SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 15, 17 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED, June 16 —Maori, s.s,, 118 tons, Malcolm, from Dunedin, via Timaru. Passengers — Saloon: Mr and Mrs Evans ; Mr and Mrs Citton, child, and servant ; Mr and Mrs Watkins ; Misses Campbell and Pcppril ; Messrs Suckling, Sharp, Gallagher, Leary, Fordwick, Jonas, Burt, Sellers ; and six in steerag6. June 17—Wellington, s.s., 2GO tons, Carey, from Dunedin. CLEARED, June 17 —Marraion, schooner, 40 tons, McLeod, for Auckland. June 17—Natal Queen, barque, 230 tons, Gouriay, for Auckland, IMPORTS. Per s.s. Maori —7 kilderkins, 22 eases, 3 bales, 210 bars, 36 bdls, 4 axle arras, 1 cask, 22 sheets lead, 2 trusses, 6 kegs, 1 qr.-tiercc, 1 drum, 17 packages, 274 sash weights, 2 bales, 70 bags, 9 blocks stone. From Timaru —1 case. From Akaroa —1 box. Consignees—Craig, Badden, Gallagher, Ruddenklau, Duncan, Manning, Miles and Co,,Egan, Heywood, Fleming, Button, Suffield, Hansen, Suckling, Gillespie, Wood, Coombes, Cuff and Graham, Reece and Co., 'Wright, Calvert, Grange, McFarlane, Halme, King and Co., Pritchard, Gould, Bell, McPherson, Wheeler, Hobbs, Stocks, Pratt, Haling, Per Northampton—l64l cases, 476 casks, 673 pkgs, 46 hhds, 51 qr-casks, 59 bdls, 2 trunks, 10 pkts, 6214 rails, 1061 pieces, 8 crates, 48 pots and covers, 76 plates, 12 troughs, 4 boilers, 3 stoves, 9 doors, 3881 rails, 38 drums, 71 kegs, 162 boxes, 4100 clips, 62 bales, 50 barrels. 30 bolts, 18 rollers, 18 ovens and covers. Consignees—Minister of Public Works. Wason, Montgomery -and Co., Mating, Jones, Duncan, Mathesou’s Agency, Wilkin, Stuckey, Lewis, Spensley, Dalgety, Nichols, N.Z.L.M.A. Co., Brown, Pillo.v, Nashelski, Morrow, Bassett and Co., Nathan, Wilson, Sawtell & Co., Coates, Union Bank, Bank of New Zealand, Langdown, Forbes, Hale, Hawkins, Jameson, Spencer, Chisnall, A. J. White, Roberts, Gould, Turner, Oliver, Christmas. EXPORTS, Per Marmion, for Auckland—76 cases, 25 sacks malt, 405 sacks flour, .399 bags ditto, 189 sacks oats, 74 kegs butter, 300 sacks potatoes, 9 kegs dripping, 2 kegs lard. Consignees—Cuff and Graham, C, W. Turner. VESSELS IN HARBOR. Steamer—Wellington. Ships—Rakaia, Apelles, Yanina, City of Agra, Ballochmyle, Northampton. Barques—Corrido, Prince Victor, Acacia, Eleanor, Mary AnnAunison, Auriga, Queensland, Fratelli Gaggino, Gyrene. Brig—Byron. Schooners—Lady Don, Alert, Garibaldi. The s.s. Maori, Captain Malcolm, arrived in harbour yesterday at 2 p.m. She left Port Chalmers at 4.45 p.m. on the 14th, and arrived at Timaru at 8 a.m. on the 15th ; left again at 10.30 p.m., and arrived at Akaroa at 8 a.m. on the 16th ; left again at 9 a.m., arriving as aboye. The s.s. Wellington was coming up the harbor when our express |left. The p.s. Comerang and s.s. Maori will sail for Dunedin and inrermediate ports this evening. SHIP NORTHAMPTON. This ship was admitted to pratique yesterday, and an opportunity was thus afforded to visit the vessel and report on her. The whole of the emigration fittings having been removed, and destroyed, no opinion can be expressed as to their completeness. The ship is certainly a beautiful model, her lines being extremely good. She is composite built, and fitted with all the latest ‘improvements. Her ’tween decks, although not lofty, are well ventilated and lighted throughout, and admirably suited for carrying of emigrants. Whilst in London she had a thorough overhaul, and received a new ’tween d ck (pitched pine). Her lower hold is very large, and she has a full cargo. The ship is provided with a steam winch for discharging cargo. For the immigrants’ use she was provided with an excellent cooking range and one of Gravelcy’s best condensers, both of which acted well during the voyage. Respecting the disease on board the vessel, it broke out some ten days after the vessel waa out. With a number of passengers on board, and such a disease appearing amongst them, the captain adopted measures which no doubt tended to stop the contagion : he converted two of his large long-boats, on the deck, into a hospital, covering the same with canvas ; and when any fresh case appeared amongst the passengers, instead of keeping them below, they were sent to the deck, and there can be no doubt this did much towards the health of the immigrants. The following address was presented to the captain :—• “ We, the undersigned, emigrants on board the ship Northampton, from London to Canterbury, New Zealand, on behalf of ourselves, wives, and families, beg to tender to Captain Barclay our sincere thanks for his humane and generous conduct towards us during the voyage, and fervently hope and trust he may have a prosperous voyage and safe return to his loving wife and family. We also wish him to thank the officers and crew under his charge for their general civility and kindness to us.” [Signed by all the immigrants.] The “ Auckland Star ” says that intelligence has been received of the wreck of the Auckland schooner Jessie near the Isle of Palms. The vessel sank with everything on board. The crew, however, escaped in the boats, and after five days’ privation were picked up by the French man of war, and brought to Noumea. Our contemporary adds the following remarks :—The Schooner will be remembered as the one that was run away with and brought to Auckland, and was purchased at auction by Combea and Daldy, who subsequently had to forfeit what they had to pay for her (£180), the vessel being claimed by the rightful owner, who had been left on one of the South Sea Islands by his crew. The vessel was condemned by nautical men here as un:-ca-worthy, and it was considered a shame to permit her to leave the port. She was uninsured. We have repeatedly urged upon the TransAtlantic steamship lines the necessity of adhering to fixed routes of travel in crossing the Atlantic. We are gratified to perceive that the Cunard, Inman, National, and Trans-Atlantic lines have adopted our suggestions, as will be seen by reference to our advertising columns. Now, wc wish to go fwjfchpr, aud insist that steam lanes should

be fixed and followed by all steamers crossing the ocean, and that this belt, of determined width and situation, should, by treaty, be constituted, and declared the Great International Highway, not to be trespassed upon by sailing craft of any nationality or class. Such a lane, conspicuously and accurately defined on all maps and charts, would be a great acquisition to cartography, and would materially diminish the chances of loss of life by collision, icebergs, or cyclones. Mr Anderson has brought the question before the British House of Commons. Thirteen hundred and sixty-eight trips are made every year across the Atlantic, and nearly 100,000 lives are jeopardised every season, to say nothing of the losses of freight consequent upon the same calamity that destroys the passengers. This movement, therefore, calculated to allay the fears of the passengers and shippers, would not only be profitable to commerce, but would ensure almost absolute safety on the sea.—“ New York Herald,” May 28th.