SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5614, 27 March 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF WELLINGTON ARRIVED. March 26. -Wellington, s.s., 279 tons. McGee, from Nelson and Plcton. FasseDger-Cabin r Misje, Baker, Bins, and Parata, Mesdames Millar and chi d, Collins Powell Westlake and child. Gills and end 1, KUlard. and Maori lady, Messrs Willcooks, Clynch. Scott, Richardson. W.vmoml, Fraser, Bright, Owen, Godsifr. Connolly, Bowler, Collins, Beauchamp, Pyke Bell, Crydon, Cox, Campbell (2). Richards, Baige’nt, Irons, Dawson, Staples; 0 steerage ; 14 for awat ins'Tlo3 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Allan and Hazcldene, Mesdames Symons and son, Smith, and Hazoldone, Messrs Elrig, Gunn, Cooley, Hunter, IV addle, Hanson Train, Cuddcrford, Farrell, Koeleen. Jones, Skoltol,’ Hodge, Bryne, Daveney, Travers, Deut, Furoy, and Browse. Martin, agent _ Napier, 8.5.. 43 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Turnbull and Co, agents, . Tararua, s.s,, 603 tons, Sinclair, from Sydney, via the East Coast. Passengers—Saloon! Misses Colom*n and lleevo.i, Moadarnes Kicliardson and 2 elmdren, Graham and 4 children, Messrs Dinwiddle, Munsell, Goldberg, Luscr, Collins, Scott. Pool, Lo Vol, Belcher, Hill. Yu 10, Clark, Scott, Hemsckey, and Hayrran : 13 steerage. D. Mills, agent, Tul s»., 04 tons. Holmes, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin. Mr and Mrs Glover: 5 steerage. Bishop, **Samaon,p s.. 120 tons, Bascand, from West Wanganui. Passengers—Three steerage. Ledger, agent. U.M.B. Emerald, 1801 tons. Maxwell, from Sydney. Passengers - Sir Hercules and Lady .Robinson. H.M S. Wolverine 1703 tons, 12 guns, Commodore Wilson, from Sydney. Passengers—Captain St. John (Governor’s Alde-do-camp), Mrs. St. John and child. SAILED. Min.cn 20— Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers-Cabin : Misses Lyons, Mitchell, and Rowley, Mrs Mitchell, Messrs Reid, O’Brien. Houghton, and Irvine. Martin, a ent. Hula, b.s., 107 tons, Wills, for Wanganui. Passenger—Cabin: Mrs Jones. Bishop, agent. Napier, s.s ,48 tuns, Flak, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co, agents. Greyhound, brig, 231 tons, Prescott, for Adelaida. Turnbull and Co, agents. Tararua, s.s., 563 tons. Sinclair, lor the South. D. Mills, agent. Inch Marnock, barque, 789 1 tons, Robson, for Tlmacu. Levin and Co, agents. IMPORTS. Tul, from Foxton: ’ 63 bales wool. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company: 10 do, Murray. Common, and Co:'2l hides, Hirst: 5 casks tallow, E, W. Mills : 1 chest, Tyeman ;11 pkgs, Ralph; X box. Bishop; 2 empties, PascoeHula, from Lyttelton: 40 bags flour, Gibson; 13 pkgs, Zohrab and Co; 0 do, Mills and Co; 3 cs, Carr ; 100 mats sugar. Order, Fiom Kaikoura; 1 pkg, Dawson : 30 sacks wheat, 83 do potatoes, 4 bales wool, Lovln and Co; 5 empties, Staples; 2 horses, Guorough, Tararua, from Sydney; 100 kegs butter, Myers: 1 waggon. 