OrowaitL s.s., for Westport, today. Australia, 8.8., for Northern porte, Ist Jane. Southern Cross, 5.»., for Wellington, 2nd Mananonrl, b.b., tor Glaborna and Anokland, 4th Jane, Talane, ».»., for Melboarne and Southern ports, Ith Jane. The ITolon Company's s.B. Orowalti arrived yesterday from Greymonth with 460 tons of ooal, whloh ehe was discharging all day. ehe leaves at 11 o'olook this forenoon for West port direct. The aohoener Orpheus Is all out, and has hauled up to the breastwork to load with porta and Umber for Tltnarn. Intending pasiengers for, the Sonth will note that the Talune Is a day lace tbla week, ferrtvtng here on Sunday morning. The e,B.Weka steamed for Nuhaka at 11 o'olook on Monday night. The e.g. Southern Oroßß was to leave Auok land last night, sad la due here on Friday morning. There la one branch of the shipping tra*« . whloh has enjoyed an enviable immunity bom the ©resent depression in freights. That is the bnlk petroleum trade. Tank Bteamem, whether In the Amerlom or Bnselan trade, have reoelved special freights, and have paid stood returns to their owners. Bat even the " jankers" are being overdone, it seems. One new boat has nad to lay up In the Thames, and several others have been offer ing this week at the lowest rate yet reaobed —17b a ton. Competing was, of coarse, In evitable in this as In other trades, and the number of oil vesselß recently turned out on the north-east ooast Is snfnolent e ?ldenoe that tha prospect at 3D per cent dividends hag in duced some over-building.
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[PER PBKS ABBOOUTION.-COPYBIOHT.] (Reoelved May 31, 1.5 a.m.) LodDOtr, May SO. Arrived- Cynoffur (January 28) ; Alioe, from Auckland (February 13) ; Ballona, from Wel lington {February 10).
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