SHIPPING

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2687, 17 November 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Weather Report— November 17. 9 a.m. —Weather, blue sky, passing clouds. Wind, N.E., fresh. Barometer, 30.25; thermometer, 58. High Water —To-morrow. Morning, 9.15; evening, 9.41, Arrived— November 16. Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne via Hobart and Southern ports. Passengers—Mrs Crisp, Messrs Williams, Lee, Bassence, Raphael, Ford, Mills, Owen, Weston; twenty steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Arrived— November 17. Sawea, s.s", 462 tons, Kennedy, from son, Picton, and Wellington. Passengers—Mesdames Nott, Knowles, Travers, Mamb, Messrs Mason, Tucker, Travers, He Leer, Holmes, Pearson. Mclntyre, Killie, Grassmith, Holder. Master Keimber; four steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Mahinapua, s.s., 205 tons, Jones, from Dunedin, via Oamaru. Passenger—Mr Searle. Union Steamship Company, agents. Sailed —November 16. Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Tqzcr, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Sailed —November 17. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, for Port Chalmers. Union Steamship Company, agents.

The following passengers, hooked by the Rotorua, loft for the North on Thursday night:—Mesdames Hendry, Collins, Lindsay, Morrison, Harper, Cunningham, Dr. Pagan, Messrs Wallace, Harris, McKellar, Wagg, Morrison, Ingham, Simms, McKerrow, Lambie, Page. Union Steamship Company, agents. gt The Charles G. Rice arrived at Newcastl® on the 2nd instant from here. The City of Nankin was loading for Lyttelton on the 4th instant, and the Emperor, Pawn, and Restless. The ketch Eecamia, belonging to Messrs Cook Bros., and which was _ damaged by grounding at Poxtou some time ago, was put upon Messrs Grubb and Co.'s slip, where she was thoroughly repaired under the supervision of Captain Dunsford, marine surveyor for the underwriters, and Captain Macey for the owners. The vessel came off the slip on Tuesday last in first class order. She has since sailed for Oamaru to load for Kaipara. THE STEAMSHIP SORRENTO. This steamer, commanded by Captain Herman Pauls, and advertised by her agents (Messrs Cuff and Graham) to call at this port for wool for the February sales at London, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Wellington, at which port she had taken in a small quantity of wool. Contrary to expectation, and the supposition created by the fact that she flies the German flag, the Sorrento is a Clyde-built ship. She was launched only last December from the yards of Messrs Stephens and Son, of Glasgow, and is now upon her second voyage to the colonies. She was purchased by Messrs Sloman, of Hamburg, and placed in thoir line of steamers, of which there are sis now trading out of Hamburg to London, and to the Australian ports, via the Suez Canal. The owners have also another steamer building, which, like the Sorrento, the Marsala (lately at Port and one more of their vessels, will bo fitted specially with a view to carrying, cargoes of frozen meat. The Marsala, just mentioned, is a sister ship to the vessel which forms the subject of this notice, and it may be remembered she carried a large quantity of frozen sheep to Europe last year, delivering it in first-class condition. The Sorrento last year took 12,000 sheep from Sydney, and delivered the bulk of thorn at Suez for the use of the troops engaged in the Egyptian difficulty. On the present voyage from London the detention incidental to the Egyptian war in the case of vessels passing through the Suez Canal was avoided by making the outward route to Adelaide via the Cape of Good Hope, which voyage was made by the Sorrento in fifty days. It is expected that she will steam from Port Chalmers (for which port she leaves this evening) to London via the Suez Canal in fifty-eight days. She is what is termed an eleven-knot boat. Her engines are of the most modern pattern, and of 250 horse-power nominal. The vessel’s gross measurement is 3500 tons, and of this space 1000 tons has been taken for two moat chambers, one of 700 tons, and the other 300 tons. There are two distinct refrigerating machines, both Hicks and Hargreaves’ patent. The duplicate machines are supplied in case of accident to either of them occurring, and each machine is capable of beeping the two meat chambers at the necessary temperature of frost. The length of the Sorrento overall is 320 feet, and her beam 39ft, thus securing by her proportions large general cargo space exclusive of the meat chambers. Both the first and second class passengers’ rooms are on deck. The saloon is amidships, beneath a hurricane deck, and is plainly but very comfortably furnished. The cabins for the passengers are wide, lofty and light, and situated at either side of the main saloon. Each cabin is fitted with but two berths —a feature of comfort in itself as compared with the more usual stylo of fourberthed cabins, and is fitted with a sofa or lounge and tbe ordinary et coteras of the toilet. The second-class cabins are right aft. They are roomy and light, and, like the others, have but two berths in each the passengers being also allowed the poop fora promenade. The main deck of the vessel is iron, which to the visitor is rather an unsightly feature, and which is to ho explained by the circumstance that her owners found it necessary to place her in the trade which was pressing, and leave the outside timber planking of the upper dock to bo done at leisure. The vessel is fitted with every possible convenience for expeditiously working cargo. Pour hatchways are available, each supplied with steam gear, winches, &c., all with a view to filling her hold or emptying it with rapidity. The patent steering gear of the ship is on the bridge forward, over the hurricane dock, and consists of a very ingenious and compact steam working appliance. The vessel will Xo-day take in some wool, and leave to-night for Port Chalmers, where a cargo of mutton is in readiness for her, besides other cargo. Her Dunedin agents, Messrs Bright, Gibbs and Co., state that the Government have promised to make some concession in the port charges for this trip of the vessel, which will be adjusted after she leaves here. They also state that they are negotiating for a. considerable extension of the frozen meat trade between Port Chalmers and Europe, and ara now making important freight arrangements with this particular object. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, November 16. Sailed —Logunatta, for Newcastle; Telegraph, for Routea; Eingarooma, for the South Passengers Misses Partly and Thomas, Mr and Mrs Gilchrist, Messrs Cottorill, Johnston, Moss, Pellatt, Hebraming. Hales, Brehin, Leech, Stonohurst, Johnston; also, the Auckland team of cricketers, namely. Arnolcy, Gardiner, Robinson, Testro, Lankham, Barton, Dufaur, Blair, Gell, O’Brien, Yates, and Bucklaud ; captain will be selected on the passage down. Wellington, November 16. Arrived —Taiaroa from the South; Wauaka, from Taranaki and Manukau; Aurora, schooner, from the East Coast. Sailed Hawea, for the South; Wanaka, for Nelson; Taiaora, for the North; Tui, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Geetmodth, November IG. The three vessels which left here this afternoon —Anthons, Clarinda, and Annie Hill—have been detained exactly a fortnight waiting for coals, solely because of the want of proper storage. The only reserve possible being what is contained in about 100 trucks.