1000 mats sugar. Deacon: 700 mats sugar, 175 gunnies do, W, end O. Turnbull; 1 pci, Bowden ; X box, Audrey; 1 cs, Kempthorue and Co; X do, Houghton; 4 cs, Pilcher; 40 cs fruit. Cato; 35 do, Ross ; 15 do, Curtis; 20 do, l.ocke, Jane Dougla -, from Fox ton; 1 cs, Bowden; 4 casks, E. W. Mills; 4 pels, Gibbons; 33 bales wool, l.oan and Mercantile Agency C unpany ; 39 do, 77 sacks wheat. Taylor; 5 bales wool, Burner; 2 boxes, 1 jar, Mrs Taylor. Wellington, from Nelson: 20 cases fruit, Lacry and Campbell; 9 boxes books. Rev. - Harper: 10 sacks lime, Tyor; 10 c. pears, 40 do onions, 6 do fruit, 2 do eggs. Oartdy; 0 cs fr It, Pilcher; 1 box. Miss Canning; fl pkgs, 1 box, Ashcroft; 1 coup, Price. From Picton: I cs apples, Dryden. BY TELEORAPn. : HOKITIKA, Thursday. Arrived : Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne. She left on the 15th. Passengers for Wellington—Messrs Feamley and Paul, "Mrs Luke ;11 steerage., Sho has SSO tons of cargo for all ports. PORT CHALMERS, Wednesday. Sailed: California, for Sydney.—Rotorua, at 6.80 p.m., for Wellington. Passengers—Mesdames Hawkl -a and Nlmuos, Miss Jackman. Messrs McGlashan, Anderson, and Reynolds.—Albion, at 5 p.m., for Melbourne.

Tho following vessels were in port last night: Steamers —Stormbird. Wei ington, Samson, Tui, and Kiwi. Ships—Hormlono, Pleiades, and Warwick. Barques —Hudson, Estrella. Lorraine, Loch Fergus,Beatrice, Australind, CL M. Tucker, Albert, and Natal Queen. Brig—Jane. Tho barque Inch Mamock left our harbor, yesterday, bound for Timaru. Tho Arthur WakoHold cleared at tho Customs yesterday for Queen Charlotte Sound. The steamer Tui, from Foxton, arrived in harbor early yesterday morning. The brig Greyhound, with portion of the Hydora-. bad's cargo, left for Adelaide yesterday forenoon. Tile Napier, from Blenheim, arrived at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon with wool. She left again last night for another cargo. Tire steamer Wellington left Nelson at 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning, and arrived at Pioton at f> o’clock tlio same evening ; sailed at midnight, avid made the harbor at half-past 5 yesterday morn'iug. She leave far the same ports again to-morrow, Tho steamer Huia left for Wanganui last evening. Tho steamer Manawatu is being kept prv.tty busy Just now. She only arrived here from Wf.nganul at midday yesterday. Two hatches were ke'pt at work and by tho evening she was ready to sai', again witli a considerable quantity of cargo. Shr, left shortly after dusk. The steamer Tararua left Auckland on tho 22nd at 5 pm., and arrived at Tauranga o-n tho 23rd at 7.30 a.m.; left tho same day at A p.m.. and arrived at Gisborne on the 24th at 2 p.m.; left, the same day at 6 p.m., nod ardvod at papier at 5.30 a.m. on the 25tb; left the same day p.% i p.m., and arrived at Wellington at 11.15 a.m. 'jesterday. Experienced fine weather throughout t>Lo passage along the coast. She loft for ‘be South “Luring the evening. i-be Lrest Wanganui Coal Company’s steamer Samarrived from tho company’s mine last night at 0 o'iock. She leftonTues ay at 8 o’clock, and experienced lino weather on tho run up. THE TE ANAU. Tho new steamer To ' nau, for tho Union Company’s Hoe of steamers, will be a boat similar to tho .Rotorua in stylo, but of greater speed. It is proposed that she will replace tile Rotorua in the intercolonial • trade, and the Rotorua will be employed solely on this coast. Tho following are the dimensions of tho To Anau:—Length, 270 ft: beam, 34ft; depth, 25ft ; 355 horse-power nominal, and she is expected to average thirteen knots easily. Her passenger accommodation will be similar to that of' the other boats of the lino, and she will carry 100 saloon. Her tonnage will bo about the same as tho Wakatlnu. The company have also seat forward an order (or a boat to replace the Taupe. She is 220 ft long, 30ft beam, 22ft deep, with a speed of 12J knots.