SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4791, 31 July 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. High Water.— ll.4l a.m. ; p.m. ARRIVED. July 20. —Manawatu. p s., 103 tons, Ilarvoy, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon ; Misses Parkes and Croucher. Mrs. Evans, Captain Wray, Messrs. Axup, Levi, Cudderford. Norbury. Brough, Evans, Jackson, Duthie, Overend, Bruce, Trnlock, and Fookes; 4 in ‘the steerage. Ledger, agent. _ Napier, s.s., 44 tons,'Butt, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin ; Miss and Master Atkinson. Messrs. Blush, Klans. Montgomery, T. Knight, Laughlin, Knight, Weeds Freeman, Cochrane, Berry, Raioe, and Beaumont. Turnbull and Co., agents. Taranaki, s.s., 290 tons, Andrew, from the South Passengers—Saloon: Miss Jackson, Mrs. Buller and 2 children. Mrs, Barb, Messrs. Sale. Davis, Gibbs. Mcßcn, Campbell. Dumergan, Stanton, Green, Webberly, Dale, Christison, Nathan, Ding, and raloon ,* 21 in the steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Young Dick, schooner. IG3 Armit, ff9*u Hobarton. Passengers Cabin: Misses Benoall and Taylor. Mrs. Thomson and family (3), Master Bock, and Mr. Beck. Beck and Tonks, agents. City of New York, s.s., 3009 tons, Caverly. from the South. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Belfield, Messrs. Schwake, Baker, Lord, Sutler, and Archer. Turnbull and Co., agents. Saucy Lass, schooner, 39 tons, Callow, from lelorus’ r Sound. Passengers —Mr. and Mrs. Harmsh, Mr. and Mrs. Funny. Master, agent. Luna, p.s., 103 tons, Fairchild, from Cook Strait. Oreti, schooner, CO tons, Nelson, from Greymouth. Thomas, agent. . _ Tui, s.s. 04 tons, Bonner, fromloxton. Pasiotigers—Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Miss McDonald, Messrs. Owen, McCaul, and Knight; 2in the steerage. P.ishop, agent. July 30.—Ringarooma, s.s., G 23 tons, McLean, from Melbourne via the South. Passengers—Saloon : From Melbourne: Mr. and Mrs. Elliott and 3 chilbren. Mr. Stephens and 3 children. Miss Gilflllen, Messrs. Broadbent, Burgess, and Jones. From Lyttelton : Mr. Prosser. Bishop, agent, Rangatira, s.s., 185 tons. Evans, from Napier. Passengers—Saloon : Simonsen Opera Troupe (47>, Miss Campbell. Messrs. Walters, Robinson, Lynch, Pallett, Blythe. Wheatly. Ackerwood, Gifford, Bartleman, McNeil, Whyte. Gay, and Robinson. Ledger, agent. Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, from JNapior. Passengers—Cabin : Misses Droomgood, Kidd, and Murray, Messrs. Wilson, Heigh, Upton, Edmonds. Smith, and four of the crew of the barque Coq Du Village. Levin and Co. agents. Matau, s.s., 104 tons, Captain Urquhart, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Alwain, Miss Close, Messrs. McLean, Atkins, and Smith: 4 in the steerage. Bishop, agent. SAILED. July 29. —Cynthia, schooner, 5G tons, Swede, from Pelonis Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. Hannah Barratt, schooner, 43 tons, Renner, for Lyttelton. July 30.—City of New York, s.s., 3009 tons, C&verly, for Napier, Auckland, Kandavau, Honolulu, and San Francisco. Passengers—Saloon: For San Francisco : Mr. and Mrs. Hirst, For Kandavau: Mr. Hamley. For Auckland; Messrs. Plumbridge (2>, and Cookson. For Napier: Misses Bendall and Taylor. Messrs. Ormond and Axup : 11 original tor Coast, and 14 for San Francisco. Turnbull and Co., agents. Ruby, schooner, 24 tons, Dalton, for Kavkonra. Bethune and Hunter, agents. Aurora, schooner, 37 tons, Rorneril, for the East Coast. Pearce, agent. Taranaki, s.s , 299 tons, Andrew, for the Passengers—Saloon : Twelve. Levin and Co., IMPORTS. Napier, from Foxton: C 9 sheepskins, Walton; 1 piano. Cutler and Moore ; S pkgs, Bettie; 1 do, Stuart; 2 do. Douglas. Glimpse, from Tlmaru: 140 sacks flour; 400 do oats. Order. Star of the Sea. from Havelock: 20,000 ft. sawn timber. Waddell and Co.: G hides, 31 sheepskins. Order. Taranaki, from Dunedin: 20 cases tobacco. Turnbull ; 2GO cases, SO casks, 24 do, IS castings. 