PORT OF AUCKLAND

Auckland Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 1, 11 December 1856, Page 1

PORT OF AUCKLAND

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INWARDS. ■Jec. 6—Lily 17 tons. Williams, from Coromandel, with 1100 feet sawn timber, 400 palings )ec. 7—Wonga Wonga, s.s., 75 tons, Bowden, from Bussell, &c., with 106 sheep. Passengers—Captain Daldy, Messrs. Campbell. Scott, Grant, and 6 natives. —C. A. Harris, agent. f)ecj B—John, 20 tons, James, from Mahurangi, with 30 tons firewood. ’*T)ec. B—Vixen 43 tons, .Richards, from the Great barrier with 50 tons firewood, ’ D cc . 7 —Zillah. 68 tons, Hunt, from the East Coast vjith 1600 bushels wheat, 200 bushels maize,'ls casks (3 tuns) oil, 1 ton rope.—J. Salmon and Co., agents. , Dec. B—Eliezer, 55 tons, Wallace, (at Manukau.) from Kawhia, .with 550 bushels wheat, 60 bushels maize, 2 cwt. bacon and hams, 1 ) tons pork. — Combes <fc Daldy, agents. , . Dee B—Ann, 29 tons, Jackman, from Waiheki, with 29 tons firewood. 100 rails. )ec. g—James, 15 tons, Williams, from Kawhia, with 150 bushels wheat, 154 bushels maize, 2 tons pork, 2 2 kegs (150 lbs.) lard.—Charles Davis, agent. jo—Mary Ann, 21 tons, Haka Haka, from CoroV mandel. 10,000, feet sawn timber, 400 bushels wheat. B)ec. 10—Auckland, 18 tons, Freelam. 500 lbs. flour. » OUTWARDS. Dec. 7 —Lily, 17 tons, Williams, for Waiheki, in ballast, lee B—Ospery. 47 tons Tautari, with a cargo of sundries. Passengers —Bev. Samuel \\ illiams, Mrs. Williams, Misses Williams (2) 2 children, Mr. Hargraves, Mr. Callaghan, Miss Skinner. J )ec 6 —Alert, 14 tons, Gallagher, for the Wade with sundries. Dee. 6—Coromandel, 12 tons, for Coromandel, with sundries. Dec. 6 —Banff, 15 tons, for Waiheki, in ballast. Dec. 6 —Hope, 56 tons, Sellers, for East Coast, with sundries. Passenger—Mr. Black. Dee. B—Maori, 10 tons, Piako with 40 bags sugar and ’ 12 Passengers. Dec. B—Raven, 24 tons, Me Leod, for Wangarei, with 5 head cattle and 3 passengers. Dec. B—John, 20 tons, James, for Mahurangi, in ballast. Dec. B—William8 —William and Janies for Thames, with sundries. Dec. B—Ann, 26 tons, Tackman, for Waiheki, in ballast Dec. 9—Heather Bell, brig, 191 tons, Bowie, for the Bay of Islands, in ballast. —6, Browning, agent. Dec. 10 —Mary Ann, 15 tons Hapepa for Touranga, '“"■'2 l‘.oxesu.>ails, 4 J>ags suwar 1 pk.ges clothing. Dec. 10 —Auckland 18 tons, Joseph Freelem, 500 lbs. flour.

The Largest Steamer’.in the World is the American ‘ Vanderbilt,’ and she has just had a trial trip at New York. Her paddle wheels made 16 revolutions a niuute, and it was considerd that 18 revolutions could v 0 got out of her. Twelve revolutions where equivalent o 14 knots an hour, and with 13 miles an hour only she could cross the Atlantic iu ten days. Length, 335 feet breadth of beam, 46 feet; depth of hold, feet ; she has five decks, and 16 water-tight compartments. She is 5,000 tons burden, and will draw 20 feet when loaded ■ he will carry 1,000 tons freight, 1,500 tons of coal, and 800 tons of water. Her crew consists oi 150 persons. There are 32 furnaces, which will consume 100 tons of coals in 24 hours. She has been built by bay work and not by contract, and her cost will be nearly 1,000,000 dollars.