SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 346, 22 July 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTONV THIS DAY. * " - i July 22—Bruce, s.s,, 205 tons, Jones, from Dunedin, Timaru, and Akaroa. Passengers—Saloon : Mr .and Mrs J ollie, Mrs and Miss Langdown,/Mr and Mrs Dartnell, Messrs Driscoll, Younghusband, Fraser, Harris, Paterson. July 22 —Nile, schooner, 31 tons, from Akaroa. , CLEARED. July 22—Annie, ketch, 14 tons, FeatherStpn t for Akaroa. There were no signs of the s.s. Alhambra up to the time of our express leaving port ; she left Wellington at 3.40 p.m. yesterday, and no doubt her long passage may be attributed to the S. W. weather. The s.s. Ladybird arrived at Auckland at 10 a.m.,yesterday, . . ,\ The s.s. Bruce arrived this morning at 8 a.m. from Dunedin via intermediate ports. a >■' bita ii t “ .1 i YESTERDAY’B. •'; July 21—9 a.m., windS.W. light; weather, cloudy and overcast. Barometer, 29.86 ; thermometer, 47. High water —Morning, 6.03; 6.27. ARRIVED. July 21— White Hose, ship, 1556 tons, Best, from: London, via Mauritius. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co, Agents'.' Passengers—Saloon 1 Messrs W. P. Townend and W. A. Thompson, and 166 government immigrants. IMPORTS. Per Atlantic—4o,oooft kauri timber, 39 sks grass seed. Consigned to order. Per White Rose—For Canterbury: 50 hf-hhds, 209 boxes, 548 cases, 3630 pkgs, 7247 pkgs and pieces, 4qr-cask», 2ff tanks, 35 trunks, 16 bales, 85 kegs, 893 casks. For Timaru: 7 pkgs, l case. For Bluff: 1 tierce, 340 oases, 395 pkgs, 12,000 slates, .600 bags salt, 330 casks, 2769 rails. Consignees—McPherson and Co, F. G. Stone, G. Crosble, Ritchie, Mitchell 'and Co, Lewis Rodgers, Caygill, Gibbs and-Co, Minister Public Works, Daly, Smith, Whittingham, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co, Wilson, Sawtell, and Co, Bulier, C. W. Turner, Mating and Co, P. Hill, Macpherson, Ford, and Co, Balfour, Rouse, Collins, Provincial Secretary, Hewer, Stuckey, Harman, D.: Wood, Seeker, Hall, Knapman, Birch, Gray,! Cameron, Baxter, Wilkin, Wifson, Hobden, Nathan 1 and Co, Reece, Walton and Co, Saunders and Henderson, Twentyman and Cousin, Booth, Davis, Anderson, C. W. Turner, Birch and Co, Mont- § ornery and Co, Morrow, Bassett, Sclander, ‘letcher, and Co, Monson, Wilkin, Moore, Walton and Co, Nathan and Co. Minister Public Works, Foster, Provincial Secretary, Strange and Co,: Chairman Board .of Education, Eoyse, Stead, and Co, Chudley, Oppenhelxn, Morgan, Harman and Stevens, Carruthers, Bennington, P. Cunningham and Co, Baldwin, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Suckling, Bridge, Gould, Hulbert, Hobday and Jobberns, Gorton, Nathan and Co, Pratt, Harris and Goodman, Sladden, Langdown, Jones, Lewin, Ackroyd, HowelL .*t\j l-„v j Per Flirt—37 kegs butter, 39 cases cheese, 26 cases bacon, 53 loose ' cheese, 640 sks wheat, 100 do : oats; 272 do potatoes, 40 mats dates, 100 sks flour,: 66 do bran. Shippers—Watt and Co, J. B. Jamie-' son, P. Cunningham and Co, W. Avery, Cuif and Graham, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co, F. Green, J. B. Way. 1 Per Excelsior—s 72 sks potatoes, 210 do bran, 107 do inalt,‘3Bs do flour,- 60 bags flour, 8 kegs butter; Shippers—Meyers Bros and Co and De Veaux. j ARRIVAL OP THE WHITE ROSE. j A ship was signalled early yesterday morning' and great was the speculation as to which of the four vessels now duo, tXb, ; Oriona, Star of China, Marmion, and White Rose, it would prove to be About 3.30 p.m., a party, consisting of the Health and Immigration officers, agents, reporters, Ac proceeded in the s.s. Gazelle to the ship, which was anchored outside the Heads about two miles, and proved l to be the White Rose, from London, via Mauritius, and forty days out from the latter place. On the steamer's arrival alongside, the ■‘nealtk officers proceeded on board, and as. there had been several cases of ague, one of which had terminated fatally, and many had suffered from dysentery, and as the vessel had arrived from a port where intermittent tropical fever is prevalent, it was resolved to land the immigrants at the quarantine stations for a week as a precautionary measure and in order that theirj£clothes might be thoroughly cleansed, the single men at Quail Island, and the married people and single girls at Ripa Island. We are informed that both these stations are in thorough good order, and it shows how anxious our Immigration commissioners are for the well-being of the new comers when they visit a vessel (as in this case) outside the Heads, take fresh provisions, and make every possible arrange-, ment for their well-being. The ship is a large one of 1556 tons register. She is North American built and perfectly mew. She comes consigned to Messrs Dalgety,-Nichols and Co, andbrings a very large; and valuable cargo. Her owners are Messrs