SHIPPING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 301, 21 May 1889, Page 2

SHIPPING.

High Watbb this day—lo.sB; 11. Bex Bisis thia day—6.s7; sets, 4.57.

ARRIVALS. The Ringarooma, from Auckland, arrived in the Bay on Bunday morning, bringing two passengers. The Centennial oame into the Bay, from Sydney and Auckland, on Sunday morning. Passengers: Rev. Mr Kelly, Messrs Brown, Gibbs, Bourke, Rooke, and Clementson. The Mararoa arrived here on Sunday morning, from Melbourne via Southern ports. Passengers: Mesdames Nixon, Little (and infant), Mossman, Adair, Broughton (infant and nurse); Misses Howarth and Barker (3); Messrs DeLautour, Barker (2), Levinshon, Brasaey, Graham, Watts, Wilson, Solomon, Jeffs, Page, Gashoy, Oldroy, and Smith, DEPARTURES. The Mararoa left for Auckland and Sydney at 11.30 on Sunday morning, taking—Mrs Davis, Messrs Davis and Lardelli. The Centennial steamed for Napier and southern ports at 4.30 on Sunday afternoon. The Bingarooma proceeded on South shortly after six on Sunday evening. Paslungers Mrs McLennan and four children, Miss Stoddart; Messrs Shaw, McLennan, Leslie. Kurreem Bux, Bruce, Logan, Lewis, and McCredie. IMPORTS. Per Ringarooma—l case fish, Topping: 1 ease, 2 bdls brooms, Graham, Pitt, and Bennett; 5 cases biscuits, 1 crate biscuits, 1 case, Adair; 1 case, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 case, Johnston; 7 bars steel, 12 bars iron, 1 bale leather. 4 bdls spouting, 5 boxes nails, 3 ovens, 1 coil rope, 1 box, 1 truss, 1 case, various consignees. Per Centennial —1 case, Adair; 1 length ebain, 1 coil rope, 6 bdls iron, 2 cases oil, 1 drum spirits, Wingate, Burns and Co.; 1 truss, Moore; 2 boxes tea, 1 case mullet, 1 bag rice, 1 box corn flour, 1 bag barley, 1 bag sago, 1 box soap, 1 case milk, 1 sack oatmeal, 1 case starch, 1 case sundries, 1 pkg cocoa, 1 trunk, 1 case, 1 bale leather, 1 case sauce, 1 case soda, various consignees. Per Mararoa—l case coffee, 2 wheels, 4 pkgs, 1 bag, 5 hhds ale, 2 brio ale, 5 cases, 1 pkg whips, 5 cases kerosene, 1 case nails, 1 bale paper, 2 boxes, 1 pel, various consignees; 14 cases sundries, 2 pkgs soap, 2 boxes, 3 kegs soda, 1 pkg, 1 i cask vinegar, 1 pkg barley, 1 keg saltpetre, 20 boxes candles, 1 case samples, Graham, Pitt and Bennett; 2 casks, 1 bag tapioca, 5 J chests tea, 17 cases sun* dries, 1 brl herrings, 9 boxes, 1 bag barley, 2 1 chests tea, S cases confectionery, 2 cases tea, 1 bo* brusbware, Pitt and Maguire ; 1 brl ale, 8 kilds ale, Adair; 5 hhds ale, 17 kllds ale, Dunlop and Boorke; 1 case, Clothing Rectory ; 1 case, Fraser; 1 trunk, Kennedy and Evans; 1 cess, Mrs Browne; 2 pkgs, Bandlant Bros.; 300 casks cement, Harbor Board. EXPORTS. Per Bingarooma—2 cases, 1 pci, Kennedy ; 1 carbine, J Battery ; 1 case, 1 cask honey, Orr. Per Centennial—s sacks quinces, 1 ease, 1 trunk, orders; 99 sacks pumpkins, Kennedy and Evans. Per Mararoa—2 bales wool, 1 bag wool, Graham, Pitt and Bennett; 1 box, Aktoyd ; 252 sheep, 1 cask, 5 kegs, orders; 2 oases cheese, Townley; 3 hhds tallow, 1 caee, 8 sacks, Orr, TELEGRAPHIC. Auckland, yesterday. Arrived —Maitai, from Gisborne, at 9.30 p.m. on Sunday. Bluff, yesterday Arrived—Waibora, from Hobart, at 8 s.m., with English mail. Spit (Napier). yesterday. Arrived—Australia, from Gisborne, at 7 a.m. on Bunday; Ringarooma at 6.45 a.m., and Centennial at 9.15 a.m., both from Gisborne. Lyttelton, Saturday. Sailed—Barque Natal Queen, for Hobart, at noon.

