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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 231, 25 September 1873, Page 2

The sa. Omeo left Melbourne at 130 p.m. on the llih instant, and passed Swan Island at 6 p.m next day, anil tbe Solander at 10 p.m. on the 16tb, arriving at the Bluff at 6 a.in. on the 17th. Experienced moderate westerly win s and squahy weather, with a .alliDg barometer, until the 15th, tben 2CO roihs from ihe Mew Zealand coast, gla?s standi! g at 28 SO; prepared ship for a heavy pale irom same quarter. Tfie wind, however, hau ed round to the eastward; moderate to the Bluff bailed from thence at 5*30 p.m , and had fresh NE. winds, with head sea, till arrival in Port Chalmers; left again at 4 p.m. on the 2 1 st, and arrived at Akaroa at 11 30 am. on the .2nd; leftag»in at 1 p.m , and arrived at Lyttelton at 5*30 p m ; left at 1 p m. on the 23rd, and arrived at Wellington at 630 a.m. on the 24th. Left "Wellington at 8 p.m. on the 24th, and arrived in Nelson at 11 a.m this morning. The ss Ladybird has r. cent. y had her small .crew removed nnd rephced hy one 7 feet in diameter. The Independent of Saturday says: — After the performance yeste.day thtre can b n no doubt as to the increeeed speed o< tbe boat and tbe easement of the engines. Formerly the sterner worked wirh about 25lbs ste_.ro, the enginas made 110 revolutions pcr minute, and 8J knot* wa_ the maximum rate of speed obtained. The large new propeller, however, appears to balance the power tetter, so that row speed with ea«e and an economic consumption of coal is obtained, ".esterday a speed of 101 knots was logged wih 151bs of steam, and about seventy revolution* per minute. This will greatly ier-stn the wear and tear of the engines, and it is expected tbat the saving in the consumption of coal wilt in six months time pay for ihe expenses incurred whi'e the vessel waa on tie flip, which could not fall short of between £500 and £600.