SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 173, 28 December 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Pec 27—Wild Wave, schooner, 39 tons, Karalns, from Akaroa ; cargo, timber. Pec 27—Geraldine Paget, ship, 1200 tons, Ogilvie, from London. Passengers —Mr and Mrs Manton, Mr Little, and 389 immigrants. Deo 2S— Margaret, ketch, 17 tons, Bennett, from Little Akaloa. Dec 28—Kestrel, ketch, 2(J tons, Clarkson, from Manuka Bay. SAILED. Dec 27 —John Nicholson, ship, 685 tons, Grierson, for Newcastle, in ballast. Dec 27 —John Bull, barque, 484 tons, Tizarcl, for Newcastle, in ballast. Dec 27—Jane, brig, ICO tons, Westbrook, for Hobart Town, in ballast. Dec 27 —Lucy James, schooner, 27 tons, Ransley, for the Bays, in ballast. Dec 27—Annie, ketch, 17 tons, Clarke, for Kaiapoi, in ballast. Dec 28—Bruce, s.s., 205 tons, Macfarlane. for Dunedin, via intermediate ports. Passengers —cabin : Mrs Bennett and 3 children, Messrs Lamb, Barnett, Huggett. Dec 28—Gipsy, ketch, 17 tons, for Bays, in ballast. The Bruce, s.s., cleared the Customs, for Dunedin, via intermediate ports. She sails at 4 p.m. The ship J ohn N icl: o’ son, barque Joh n Bull, for Newcastle, and brig Jane, for Hobart Town, in ballast, sailed yesterday. A number of the immigrants, per the ship Geraldine Paget, were landed shortly after 2 p.m. bv the s.s. Mollough, and were forwarded up to Christchurch by express train. THE ARRIVAL OF THE GERALDINE PAGET. This fine ship was signalled yesterday, early in the morning. She ran inside the Heads about ten a.m., and anchored off Ripa Island at noon. The authorities in Christchurch having been apprised of her arrival, came down in the two o’clock train, and proceeded in the Mnllongh with the health officers, head of the Customs Department. Mr Andrew Duncan, reporters, and other gentlemen. Arriving alongside, the word was passed that all was well, and the party proceeded on board. The ship is an iron one with all the latest improvements. She was built on the Clyde iu 1870, and is a sister ship to the MoCallam Mhor. She is owned by Mr J. C. Campbell. This is her first trip to New Zealand. She was built for the Calcutta trade, and is a fine model with very square yards. During the passage she encountered variable and contrary ■winds; but proved her fine sailing qualities by running from the Cape to the Snares iu twenty-eight day*. She left the Start Point on the 22nd September, thus making the passage from land to land In ninety-one days, although from port to port occupied 100, Captain Ogilvie and his first and *econd officers, Messrs Phillips and Cook, received us with the greatest courtesy, and afforded every possible information. A large proportion of the immigrants were those selected by Mr Andrew Duncan, and it was a pleasing sight to see how cordially that gentleman mot them. and how pleased they seemed to see him again. Dr Hay, the surgeon superintendent, also seems to have gained the good wishes of all on board by his unremitting care and attention. His face is a familiar one here, as he was formerly surgeon-superintendent ot the Himalaya. The first part of the passage was a tedious one, sixtytwo days being occupied in getting to the Cape. There were thirty-eight cases of measles on board; the other illnesses were one case of croup, one of rheumatism, one of bronchitis, three of diarrhoea, three of tuberculosis, and one of debility; eleven of these cases were fatal, and there was also one death by drowning. Two adults died, one of bronchitis, and the other by drowning, and ten children, three of convulsions, three of diarrhoea, three of tuberculosis, and one of debility. The first ease of measles broke out on September 24th, and ended on October 4th, and the last commenced on November 20th, and ended December Ist. By a system of isolation (he disease was prevented from spreading. We first visited the single women's compartment. The matron, Mrs Lagden, speaks highly of the girls under her charge, who appear to have conducted themselves very steadily during the passage. They seem to be well suited to the requirements of the colony, being nearly all domestic servants. The compartment was rather dark, but everything was beautifully neat and clean. The matron’s assistant, Miss Rosa Randall, seemed to have been a great help during the voyage, and to be generally liked by the girls, the majority of whom are English, though there are a lair sprinkling of Irish and Scotch. The constables, Messrs Baker and Cooney, did their duty well. A large proportion of the girls will join their families, and not he open for engagement. There were forty-nine single girls. In the married people's compartment there were a very large proportion of agricultural laborers, many of them from XJncolushire, t lie rest being tradesmen. The compartment was very roomy, and they declared themselves very comfortable during the voyage, AMr White Smith held service every Sunday, and seems to have been much respected. Mr Jeffrey acted as schoolmaster. We are saying much when we say that this division was as clean as the single girls’ department. In the single mens’ compartment there were about eighty men, and they also spoke well of the arrangements on board. Ot the 389 immigrants, 175 came from North Lincolnshire, being selected by Mr Andrew Duncan from the country between Grimsby and Caistor. 200 came down to go in her, but there was not room for them all, and the other twentyfive will arrive in the Crusader. AMr Harry Tomlinson, the district secretary of the Amalgamated Laborers’ Union, was amongst the immigrants, one of the largest societies in Britain, and no doubt, if he sends favorable reports, he will induce a great many others to come out. Mr March, the Immigration Commissioner, speaks in high terms of the class of immigrants. The commissioners were also much pleased, but state that the fittings were defected, and the light and ventilation not so good as they might be. Taken as a whole, we can con gratulate the province on the new arrivals. About sixty of them will proceed in the Bruce for Akaroa and Timaru to-day. The following is the captain’s report:—Left Gravesend on September 18th, and towed to Beeehey Head, the wind being westerly. On the 2lst, when off the Lizard, experienced a heavy gale from S.VV. On October stli signalised to the Island of Madeira. On the 14th, passed the Island of St Antiono. On the 24th, crossed the equator in longitude 3ldeg west. On the 28th, sighted the coast of South America, having had very light winds all the way trom the English Channel and no N.E. trades. On November 20th, passed the Cape of Good Hope in latitude 42dog south. On the 2lst, spoke the ship Schleswig Bride, from Liverpool to Bombay, 75 days out, in latitude 43deg south ; longitude 25deg east. On December 19th were abreast the Snares rocks, having made the run from the Cape in twentyeight days. Experienced N.E. winds from thence till off Banks’ Peninsula. On the 22nd, sighted the land at Long Point. Sighted Godlev Hoads on Saturday night at 10 o’clock, having been off Akaroa yesterday morning. Got inside Heads at 10 yesterday; anchored at noon off Ripa Island. Last Saturday week a man named John White, an immigrant, was skylarking on the jib-guys, when lie became exhausted and fell overboard. The ship was going nine knots at the time; every effort was made to save him ; the life buoys were flung over and the life boat was in the water four minutes after he fell, but he was never seen again ; the moon was just rising at the time, and the light not very distinct.