SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4802, 12 August 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON*, High Water.—S.O a.m. , 8.21 p.m. arrivkd. August 11.—Australiml, barque, 401 tons, Oliver, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. Lnna, p.s., 109 tons, Fairchild, from Cook Strait. SAILED. August 11.—Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons. Campbell, for the East Coast. Passengers—Cabin: Messrs. Kitto, Hnnigan, Coller, DowalJ, Cummins, and Kingsford. Levin an 1 Co., agents. , m Falcon, ketch. 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim, Turnbull aud Co., agents. CLEARED OUT. August 11. —Fritz Reuter, ship, 1475 tons, Peyn, for Callao. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Soloman and Serfort. Krull and Co.. agents. IMPORTS. Otago, from Sydney: 130 cases fruit. Order: rpieces timber, 12 pair dray stocks, Turnbull and Co.; Id chests tea. 13 hf. do do. ISO boxes do, 94 gunnies sugar, 40 mats do, G casks treacle, Jameson Bros.; 20 cases geneva. 20 do matches. Stuart and Co.; 60 do do, Margetts ; 70 boxes tea, 10 bags rice, S cases, 4 casks soda, 1 case matches, 5 hf.-chests tea, Bishop: t> cases, Pilcher; 93 cases fruit, Marshall: 70 do do. Thomas : 2 cases plants, Ormond; 1 qr-cask rum. Pawoo and Co.: 14 gunnies sugar. Welford ; 67 do do, Young , 134 do do. Port; 1 case, colonial wine, Peasant; 1 do do, Sawnvcare ; 2 pkgs, Fraser ; 1 parcel Dyer ; 1 case fruit, Tolhurst. From Nelson : 1 pkg trees, Wilton ; 3 coops fowls, Taylor and Co.; 1 anchor plate, Engl-neer-in-Chicf: 1 coop fowls, Barlow ; 2 pkgs, Dale. Kiwi, from Napier: 45 bales wool, 15 cases tallow. Levin and Co.: 1 pci, Reid. Matau, from Lyttelton : 4 sacks wheat, 1 pel. Order; 2 bdls iron, Dawson, From Kaikonra : 4 sacks rabbits. Hand 3 cases crawfish. Smith. EXPORTS. Kiwi, for Napier: 4 octaves wine, Johnston and Co.; 334 pkgs. Levin and Co.: 1 donkey engine. Brogden; lease, Thompson, Shannon, and Co.; 3cases, Pilcher; 1 do, Armed Constabulary Force; 25 cases kerosene, 1 qr-cask, 30 cases. 15 drums 4 nest tubs, - sacks almonds, 70 cases, 10 boxes, 44 pkgs, 11 kegs, 25 colls wire. Turnbull and Co., 4 cases, Crease : 100 boxes candles, Nathan and Co.; 3 pkgs. Levin and Co.; 2 do. Hirst and Co. For Castle Point: 2 pkgs. Levy; S do, Mclntyre; 1 bath. Dawson; 1 pci, Cook; 11 pkgs. Crease; 2 oars, Mills. Falcon, for Blenheim : 1 'pel, 1 case cartridges, 1 do gunpowder, 20 tons coal, 24 cases kerosene, 2 do sultanas, 1 cask sulphur, 1 chest sago, 1 box blue, 1 case groceries, Turnbull and Co.; 1 box, 1 case, O’Shea ; 1 trunk, 1 case. Bishop; 1 bale, Dutton ; 1 case drapery, 1 truss do., Stuart and Co.; 4 tons coke. Gas Company ; 1 pci, Poulson. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Loudon.- Midlothian, ship, early; Waikato, ship, early, Lyttlbton. —Star Queen, barque, early. Newcastle. —Annie Melhuish, barque, early ; Edwin Bassett, barque, early ; Wressoll Castle, barque. Northern Ports. Wellington, s.s., 14th inst; Hawea, s.s., 18th inst. , Southern Forth, —Taupo, s.s., 13th inst,; Taranaki, s.s., 16th inst. . Westport. Greymouth, and Hokitika. —Tui s s,, 13th inst. Napier.— Rangatira, s.s., 13th inst. Melbourne via the South.—Albion, s.s., 33th inst, PROJECTED DEPARTURES. San Francisco. —Camperdown, ship, 13th inst. Southern Ports. —Welington, s.s, 14th inst.; Hawea, s.s., 18th inst. Melbourne, via the South. —Otago, s.s.,this day. Castlepoint and Napier. —Rangatira, s.s., 16th inst. , . _ Northern Ports. —Taupo, s.s., 14th inst.; Taranaki, s.s., 17th inst. Westport, Grey, and Hokitika.—Tui, s.s., 14th inst, . Sydney, via West Coast.—Albion, s.s., 14th inst. Foxton.—'Matau, s.s., this day; Napier, s.s., 14th inst, Newcastle.—Easby, s.s., 14th inst. Wanganui. —Stormbird, s.s., this day; Manawatu, p.s., this day. BY TELEGRAPH LYTTELTON, Friday. Arrived ; Albion, from Port Chalmers. AUCKLAND, Friday. Sailed : St. Kilda, for Wanganui. PORT CHALMERS, Friday. Sailed : Taupo. Passengers—For Akaroa : Mr. Ma* tbeson. For Lyttelton r Misses Gales and McDonald, Messrs Gibbs and Mendelsohn. For Wellington ; Mrs. Meek, Miss Noon, Messrs. Fenwick, Calcutt. Ruff, Peters, and Moss. For Manukau : Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm and family, and Mr. Dally. For Napier •’ Mr. Gulliver. For Nelson : Mr. Bowman. ■ GREYMOUTH. Friday. The steamer Maori while being towed out by the Despatch was slewed by the ebb tide, and got on the South Spit. When she touched the tow line slipped from on board. However, she is in a safe position, and will probably get off next tide.

