SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 856, 22 March 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report,

m March 22-Wind, calm ; weather, clear, Barometer, 29.84; thermometer, 51. Hk;h Water. To-morrow—Morning, 9.44; night, 10.15. ARRIVED. March 22-Sarah and Mary, brigantine, 154 tons, Stevens, from Kaipara. March 22 Sarah and Mary, ketch, 22 tons, Russell, from Amuri Bluff. March 22 Wakatipu, s.s, 1153 tons, Cameron, from Dunediu. PassengersMiss Paul, 5 in steerage, and 2S for forward ports. CLEARED. March 22 Kestrel, ketch, 20 tons, Wyman, for Leßnn's Bay. March 22—Wakatipu, s.s., 115 S tons, Cameron, for Sydney, via Wellington. SAILED^) March 22 Jessie, schooner, 38 tons, Bobbie, for Auckland. The Wakatipu arrived at 10 this morning from Port Chalmers. She sails for Sydney, via Wellington, at (5.30 p.m. The Sarah and Mary, brigantine, and the keth b aring the same nave, both arrived to-day, the former from Kaipara and the latter from Amuri Bluff. ANOTHER NEW STEAKEE. Messrs Kiucaid and M'Qucen. of Dunedin, liars resolved upon outiding a new steamer on their own account, tor the purpose, firstly, o! providing employment for their stall, and, secondly, with the very reasonable idea that no lack ot purchasers would be found for such a first-rate article as they could turn out, and reasonable in price to boot. Accordingly, plans were prepared of a plumbstemmed steamer, to be of iron throughout; her length in keel, 127 ft; beam, 18ft 6in ; depth of hold, 9ft. The hull, says the "Daily Times," is of an exceedingly pretty model—a judicious combination of lines of speed and carrying capacity. The new steamer will be somowhat alter the style of the Waitaki and Wanaka, insomuch that she has a three-quarter hurricane deck and topgallant forecastle With regard to motive power, the new vessel will be fitted with a compound engine of about 50 h.p. nominal and 200 h.p. indicated; diameter of 1 p. cylinder 33in., and ot h.p. cylinder 18in.; length of stroke, 33in. The engines will be vertical, with inverted cylinders, according to the ?lan adopted by all firnt-cla--8 steamers of the day. t will be surface condensing, and trie condenser is fitted with 500 brass tubes, secured in the tube plate In an improved manner. The hi;h-pressure cylinder will be furnished with a variable expansion valve, easily adjusted, by which a high grade of expansion may ne obtained, with great economy, combined with efficiency. There will be one multitubular boiler, 9ft diameter and Bft 9in long, and to be tested to a pressure of 1201 b. She is to be put together in the yard where the dredge Vulcan was built, at felichet Bay; and, preliminaries having been arranged, her keel will be kid direc ly. That sh'i will have plenty of space tor cargo may be interred from the fact of the; fore-hold oeiagfSXi't ling, aid het'.tter dui-3'ilt. She is tobd rigged as v in j-and-nft. ch?oner and be: steering ippaiatus Vti'l be fixed \i the r..-:;k fV ,e hunloane deck, Vi ere u.? oJ iook-O'Jt in commanded.