SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5554, 11 June 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

High Watkr To-day: 0.0 a.m., 0 21 p.m. Sunrisi and So.nskt To-day : 7.15 a.m., 4 4 1 p.m. Moon'b Phase: First Quarter, June 11, ~.n .i ut.

ARRIVALS. Rowena, s.s., 72 tons, Sellars, fiomTauraiiga. — J. S. Macfarlane, agents. Derwent, brig, 221 tons, Bower, fiom Newcastle. — G. W. Kinney, agent. Queen, schooner, 40 tons, Jones, fiom Hokianga via Wangaroa. Passenger : Mr. L'uai>min. — JL Niccol, agent. Ellie Meikle, schooner, 41 tons, Roch, from Gisborne via East Coast. —Master, agent. Ann McLeod, schooner, 30 tons, Smith, from Wangarei. — Master, agent. "Wangarei, cutter, 32 tons, Williams, from "Wangaiei. — Master, agent. * Sovereign of the Seas, H2 tons, Peterson, from "Wangaiei.- -Master, agent. Staff. i, cutter, 10 tons, from "Wairoa.— Master, agent.

ENTERED INWARDS. Qxieen, schooner, 4(J tons, Jones, from Hokianga via Wangaroa : 30 hides, 1 ton flax, <iOOft. timber, onler ; 28,000ft. timber, G. Holdship i, Co. — SI, Niccol, agent. Ann McLeod, schooner, 30 tons, Smith, from "Wangarei : 3(5 tons firowood, £ ton onions.— M. Niccol, agent. Derwent, brig, 221 tons, Bower, from Newcastle.—G. W. Binney, agent. EfiBe Meikle, schooner, 41 tons, Koch, from Gibboine \ia Eas.t Coast: 10 casks tallow, 22 hides, 2S j>ljeoi)s.kms, 27 bags bones, 1 case merchandise, 34 pigs, 3 bags grabs seed, 12 bags wheat. — Master, agent. Fanny Kelly, ketch, 33 tons, J. D. Hayes, from Wangaroa : 27,300ft. sawn timber, 27,500 shingles, G. Holdship. — Muster, agent.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Lfletitia, schooner, 45 tons, Palmer, for Rarotonga. Passengers : Mr. and Airs. Joseph Caffery und Mibs t'.vifery, Jame-, McQuinn and Miss McQuinn, Messrs. A. E. GloVer, R. J. Glover, U. Glover.— D. H. McKenzie, agcht.

DEPARTURES. VESSELS EXPECTED. From London— Sailed : Forfarshire, March 18 ; fiobina Duulop, March 29. Loading : Lanarkshire, Flechero, Luttei worth, Wave Queen, Lectura, Helen Denny, sliips. From Svv Fu inci->co— R.M. s.s. Cyphrcnes, about IS th ins>tant. Fuom Bosion— Cabarfeidh, bq., sailed Dec. 23. FllOM Rabotoxga— Edith, sch., early. From Tahiti— Coronet, ach., early. From South Sea Islands— Papua, sch. } Martha, bq. From Rotumah— Ryno, bgtne. From Sydney— Roderick Dim, bgtne., sailed 23rd ult.; R.M.s.s. Macgregor, due 10th inst.; Llewellyn, s.s. From Newcastle— Albion, barque, early. FROM Hobart Town— Bella Mary, bq., early, j FROM Circular Head— Vision, brig, early. FROM Lyttelton — Clematis, ketch ; Pacific, ■oh., early ; Mary Melville, sch. ; Magellan Cloud, bgtne. (via Chatham Islands), early ; Hadda, bq. ; Rio Logo, brg. ; Prince Alfred, bqtno. From Oamaru— Agnes Jessie, three-masted •chooner, early. From Timaru— Pearl, sch., early.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. In this list coasters are not included. Foe London — Fernglen, July ; N.Z.S.C0., ngenti. Fob Cape Colony— Shooting Star, bq.,8th; L. D. Nathan and Co., agents. Fob San Fhancisco (via Honolulu.)— Macgregor, R.M.h.s., to-day. Fob Rarotonga— Ltetitia, to-day. For Southern Port» — Fiom the M.vnukau: Wellington, s.s., tomoirow; AV. F. Wheelei, gent. For Napier— Emily McLaren, bq M c.uly. Fob Dunedin — Dunedm, ship, 10th.

IMPORTS.— Ji'JJE 10. Per Derwent, biig, from Newcastle : 3 50 tons coal.— G. W. Binney, agent.

