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Evening Star, Issue 3717, 21 January 1875, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. To-mobbow. Heads 1 Port Chalmers I Dosedis 3,8 p,m, I 3.48 p.m. 1 4.33 p.m. PORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. January 20.—Wild Deer, ship, 1,016 tons, Malcolm, from London October 31st. Passengers : Mr and Mrs Stoddart, Mr James Stoddart, Mr and Mrs Benson and four children ; and 312 in the steerage. j Jane, cutter, 25 tons, Brown, from Shag Feint. Oomerang, s s., 125 tons, Best, from Bluff Harbor and Riverton. Passengers : Miss Best, Messrs Goodsir (2), Austin, and Barrie. Wallabi, s.s., 101 tons, '■ ess, from Omani. Trial, ketch, 16 tons, Bradshaw, from Waikouaiti. Margaret Scolly, ketch, 16 tons, Scott, from Moeraki. January 21. p.s., 124 tons, Edie, from Oamaru, Passengers :Mr and Mrs Orr, Mrs Newry, Misses Novell and Brandon ; and four in the steerage. Maori, 8.8., 118 tons, Peterson, from Lyttelton, via Timaru. Passengers : Mrs C. Brown, Miss Aitken ; and three in the steerage. Janet Ramsay, schooner, 41 tons, Laing, from Timaru. Spec, schooner, 32 tons, Madson, from Moeraki. Schooner supposed to the Latitua, from Hokitika. SAILED. January 20. Wanganui, s.s., 170 tons, Eraser, for Bluff. Lloyd’s Herald, ketch, 48 tons, Marks, for Gatlin’s River. Lady of the Lake, s.s., 60 tons, Urquhart, for Taieri. January 21.—Pakeha, brig, Cleverly, for .Stewart’s Island. The s.s. Wanganui sailed yesterday for her Usual trip to-the Bluff. The p.s. Samson returned early this morning ■with a full cargo of wool for the Waikato and May Queen. The s.s. Maori returned this morning from her usual trip to Lyttelton via Timaru, and steamed alongside -the Calypso to discharge ■wool. The single females and the nominated immigrants by the Wild Deer were transhipped by the p.s. Golden Age to the railway pier this afternoon and conveyed to Dunedin by train. Observations were taken of the transit of Venus on the 9th December, on board the -.s. Star of the South, whilst on her passage from Auckland to Levuka. The particulars of the same were carefully committed to paper by Captain Farqubar, and afterwards placed in a bottle and thrown overboard at 11 a.m. on the 10th Dedember. It will be interesting to ascertain when and where the same will be picked tip. The following is a copy of the note: “ December 9, 1874. —Steamship Star of the South. This day, in latitude 26deg. 52min. S., a 1 hour 52 min. 54sec., mean time at ship, observed the transit of Venus, first internal contact 1 hour 52min. 54sec. ; middle of,transit, 4 hours lOmin. 32.5secs. ; last internal contact, 6 hours 9min. 57sec.. in latitude 26deg. 21min, 30secs. S., longitude 177deg. 27min. SOsec. E. The observations and times were taken by Mr Pittar, a saloon passenger, and myself. Whoever finds triis please forward it to the nearest newspapers, to ascertain the drift of current, &c., and you will confer a favor on your humble servant, W. Farquhaw, master s.s. Star of the South, of Auckland. This was thrown over- \ board on December 10, at 11 a.m.—W.F.”

ARRIVAL OF THE WILD DEER.

Messrs Patrick Henderson and Co.’s fine ■hip Wild Deer was towed up to her anchcfrage yesterday afternoon by the tug Geelong, after a fine passage from London. Besides a large cargo for this port, she has five saloon passengers and 305 immigrants, equal to 253 A statute adults. The Immigration Officer—Mr Monson -accompanied by Dr Drysdale, proceeded off, and, upon getting alongside, ascertained there had been no infectious disease during the voyage, and only two deaths, those being of young children. Tin y immediately proceeded on board, and the Commissioner inspected the ship. She comes into harbor remarkably clean, notwithstanding the number of passengers on board, who expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with the treatment they had e ceived. The fittings of the vessel are similar to other immigrant ships. She has lofty ’tween-decks, and is well ventilated. The immigrants were under the charge of Dr Greig, who reports the names of those that died as Elisabeth Dyer, aged thirteen weeks, on the 21st N«vember, and Alice Baldwin, one year, an the 20oh December. Lhe Wild Deer left Gravesend on the 31 at October, and took her final departure from the Lizards on the 2nd November, with a S.W. wind; from thence bad variable winds until ■ getting the N.E, trades, in lat. 26 N., long 24 W., which were goo i, and were carried to lat. 7 N., long. 23 W. ; from thence light southerly winds until crossing the Equator, on the 26th in long. 27.35 W., and caught the S.E. trades in lat. 4 S. which were lost again in lat. 13 S. Sighted the island of Trinidad at 6 a.m. on the 6th of December, from thence light variable winds until catching the westerlies on the 16th, and passed the meridian of the Cape on the 24th, and that of the Leuwin on the 10th January; made the Snares on the 18th, and had variable winds along the coast to arrival. The- following vessels were spoken during the passage November 4: Ship, Duchess of Argylle, from Shields to Sydney, in lat. 47.30 N., long. 8.30 W.; 11th : Ship, Lady Jocelyn, from London to Canterbury, in lit. 35 N., long. 21 W.; 17th : Ship, Pride of England, fron\ Cardiff to Ceylon, in lat. 16’N., long, 26 W. ; 27th: Ship, Counto, from Liverpool to Bombay, in lat. 3.3. S., long. 27 W. ; December 12th : Sighted the ship Lady Jocelyn the second time, in lat. 33 S., long. 29 W. ; 18th : Barque, Ella Stewart, from Liverpool to Chilligory, in lat. 38.30 S., long. 20.12 W.

SHIPPING TELEGRAM.

NEW Plymouth, January 21.—The schooner Clio in going iifto the Waitara yesterday struckon the spit, inside where the Paterson lies. No damage was done, and she is expected to be got off at evening tide.