4 bales, Levin and Co.; 1 case. Mills: 1 do, Brown; 1 do, Jamieson and Co. ;2 do, Robertson; 16 hhds, Eddie and Jack; 5 cases. Telegraph department; 1 do, Lindsay: 3 cases. D’Arcy ; 2 cases, Allan ; 1 do. Pritchard : 1 do, Lockio ; 1 do. 1 crate. Turnbull and Co.. 2 pkgs, Love ; 20 bags grass seed, Dale. Moa, from Lyttelton ; 30 sacks chaff, 10 tons flour, 11 sacks do, 30 do wheat, Order. Manawatu, from Wanganui; SC bates seed, Kinross and Co.; 104 casks tallow, 15 bales skins, 31 do wool, Krull and Co.; 135 sheep. Barber ; 12 casks tallow, Johnston and Co.; 10 kegs butter, Order. EXPORTS. Cynthia. forPelorus Sound : 5S tons railway iron, 14 bales chaff, 33 bags, do, Greenfield and Stewart. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London;- Dunbritton, ship, early ; Midlothian, ship, early. Hamburg. —Fitz Reuter, ship, daily. Lyttleton. —Star Queen, barque, early. Melbourne. —Wollomai, brigantine, early. Northern Ports. —Hawea, s.s.. Ist August. Newcastle, —Malay, barque, daily. Wanganui. —Stormbird s.s., this day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. San Francisco.— Camperdown, ship, 7th August. Southern Ports. —Hawea, s.s., Ist August, Melbourne, tia the South. —Ringarooma, s.s., 2nd August. Wanganui —Manawatu, p.s., this day; Stormbird, s.s., this day. Foxton. —Napier, s.s., this day; Matau, s.s., this day. Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika.—Tui, s.s., this day. Castlepoint and Napier. — Kiwi, s.s., 3rd August. Nelson. —Ringarooma, s.s., this day. Castlepoint/Napter, and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, s.s., Ist August. BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Saturday. Sailed; N.Z.S. Co.'s ship Wairoa, for the Bluff. —Arawata, for Melbourne and South. i".; Cleared : Fernglen, ship, for London. PORT CHALMERS, Saturday. Arrived : Ship Norral, from London, with 40 passengers, 2000 tons cargo, and 30 tons powder in a properly constructed magazine. WEATHER AT 5 p.m. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland.—29‘B7—Calm : fine. Castle Point. much swell. Wellington.— 29*77 —Calm; rain. Hokitika.— 297s — E.N.E., light; gloomy. Bar rough. Westport. —2o‘CO —E.. fresh ; gloomy. Bar rough. Timaru.— 29’B4 N.E., fresh; gloomy. Considerable sea. Oamaru.— 2o-BG-N.E., fresh ; gloomy. Sea rough. Barometer falling. The R.M.S.S. City of New York dropped Anchor in our harbor on Saturday night at eight minutes past 0 o’clock, thus doing the run from Lyttelton to this port in a little over fourteen hours. She left Port Chalmers on the 28th at 9.30 a.m., and In fifteen hours more was in Lyttelton, where she remained for three hours and a half, leaving there at 4 a.m. on Saturday. She commenced coaling here about three hours after arrival, and the work was not terminated tills o’clock yesterclav morning. The City took her departure for Napier. Auckland, Honolulu, and San Francisco about an hour afterwards. Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co.’s fine steamer Ringarooma, Captain John McLean, left Melbourne on the 22nd inst. at 2 p.m., and arrived at the Bluff on the 26th at 9 p.m. Next day at 4 p.m. sailed for Port Chalmers, arriving there at 7 a.m. on the 28th. The same afternoon at 4 o’clock saw her on the way for Lyttelton, which port she reached at. 7 a.m. next day. Left Lyttelton same day atCp.m., and arrived alongside the Queen's wharf at 10.30 a.m. yesterday. Experienced light southerly winds, with fine weather, from Melbourne to the Bluff. Light northerly winds, with fine weather, characterised the run up the coast of New Zealand. The Ringarooma will sail for Nelson this evening. Messrs; Beck and Tonks' fine topsail schooner Young Dick, Captain R. Armit, was towed up the harbor on Saturday afternoon s.s;Moa.andcame to an anchor off the wharf at 5.15 p.m. The Young Dick left Hobarton on Friday, the 14th instant, and cleared the land next day. Had light S.E. weather up to the 23rd, thence strong easterly