate, constable and prisoner. For Dunedin: Mr. Hutchinson.

The following vessels were In the harbor last night:—Steamers—Hinemoa. Bangatira, Napier. Taiaroa. and Tui; ships—Ra»ala, St. Leonards. Walroa, and Zeslandla ; barques—Malay, Antares, Craigie Lea, G. M. Tucker, and Edwin Bassett*

The Bangatira sails for Napier and Poverty Bay today.

The steamer Stormbird is due here to-day from Wanganui* The Luna arrived at Westport early yesterday morning. The Kiwi is advertised to leave for Napier tomorrow.

The paddle steamer Osprey is advertised for sale. The steamer Manawatn, from Wanganui, arrived at the wharf at 6 yesterday morning, after a 12 boars passage. She left for Wanganui again at 3 in the afternoon. The Government steamer Hlnemoa arrived from Lyttelton with the Edwin Bassett In tow yesterday forenoon. She left Lyttelton at 5-30 on Wednesday evening; on arrival she was sent to look after the Go* vernment steamer Stella. No anxiety is, however, fait at the Stella’s non-arrival, She was seen at Westport on Sunday, and reported all well. From thence she proceeded to the land-spit at Cape Fare* well. As, however, she bad not arrived here, and there was nothing for the Hinemoa to do. Captain Johnston, of the Marina Department, thought that the Hlnemoa might as well take a trip round there and ascertain the cause of the Stella’s delay. Tho steamer Bangatlra, from Napier and Poverty Bay, arrived in harbor at 12.30 yesterday. She left Poverty B»y on Tuesday, and Napier on Wednesday. Strong northerly winds, with heavy sea, were experienced (be latter part of the passage. Tho collier Edwin Bassett, from Newcastle, coalladen, arrived in harbor in tnw of the Government steamer Hinemoa yesterday forenoon. She reports leaving Newcastle on the 26th ultimo with fine weather and a light nortfae ly wind. The whole passage across waa an exceptionally fine weather one. Cape Farewell was made on Wednesday morning at 0. Experienced th’ck weather through the Strait, with strong westerly wind. She arrived off the Heads at 6 yesterday morning, and arrived at the wharf asabove. She will commence discharging to-day. The barque Malay was brought alongside the wharf yesterday morning. The ship Eakala was taken on the Slip yesterday for the purpose of having her bottom cleaned. The Ladybird left Lyttelton at 1.20 p.m on the 6th, and arrived at the wharf at 9.30 yesterd iy morning. She experienced a strong north-west breeze across the Strait. She sailed for the North during the afternoon.

Tire steamer Easby. from the South, arrived at 1 p.m, yesterday. She left Fort Chalmers on Tuesday afternoon, and arrived at Lyttelton the following morning; left there on Wedoes 'ay evening, and arrived here as above. She sailed for Sydney with a good few passengers at 4 p.m. The barque G. M. Tucker, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coals consigned to her owner. Captain WilHams, arrived in harbor yesterday at midday, and during the evening was hauled alongside the wharf. Captain Manley reports leaving Newcastle on Monday. 28th ultimo, and for tho first 48 hoars after leaving experienced a strong north-east breeze, with a nasty cross sea. • From thence to making Farewell experienced ’fine weather, with light northerly winds. Hade KopUl at 2 o’clock on Wednesday, and arrived off the He >ds the same night at 9. As tho wind was blowing too hard to carry much sail, she was kopt off the land until yesterday morning, when she arrived as above. She reports the arrival at Newcastle on Saturday, 24th ultimo, of tho colliers Robin Hood. Sophia B. Lnhra. and Annie Melbuish, all from here The barque Atistralind was to have left on the 29th ultimo, so that she may be expected to arrive now any day. Wo understand that Captain Foster, at present In charge of the Edwin Bassett, is to be transferred to the O. M. Tucker; Captain Manley, now in the Tucker, will take charge of the Bassett. The schooner Mary King got away yesterday morning for Picton. Tho brigantine Isabella, which left on Wednesday evening for Otakl. brought up off Somes Island. Tim steamer Tul loft Lyttelton on Monday at midnight; arrived at Gore Bay at 6,30 a.m. on Tuesday; landed 12 tons cargo, and loft again at 11.80a.m.; arrived at Kaikoura at 4 p.m.; discharged cargo, and anchored outside at 7 p.m.: left again at 3 am. on Wednesday, and arrived at Walpapa at 5 a.m.;-left thereat 12noonyester'ay. and arrived at the wharf at 0 p.m. Captain Wills reports seeing a greater number of sailing craft In the Strait than be ever saw on the New Zealand coast before The only vessel he spoke was the barque Free Trader, from Dunedin, bound to Hobarton*

Th* brigantle Sarah Pile, from Kaipara, with timber, beat into harbor yesterday evening. She experienced fresh northerly and north-west winds on tbo run up.

