SHIPPING NEWS: Passenger arrivals - Jan. 10 - Mararoa, s.s., from Sydney and Northern ports. Passengers - Mesdames DURIE, NESBITT, ECCLES, KITTOW, PURCHES, ROSS, BUFF, SKIPWORTH, SNADDAN, M'IVOR, and RENWAY; Misses GRANT (2), DURIE, HARRICK, GILPIN, HOED, TODD, KIDD, and MARSHALL; Messrs FOSTER, SPEEDY, CRAIG (2), GOLLAN, BULL (2), MOORE, ECCLES, ALEXANDER, COLLAIN, LOWRY, WILKINSON, DAY, HICKEY, KENNEDY, WILTON, KITTOW, RUNTAN, OXLEY, BRIDGEON, PARIS, PALMER, MACDONALD, COATES, HENWOOD, STODDART, WUNDRAM, LUSK, BEATSON, LAING, FAULKNOR, LARGE, MORRISON, RIDDLE, REES, BOLTON, MARSHALL, SKIPWORTH, BECKETT, RENWAY, DeLATOUR, and SCHWABE; 10 cricketers, The NEW BOY COMPANY (12); 35 steerage. Passenger departures - Jan. 10 - Mararoa, s.s., for Southern ports and Melbourne. Passengers - Mesdames O'BRIEN and child, SIMMONDS, ENNOR, ROCHFORT, SCANLON, ROSKRUGE, SYKES, STEAD and family, HOLCROFT, and HICKSON; Misses BRIGGS, STANLEY, HARPHAM, MARTIN, COTTRELL, LONERGAN, BIRCHALL, ALDERSON, and REX; Messrs MORRISON, PULLEN, FULTON, BAXTER, TANNER (2), BAILEY, ROCHFORT, BRADSHAW, STEAD, WATSON, PATTON: 20 steerage.