fl Ellis and Son, of Gracechurch street, London, who are also proprietors of the Mystery and Tintern Abbey. When her owners heard of her captain's death on the passage out, they telegraphed to Capt Jarvis at San Francisco, who was in command of a magnificent iron ship named the Rutlandshire bej longing to the firm, to leave his ship in command of the chief officer and come on here to take command oi the White Ros.e on her arrival. This gentlemen arrived by last San Francisco boat, and was one of the party that proceeded to the ship. The vessel, as well as it was possible to judge from, the hurried Inspection allowed us, seemed tolerably clean, and the immigrants, in spite of their tedious voyage, seemed in fair health And spirits, and spoke highly of the doctor, Mr J, H. Townend, who has previously visited this port in charge of immigrants, and of all the officers with the exception of the third mate, about whose conduct an enquiry will be held to-day; The captain reports being in company with a large ship on Tuesday, about seventy miles south of the Peninsula, the vessel was steering a similar course to the White Rose. It was nearly dark when the . 'Gazelle left the ship. The immigrants will be landed at the Quarantine station to-day. and after a week will be forwarded to the various depots. The following is the captain’s report:—Left r London 14th February, arrived in Plymouth Sound on the 17th February; took on board 168 emigrants and left for Port. Lyttelton on the 2lst February; sighted the Island of Madeira on Ist March, and crossed the Equator on 19th. April 6th, spoke the ship Lord Palmerston, from Glasgow to the Mauritius, forty-five days out. April 10th, rendered medical assistance to the aforesaid vessel. April 14th, Captain T.G. Thorpe was found dead in his cabin, he having died suddenly of apoplexy. The chief officer, Charles W. Best, took the command. April 30th, in lat 40deg S. and long 37 deg E, spoke the ship Duke of Abercorn, from London to Japan, t Till the Ist May had moderate winds and fine weather ,■ since that time had a succession of gales, with a very high sea on, ship rolling heavily at times. Oh the 4th May discovered that the railway wheels in the main hold had got adrift, and rolled about; secured the same as well as circumstances permitted. May 10th, carried away fore upper-topsail yard in a heavy north-east gale. Shipped large quantities of water, sweeping the main deck. May 11th, found that the fid ot the maintopmast had broke in the middle, and that consequently the maintopmast had settled-down. Secured the same to best advantage, the railway wheels keeping adrift and rolling about: and finding it utterly Impossible to secure the same property, it was thought advisable for the safety of ship, lives, and cargo to bear up for the nearest port to restow cargo and repair damages. Consequently shaped a course for the Mauritius; arrived in Port Louis on May 22nd, and, having restowed the cargo and repaired damages, left again on June 10th. Passed the islands St Paul and Amsterdam on the 2lst, sighted the Snares on July 14th, and arrived off Port Lyttelton on the 21st. Since leaving Port Louis experienced very heavy and boisterous weather, in fact after having passed St Paul and Amsterdam Islands had a succession of heavy gales without many days intermission. On the 23rd ol June, in a heavy N.E. gale, shipped a very heavy sea, which swept the main deck; other damage was done to the sails and gear. On the 9th July at I a.m. a fire broke out in the cargo of the fore part of the ship which through the immediate means resorted to was fortunately soon extinguished. The damage done is unknown. Six births (two stillborn) and three deaths (one adult and two children) occurred fouJwfng testimonial was presented to the Doctor on the llth of July:— “ Ship White Rose, July llth, 1875. “ Dear Sir,—We, the passengers from England to New Zealand by the above ship, moved by a sense Cf duty, tender you our united expression 0! adxalra-

tion, satisfaction, and gratitude, for the able, skilfnl,'and;/impartial manner in which you .have discharged your professional duties during our eventful passage. Our passage has been associated ,\vith sickness and death, sorrow and tribulation, we have had much need of a medical officer, protector, and guide. 'lt Is indeed cheering to add that, in your appointment, our wants had been anticipated ; your great expedience and professional skill has been equalled only by your kind, humane, and generous disposition, which has associated your name high in the rank of your noble profession, and engraved on onr memory a happy and lasting remembrance of you, our medical officer. “Signed-on behalf of the committee, “ G. J. Kxmbf.r, Chairman. “Richard Murdoch, Secretary. “ Doctor J. H. Townend.

“Surgeon Superintendent, ship White Rose.”