SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4867, 27 October 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. - Sion WATER.—II.O A.St, 11.45 P.M, v. ARRIVED. October 26,—Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Romeril, from the East Coast. Pearce, agent. SAILED. October 26.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, fortthe South:: Sir. Buchanan. Levin and Co., agents.’ 's ■•■ ' _ \ oung Dick, schooner, 162 tons, Armit, lor Lyt- ■ telton. Beck and Tonks, agents. Reliance, ketch. 65 tons, Hart,. for Picton. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for W anganm. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Morrow and four children, Mr. McDonald: 7ln the steerage. Plimmer, , agent. , Dido, cutter, 36 tons. Shilling, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Dolle, for Wanganui. Turnbull and Co., agents. CLEARED OUT. October 26. —Julius Vogel, schooner, 56 tons, Johnson, for Kaipara. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. . Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents; IMPORTS. Ruby, from Orongorongo: 35 bales wool, 16bdls sheepskins, 17 bullock hides, Levin and Co. Rose of Eden, from Picton: 20,000 ft. timber. Stormbird, from Wanganui: 7 bales wool, Young. Wakatipu, from Sydney: 3 qr-casks, Stevenson and Stuart: 40 bags rice, Anderson; 60 cases fruit, Thomas; 1 do, Hannah and Co.; 15 do, Order; 134 gunnies sugar, Nathan and Co.; 2 buggy polos, Pearce; 20 cases milk, Jacob Joseph and Co.; 2 bars iron, Robertson; 225 do, 24 bdls do, 7 kegs nails, 10 cases do, 2. frames. Mills; 26 cases, Barlow; 67 do, Marshall; 6 do, Pilcher. Neptune, from Newcastle: 500 tons coal, Williams. EXPORTS. Dido, for Blenheim: 12 tons cool, Turnbull and Co. Falcon, for Blenheim: 14 cases, 5 bdls, ,8 colls, 20 bales. Levin and Co.; 600 firebricks, 8 bags, O'Shea; 1 pci, Pilcher: 1 do, 3 cases, Thompson, Shannon, and Co.; 1 pci, Wilson; 12 cases, Turnbull and Co. Manawatu, 1 for Wanganui! *6 cases, 1 reaping machine, 2 mowing do. 92 hf-chests; 2 qr-do, 12 pkgs, 78 boxes, 2 qr-chests. Bishop; 2 pkgs, 2 cases, 1 pci, Dutton; 9 pkgs. Levin and Co.; 16 do, Griffiths; 5 cases, Samuel, Ladd, and Co.; 6 do, Jacob Joseph and Co.; 12 pkgs, Hargetts; 1 cask, Barraud; 3 pkgs, McDowell. Stormbird, for Wanganui: 58 boxes, 92 hf-chests, 13 casks, 7 bdls, 63 cases, 155 pkgs, Turnbull and Co.; 1 pkg, Poulson; 1 do, Bowden and Sons; 2 do. Hirst: 1 case, 4 pkgs, Whittem; 3 cases, 8 pkgs, Zohrab; 200 feßoes; 200 ft. timber,'Beck and Tonks;.7 casks, Erull and Co.; 1 case, Whittem; 17 pkgs, Taylor; 1 bale, 1 pkg, Burrett; ,2 cases, 5 pkgs, 2 kegs, 3 coils. Mills. .EXPECTED ARRIVALS. !" ' London.—St. Leonards, ship (H.D.Q.G.), early; Howrah, ship,, early; .Ocean Mail, ship, early ; • Avalanche, ship, early; Himalaya, ship, early. .' . Sydney.— Agnes, s.s., early. : - ■’ ‘ • Newcastle. —Woodlark, brig, daily; Edwin Bassett, barque, early. , , , , Southern Ports.— Taupo, s.s., this day; Wellington, s.s., 2nd Nov., Northern Ports.— Hawea,,s.s„ this day; Ladybird, s.s., 31st inst, . Nelson.— Wallace, p.s., this day; Kennedy, s.s., 31st Inst. Foxton. —Napier. 5.3., this day. Napier And Poverty Bay.— Rangatira, s.s., 29th -instant. ; • j . 1 ,. East Coast.— Kiwi, s.s., daily.... Wanganui.— Manawatu; p.s., 28th inst.: Stormbird, s.s., 28th inst. • Sydney, via West Coast. —Albion. S.s..2ndNov. Melbourne . and Hobarton via the South.— Otago, s.s., 3rd Nov. Lyttelton and Kaikouba.—Tui, s.s., 28th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne via the South and Hobarton. — Albion, s.s., 3rd November. . Southern Ports.— Hawea, s.s., this day; Lady-' bird, 8.8., 31st Inst. Northern Ports! —Tanpo, s.s., this day; WelBgton,s.a., Nov. 2nd.' Blenheim and Nelson,— Wallace, p.s., 28th Inst, Castlepoint and Napier. —Kiwi, s.s., 30th inst. Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika.—Kennedy, s.s., 31st inst. Napier.— Rangatira, s.s., 30th Instant. Sydney, via West Coast.— Otago, s;s., 4th Nov. Foxton.