SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1023, 5 October 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT OP LYTTELTON.

Weather Report— October 5. 9 a.m.—N.E., light; weather, overcast. Barometer, 30.33; thermometer, 53. High Water —To-morrow. Morning, 2.48; night, 3.14. Arrived—O holier 4. Lucy James, ketch, 28 tons, Clarkson, from Okaiu’s Bay. Master, agent. Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, from Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Arrived— October -5. Tui, h.s., 64 ions, Wills, from Kaikoura, Wellington, and Foxton. G. Mackay, agent. Passengers —Saloon —Messrs. Gould and Fox. Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Malcolm, from Northern ports. Miles, Has al, and Co., agents. Passengers —Saloon—Mr and Mrs Dobson, Mr and Mrs Palmer, Mr and Mrs Felton, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Moorhouse, Misses Malcolm, Crnston, Tripp, Aclancl, Messrs. Hodge, Hill, Reid, Gilmore, Suorkins, and 4 in the Volunteer, schooner, 22 tons. Martinet, from Le Bon’s Bay. Master, agent. Nellie, schooner, Armstrong, from the Thames. Eoyse, Stead, and Co., agents. Antelope, cutter, 17 tons, Malcolmsou, from Akaroa. * Master, agent. Catherine, ketch, 13 tons. Ware, from the Bays. Master, agent. Cleared— October 4. Southern Queen, ketch, 19 tons, 8011, for Heathcote. Master, agent. Enterprise, brigantine, 84 tons, Mundle, for Wellington. Cuff and Graham, agents. Cleared —October 5. Forest Queen, ketch. 51 tons, Watchliu, for Wellington, P. Cunningham and Co., agents. Tui, s.s., 64 tons. Wills, for Kaikoura, Wellington, and Foxton. G. Mackay, agent. Sailed —October 5. Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Malcolm, for Aka r oa and Dunedin. Miles, Hassal, and Co,, agents. Passengers—Saloon: For Akaroa —Mr Cane and family (3). For Port Chalmers —Mrs Hodgson and 3 children. Linnet, ketch, 17 tons, Molyueaux, for Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. The s.s. Tui arrived at 10.45 last night. She sails for Wellington, via Kaikoura, this evening. The s.s. Taranaki arrived from Northern ports at 8.45 a.in. to-day. She sailed for Port Chalmers at 1 p.m. A barque from the South was signalled when our express left port to-day. The Nellie, schooner, with timber, from the Thames, arrived this morning.

ARRIVAL OF THE WAITANGI,

This favorite vessel of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s fleet arrived on Wednesday night, dropping her anchor off Diamond Harbor about midnight. Messrs J. L. Coster and March were down early yesterday, and shortly after 9 a.m. went aboard in the s.s. Lyttelton (the Customs’ launch being on the slip), in company with the Health Officers and others interested. It was speedily ascertained that all was right on hoard, and the ship was passed. The Waitangi has had a beautiful passage, the weather having been so fine throughout that it has been a complete pleasure trip, St. Paul’s being left behind before it was necessary to furl a topgallant sail. In spite, however, of the fine weather, good progress was made, the ship having done the voyage from anchorage at Plymouth to anchorage at Lyttelton in 83 days, and from land to land —that is from departure from the Lizard to passing the Snares —has occupied only 78 days. Captain Hodder commands the Waitangi, Mr Barnes being the chief officer; the same medical man (Dr. Dawes) who came with her last year is surgeon superintendent, and may again be congratulated on his success in bringing out so many immigrants ■without a death. Last year when the Waitangi came out four births and no deaths occurred o i the trip, and this year again we have two births to chronicle, and not a single death, so that she may claim to be a lucky ship, and her doctor and officers commended fortheir care. The health officers spoke in the highest terms of praise of the general arrangements aboard, the cleanliness, and exceptionally good food, and certainly those aboard seemed unanimously of opinion that the trip had been made as pleasant as it is possible to make such a voyage, and that everything had been done by Captain Hodder and his officers to make them as comfortable as they could be. As before stated the Waitangi arrived at midnight on Wednesday, and not having been signalled previously, the knowledge that she was in was confined to a few. Her number was hoisted at the flagstaff about 7 a.m. yesterday, but only for a few minutes, and few saw it, and the consequence was that several who had friends aboard were put to considerable inconvenience. Would it not be better to have the signals of vessels arm ing during the night hoisted on the flagstaff the following morning for a couple of hours ? Such is the practice at Sydney and other Australian ports, and we do not see why it should not be done here. If such signals were hoisted every morning, at say from 8 to 10 a.m., any one expecting vessels would be able to tell at a glance whether they had arrived during the night, whereas now they might go to Christchurch and know nothing of it till the evening. Amusements were not wanting aboard, and we must particularise two lectures given by Mr Mannering, a saloon passenger, which we hear excited great interest. The subject of one of these was the “Holy Land,” which Mr Mannering has recently visited, and the other “ New Zealand.” As usual the single girls compartment was situated furthest aft. It was airy, clean, and well lighted. Mrs Maria Buglar was the matron, and was assisted by Miss Jane Ellis, and the Cl girls under their charge spoke well of their kindness and management. A testimonial was presented by the girls to the matron. Most of these single women are servants, but only a few are domestics, the greater proportion having been accustomed to farm and dairy work. The Irish were most numerous, but there were a fair proportion both of English and Scotch. In the married people’s division were 26 families, and these also spoke well of the quality of the rations, and the treatment they had received. As in the single girls’ compartment, there was plenty of room and air. The single men (93 in .number) were lodged forward; they were a strong and hearty-looking lot of men, principally Irish agricultural labourers, and no doubt will do good service next harvest.

