SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4132, 18 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF WELLINGTON. Hiou Watek.—7.l2 a.m. ; 7.33 r.n. ARRIVED. Juke IT.—Taranaki, 5.3., 299 tons,-Edward Wheeler, from the Northern ports. Fassengors—Saloon ; Dr, Hector, Mrs. Parsonage, Miss Crisp, Messrs. Abraham, Parker Toad, Patton, Donne, McDowell, >' oolcombe, Richardson. Harper, Samuels, Drown. Montrose, McKenzie. Rev. F. C. Simmonds. Steerage ; 9. K. S. Ledger, agent. SAILED. June 17. —Taranaki, s.s., 2«) tons, Edward Wheeler, for the Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Dr. Tuck, Mr. and Mrs. Hassell, Mrs, and Master Pownall. Steerage: 2. 11. S. Ledger, agent. Unity, schooner, 45 tons, H. Norgrovc, lor Picton, via Jackson’s Head. Master, agent. IMPORTS. Taranaki, s.s., from Mahukau: 1 case, 1 bale,nkgs., 177 cases fruit, S ingots tin, 1 box, 10 sacks oysters. From Nelson : 1 sack lime, i mangles, 3 cases, 2 trunks, 5 bags, 1 bale. EXPORTS. Taranaki, s.s., to Lyttelton: 1) pkgs., 5 cases, b bales, 20 kegs, 1 box. To Dunedin : 0 pkgs., Z cases, 11 casks, 1 title, 2 boxes. EXPECTED ARRIVAL:?. Kandavau, via Auckland and Navieu.—.V. and A.R.M.S. City of Adelaide, with Californian via the West Coast.—Claud Hamilton, s.s., 10th inst. ~r , Meldouunf.—Ashburton,via GcograpueLay,V .A.; sailed 12th May. .. . T „ Sydney.—H.M.S. Challenger ; sailed June 8. Auckland. —H.M.S. Blanche. Adelaide. —Kangaroo ; sailed 20th May. Newcastle.— Malay and Omega : sailed Juno 6. London. —Weymouth, ship, sailed 7th April (from Deal); Waikato, ship ; sailed 18th March—and 24 th March from riymonth. New York.—Eureka, barque, via Port Chalmers. PROJECTED DEPA RT DUES. Melbourne, via Southern Pouts. —Claud Hamilton, s.s., 10th Inst. Sydney.—La Hogue, ship, 21st June. Newcastle.— Australiad. barque, daily. London.- -Wenuiiigton, ship. Napier.—Stormbird, s.s., this day. Lyttelton and Dunedin.—Star of the South, s.s., early. BY TELEGRAPH. ON EH UNO A. June 17.—Sailed, 11.40 a.m.: Ladybird, for New Plymouth. NELSON. June 17. -Arrived, early ; Piuebe, from Picton. LYTTELTON. June 17. —Arrived, 2.10 p.m.: Wellington, from Dunedin. GREYMOUTH. June 17.— Sailed, 0.15 a.m.: Claud Hamilton, for Nelson. The Time Ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. To obtain Greenwich mean time, subtract llh 30m from the Time Ball time. The steamer Taranaki arrived alongside the wharf early yesterday morning, from the Manukan and intermediate ports, having made a long stay at Nelson. She left the Wellington wharf about midday on the oth Juno, with the Northern members of the Synod, and arrived at the Manukan on the 9th. She left again on the 12th, called at New- Plymouth early on the 13th, and arrived at Nelson at 7 a.m on the 14th. She was there taken in hand, and her bottom cleaned. At 10 a.m. on the IGth, she left for Picton, arrived there at 7 p.m., and left at daylight the next morning, having a fine run across. The Taranaki sailed for the South in the evening. . From the telegraphic news to hand by the Claud Hamilton, we compile the following summary interesting to the port of Wellington and seamen generally. The Claud Hamilton arrived off Hokitika on Tuesday at midday, and was tendered at 10 p.m. The steamer Great Britain sailed from London on the 4th of June, via the Cape of Good Hope, and would be due at Melbourne on August 3rd. At the time she left, three New Zealand vessels had arrived, the Zealandla, Celreno, and Christian McCausland, all wool ships; their cargoes will likely come in for the firm prices reported to be ruling in the wool market,.and turn out profitable shipments, the vessels being good and staunch. From Melbourne we have the news of the sailing of the Northumberland, belonging to the same line as the Great Britain, for London. She takes the large number of 300 passengers, amongst whom is the Earl of Donoughrnoro, the English nobleman who has been long travelling over Australia with his bride and newly made Countess, the daughter of Colonel Stevens. H.M.S. Challenger has at last left Sydney on her voyage to New Zealand—a voyage which has peculiar interest for New Zealand, as being the first step of the preparations towards laying a cable between Australia and New Zealand. The Challenger will not neglect the scientific portion of her mission during the cable soundings, and we may look not only for fuller information on the nature of the marine life which inhabits our waters, but what seamen will more appreciate, an accurate chart of the intervening waters and a description of the kind of sea bottom which exists