SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 802, 15 April 1871, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WESTPOET. HIGH WATEB. This Day ... 7.29 a.m., 8.0 p.m. To-morrow 8.20 a.m., 8.40 p.m. Monday ... 9.0 a.m., 9.23 p.m. ARRIVALS. April 14—Wallabi, s.s., Daniels, from Greymouth. Kennedy, s.s., Whitwell, from Grcymouth. Waipara, s.s., Bascand, from Grcymouth. DEPARTURES. April 14—Kennedy, s.s., Whitwell, for Nelson. VV allabi, s.s., Daniels, for Wanganni. Waipara, s.s., Bascand, for Grcymouth. PASSENGER LIST. Per Waipara, from Hokitika and Greymouth —Miss Guinness, Miss Oddy, Miss Flannagan, and 2 in steerage. Per Kennedy, from IL kitika and Greymouth—Messrs Brodie, M'Beath, Crowley, Keid, and Wright. Per Charles Edward, f-om Nelson—Miss Edith Palmerston, Messrs Alexander, Pownall, Home, I-iCwis, Thompson, Gill, Myers, Middleton, and Plekard. Per Wallabi, for Wanganui—Mr Pirie. Per Waipara, for Grcymouth—Mr Hodgso i. IMPORTS. Per Kennedy, from Grcymouth—l Misaws, 1 case hardware, Forsyth and Masters, Per Wallabi, from Greymouth—4o tons coals, order. Per Waipara, from Hokitika for Brighton —6 kegs nails, 2 drums oil, 1 case hardware, 1 do picks, Thiele; 5 tins nails, 1 do hardware, 2 doz buckets, 1 bdle rope, 1 prcl, 10 bags maize, 10 boxes tea, 1 case bitters, 2 boxes tobacco, 1 case marmalade, 6 do claret, 6 do whisky, 6 do geneva, 6 bags oats, 3 bags bacon, 20 do flour, 5 boxes soap, 1 pkg oatmeal, 10 pkgs sundries, Patterson. Shipped at Greymouth for Biighton—lo bags flour 1 ream paper, 2 cases wine, 2 qr-casks brandy, 10 cases brandy, 10 do geneva, 2 do champagne, 2 do pickles, 2 do jams, 12 bags coal, 2 trusses drapery, 1 case wine, 3 keg* nails, 1 grindstone, 1 bdl forks, 2 do camp ovens, 1 case axes, 1 drum oil, 2 pkgs m'dise, Glenn Bros.; 2 bedsteads, Thiele; 41 bdls and bales iron, Young. Per Charles Edward, from Nelson—2 cases drapery, 2 do dj, Thomas and M'Beath ; 1 do do, Brown; 1 case, 1 bale, 2 trusses drapery, 1 roll matting, 3 cases drapery, 1 do do,' 1 truss do, I 'case do, Thomas and M'Beath; 1 bale do, Fair and M'Coy; 1 ease do, Thomas and M'Beath; 1 do do, Graves and Fleming ; 2 cases do, Thomas and M'Beath ; 1 truss, Forsyth and Masters ; 77 bags sugar, Corr ; 91 do do, Bailie and Humphrey ; 2 casks vinegar, 3 kegs nails, 2 pkgs sluice forks, Corr; 6 cases sardines, Bailie and Humphrey; 40 bags sugar, 2 cases salmon, 2 do sardines, 4 do milk, 1 box tea, 5 do soap, 2 pkgs handles, 3 do shovels, Harruld and Seanlon ; 2 cases salmon, Patterson; 1 cask glassware, 1 case shovels, Field; 6 sacks onions, Falla ; 1 pkg, Gilmer ; 2 sicks seeds, King; 2 boxes eggs, 1 keg butter, Carpenter; 1 ease drapery, Graves and Fleming; 1 do popper, Corr; 20 pigs, 80 sheep, order. Shipped at Motueka—l2 bags potatoes, 12 cases apples, Bailie and Humphrey ; 24 sacks potatoes, Stitt Bros.; 2 kegs butter. 2 cases eggs, 18 sacks poaatoes, Falla; 12 sacks potatoes, 2 do barley, Lavette ; 2 cases eggs, Gallagher.

The steamers Waipara, Wallabi, and the s.s. Kennedy of the Anchor Line, arrived in port yesterday morning from Greymouth and Hokitika. The Wallabi left the same evening for Wangamii, the Waipara for southern ports, via Brighton, where she would discharge a few tons of cargo, and the Kennedy for Nelson. The Anchor Line p.s. Charles Edward left Nelson for Westport, via Motueka, at 1.15 p.m. on Thursday, and arrived here yesterday 4 p.m. She is announced to Sid] for Hokitika this evening. The smart clipper schooner Zephyr, so well known for her good passages in the New Zealand trade, is distinguishing herself as well in the South Aus ralian trade, in which she is at present engaged. She has made two trips to Adelaide and back, with cargoes both ways, and these she has accomplished within a month.

The s.s. Alhambra, Captain Underwood, left Melbourne on the Ist instant, and made a rather lengthy trip, having encountered strong head winds for several clays. She arrived off Hokitika on Saturday forenoon, the Bth inst., and was tendered by the s.s. Waipara during the afternoon. The " Sydney Morning Herald" mentions that the following information has been received respecting H.M. ships on the Australian station, H.M. ships Blanche and Eosario having been over three years in commission, the Admiralty have decided to pay them off at Sydney. H.M. steamship Megrere brings out the new crews for the two vessels, returning to England with the present crews. The Megscra would leave England about (lie last week in February. Captni'i Tlmipp will succeed Captain Mont gonierie in the Blanche, Commander Challis remaining in command of the Bosario. H.M. steam sloop Basilisk, Captain Moresby, was to leave England about the end of February for the Auckland station, to relieve the Virago, which vess 1 will return to England. The following officers have been appointed to the Basilisk : —Captain J. Moresby, Lieutenants C. MLaughlin, J. G. Musters, S. G. Smith, F. Hayter, H. C. Vivian, V. A. Bradshaw; Sub-lieutenant E. P. Jones; Midshipmen K. A. C. Montagne, E. C. G. Grant, C. A. F. Waters, S. J. D. Pitt, F. W. Shortland, The Basilisk carries six guns, and a complement of 175 officers and men. Her last commission was on the China and India stations.