The r.s. Weka, from Napier, arrives her on Thursday evening. She brings 26 members of the various Fire Brigade corps in that district, who intend taking part in the local demonstration. The schooner Waiwera and entter Venus, from Oamaru and Napier respectively, have had rather a rough time of it during the last two days. Both vessels came into the Bay on Sunday morning, but were unable to come to an anchorage owing to the heavy sea, and have had to keep under way all the time. Yesterday morning the pilot went out in the Noko and found that there was not enough water on the bar to allow him to bring the vessels into the river safely, there being only oft Bin, and the boats were drawing about 7ft. Shortly after two o’clock on Wednesday morning, the steamer Centennial. Captain Lessing, of the new “ Ellis ” line of steamers between New Zealand any Sydney, put in an appearance in Auckland, from Sydney, after a delayed passage, and berthed at the Queen Street Wharf. Her protracted trip across was owing to a slight mishap to her machinery, one of the bearing brasses giving away, necessitating a reduced rate of speed. A severe gale encountered on the Northern Coast also helped to retard her progress. The steamer brought a large number of passengers, inolndfng 63 steerage and 17 saloon, and they are highly satisfied at the accommodation oa board. She left Sydney on May 9, at 12.30 p.m., and passed the North Capa on the 14th at 10.45 a.m., having experienced light easterly winds till the New Zealand coast was reached. Down the coast she had a strong easterly gale and thick rainy weather. The Centennial arrived here on Bunday morning after a very rough trip from Auckland. She returns here about the 26th inst " The new steamer Port Caroline made the fastest passage on record from London via the Cape to Melbourne, The as. Ringarooma arrived in the bay early on Sunday morning. Although she steamed slowly down the coast the Centennial was soon passed, and the latter steamer did not reach here till shortly after 10 a.m, on Sunday, The Centennial left for Napier nearly two hours in advance of ths Union beat, hut the Ringarooma again proved too much for her opponent by getting into port over two hours ahead of the Centennial, Four additional steamers are building for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, two for cargo chiefly, and two for the passenger trade. The new passenger boats will be larger than anything at present iu the Company's fleet, and" will, of course, as far as finish is concerned, be, like the whole of the U.S.S, Company's best steamers equal to anything of their size afloat, A glance at the Company’s present position is interesting, as showing how in a few years a purely colonial company has advanced. The progress is certainly astounding, end the more so because ot the comparatively meagre population of the country which has the honor of having produced the enterprise, a population almost less than that of a secondrate town in the old world. As has been before noted, tho Company has acquired a moat valuable water frontage site at the foot of Druitt street for the better accommodation of their vessels at Sydney. It has long been apparent that the Margaret street premises were too small for the rapidly increasing trade; and ns it will almost certainly happen vary soon that larger boats and still more frequent trips will be entered upon, the accommodation there would be quite unequal to the requirements for berthing space.—Sydney Morning Herald, On Saturday last we resolved news that tha cutter Colella, from Auckland, and bound for Wairoa, had been driven ashore on the Mahia beach. The vessel was at anchor at Waikokopi when tho chain parted and before the sails could be hoisted the cutter was on the beach. While coming into the river on Sunday evening, after tendering the Ringarooma, the Snark hod a narrow escape from being dashed to pieces against the breakwater. There was ■ heavy break on the bar at the time, and one of the seas caught tho launch broadside, and sent her against the concrete wall, but fortunately she sustained only slight damage to her staunchions, The channel is very narrow, and runs for some distance alongside O* breastwork, to that vessels either entering , or leaving the river moat keep dote to the j well, or otherwise they would be ashore on i the Waikanae side.; 1