between Australia and New Zealand, and which will, no doubt, throw some light on our geological history. The Challenger may be looked for her© in the middle of July, and it is not unlikely that she, the Pearl, and the Blanche, will be in harbor together. The Californian mail steamer Tartar sailed from Sydney on Saturday, the Cth inst., for Kandavau, where she will have met the City of Adelaide on the 13th inst., which sailed from Auckland on Monday, the Bth, with twenty-five saloon passengers, and the June San Francisco mails. The Mikado, from San Francisco, would meet them at Kandavau, and then proceed to Sydney to dock, in consequence of having grounded at Honolulu. The Tartar would therefore proceed straight on to San Francisco, the City of Adelaide returning to Auckland on the 20th inst. with the New Zealand portion of the Mikado’s mail. It is good news to hear that the Macgregor, after her late adventures, has finished refitting at Sydney, and was to leave on the 25th for Auckland, Her arrival in these waters cannot fail to create interest, both on account of the misfortunes which have befallen her, and because she is one of the best steamers of the temporary line. The further movements of the Californian steamers will then be these. The Macgregor on arrival at. Auckland will meet the City of Adelaide, which on the sth July will have finished her up and down trip and got back to Auckland, and start with her mails and passengers on the 6th for Kandavau. the City of Adelaide going from Auckland to Sydney, and taking up the Now South Wales mails to Kandavau. The Macgregor will also tranship the next month’s inward mails ex Cyphrenes at Kandavau, and return with them to Auckland; go down and up the coast, landing and receiving passengers and mails; and finally leave Auckland for the through voyage to San Francisco in August. Plenty of work is thus cut out for her after her refit. Newcastle telegrams report the arrival of the City of Glasgow, Captain Black, on the 2nd of June, which was towed out to sea by the steamer Wellington from this harbor on the night of the 20th May, and has, therefore, made the passage across in the fair time of thirteen days from port to port. The barque Camille, which left the following day, got into Newcastle on the 7th June, five days after the City of Glasgow. The arrivals of vessels from Wellington at Newcastle are as follows; —Wemyas Castle, 18th May: Malay (left same day), 25th May; Woodlark, (left same day) 20th May ; Queen of the Seas, (sailed May 8). 27th May ; City of Glasgow (sailed 20th May), June 2; Camille (sailed 21st May), June 7. The Frowning Beauty, which left this port for Newcastle on the oth May, is not yet reported. On the Cth of June, the Malay was again, loaded and on her way to ■Wellington, the Omega leaving the same day, also for this port. A private letter from Newcastle states that the Wemyss Castle, owing to the large number of vessels in harbor, was greatly delayed in loading, but that both she and the Woodlark were to make Shanghai their destination. The steamer Star of the South, which has lately been employed by the Auckland Steam Packet Company in the trade between Auckland and Fiji, will shortly arrive here on her way down the coast on the pioneer trip of the new plan. One feature in the Star’s voyage will be that she will not make Port Chalmers her stopping place, but will go up the channel to the Jetty Street wharf, her comparatively light draft enabling her to do so. Mr. William Bishop is the agent for the steamer in Wellington, from whom all information as to freight or passage can bo obtained. , The Claud Hamilton left Grcymouth at 0.10 a.m. yesterday for Nelson. The Wellington reached Lyttelton from Dunedin at 2.10 p.m., and the Ladybird left Onehunga at 11.40 a.m. for New Plymouth. There was no notification of these facts on the board at the General Telegraph Office. The next trip of the Luna will possibly be to Onehunga, to convey down some of the Northern members. , , . . The steamer Kennedy is expected to arrive to-day from Nelson. f , The schooner Cynthia will take a third cargo of pipes to the West Coast from the Anne Mclhulsh. Mr. H. J. L. Angarde, of Nelson, reports the sale of the ketch Emily for the sum of £230. The Auckland Steam Packet Company have sent Horne an order by the mail for a new screw steamer of about 500 tons, with compound engines with all the latest improvements. The steamer is to be brought out to New Zealand under steam, and is intended for the Fiji trade. The brigantine Seabird, having now almost finished the discharge of her