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Evening Star, Issue 2988, 16 September 1872, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. TO-MOKBOW, H'iads I Port Chalmers j Dunedin 3.53 p.m. j 3.53 p.m. I 4 38 p.m. PORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. Result, from Moeraki. Janet Ramsay, schooner, from coast. CUSTOM HOUSE, DUNEDIN. THIS DAY. INWARDS. James Paxton, 61 tons, Robertson, from Stewart’s Island. Eliza McPhee, 39 tons, Paterson, from Gatlin’s River. ~ . Beautiful Star, 126 tons, Hart, for Lyttelton. _ Elderslio, 203 tons, Sherlock, from Foo-Chow-Foo. OUTWARDS. Pakeha, 173, Paterson, for Moeraki. Maori, 118 tons, Malcolm, for Lyttelton. Fanny, 25 tons, Andrew, for Gatlin’s River, PROJECTED DEPARTURES.’ Albion, for Northern Ports, Oct. 1 Beautiful Star, for Lyttelton, Sept. 18 Defiance for Kakanni, early : Geelong, for Oamaru, Sept 17 Helena for Melbourne, Sept. 20. J. N. Fleming for London, early. Otago for London, early. Pretty Jane for Port Molyneux, Sept. 18 Tararua for Melbourne, Sept. 20 Taranaki, for Northern Ports, Sept. 23 Rnngitoto for Melbourne, Sept. 2;> Storm Bird for}Oamaru Sept. 17 ■William Davie for London, Sept. 20

The three-masted schooner Mercury, .SOI tons, Captain Thomas, that arrived last night from New York with a general cargo of merchandise, was this afternoon removed from the lower anchorage to a more convenient discharging berth. The three-masted schooner Elderslie, 20*2 tons, Captain Sherlock, arrived at the lower anchorage last night, with general cargo from Foo-Chow. The schooner being of light draught, proceeds this afternoon in tow of the steam-tug Geelong to Dunedin to discharge cargo. The schooner Besult arrived this morning from Moeraki with a cargo of grain for transhipment. Th eOrey Riwr Ar</m the other day reprinted the Times's account of the iron plating of the bottom of the iron-clad Glatton, being damaged by corrosion, and added by way of footnote the following We are gratified to find that we have in Greymouth men who have patiently grappled with, and at length successfully overcome this difficulty and have reduced the effectual preservation of iron ships from rust to a dead certainty. The fortunate possessors of this secret (Messrs Stocks and Sherlock) in addition to this greatly desired object, claim for their process the following, among other advantages, over any other at present known, namely, an almost nominal cost when compared with other processes, economy in the time required, perfect immunity from marine vegetation or nnimdculm and increase of speed, owing to the friction being reduced to a minimum, the hull always presenting a {lerfcctly smooth and bright surface. We earn that the inventors are desirous of taking out a patent for their process, but unfortunately are not in a position to do so Unaided; they would, however, deal most liberally with any capitalist who may appreciate the g r eat importance of the invention and its true commercial value in this age of iron steamers, iron-clads and iron ships. The return recently laid before the Assembly shews that the seven ports of Auckland, Nelson, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Invercargill, own between them fifty-three steamers, having an aggregate tonnage of 4,00*2 tons, and 31 vessels, having a tonnage of 22, .“>OS tons, The following letter, which explains itself, wai picked up by Mr George Hawkins, at Uhariu Bay, on the 23rd August, enclosed in a sealed bottle, having drifted about 200 miles in 32 days, “July 9, 1872.—0n board the Luna, at anchor under Albatross Point, during a terrific gale of wind from the south-west. The Luna ran in for shelter at 5 o’clock last night, and will leave here at 11.30 to-night. The sea outside is very heavy, heavier than I ever saw before. We are very lonely here and shall be glad to get away. We have only two passengers—Miss Falloon and Mr Owen Jones, of Auckland—both very jolly shipmates.—J. Fairchild, master.” No doubt the above will be found of interest to nautical men.

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SAILED. Bluff: July 16th, 2.55 p.m.. Storm Bird, for Dunedin,