SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4308, 11 January 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON High Water. 0.53 a.m.; 7.10 r.M. ARRIVED. January 9 —Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, from Wairnu. Passenger—Mr. Silvina. Turnbull and Co., agents Aurora schooner, 54 tons, llomeril, from East Const. Edward Pearce agent. . ' Ifapier, s.s.. 44 tons, Butt, from Foxton. Passengers —Captain Nelson. A. Brown, and two natives, ■ Vf, and G. Turnbull and Co., agents.' SAILED. January 0. —Enterprise, brigantine, SG tons, Campbell, for East Coast. Luna, p.s.. 196 tons, Fairchild, for Napier, Poverty Bay, Awanui, and Tauranga. Passengers: The Hon. Dr. Pollen, Mr. Clark, Colonel St. John, Mrs. Ileaphy, Sir. and Mrs. Gill, Mrs. Benzoni, Miss Bucluman, Miss St. John. ’ IMPORTS. ... r Per Napier, from Foxton: 312 sleepers, Brogden and Son: 30 bales wool, Vennell; 10 pkgs fancy baske ts, Jones : 0 trunks, Stuart and Co. ; 1 case, L. W. Mills ; 9 bales wool, L. Levy, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.— Avalanche, Hindostan, Carnatic, Berar, Humboldt, City of Vienna, Ardehtinny, Tnverene, and Hudson. Geoijrathe Bay. —Grace Darling. Southern Forth. —Phcebe. s.s., 13th inst. > Northern Ports.— Ladybird s.s., 14th inst. - .Melbourne, via the AVest'Coast. —Tararua, s.s., I'Bth inst. Melbourne, via Southern Ports.—Omeo, s.s., 14th inst. . Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatita, s.s., this day. . Foxton. —Napier, s.s., this morning. ’ . Wanganui.— Stormbird, s.s., and Manawatu, p.s., tbis day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London —Adamant, to-morrow: Jessie Readman, early; Howrah, in January; Soukar, about 7th February. . Melbourne, via the "West Coast.— Omeo, s.s., 15th inst. Melbourne, via the South. Tararua, s.s., 17th inst. Northern Ports. —Phcebe s.s., ISth inst. ; "Wellington, s.s., 19th inst. - • Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangalira, s.s., this day. "Wanganui. —Manawatu, p.s., and Stormbird, s.s,, this day. Blenheim.—Falcon, this day. BY TELEGUAPU. AUCKLAND, Saturday. Sailed : Hero, s.s., for Sydney. ; - - . NAPIER, Sunday. Sailed: Rangatira, s.s., for Wellington. FOXTON, Sunday. Sailed, 10 a.m.Napier, s.s., for Wellington. WANGANUI, Saturday. 5 Arrived, 10.30 p.m.: Manawatu, p.s., from Wellington, Sunday. Sailed, 10 a.m. : Stormbird, s.s., for Wellington. THE BLUFF, Sunday. Arrived, at daylight: Omeo. s.s., from Melbourne. She will sail again at three o’clock p.m. to-morrow, for Port Chalmers. ' LYTTELTON, Saturday. SAiiaED: Waitara s.s., for Dunedin; 7.40 p.m.: Wellington, s.s., for Port Chalmers. The Saucy Lass sails to-night for Wellington with 1500 bushels of oats. The barque Camille is now discharging the remainder of her cargo of coals into a hulk. The barque Adamant, Captain Grant, finished loading for London on Friday evening last. On Saturday morning she haxiled from her berth at the wharf, and ’ sailed down to off Kaiwarra, where she now lies. She will probably get to sea to-morrow. The ketch Falcon, Fisk, master, arrived from ’Wairan on Saturday morning last. She left Blenheim on Wednesday last, but was compelled to seek shelter in Port Underwood. Her cargo consisted of 50 bags of malt. The Government p.s, Luna, Captain Fairchild, left the harbor at 8 o'clock on Saturday evening for Napier, Poverty Bay, Awanui, Tauranga, and Auckland .Thes.s. Napier left Foxton yesterday morning at ten o'clock. Had a light southerly wind, and calm aca. Reached the harbor before midnight. Towed the schooner Julius Vogel down the river Manawatu, and over the bar. She was loaded with 960 pieces of timber and 840 sleepers, for the Waitara. Messrs. Caird and Company launched from their building yard on Tuesday at Greenock a vessel named the City of Berlin, built for the Inman Transatlantic line. The City of Berlin is believed to be, after the Great Eastern one of the largest, if not indeed the . largest, vessel afloat, and it,is expected to rank in the first class as a rapid sailer.— Glasgow Herald, October 3. C7NSEAWORTHY SHIPS-THE RECORD OP A YEAR. (From the Nautical Magazine, for November.) Amongst the returns published by the Board of Trade, there is one that will be received with satisfaction by philanthropists and other persons, who, from various praiseworthy motives, have espoused, the cause of British seamen, inasmuch as it will become apparent that the Merchant Shipping Act is not intended to remain a dead letter upon our Statute Book. The twelfth section of that Act was framed for the special object of preventing losses and accidents arising from the unseaworthy condition in which it was believed that vessels were too often allowed to proceed upon their voyages. The powers that were given by this Act enabled the Board of Trade to examine into any alleged defects in hull, equipments, machinery, or improper loading ; and in : cases where ‘here appeared to be serious danger to , life, to detain, or release the ship, according to circumstances. The reception of a complaint was sufficient to enable an inquiry to be made, and the conditions are sufficiently stringent with respect to any obstacles that might arise to prevent the investigation. for persons wilfully interposing such obstacles thereby render themselves liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. ' We have now placed before us the recorded results of the operations of the 12th section of the Merchant Shipping Act for the year commencing from the sth August, 1873,.t0 the 31st July. 1874, and we find that ' in respect of alleged defects in hull, .equipments, or • machinery, 11 steam vessels were reported to the Board of Trade as defective —8 by Government officials, Iby the crew, and 2 by other persons. The inquiry showed that, with the exception of one case -still undetermined, 2 were seaworthy, and 8 unseaworthy. The sailing vessels were far more numerous, for, of such, 311 were reported as defective—2B7 by Government officials, 7 by the crews, and 17 by other persons. The result proved that 12 were seaworthy, 276 unseaworthy, and 23 were still undecided when the return was made up. Further, it appears that such was the condition of some of the vessels, although it is n t clearly shown whether steam or sailing, that 14 were dismantled or broken up after survey. It has been generally supposed that cases of overloading arc very frequent, and we should be glad to think that all such instances had been brought under the cognizance of the authorities ; but it is sufficient to know that amongst steam vessels, 17 were reported to the Board of Trade in that condition—lo by Government officials, and 1 by other persons, the results in all cases being unsatisfactory. The sailing vessels furnish 7 examples of this practice, all which were reported by Government officials —of such, 6 were considered unseaworthy. and in one case the inquiry was still pending. All these vessels, to the number of 23, were afterwards lightened to the satisfaction of the surveyor of the Board of Trade, and allowed to proceed upon their voyage. This return will be read with interest and satisfaction by the general public, and by owners of vessels, both sailing and steam, as a warning against non-com-pliance with the demands of humanity.