SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4161, 22 July 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT Or AVELLINGTON. BnmWiißi. 10.6 a.m. ; 10.30 r.M. ARRIVED. JULY 21.—" Wellington. s.s.. 202 tons, M. Carey, from North. Passengers Cabin : Messrs. J N. luruer, AV II Fox J. Murphy, Rochfort, Short, Colt, Mason, Goodman, Ovcrcnd and Robinson. Steerage : i. I'or South-Cabin: 21. Steerage : 7. R. S. Ledger, agent. Lady Don, schooner, from Hokitika. I ut in wmu "cTau'd Hamilton, s.s., 529 tons, AV. J.Jiowden from Melbourne, via West Coast. Passengers Cabin: Colonel St. John, Messrs. R. E. Day, K Wilson Kiddiford, 11. Moss and Needham, Misses Moss (1), Masters Mos 3 (3). Steerage : 6. From Coast, Hon. J. A. Bonar (Supt. of AVestland), Hon. H. H. Lahman, Messrs. John White, M.H.R., J. S. M. Thomson, G. V. Thomson, Mrs. Kidston and Servant, Mrs. McLonn, Mrs. Cross, Messrs. Proudfoot, English, Coles, Webb (2), and Haines. Steerage: 2. SAILED. July 21.—Ladybird, s.s., 230 tons, H. J. ,C. Andrews, for Northern ports. Passenger Cabin : Mr. Ward. Steerage : 5. 11. S. Ledger, agent. IMPORTS. July 21.—Wellington, from Manakau : 1 cask, 2 tanks oil, 1 pkge., 1 pel., 44 bags gum dust, 1 trunk, C cases, ISO kits ovsters, 1 box. From Picton : 1 bale, lvice. From Taranaki: 11 bags, 1 box. From JS elson : 8 trunks, 21 sacks, 14 cases, 5 bales, 1 truss, 2 bundles. Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne: 380 cases, 3 bales, 72 lif.-chcsts tea, 74 bundles. 4 kegs. 1 cask, 20 colonial ovens, 4P5 pkgs., 3 casks, 10 bars iron, 05 ingots tin, 137 boxes, 0 bags. S kegs, 27 coils rope, 8 bales, 25 ovens, 10 drums oil, 10 kegs nails, 2 do. shot, 173 sash weights, 2 bars steel, 4 bdlcs. do., 49 bdlos. iron, 1 bale leather, 32 staves, 300 spokes, 5 rams, 6 horses, 2 bulls, 3 sacks, 1 truss, 1 pel., 1 bundle trees, 5 J-boxes tobacco, 2 wheels, 2 qr.-casks wine, 2 kegs do. EXPORTS. . July 21.— Ladybird to Picton: I.J cwt. sheet lead, 3 cases, 5 parcels. To Kelson: 2 parcels. 1 belle., 1 bag. To Westport: 1 box. To Greymouth : 1 box. To Taranaki: 8 parcels. To Manukau: 20 boxes, 100 coils wire, 20 kegs butter, 1 parcel. EXPECTED AEEIVALS. Melbouhnk.—Otago, via the South, 24th inst. Northern Ports.— Taranaki, 21th inst. Aucklasd.—Schooner Merlin. Lo-idon.—Eeichstag, Strathnavar, St. Leonards, Fanthea, Euterpe, sailed 2Sth April; Conflict, safled 5 th May. Livirfool.—J. A. Thompson, ship. San Francisco.-K.M.S. Cyphrenes, early. Sydney.—Hannah Eloomfield, schooner. Southern Ports.—Phcebe, 24th inst. PROJECTED DEPAETUEES. Melbourne, via the East Coast.—Claud Hamilton, s.s., this day. Foxton.—Mary and Ellen, this day. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Otago, s.s., 24th inst. , Southern Ports.—Wellington, s.s., this day. Foxton.—Napier, this day. : "Wanoanui.—Stormbird, this day ; and Manawatu, • at 9 a.m. BY TELEGRAPH. NELSON. July 21.—Arrived, early : Luna, from Wellington. LYTTELTON. July 21 —Arrived : Iris, from Newcastle. Sailed : The Magellan Cloud, with 200 sacks potatoes, 130 oats, 200 barlev, 450 wheat, 3 tons flour, 12 cheese ; Fawn, for Auckland ; Onward, for Wellington ; Canterbury, (or Napier. AUCKLAND. July 21.—Sailed : Hero, for Sydney. POET CHALMERS. July 21.—Sailed.- Phcebe, for Lyttelton, at 4 p.m. ; India, barque, for Hobart Town. _ 'nometers7^ToobtamT3re l e!uvici?'nieantime, subtract lib 30m from the Time Ball time. The s.s. Wellington, Captain Carey, arrived alongside the wharf at 0.30 a.m. yesterday morning. She reports leaving the Onehunga wharf at 12 noon on Saturday, 18th inst.; crossed the bar at 3 p.m., and arrived at New Plymouth at S a.m. on Sunday, having experienced strong S.W. gale with heavy head sea all the way. Discharged a large cargo, and left at 1 p.in.; experienced strong southerly gale with very high sea to Nelson, arriving thfere at 10.30 a.m. on Monday ; left at 1 p.m. in company with the s.s. Claud Hamilton ; passed the p.s. Luna at 0 p.m. off Jackson's Head, and arrived at Picton at 10.30 p.m. ; sailed at midnight; experienced strong S.E. gale with heavy sea crossing the Strait, arriving as above. She leaves at 12 noon this day for South. The Manawatu, by the appearance of her bows, had a narrow escape from serious damage in the collision which took place on Monday night, when she was run into by abrigantine. The damage sustained by the latter is not yet known, nor has her name been ascertained yet, as she still lies far down the harbor, and it ■was too rough yesterday for a boat to go down to her. Men were engaged repairing the Manawatu's bow 3. Her port side is a good deal bruised, and her paddle-box on that side evidently had a narrow escape, as the marks