SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4860, 19 October 1876, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

POET OF .WELLINGTON. ARRIVED.

September 27.—Eingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, McLean, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. f ■ Wakatipu, s.s,, 1153 tons, Cameron, from Sydney. Levin and Co., agents'. ' September. 20.—Duke of Edinburgh, barque, 374 tons, Thompson, from Newcastle. Williams, agent,' October 2.—Hinemoa, s.s., 282 tons, Watson, from Glasgow, via Cape Verde, St. Helena, Cape of Good Hope, and Adelaide. October 4. —Waimea, ship, 871 tons, Devitt, from London. Passengers—29o immigrants. N.Z.S. Co., agents. • - , Otago, s.s., 642 tons, Calder, from Sydney via the West Coast. Bishop, agent. October o.—Easby, s.s., 969 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney. Turnbull and Co., agents. Birchgrove, barque, 543 tons, Eobson, from Geographe Bay, 'Western Australia. Krull and Co., agents. October 7.— Albion, s.s., 691 tons, Clark, from Melbourne and Hobarton via South. Bishop, agent. October 10.—Australia, s.s., 1715 tons, Cargill, from Sydney, via Kandavau, Auckland, and Napier. Turnbull and Co., agents. October 16.— Alhambra, s.s., 496 tons, Muir, from Melbourne via West Coast. Bishop, agent. October 17. —Eobin Hood, brig, 297 tons, Faton, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. Australind, barque. 481 tons, Oliver, from Newcastle. Williams, agent.

SAILED. September 23.—City of Sydney, s.s., 3016 tons, Dow, for Napier, Auckland, Kandavau, and San Francisco. Turnbull and Co., agents. September 24.—Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, .Underwood, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. September 25. —Malay, barque, 329 tons, Millman, for Hobarton. Beck and Tonks, agents. ■ September 29.—Eingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, for Melbourne, via Southern ports. Bishop, agent. Midlothian, ship, 1085 tons, Griffiths, for Calcutta, Turnbull and Co., agents. October 6.—Otago, s.s,, 642 tons, Calder, for Hobarton and Melbourne, via Southern ports. Bishop, agent. October 7.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1168 tons, Cameron, for Sydney via Hokitika. Levin and Co., agents. Albion, s.s., 691 tons, Clark, for Sydney via the West Coast. Bishop, agent. October B.—Duke of Edinburgh, barque, 470 tons, Thompson, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. October 17. —Alhambra, s.s., 496 tons, Muir, for Melbourne, via Southern ports. Bishop, agent. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, September 22. ] The schooner Agnes has been lost at the Chathams. She was insured for £2OOO in the South British, but that office had partly reinsured. Octobers. The schooner Strathnaver, which arrived from Lyttelton, was wrecked while entering Kalpara harbor. She capsized suddenly, drove ashore, and became a total wreck. The mate was drowned. She was Insured in the New Zealand office for £700.. October 17. Sailed : Eobina Dunlop, for London, with general cargo. WESTPOET, September 24. The steamer Matau was stranded 0 miles north of Westport at l.SOon Saturday morning. Aninjurytothe engine valve necessitated patting the vessel under sail during repairs, as she would not 110-to In the heavy gale then blowing, and the wind shifting drove her shoreward. Heavy seas swept the deck the lumber, fouling the steering gear. The vessel drifted Into the breakers, and as a last resource the vessel was headed for the beach. She struck lightly, and lies high and dry at low water. No lives were lost. She will discharge her cargo to-morrow. The passengers arrived here overland. October 25. The steamer Matau was hedged 150 feet seaward yesterday: may bo afloat in a few days. The second mate has been disabled by an accident at capstan; also lady cabin passenger, who fell from the deckhouse onto the beach. October 28. last night’s gale again stranded the steamer Matau, previously afloat, knocking her about considerably, and she lias since been abandoned. LYTTELTON, September 28. . Arrived—Merope, ship, Captain Sutherland, from London, 91 days out, 84 days from land to land; all well Eeports having experienced a terrific cyclone on September ? and two following days. POET CHALMEES, September 23. Arrived : The barques Southern Cross and India, from Hobarton.—Ship Invercargill, 89 days from Glasgow. 12 saloon, and -881 steerage passengers. There were two births and two deaths on the passage. She brings 1000 tons cargo. September 27. Arrived ; Ship Jessie Headman, 88 days out from London. She brings 1400 tons cargo, 0 passengers, and some live stock. She encountered heavy weather after rounding,the Capo of Good Hope. September SO. The Thomaslria MoLollan, 1788 tons, Gibb captain, left London on Juno 3rd; had light winds down Channel, thence variables till picking up thoN.E; trades in hit. 28dog. 6mln. K. on June 3rd. Lost the trades on Juno 30th; thence east and S.E. winds; crossed tho Equator on July 7th, and had B. and S. by E. winds, with squally weather till the 19th