The steamer Kapler, from Blenheim, arrived at the wharf at 0.30 last night. She left Blenheim at 1 o’clock, and was detained at the bar for two hours waiting for the tide, and made a fine ran up of seven and a-half hours. She leaves again to-night at 8 o’clock.

The Tul leaves to-night for Foxtnn, aad sails ou her return trip to Kaikourn, and Lyttelton on Sunday. The steamer Tararua. from Melbourne via the South, is due here this morning. The steamer Talaror.. from the North, arrived at the wharf at midnight last night. She reports leaving the Manukau last Wednesday at 4 p.m., and arrived at Taranaki next morning. Experienced 9 strong westerly gale and dense for. Landed passen--10 o’clock, andjgot away at half-past, arriving off Kelson on 'lhursday morning at 2 ; got Inside the Boulder Bank at 4.45, and left for Picton at 7.16. arriving at 2.30; left again at 7.30, arriving here as above. We thank Mr, Stanton, he'' purser, for report and other favors. TheTalaroa sails South to-day.

ARRIVAL OF TUB STELLA. The Government steamer Stella, from a cruise round the South Island, arrived (as was predicted by Captain Fairchild) last night. She left here on the rZ # ?. *f s t month for Lyttelton, and arrived there thofollowing morning; went to O’Kanes Bay and laid maorings; workmen at Akaroa Hoads, and stopped there for the night. On the 10th overhauled the moorings at Walnonl Bay, and proceeded from there to Moerakl, arriving there on 21st; landed stores at the lighthouse, and left for Port Chalmers. »nd arrived there the same day; took In stores, &o. Le*t on tbo 24th; landed stores at Talaroa Heads, and from thenco proceeded to the Kuggets: landed store, sod left their on the 25 th blowing a heavy south west gale. Left for the Uluff on the 27th at i a.m., and landed stores at Dog Island lighthouse, from thence proceeded to Centro Island, and landed lighthouse keeper, his wife, and family; hut there was tod much sea to land the stores. She lay there aU night, but In the morning the wind Increased, and she ran back to the Bluff; stayed there until the COth, and made .another start for Centre Island. By this time

the sea hod fallen, and all the necessary stores were safely landed. Left that night lor Preservation Inlet, the wind blowing bard again from N.W.; arrived next morning, stayed there until the Ist, and arrived at Doubtful Inlet the same night, With the weather threatening and the glass very low. Called at Martin Bay. and arrived off Farewell Spit last Monday morning, with the wind blowing hard from the west and south-west and a very heavy sea, and ran into Totaranui Bay. Made several attempts to land the stores, but the wind stil< continuing, and such a terrific sea running, it was impossible to hold communication with the shore, and it was not until early yesterday morning that the stores were landed, and even then the sea was anything but as calm os Captain McKersie could have wished. The following coasters were at anchor In Totaranui Bay when the Stella was there:—lsabella Anderson, Ocean Bird, Crest of the Wave, and Maggie Patterson.

PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY ISTO THE LOSS OF THE KETCH ELIZABETH.

A preliminary enquiry was held yesterday before Mr. McKellar, Collector of Customs, relative to the wreck of the ketch Elisabeth. The first witness examined was Robert Hamilton, who deposed as follows:—! am master of the‘ketch Elisabeth. I hold a certificate of competency as master—Home-trade, No. 1009 1 left Havelock on the 18th October, bound to Patsa, with a cargo of timber. 1 left Kita Bay on •the 27th October, with a south-east wind and heavy rain. The Falcon was In company. As I got out of the Sound the wind hauled to the westward and fell light. Towards midnight the breeze began to freshen up. When approaching Wanganui tho breeze freshened, with a heavy sea. The vessel began to make water, and the pumps got choked with coal and dirt. Before this I kept the vessel befoie tho wind to sea if I could get her to pump, but could not do so, and then the pump-box broke. I ran into the cabin to see If I coul I get another pump-box, and I saw th*water washing into the cabin lockers. I eoald not find another box. I then kept her aw*y for Kaplti. In hopes of seeing some vessel there from which I could get a box, or falling that to put her ashore. I Intended to put her ashore at tho small island at Kaplti. but the vessel began to settle down so quickly that I bad to put her on the beach at Kaplti, between Long Point and Rangatlra Point. When I left the Sound she had IS Inches of a side, and when I put her ashor i she hid only between 2 or 3 inches. She was put ashore at dead low water about half-post 4 o'clock on the morning of tho 27th. As soon as tho tide made, •he settled and listed over. She never floated. ‘ By the Collector: I cannot give any account of what caused the vessel to leak. This was the first voyage I mode in the vessel. She appeared to be in good condition. It was in trying to get the pump out to clean it that the box got broken. The value of the vessel was £SOO- She was not insured The cargo I reckon to have been about £150; it was not insured. I should have put her for Wanganui, only It was ebb tide when I was off there, and I knew I could not get in until morning, and the sea being heavy, X was afraid to hang on for fear of the vessel sinking. H. Beck and P. Doreen, two able seamen of the ketch, gave corroborative evidence.