Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1606, 28 August 1874, Page 338

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT AHURIRI. AEE IV AL S. AUGUST. , 25—M. A. Hudson, ketch, 14 tons, Mortimer, from Wairoa 26—Why Not, ketch, 23 tons, Mbllcr, from Auckland 26—Eangatira, s.s., 185 tons, Lloyd, from Wellington 26—Star of the South, s.s., 147 tons, Palmer, from Wellington and the South. DEPASTURES. AUGUST. 26—Fairy, s.s., 32 tons, Campbell, for Wairoa 26—Kate McGregor, schooner, 65 tons ( Smith, for Mercury Bay 26—Lastitia, schooner, 44 tons, Hedges, for Auckland 27—Eangatira, s.s., 185 tons, Lloyd, for Wellington 27—Star of the South, s.s., 137 tons, Palmer, for Wellington and Fiji A. Hudson, ketch, 14 tons, Mortimer, for Waikari PASSENGER LIST. INWAKDS. In tlio Rangatira—Dr. and Master Moore, Masters Dcnnau (2), Messrs Boag, Cafriu, Coleman, Dixon, Haroden, Hoadley, Locke, Willis, aud Woodward In the Star of the South—Mr and Mrs Carpenter, Messrs Cunningham, and several others , OUTWABDS. In the Fairy—Mr Carter, and several others In the Rangatira—Captain Birch, Miss Shirley, Messrs Kelly, Muir, Nairn, Wilson, btevens, and others EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Atlantic, schooner, from Mercury Bay • Bebington, ship, from London Columbia, schooner, from Kennedy's Bay Effie Mcikle, schooner, from Tairoa Fairy, s.s., from Wairoa Forest Queen, ketch, from Wellington Helen, brigantine, from Newcastle Kate M'Gregor, schooner, from Mercury Bay Ltetitia, schooner, from Mercury Bay Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Pacific, schooner, from Mercury Bay Peter Denny, ship, from London Pretty Jane, s.s., from Poverty Bay and Auckland Queen Bee. ship, from London Rangatira, s.s., from Wellington Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Southern Cross, s.s., from Auckland Swordfish, brigantine, from Hobart Town Tartar, s.s., from Auckland and Kandavau VESSELS IN HARBOR. Colonist, schooner, from Auckland Halcione, ship, from London Winchester, ship, from London Why Not, ketch, from Auckland Three Brothers, ketch, (lightering) Una, s.s., (lightering) Bella, s.s., (lightering) Greenwich, cutter, (lightering) PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Auckland—Southern Cross, to-day; Pretty Jane (via Poverty Bay) to-morrow The S.s. Pretty Jane left Auckland for this Port on Wednesday. The Mary Ann Hudson arrived from Wairoa on Tuesday night, and was to leave for Waikari last evening. The ketch "Why Not, Captain J. Mollcr, arrived from Auckland; on Wednesday morning. The s.s. Southern Cross left Auckland for Napier at 10.30 a.m, on Wednesday, and may be expected to arrive during to-day. The ship Encysomnu, from Newcastle to California, was towed into Sydney dismasted, on the 18th August. Tho Shipping' Co.'s Steamers.—Nono of the tenders for the purchase of these vessels being considered eligible, the Directors are still open to receive amended tendersWrecks. —A late English telegram reports that the steamer Teuasscrim, homeward bound from Rangoon, aud the ship Royal Family, have been wrecked at Guardagui. The Alice Cameron.—lt is feared that this well-known vessel, an old Auckland trader, commanded by Captain Carter, has been lost on the voyage from Newcastle to Manilla. The s.s. Rangatira, Captain Lloyd, arrived from Wellington at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, after a long and rough passage of 42 hours. She proceeded on her return trip at 4 a.m. yesterday. The s.s. Star of the South, Captain Palmer, arrived from Wellington and the South at 0.30 p.m. on Wednesday, and steamec? for Auckland and Fiji (with a cargo of stock for the former port, last evening. The San Francisco Mail.—The agent of the A.S.N. Company has received a telegram from Sydney, stating that the City of Melbourne, which leaves there for San Francisco ou the 29th, will call at Auckland, leaving here on 4th September. Gale in Lyttelton.—A furious gale raged in Port Lyttelton on Wednesday, causing serious damage to the harbor works. The entire portion of the contractor's work ou the eastern mole has disappeared. Every ship in the harbor dragged, and all work was suspended for the day. New Lighthouses.—ln the House on Monday, Mr Reynolds laid a report on the table regarding the lighthouses of New Zealand, which was ordered to be printed. Tho substance of the report was that new lighthouses were being erected as follows : One on Cape Marie Van Diem en ; one on East Cape ; one on the Brothers, Cook's Straits, which was expected to do away with the Mana light: one in Banks' Straits, between Akaroa and Timaru ; one at Moeraki ; one in Foveaux Straits; one on Rabbit Island, which would render unnecessary that on Dog Island j one at Cape Farewell, and another at Capo Foulwind, The machinery for that of Cape Foulwind woe expected, and would not be delayed much kragor, as every mail was looked for to bring mm that it was finished.. Also that Capt. Edwin expected to be able, before next session, to perfect a system of ptornvsignals, jso as to give warning, several hours in ; advance, to mariners in roadsteads, such as Oamaru, Timaru, and New Plymouth, of ap•proatfhLyg bad weather, and thus enable litem to get bo sea in time.

