SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5612, 25 March 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OK WELLINGTON • RfUV.'O March 24 - Go-Ahead, s.a., .34 tons. Dicker, from the East Const. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. and Miss Dicker, Messrs. Lawrence. Smith, Fraser, MoHutcheon, Davies, and Armstrong, Johnston and Co, agents, . v, , Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Outtrim, from the East Coast. Pearce, agent. •, . Manawatu, p.s., 105 tom, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers-Cabin : Miss . Armstrong, /Mesdames Pitts, Whiting (2) and 2 children, lion. J. Sheehan, Messrs. Lewis, Moss, Jones, Young, Butler, Fisher, Armstrong, itaine, Mnrtagh, Hickson, Wheeler, Williams, Malcolm, Greenlees, Donald, Dr. Stort, and lin stecrogo. Martin, agent. Albert, barque, 510 tons, Ersklne, from New York. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Ersklne ancbMr. Sydo. W, and G. Turnbull, agents. SAILED. March 24. —Tui, a s. 04 tons, Holmes, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Barber and 2 children. Bishop, agent. Lyttelton, u.s., 80 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. Passengers— Cabin : Misses (Houston and Mr. and Mrs. Cleghorn, Deacon, agent. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. and Mis# Mitchell, Messrs. Smith, William*, Ityley, Wilkins, Davis, Cudlcy, Johnstone, Kirk, Thornton, Calaghan (3), Madden, McLachlan, Cocken, Marten, and Evans. Martin, agent. Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. W, and O. Turnbull, agents. Hawea, s.s., 402 tons, Kennedy, for Auckland via the East Coast. Passengers—Capin : Misses Heron, Dunbar, Barton, Mrs. Heron, Messrs. Spiller, Waterhouse, Heron, and South. D. Mills, agent. Wellington, s.s., 270 tons, McGee, for Plcton and Nelson. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Bolton, Williams, and Oulley. D. Mills, agent. IMPORTS. Hawea, from Dunedin : 1 pci, D. Mills; 55 boxes, 2 cases, London and Co; 0 cases, 11 pkgs, U.S.S. Co; 1 case, 1 box, Smith; 2 cases. Colonial Bank; 1 do, Cutten; 1 pci, Neale; 5 bdls, Engle; -leases, Bennington; 25 pkgs. Sargood; 2 cases, Holienateln and Co; 1 truss. Storekeeper; 1 truss, Knight; 3 bags, Gopparth; 4 hhds Barker. The whole of the cargo from Lyttelton was consigned to Order. G. M. Tucker, from Newcastle: 720 tons coal, 34 coils rope, Williams. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 30 sacks seed, Order; 31 hides, Napier, from Blenheim: GO sacks wheat, 25 do potatoes. Fllinmer, Beeves, 50 do oats, Adams; 2 tons flour, Turnbull and Co; 10 cases machinery, Taylor. Lyttelton, from Blenheim: 37 bags wool, 0 cases tallow, 1 cask do, 260 bags wheat, 4 do oats, Deacon; 01 pkgs potatoes. Lacry and Campbell. Arthur Wakefield, from Colllngwood; 1 engine, Ledger. Aurora, from the East Coast: 49 bales wool,* Bethuno and Hunter: 6 do, Pearce. Go-Ahead, from Napier; 2 bales leather, Murray, Common, and Co; 2 boxes, Taylor; 7 pkgs, Lawrence. From Akiteo: 4 bales wool, Johnston and Co. From White Bock: 24 do, Johnston and Co. BY TELEGRAPH. BLUFF, Monday. Arrived; Botorua, from Melbourne via Hobarton. Bho sails for Dunedin at 5 p.m. She left Hobson's Bay at 3 p.m. on the 18th, arrived at Hobarton at noon on the 20th, and sailed again on the evening of the same day. She experienced variable winds and southerly sea. Passengers for Wellington: Misses jtyan, McArthur, Wool, Messrs. Palmer, Chambers, Hayward, Davie, Paget, and 8 steerage. POET CHALMERS, Monday. Arrived: Lyttelton, ship, from Glasgow, with 45 passengers. She is not yet cleared, having had one of scarlatina on the voyage. Thomas Henry, from Kaip.ara. The ship Peter Stuart, from London, Is at the Heads. LYTTELTON, Monday. Sailed : Iluia, at 0.30 p.m., for Kaikoura and Wellington ; Beblngton, for London, with a cargo of grain valued at £IIO,OOO. AUCKLAND, Monday. Arrived : Taiaroa and Wanganui, from the South, at Manukan this morning.

