Shipping

Evening Star, Issue 2904, 10 June 1872, Page 2

Shipping

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW,

PORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. Medea from Newcastle. CUSTOM HOUSE, DUNEDIN. THIS DAY. INWARDS. Orest of the Wave, 58 tons, Bell, from Havelock* Storm Bird, 67 tons, Fraser, from Molyncux Redcliffe, 22 tons, Urqnhart. from Moeraki June, 25 tons, Blaney. from Kakaimi Keera, 158 tons, Carey, from Lyttelton Maori, 118 tons, Malcolm, from Timaru OUTWARDS. Defiance, 22 tons, Pratt, for Allday Bay. Albion, 591 tons. Rouse, for Northern Porta. Flying Squirrel, 19 tons, Francis, for Bluff. Awarua, 48, Anglem, for Bluff Maori, 118 tons, Malcolm, for Kakamu Anne, 29, Haswell, for Kakauui PASSENGER LIST. Per Wallace, from Oamaru : Messrs Beckett, Aitkcn, Lawson, Mrs Lawson, and 7 in the steerage. . Per Maori, from Lyttelton, via intermediate ports : Mrs Crawford, Messrs Good, Douglas, and 6 in the steerage. Per Stormbird, from Southern Ports : Miss Thomson, Messrs Johnson, M'Donald, Jaunners and 6 in the steerage. Per Albion, for North : Mr Sanderson, Mr Everett, and 11 in the steerage.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Keera for Wellington, June 11 Maori for Lyttelton, June 12 Nevada for Northern Ports, July 5 Omeo for Northern Ports, June 19. Rangatira for Northern Ports. June 13 Storm Bird for Invercargill, Juno 11 Tararua for* Melbourne, via Bluff, Junc 19 Taranaki for Northern Ports. June 12 Warwick for London, Juno 15. Wild Deer for London, early. Wallace for Oamaru, June 11,

The barque Medea, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coals, was this afternoon towed in from sea, and berthed alongside the hulk Cincinnati to discharge cargo. The ketch Flying Squirrel, with a number of coal miners, sails for Preservation Inlet to-night, calls at the Bluff for additional passengers, and then proceeds to the Inlet to load a sample of coals for Dunedin.

The schooner Dagraar, for Gatlin’s River, and the keteh Trial, for Waikouaiti, were to-day anchored at the Heads. The repairs to the s.s. Taranaki would be completed this afternoon, after which she would leave the Doek. She proceeds to the North on Wednesday next. The facilities afforded to shipping at the port of San Francisco must be very great. At a recent meeting held at Auckland to consider the formation of a freight company, Mr T. Henderson, of the firm of Henderson and Macfarlane, stated that he had known a vessel of 1700 tons discharge her cargo and take in 600 tons of ballast in 37 hours at San Francisco,

The following paper was picked up in a bottle on the North Beach, about balf-a-mile north of the flagstaff, on the 27th May, at 3 E.m., |by a party of miners, and has been andedto us for publication. It is evidently genuine, and written by Captain T. Under - wood :—“ This paper was despatched from the steamer Alhambra, of Melbourne, off Cape Farewell, N.Z., for the purpose of discovering the set and drift of the current on the Coast, on the 29th February, 1872 ; will the finder please forward it to some of the N.Z; papers, and oblige.—T.U. Wind S.W., fresh.”

The A.S.N. Company’s steamer City of Melbourne, which sailed from this port ten days ago, with passengers, mails, and cargo to be transhipped to the mail steamer Nebraska, at Auckland, returned to port yesterday morning. Capt. Moore reports that all went well until noon on the 12th instant, when, with one or two sudden crashes, the engines were brought up standing. On examination it was found that the gear-wheel had stripped ; nearly the whole of the cogs being gone or smashed. After due deliberation, the steamer then being GOO miles from Sydney, Captain Moore determined to return this being considered by him the most judicious course under the circumstances for the safety of the ship and all on board. The wind being nearly fair, the steamer was headed for Sydney, propeller disconnected, and all available sail set. Mr Cromack, the chief engineer, having ascertained that there were a sufficient number of spare cogs to complete a single set of teeth, at ouoe set to work with his men and the carpenter to get them fitted, and with such energy had the work been done, that they were enabled to give the vessel the assistance of the propeller in four days, since which time the winds and weather proved favorable. The City, however, only reached port in time, as the remaining cogs were giving out as she came up the harbor,—Sydney Herald, 20th May., The following preliminary prospectus of a new company, to run vessels between England and Australia (we presume via the Cape), has been printed and circulated privately:—“ The London and Australian Steam Navigation Company (Limited). —Incorporated under The Companies’ Acts, IBG2 and 1867.—Capital, L 1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of LSO each (with power to increase), of which. L 200,000 is reserved for the colonies. L 5 per share to be paid on application, and L 5 on allotment. Future calls, as required, will be made at intervals of not less than three months, and not to exceed LlO per share. Interest at the rate of L 5 per cent, per annum will be allowed on pre-payment of calls. The directory includes the names of Admiral Sir 11. Spencer Robinson K.C. 8., late Controller of the Navy, chairman; Right Hon W. N. Massey, Director of the British Australian Telegraph Company ; Thos Skinner, Esq, Messrs Thos. Skinner and Co, shipowners, London'and Glasgow ; E, J. Reed, Esq., C.8., late Chief Constructor of the NayyjJohn Hill, Esq, Messrs Young, Elders, and bo, merchants, London; Lord Henry G. Lennox, M.P.

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