timber, will soon be ready to load the pipes for which she came from the West Coast. Being a vessel of considerable size, she will be able to take a larger number than the * ordinary coasters. , . The barque Australlnd hauled away from her berth at the wharf yesterday afternoon, and will shortly sail for Newcastle. The ship Result will fOIIOW. _ EX., The news from Lyttelton that fears arc entertained for the safety of the barque Vcloddado, from Newcastle, follows unpleasantly on the telegram that her gallant commander has been honored with a medal by the homo authorities. It is hoped her rescuer will not meet with the fate of the Belle Isle. The brigantine Mary Bannatyne, lately arrived at Hokitika, had a very rough passage of nineteen days from Melbourne; having been obliged to hcave-to for three (lays, and also to throw the deck cargo overboard. The brig Gazelle, from Newcastle, arrived off the Lighthouse on Wednesday last. Captain Brent reports leaving Newcastle on the night of the 23rd May, with a light B.W. wind, which veered into the southward and freshened up to a hard gale, with a heavy cross sea on the 24th, which comjjelled the brig to lay to under a maintopsaii for twenty-four hours, when it moderated and went into the eastward continued from east to south until passing Cape Farewell on Monday last, the sixteenth day out; had light baffling winds up the bay, and carno to an anchorage as above. The captain states that ho has

' not hail a point of westing in; the wind the whole passage across, a very unusual thing in the month of June. —Ndson Colonist, Juno 13. Wreck of Ketch Gem.— lntelligence was received in town yesterday of the loss of the ketch Gem, 10 tons, Messrs. Spencer and Stavely, owners, on the Spit inside the Wairau River bar. Iho Gem was bound from Port Underwood to Blenheim, and sailed tor this port on Saturday last. Ihey experienced a heavy sea in entering the passage, and a strong X .E. wind, so that though the bar was signalled as unsafe, it was deemed more prudent to attempt to cross than to risk swamping outside. The Gsm crossed the bar safely, but hero the dingy was swamped, and the strong ebb tide running at the tunc, drove the ketch on the Spit Mr, Bulitfc. pilot, observed the mishap, promptly rescued the crow, and hospitably provided for their wants. They request us to publicly express their gratitude to him. The Gem is partially broken up. She was uninsured, but was valued, with lici cargo, at about £9O. —MuWhoroity/i Express, June 10. Mishap to the Cutter Sarah and Mary, at Wutvrv —Wo have received the following account of the accident to the above-named vessel“At 0 a m on the morning of the 30th May, the ketch Sanih and Marv started from the Waitara, bound to Manawatu, with a light easterly wind. AVhcn she got on the bar, the wind dropped, and the ketch drifted on to the South Spit. Captain Grubb nmnedia f elv *ot Ins boat out, and ran out the kedge anchor. Meanwhile, Captain Moss, of the schooner Mary Ellen and one of the sailors put oil to the ketch in a small'boat belonging to Captain Gibson, but hired for present use by Captain Moss. The captain had great difficulty in getting to the ketch, and when at last he arrived within six' yards of her, a sea drove the boat with such force that it wont to pieces and filled with water immediately. Captain Moss and the sailor were a short time in the surf ; but they succeeded at last in hauling themselves on board the ketch. Mr. Cameron, the Harbor Master, then put oft with two men and a kedge anchor, and ran it out to windward ; exerting himself greatly to get the ketch off. At times the Harbor Master has to act under great disadvantages, and this was one of them. After two hours’ labor, they succcded in getting the Sarah and Marv alongside the wharf, and nothing the worse for’her inisha j.” —Taranaki Herald, Juno 10. VOYAGE OF THE MAIL STEAMEK TARTAR. The A. and A. Mail Co.’s steamship Tartar, Captain Ferries, left Sydney on the 14th March, clearing the Heads at 2.50 p.m.; light airs and cloudy weather, which continued until arrival off Kandavau, on the 21st March, at C p.m. ; entered the harbor at 7 o’clock the following morning, and proceeded alongside the Mongol, which steamer was awaiting the lartar. Transhipped mails and passengers, and proceeded on our vovage ; was clear of the reefs at 0.30 p.m. Experienced light breezes and calms to latitude 0.22 N. From there'to Honolulu had strong head winds and sea. arriving at that place on the 4th April, at 3 a.m. Remained there twentv-four hours, and left on the sth April, at 10 a.m., with light