winds until making Cape Farewell on the 26th. From there had light breezes and calms till making the port. The Dick brings eight passengers and a large cargo, Consisting of about 927 cases jams, 1296 cases apples, and 5 tons onions, besides a quantity of timber, palings, chaff, &c. The Union Company’s s.s. Taranaki, Captain Andrew, arrived here at 9.45 a.m. on Saturday, from Southern ports. She left Dunedin at C 15 p.m. on the 27th, and arrived at Lyttelton next day at 11.45 a.m.; left again at 4 p.m., arriving here as above. Experienced light N.E. wind throughout. The Taranaki took her departure for Picton. Nelson, New Plymouth, and Manakauatnoon yesterday. The p.s. Manawatu, with a full cargo of produce, 135 sheep, and 21 passengers, arrived here on Saturday morning at C o’clock. She left Wanganui at 2.30 p.m. on Friday, and had fresh head wind all the way down. Reports passing the schooner Aspasia, from this port, in the Wanganui river. The Manawatu will sail for Wanganui to-day at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The s.s. Napier left Foxton at 3 p.m. on Friday, and arrived here at 2 a.m. on Saturday. Had light southerly wind throughout. The Napier will sail for Foxton to-day. The 8.8. Matau, Captain Urquhart, left Lyttelton on Saturday at 8 p.m., and arrived at Kaikoura on Sunday at 8.15 a.m.; landed cargo, mails, and passengers, and proceeded North at 12 noon ; yjassed Capo Campbell at G. 30 p.m., arrived at the Heads at 10.30 p.m., and the Queen’s wharf at 11.10 p.m. Experienced N.N.E. wind, with lumpy sea. The p.s. Luna, Captain Fairchild, returned to port on Saturday night, from the survey of the bottom of Cook Strait, over which it is proposed to lay the second cable. She left here on Friday at 11 a.m., and on arrival off Lyell Bay shaped a zig-zag course across the Strait, taking soundings about every two minutes. The deep sea sounding machine, which was constructed by Mr. E. W. Mills, on the principle invented by Professor Thompson, worked admirable both in paying out the lead and winding it in. The moment the lead touched the bottom the whole machinery carno to a standstill, thus enabling those engaged in the survey to obtain accurate soundings. The greatest depth of water reached as yet has been 140 fathoms; but it is expecteil that when tho deep water is got Into, 400 fathoms will he found. The weather on Saturday was fine, a strong breeze howerer was blowing from the E.S.E. Captain Fairchild is of opinion that it will take about two days more to complete the work. I! the weather is propitious, the Luna will leave again for the scene of operations this morning. Captain Johnston, we may state, conducts the survey. _ The s.s. Kiwi, Captain Campbell, left Napier at 12 SO p ra. on Saturday. Had strong thick E.N.E. winds till arrival here at 6.30 p.m. yesterday, Eeports passing the City of New York at 2 p.m.yesterday off Paliissor. Tho Kiwi brings 100 sacks maize and 70 bales wool. She will be taken, np on the slip to-day for the purpose of receiving, a new propeller. This propeller was brought out by herself as a spare one, bufc experience has taught her owners that the screw

now on is much too small for her, tho engines having had to travel at an enormous rate to get any speed out of her. The owners, therefore, .decided tg make the spare screw larger, and thus decrease the speed of the engine, and at the same time increase the travelling powers of the boat. It is thought that the alteration will have tho effect of adding another two knots to her speed. Mr. E: W. Mills is carrymg out the work. The Kiwi will sail for Napier on Wednesday afternoon. , ~ . The s.s. Tui. Captain Bonner, from * OX , tOI J- re “ turned to port on Saturday night- She left 1 oxton at 1 o’clock same afternoon, and had light- winds throughout. The Tui is advertised to sail for W estport. Grey, and Hokitika to-day. t The ss. Rangatira'arrived hero yesterday at 1.15 p m from Napier, with cargo, and