August (sic).' On tho lVtli it was discovered that coaU stowed in lower fore-hold were in a heated state. A sounding-rod was put down and was drawn up red hot. Kept a careful watch and found the heat increasing, r with strong sulphurous smell. There were 800 kegs of gunpowder and a quantity of matches''amongst the cargo. Preparations were made to throw them over*, board.' At 3 p.m. on the 21st tacked.the ship and bore away for Rio. The heat still increasing, and. there being every appearance, of .a spontaneous com-' bustion, it wag' deemed expedient to jettison all the powder; accordingly did so. Anchored at Rio on the 24th, and held a survey, and in accordance it was decided to discharge the coals, which were found to 1 be much charred. Shifted general cargo and took inballast, ’ and left on August 12th. Got westerly winds until the 18th; crosfcedHhe meridian of the Cape on August 29th; had N.W, to S.W. winds right across the Southern Ocean; passed Snares on the 28th, and’ the Nuggets on the same day. Had S.W. winds to Cape launders, thence cahns,and variables to,Arrival.] She brings 2000 tons general’ cargo.'" Passengers— Messrs. Cockburn. King, Oliver, St. John, Latchfordj and 87others. . J ! October 4. Arrived : The New, Zealand Co/f -.ship Matauraj from London. 1 She brings'42 passengers and 1600 tons of cargo. She left London on the 27th of June? crossed the equator on August .'6; encountered a fearful cyclone after rounding the Cape of Good Hope; passed the: Snares on the 30th of September, and ar-| ived off the Heads this morning. : - October 5. j The Union Company’s steamer Beautiful Star struck on Shag Reef last night. She got off in a quarter of an hour. The donkey engine was kept afc work pumping her free. ; -Op-her return to Port .Chalmers she was beached, the water, still making pod, 'filling midships compartment. 1 When taken on “the floating dock, several holes were found in both sides; about 85ft. of plating had: to be removed. Other damage is feared. ■ The. ballast was ..taken out to admit of further examination. "., i : A ■’ BLUFF, October!?/ ■ Sailed: Balnaquith, barque, for Valpariaso. , The Marine department'has received Information of - the arrival at Adelaide of the steamer Stella. Her long voyage is accounted for by her having had to put into the Mauritius owing to an accident to the machinery. ‘ ’ The N.Z.S. Co.'s ship Waikato came’off the Patent Slip on Saturday at noon, and it is needless to say that the launch was performed without the slightest hitch. The Waikato since she has been bh the Slip has had-her bottom thoroughly cleaned and coated with patent anti-fouling composition. She was towed round to the inner anchorage by the s.s. Moa In the afternoon, and will now commence. to load for Lon* don. • Our telegrams mention that the Union Company’s new. steamer, Waitaki has arrived at Port Chalmers from Hobarton. The Waitaki was built by Messrs. Wingate and Co., of the Clyde, which firm, it will be remembered, failed,’ but the Union Company were fortunate in receiving delivery of her before the crash came. She was reported to have left .Glasgow on July 7th; was at Malta on the 30th; and reached Hobarton on the, 24th ult, She was to have’left there on the 26th. The trade in which she is to be employed is the Dunedin and Oam&ru. . .. •• , ARRIVAL OF THE' S.S. WAKATIPTJ. I The Union Company’s new steamship Wakatipul Angus Cameron; commander, put in an appearance at the Heads at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Pilot Holmes was on the look-out, and brought the vessel into harbor by about 8.30. The travelling public of New Zealand are greatly indebted to the Union Company for the really first-rate accommodation • they have hitherto .afforded: and by this new addition to their fleet we understand they intend to open up regular communication with Sydney and Newcastle/ The builders are Messrs. William Denny and Brothers, of: Dumbarton, and she was launched from their yards. last May., Her dimensions are as follows:—Length over all, 305 ft.; length of keeV29oft.’