of the collision continue to within a fewfeet of it. She sail 3 for Wanganui at 9 a.m. this morning. Particulars of the brigantine will most probably be ascertained during the day. The Claud Hamilton which has been expected for some days past, arrived yesterday. The following is a report of her passage :—Left the Queen's wharf, Melbourne, at 11 a.m., July 10 ; passed Port Phillip Heads at 4 p.m., Wilson Promontory at 4.20 a.m. on the 11th inst. ; passed Kent Group at 9 a.m. ; experienced very thick foggy weather; and experienced on the voyage across to Hokitika, for the first two days' out, slight S.E. by E. and E.S.E. weather ; then changed on the 13th, at 2 a.m., heavy sea, and increasing into heavy gala, which lasted thirty hours ; then weather moderated, and experienced fine weather to the land, arriving off.Hokitika at 9 a.m. on'the 17th July, the night being thick, went half speed for six hours ; was tendered by the s.s. Waipara at 10.20 a.m. Then left for Greymouth at 11a.m., arriving at 4 p.m. 17th instant; was tendered by p.s. Despatch at 4.40 p.m. ; then left for Nelson, experiencing N.E. winds and slight swell; passed Cape Farewell at 8 a.m. 18th July, arriving off Boulder Bank at 2.30 p.m., being too late for the tide. Left Nelson for Wellington at 1.30 p.m. on 20th July; passed Stephen Island at 6 a.m. ; experienced strong gale, which stirred up a very heavy sea, and had to ease engines to half speed at 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. on July 21 ; it continued to blow until reaching the harbor, making fast along side the pier at 1.30 p.m. On this trip the Cland brings, in addition to a large number of passengers, two hundred tons of cargo, one hundred and seventy-two valuable thoroughbred sheep, six horses, and two bulls. The weather was so tempestuous on Monday night and yesterday that the Ladybird had to put back and anchor within the Heads, where she lay last night, waiting for the gale to abate somewhat. The schooner Lady Don, from Hokitika, put in windbound yesterday. the brig Kobin Hood sailed for Newcastle in ballast late on Saturday evening. The movements of Her Majesty's ships in these watem, are thus stated in the Sydney Morning Herald of the 11th instant:—H.M.S. Pearl, Commodore Goodenough, will leave for Melbourne and Adelaide on the 16th inst. lI.M. schooner Alacrity is to be inspected by Commodore Goodenough on Monday, 13th instant, and will take her departure on the following Tuesday. H.M. schooner Beagle sails for Fiji on Wednesday, the 15th instant, to relieve the Renard, which vessel will then come on to Sydney. Rosario has proceeded to the Solomon Group, and will return to Sydney in two or three months to refit, and then sail for New Zealand. THE WRECKS AT THE WAITARA. STRANDING OF THE P.S. PATERSON. The p.s. Paterson, of 200 tons burden and 120 nominal horse-power, wa.s built for the Sydney and Hunter Eiver trade, but was replaced some time Bince by a boat of superior build and accommodation. On Messrs. Brogden and Sons completing arrangements with the New Zealand Government for the construction of certain lines of railway in New Zealand that firm , sent Captain Kennedy to Sydney to procure a steamer suitable for their carrying trade, and he eventually purchased the Paterson. This was her second trip to Waitara, she having been there about four weeks since. At that time she was drawing nine feet of water, but on the present occasion she was drawing only seven feet ten inches, and there was considerably more water in the channel. The Paterson left Wellington on her present voyagf, at 8 30 p m. on the 11th instant, experienced strong southerly gale with heavy rain throughout, and arrived off the "Waitara at 7.30 a.m. on the 13th crossing the bar at 8.30. A heavy fresh running out of the river at the time, it caught tho steamer on her port bow, thereby paying her head round, and leaving ber broadside on to the channel, and causing her to ground on the north spit. Lines were immediately run out, but all endeavors to get her off proved unsuccessful, and until tho tide left ber she was bumping heavily. At low water, she was found to have two feet six inches of water in her after hold Preparations were then made to float her on the night's tide. Orders were given to have steam ready and at about 9.30 p.m. she floated off, but the strength of the current being too great, it swung her right on to the south beach, striking still heavier titan during the morning's tide. She then had five feet of water in her after hold, and three feet six inches in the engine room. AH efforts to shift her proved unavailing; and for the safety of the ship and cargo it was deemed expedient