sixty-one passengers She left Napier at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and had fresh N.E. wind all the way. The Rangatira will sail for Castle Point, Napier, and Poverty Bay toramrow at 5 p.m. Mr. O. Thomas’ topsail schooner Oreti, Captain Nelson, arrived here on Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock. She is from Gieymouth, and brings a cargo of coal and cuke for her owner. The Oreti left that port at 7 a.m. on the 11th inst., and had moderate N.E. and N.W. winds for about 24 hours, thence strong S.E. winds. When off Terawiti on the 21st inst. met a very heavy S.E. gale, and had to run back to Queen Charlotte Sound. Stopped there till Wednesday 2Cth, when she weighed anchor, and came through tho Strait with a light S.E. wind. The schooner Saucy Lass, Captain Callow, arrived here on Saturday night from Pelorus Sound, which place she left on Friday. Had light southerly wind Still no news of the missing brig Britain’s Pride, now 44 days from Hobarton. Surely some fatal accident has happened to her, or else some tidings of her would now bo heard off. Tho little hope that was entertained of the Young Dick falling in with her has been dispelled by that vessel arriving hero on Saturday, and reporting having seen no traces of her. Indeed we are now almost forced to tho conclusion that the brig has foundered with all hands, and that she adds another to the now long list of “ missing vessels.” Captain Armit, of the Young Dick, wishes to return his thanks to Captain Mclntyre for towing him into port. _ , , Tho p.s. Luna went into Worscr Bay on Friday night. Next morning, when returning to the work of survey, she took the brigs Neptune and Robin Hood, bound to Newcastle, in tow and brought them outside the Heads, where they were cast off. The Neptune stood out to the middle of the Strait, while the other kept close to the land. Captain Fairchild states that tho result was that tho Neptune had a nine-knot breeze, while the Robin Hood had comparatively a light wind. After passing Terawiti the Robin flood seemed to have caught more wind, for she was gradually coming up on the god of the sea. At noon on Saturday they had passed the Brothers, the Neptune then having a lead of about five miles. Captain Fairchild, considering the fresh breeze that was blowing at the time, believes that both of the brigs must have cleared the Strait before,nightfall. We had barely time to notice tho arrival of Messrs. Mclntyre and Co.’s steamer, which reached here on Saturday morning, consequently wo were unable to give any account of her appearance, &c: The Moa is a little steamer of 50 tons register, capable of carrying about 70 or SO, tons of cargo. She was imported from England in 1864 by a firm in Lyttelton, and came out there in pieces, where she was fitted up. Since then she has been employed in carrying passengers, tendering ships, tugging, and ballasting, in fact, doing all sorts of harbor work. At present she is considerably out of repair above water, but her bottom is almost as sound as the first day she was launched. She is built on the old style of marine architecture, full in the bow and stern, with considerable beam, but withal strong and staunch. The plates of iron in her are extra thick when compared with steamers of the modern type, and the angle iron frames are very close set together. She is fitted up with a powerful diagonal engine, consisting of two oscillating cylinders, the two piston rods being fastened on to one crank. It is not a direct acting engine, being what is known as a gear engine—that is to say, a large cog-wheel, working direct from the crank shaft, is fitted into another cog of lesser size, the latter being fitted on to the propeller shaft. The engine is of 30 h.p. nominal, capable of being worked up to 00 h.p. On Saturday afternoon, the weather being suitable, Mr. Mclntyre determined to have atrial out of his new purchase; the chief object of the trial, however, was