SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4405, 3 May 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP WELLINGTON. Hion Watib, 2.36 a.m.: 3.3 r.M. arrived. Tinmmtlrj 3.3.. IS6 tons, Griffiths, from and Poverty .Bay.. m M?.“nd Mrs. Maloney and two children Messrs. Carter and Sheriff: and 15 in the steerage. R« S. Lodger, Agent. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, from vV anganul. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Oakley, Mrs. Fannin, and Mrs. Meehan, Messrs. Pharazyn, Booth, Moorhouse, Staples, Izard, Pole, Clifford, Marks, Curley, PriaX, and Shaw. R. S. Ledger, agent, Neptune, brig, 200 tons, Crole, from Newcastle. Passengers—Cabin: Mr., Mrs., and Miss Short. W. R. Williams, agent. Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Romeril, from Havelock, via Pelorus Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, Fawn, ketch, 32 tons, Davis, from Havelock, via Pelorus Sound. Ruby, schooner, 24 tons. Dalton, from the Kalkouras. Passengers: Miss Julia Kavan, Messrs. G, Bears, Geo. Simpson, Hector* Harman, and Chas. Lynch. Bethuno and Hunter, agents. Seagull, brigantine, from Oamaru. SAILED. May I.—Phoebe, s.s., 499 tons. Worsp, for Manukau, via Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. and Miss Blackett, Mrs. Coutts, and Mrs. White, Messrs. Roskruge,' Horneman, Gowan, Millar, Stodclart; and sin the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Internet. French corvette, 9 guns, Pierre, for Auckland, via the East Coast. CLEARED OUT. May I.—Omaha, brigantine, 132 tons, Meeklcjohn, for Kaipara. Jane Anderson, schooner, 96 tons, Dawson, for Havelock. Elizabeth, schooner. 33 tons. Short, for Picton. light of the Age, barque, 472 tons, Alexander, for Newcastle. IMPORTS. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 1 box, X bale, Burrett; 1 trunk shoes, Ladd and Co.: 3 trunks. 3 cases, 2 parcels, 1 box, Sellars: 1 case. Barton: 1 case, Hughes. Neptune, brig, from Newcastle: 510 tons coal, 20 • cases oranges, W. R. Williams. Fawn, from Pelorus Sound: 22,000 feet sawn timber. Order. EXPORTS. Phcebe, for Nelson: 5 pkgs. Hirst; 7 pkgs. 21 cases. Turnbull; 1 truss, 1 case, Thompson and Co. ;17 eases, Wilson and Co.: 1 parcel. Union Bank*. 20 kegs butter. Young; 1 parcel, A. M. P. Society. For New Plymouth—l case. Burrett; 1 case. Levin; 2 pkgs. Hirst: 54 pkgs, Turnbull. • For Onehunga —3 cases, • Ledger ; 1 case, Laurie : 1 parcel, Brogden : 1 parcel. Public Works: 1 parcel, A. M. P. Society. Phcebe, for Northern ports: Original cargo from South. Transhipped ex Light of the Age, from New York, for Nelson—3o cases nails. For Picton—l case, Young; 1 box tobacco. 3 cases, Ladd and Co.; 4 sacks, Kreeft; 1 truss, Smith ; 23 pkgs. Turnbull: 1 parcel, Poulaon ; 1 trunk, Taylor ; 3 pkgs, 2 pkgs, 100 standards, 4 drums. Gibson; 10 sacks flour, O’Shea; 1 bag. Mills; 3 pkgs, Whitteru and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. -London. — TTimlostan, Dalran, Kingdom of Italy. Southern Ports. —Ladybird, s.s,, Cth inst. Sydney and Newcastle. —Easby, s.s., this day. Melbourne, via Southern Forts. — Otago, s.s. 3rd May ; Albion, s.s., 6th May. Lyttelton. —Elizabeth Curie, this day. ’ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Napier and Poverty Bay.— Rangalira, s.s., this day. Wanganui. —Manawatu, p.s., this day. Newcastle. -Dallam Tower, ship, this day: Alarm, brig, this day; Camille,' barque, early. MELBOURNE, AND WEST COAST PORTS. —OtagO, a.s., 3rd May ; Albion, s.s., 7th May. Port Chalmers, via Lyttelton.—Easby, s.s., this day. BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Saturday. Arrived. —The Luna, at 10 45.' She lands stores at the lighthouse this afternoon, and sails South tomorrow.— Joliba, trom Sydney ; and Sarah and Mary, from Hokitika. Cleared. —Ship Hudson, for London, with 10,326 sacks wheat. Sunday. Arrived, —Tin tern Abbey, ship, from London, with immigrants. Sailed.