airs and fine weather to the Sth instant, when she had fresh head winds to the 10th April; then had moderate weather to port, arriving off the wharf at San Francisco at midnight of the 13tli April. Commenced at once to discharge mails, and forwarded them through by express trains on the 14th April. The lartar is the first vessel which has delivered her mails in contract time. Before arriving in San the saloon passengers presented Captain with a very flattering testimonial ; and Mr. Hodgkins, the purser, was also the recipient of a very handsome guard chain. The number of passengers landed were 93 saloon and S 7 second cabin and steerage —ISO in all. On the 27th April, at 11 a.m., received mails and 50 passengers. Left the wharf and commenced the return voyage at 12 noon—two days after time—the mails haying been delayed by boisterous weather in the Atlantic. Passed a water-logged vessel, hull level with the water, at 11.50 p.m. same night. Experienced light airs and thick foggy weather to the 30th April, then light weather and calms to port, arriving off Honolulu on the sth May, at 9 p.m. Entered the port at 4 a.m. on the Cth instant. Commenced at once to discharge 500 tons cargo, receiving 400 tons for Sydney, leaving the harbor at 3 a.m. of the 7th. Did not experience any N.E. trades, but had light variable weather to the Line which was crossed on the morning of the 12th May, with light S.E. trades. From thence to Kandavau liad calm weather, arriving off that island during the night of the ISth instant. On the 19th entered the port at 7 a.m., in company with the Cyphrenes (s.). from New Zealand; proceeded at once alongside of the City of Adelaide (s.), and transferred to her the New Zealand mails and passengers. The Tartar left for Sydney at 3 p.m. on the 19th instant. Had calm weather to the 21st, then Jxad strong head gales and heavy sea ; sighted Sydney Heads at 4 a.m. 27th instant, received pilot on board at 6.15 a.m., and arrived at the anchorage at 7.30 a.m. The total time under steam on the passage from Sydney to San Francisco was twenty-eight days four and a half hours ; total time under steam on the passage from San Francisco to Sydney was twenty-seven days and fourteen hours.

SHIPBUILDING IN AUCKLAND. The Hew Zealand Herald gives the following as a list of vessels in course of construction at the various shipbuilding yards in Auckland Province : . Messrs. Macquarrie and McCallum, Mechanics Bay, arc building a large three-masted schooner. Her keel is 03 feet long ; beam, 24 feet; and depth, 11 feet. She is being built of polmtakawa frame and of heart kauri planking. A fore-and-aft schooner is being built by Messrs. Biglow and Son, Smaile’s Point. Her dimensions arc —Length of keel, GS feet; beam, 20 feet ; denth of hold, 8 feet; draught, when loaded, 7 feet, is being built on the North American principle, and will be of immense strength. Messrs. Holmes Brothers, North Shore, are building a steamer on the diagonal principle, which will be of great strength. Her dimensions are as follows Length of keel, 100 feet ; do. overall, 103 feet ; beam, 14 feet 10 inches ; depth of hold. G feet G inches ; draught, 3 feet. Her engines will be diagonal acting, surface condensing, and of 64 nominal horse-power, and 104 actual power. She is expected to be completed in about two months. Messrs. Nicol and Son, North Shore, are also building a screw propeller steamer. Her dimensions are —Length of keel, 130 feet; do. overall, 140 feet; beam, 21 feet; depth of hold, 7 feet G inches ; draught of water when loaded, 5 feet. The same firm are also building a topsail schooner. Her builders' measurement will be 100 tons, and she will be GO tons register. Dimensions:—Length of keel, 8G feet; do. overall, 93 feet; beam, 20 feet; depth of hold, 0 feet; draught, 7h feet. Messrs. Sims and Brown, North Shore, are building a large three-masted schooner or barquentine, of 300 tons builders’measurement, or 100 tons register. The following are her dimensions Length of keel, 114 feet ; beam, 23 feet: depth of hold, lU feet. The same firm are also building a small screw steamer for Messrs. Webster Brothers, of Taranaki, which they intend to place in the trade as a cargo boat between New Plymouth and the Waitara. Her dimensions are:—Length of keel, 50 feet; beam,- 11 feet ; depth of hold, 5 feet; builders’ measurement, 32 tons, They are also building a cutter, the dimensions of which are as follows Length of keel, 48 feet; beam, 10 feet; depth of hold, C feet ; builders' measurement, 51 tons, or SO tons register; coppered and copper fastened throughout.