to lighten he.: During the night, in consequence of the heavy rains, the fresh increased, and the wateo running out of the river at about eight knots, caused her to swing off the bank and part her line.s. Both anchors were immediately let go to prevent her from drifting over tiie bar, Sho was then making water rapidly fere and aft. At this juncture, Captain Mundlo had serious doubts as to the anchors holding. Had they dragged, or the chains parted, nothing could have saved the vessel from destruction and every soul on board must have perished, as the sea on the bar was very heavy, and no boat could have iived in it. On the morning of Wednesday last, she filled right up to the hurricane deck, and everything possible to be got at was taken on shore. A chapter of accidents occurred on the day the vessel stranded. One of the crew, in a drunken fit, attempted to reach the steamer by means of a line from the vessel that was fastened on shore. Losing bis hold, it became evident ho would be carried away, so tho second officer went Immediately to his rescue, and he likewise missed his hold of the rope. Mr. John Cameron, the Harbor Master at Waitara, then rushed into the water and caught hold of tho second officer ; but, being unable to return, called for assistance. Such was the strength of tho current that, although but a short distance from the bank, the men could not hold their footing. The boatswain, a strong athletic man, then came to the rescue, and succeeded, in bringing the three men ashore, one atatime. Too much praise cannot be awarded for their gallant behavior on this occasion. On reaching tho beach, Mr. Cameron was completely exhaustjd, haying to onpport himself, on the line with

one hand, and, with the other, held on to the second officer. Providentially no delay arose or all would have been drowned. On Thursday, attempts were made to land a portion of her cargo, but the fresh was too swift, and it was found impossible to work the boats alongside. Up to this time, the steamer had been lying on her bilge, broadside to the current, but tho fresh towards evening considerably decreasing, with the night's tide sho completely righted herself. STRANDING OF THE ELIZA MAEY. As reported in our last issue, this vessel took the south spit of the W r aitara River, and on Thursday last a survey was held on her, when she was condemned Sho was built in Sydney, for Mr. D. Moyhina of that city, and was commanded by Captain John James. Tho vessel was 150 tons burden, and had only been built about five months. She is insured in the Victoria Company for £2500. The hull, spars rigging, etc., were disposed of yesterday, by auction, for £SSO ; and the remainder of her cargo of coals realised £l5O. STEAM COLLIERS FOR THE COLONY. Moao than a year ago the merchants of Wellington interested themselves in starting a steam-collier company, but the project fell through. The subject has been revived in Greymouth, and the Argits thus furnishes some figures which may be useful:—What possible substitute is there for harbor works? There is really no efficient one ; but steam colliers would be the means of opening up the trade and employing a large coal mining population if a sufficient number were laid on. They would make us in a measure independent of harbor works. In the fulness of time, when the usual amount of talking, writing, and surveying had been done, and they were at length completed, these vessels would still be of use. Careful inquires and calculations show that the cost and working would be something like the following : Cost of vessel, 400 tons .. .. say £S,OOO Captain, £2O per month .. .. £240 Chief engineer, £2O do .. . - 240 Second do, £ls do 180 Mate, £ls do 180 Cook and Steward, £l2 do .. .. 144 Four firemen, £l2 do 676 Six seamen, £8 do 570 Provisions '••, 500 Coal 880 Repairs, &c 454 Total £12,000 The number of trips would be for tho 12 months ; Nelson 'it Wellington 30 Auckland ' •■ •• SO Lyttelton •• 30 Duncdin , •• »°, This would average 34 trips all ronnd. Thirty-four times four hundred tons gives a total of 13,600. The coal purchased in Greymouth at the maximum price of 145., and sold at the minimum of 2Ss., would yield the very respectable total from one vessel of £9520, which could bo further supplemented by return freight up to £IO,OOO. Deducting £4OOO for working expenses, &c, and say £2OOO for reserve fund and insurance, there is a clear profit of £4OOO left, or 50 per cent, on the capital invested. Trusting that some of our local capitalists will take this view of the situation and give practical effect to the suggestions here thrown out, wo place the scheme before them as a fitting outlet for legitimate enterprise.