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Evening Star, Issue 3080, 2 January 1873, Page 2

Shipping.

HIGH WATER, to-morrow. pf. r j }’<nv~ OHARMSES j DllNßins. 5.57 p.m. 1 6 -' 27 l ’- m - * 7.12 p.m. TORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. Nil. SAILED. Albert Victor, 384 tons, M‘Lachlan, for Newcastle. CUSTOM HOU>E, DUNEDIN. This Day. INWARDS. "Wallabi, 101 tons, Leys, from Bluff. outwards. Lloyd’s Herald, 48 tuns, Aruott, for Catlins River, PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Alhambra, for Bluff, Jan. 17 Claud Hamilton, for Bluff, Jan. 'J E. P. Bouverie. for Loudon, Jan. 11 Mary van Every, for Greymoutb, early May Queen, for London, early Nebraska, fur San Francisco, Feb. 1 Otago, for London, early Peter Denny, for London, early Tavarua, for Northern Ports, Jam 7 Wellington, for Northern Ports, Jan. G Vessels in Port Chalmers to-day Ships: City of Dunedin, Christian MLVusland, Peter Denny, Otago, Warrior Queen, May Queen, Palmerston ; barque, William Ackers, Georgina. At the Railway Pier : Ships, Bulwark, Helen Burns, E. P. Bouverie, and the brig Thomas and Henry. The Albert Victor was towed to sea this morning by the Geelong ; she is bound to Newcastle for coal. The Pretty Jane sails for Oamavu to-night; she takes 100 cylinders ex Palmerston for the Waitaki Bridge. The Wellington has hauled alongside the Palmerston, and is taking ou board one of the locomotives for the Manukau and Auckland line. There was no sign of the Zealandia when our reports left Port Chalmers. The Pretty Jane returned from Blueskiu, with excursionists, yesterday afternoon, at G o’clock, mid proceeded to Dunedin. The barque Georgina, from China, sailed up the harbor yesterday afternoon. Captain Dafgleish reports leaving Hong Kong on October 24th, and experienced light and variable winds ; ouNoveinbor 17th passed through AngarStraita ; the south-east trades were light, and were lost iu 28dog south ; north and north-east winds prevailed to making tho coast ; made Chaslami’s Mistake last Sunday morning, and was detained two days off the Port by thick, foggy weather. Besides a mixed Chinese cargo, a portion of which is for Melbourne, she brings 1G Chinese passengers.

ARRIVAL OF THE IMMIGRANT SHIP ZEALANDIA AT THE BLUFF. Capt. Fraser, of the s.s. Storm Bird, on arrival here at 2 p.m. ou Saturday from Invercargill, reported a large ship iu the From her position, and the way she was steering, she was concluded to be the Zealandia, bound for this port, which supposition was verified by the Zealandia anchoring at the Heads at 5 p.m. This fine ship, commanded by Captain AV. A. Curry, left Gravesend on the Bth October, encountered strong gales from the westward in the Channel, and discharged her pilot ou the 13th. From this d ite until passing Madeira had strong N. to N. W. winds, and ran into the N.E. trades in lat. 27deg luinin N. ; the wind was strong, and well to the eas ward. Got hold of tho S.E. trades iu lat. 3degGminN., and crossed the Equator on the Ist of November in long, 27dog lomin W. From lat. lldcg 15min to 21deg 17min S., light _ S.S.E. to N.E. winds were met with. Sighted the island of Trinidad, and from thence to tho meridian of Greenwich, which _ was crossed on the 2rst of November, in latitude 38deg 40min S., moderate SAT. and NAV. winds. The ’".eridian of the Capo was passed on the 28th November, in lat. 43dog 24sec S. ; from thence to Crozot’s Islands, which were sighted on the sth of December, moderate and variable winds. The casting was run down on the parallel of 47dcg S. Favorable winds were experienced to Stewart’s Island, which was sighted on the 2Gth. Light winds and calms were experienced iu the Straits. The pilot boarded the Zealandia outside, and anchored her inside the Heads at sp. m. on the 28th. Thu Zealandia has thus accomplished the passage —from pilot to pilot—in seventy-four days and twelve hours. She may justly bo said to be ono of the finest vessels iu Shaw, Saville, and Co.’s line

A special train conveyed the Health Officers (Mr H. M'Culloch and Dr Moncton), with Mr Henderson and Mr Walkdeu, Messrs Brogden and Sons’ representatives, to the Bluff the same night, and in order to facilitate landing the immigrants, they proceeded at once on board, and, before granting a certificate, made a thorough overhaul of the vessel. The first part to which they directed their attention was that occupied by the single men. This was in the forepart of the “’tween decks,” and is entered by the fore batch. Two tiers of berths surrounded the ship’s sides, occupied by 103 single men, all of them, or nearly so, to the order of Messrs Brogden and Sons. The arrangements here were, with due regard to economising the space, ou the whole satisfactory. Tho hospital was occupied by one of the seamen, who, when a week out, fell from the foretop-gallant yard on to a house on the deck, a distance of 180 feet. The poor fellow had both legs fractured, and some bruises about the head, but un lev the care of the surgeon-superintendent he is fast recovering. On tho after part of the same deck arc the married couples’ quarters, which arc reached by the main and after hatches. 47 couples with their families baye tenanted this part of the ship during the passage. For the single women flic afterpart of the saloon is set apart. It is divided from the saloon by a bulk-head, and approached by a companion on theafterpart of the poop deck, thus being entirely separated from the saloon and between dock passengers. Consequent on the selection of this part of the ship, the arrangements for their convenience and comfort, such as bath-rooms, ventilation, and light are equal to that of the saloon. Forty-five single women—a strong healthy lot—is the number brought out by this ship for Dunedin. Tho saloon of tho Zealandia, recently the heartrending scene of wreck and disaster, now bears no trace of that sad misfortune, and, although curtailed as above described, is yet sufficiently largo to accommodate her eleven cabin passengers. Mr E. W. Yovatb, surgeon-superintendent, very courteously conducted the health officers over the ship, assisting them in the prosecution of their duty. We are only echoing the general sentiments when we say that to Captain Curry, the surgeon, and the officers, especial credit is due for the care and attention bestowed on their passengers (377 souls) all of whom arrived here without accident or sickness of any description.— 'Sonfha'l Timi'k.