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Globe, Volume V, Issue 582, 1 May 1876, Page 2

.ELTON. /ED. April be Mi, s.s, 179 tons, Christian, from L a and intermediate ports. Passengers—Su j on : Miss Watson, Messrs Thompson, Lebean, and Frankish. Steerage: Messrs Ellis, Eutteford, and Cameron. May I—Wellington, s.s, 2G2 tons, M. Carey, from Dunedin. Passengers-Saloon: Mrs Austin, Mrs Easton, Mr and Mrs Moore. Steerage: Mr Williams; 15 for North, ' , ' May I—Mary Ann Anmson, barque, IbZ. tons, Hughes, from Sydney. May I—Sarah and Mary, brigantine, 15-1 tons, Quance, from Hokitika. May I—Especulador, barque, 262 tons, Prwell, from Newcastle. May I—Mayflower, brig, 277 tons, Dickson, from Newcastle. May I—Onward, schooner, 69 tons, Eussell, from Oamaru. May I—Excelsior, 92 tons, Joiner, from Picton. CLEARED. May I—Wanganui, s.s, 189 tons, Christian, for Dunedin, via Akaroa and Timaru. May I—Wellington, s.s, 262 tons, Carey, for Northern Ports. May I—Beautiful Star, s.s, 146 tons, Pieterson, for Timaru. The barques Mary Anne Annison and Especulador, the former from Sydney, nineteen days, and tho latter twenty-four days, from Newcastle, arrived in, and were coming up the harbour as our express left. A barque from the North was signalled this morning, and had just got inside as our express left. She is expected to be from Newcastle. The s.s Taranaki, with the Frisco Mail on board, is expected to arrive to-morrow. The s.s Wellington, from South, arrived at 7 a.m this morning. She sails for North this evening. YESTERDAY'S. ARRIVED. April 29—Hawea, s.s, 4G2 tons, Sinclair, from Non hern Ports. Passengers—Misses Pulling and Marlin, Rev Mrs Elmslie, family, and servant, Messrs Strange, Levy, Stobo, Ansell, Haymau, Bares, i in steerage, 18 ibr South. Apiil 30—Janette, ketch, 41 tons, McDonald, from Okain’s Bay. Master, agent. April 30— Maiden City, schooner, 27 tons, Miller, from Leßon’s Bay. Master, agent. April 3u—E. U. Cameron, schooner, 41 tons, Aschmann, from the Bays. Master, agent. April 30—Wanganui, s.s. 179 tons, Christian, from Dunedin via Timaru and Akaroa. Miles, llassal and Co, agents. SAILED. April 29—Ladybird, s.s, 280 tons, Evans, ft r Wellington and Napier. Passengers—Mrs U ilson, Miss Rae, Mr and Mrs Harding, Messrs Weston, Mark, Hester, Waton, Hannah, 13 original. April 30—Flirt, brigantine, 100 tons, McKenzie, for Auckland. Master, agent. IMPORTS. Per Essy and Agnes—l 73 cliccsc to order. Per Hawea-From Wellington, ex warehouse, under ;bond: 20 cases brandy, 20 cases schnapps. From’Wellington, free: 11 cases, 1 truss,! box copper coin. From Nelson—2 bales hops. Consignees—D. Caro and Co, Trent Bros, Altnao, Cuff and Graham, Alberton, Telegraph Department, George Mackay, Bearer, Secretary Public Works, and Bank of New Zealand. Per Ladybird—Under bond, ex warehouse: 200 cases schnapps; free : 1 hand cart, 20 cases. 1 casks, 1 jar, 10 sacks, 5 pkgs, 3 bales, 2 pels, 4 trusses, 2 rolls. Consignees —Press Company, Bayfield and Parsons, Saunders and Henderson, Barclay, Crompton. Smith, Moore and Son, Matheson’s Agency, McClatchic, Cuff and Graham, Sandstein, East, Brown, Thompson, Hawkins, Fubnnann, Ilobdaj and Co, llulbert, Strange and Co. Hoy wood and Co, Grierson, Ballantync, lek, Homing, George, Black, Strange and ft ountaine. Per XXX—27 sacks oats. Consignee—C. W. Turner. Per Countess of Klntore —393 boxes, 1795 cases, 1041 casks, 30 barrels, 4C2 kegs, 15 tanks, 5 pels, 2 bales, 1100 bags, 57 Jcasks, 101 pkgs, 332 rails, 291 bags, 992 bales, and a quantity of pig-iron. Consignees—Hewlings, T. J. Haling and Co. Dalgety, Nichols and Co, Messrs C. Copestake. N. Suckling, J. C. Clark, S. Nashelski, it. Wilkin, H. Mai hews, G. Jones, Matheson’s Agency, A. J. White, Minister Public Works, T. Spencer. T. Pillow, P. Cunningham and Co, Provincial Secretary, G. H. Moore, Twentyman and Cousin, Sclanders, Fletcher and Co, Edwards. Bennett and Co, L. E. Nathan and Co. E. Reece, G. Booth, Wood, Shand aud Co, and order. EXTORTS. Per Agnes-10 tons coal. Shippers—C. W. Turner. Per Flirt—7oo sacks wheat. 100 sacks oat«, 100 sacks barley. 300 sacks potatoes, 300 bags Hour. Shippers—P. Cunningham aud Co, W. D. Warden. Per Essy and Agnes—l ton flour, 1 ton potatoes, half-ton sugar. Per Ladyoird—For Wellington .