SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 571, 18 April 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. April 18—Hawea, s.s, 462 tons, Wheel er, from Northern ports. Passengers —Saloon ; Mesdames Bates Powell, McLean, Mr and Mrs Light band, two children and servant, Rev Mr Potter, Hon J. Preston, Messrs Chapman, Donald, Zenneth, and Friend, six steerage, 18 for South. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. CLEARED. April 18—Hawea, s.s, 462 tons, Wheeler, for Dunedin. Passengers April 18 —laranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, for North. Passengers—ll original. George Mackay, agent. SAILED. April IS—Lucy James, ketch, 28 tons, J. Clarkson, for Oamaru, Master, agent. April 18—Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, for Dunedin. Passengers —lB original. Miles, Hassal, and Co, agents. April IS —Joliba, barque, 324 tons, ScouJlar, for Newcastle, in ballast. The s.s. Hawea arrived in harbor this morning, at 5 o’clock, and sailed for South at 1.30 p.m. . The Albion, s.s, was not signalled when our express left. , YJSSTEIiDA.Y'S. f • ARRIVED. April 17—XXX, ketch, 21 tons, Clark, from Kaiapoi, in ballast. Master, agent. April 17—Flirt, brigantine, 100 tons, McKenzie, from Auckland. P. Cunningham and Co, agents. IMPORTS. Per Kingnrooma—27 cases, 7 bales. Consignees —G. Mackay, Boggis and Oatw’ay, Goldsmith, Cull and Graham. ~ , Per Taranaki—Unexamined luggage, cx Kasby: 1 boxes, 2 trunks; tree, 8 cases, 1 case tobacco, 1 case cigars. Consignees—Stevens, Fleming, Thompson and Niven- Bailantyne, Linney. Per Rest: .I—l 4 cords firewood: Consignee—W. H. Hargreaves. „ . Per Blackwall— 2o,oooft timber. Consignee—J. G J?er Circe— 9o,oooft timber. Consigned to order. Per Spray—4l.oooft timber. Consignee-J. Booth. Per Fliit—lOCO.t timber, 50 tons doors and window sashes, 35 pkgs baggage, 25 cases wine. EXPORTS. Per Garibaldi-332 sks oats, 57 do wheat, 99 do bran, 50 do flour, -120 bags flour, 159 do oatmeal, 10 kegs butter. Shippers—Koyse, Stead, aud Co. The fine brigantine Circe, Captain Priest, arrived from Hokitika on Sunday evening. Left there on Wednesday, April 12th, at noon. Had favorable winds as far as Cape Campbell, which was passed on Fiiday, at 4 p.rn. Thence light variable wmus and calms to ariival as above. The vessel brings a cargo’of timber. The*ketch Emerald armed in harbor at 6 am. yesterday, from Napier, in ballast. Capt. Whitby reports leaving there on Wednesday morning last, Apri 12th. (Jivlag to the ’strong southerly wind that was blowing that niglT . Hie vessel put back, and lay at anenor wider Cape Kidnapper. Left there on Fiiday morning, and had light N.E. Winds to arrival as above. . The schoone ’ Acadia, Captain McKenzie, from Napier, in beliast a.. Ived yesterday. Left Napier on Monday. Api I ICth. The schooner Spray, Capt. Ruxton, Lorn Picton, arrived in hart i. on Sunoay night Left I’iolou tit 7 a m.. April l3ih in company with the Mary King, for Tima) u Clea.vcd Queen Gharloltc’s Sound at 6 а. fol’owlng day. Passed the schooner Excelsior working up the Sound. Had light S E. winds, and was oil Pie Kf*kouvos on the 15th. Entered the heads at 8 p.m. on Sunday, with ttic wind N.E , and anchor'd a. 9 p.m Tne sthooner brings a cargo of t'tibe’’, •■•msigeed ' i UrG Booth. The fine s.s. Eingarooma, Captain J. Maclean, armed in harbor yesterday morning at 6 So, i.ora Wellington. Leri at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Had N.E. winds and fine weather down, ai.iv ng as above. VTc lUtv—tx Clio JlU.oci ivThe favorite s.s. Tp.-anak:, Captain Lloyd, rrom Port Chalmers, arrived at 9 a.m. yesGiday. Le;t at 10.15 a n:. on Sunday. Experienced strong N.E. winds and heavy seas to arrival as above. V\ e have to thank Mr Eumiston, the purser, for lib s. The DenbighsL'i.e leu London on December 24th. lay in the Downs aud under the Ness lor eight days aud finally got away Horn the laud on January 3rd, then taking «i deppvturo ivoinfetuTi point with ri.h. breeze. N.E. and northerly w uds cai.ied her thence right through to the Equator, across it on January 22nd, on the 19th day, in long 27th. and on to the B.E. Trade, which was met with on Hie 24th in 1 S, It proved scant and was chequered by calms, and gave out in 25 8. Light N.W. winds followed, and owned the barque nearly to tne meridian of the Cape ot Good Hope, which was crossed oh February t’ich lat 40 south. Site was becalmed five days'off the