IKON STEAMERS LENGTHENED. [From the Hew York Herald, April 18.] The process of lengthening steam vessels seems to have been a favorite one on the other side of the Atlantic, as the list of ocean steamers that have plied to this port and are now doing so regularly is quite large. The following, which can be relied upon as correct in every particular, will give the travelling public an idea of their number: — City of Bristol, of the Inman line, formerly the Etna—Built in Greenock, 1851; original length, 304 feet 8 inches, to which, in 1871, were added 44 feet 8 inches. City of Washington, of the Inman line. New York to Liverpool—Built in Glasgow, 1855 ; lengthened 39 feet in 1809 ; stranded off Halifax July, 1873. Corinthian, New York to Liverpool formerly the Damascus—Built in Glasgow, 1356 ; original length, 230 feet 3 inches, to which were added 49 feet in 1873 Cambria—Bid It in North Shiels, England, 1858 ; original length, 184 feet, to which 20 feet were added in 1361. Sheldrake—Built in England, 1855; original length, 209 feet; 30 feet added in 1801. Holland, of National Steamship line, formerly the Louisiana —Builtln Newcastle, England, 1858 ; lengthened 80 feet In 1870. City of Limerick, of Inman line. New York to Liverpool—Built in Greenock, 1855 ; original length, 208 feet, to which 33 feet were added. City of London, of Inman line. New York to Liverpool—Built in Glasgow, 1863 ; original length, 325 feet 4 inches ; 40 feet added in 1807. Greece, of National Steamship Company, New York to Liverpool, formerly the Virginia—Built inGarrow, England, 1863 ; original length, 340 feet, to which DO feet 7 inches were added in 1872. Canada, of National Steamship Company, New York to Liverpool, formerly the Pennsylvania—built in Garrow, England, 1863 ; original length, 340 feet, to which 51 feet 0 inches were added in 1872. Cityof Paris, of Inman line, New York to Liverpool —Built in Glasgow, 1666 ; original length, 358 feet 7 inches ; lengthened 39 feet in 1870. Ville du Havre, of French line. New York to Havre, formerly Napoleon Hl.—built in I 860; original length, 360 feet 5 inches, to which 03 feet were added in 1872. Foundered December, 1873; since gone down. City of New York, of Inman line. New York to Liverpool—built in Greenock : original length, 305 feet; lengthened to 375 feet 2 inches in 1871. Europe, of French line, New York to Havre (formerly Lafayette) ; lengthened in 1868 ; abandoned April 2, 1874 ; since lost. Canima, New York to Bermuda (formerly Princess Royal and then Juan G. Meigs)—built m Glasgow 1863 ; original length, 229 feet; lengthened 30 feet in 1870. Napoli, of Anchor line, New York to Glasgowbuilt in Glasgow 1804 : original length, 252 feet 4 inches ; lengthened 40 feet 4 inches in 1872. Ameriquc, of French line. New York to Havre and Brest—built in Penhonett 18G5 formerly the L’lmpcratricc Eugenio ; rebuilt and lengthened in 1873 ; foundered 80 miles from Brest April 14, 1874; since lost. Wilmington, formerly owned by Williams and Guion—built in Wilmington 1865 ; original length, 185 feet; lengthened 40 feet in 1870, and now owned by Thomas Clyde.