PORT OF GREY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1483, 6 May 1873, Page 2

PORT OF GREY.

HIGH WATER. This Day— s.36 a.m. ; 6.16 p.m. AEEIVED. May 5-Nil. SAILED. May »VNil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. St. Kilda, from Wangaimi. Gleaner, from Melbourne. Murray, from Nelson. Alhambra, from Melbourne, via East Coast ports and Nelson. Rangitoto, from Melbourne. VESSELS IN PORT. Kennedy, from Nelson. Dispatch, tug steamer. Amaranth, from Kaipara. Elizabeth Curie, from Lyttelton.

Again we have to report no arrivals or departures at the port yesterday. The Kennedy is still a prisoner, as the channel runs too far along thG north spit, and is too shallow to be worked with any degree of safety. The B.s. Rangitoto is due off Hokitika today, and is likely to be tendered here tomorrow. The Charles Edward is to be laid, up for an overhaul, and her place will be taken by the Murray, iv charge of Capfc. Whitwell. Previous to leaving England for Victoria, Mr W. R. Evans, manager of the Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company, was so impressed with the large number of steamers and sailiug vessels in the course of construction on the Clyde, that he made inquiry as to the dimensions of those then laid down, and the united lengths of their keels measured nearly 10 miles, the exact length being nine miles and 1446 yards. The information was obtained from no fewer than 32 building establishments, the smallest of which had 5019 f t; the next largest figures to these beine 3835 ft, 3336 ft, 3066 ft, and 2977 ft. The new broadside armor-plated ship Superb, which has just been commenced, will be of immense size, and will carry armor-plates of a greater thickness than any vessel of a similar description. She is, in fact, the most powerful vessel that has yet been laid dowu for the British navy. The following dimensions of the vessel will give some idea of her size : — Length between- perpendiculars, 325 f t; extreme breadth, 63ft Bin ; depth in hold, 18ft 7-sSin ; burthen in tons (old measurement), 6047 19-14. It is understood that immediate step 3 are to be taken for enlarging the pier accommodation at Port Chalmers in connection with the railway, by running out another wharf parallel with the present one. The new wharf will run from under the cliff, and project out in the direction of the hulks.. The depth of the water, &c, has already been surveyed, so that, in all probability, something definite will be known shortly. /