The fol lowing vessels were i n port last night; Steamers —Btormbird, Go-Ahead, and Kiwi. Ships—Herznione, Pleiades, and /Warwick. Barques—Hudson, Inch Marnock, Estrella, Lorraine, Loch Fergus, Beatrice, Australiml, G. M. Tucker, Albert, and Natal Queen. Ur*gs—Jane and Greyhound. The steamer Tui loft for Foxton yesterday evening. The Manawatn, from Wanganui, arrived in harbor early yesterday morning, after a good run of 12 hours. She left again during the afternoon for the same port. The barque Loch Fergus has nearly completed discharging her cargo. Whore she will go from hero is not definitely settled. Bho will probably, however, go Bouth, and load up with grain. The steamer Stormbird, which has done such good service in the Wanganui trade, is undergoing a thorough overhaul. She is to bo supplied with two new cylinders, which have been turned at'the Lion Foundry, rills new addition will greatly Increase the speed of this favorite little steamer. It will bo a week yet before she resumes her trade. The Greyhound cleared at the Customs yesterday for Adelaide. The steamer Go-Ahead, from the East Coast, arrived in port yesterday morning at 6 o'clock. The schooner Aurora, from tho East Coast stations, returned to port' yesterday, and hauled alongside tho wharf. The Kiwi leaves for Castlepoint and East Coast stations on Thursday. She has had a thorough overhaul, and several alterations effected to her machinery. The Jane Douglas leaves for Foxton to-day. Tho Tararua Is duo here to morrow, and sails Bouth the same day. t The Hawea, for Auckland and the East Coast, sailed yesterday. Tho Wellington, for Ficton and Nelson, sailed yesterday. She returns to-morrow morning. ARRIVAL OF THE ALBERT FROM NEW YORK.' The Albert, rather a fine-looking barque of a little, over 600 tons burthen, arrived in harbor yesterday afternoon in charge of Pilot Holmes, after a lengthy passage of 137 days from Now York. Her long voyage has been a most uneventful one. The weather throughout has boon remarkably line; Captain Erskine reports that during the whole time he has been at sea ho never witnessed such a succession of fine weather; os a proof of how light the winds have been we may state that the vessel never had her upper topsails in until nearing Tasmania, when a stiff north-east gale was met with. This was the only brcpze the vessel experienced during her 137 days at sea. In tho tropics she w*s becalmed for days at a time, with an occasional light wind. The following account of h r voyage was given us by Captain Erskine Left New York on November 7, 1878; after leaving had very fair westerly winds. Picked up tho north-east trades in 2C. They only lasted throe days, when a succession of calms and light airs were met. This weather continued until crossing the Lino on December 21, in 27 30 west; 44 days out. Tho south-east trades were brisk, and were carried to 27 south. Light winds were then experienced until crossing the meridian of Greenwich, in 30} south, on January 21, chiefly from north-west. From the Capo northerly wind. Rounded the Cape on tho 2Gth in 41 south. Had moderate winds and weather across the Southern Ocean chiefly from ‘W.S.’W. Was off Lewin on February 2G. Got a strong northeast gale off Tasmania. From thence had light and variable weather, with thick fogs. For four days ho observation could be taken. Made Cape Farewell on tho 22nd. Was becalmed again at Stevens Island for twelve hours. Came through tho Strait on. Sunday with a fine westerly breeze, and was down off the lighthouse at 3 o’clock. Being dark the vessel headed off the land, whore she, remained until yesterday, when she signalled for a pilot, arriving here as above. Tiie Albert brings a cargo of Yankee notions, part of which is for Lytte ton, where she proceeds after discharging her Wellington portion. She cornea consigned here to Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull.