SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4351, 1 March 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF WELLINGTON Hion Water, 10.20 a.m.; 11.4 p.m. ARRIVED. . Ar , February 27.—C1i0, schooner, 81 tons. Chambers, from Havelock, James Webster, agent Jessie, ketch, 38 tons. Schenkel. from Melbourne, schooner, 63 tons, Kadchtfe, f bourne. Krull and Co., agents. TurnFalcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Turn sf nt lß9 tons, Griffiths, from Poverty MessS.Frost. Groom. Barnes, Willis, cSrtS Mktal. Cams Matthews, Bayley, Willson Robertson; seven in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, af Stormbml, s.s., 63 tons, Doilo, from Wanganui. Passengers: Saloon—Eev. Mr. Clark, Captain -Moon, Captain Adams, Messrs. Carey, Allen. Skinner, Oaks, Wilson, Jlonz, Caffln,, Cockeray, Caldera,, Walker, Freeman, Ingram. Grey, McDonald, Maxwell. Duncan, WUdeford, Bazan; and two steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. „ ■ , Hannsll Earratt, scJiponer, 54 tons, Kenner, from Katkourit. , February 28.—Phcehe. s.s., 416 tons. Worsp, from Port Chalmers and- Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon Mr. and Mrs. Taucred Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Mann and child, Miss Candy, Miss Moorhouse Miss Garrard,‘Bev. Dr. Stuart, Eev. Mr. Johnston, Messrs. Bowler, Seagar, Bell, Joel, Stephenson, Wolfe, Locke, Briggs, Maskell, Fuchs, Cook, Saunders, Eolleston, Carruthers, Bennett; and eleven in the steerage. E. S. Ledger, agent, r ■ ■ SAILED. February 27.—Day Dawn, schooner, 24 tons, McLachlin, for Foxton. T. W. Pilcher, agent. . . CLEARED OUT. ■ February 26.— Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. E. S. Ledger, agent. IMPORTS. Jessie, from-Havelock; 26,000 feet sawn timber.' Clio, from Havelock; 35,000 feet sawn timber. _ _ Melbourne, from Melbourne: 300 cases ammunition, 4 cases rifles, 863 kegs blasting powder. Lyttelton, from Blenheim: 50 bales wool, 1, parcel, 2 bales skins, 1 bag, 1 parcel, 1 kit fruit, 4 hides, 2 pkgs. k ■ l flangatira, from Poverty Bay and Napier; 201 sacks .grass seed, 2 boxes fruit, 1 box, 2 cases, 21 pkgs luggage, 6 bags fat, 3 casks tallow, 5 bundles skins. . : EXPORTS. Day Dawn, for Foxton: 194 iron rails, 3 tons oats, Lyttelton, for Blenheim: 3 cases, 1 parcel. 1 box, 3 pkgs, 1 parcel, 1 trunk, 5 cases stout, 5. cases lime juice, 7 kegs nails, 1 cask whiting, 4 cases drapery, 2 trusses, S Iron posts, 2 cases. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Northern Pouts. —Wellington, s.s., Cth instant. Southern Ports. —Star of the South, s.s., early ; Easby, s.s./this day. - Hobarton. —Malay, barque, early. Melbourne, via Southern Ports.— Otago, s.s., €th instant.- -

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. early ; Carnatic, 30th March; Avalanche, 20th March. Northern Ports.—Phoebe, s. s., this day. Wanoanui,— Stormblrd, s.s., and Manawatu, p.s., this day. • Newcastle.-—Easby, s.s., this day. Southern Ports.-—Wellington, s.s., Cth instant. Foxton. —Napier, s.s., and Egmont. s.s., this day. Melbourne, via West Coast.—Otago, s.s.. Cth instant. Napier and Poverty Bay. Rangatira, s.s., this day. BY TELEGRAPH. PORT CHALMERS, Sunday. Arrived: Auxiliary screw steamer, Emu, from the Thames. AUCKLAND, Saturday. Arrived: Wellington, from the South. LYTTELTON, Saturday. The Alhambra sails to-morrow, at noon, for Dunedin via Oamaru. The Taranaki sails at six o’clock. The steamer Stormbird, Captain Doile, from Wanga nui, arrived on Saturday evening last, at six o’clock. She left the Wanganui wharf at 1 a.m. on Saturday, and had a light northerly wind to Kapiti, where a strong gal© commenced to blow from the southward. Captain Doile experienced some difficulty in rounding Terawiti, and at times, so fierce was the gale, the intention was almost carried out of turning the steamer’s head and running for shelter. ' The Stormbird arrived after a passage of seventeen hours. The brigantine Enterprise, Campbell, master, having shipped a full cargo of railway material at the breastwork for Greymoutb, cleared at the Customs on Saturday last. " She sails with the first change of wind. The steamer Phcebe, Captain Worsp, arrived at 11.30 yesterday morning from Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, after an excellent run of seventeen hours from the former port. Strong southerly wind favored the vessel,' She sails this day at 2 p.m. for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. The schooner Clio and and ketch Jessie arrived on Saturday morning last from Havelock with full cargoes of timber. The topsail schooner Melbourne, Captain RadclifTe, from Melbourne, arrived early on Saturday morning last, and anchored at the powder ground. She brought a quantity of ammunition and rifles for the General Government, and 862 barrels of blasting powder for Lyttelton, for which port she cleared on Saturday.- She will sail with the first slant of northerly wind.