— W. W, Smith, ship, for Auckland ; barques Hopeful, Adeline Burke, and Corrido, for Newcastle; Ashburton, for Melbourne ; schooners Esther and Canterbury, for Wanganui; Elizabeth Curie, for Wellington ; Columbia, Napier, and Emerald, for Westport. Heavy S.W. gale blowing ; no communication with vessels. PORT CHALMERS, Saturday. Arrived. —Barques Bobyclto, Union, and Duke of Edinburgh, from Newcastle, N.S.W., April 19; s.s. Taranaki, from Lyttelton; Agnes Jessie, schooner, from Hobarton. _ «... The ship Timaru, which left The Bluff on the 24th ult., is anchored outside Tairoa Heads, and will tow up in the morning. . , A strong S.W. gale is blowing, accompanied by heavy squalls. Sanday , Sailed. —The s.s. Ladybird, for Wellington. A strong gale is blowing from the south-west, accompanied by snow and rain squalls. It has prevailed since yesterday. AUCKLAND, Saturday. Sailed. —Hero, for Sydney, at 5 p.m..

The French corvette Internet sailed for Auckland, via the East Coast, at a very early hour on Saturday. Her somewhat harried departure from Wellington is to be accounted for by the fact that Captain Pierre had received Instructions to proceed to New Caledonia as soon as possible. A strong S.E. gale, accompanied with heavy ram, was blowing during the whole of Saturday, and up to an early hour on Sunday morning, and again during Sunday afternoon and evening. The ship Dallam Tower, brig Alarm, and a number of other vessels were weather-bound in consequence. The Stormbird was launched from Coffey and Dixon’s slip on Saturday, and was warped over to the Lion Foundry, at the breastwork, to receive her new the intention of Captain Williams to place one of his brigs (most likely the Eobin Hood) in the Sydney trade, carrying passengers and general cargo The Robin Hood and Neptune are Shoreham -built bngs, and they are justly celebrated for speed and soundness as evidenced by the rapid passage of six days made by tho Eobin Hood, between here and Sydney, on her last trip. No donbt Captain Williams 3 new venture will meet with favor at the hands of the travelling public and merchants in general. The Sea Gull, brigantine, arrived late on Saturday from Camara, with a cargo of timber. The Phoebe took her departure for the North, via Nelson and Picton, on Saturday, at, 12.30. By telegram we learn that she arrived at Picton at 4.45 p.m., after a splendid run of rather over four hours, during a heavy S.E. gale. This speaks well for her sea-going qualities, as well as the increased speed which she has attained by the recent improvements to her machinery, particulars of which have already appeared in these C °The 3*3 Eangatira, Captain Griffiths, arrived in port on Saturday, at 1 p.m. The captain reports leaving Poverty Bay at 4.36 of the 2flth : had light variable winds up to arrival at Napier, at 4.30 a.m. of the 30th; left Napier at 11 a.m. same day. wind fair but varying till 10 am. of the Ist; from that time until arrival encountered a strong S. W. gale with heavy sea. The Eangatira brought a number of passengers and a general cargo. In consequence of arriving after Customs hours she did not clear, but will do so this momp s Manawatn arrived in harbor on Saturday, at 7 a m ■ had W. winds and heavy swell throughout the trip.’' She brought a large number of passengers. The Aurora, schooner, and the ketch Fawn, both arrived from Havelock via Pelorus Sound on Saturday morning, with cargoes of timber. The Enby, schooner, arrived on Saturday, bringing five passengers and a cargo of produce from the Kaikouras. . . . . _ . , The brig Neptune, belonging to Captain Williams s line of colliers trading between Newcastle and here, arrived on Saturday, after a protracted and stormy passage of eleven (lays, having encountered a succession of E.N.B. and S.S.E. gales during the greater part of the voyage. Captain Coole has kindly given us the following particulars Deft Newcastle on the morning of the 19tb nlt„ in company with several vessels (the Edwin Bassett, also bound to this port, being amongst the number), with the wind E.N.E., which continued for the first three days. It then veered round to the S., from that to tho S.E., accompanied by heavy gales and tremendous high seas, which lasted up to the night of the 2(ith, when the wind went round again to the N.E. From this