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Evening Star, Issue 3163, 9 April 1873, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. To-morrow. Heads I Port Chalmers I Dunedin 127 p.m. 1 1.57 p.m. | 2.12 p.m. PORT CHALMEPuS. arrived. April 9.—Maori, 118 tons, Malcolm, from Lyttelton and intermediate ports. Passengers : Miss Millar, Mrs Dougal, Rev. Mr Longton, Messrs Hodge, Lawrence, Walker, Hctheringtoni Wallace. Loudon (2). _ Pretty Jane, 101 tons, Christian, from MolyMary Ogilvie, 72 ton, Fawkncr, from Timam. CUSTOM HOUSE, DUNEDIN. This Day. INWARDS. Maori, 118 tons, Malcolm, from Timam. Pretty Jane, 101 tons, Christian, from Molynejainos Paxton, 61 tons, Robertson, from Riverton. _ , . r|V Mary Ogilvie, 72 tons, Fawknor, from limam. OUTWARDS. Pretty Jane, 101 tons, Christian, for Molyno paterson. 260 tons, Kennedy, for Oamam. Flying Squirrel, 19 tons, Hughes, for Kakam Advance, 13 tons, Latimer, for Waikouaiti.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. City of Dunedin, for London, April 12. Margaret Galbraith, for London, April 12 Chattanooga, for Hong Kong, April 10 Zeabndia, for London, April 15 City of Bombay, for London, May 5. Rangitoto, for Bluff, April 16 Albion, for Lyttelton, April 17 Paterson, for Oamaru, &c. ; April 9 Samson, for Oamaru, April 11 Storm Bird, for Bluff, April 10 Defiance, for Moeraki, April 10 Cora, for Wanganui, April 9 Pretty Jane, for Port Molyncux, April 10 Maori, for Lyttelton, April 11 Lady Bird, for Lyttelton, kc., April 15 Nebraska, for San Francisco, April 12 Defiance, for Moeraki, April 10

The Pretty Jane, from the Molyneux, passed through Port Chalmers at nine o’clock this morning. . . , , The Mary Ogilvie, from Timam, dropped up with the tide this morning. She left yesterday and experienced fine north-east weather. She’ brings a full cargo of grain for the Margaret Galbraith, T The Harbor Company s steamer Maori returned from her northern trip this morning, and steamed alongside the Margaret Galbraith to discharge her cargo. Captain Malcolm reports leaving Lyttelton on Monday at G p.m., and arrived at -Alcaroa at 11.30 the same nlijnt , left at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, and arrived at Timam at 12.30 p.m. ; left at 8.30 p.m., called at Oamam, and arrived as above. We thank Mr Street, her steward, for our Lyttelton files. The brig Gazelle, on her last passage from Newcastle to Wellington, ran short of water, but Captain Brent, the master of the vessel, devised a very simple plan for getting rid of the difficulty. He procured an oil dram and drilled a hole high up in the side, and soldered a piece of lead pipe, about sft long, into it. He then led this pipe Into another drum, which he placed in a tub of cold water, when the first arum was filled with salt water and put on the fire. The steam rushed through the pipe, and was immediately turned into jmre, fresh water by the sudden change of temperature. By this simple moans ho was enabled to distil about seven gallons in 24 hours, getting out of five gallons of salt water four gallons of fresh. The barque East Lothian which arrived hero on Sunday night, came up from the cross-channel yesterday morning, early, having boen detained there by a heavy south-west breeze. Her cargo consists of American notions, part being for Auckland. Captain Williams reports leaving New York on the 22nd December last, and for the first part of the passage encountered strong gales of wind from the west and south-west, frequently having to heave the ship to. Steady north-east winds were fallen In with about the first week in January. The Island of Trinidad was sighted on the 25th Jan. in lat. 20deg. 63iain., long. 29deg. 12min. Variable weather was then experienced till February 15th, when a heavy gale of wind wiw fallen in with from the south-east, with a heavy cross-sea. The Snares wero made on March 30th, with light northerly winds. Moderate weather was experienced off the coast. One of the effects of the severe floods in the southern districts of New South Wales, wm the loss of the river steamer Coolangatta, at Shonlhaven, on the 25th nit. She was anchored at a spot where it was supposed she would be out of the current if the river rose. Three anchors were let go. The river rose in the night with great rapidity. For eleven hours the crew were in a state of great anxiety. At 3 a.m. one chain parted, and the others were dragged out, and the steamer drawn into the current and swept down the harbor. Tlic captain and crow, to save their lives, abandoned the steamer at Shoalhaven Heads—she was unmanageable. They got into a boat, and pulled under one of the islands. No more was seen of tho steamer, but in the morning the engine-house clock was picked up on the beach. From the time at which it hqd stopped, they supposed that the steamer encountered a heavy sea eight minutes after they quitted her, and went down. Several portions of the deckhouse were strewn on the beach. Mr J. F. Stnddart writes to Mr Steward, M.H.R., on the subject of the Moeraki jetty I say, let the present one do in the meantime. I understand a project is mooted to erect another at a point of rocks half a mile from the present one, so that the half mile of railway saved in cost would erect new one, that is true —but the projected one iy exposed to the full force of the nor’-cast wind, and sometimes a black nor’-east gale with a south-east sea, which is the most dangerous wind we have. Ihe depth, I believe, there, is right, but sailing vessels have no chance of an offing, even with moorings to haid off to. To be of any service, the moorings would need to be 300 yards from shore, and no vessel would fasten a line at that distance from her berth. If any alteration is to be made it ought to be done cautiously, and referred to the opinion of nautical men frequenting the port who know the anchorage. Another important matter in altering the site of the jetty is the depreciation of tho sections near the present landing-place. These were bought formerly from the Provincial Government at a large price, on the understanding that that was the place where the jetty accommodation was to be. My idea is to let'the jetty be as it is now, and construct the railway to it — (it will do very well for ordinary coasting steamers). Afterwards, we may get a jetty for larger vessels in the place originally intended to place the present one, I think that that part of the beach in front of Mr Leggatt’s store could very easily be reclaimed, and would sell or lease well; in fact it is the very best place in this part for business sites, and as .ha tiiti surveyed sections in Moeraki are now sold, a demand is springing up for accommodation at the lauding place.