/beam, 33ft.; and depth of hold, 25ft.; giving her a gross measurement of 1796 tons; or with•put' engine space,- of 1157: tons.: ; Her passenger accommodation is of a high order, the saloon, being:,amidships and the steerage aft. This .arrangement has been adopted with most of the hew steamers at Home, and works admirably.! The saloon is quite a /feature , in the cabin accommodation, being the full length of the vessel, and the skylight, as in the steamers Australia and Zealandia, is carried above the spar deck, giving ample ventilation. No expense has been spared in the. fittings, the panelling of. polished maple,' relieved by gold .beading, giving a most handsome effect. The Sleeping accommodation is excellent; baths and -other sanitary arrangements being'amply provided for. The. ladies’ berths are entirely separate from the saloon, being most elegantly fitted up and. furnished, and altogether accommodation' 5s provided for forty cabin passengers. The arrangements for the comfort of passengers on deck are most admirable, a reading-room and smokingroom,. fitted in most superior style, being provided. Steerage accommodation is provided for fifty-two. passengers, and the cabins are so well planned that’ intending voyagers will .certainly think twice before they book by any other steamer if the time of sailing suits their’convenience., Her hull, masts..and decks are all‘of Iron; and, like -most modern steamers, she is straight stemmed. She has very fine lilies, and although not a thing of beauty,” it: can scarcely be denied that she is.yery nicely modelled, having a clipper entrance and a clean delivery. The whole of the deckhouses are of iron, built into the ship, so that when the doors are closed she is as impervious to water getting-below,qs a tank with the the bridge. Ample promenade space for passengers’ is provided over the house on deck, in which are the captain’s and officers’ quarters. There is a sufficiency of boats on board in case of emergency, and all are provided with Douglas’s patent lowering apparatus, by which all danger of upsetting is avoided. The Wakatipu ■ is propelled by compound engines, possessing all the latest Improvements, and made at Denny Brothers’ establishment. They are of 256 horse-power : nominal, but can work up to 1500, the: indicated force, and working a four-bladed screw. They have worked smoothly Aud, well on the way out, and the engineer, who .is in charge; states that, during the last few day prior to arrival a better speed has been attained than on the' trial trip. The' maximum,,speed is said to be 13 knots, on a con-! sumption, of fuel averaging about 20 tons per day,, but on the voyage but she was restricted to 10-knot speed, and the result has been highly creditably. She is intended to be .worked economically, and for this purpose is fitted with ballast-tanks capable of. containing 300 tons of water, and the: pumpingengines can discharge this 1 in two hours. This is when, there is no cargo offering. By means of her many steam appliances she can discharge cargo over both sides from three hatches, there being two powerful steam-winches at each hatchway, with a separate derrick." There is! also a steam-windlass! She left London for Melbourne with 1200 tons 'coal and 900 tons of cargo, mostly measurement goods; u On leaving she drew 16ft. of water, and on arrival in Melbourne her draught of water was* 14ft. The,passengers were, so thoroughly satisfied t J with the snip and ‘ their voyage out that- an address, expressive- of their sentiments was drawn up .and presented to Captain Cameron just previous ,to arrival at Port Phillip. From Melbourne she went to Sydney, making the. passage in 50 hours, and from thence to Newcastle, returning again to the same port. She left Sydney for this port at 4.35 p.m; on the 22nd, passed through Sydney Heads at 6.80 ; for first few days had strong S.E. winds and heavy head sea, thence moderate N.E. and E.N.E. winds ; sighted Cape Farewell at 9 a.m. yesterday, passed Stephen’s' Island at noon, and arrived here at 8.30 p.m. She brings 1360 tons coal for all ports; Captain Cameron has with him’ as chief officer Mr. Houghton, Mr. McKechriie being second, and Mr. Arthur third. Altogether the Wakatipu is the finest steamer engaged in the intercolonial trade, and we can only congratulate the Union Company on their enterprise, and hope it will meet with the success It deserves. >

