SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 579, 27 April 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OP LYTTELTON. SAILED. April 27 —Otago, s.s., 642 tons, Calder, for Melbourne, via South. Passengers—Saloon ; Mr and Mrs Maude, nurse, and six children, Mr and Mrs Croseley, nurse, and three children. Steerage : for Melbourne, Mr Crawstnn. April 27 —Wellington, s.s, 2fi2 tons, Carey, for Dunedin. Passengers — lO original. April 27 —Hudson, ship, 795 tons, Colville, for Guam. The Otago sailed for Melbourne via South at 9 a.m. this morning. The Taupo got away for Wellington early this morning. , The s.s. Wellington sailed at noon tor Port Chalmers. The ship Hudson took her departure tor Guam at noon to-day. The s.s. Beautiful Star during the gale last night, whilst lying off the Screw-pile jetty, bulged in one of her plates, and this morning was full of water, and had to be beached at Dampier’s Bay, TESXERDA.JT S. CLEARED. April 26-Otago, s.s, 612 tons, Calder, for Melbourne, via Dunedin and Bluff. Dalgety, Nichols and Co, agents. Passengers—saloon : For coast. Mr and Mrs Maud, nurse, and six children, Mr and Mrs Crowley, nurse, and three children. Steerage: For Melbourne, Mr Crawston. April 26- John Knox, barque, 291 tons, Davis, lor Sydney. Montgomery and Co, agents. Passengers—Messrs Lawyer, Page, Cadlc, and Sweeney. April 26—Taupo, s.s, 461 tons, Worsp. lor Northern ports. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. SAILED. April 26—Taupo, s s, 4G2 tons, Worsp, for Northern ports. Miles, Hassal and Co, a_ents Passengers—Mrs and Misses Donaldson (two), Mrs Drake, Mrs Kvans and three children, Messrs Haughfon, Masefield, Weston, and Simpson. IMPORTS. Per Jane Hannah-34,000ft timber. Consignee— J. Booth. Per Taupo—Under bond, ex Wellington, from Dunedin, 21 cases, 2 bales; ex Maulesden. I case; free, 22 cases, 2 parcels, 2 trusses, 1 pkge, 1 ton iron, 6 trunks, 9 bales, 2 do leather. Consignees—J. Ballantyue, Ah Wong, Hart, Howell, Beachard, P. Cunningham. Mason, Strothers and Go. Thomas Grierson, Smith, Cuff and Graham, Reed, Collier, Lighlband, Allan and Co, G. Mackay, Miles, Hassal and Co, George, Harris, Tinnett. Per Wellington—From Manukau, under bond, ex warehouse, 12 qr-casks wine, 6 octaves brandy; free, 40 pkgs, 1 trnss, 45 cages wine; from Wellington, 1 cai-e, 1 portmanteau, 12 pkgs. 1 parcel. Consignees—Davis, Andrews, Wendall, Loan Co, G. Mackay, Jervis. EXPORTS. Per Taupo—Under bond, for Nelson, ex Inveidruie, 5 bales, 5 cases; free, for Wellington, 4 trunks, 1 case; lor Picton, 6 horses ; for Manukau, 2 horses. Shippers—N.Z. Shipping Co, Lightband, Allan and Co, H. Redwood, Cutts. Per Otago—Under bond, for Bluff, ex Rangitikei, 2 casks sugar, 3 boxes raisins; free, lor Dunedin, 40 kegs butter,3 boxes; for Blulf, 61 pkgs, 1 parcel, 4 trunks, 6 k< gs butter, 4 cases cheese; for Melbourne. 1691 sacks oats, 314 do grass seed.'.ls do oatmeal, 320 bags do, 41 do iron. 1 box, 1 case, 21 casks hides. Shippers—N.Z. Shipping Co, Watt and Co, 11. Hawkins, N.Z L and M Agy. do, Lightband, Allan and Co, De Veaux, Dalgety, Nichols and Co. J. Clark. T. S. Pay ten. Howland, J. iarrell, Cud and Graham. P. Cunningham. Per John Knox-1508 sacks wheat, 280 do bran, 232 do potatoes. 751 do oats, 70 do oatmeal, 460 bags barley. 6 casks tallow. Shippers-W. Montgomery and Co, Koyse, Stead and Co, Payten and Co, Smithson.

The schooner Mary King arrived et Timaru on the 24Ui from Pictou, with a cargo of timber. The brigantine Kstlier, having discharged her cargo of produce at Napier, left that port on the 2Uth for Havelock, where she will load timber for Lyttelton. The barque Madeline, 106 days out from London, arrived at Napier on the isth. The schooner Agnes Donald was to leave Gisborne last Saturday lor Lyttelton. She loads produce at this port for Poverty Hay. The tine schooner Onward having delivered her cargo of railway iron at Oainaru. is now loading with produce for Auckland at that port. The mail steamer Colima is meeting with quick despatch at the hands of the artisans engaged on her repaii s. The whole of her decks are being rccaulkcd, and sides painted; while bflow the water line she is being coated with Peacock’s antifouliug composition. The work of getting the hub or boi-s of herlpri.pelter into position was commenced yesterday under the personal supervision of Mr Persy tli, her chief engineer, and that gentleman with his crew were at work during the whole of last night, in order to complete their ta.-k with the least possible delay. The hul) weighs some S tons 4 cwt, and is fixed to the shaft by means of a nut and key. The whole of the bearings have been re-lined with lignum vita; The propeller it>el£ is of unusually strong proportions, and is 16 feet 6 inches iu diameter; having a pitch of 26 feet. The diameter of the shaft which passes through the hub is 15 inches. The propeller is one of Ilirsche’s patent, and is fitted with four blades, fastened on by means of studs. The vessel has been surveyed by Captains Thompson, Logan, and Russell, and it is expected she will be ready for undocking about Thursday. A deep sea sounding machine is being made at Mills’ foundry, Wellington, to the order oi Dr Lemon, who purposes employing it in connection with the laying of the second cable between the North and South Islands. It consists of a drum from which the wire is unwound, and two w'heels for winding in, the drum being constructed so that it may be moved along an iron bed to any position. The apparatus tor indicating the length ot wire out when the sinker touches the bottom is very ingenious. Attached to the main spindle are two small brass wheels, one above the other. The lower is worked by a thread on the spindle, and makes one revolution to 100 revolutions of the drum; and the upper wheel, which is connected with the lower by a small cog-wheel of ten teeth, thus makes one revolution while the drum has made 1000, and as the drum’s circumference is exactly one fathom, the first revolution of the second brass wheel is an indication that the line has reached ICOO fathoms. But when finished a dialplate will be attached to the machine, with a pointer, which will Indicate the precise amount of line out at any moment. The machine will shortly be completed and ready for use.— “ New Zealand Times.”