SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5582, 18 February 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET 01 f WELLINGTON ARRIVED. rrAiiT 17.— Tauranga, topsail schooner, oi tons from Timam. Ellaby and Callls, ng Emc'rald, ketch, 40 tons, Welsh, from Waitapu. SC Sophla C E.' Luhrs, barque. 001 tons, Paton. from Newcastle. Williams, a«ent. Timam Master, Alert, ketch, 44 tons, Hayes, from Timam. masie , agent. SAXLEO, Fimr-OARV IT.-Jano Douglas s , 75 tons Fraser for Wanganui. Passengers— Cabin . Messrs cauen and Spence. Martin, ' g „ p e i e rmm, for Picton and idamr C Bii'kburm Jamieson, ArrnS * E"ngaroom 0 a D ,’sT! fSn», Ohatfleid for Melbourne » flrtiith Passengers—Saloon; His Excellency the Marquis of Notmanly, Marchioness of Nonnanby, Lord Hervey Phipps suite. Misses Bans and Warbnrton, Mesdames Eobinaon, Hogan, and bclfe, Mr and McClellan, Mr and Mrs Henry and 4 children, Hr Collins, Colonel Fraser. Messrs Dinwiddle Griffiths, Blackett, Mason, King, Atchison, and is'ateerago. D. Mills, agent. llawea s.s . 402 tons. Kennedy, for the North. Pnssongors--SaIoon; Miss Richardson, Superintendent Sherman, Messrs Bryce, Jones, Cooper, Connor. Merlin, Ridings, Price, and Roberts; 4 steerage. D. Mills, agent. IMPORTS. WHawca, from Dunedin; 2 cases, D. Mills: 104 pkgs. Order- 2 kegs, Bishop: 10 hhdaalo, Eddio and Jack. From Lyttelton: 1 case, Davis: 1 case, 1 trank, Drunsfl'dd; 2 do, Tnrnbnll and Co: 110 sacks, 3 cases. Order- 37 chocso, Plimmor, Reeves, and Co: 2 cases, Webster- 4 do, Llghtband; 70 bags, Foreman: 11 cases. Taylor and Watt; 0 do, Stitt Bros; 00 do, P Tauro’nga, from Timam: 80sacks wheat. RHaby and Callls: 370 do oats, W. and G. Turnbull and Co; IXI d Emerald, from Waitapu: 35,000 ft. timber, Mclntyre ftr jane’ Douglas, from Foxton: 10 bales wool, 0 casks tallow. NZL and MA Co; 54 bales wool, Miß» a™ l Co: 40 sacks seed, Joseph and Co; 49 hides, Johnston and Co- 02 sacks potatoes, Order ; 2 boxes. Oakley. Ruby, from Kalkoum: 4 sacks bran, 40 bdls shoopskfus 16 bales wool, W, and G. Turnbull and Co. Stormbird, from Wanganui: 24 bales wool, 2 cases ,r Kiwi o 'from°E’Bßt r Coasl-. 1 trunk, 190 sacks, 83 bales wool. Levin and Co: 100 bales do. Order. Talaroa, from Manukau: 3 pkgs, Nelson and Co, 2 do, Turnbull and Coj.l pkg. Knowles: 1 do, Hall. From Taranaki: 141 sacks seed, 1 box. Levin and Co 130 sacks seed, Pearce: 100 do, 8 cases tallow, 10 bides, 21 bales wool. 1008 sacksgrass seed, Order From Nelson; 10 sacks lime. Hirst; 100 cases fruit, Order. From Picton: 7 pkgs, Gillon; 1 box, Greenfield: 1 Luhrs, from Newcastle: 950 tons coal, 12 bales hay, Williams. - - rn Alert, from Tirnaru: 309 sacks oats, 02 do flour, 60 do wheat, Order.

BY IELEQUAPtI. NAPIER, Monday. Arrived: 7 a.m.. Rangntlra, from Wellington. Sailed : Avona, for London. LYTTELTON. Monday. Arrived: Last night, barnuo Chili. 105 days from London, with 25 passengers. WANGANUI. Monday. Arrived; Early, Manawatu, from Wellington. NELSON. Monday. A RRivcD : Early, Patea, from Wellington. PICTON, Monday. Arrived: 8 a.m., Kennedy, from Nelson. PORT CHALMERS, Monday. Arrived: Albion Company’s ship Wellington, from Glasgow, with 381 immigrants, 1200 tons cargo, 79 days oik The health has been good, and only throe deaths of infants occurred—not from Infectious diseases. There were no births. The passage was Very lino altogether. The ship was only under topsails once, when off the Snares, and the " "T 1 "? to no observation having been taken. On the 1-th of January, In latitude 40 south, she passed an Immense SC Tho Wnmknwrlvod at 9,30 pm. on Sunday, having had a strong south-west gale and heavy sea. The Niagara, ship, from Newport, with a cargo of railway iron, lias arrived at the Heads. The Hlnemoa left at 0.30 p.m. for Lyttelton, with the North Island portion of the Albion 3 mail; that for Canterbury will bo sent on by express train tomThe'V ahip Wellington, which arrived yesterday, spoke the Warwick on December 13, from London to Nelson, with immigrants. AUCKLAND, Monday. H.M.S. Sapphire hound on her homeward[ voyage, arrived Oils morning from Sydney. She left that port on February Ist under sail, with south-east winds ; head winds were experienced until the 13th, when the vessel continued her voyage under ateam._ Tlie schooner Torca has sailed for Kaipara to load limber for Lyttelton. The Taupo sailed South this afternoon. Passengers—Mr, Mrs, and Miss Graham, Mr and Mrs Gibson, Mr and Mrs Chapman, Mr and Mrs King, Mr and Mrs Danks, Mesdames Beale, Pinks, and Buchanan. Miss Nodgrass, Messrs T. H. Hall, Gunn, Mahoney Phillips, Wyllie, Smart, Hargreaves. Mowbray, Clarke, Mahoney, jnn . Augorstm, Daidon, Horsey, A\ ado, Sheehan, and Rev. Ashwcll.