—Tul, 8.5., 30th inst. BY TELEGRAPH NELSON, Thursday. Arrived: Annie Hall, from Mauritius, with new sugars for Messrs. Sclanders and Co., Nelson and Christchurch. Sailed ; Hawea, for Picton, at 8 p.m. Passengers from Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Short, Misses Short (2), Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Watts, Mrs. Barry, Mrs. Collins and seven children, Messrs. Featon, Palmer, Maloney, Elliby, Cochrane, Leary, Murray, Dunn, Jenkins, Cockrane, Elder, Morris, Monk, Preston, Hawkervll, McNamara, Lydia, Naylor, Feague, McCarthy, Richards, Hill, J. Harley, Heal, Dennison, Hyde, French, Smith, Murray, Morrison, Hamilton, Hollister, Ferguson, Meiklejohn, Fannell, Pearce, Young, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. ; ■: LYTTELTON. Thursday. Arrived : Rlngarooma, from Wellington, at 6.30 a.m. Sailed : Taupo, for North, at 7 p.m. Passengers for Wellington: Mrs. Hague, Messrs. Revans, L. Harper, D. Ball, Arnold, Pickert, Debeer; for Nelson: Mr. G. Dawber; for Manukau: Messrs. . McLeod, Washer and family. The Rlngarooma sails South at 1 p.m. to-morrow.

AUCKLAND, 'Wednesday. Arrived: The Ladybird. Sailed: Belle Brandon, schooner, for Lyttelton. A telegram reports water all out of the Pretty Jane at Gisborne. Three small holes under starboard bilge. The damage is believed trifling. POET CHALMERS. Thursday. Arrived ; Wellington, from Lyttelton, at 11.15 a,m.; barque Frederick Bassltt, from Newcastle: reports having passed the ship BlenSeld, from Calcutta, for Lyttelton, six miles off Bluff. ' BLUFF, Thursday. Arrived: Arawata, from Dunedin, early. WEATHER AT 5 P.M. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland. —3olß—Calm,'fine. ■ Namek.—3o2oA-E.N.E., light; gloomy: Castlepoint.— 3o 24—5.5. E.. light; cloudy. Slight swell. WrLiiiJOTON.—SO'2o—Calm, fine. ■ Hokitika.— 3o'24—S.W., light; fine. Bar good. Wkstpobt. —3o:2o—N.W.’, light; fine. Bar good. Timabu.—3ol4—N.. light ; fine. Sea smooth. Oamaru,— 3o; 11— N.E. , light ; fine. ‘Sea smooth. Blujt.—3ol2—E.N.B., light; gloomy! ■ i Barometer falling. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h. 30min. when the ball 'drops. Any difference Is error, plus or minus, of the chronometer. The schooner Young Dick sailed for Lyttelton yes- ' terday afternoon, and the ketch Reliance also sailed . the same time for Ficton. , The schooner Aurora. from, the East Coast arrived here yesterday afternoom 1 The sis. Hawea wlB leave here at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Southern ports. The s.s. Wakatipu’sailed for Port Chalmers direct yesterday afternoon at 3.30 o’clock. The s.s. Taupo will sail for Northern ports at midnight. •- The cutter Dido sailed last evening for Blenheim. The topsail schooners Hannah -Barrett and Theresa will be offered for sail to-day by Mr. George Thomas. Wool is now beginning to come In rapidly, and the she A on the wharf is looking pretty full up. The Zealand!* has her portion of it well packed, while the Waikato’s side is being daily augmented. The wool-: pressing machine is now in working erder, and the work of loading the ships is, we may say, in full; The p.s. ; Mahawatu and the s.s. Stormbird sailed for -Wanganui at 10 o’clock last night. * The s.s. Claud Hamilton, which for some length of time has been performing the service of a regular mail packet to the Northern Territory in the interest of the South Australian Government, has returned to Melbourne from Port Darwin.: The present trip terminates the contract, which appears to have been performed satisfactorily. The Claud Hamilton will not be allowed to remain long idle, the announcement having already, been made that she will resume her trips in the New Zealand trade in a few days.