ARRIVAL OP THE SHIP WAIMEA, WITH IMMIGRANTS.

Early on Wednesday, Oct. Ist; the ship Walmea was signalled as being off the Heads, but as the wind was only a gentle air from the south, it was doubtful whether she would, be able to reach port before nightfall. However, as the flood tide commenced making the wind began to puff up. In the afternoon about 1 o’clock she showed round Hahwell Point, and stood up the harbor almost under all plain sail in splendid style, with a freshening breeze from the southward, and dropped anchor in the stream about 1.46 p.m.- The health officers proceeded on board at 2 o'clock; and shortly afterwards she was declared a clean ship, not a single case of,serious sickness being on board. The Walmea Is one of, the. New Zealand Shipping Company’s clipper ships,' built expressly for the carriage of immigrants and the trade to New Zealand. She comes here under.tho command of Captain Devitt, an experienced, well and. favorably known skipper in New Zealand. He first pame to this colony as chief officer of the ship William Myles, and has since visited Lyttelton and Otago in the magnificent ship he at present commands. He has: on this trip, as ho has always done, established himself a great favorite amongst the passengers, and they in their turn speak in glowing terms of Ids seamanship qualities and gentlemanly, .conduct. . The surgeonsuperintendent, Dr. Dhhkloy, like the captain, Is an old hand in the management of immigrants, he having been to this colony several times, and lately to Lyttelton, where he arrived last year as surgeon of the ship Tintern Abbey, which vessel brought out over 300 souls to Lyttelton. Although bis duty on board shipwasnot at all times a very agreeable one, he seems to have gained the respect of the Immigrants, and judging by the manner-in which he has brought.them into port, ,he is a gentleman well suited to fill the position which he holds;

The Walmea brings 290 Immigrants, equal to 240 statute adults. Of these 70} are nominated and 67} selected by the Immigrants and Colonist Aid Corporation, and Intended for the Feildlng settlement. The male immigrants are classified as follows7o farm laborers, 4 shepherds, 1 coachman, 0 carpenters, 100 of miscellaneous occupations. ! : Among the list of single women are 26 gen era! servants. The immigrants’ different nationalities are—English, 181; Irish, 81; Scotch, 27; Welsh, 8; Channel Isles, 3. They appear to bo a healthy and well-contented lot of people, and seem to be well pleased with the arrangements provided for their comfort on board. On the voyage there were three deaths and one birth. Extra special care seems to have been given to the allocation of the Immigrants between decks. The single girls’ appartment is, as is usual on all Immigrant ships, placed aft. The arrangements of the bunks are somewhat similar to those provided on other ships, but extra space between the side of the ship has been allowed, which gives the place an air of light and comfort rarely found on board ship; besides, it has the effect of preventing the congregation of dirt and rubbish between the berths which has frequently proved so detrimental to health. In this department there are seventy single girls, under the charge of an experienced matron, Miss Williams, who has won the confidence of the girls. They all speak well of the matron for her untiring exertions in providing for their comfort, and particularly during the first part of the voyage when most of them were laid down with the usual complaint—seasickness, As a mark of their esteem they have presented her with a testimonial. The monotony of sea life was broken by concerts, which wore frequently held, and readings from different authors; and most interesting lectures on New Zealand, etc., etc., were given by the worthy surgeon-superintendent, who also exhibited numerous

and beautiful dissolving views of Egypt, Venice, and other lands. “School was also held onboard.. The married people's compartment is undoubtedly the worst in the ship, which was not the fault of either the captain, surgeon, or immigrants, but of those who had the planning and fitting of it. There appears to be, and it is also noticeable In all immigrant ships, insufficient space allowed for each person, and consequently there is -a < great deal of cramming and packing to. stow things away, which cannot .be otherwise, than -detrimental to the health of the iinmigrahts. > The-single ’mens’quarters forward are by ? Jar; the most roomy and spacious of any of the others are,, and like the ;rest of .the ship, clean and orderly. The galley bn deck was equal to all the demands made ori it, and the condenser worked admirably throughout, condensing' 500 gallons water per diem.