to see how the engines would work. Shortly after 2 p.m. she left the breastwork, about thirty gentlemen availing themselves of a cheap excursion. The Moa proceeded down the bay, doing about five to six knots an hour. On coming up with the schooner Hannah Barratt, which was trying to get out, she made fast to her, and took her as far as Worser Bay without the least difficulty, the diminution in her speed being scarcely discernible. The Young Dick was next sighted coming slowly up the harbor. An offer-was made to tow her in, which was accepted. The Dick proved rather a heavier drag than the Hannah Barratt: however, reasonable progress was made, and in little over an hour the Young Dick was at anchor to the southward of the wharf. During the trip liberal refreshments were provided by Mr. Mclntyre, and tho excursionists enjoyed the trip one and all. Mr. E. Seager, manager for Mr. E. W. Mills, went with tho steamer for the purpose of testing the engines, and he reported them in good repair, they only requiring a little packing here and there. Mr. Seager suggested that she should be provided with a propeller half the size again, which would give her greater power. We understand that it is the intention of Messrs. Mclntyre and Co. to get her thoroughly renovated, and have her fitted up suitably for excursion trips and fishing expeditions round the harbor on Saturday afternoons. She will also bo used for tendering ship}, as a tug boat, and as a ballast lighter, &c. On the whole wc may congratulate Messrs. Mclntyre and Co. on their new purchase. A steamer like the Moa has long been wanted here, and we have no doubt but that she will be a success in every respect. Many of our readers will be sorry to hear that Captain C. Lloyd, of the s.s. Taranaki, has resigned the command of that steamer in favor of Captain Andrew, who takes the command by virtue of seniority. The Otago Guardian has the following account of a presentation made to Captain Lloyd in Dunedin, together with a handsome gold Albert guard, with locket attached, bearing the following inscription;— “Presented to Captain Lloyd by the officers and crew of the s.s. Taranaki. Dunedin, July 20, 187 G." The testimonial was subscribed for entirely by the officers and crew. Mr. Dougherty, the purser, read the address, and Mr. Anderson, chief officer, on behalf of the subscribers, presented the testimonial. Captain Lloyd, although much overcome by this spontaneous display of kindly feeling and goodwill, thanked the donors in a few well-chosen words, concluding by proposing “Success to the Union Company,” coupled with the name of Mr. James Mills, the managing director, to which Mr. Monkman suitable replied. The meeting, after drinking “Health and prosperity to Captain Lloyd, and success to the Union Company," broke up. “Dunedin, July 26, 1870. To Captain C. Lloyd. Dear Sir, —'We, the undersigned officers and crew, cannot allow the occasion of your retiring from the command of the s.s. Taranaki, to pass without tendering you our thanks for the uniform kindness and courtesy which has invariably marked your intercourse with us during the eighteen months we have had the privilege of serving under you ; and we respectfully beg your acceptance of the accompanying token as a slight memento of tho universal esteem we entertain for you. While ever seeking the interests of the company you served, and forwarding them in every way, we cordially bear testimony that you have managed, with a tact seldom found afloat, to maintain at all times strict discijdinc, with a mildness of rule that has rendered the vessel like a home, and elicited this spontaneous feeling of regret on onr part at you leaving us. We earnestly wish you God-speed, and in whatever you may undertake, our prayers and wishes for your welfare will follow you wherever fortune may lead you.—We arc. &c."~ [Here followed the names of the officers and crew.]—Captain Lloyd stands next on the list for the first vacancy.