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Evening Star, Issue 4231, 18 September 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

HIGH WATEB. To-XO&BOW. HfADB. I PT. ChaLMESS. I HnVEDIK. 3.32 pja. | 4.12 p.m. J 4.57 o.m, POET CHALMEEB. ARRIVED. September IC—Sams<m. ; p.s., 124 tons, Edie.from Oamarn. Passengers: Messrs Bwinerd, Doug as, Cormack, Adamson, Messinger, Street, Halleustein, Oliver, Meolove, Gilchrist. Hart, Oorniick, Mee Masters Gillies (2), and five steerage. September 17.—Arawata, s.s„ 623 tons, Under, wood, from Melbourne, September 11, via Bluff Passengers: From Melbourne—Mi audMr3Counel Mesdames Greig aud child, Bannatyne and son, Messrs F.Fulton, Clifford, James Mills, Young; 27 steerage, and 13 for forward ports. From BluffMrs Gilties, Messrs W. Eoid, Turnbull, Davis, Johnston, Dr Deck, and 15 for forward portß. Taiaroa, s s.. 228 tons, Petersen, from Timaru. Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, from the Bluff. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Trotter and son, Mesdames Whitaker, Down Misses Thomson, Sly, Messrs Hames, White (2), Eoas, Whitaker, Fisher, Cummmg, Style, Mead, Leech, and two steerage. SAILED. September IC—Frederick Bassill, barque, 312 tons, Best, for Newcastle. lixpress, s.s.. 130 tons, Christum, for Bluff September 17.-luo, s.s., 28 tons, Crabbe, for Port Molyneux. September 18,—Crest of the Wave, schooner, 58 tons, M'Lean, for Wellington, via Dutliie's Bluff. Aiawitn, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, for Nelson via Lyttelton and Wellington. t'Pssenpers • For Lyttelton—Miss Taylor, Captain M'Kenzie, Masters M'Kenzie (3). For Wellington—Mr A. M'Neil.

The topsail schooner Crest of the Wave sailed this inormtis for Duthie's Bluff. The barque Frederick Uassill, in ballast for Newcastle, was towed to sea ou Saturday evening, by tuo tug Geelong. J B ' y The p.s. Samson, with enrgo and passengers from Oamaru, arrived o.i Saturday eveuuig, and steamed pass the Port to Dutiedm. »tt.im„u The steamer Taiaroß arrire.l from Timam early '» ? moV,im!? ' m<l «P the harbor to

The s.h Espreas left ou Saturday evor.hi" for h.-r usual trip t.» the Bluff. J ..i.uni,, 101 iui

J he ».«. Ino saik-d yesterday for Port Mftlvneux ruK s.s. A\ aiuramu relumed from the jfluff :'vt lO.Mia.Tu. yesterdny. After landing lier mailH and p>ißsetu?ers at the railway pier she steamed a10 n ... side the ship \Vi)liniu Davie to dbehir-'e U-entv hales of wool. She left, the iilnfl at 5 p m cm Saturday. Captain Fraser pl. itca ibut he heard'the sound] of thogong at the If,'ads, hut very faintly ana that not until he w&3 olooe to the rook* '

Messrs M*Meokan, Blackwood's s.a. Arawata, from Melbourne, via the Bluff, arrived at 9.80 a.m. yesterday. She left melbourne at 8 p.m. on the 11th inst, and had fresh N.W. winds until close to the land, when it came in very thick, owing to which Bhe did not sight the Solaiidern; arrived nt t! • Bluff at 630 a m. on the 16th, (Uncharged and tooic in cargo, and loft again at 5.U0. p.m.: experienced light winds with thick weat hor, and arrived off the heads at 5.80 a.m. yesterday; re niained outside till the fog lifted, and steamed up R8 above. We thank Mr Miller (parser) for report and exchanges. THE UNION COMPANY'S WAKAHPU. The Wakatipu is the largest steam vessel in the intercolonial trade. It is intended to run her primarily between Sydney and the various Now Zealand ports, but the Union Company, boing evidently strong in resources, may possibly try a littlo aggressive policy, and the Wakatipu mny again enter an appearance in Port Philip. In any case the public—when competition is about—will be the gainer. The Wakatipu is essentially an iron Vessel—hull, masts, decks, and deck houses being all of iron; and, like most modern steamers, sbe is straight stemmed. She has very fine lines, and although not absolutely "a thing of beauty," it can scarcely be deuied that she is very nicely modelled. She has a clipper entrance and a clean delivery, and the result of the voyage—fifty days out—shows that she can travel. The builders are Messrs William Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton, from whose yard she was launched in May last, and her dimensions are as follows : Length over all, 805 ft; length of keel, 290 ft; beam, 33ft; and depth of hold, 26ft; giving her a gros3 measurement of 1,796 tons, or without engine space, j 1,1 R7 tons. In her internal accommodation the Wakatipu resembles in many respects the steamers I Australia and Zealandia, but of course on a reduced | scale. The saloon is forward, and the cabin for i steerage passengers is aft, and this arrangement, |it is believed, will answer admirably. The dining saloon is the full width of the vessel, the sleeping accommodation being separate, after the style of the St. Osyth aud Whauipoa, and no expense has been spared with regard to the fitting up. Plenty of light and ventilation are < also secured by a large cupola over the sileon. On the deck there are many conveniences for the comfort of passengers, including a read-ing-room or lounge at the spacious companion leading to the saloon, and also a smoliiug-rooni. Ample provision has been made foi th<> berthing of fortytwo passengers, and the ladies' saloon is very elegantry fitted up and furnished. The steerage is ranged for the berthing of fifty-two passengers, and the (apartment certainly is so well laid out that it ought to prove attractive to voyagers between the Colonics who travel second class. Tiie steamer is steered from the bridsre, and she is said to be very easily handled. Ample promenade space for pas. sengers is provided over the houses on deck, in which are the captain's and officers' quarters. There is a sufficiency of boats on board in case of emergency, and all are supplied with Douglas's patent lowering apparatus, by which all danger of upsetting is avoided. The Wakatipu is propelled by compound engines, possessing all the latest improvements, and made at Denny Brothers' estnblishmeut. They are of 256 horse-power nominal, but can work up to 1.500, the indicated fo: • \ They have worked smoothly and well on the way out, and Mr Dick, who is in charge of the engine-room, states that during the last few days prior to the arrival a better speed has been attained than on the trial trip. The maximum speed is said to be 13 knots, on a consumption of fuel averaging about 20 tons per day, but on the voyage out she was restricted to 10-kuot speed, and the result has been highly ereditable. The Waka. tipu is intended to be worked economically, and for this purpose she is fitted with balkst-tanks capable of containing 300 tons of water, and the pumping engines can dischargo this in two hours. This is when there is no cargo offering. By means of her many steam appliances, the Wakatipu can discharge cargo over both sides from three hatches, thera being two powerful steam-winches at each hatchway, with a separate derrick. There is also a steam windlass. The command of the Wakatipu has be<m given to Captain Angus Cameron, who was here recently in the ship Benledi, and who has well-acquitted himself in the bringing out of the new steamer. His passengers were so thoroughly satisfied with the ship and their voyage out that an address expressive oi their sentiments wa drawn up and presented to him just previous to arrival, aid ho was afterwards presented with a silver inkstand. Captain Cameron has with him as chief officer Mr Howden, Mr M'Keehuio being second, aad Mr Arthur third.—' Argus.'

SHIPPING TELEGBAMS. Auckland, September 18 Arrived: 11.M.5. Nymph, from Wellington; schooner Canterbury, from New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.