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Evening Star, Issue 4317, 28 December 1876, Page 3

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Fort Chalmers. ARRIVED. December 27. —Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from Oamarn. Passengers: Mesdames Melican, Qerrie, Inglis, Walker, Trixtory, Penny; Misses Dean, Dempsey (2); Messrs Inglis, Walker, Trixtory, Penny, Dennison, Green, Weston, White, Messenger, Slater, Goldamtner, Gibbs, Lyons, Cohen, Howison, and 14 in the steerage. Wanaka, s.s., 277 tons, Braddick, from Glasgow, via Table Bay and Hobart Town. Passengers: Mesdames Braddick, Buller, and 5 children.. December 28.—Jessie Nicol, schooner, 93 tons, Peterson, from Kaipara. Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Peterson, from Timarn. Passengers: Misses Blythe, Quinlans (2), Gillies (2), Pearson; Masters Gillies, Pearsons (2); Messrs Cooch, Simmons, Boss, Taine, Davidson, Wren, Matthews, Bussell, Jackson, Dawson, Pisher, Stewart, and 4 in the steerage. SAILED. December 28.—Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Jones, for Oamarn. The Waitaki, with cargo and passengers from Oamarn, arrived yesterday afternoon, and, after discharging wool to the ships Timarn and Elizabeth Graham, she steamed up to Dunedin. The Taiaroa arrived from Timaru at five o’clock this morning, and steamed alongside the ship Timaru to discharge wool. Left Timaru at 8 p.m. yesterday, experiencing strong N.E. winds to arrival. A strong N.E. gale set in yesterday which lulled down towards sundown but increased again at about 10 p.m., when ic blew with hurricane force and continued so during the night, accompanied with a heavy sea. Two boats received a great deal of damage, and the schooner Friendship, which was lying alongside the cross jetty discharging timber, had her bulwarks stove and a few of her stanchions broken. The vessels in the stream held well to their moorings. We have not heard of any casualties through the gale. „ The schooner Jessie Nicol, with 56,000 ft of timber from Kaipara, sailed up this morning with a fresh N.E. breeze. She left Kaipara on the 23rd inst., with a N.W. wind, which continued until midnight, when she got a S.W. wind as far as Stevens Island on the 25th, thence twenty-four hours’ S.E. winds, and passed Cape Campbell next day; thence to arrival N.E, winds. ABEIYAL OF THE S.S. WANAKA. The Union Company’s new steamer Wanaka, from Glasgow, via Cape Town and Hobart Town, arrived alongside the railway pier shortly before ten p.m. yesterday. The Wanaka is of 277 tons register, schooner rigged, and is commanded by Captain Braddick, whose last visit to this port was in command of the ship Hydaspes some four years since. She is very similar to the s.s. Waitaki, having been built by Messrs T. Wingate aud Co. of Glasgow, under the superintendence of Mr J. Darling. Her builders’ measurement is 450 tons, gross tonnage 492.65; length, 174 feet eight inches ; breadth, twenty-three feet; and depth, lift. 4in; length of engine-room, 34ft 7in. She is fitted with compound surface propelling engines of 120horse power nominal, capable of working up to 700. Her cylinders are 26in and 52in diameter respectively, and the whole of this department is in perfeet order, reflecting great credit on Mr Baiid, the chief engineer, and bis assiftants. On either side of the engine-room are the quarters for the officers and engineers, together with the galley, larder, store, and purser’s rooms. Her saloon is handsomely fitted with red velvet couches and bird’s-eye maple and satin-wood panels. On either side are commodious state-rooms, containing forty berths, in addition to which eight sleeping berths can be made up on the transom. Handsome chefforiers are fitted in the fore-part of the saloon. Leading from the saloon are two alley-ways, one leading to the ladies’ cabin, which is fitted in an elegant style, and will accommodate ten persons. On the opposite side are the lavatories, pantry, steward’s quarters, and other conveniences, while the companion and smoking-room are equally well arranged. Forward is a good-sized fore cabin, with a special compartment for ladies. The usual storerooms, petty officers’ quarters, and forecastle are also well fitted up. She is wall found with boats, and has the usual steam-winch and patent windlass. On the whole the company are to be congratulated on this accession to their excellent fleet. We are indebted to Capt. Braddick for the following report: —Left the Tail at daylight on the 4th of October with thick rainy weather, and passed Ailsa Craig at noon with a fresh S. wind, which continued until rounding Tuscar light, wheu she encountered a heavy S.W. gale, which compelled Captain Braddick to bear up for Waterford, where he anchored at 6.10 p.m. on the sth. Eemained there until the Bth, and, after clearing the land, encountered another heavy S.W. gale, sighting Cape Finnisterre at 2 pm. on the 11th. Thence N.E. winds, and sighted Pitou Bock on the 15th. Passed through the Canaries, and anchored at St. Vincent at 8 a.m. on the 20th, Shipped 183 tons of coal, and left on the 22nd; had S.E. winds, and crossed the Equator on the 29th in long. 10.10 W. Carried strong S.E. winds, accompanied by a heavy sea, to the Cape, and anchored at Table Bay on the 15th November. Shipped 197 tons tons of coal, and left on the 21st. Had moderate winds and fine weather until Decamber 8, when it blew heavy from the S.W. She was run dead before it owing to the heavy sea. On the 13th she encountered another heavy gale from the N. W. for ten hours, the barometer being down to 28.30. Thence moderate winds, and sighted the S.W. Cape on the 19th, arriving at Hobart Town at 8 a.m. on the 20th. Took om board 100 tons coal, and left on the 22nd. Thence moderate weather until the 26th, when she met a fresh N. W, gale. Passed the Solanders at 5 p.m. and the Bluff at midnight. Had fine weather until passing the Nuggets at 10 a.m. yesterday. Thence strong N.E. winds, and arrived off the Heads at 8 p.m

Shipping Telegram.

Auckland, December 28.—The Wellington sailed South last night. Passengers for Dunedin: Messrs Connell, Lowry, and Beale.