...... Touching her trip out, we find that the Waimea has an average, passage from land to land of 85 days, and from port to port of 93 days. . She left Gravesend ' an the 2nd July, and had westerly winds'and'foggy •weather down channel; landed the pilot on the sth at Berry Head, and, cleared, the channel on the Bth. Had moderate winds,till.the 10th, when fresh N.E. gales were met with. Passed the barque Lucayces.on 'the 16th July.” Found the first of the N.E. trades in ,30 deg.'/north same day—they were moderate—and ran through them with fine weather till they were lost on the 25th July in 12 deg. north. Thence had light variable airs, with occasional squalls and rain. Crossed the equator on the 6th of . August, and had. moderate breezes and fine the S!E. tirades were picked up in latitude 3 deg. S. They were, like the N:E., moderate and fine, arid died away in 27 deg. S, On the 14th August spoke the ship Agnes Rose/ of Aberdeen, bound from London to Sydney, in latitude. 22 deg..N., longitude S 3 deg., with the captain's wife sick on board. The surgeon of the Waimea went off to her, and found the woman to be suffering from dysentery; stood in company with the-vessel, and on the 19th the doctor again visited her. On his return the two vessels parted company, leaving the sick lady progressing favorably. After losing the S.E. trades, had a continuance of southerly wind, and frequent squalls, accompanied with snow. Rounded the ' Cape on the 31st August. Bowled merrily across .the Southern Ocean before the usual amount of strong westerly winds, which, on two occasions increased, to.a .heavy gale from the S.W. After crossing the meridian of Cape Leuwin the wind commenced to get steady and moderate. Sighted Cape Farewell on the 30thult.. and beat through the Strait against a very light southerly wind, arriving as above stated. On July 30th spoke the New Zealand Shipping Company’s shipMataura, bound from London to Port Chalmers, in lat. 9 deg. N. The Mataura, it will be seen by our telegrams, has arrived- at.J?orfc. Chalmers.- The immigrants by the Waimea were landed on Thursday. ARRIVAL OP THE S.S. HINEMOA. Shortly after six a.m. on Monday, October 2nd, the Colonial Government’s new steam yacht Hinemoa put in an appearance in the port, and shortly afterwards was lying at anchor a few yards off the wharf, where she remained all day. The Hinemoa has been constructed by Scott and Co., of Greenock, and was launched in the month of June last to the order of our Government. She was built from plans by Capt. Johnston, of the Marine department. The plans have been strictly, adhered to in the main, though in a few particulars they have been departed from. However, as the vessel lies in the stream she looks one of: the. finest shaped craft of her size that has cver entered this harbor. Her run is almost imperceptible, and nothing finer could be conceived. Her delivery is clean, and the stern beautifully modelled and nicely ornamented. She possesses scarcely any sheer, and the, stem is constructed somewhat after the fashion of the Taranaki and Wellington, but not so straight, which gives her more the appearance of a yacht. The figurehead is the bust of a female holding a trumpet to her mouth. The Hinemoa is about the size of the, Wellington, and measures 207 ft. in length, beam 25ft., depth of -hold 15ft., gross measurement 542 tons, and registered tonnage 282. Her rig is that of a three-masted schooner. We thank Capt.. Watson forjthe following relative to the trip out:—Left Greenock on July 8, and had a good run out of the Channel, subsequently experiencing light N.E. trades to the Equator. Called at Cape de Verd Islands, and stopped three days cooling. Afterwards had strong south-east trades until reaching the Cape of Good Hope, where a stay of eight days was made, two and a half days also being spent at St. Helena. Had strong westerly vrinds, and made the run from the Cape to Adelaide in 26 days. Left there on the 21st ult., and had fine weather till making this port yesterday morning as above, Although she came out her© under easy steam, the passage was made in 68 days, excluding all stoppages. Regarding the £1609 worth of plate which, was telegraphed from Adelaide as being on board, we arc informed that the statement is without foundation. It was casually stated that there was so much plate on board, and the Adelaide papers getting hold of the rumor published it, which was telegraphed here as fact.