SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 331, 5 July 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. THIS DAY. ARRIVED. July s—Volunteer,5 —Volunteer, schooner, 25 tons, Foster, from Kaiapoi. CLEARED. July s—Medora, barque, 357 tons, Anderson for Newcastle, in ballast. Juiy s—Hopeful,s—Hopeful, barque, 332 tons, Luly, for Newcastle, in ballast. July 3 —Bruce, s.s., 205 tons, Jones, for Dunedin, via Timaru, sailed, July s—Emerald, ketch, 40 tons, Whitby, for Wellington. July s—Courier,5 —Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. ARRIVAL OF THE TAUPO. The approach of the second steamer ordered by the Union Steamship Co, was heralded yesterday forenoon by signal at Taiaroa Head station, and soon afterwards the steamer herself—the expected Taupo —showed up between the Heads, and steamed inslue. Having twenty-three passengers on board she brought up below the shipping, was then passed by the Health and Customs otlicials, and When the tide turned on ebb came up harbour and moored alongside the Don Juan. Her arrival created less excitement than that of her predecessor the Hawea. The latter had slackened public curiosity, because it was generally understood that they were twin sister vessels, the one the counterpart of the other. Still several of Captain Macfarlane’s f riends boarded the Taupo to welcome him, and the tine vessel he brought out. The Taupo is the facsimile of the Hawea at all points, tonnage, build, power, description of engine, and appointments are precisely similar. She has a saloon no less extensive and beautifully fitted up, and a handsomelyarranged smoking-house and companion on the poop. With two such boats as the Hawea and Taupo on the coast, the Union Company cannot fail to command a large share of the trade going. The Taupo has made a good run of sixtytwo dayo Iron Glasgow, allowing for difference of time. She left the tail of the Bank on the 30th April, steamed down Channel against strong head winds, and cleared the land next day. Had S.W. winds for three days, and then variable winds to the N.E. trade, which was met with well north. On the llth May she put into St Vincent for coal, shipped 1 96 tons, and left on the 12th. Lost the trade in 5 north, and crossed the Line on the 19th May in long BW. The S.E. trade was met with on the Line, and thence she made nearly a direct course for the crossing-place of the Cape meridian. Crossed the meridian ox Greenwich on the 24th May, lat 16.36 S, and that of the Cape on the 2nd June, lat 37 S. SE. and southerly winds attended her until she was off the pitch of the Cape, and there •he picked up the westerlies, and under steam and sail commenced her run across the Southern Ocean. Straight and good running was made, the steamer doing Irora eight to ten knots per hour. The meridian of the Leuwin was crossed on.the 22nd June. The S.W. Cape of the Middle Island was sighted on the Ist July. The Solander was passed at 3 p.m. the same day, at at 9 p.m. she cleared the Strait, and passed the Nuggets at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, and arrived at the Port at 11 a.m. She ran her longitude down on about 46, and encountered several severe gales, of which one on the 26th June was very heavy, and put the Tanpo on her mettle. She, however, behaved well, but shipped several heavy seas, one of them tumbling on the hnrricanc deck, and smashed one of I lie starboard boats. Mr M'Queeu is chief engineer of the Taupo. and Mr Oremarty chief officer. She will not require docking, for, being coated with the superior antl-foullng composition known as “ Crammond’s.” her bottom is remarkably clean. Hence she will soon commence running in the interprovincial service, in which we wish her very much success. Mr James Mills, the manager of the Union Company, and Mr Darling, the managing engineer, boarded the Taupo soon after site arrived, and expressed themselves as thoroughly satisfied with iter. She brought no cargo with her. —“ Otago Daily Times,” July 3rd.