- 2 sacks seeds, *5 do malt, 190 do potatoes, l box, 1 cases, 2 trunks, 60 hams, 6 sides bacon. For Napier— 1 case plants, 38 sacks oats, 30 do grass seed, 1 pel, and X trunk. Shippers—ll. Wilkin,G. Mackay, J. Smith, Heyers Bros and Co, Cuff and Graham, Ligbtband and Co, W. Gillespie, Murray, Gaiforth and Lee, Duncan and Son, Fletcher, Per Hawea—G9 empties, 35 sacks bacon, 11 kegs lard, 30 do butter, 7 cases, 2 trunks. Shippers—A. Murray, Cuff and G raham, T. and E. Pavitt, Irvine, Watt and Co, A. Boyle, Bayfield and Parsons, Toomer and Son. The barque Pet, for Newcastle, in ballast, cleared at the Customs on Saturday. The Union Co’s s.s Hawea, Captain D. Sinclair, anived in harbor on Saturday afternoon at3.lop.in. She left Onehunga at 10 15 a in. on tlie 251 b, and arrived at New Plymouth at 7 a m. on tlie 26th, left at 9.15 a,m„ and arrived at Nelson at 8 30 a m. on the 27th, left same tide at 11.30 a.m , and arrived at Picton at 7 p.m., left at 4.30 a.in., and arrived at Wellington at 11.15 a.m., left at 5.15 p.in., arriving as above. Fresh S.W. winds were experienced to Nelson, a strong southerly gale crossing the Straits, and fresh southerly breeze, with considerable bead sea from Wellington. We have to thank the purser for tiles and report. She sailed South at 5.3 u p.m. on Saturday. THE S.S BEAUTIFUL STAR. We are glad to bo able to report fliat this useful little steamer is once more lying safely at the screw pile jetty, looking smarter it anything than she did before the accident. The repairs were completed on Saturday by 3 p m. They have been carried out by Mr Thomas Grange, of Lyttelton, under the superlisionof Mr Darling, superintendent engineer of the Union S S. Company, who came up in the Lady Bird from Dunedin for that purpose. The Star came off the beach at seven on Saturday night, and steamed to the screw pile jetiy, where she now lies. Takes in cargo fur Timaru to-dav. sailing tor that port at 1 p.m. The Beautiful Star returns direct H orn Timaru with cargo of grain. ARRIVAL OF THE COUNTESS OF KINTORE This favorite ship, so well known in Lyttelton, was signalled troin the North on Friday night. As she was sixteen miles from the Heads at dark no one could be sure what the vessel was, though there was liltle doubt of its proving to be the Countess, as atic was known to have been spoken on March loth, in a latitude which rendered her arrival here speedily almost a certainly, should no mishap have occurred. Early on Saturday the number of the Countess was hoisted, ai d favoured by tlie N.E breeze, tlie ves.-el ran into harbour and at 11.45 a m. anchored off Ripa Island. Asfiom Sidney telegrams it was thought more than probable that tlie ship would be quarantined, the Health Ollicer and Immigration Commissioners went off to Hie sjiip before any one else was allowed to visit her, H IVI C. steam launch being used for the purpose of taking them On as rival along side the official report trora the surgeon-superin-tendent was handed to them. It sftat'.d the ship had been eighty-tluve days on the passage; that the passengers numbered 197 souls, and that the saloon passengers and crew bad enjoyed good health tiironghoiit the voyage. The immigrants, however, had not been so lucky. On February 3th, almost inimidiately alter starting, measles had broken out amongst them, aud had lasted through-

out the passage, the last case commencing on April 19th, and terminating in convalescence on April 27th. Twenty-four in all suffered from the disease, and four children died, none of which were more than three years old; a fifth death occurred from inanition. There had also been a case of malignant scarletina, but the patient had recovered. Every possible precaution had been taken to prevent the spread of infection, isolation, fumigation, and disinfectants having been used, the clothes of those affected bciug either thrown overboard or passed through carbolic acid. On receiving this report the Commissioners determined not to board the vessel, and at once placed her in quarantine. As the saloon passengers had not been ill, it was arranged that they should be allowed to remain on board the vessel, and be released when she was admitted to pratique. At 2 p.m. the Immigration Commissioner proceeded to the ship in the s.s. Gazelle and superintended the removal of the immigrants to Ilipa Island, which was safely accomplished in the ship’s boats, the Gazelle towing.thcm to andfro between the Countess aud the shore. Dr Davidson, the surgeon superintendent, is well known here, having occupied a similar position In the Cicero last year, and we have little doubt irom our knowledge of him that everything possible has been done for