—Australasian. :: WRECK OF THE CRETE A pnblic Inquiry was held in the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. J. C. Crawford, (R.M.), Captain Edwin (Nautical Assessor), and Mr. McKellar (as Chief Officer of the Customs), into the cause of the wreck of the brigantine Oreti. Mr. Qnick appeared for the captain. The evidence of the captain, H. A. Neilson, as taken in Picton, was read over. It was to the effect that the vessel left an anchorage in Queen Charlotte Sonndat 7p.m. on the 21st.', Thecaptain tookthe wheel at 10 o’clock that night; and at the time there was no wind, andthe vessel had not steerage way. Whenabout two miles off Jackson Head the lookout man pointed out to the captain some rocks. The latter looked at them with his glass, and said he thought they were the. Brothers. About 11.15 p.m. he saw White Rocks, and the vessel was then drifting down upon them with the ebb tide, which was running about i from three to four knots an hour. She struck about 11.30, her rudder touching first, and then she swung broadside on to the rocks. The weather at the time was fine, with the sea smooth, and there was scarcely any wind. When the vessel was drifting down to the rocks, he thought she would clear them. After she struck, a kedge was run out, and an attempt was made to get her off, which, however, failed. Ho left the ves-: sel next morning, leaving the mate in charge. On re- ■ turning to the vessel same day he found that she was covered with water aft, end that the stern was breaking up. The crew and captain then left for Picton, When the vessel left Picton, she was properly found in everything, and was in good sea-going condition. On being examined by Mr. McKellar, the captain said that the rocks pointed out to him by the lookout were not White Rocks. They were the Brothers. There were two men on the lookout, and when the vessel struck all sail was set, which was Immediately afterwards hauled,down. The captain holds a foreign master's certificate of competency. J. F. Ella was next called, and his evidence was read, which stated that he was mate of the Oreti. The first portion corroborated the captain's, and then went on to say that at 11.30 he was called on deck. Ho saw some rocks close to them—about a chain off — and told the captain tbatthey were White Rocks. The vessel was-drifting sideways on to them. He said there were font separate rocks, and when he came on deck they had just passed the first one. When he saw the position of the vessel he was certain she would strike. He put the helm down, and told the men to let go the jib and staysail halyards, and also to get out an oar and shove her off, but she struck aft before the oar was put out out. I Immediately after she struck, astrong N.W. wind set I in, and about half ebb tide she listed over to seaward, I

and worked: about a good bit, the sea cpmlng in rather heavy! i He remained on the rocks all night by • the vessel. After-the captain and his wife loft the wind got stronger, ■ and a', much - heavier sea, .ran. While they were away, u man named Love came In a whaleboat to the rock and told him to abandon her. He refused to do so until he saw the captain. . On being.furthar examined .by Mr. , MoKellar, .he said that had the anchor been lot go a quarter of an hour before she struck, she would have been saved. He was also examined by the Court and Mr. Quick, but nothing further was elicited. ‘ ’ Walter A. Nicholson, one of the seamen, was next called, and the first and last portions of his evidence were somewhat similar to that given by the captain and mate, but as regards the rocks sighted, which the captain said were the Brothers, he stated that he saw them about two or three miles from Jackson Head. Ho saw them for a considerable time, and believed them to be the Whits Rooks. As soon as he could make them out with the naked eye, he told the captain. The. latter said they were the, Brothers. They drifted down towards them, and they proved to bo the White Rooks, upon which they eventually struck. He believed the vessel could have been saved by letting go the anchors. This concluded the whole of the evidence, and the Court delivered judgment as follows; That the master, H. A. Nellson, showed great want of judgment in not acting or using other means to keep the, vessel off the rocks, .which ;the evidence tended to show were visible at a considerable distance. The Court, therefore, hold him guilty of negligence ; and as he has no certificate with which the Court can deal, order him to be censured and pay the cost of inquiry.