quarter heavy squalls, with thunder and lightning, were experienced till the 28th. During the 29th and part of the 30th hod variable winds, when a strong breeze sprang up from the 8.E., which enabled the brig to reach port on the following morning. Our river this week presents an unusually brisk appearance as no fewer than two schooners are actively, engaged discharging their cargoes. The William and Mary a boat well adapted to the requirements of this river’ was specially chartered by one of our enterprising merchants, Mr. 8. TapUn, whoso example wo trust to see followed by other local firms. The Patca merchants are no donbt In a good position to offer inducements to vessels of a similar draught as are now lying in the Patea River, to trade in their interests to this port and thus avoid the unnecessary transhipment and vexations delay which their goods often suffer while in transit to this port. The captains of both vessels inform ns that the river is not half so bad as it is painted, and are quite willing to return, providing sufficient Inducement is offered. The Huon Belle is consigned to Mr. G W. Williams, with a full cargo of fencing wire, Ac.— PaU(t muil, April 28. The s s Whampoa, which arrived here several weeks ago from London en route for Sydney, returned to Melbourne from Sydney yesterday on her way to London. She appears to have taken Immensely at Sydney, and soon filled up with passengers and cargo, and here, where It was known that only a limited number of passengers could bo booked, there has been unite a rush for berths. So far this looks well for owners and charterers and others commercially interested, and If tho object sought to be attained is tho establishment of a regular and permanent lino of steamers to these waters like the St. Osyth and Whampoa, It might be worth tho consideration of those at head-quarters to bestow some attention on tho accommodation of 'tween deck passengers,— AT ?SkiD Up l *! SkA-The boat boys of this harbor lately found a barrel floating In the sea, outside tho reef, and brought U into port. On opening, the contents proved to be a substance resembling honey, which was taken to Dr. Hoffmann for identification. It turned out to be a barrel of excellent Venice turpentine, which is procured only In the Alps. • The doctor purchased the prize from tho boys, who left well satisfied with their good lack.—Hawaiian Oa~ utU, March 17a

The New Settlement at Katikatx. —Captain Marks, pilot and harbormaster, has already announced his intention of placing two buoys in the Panl Pani anchorage, and they will prove a convenience of no small nature. We trust, however, that he will not rest satisfied with this, but will continue operations up the Pani Pani channel, between it and Katikati, and more particularly that part near Matahde through the mangroves at the meeting of the waters. Already a large passenger traffic has arisen with Katikati and the Thames, and travellers are constantly being delayed owing to this channel not being buoyed out, it being almost impossible to distinguish It at high water, at which time of tide alone boats can pass. Wo have every reason to believe that a steam launch will shortly be running between this port and Katikati, when it will be absolutely necessary to mark this channel. —Bay of Plenty Times. Report op tub s.s. Mikado.— On Saturday the 13th of March, at 1.45 p.m., the Australasian Steam Navigation Company’s Royal Mail Steamer Mikado, F. Moore, Esq., Commander, took her departure from Sydney en route for San Francisco via Auckland and Honolulu. * She cleared Sydney Heads at 3 p.m. and experienced fine weather throughout. The run across to Auckland was accomplished in four days and twenty hours ; arriving there on Thursday the 18th ult. at noon, thirty-six hours before contract time. Discharged passengers, mails, and cargo, and was to leave on the following day, the 19th, but was prevented by a heavy gale of wind from, the north. In which after several attempts, found it impossible to get away from the wharf without danger. On the 20th at 6.30 a.m., pilot aboard and left Auckland for Honolulu, 8 