the welfare;©! his charges. Communication with the ship having been forbidden, wc are unable to publish any account of the passage, but hear that tho weather was tolerably propitious throughout, as the smart run of 83 days testifies. A ship called the Alexander Duthie was spoken on the voyage, and her captain being ill, Dr Davidson went on board to sec him. Yesterday morning Mr March went off to the quarantine ground in the Government steam launch, and received a report from Dr Davidson stating that Alfred Stokes, the patient suffering from scarlet fever, was convalescent, and that the rest of the immigrants were in good health. The following are the names ot those that died during the passage :—Joseph Nugent, infant; John Nugent, aged three years; Susan Roach, eleven months; Rachel Sharrock, eleven months: Annie Moore, three years. One birth took place on the voyage. THE COLIMA. Since the Pacific Company’s steamer Colima has been iu this port she has received professional as well as general inspection, and as certain rumors touching her general fitness have been floating about, we deem it our duty to give fair play to the stranger by publishing the opinion ot the surveyors who were deputed to examine her. The inspection was ordered specially with reference to her late raishan, but it extended also to other parts ol her; albeit, it was not by any means what may be termed a close thorough survey to decide upon (lie steamer’s’ seaworthiness or not. That question was not raised, because there was no necessity lor it. At the same time, the surveyors —Captains Thomson (Harbormaster), Russell (Lloyd’s surveyor), and Logan (the Albion Company's marine surveyor)—saw enough of the steamer to warrant them in entertaining an opinion with regard to her general efficiency, and that opinion is, wc are pleased to say, entirely favorable to the Colima. They state that she is a strong substantially constructed vessel, admirably adapted for the trade lor which she was built, viz, to run between San Francisco and Panama; and more than that, that she is suited to run in any trade which her size and draught would enable her to take up. She was built with the view of combining good carrying capacity and ample passenger accommodation with a moderate rate of speed, and, as her master reports, was, before her advent in Australasian waters, a fortunate boat that did her work well. The two mishaps that have befallen her within the last few mouths are not attributable to any fault in her construction, so far as the surveyors could ascertain, and are mishaps to which any steamer may be liable, viz, the breaking ol a shaft or a propeller. The Colima’s frame and plating are of good thickness, equal, says Lloyd’s surveyor, to Lloyd’s rules for building vessels of her class—aud that she was faithfully built, is to be assumed from the fact that not the slightest sign of undue working of the huli was perceptible in any part of Her examined by the surveyors. The butts were perfectly close and dry. The surveyors, however, saw fit to recommend that the spar and main decks should be caulked, and that portions of the decks in the wake of the gangways, where iron plates covered them, should be renewed. The plates had been laid on without any intermediate resisting lining, siich as tarred felt, and as a consequence, the deck was somewhat worn in the seams. This and shipping another propeller composed the sum total of the suggestions offered by the surveyors. The Colima’s machinery lias been inspccied by Mr Crawford, Government Inspector, and Mr Darling, file Union Company’s Chief Engineer, and their verdict is entirely favourable to its construction and present condition. The steamer Is also well appointed, The above is what we have to say about the Colima, iqiou the authority ot the men who have a right to be regard, d as thorough experts, and their opinion so expressed, must certainly be gratifying to her master, Captain Shackford, and to Hie Company to which she belongs. Yesterday the boss of her propeller was shipped on the shaft, but it, is doubtful whether the blades will be fixed in time lor her to undock to-day. She will probably be taken out to-morrow, and should be iu capital fettle for work, as she lias been thoroughly overhauled in hull and machinery, and cleaned and recoated with aiiii-touling composition below water line. Above that the paint brush has been freely used, to flic benefit of her appearance generally.— “ Otago Daily Times.”