pitch of the Cape, and then on the 25tfl found the westerlies. These proved strong and steady, veering and hauling cetween N.W. an cl S.W, rattled the barque along to the 50th me idian, where these failed her, ana fluttered round to N.E. The change brought up a heavy gale from that quarter, lasting three days, and she weathered it head reaching on the port tack, under two lower topsails, and fetched away to 47 south. Again the wina came out of the westward and the barque sorcading her wings to it, edged away north until sue readied the 42nd parallel, and ■on that ran her easting down ti Tasmania. She was off the S.W. end of theisland onM..reh 30th, and there encountered a tenificgale from S.W. which compelled her to reduce canvas to the tvvoiovver topsails, and subsequently to round to and heid reach on the port tack. There was a large ship in company, hove to under lower main topse’l to windward of her. The gale sent up a tremendous sea, which broke on boara in heavy masses of water, and did consid l rable damage, smashing part of the bulwarks, aud staving in the doors of the deck house, and completely gutting it from end to end, and washed away the effects of the apprentices who were berthed there. The gale moderated on the night of the 31st, and the barque kept away, and soon had to haul her yards round to meet a change of wind from N.W. On the Ist it increased to another heavy gale, very severe indeed, barometer down to 29, and a high and ugly cross sea running. She ran through it under two lower topsails, the sea breaking on board all round, and again and again filling her decks. Next day, the 2nd, the weather toned down, and the wind holding fa’r at a topgallant breeze, she ran up to the Snares, sighting them on the Bth instant. Passed the Nuggets on the afternoon of the 10th, and Cape Saunaers at б. p.m. It was blowing heavily irom S.W. at the time, and the gale freshening in a succession of furious squalls, she had to round to with her herd to S.E., and so head reached unt:i midnight. By that time gale and cuirent set her past the poic, and light airs and calms succeeding tne breeze, the did not work back to the port until Wednesday morning, then met another gale, and consequently did not tow in until yesterday. The Denbighshire carries well; she brings 1100 tons of ca ,- go. weight and measurement, and is consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company.—“Otago Daily Times,” April 14th. THE KOTORUA. We have before us the specifications of the steamer Kotorua, a vessel that is now in of construction on the Clyde, to the order or the Union Steam Company of Dunedin. They more than corroborate all that has bcenep.icl relative to , the excellence of what will be the latest addition to the Company’s fleet. She is intended to run in the interorovincir.l trade in conjunction with the steamers Taupo and Hawea, but will be a finer and more convenient vessel than either of them and they bear—and deservedly ;00-a high reputation j both as passenger and freight carriers. Tne dimensions of the Kotorua will be—Length, 225 ft; beam, 27ft; depth moulded, 21ft Tin. She will be thus longer than the Hawea and Taupo by 10ft, aud oi greater depth, measured from the spar deck, by 7ft. Her tonnage registered will be about 600, and Her construction is in accirdanee with Lloyd’s 100 A 1 class, but in seme respects she is to exceed it. Fo instance, she will have ’tween-deck beams to evo.y second frame, and two bilge keels eight inches deep for 120 ft tumdshi js, stern post aud rudder frame to be of the best scrap iron, and one-tenth heavier than required by the rules. The reversed francs will be carried higher than usual, and the foundation plate of tne keelson thicker than usual; aud the frames from the keel to thiee feet above the stein tube will be double. She is being built with four water-tight bulkheads, and will thus be in five compartments. Her decks are three, ’tween decks, main deck, and above that the spar deck, running her entire l»agth, without a break. In this respect fhv Fill be marked!? lupwior to th« Hapa

