The Union Company's s.s. Wakatipu, Captain Wheeler, arrived yesterday from Sydney and Wellington, having left the former port on the 14th current, and Wellington on Tuesday last. On the passage up the saloon passengers enter tained the captain on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday, and presented him with a testimonial, which was suitably acknowledged by the gallant recipient. The steamer sailed for Dunedin in the afternoon. The steamers to sai- ;o-day are—The To Anan for Northern Ports ana Sydney, the Taiaroa for Port Chalmers, the Bangatira for Northern Ports and Manukau, Southern Cross for East Coast Portys and Auckland, and the Tui for S—ikour a. The Gareloca, 1126 tons, Captain Donaldson, arrived at Sydney April 11th, from Glasgow, and comes here to load for the New Zealand Shipping Company. . The ship Duntroon, 1488 ton?, Captain Satigster, arrived at Newcastle April 11th, where she loads with coal for Lyttelton, and on arrival here will load with grain for Home.