a.ra. Discharged pilot at noon, the Great Barrier was abeam. Wind N.W., with strong breezes and squally. Through the region of the S.E, trades experienced strong breezes from the N;B., with head sea. The same winds prevailed during the entire passage to Honolulu. On the 23rd at 10 am., passed Eoa, Island, distant ten miles. On the 26th, at 830 a.m., Island of Opolu abeam, distant two miles. On Sunday, the 28th, at 10 p.m., the equator was crossed in long. 100 30 W. -From tins date to Honolulu had strong breezes from N.E. toN.N.E., with heavy squalls. At 6 a.m. on the 3rd April sighted the Island of Oahu. At 10.50 a.m received pilot on board, and arrived at Honolulu at 1.30 p.m. - Hawaiian Gazette , April 7. • • The s.s. Macoreoor: General Average.— The statement of general average of the cargo of this vessel has come to hand by the Cyphrenes. The total cost of getting the Macgregoroff thereof at Kandavau, where she struck, was estimated in Sydney repairing and costs of striking the average) at £15,503 4s. 5d.. and the value of the cargo jettisoned, £9973 19s. 7d. The following are the amounts coming to New Zealand consignees, or to bo paid by them ;—To receive ; Stone Bros., £278 10s.; L. Porter and Co., £39 19s. 4d.; Henderson and Macfarlanc, £32 12s. 6d.; C. G. Quick, £3 16s. lid. Total, £354 18s 9d To pay : Grant and Morton, £9 17s. 6d.; John Reid. £2 10s. 2d.; H. M. Jervis and Co., £22 12s. 6d.; Brown, Campbell and Co., £SO 19s. £BS 19s. Id. —Southern Cross, April 21A 'Wreck.— Captain Beckwith, of the schooner Flying Mist, reports having passed, one day from San Francisco, the wreck of a schooner deeply laden, with part of the lower mast standing, and the hull entirely submerged. It may have been the Varuna, which left this port in January, heavily laden with sugar, and which may have been dismasted in a storm off that port. It is barely possible that the captain and crew may reach the Lower California coast in a boat. If this should prove to be the Varuna, it.is the first vessel lost at sea plying between this port and San Francisco during the past twenty-five years. Accidents to vessels on this rout© are very rare indeed. Since the above was in typo, we learn that the mast had the appearance of having been on fire, and that barnacles covered it and the wreck, showing that it had been in this condition for some time.—lbid. Transfer of Unseawortiiy Ships to Foreign Flags. —We have reason to believe that a very important step has recently been taken, by both the German and Belgian Governments, with the view.of preventing the transfer of imscaworthy vessels, or of vessels respecting whose seaworthiness doubts are entertained, from the British to the German or to Belgian flags. The Ministers of the respective countries, have addressed Lord Derby with the view of obtaining the assistance of her Majesty’s Government in carrying this into effect; and have requested that when the consuls think it desirable, the surveyors to the Board of Trade may be allowed to survey and certify to the seaworthiness of the vessels applying for transfer, previous to such transfer being effected. We think this is -decidedly a step in the right direction, and entertain no doubt but that the Board of Trade and her Majesty’s Government will cordially enter into the proposal, which will greatly assist the Board of Trade in carrying into effect the provisions of the recent Acts for preventing unseawortiiy ships from proceeding to sea. At the present time there is reason to fear that numbers of British vessels, whose owners know that their condition is far from* satisfactory, are easily put under a foreign flag by a colorable transfer ; but should other maritime nations adopt a similar policy to that adopted by the German and Belgian Governments, we shall soon find that owners of British ships prefer keeping their vessels under the British flag, and will doubtless take steps to prevent their being detained under the provisions of the Unseaworthy Act, by placing and keeping them in such a condition that they may proceed to sea without “ serious danger to human life/' —Nautical Magazine.