Gale at Tauranga.—Our corrcspondent telegraphs, under date 25th August: — "On Sunday night a fierce gale commenced from the S.E., which increased in fury all yesterday,' but somewhat moderated this morning. The brigantine Helena, from Canterbury, whilst entering the harbor yesterday, ran ashore ou the Panipani spit. All hands are safe, and it is expected, after ■ lightening her, to get her afloat this afternoon's tide.—There is no appearance of the Southern Cross from Auckland." The S.S. Nubia has arrived at Glenelg with the English Suez mail, having made the run from King George's Sound in 90 hours. The New Zealand mail was brought on by the s.s. Albion, which arrived at the Bluff ou Wednesday morning, after a stormy passage. She was the bearer of forty-five passengers, and 300 tons of cargo for all ports. She brings no English telegrams per Java cable. The more important mail items and Australian telegrams appear in another column. , A Harbor at Waitara.—Writing on the subject of the recent wrecks of the p.s. i'aterson and the schooner Eliza Mary, the Otago Guardian says:—These wrecks inside the Waitara naturally suggest *the propriety of the Government carrying out Mr Superintendent Carrington'a idea—namely constructing a smallcraft harbor at the anchorage off the town of New Plymouth. We have Mr Camngton's assurance—and he is an engineer of ability and experience—that the work can be done for about £30,000. If anything like this amount would suffice for the work, it should be undertaken by the Colony, as the need of a harbor of refuge for coasting vessels along the West Coast Of the North Island is very great. " The roadstead is open to all winds," wo arc told in 'The New Zealand Pi'ot,' "from S.W, round by North to E.N.E (18 points of the compass);" and Mr Evans, master and assistant surveyor of H.M.s. Acheron, points out the fact that there is no harbor of refuge within 115 miles. In short, .Blind Bay must be run for in heavy weather, as the Waitara is impracticable, and a fatal trap to shipping, as wc have just seen. It was more frequenced in the early days of the colony. "The Waitara River is about eight miles north-eastward of New Plymouth, and is often run for by coasting vessels on the approach of bad weather at New Plymouth roadstead," we also read in the New Zealand Pilot, "as well as for the purpose of trade with the natives. There is not more than two feet water on its bar at low springs, but the tide ranges 12 feet. The anchorage is off the native village a quarter of a mile within the entrance, in three or four fathoms. The river is navigable for boats a distance of four miles." That was written in 184!), when there wns no boating establishment at New Plymouth, nor facilities for landing a cargo or lading vessels. Although " a vessel must be prepared to leave the roadstead with tb'e first symptom of a N.W. wind," masters of coasting vessels have long ceased to run for shelter in the Waitara, to which the lucrative native trade formerly attracted them. Since, however, ths initiation of the public works policy, and the commencement of a railway along the sand hills from the Waitara to New Plymouth, the Waitara has been more frequented. A township has been sold, and a considerable trade has sprung up in connexion with the public works ; but the difficulties of the navigation are insuperable. The only thing to do, if practicable, (and wc believe it to be so,) is to carry out Mr Carringtou's idea of a small* ciaft harbor inside the reef at New Ply" mouth. By so doing, the coasting trade would be largely promoted, and insurance risks to Taranaki would cease to be taken at such high rates. In the interest of colonial trade, we urge this matter upon the early attention of the Government. Lighthouses are most necessary, but. not more so than a sheltering harbor between Whangaroa. which is not at all times accessible, and Blind, Bay. We trust this matter will not be lost sight, of in the Assembly.