and Taupo. and will have breaks at the love and main hacthways only. The very best material (iron and wood), is to be used about her; lower decks of pitch pine, spar deck of yellow pine, and water ways of pitch p ine and teak. Combings of hatchways, engine-room, and galley to be of iron, and 16 inches above deck ; combings of companions and deck-houses to be of teak. Her deck fittings and appointments will be of the most substantial I and commodious description, and will include a deckhouse 361 t long by 12fb wide, built of teak, and will bedividtd into smoking and ladles’ rooms, the rooms to be finished in maple and mahogany, with gilt ornamentation, and luxuriously turuished. The saloon accommodation will extend from the stem to the after hatchway, and wil be arranged in themost recherche style, maple and walnut moulding, fluted teak columns and pilasters gilded with green and gold ornamentation, beneath which will be substantial hardwood. Lamps and swing trays, to be hung in electro-plated ware, hardwood cases, with plate glass doors, for books and plate ; dining tables ot mahogany, aft Sin wide, and settees with maple backs, so constructed as to be capable ot conversion into sleeping pflaces. Handsome mirrors to be fixed here and there, and an ornamental stove to regulate the temperature. The state rooms will be large and comfortably furnished, and arranged with two fore-and-aft fixed berths and a sofa with folding back, to be converted into a berth if necessary. Plated b-ackets for lamps, and wash stands, set in marble, and abundant ventilation, will be some ot the features. The greatest care has been expended to ensure perfect ventilation all through the vessel, but especially the saloon. The accommodation specially provided for the fair sex will be superb. A large cabin, with lavatory, &c, attached, comfortable boi bhs, and the ornamentation in enamelled white and gold, with tinselled pannels. '1 lie cushions and couches of the saloon and cabins will be of best horse hah - , covered with Utrecht velvet, and the floors will be laid down in Brussels carpets. The pan try, b; r, and steward’s room will be connected, and (he stai’cnse f tom the saloon to deck will be sft wide. 'Jhe skylights will he vciy handsome. There will be two cupola lights, 12ft long by 5t bin wide aft, and a teak cupola over '.he ladies’ cabin. The saloon will accommodate 110 passengers on a pinch, and ninety under ordinaiy circumstances, and nothing that can be devised by a liberal management will be wanting to ensure their safety and comfort. The second class accommodation will he also excellent,in its way, and will be under the main deck forwaids. Sixty passengers will tind ample room hi it, of which accommodation lor fifteen ladies is to be specially provided. There will be perfect ventilation, ample lavatories and offices, and comfort will be combined with a great deal more elegance than is common to second class accommodation on passenger steamers. In fact, the lessons of experience have been carefully studied by the Union Company, and the defects, such as they are. ol its first two boats have been carefully remedied in the Rotorua. She will be as near perfect as possible, and as such can scarcely fail to command the most liberal patronage. New features in her will be a house to cover in the steering gear, and what is termed a flying bridge, a good look-out place above the captain’s house on the soar deck. Capital accommodation is provided for officers and crew, the former in the main deck houses, the latter in the forecastle, which will be fitted up for twenty men, witli stove and a handy locker for each man’s use. The galley, or cooking compartment, will be arranged with an eye to every possible contingency. It will contain an eight teet range, bakers’ oven, and all necessary appliances, and will be floored with tiles. A scullery and cook’s store room will be attached to it. The specifications of the Rotorua’s engine department are not yet to hand, but we can state that she will be fitted with a superb compound engine of 18C-horse power nominal, consivueled by Messrs Denny and Co. of the Clyde, who a’ e also the builders of the steamer. The speed of the latter is to exceed by one knot per hour that ol either Hawea or Taupo. Although of heavier tonnage than them, she will not draw a great deal more water, and ptomises to be one of the handsomest and most efficient steamers of her ctass, if not tlie most so, that has ever appeared in New r Zealand waters. She is to leave the Clyde on the Ist ot July next, and may therefore lie expected here at the end of August. We shall hail h r arlival with a great deal of pleasure, for her presence will afford still further proof of the high enterprise which governs the commercial men oi Dunedin.—“ Daily Times.”