WEATHER AT 5 p.m. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only, Auckland. —29*95—Calm ; rain. Napier.—29*90—Calm ; gloomy. Bar smooth, Castlepoint.—29*B7 N.W., light: ’threatening. Sea smooth. , . Wellington*.—29*93— N.W., light; threatening. Hokitika.— 29*93— E,, light: rain. Bar good. Westport.—29*9o N,. light: rain. Bar smooth. Tiihru —29*9O—S.S.W., fresh; rain. Sea smooth. Dam aru.—3o*os—S.S.E., fresh ; rain. Slight swell. Bluff.— 3o 05.—S.S. E., fresh ; showery. Barometer falling in North.

The p.a. Luna returned to port yesterday afternoon after finishing the work of surveying the bottom of the Strait for the purpose of ascertaining the best ground over which to lay the proposed second cable. The work was commenced some fifteen days ago, but owing to the boisterous state of the weather only about four days of that time was engaged in sounding, the Luna having had to put back three times. She left here on Tuesday morning and went out into the Strait, but the wind being too strong to attempt to do any work she came to an anchor in Island Bay. The anchorage there was found to be bad, and in the evening the Luna came in to Worser Bay, where she lay all next day, the wind still blowing too strong to^ admit of any good being done in the matter of sounding. Thursday being a fine day, she left her anchorage early in the morning. There being only half the work accomplished by previous efforts, those engaged in the survey pushed on with all speed so as to accomplish the work as quickly as possible before another “blow" came on. Therefore Thursday was a day of hard work to all on board. The weather, as we said before, was fine, and the sea smooth, which enabled a vast amount of work to be got through, and at dusk the survey was almost completed, a few hours of yesterday morning being employed in bringing the work to a close. Captains Johnston and Fairchild are to be congratulated on bringing the work to so successful an issue. All the soundings have been carefully noted down. The ground over which they have surveyed appears to be shallow, the greatest depth reached being 150 fathoms. The exact ground over which the cable will he laid has not yet been decided iipon. A map showing the course over which the Luna has steered, together with the soundings taken, is in course of preparation. From that map the course of the cable will be decided upon. The Luna will leave here to-day on an excursion round the harbor for the pleasure of members of Parliament. On Monday she will be taken up on the slip to receive an overhaul. The ketch Falcon sailed for Blenheim yesterday at s.s, Eosby, from the South, is expected to arrive here on Sunday. , , __ The s.s. Otago will leave here to-day for Melbourne via the South. _ „ . , The barque Australind, from Newcastle, arrived here yesterday afternoon about 4.30, in tow of the p s Luna She left Newcastle on the 2nd inst., and has thus made the best run of the year, namely, nine days. She brings 730 tons coal for Captain Williams, and ten tons coke. ~_. . , „ . The steamer Kiwi sailed for Castle Point and Napier at 5.45 p.m. yesterday. The steamers Manawatu and Stormbird will sail for Wanganui this evening. . _ „ , . All claims against the brigantine Wollomai are to be rendered in duplicate not iater than 11 a.m. on Monday, to Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co, The sailing of the s.s. Matau for Poxton has been altered to this evening. A gazette issued yesterday notifies that his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to confirm the sentence of the Court of Enquiry into the wreck of the Lady Franklyn, and that the Victorian certificate,of competency as master. No. 83, held by John Eaton Payne, and the New South Wales certificate as master, No. 213, held by William James Carless are suspended for a period of one month from the 24th July as, Albion, from Melbourne via the South, will arrive here on Sunday forenoon. The Keglstrar-Generat of Shipping has allotted the following International code signals to the s;s. Eingarooraa, of Melbourne—STßD.

