SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 322, 6 November 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

Pulrr OF POVEBTY BAY ABRIV A L S. NOVEXBER. B—Loihvagar, barque, Captain Kelly, from Au<kia> d. i—Afij.ee Donald, schooner, Captain M’Cabe, from Lyttelton. DEPARTURES. KUVEMBER. Nil. Mr. Adair's new sieanii r, I he Rusina, which wn» Inum-hed at Auckland on (tie 13th ultimo, made a most succresful trial trip to the North Beads on the 28th The weather being very favorable she steamed at the nite of 8 knots an hour—a speed which is by no means inconsiderable for a boat of her size. Her sailing qualifies arc said to be excellent, so much st*, indeed, that she has already been pronounced one of the best going little steamers that Kns been built in Aucktand for years past. She is a screw steamer, of 14 horse power, and •wiil carry 85 ions She is commanded by Captain Wells, lute Chit f Officer of the Pretty Jane, who is thoroughly acquainted with the E st Coast, and who has earned for himself a good reputation in the trade. Mr. Adnir, we understand, intends to take out a certificate L r her to trade between Napirr, Gisborne, and Wuiapu, and it is believed that she will be kept constantly employed, seeing that the conslal trade is rapidly increasing. At the time of the holding of the Native Land Court at Waiapu, her services will, doubt less, be called into active requisition, and will thus prove a source of no small convenience to Jtidge Rogan, and other officers of the Court, as well us to many others who may have occasion to attend the Land Court. The English mail via San Francisco, arrived ai Auckland, by the City of Melbourne on *A hursday morning, at 8 o’clock—three days in advance of the contract time. The Gisborne portion of the mail will arrive by the Pretty Jarre.

The Prelty Jane arrived in Auckland on Thursday morning at 11 o’clock. She will leave for this port to-day, and may be exported hereon Monday evening next. The Fairy (a small st earner) with a general cargo, was to hare left Napier for this port on Thursday evening. The schooner Agnes Donald which left I.jttleton for Gisborne on Saturday arrived in this port on Thursday even'ng —thus making the passage in six days, two out of which she was hove to during an Easterly gale off Cape Palliser. The Agnes Dunn Id has been away 18 days in all, and would have a better passage, had she not been detained in port and had less contrary winds to contend against. She brings 20 tons flour and cargo for Messrs. Graham & Co., and the coast. Captain McCabe reports timber dull of sale at Canterbury, the market being glutted with arrivals from other ports. Ths latest file? obligingly furnished us contain but little of interest to our readers. The barque Lochnagar arrived tn this port on afternoon at | past one o’clo.-k. She left Auckland, on Monday evening, at six o clock—thus making the passage in 42 hours. She passed the Pretty Jnne off Ihe East Cape on Tuesday morning. The Lochnagar brought no mail from Auckland.

The following is a correct list of passengers by the ?hip Strathmore 190 days out from London to Dunedin :—Chief cabin ; Messrs Percy and Spencer Joslen, Mr and Mrs Alfred Walker and child, Mr Hylton Kerth, Mr Thomas Henderson, Miss Henderson, Mr. F. Bcutly, Mr G. D. Crombie, Mr Charles Wordsworth, Mrs Francis Wordsworth. Second cabin: Mr and Mrs James Kiddel, Mr James Blair, Mr and Mrs Theophilus Maville, Mr H. C. Sinnock. We are sorry to state that, the Mr. and Miss Henderson referred to in this list are the sun and daughter of Mr. J. Henderson, C.E., and representative of the linn of Brogden and Son in New Zealand. Miss Henderson, who is described as nearly eighteen, and an extremely lovely girl, had only joined her brother in London a few weeks before the vessel started, after complet.ing her education in one of the German semi•narics. Mr. Thoms Henderson had been studying his father’s profession in London. Both were now coming to New Zealand to rejoin their father.—Y. Z. Herald. Arrangements for the new mail service are pleted. Five ships have been employed. Pacific Mail Company contribute three—olitna, and two new ships, City of New’ York and l City of Sydney. The Colima begins the service from ’Frisco on the 10th November, sailing for Sydney. The City of Sydney and the City of New York sail direct from New York to Sydney to take their places on the line. John Elder and Co.’s two new ships are rapidly approaching completion. The first leaves London for Australia about the beginning of November, and the other a month later, so that in a few months hence the service will be performed by five new powerful •teamships, with the highest class passenger accommodation which leaves nothing to be desired. Pending the time required to get |he new vessels to their stations, the company has obtained permission to use the Mikado and Vasco de Gama for one voyage in November and December to carry the mails from Sydney and New Zealand to ’Frisco, after which the regular vessels will be employed. The mail from London will in future be despatched on Thursday evening, and go out by a fast boat to New York instead of via Boston as before.—Auckland Star. On August 19th, Messrs Palmer launched from their ship-building yard at Jarrow, an iron sailing vessel named the Otaki, built to the order of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The vessel is sister ship to the Orari, which capsized a week ago at Palmer’s. The following are the dimensions of the Otaki : — Length, 195 feet; breadth, 44 feet; depth, 21 feet 1 inch ; 1073 tons register, and classed 100 A at Lloyd’s;— Lyttelton Times.