Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4244, 3 October 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

HIGH WATES. To-KOBEOW. HKADS. | FT. OHALHEBS. I Dnt: EDIH. 2.41 pjn, J 321 p.m. | 4.06 p.m. POST CHALMBES. AHBIVED. October 2.—Graee, ketch, 16 tons, Dixon, from Waikouaiti. Waitaki, n.s., 279 tons, Thomson, from Glasgow, via Hobart Town. Passenger: Mr Came. BAILED. October 2.—Jane, cutter, 25 tons, Tuubrid"-> for Cathn's River. ° October 3,—Shag, s.s., 31 tons, Win?, for Shag Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Edio, for Oainaru. The Merope arrived at Lyttelton on Thursday, after a ninety-one days' passage from London. On September 9 sho encountered the full force of a cyclone, during which the seas washed on board, carrying away o great portion of the bulwarks and a part of the front of the poop. THE S.S. WAITAKI. The Waitaki, from Glasgow, via Hobart Town, arrived off the Heads at nine this morning, and was brought up to the railway pier at 10 30, in charge of Tilot Kelly. The Waitaki was built by Messrs T. Wingate and Co., of Wbitoinch, her dimensions being—length over all 16i feet, with a benm of 28 feet, and depth of hold 10 feet 6 inches. Her engines were also constructed by Messrs Wingate and Co., and are 90 h.p. nominal, which, on a consumption of 8 tons of coal per diem, give her au average speed of 9£ knots. She ha* a largo saloon, but being built expressly for the Oainaru trade, she ia not fitted with state rooms. Her passenger accommodation is, however, comfortable. She is commanded by Captain Thomson, whose report of her voyage shows tfiat it has been an uneventful one. For eigbt days after passing the Leuwin she was under cnnva3, her propeller having become disconnected. Fine weather and light winds were experience! on the run from Hobart Town. Before the Waitaki proceeded to Dunedin Captain London gave hor a spin round the shipping in Port Chalmers, passing ahead of the Thomasino M'Lelhm. She ma.le a rapid passage up the Bay, with a flood tide behind her. Observation Point was passed at a quarter to three; Maeandrew's Jetty at 3.12, aid she was moored alongside Eattray street wharf, where she attracted a good many 1 visitors at 8.40, or 56 minutes after rounding Observation Point.

SHIPPING TELEQBAMS

Bluff, October S, 6.45 p.m.—Rlogarooma, from Port Chalmers. _ , ~ , . Lytt.:ltos 1 October 3, 11.5 a.m.—Ladybird, from Dunedin. „, . . Hokitika., October 3.—The r.s. Otazo armed from Svritev yesterday, and was tendered Ins. night. "She loft Sidney on the 27ih msfc. lasi<n aersfor Duuodin : Messrs Collins aud snde-y; 10, tons of cargo for a'.i poris.