SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1975, 23 June 1880, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF LYTTELTON. Wijthie Export—Juno 23. 9 a.m. —Weathor, clear, blue sky; wind, calm. Barometer, 29.92 ; thermometer, 40.00. High Water—To-morrow. Morning, 5.52; evening, 6.20. Sailed —Jane 22Te Anan, s.s., 1028 tons, Carey, for Port Chalmers. B. Pnfiett, agent. Passengers for Bunedir.—Miss Kirk, Messrs Mills, Hart, Swan. Kwing. For Hobart Town—Miss Fisher. For Melbourne—Mrs Mc Arthur, Messrs James (2), Mr and Master Brooks, Mrs and Miss Beßt. For Bluff—Mrs Fisher and Master Fisher. Steerage—Thirteen. A large vessol, apparently laden, was within sight of the Heads at n-son to-day, but could net be made out. Tho Hudson, from London, is out 98 days to-day, and it may prove to be her. An accident occurred yesterday on board the barque Donne Castle to the chief officer, Mr Solterton Aa that officer was overlooking the stowing of the cargo from tho 'tween decks Be fell down the hatchway into tho lower hold. When lifted on deck he was found to have received a nasty cut on the throat, and was otherwise badly bruised and shaken. Dr. Macdonald was sent for, and arrived soon after to attend' him. His injnries are not considered to bo so serious as were at first supposed, though ho will no doubt feel very sore for some time from the effects of his unlucky fall. It is not generally known that a chargo for wharfage is made to shipmasters who take in ballast from lighters while lying at any of the wharves, at lea«t Captain Oleiry, of the barque Wild Wave, Swhose vesrel cleared for Hobart Town yesterday, was, he says, of it, and so declined to nay it. The charge is sixpence per ton, and Captain Cleary states that no similar charge is made at any other port in the colonies or at all events not at any he has been to. The justness of the chargo, or the propriety of making it is, of course, a matter for the Harbour Board to determine, should they deem it necessary to go into the question upon the protest which has been lodged by the master of the Wild Wave. It is a mattercapableof being easily proved by comparison, and is one in which the fort of Ljttelton may take pride, that the harbour dues here are altogether lighter than those of other colonial ports, and the aim and ■work cf the Harbour Board throughout have been to bring tho necessary expenses of vessels that come here down to the lowest possible minimum. In the matter of ballasting, a charge of half wharfage is made to vessels that discharge their ballast into lighters while lying at the wharf, thus treating it as cargo, so that if that charge is n pheld in the case of discharging ballast, it would appear rightly to follow that vessels loading ba'last in the same manner, should be subject to the same rate. As has been observed, however, whether in the interest of the port an exception can be made in the case of ballast the Board may safely be trusted to determine. SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. Auckland, June 23. Sailed—City of Quebec, ship, for London, with a cargo valued at .£350,000. Gbetmodth, June 22. Arrived-—St. Kilda, from Wanganui; Hannah Broomfield, from Wellington ; Maori, from JDnnedin.