SHIPPING.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 26, 30 November 1872, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF TAURANGA. Sun rises and sets this day:—Morning, 430 ; Evening, 6.53. High water at the Heads this day —Morning, 6.13 ; Evening, 6,-37. Abkxva:l3. —jSTovembeb. 28 —Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars, for Mercury Huy and Auckland. Passengers :— Cook, Lange, Simpson, Jackson, Sharp, Kdi and prisoner, Mr Laing, and another. Steerage: A. Sellars, Dalzeil, Curtis. 28—Mary Ellen, for Mercury Hay. TELEGEAPHIC, Attckxand, Friday. The Southern Cross arrived at 4 p.m. The Southern Cross loft for Auckland on Thursday evening. She was announced to leave as usual on the previous afternoon, but was unavoidably detained in consequence of an injury received at the last moment when leaving the wharf, whereby a “ glan d ” on the high pressure cylinder was broken. We are glad (o learn that the damage is not serious, and will cause no delay in Auckland. Mr Salt, of Taurauga, was employed under the direction of the engineer to make the necessary repairs, which, wo " are informed, were performed in a workmanlike manner. A new twin-screw steamer, says the Southern Cross , was launched on Wednesday morning from the yards of Messrs Sims and Brown, and named the Lily. The steamer is owned by Captain Casey, and is of the following dimensions: — Length of keel. Gift j over all, 68ft j beam over all, 15ft 6in. 'Xhe engines are to be supplied by Messrs Fraser and Tinue,