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Evening Star, Issue 3054, 2 December 1872, Page 2

Shipping.

HIGH WATER. . TO-MORROW, Reads I Fort Chalmers I Dpkeoi>'. 4.53 p. to. 1 5.23 p.m. 1 0.8 p.m. POET CHALMERS. ARRIVED. December 2, Jane Hannah, 52 tons, Dcuchrass, from Hivelock. ivliiori, 118 tons, Malcolm, from Oamaru. Bulwark, 1,332 tons, Kelly, from Auckland, Cyrcue, 527, Woods, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Helen Burns, ship, from Glasgow. SAILED, Nil. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Albion, for Bluff, Doc. 4 _ Claud Hamilton, for Northern Ports, Dec. o Crest of the Wave, for Napier, early Dakota, for San Francisco, Dec. 19 Energy, for Auckland, early ' J. N. Fleming for London, Dec. 5 Maori, for Lyttelton, Dec. 3 Otago, for London, Doc. 24 Peter Denny, for London, Dec. 4 Pretty Jane, for Port Molynoux, Doc. 3 Pbrebe, for Northern Ports, Dec. 5, Storm Bird, for Bluff, Dec. 5 Samson, for Oamaru, Dec. 3

The ship Helen Burns was towed up at 4 p.m. She brings 4 cabin and 21 steerage passengers. Tlie Sarah Dreyfus commenced discharging part of her cargo of sugar this morning into the railway trucks. This is the first foreign cargo that will be brought to town by railway. t The steamer Peninsula made her first trip this morning under her new owners, and brought down a number of excursionists, She had an awning spread over her deck, v Inch will be a great relief to passengers in warm weather. _ The barque Gyrene, from Newcastle, winch brought up at the Heads last night, was towed dose to the Railway Pier to discharge her piles. Captain Wood, reports leaving Newcastle on Thursday evening, 21st of November, liadTino N.E. winds to making the Sobndor, then encountered a heavy gale, but did no damage, passed through the Straits last Friday, and had very light and variable winds along the coast. She brings a number of piles for the Railway Pier. . .. The barque P.C.E, was towed up the harbor on Saturday by the tug Geelong, and moored off Observation Point. Of her passage, Captain Samson reports leaving Newcastle on the 16th November, with light N.E. winds and line weather, till making the West Cape, which was sighted on the 2fith. Saw a large ship 50 miles west of the South-west Cape, but was too far oIF to make out signals. Had calm and variable winds to 29th, when strong westerly winds set in; passed through Foveaux Straits at 8 a.m. on the 29bh, and spoke the barque Glenshoe off Waipapa Point, from hence to Newcastle. Sighted a largo vessel off the Ocean Beach, under steam and sail, which has since proved to be H.M.S. Dido. The s.s. Storm Bird left the Bluff at (5.30 p.m. on the 29th ; arrived at Port Chalmers at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and steamed alongside the Otago to discharge her cargo of preserved meat. Captain Fraser reports seeing a square rigged vessel ten miles to the southward and eastward of Cape Saunders, which will likely prove to be one of the over due Home vessels. We have to thank the purser of the Storm bird for Invercargill Hies. The s.s. Wallabi, which was taken into the Floating Dock for repairs last Wednesday, has since been surveyed, when it was found that two streaks of plating on one side and three on the other were broken. Tenders were called for repairs, Messrs Kincaid and M'Queen’s, of Dunedin, was accepted for the iron work; and Mr Sutherland, of Port Chalmers for the wood work. She is to have a thorough overhaul, and is expected to be ready in a fortnight. Captain Vaux reports that a smart shock of earthquake was felt on hoard the Ironside at 1.30 p.m. on the 20th. It lasted for about 20 seconds, and the vibration resembled that resulting from the surging of a cable chain over the windlass. The ship at the time was about liteen miles off the Nuggets .—Southland Timi’s. Mr Seed, Secretary of Customs, reports that the number of casualties to shipping that occurred on the coasts of (he Colony in 1871-72, was 38, of the aggregate tonnage of 3104, being considerably in excess both in numbers and tonnage of the casualties of the previous year, during winch there were 27 casualties, of 2173 tons ; but the loss of life was less, being only 11, against 27 in 187071. Of these six belonged to the unfortunate schooner Rifleman, which sailed from Lyttelton on the 10th of October last, never afterwards to be beard of; and three comprised the crew of the Ocean Bird, which vessel capsized off .Stevens Island in April last. The severe gale which was experienced at Taranaki, Nelson, and Wellington, on the 10th, 11th, and 12th November last, added several to the list of casualties for the year. In the return of casualties are given particulars of two weeks which took place at a distance from New Zealand—namely, the Indiaman, a Swedish vessel of 1200 tons, which was totally lost at Easter Island, latitude 27deg. Om’in, 30sec. S. ; longitude, lo9deg. 25min. 20sce, W. And the Sea Breeze, belonging to Auckland, of 70 tons, totally lost at Starbuck Island, in latitude sfleg. 24min. S. ; longitude 155deg. oOmin. W. The master who was in command of the Sea Breeze when she was lost, was the same person who had his certificate cancelled in Auckland in February, 1870, for stranding the cutter Maxwell, on a rock off the Island of Tiri Tiri. This circumstance, says Mr Heed, shows the necessity that exists for bringing into force the regulations requiring that vessels shall be commanded only by masters holding certificates; for if masters can be appointed to vessels after having had their certificates cancelled, it is obvious that the prospect of punishment for neglect, by the suspension or cancellation of certificates, will soon be regarded with indifference, and that one of the main objects of holding official ■enquiry into wrecks will thus be defeated.