The following is the captain’s report:—Left the S.W. India Dock on the morning of July 6th, and proceeded down to Greenhithe, where she swung for adjustment of compasses, after which proceeded to Plymouth, arriving there on the 9th. She embarked her passengers on the 11th, and at 6 p.m. on the 12th was towed out of Plymouth Sound. The wind, which was light S.W., held till the 14th, when she took her final departure from the Lizard, the weather being thick and dirty. Strong N.W. winds, with dirty -weather and heavy sea, were experienced across the Bay of Biscay. She then fell in with the usual 3ST.E. trade wind, which carried her to 12 N.. and after a week of calms S.S.W. winds were picked up, which carried her across the line in long. 20 W. on August 10th. The S. E. trades were fresh throughout, taking her to 25 S. Northerly winds were then experienced to passing Tristan d’Acunha on the 25th, in lat. 35.49 S. Passed the meridian of the Capo on September 2nd, in lat. 41.10 S., and ten da s later passed the meridian of St. Paul’s, in lat. 42. On the 19th passed Cape Lewin in lat. 43 S., the best day’s run on the passage—viz., 312 miles, being made on that day. Tasmania was passed on the 26th, in lat. 47 S., and from thence to the Snares only very moderate winds were experienced. The Snares were passed early on the morning of the 30th. Light winds wore experienced up the coast, the Nuggets being sighted on Monday afternoon, and Banks’s Peninsula on Wednesday morning. The passage throughout has been very fine, the topsails having been reefed only twice. The Easting was run down in lat. 12 S. The Heads wore made at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, arc! the pilot came aboard at 10.30 p.m., bringing the ship to an anchorage otf Diamond harbor about midnight. The following ships were spoken on the voyage:— July 10—Annie Braglington, Torbay to Capo Town. July 22 —Curracbeo, Cardiff to Rio Janeiro, 14 days out; Dutch brig, showing N.5.J.1V1,, Amsterdam to Padaug Head, 36 days out. August I—Orpheus, Loudon to Cape Town ; was in company with this ship for ten days, and thou left her. August 4—Griscclale, of Liverpool, in 8.32 N., 23.55 W. August 7 —Santa Lucia, barque, in 3.12 N., 15.15 W., bound north. August 26—Leauder, ship, Loudon to Shanghai, •46 days out, in 37.1 S., and 4.44 W. The Leandcr and Waitaugi hauled out of (lie dock on the same tide. The Leandcr proceeded direct to cea, while the Wuitungi put into Plymouth to embark emigrants, and was only 43 days out.