EXPORTS.— June 10. Per L»titia, schooner, for lUrotonga : 3 cases drapery, 1 box tobacco, 2 kegs sugai, 1 case brandy, I case gene\ a, 4 boN.es tea, 1 case boots, 4 boxei loap, 1 case oil, 1 box candles, Lewis Brofl.

Inwards Coastwise.— Three Brothers, cutter, 18 tons, Blair, from the Great Barrier, with 3S tons firewood ; Ellen, schooner, 30 tons, Roundtree, from Omaha. There was no appearance of the mail steamer Macgregor, now due from Sydney, at the time of our going to press, and it is probable that she will not make her number until tins, morning, as she was only announced to lu.i\ e Sydney .it 2 p.m., on the 4th instant, and thu hi; ivy weather prevailing for tho last two d.vys on the coabt would doubtless delay her. The Ellen, schooner, from Onuha, amved yesterday evening with a cargo of fhewood and bhingles. The cutter Sovereign of the Seas is announced to sail for Wangarei this evening. The barque EspeouLidor hauled off from the wharf into the stream yesterd ly morning, and will sail in a few days for the Kaipar.v. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Ciller Ou commenced discharging her London c.ugo yeateid ly luouung. The schooner Effie Meiklc arrived yesterday morning from Gisbome, via East Coast, with a caigo ot produce, pigs. &c. Tlie cutteis Soveieign of the Seas, and Wangaiei, both .vi rived from Waugarei yesterday morning, with cargoes of produce. The cutta Staffa arrived fiom Wahoa with a cargo of produce, yesterday morning. The schooner Lsotitn cleared outward at the Customs yesteiday for Raiotonga, with .i caigo of sundries, and several passengers. She hauled off from the wharf in tho morning, and will sail to-day. The achoonor Queen, from Hokianga and Wangaroa, arrived yesterday morning, with a ' cargo of timber, &c, for Mr. G. Holdahip. The schooner Ann McLeod arxived from Wangai'ci yesteuliy morning, with a cirgo of firewood. The three-masted schooner Estello is announced for sale or chirter, Mr. G-. W. Binney is the agent. TJiq following co.vi.ters left the Manukau yesterday morning : Hero, for Kaipara, with timber; Mary "Webster, ballast; Amaranth and Tawera, with xundries, for Waikato ; Dawn, cutter, with sundries, for Raglan. The s.s. Wellington will leave the Manukau, for Southern ports, to-morrow morning at 2 p.m. The i.s. Phoebe leftNelnon for New l'lymouth on Wednesday evening at 11 p.m., and may be expected in the Manukau this morning. The ship Fernglen ia to take up the berth at the wharf, now occupied by the Emily McLaren, that vest>el being about to sail for Napier. The Fernglan will be loaded with despatch, an a huge portion of her caigo is awaiting hor. The s.s. Rowena will leave for Tauranga and Ohiwa via Mercury Bay, this afternoon, at 1 p.m. A biig was aignalled ycsteiday afternoon, and anchoied outride the reef. She will piobably prove to be the Jane, which sailed foi Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon, put back thiough stiess of weather. The brigantine Helem is announced to leave the Manukau for Kaipara to-morrow. She h,u been charteied by Mr. John Reid, to load there with timber for Dunedm. The brig Dei-went arrived from Newcastle eaily yeateida-y morning. She left Newcastle on the '^nd \iltimo, and had strong sonthoily winds till uighti lg the Three Kings, on the 'Aid iiiktmt; experienced S.E. winds down the coast until arrival. The Derwent brings 3oO tons coal, ami is consigned to Mr. G. W. Binney. The brig Chmticleer arrived at Hobart Town from this poit on the 18th ultimo. C\*>l'aliik8 'jo Ships and Explosion in Mines.— The analogy between fie (aises of these explosions in coal mines, an I the causes of the piincipil casualties to shipping, appears to have been fully deinonstiated by the reports of Messis. Sjott ..n I Galloway ; .md if, in tho case of oui mei chant shipping, the m.iking as widely known as possible the stttc of tho balomcter, and the consequent whither which, in all probability, would lesult thuiefiom, has been of any seivice in deteiri'ig our mariners from xinnecessary exposure to t ic dangers of the deep, so, in these cates, may we not hope thfit siiuiilar iufoimation may, at any mte, bo the means of securing greater precaution, when it is morally certain that the mines and working*

up m .111 exceptionally dangeious condition. Wh-ii we coiisidiu that the actual loss of life, not to mention non-fatal casualties resulting f lorn these explosions, amounted in 1871 to "2(iS, md in 1872 to H>,i, smely )t i^ tlie duty of eveiy noi iu any way connected w ith niinefc to use uveiy means to guaul ugainst such occurreaces, -fi'tntiial Mmin.iiK.