IMPORTANT SHIPPING DECISION.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1667, 22 June 1875, Page 2

IMPORTANT SHIPPING DECISION.

"With reference to the wreck of the Blencathra, on King's Island, an opinion highly important to shipping interests hag been received by the Southern Insuranea Oomnany of Australia. It is to the effect that a oaptain has no nowar or authority to sell cargo, if it be possible to del ver it at it? destination In c<«es of shipwreck where this should be done, he should arrange for the necessary salvage operations being carried out If instead of doing so, he sells the cargo, then the ori.iu.-J owners have not only a f-iirctaim against the purchasers for the nett proceeds of their gonfls, but also asrainsf; the shipowners, the latter liability bsing limited to £S per ton.

The s.s. lona loft for the North yesterday evening She had a good number of passengers, besides a fair' proportion, cf o&rgo. c The brigantine FHrt left for Lyttelton jesterday evening with a cargo of timber, drain-pipes, Ac. The s.s- Taranaki is due in the Manukau from the South to-morrow

The barque Shooting Star iq detained for the settlement of several disputed claims for short deliver? and damage done to <?irgo These claims—at least the principal of hhem—will form the subject of an amicable suit in the R M. Court shortly

The cutter Start brings 24,500 feet timber from Mercury Bay.

The barque Cabarfeidh has entered out for Newcastle, and the schooner Estelle for Melbourne via Wangaroa.

The brigantine Helen, which slavtedfrom Onehunga for Kaipara same days a?o, only succeeded in getting out from the Heads yesterday »fternnon.

The cutter Mercury brings 22,000 feet timber from Kaipara.

The Kate Mcßregor ha«-bsen unfortunate since she left this port She was lying at the Kidnappers for nearly five weefcs. unable to put her cargo of timber out, owing to the bid weather. Getting tired of this, the captain made sail, and reached Napier, intending to discharge Ulere Neir the wh«f the stream runs very fast, and -.hile coming alongside on "Wednesday, the 16th. the stern of the schornur swung right on to the iron bows "f the ss. Rmg.itlra, which was lyiEg there. The sharp iron crashed through the schooner's taffsail aDd bulwarks, doing a large, amount of d-un-ige No harm, however, w.s done belww the water-line, and it 3s exptct-d that after ;i tem< orary repa'r, the schooner will come on to Russell to-day to oad coals for this port.