Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4318, 29 December 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

Port Chalmers. _ ABErVBD. December 28.-Shag, s.s., 31 tons, Wing, from Shag Point.

December 29.-Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff Passengers: Mrs SeLwyne, Mr and Mrs Moran, Mrs and Miss Atalanta, Misses Eoyse and M'Laren, Bev. J. B. Selwyne, Messrs Pergoff, P. Hay man and three sons, E. Sanders, J. B. Thompson, H Bobson, fi. Hughes, Dewsey. From Bluff-Mr and Mrs M'Pherson, Misses Seiger and Preston, Messrs Preston, M'Gregor, Keyhowj and thirteen :n the steerage for all ports. Hawea, s.s., 461 tons, Wheeler, from Northern Ports. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Maskell, Mr and Mrs Hercles, Mr and Mrs Bishop, Mrs and Viiss Cphen and four children, Mesdames Ellis and child. Mosson and child, H. Fraser, Faulkner, Blucol Wotton,Bevins,Pocklington, Misses Hay, Pollen, Worthingtpn, Fulton, Lock, Arkle, Chapman, Eev Mr Furrell, Captain Bell, Meosrs Field, Mowberry n ' Gl ik Campbell, Bundle, Lrrner Wotton, M'Bae, Fletcher. Dreamer, Harris, Euir. land, Kerr, A. Todd, M'Callum, M'Gregor, Millel Benjanm; and sixteen in the steerage. Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Jones, from Oamaru. Comerang, p.s., 199 tons, Fraser, from the Bluff Passengers: Mr and Mrs Miller and child, dames Griffiths and Jackson, Messrs Lyons, George. Bruce, Edwards, Perry. M'Anthor, Livingstone Mitchell, and Jackson, Master Vallence, and four steerage.

SAItKD. December 29.—Jane Hannah, schooner, 48 tons, Holloway, for Eakanui. S'vnthern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Helander, for Napier. '

Express, 5.8., 136 tons, Christian, for the Bluff December 20.—Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edio. for Oamaru. * '

Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Siaclair, for the North. Passengeis: For Lyctelton—Mrs Thatcher. For Wellington—Messrs Eich, W. Anderson, Oxley • and four in the steerage for all ports. '

The s.s. Shag arrived yesterday afternoon from Shag Point and passed the Port to Dunedir. The s.s. Hawea, from Northern Ports, ar ived alongside the railway pier at 7.30 this morning. «J eft the Manuk '>' ll at 2 p.m. on the 23rtl, arrived off Taranaki at 5 a.m. next morning; left at 7 a m and arrived at Nelson at 9 p.m. sime day; left at 3.15 a.m. on the 27th, and arrived at Picton at 10 a.m.j left 10.50 a.m., and arrived at Wellington at 3p.m ; left at 6.45 p.m. same day, and arrived at Lyttelton at 10 a.m. on the 28ih; left at 3 p.m., avriving as above. Experienced strong W S W breeze with heavy westerly swell to Nelson j thence to Wellington calm weather; from Wellingn *o arrival fresh N.E. breeze. We thank Mr Dougherty (purser) for report and exchanges. The steamers Wellington and Rmparooma had an exciting race on the passage from Lyttelton to this port, and the f >riner made a very good run, ouly occupying fifteen hours fifteen minutes iu steaming from wharf to wLarf. From the Rtart the two vessels were neck and neck for eight hours, neither gaining any advantage. Great interest was; token m tho race by the passengers on the two vessels, and up to midnight moat of them were on de-k waiting to see which should first obtain th.- lead; rather we should say that most of them tspeckd that the BiLgarooma would, so to sp<'ak, "knock spots "oni, of the other boat, having the reputation of btiing a very fast steamer. Up to midnight tl c-ro was a slight bro» ze blowing, which pave \ha larger boat some advantage, but ihe wind suddenly luliT■-! the sea became calm, nnd then Ihe Wellington shut ahead, and maintained the lead, gradually incroasing the distance, and eventually coming in forty, five minutes before the Bingarooma. We may mention, in justice to the Bingarooma, that she labored under a great disadvantage, the screw being con. stderably damaged. Some larae pieces had been chipped off two of the blades, and this would make Jjfegffijffißflffi °* *»*fr »kw»t w war.

Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co.'b b.s. Tarama arrived this morning from Melbourne, ti» Hobart Town and the Bluff. Since her last visit to this port, the Tarami has undergone considerable alterations and improvements. The whole of her old machinery and her boilers haTe been removed, and she i a now fitud v,it,h now compound entwines of 180-horse power nominal, and capable of working up to fully sis times that amount. Thay ore beautiful specimens of workmanship, and hare all the supor-hearing, surface-condensing, arid other patents '.-he to securing the greatest amonnc of spout with a minimum consumption oi: fuel. Her boilers weigh twenty-five tons each. Her poop-deck has been extended, and now measures J32f in length, affording a splendid promenade for passengers. She has now a magnificent saloon, with accommodation for 100 firstclass passengers, which is well ventilated and handsomely furnished. Her decorations are highly effective, the prevailing tiut being a pale green, relieved with white and gold. The ladies' cabin is elegantly fitted-up and furnished. Forward is a large-sized fore-cabin, with a special compartment for ladies. The Tararua is well fcund is boats, which are housed on the upper deck on chocks, and can be launched with ease and safety on emergency. Her rig has also been altered from a barque's to that of a Bchooner, and the Tararua is now equal to a new boat. She is under the command of Captain IX Sinclair. We thank Mr Birch (purser) for the following report :—Left Sandridge railway pier at 11 a.m. on the 21st inst., and arrived at Hobaxt Town at 2 p.m. on the 23rd; left again at 7 p.m. saui<* day; experienced flue weather across, and arrived at the Biuff at 6".J0 p.m. on the 27th; left again at 430 p.m. on the 28th, and arrived as above.