The time-ball maybe used to-day for rating chronometers. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h. 30min. when the ball drops. Any dllferonco is error, pirns or minus, of the chronometer

The Star of tho Son, for Havelock, cleared at the Customs yesterday. ..... , _ , The steamer Jane Douglas, for IToxton and Kangltlkci, sailed yesterday evening. The Kiwi, for the East Coast, sails to-day. Tho steamers Stormblrd and Huia botli leave to-day for Wanganui. , , ... Tho barque Wellington, from Havelock, with a cargo of timber, may bo looked for at any moment. Tho steamer Easby left Newcastle for here on the 11th Instant, She has made two trips to Melbourne from Newcastle since leaving here. All tho vessels in harbor had their bunting hoisted yesterday, out of respect to the departure of the Governor for Melbourne. Tho barques Malay and Annie Melhuish left Newcastle for here tho same day as the Sophia 11. Luhrs. and may therefore bo expected to turn up at any time. The Union Company’s fine steamer Eingarooma sailed yesterday afternoon, with a large number of at Waitapu for here. ... ... Tho steamer Talaroa, for Nelson and Picton, loft yesterday evening. Tho barque Sophia E Imbrs. from Newcastle, with a cargo of coals consigned to her owner. Captain Williams, arrived in harbor yesterday morning. She loft Newcastle on the Ith instant, and for the first nine days had light variable weather, then three days strong westerlies: made Capo Campbell on Sunday afternoon, and arrived off the Hoads early yesterday morning, and arrived at the wharf as above. The preliminary inquiry regarding tho stranding of the ketch Forest Queen was concluded before Mr. McKellar, Collector of Customs, yesterday morning. Tho only additional evidence to that already published was that of Peter Larson, an A B. on board tlio Forest Queen, which in tho main was corroborative of tho master’s.

NAUTICAL ITEMS. It appears from a return just issued that since tho date of tho report of tho lloyal Commission on ‘'Spontaneous Combustion of Coal in Ships’’—viz.. July 18th, 1870, to August 14th last—there wore 35 cases of spontaneous combustion in coal cargoes reported to the Board of Trade, involving the loss, however, of only one life, Tho number of cases of explosion of gas in coal cargoes during the some period was 21, and tho number of lives lost thereby 10. There were only six cases of spontaneous combustion In coal carried for ships’ use, and three cases of explosion of gas in the coal carried tor that purpose, the latter causing the death of tour persons. A statement is. appended showing tho stops taken by the Board at Trade to make known, or carry Into effect, the recommendation of tho Eoyal Commission, The Direction of tho Bureau Veritas has just published tho following statistics of maritime disasters reported during the month of October, 1378; concerning all flags:—Sailing vessels reported lost— 47 English, 24 American, 13 Norwegian, 12 French, 8 German, 5 Dutch, 5 Italian. 3 Danish, 2Austrian, 2 Spanish, 2 Russian, 2 Swedish. 1 Mexican, 1 Nicaraguan, 1 Portuguese, got which tho nationality is unknown ; total, 130. In this number is Included 0 vessels reported missing. Steamers reported lost--0 English, 1 American, 1 Belgian,'! French, 1 Dutch, 1 Italian, 1 Russian : total, 13. In this number is included one steamer reported missing. this Lo.vuo-v mnrriNii trade. Tho Oversea shipping trade of tho port of leHnlßnfor tho month, of November shows a decrease fm the number and tonnage of vessels employed as tempered with the corresponding month of 1877. The following are tho particulars of vessels cleared outwards with cargoes, distinguishing sailing and steam: —

Total ... 832' 233.0(38 521 Z/7,4W Decrease in November, IS7S, 11 vessels, 6570 tons. . The total clearances oJ vessels with cargoes for the 11 months just ended wore 5C93 ships of 2,941,512 tons, against 5723 ships of 2.801,727 tons, or an increase in the present year of 49,785 tons.

• November. 1877. November.-1878. No. Koi of Ships. Tons. of Ships. Tons. British sails .. 123 75,285 125 60,601 Foreign sails .. 87 13,383 59 18,028 Brit’sh steam .. 29Q 15G.94C; 272 153 437 Foreign steam.. Ti 37,395'65 39,472 “• Tokal .. B32233. oas 521 277.438