LOSS OF THE SCHOONER DAGMAE. (From the Otago Daily Times.) “ We regret to record the total loss of the schooner Dagmar, a handy little coasting vessel, and long time trader out of this port. The story of her loss Is brief enough. She took in a cargo of timber at Gatlin B river for Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach, of Port Chalmers. and sailed at 1 p.m. on Thursday, the 3rd inst. It was blowing fresh from S.W., and a nasty roll of a sea was on the bar, crossing which the Dagmar, as she plunged, struck the ground heavily forwards. The shock was very severe, and fearing the schooner had received damage, Captain Connor instructed one of the hands to try the pump. The man did so, and finding the pump would not fetch water reported ‘ail-right.’ Sail was then made to the breeze, the anchors got aboard, and decks cleared up, and then, it might have been 20 minutes after the first trial the pump was again tried and fetched directly. A minute or two’s pumping sufficed to prove there was a great deal of water in the schooner, whereupon the captain Instructed the mate to go down into the cabin and lift the aftevpeak scuttle to see it water was visible in her run. For the first time since leaving, the slide of the cabin companion was opened, and then it was seen that the water was over the cabin floor. The schooner was then about a milo from the Nuggets, and her master's first thought was to run her in and beach her. To that end she was headed for the shore, but only reached to within half a mile of It, for a squall of wind striking her, she went right over on her starboard bcamends. As she was going the crew cut the lashing of the boat, but falling to get her clear in time she was swamped. They (four In number) then clambered to the weather side, and held on to the rigging and ohalnplatcs, the sea, which was running high, breaking over them incessantly, and twice washed the captain and mate off, but luckily they got hold of some of the gear, and scrambled back again. Knowing that the cutter Jane was close at hand, and must have noticed their predicament, the crew waited hopefully for rescue and at the expiration of about three quarters of an hour the Jane came up, rounded-to close to windward of the unfortunate schooner, 'and in a few minutes her cockle shell of a boat, manned by her master,

Captain Tunbridge, was alongside, amt took th wrecked crew on board. The cutter was , t] e f&fS’ R*” d”r in standfug b? and «s™ing brother seamen in distress, ius plucky concUict n goimg single-handed in the boat is deserving of t e lll ßhest commendation Ho risked his life, for to«ia heavy sea running, and the boft ‘ We hope that becoming recognition °* h “ “™ T ,® r y will not be withheld. The cause of the Dagmar s loss is not far to seek. She must have started forward butts or woodends when she struck on the bar, and the pump being tried immediately afterwards would not fetch, because the water from the leak had not time to find its way aft. Then a precious twenty minutes elapsed before the true state of the case was ascertained, and by that time Gatlin’s River was out of reach and only the nearest beach to look to. That beach would have been reached and the schooner saved if she had only kept right end up twenty minutes longer. Loaded as she was with green timber. the only wonder is that she did not go down from under the crew. Luckily, however, she kept afloat long enough, but was fast breaking up when the Jane left her. She would not hold together long in such a sea. The Dagmar was, we understand, owned by Mrs. Walker, and is also, we understand, insured. Her crew lost everything, eveepting the clothes they haa 01 Tho following telegram was received here yesterday by Captain HaUiday Oamaru 11th, August, 9 a.m. At 4 p.m. yesterday the hull of the schooner Dagmar, water-logged, 311st awash, was bearing from Oamaru Lighthouse S.E. by S. } S. t distance Bto 7 miles. Wm. Sewell, Deputy Harbormaster, Oamaru.