The steamer Bangatira, Captain Griffiths, from Poverty Bay, Napier, and Castle Point, arrived on Saturday at noon. She left Napier at noon on Friday, arriving at Castle Point at 11 p.m. Landed cargo and proceeded on her run to Wellington. From Napier till within a few miles of Cape Palliser f air northerly - winds assisted the vessel, and when the Cape had been rounded a strong southerly wind favored her till arrival. She will ship cargo for Castle Point, Napier, and Poverty Bay, to-day, and sail at four this afternoon. The schooner Hannah Barratfc, Benner, master, arrived from Kaikoura on Saturday afternoon, and the ketch Falcon, from Blenheim via Flaxbourno, made fast to the wharf at nine o'clock on Saturday morning." -V The steamer Napier, from tills port to Opunake, was passed by the steamer Stormbird off the Manawatu Biver on Saturday morning last. During the northwest gale, on Tuesday afternoon, the ship Grace Darling, cleared fpr* Puget Sound, parted her chain'af ninety went ashore on the eastern point of Bhodes Bay. The boats from the harbor department, in charge of Pilot Beed, went off immediately to the vessel to render assistance, at 7 p.m. The Star of the South, steamer, went to the vessel’s assistance, but after two hours' detention, and finding that the tide would not serve to get the vessel off. she proceeded oh her .voyage. At 11 p.m. Messrs. Cameron’s steamer proceeded to the ship Langstone, then lying off the breakwater, and obtained from Captain Mitchell on©of his anchors, and then steamed off at daybreak to the ship, which was still aground ; the anchor having been, made fruit to the chain, it was dropped in Rhodes Bay, and with the assistance of the steamer she was taken, off and.moored in safety in the Bay. Captain Blair speaks in the highest terras of Captains Peters, Jenkins, and Mitchell, who, on seeing his ship in such a dilemma, manned their boats and proceeded to the vessel, giving the: mate advice as to what should be done : and to Captain Farquhar, of the s.s. Star of the Souths who stood by the vessel, doing his best* to get,the ship from her position. To these gentlemen he tenders his best thanks, and also to the harbor crew, who worked most indefatigahly, stopping up all night and doing what they could for the safety of the vessel. The ship has not received any material damage,- and will be able to proceed on her voyage oh recovery of her, anchor. —Lyttelton Times, Feb. 25. ■, . -

■Water Power on Board Snip.—Of late years, steam-power has been employed to load and unload large ships; the steam is conveyed in pipes to different parts of the vessel, and does its work in a wasteful and. noisy way. It has been shewn in a paper, read before the institution of Civil Engineers, that water-power Is much bettersuited for the purpose than steam-power ; that loading and unloading, hoisting the anchor or sails, warping the ship into dock, steering, stoking, discharging ashes, and so forth, can all be done quickly and quietly with proper hydraulic apparatus. The power is supplied from an accumulator, into which water is forced from the engine-room, and is thence led in small pipes to the working apparatus. With this help the engines of a ship may be reversed with great celerity, the rudder can be put over from midships to hard a port or starboard in.sixteen, seconds; in unloading, four, ropes running one hundred and eighty-seven'feet per minute, can be worked from qne hatchway, and without noise. ' With such capabilities as these, ; the hydraulic machinery can hardly fall to he brought into use at all our principal trading ports,—Melbourne Age.

Tub Ship W. W. Smith, prom London.—This ship was signalled early yesterday morning, hut as it was known there were no immigrants on board, the arrival .attracted very little attention. • At nine o’clock the Health Officer, Dr. Donald, proceeded to the ship and cleared her, there having been ho sickness during the voyage. The vessel is not remarkable for beauty, but she is a comfortable ship, and has made a good passage of oighty-nine days. Her decks are lumbered up with sheep-pens, and her ’tween decks are entirely devoted to sheep. It is gratifying to state that of 127 shipped only four died on the passage, which reflects great credit on the shepherds in charge. Some of the tanks leaked, and as the supply of water ran short the sheep had to be kept on half allowance. The sheep, which are pure Lincoln, are in excellent condition, and it is the largest shipment in one vessel ever brought to our port.— Lj/ttelton, Times, February 2d* Cruise or tub Easby. —The steamer Easby returned from her Lyttelton trip yesterday afternoon, having run up in twenty-four hours, a part of the distance being steamed against a strong southerly breeze. She left the port on Saturday at 2 p.m., and arrived at Lyttelton shortly after noon on Sunday; discharged the flock of sheep she took down and some cargo, shipped 1400 bags of grain, andleft at 8.30 p.m,, with squally N.'WV weather. A change to southward followed, and gave place to variable light winds and very thick dirty weather to port. The Easby has two or three hundred tons of coal to put out, and is to leave on Saturday on a round’Ho various.ports and Newcastle. Hence she goes to Lyttelton, will there ship 10,000 bushels of grain for Sydney; then goes on to Napier, thence to 'Wellington, and thence to Sydney, there to land the grain shipped at Lyttelton. From Sydney she proceeds to Newcastle to load coal, returns to Sydney, and lakes her Anal departure from that port for Wellington. The Easby brought up 24 passengers. We are sorry to hear that she was put to a great deal of inconvenience whilst at Lyttelton.— Otago Daily Times, February 25.