SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4874, 4 November 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Hlon Water.— 4.6s a.M.: 5.14 p.w. (Sunday) 5.34 A.M.; 5.56 r.M. ARRIVED. ■ , November 3.—Ames, s.s., 660 lons, Sims, from Sydney. ' Rangatira, s.s., 186 tons. Evans, from Napier. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Geisow, Mrs. Burrows and two children, Messrs. Richardson, Skelloy, Atkinson, Jeffs, Symons, Gold, Swan, Weliwqod. Budd, McKenow. Morgan, Luke, Pickering. Hurley, Sullivan, Courtney, Fuller, Levin, Blake, Campbell, Kraus, Dayton, Baker, Sedgwick, Shuttleworth, Wright.-McDougal, Hooper, Elliott, Nicholls, Carter, and, Dempsey; nineteen in tire steerage. Plimmer, , s.s„ 69 tons, Doile,' from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. and Master Freeman, Messrs Evans, Bull, Stevens, Heslop, Alexander, Wallace, Reid, Capper, -Proctor and servant. Mete King!, Mooney, and Bayes; four in the steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. Hlnemoa, s.s., 282 tons, Johnston, from Port Chalmers. Gears. three-masted schooner, 162 tons, Johnston, from Melbourne. Turnbull and Co., agents. , Falcon, ketch, 87 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Collins and Bradley. Turnbull and Co. , agents. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, from Northern ports. Passengers—Saloom-Mesdames Securabe, Smith, and Edwards, Misses Sullivan and Farquhar, Messrs. Adamson. Pope, Alson, Brown, Weils, Ludlow. Shapley, Atkinson (2), Townes, Frost, and James ; 7 steerage, and 15 for the South. . Levin and Co., agents. SAILED. . November 3.—Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Clarke, for Melbourne and -Hobacton, via the South. Passengers—Saloon: For Coast—Mr. and Mrs. Churton and child, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan and child, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and child, Messrs. Johnson, : Jacobson, McKegg, Coker, Hedge, -Manders. McLean, and Jacobsen. For;Melbourne —Mr. and Mrs. Monlcher,„ Messrs. Bryce, Drake, Wilkie, Parkinson, Devinlsb, and Banks. Bishop, agent. Sancy Lass, schooner, 29 tons, Minck, for Pelorus , Sound. Young, agent. Herald, schooner, 53 tons, McKay, for Picton, Thomas, agent. Theresa, schooner, 63 tons, Neilson, (or Waikatip. Thomas, agent. • Tul. s.s., 64 tons, Bonner, for Foxton and Waitara. Bishop, agent. , CLEARED OUT. ; November a— Neptune, brig; 297 tons, Paton, for Newcastle. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Paton and three children. Williams, agent. John Knox, barque, 291 tons, Davis, tor Lyttelton - Levin and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Unity, from Pelorus Sound: 35,000 ft. sawn timber, Ransom. Stormbird, from Wanganui: 17 bags hops, 1 bale do, Murray, Common, and Co.; 1 case. Mills. EXPORTS. Otaki, for Otaki; IOOOfL sawn timber, Greenfield and Stewart; 4 casks ale, 2 cases porter, Staples; 5 sacks, 2 mats. Port; 2 cases, Dixon: 6 sacks flour, Zohrab and Co.; 20 bags, 3 cases, 1 cask. Mills; 2 Albion, for Lyttelton : 29 bdls sacks. Smith; 1 case, Thompson, Shannon, and Co.: 3 pkgs. Stewart: 3 cases, Joseph and Co.; 1 pci, Barrett, For Dunedin : -15 birds seed. Bishop; 8 pkgs, O’Shea, For Bluff: 2 pkgs, Backhouse; 1 case, Anderson; 12 kegs butter, Nathan. For Melbourne: 70 bales phormium. Bishop; 76 do do, Johnston. Tul. for Waitara: 6 cases, 2 qr : casks, 13 qt-boxes, 9 pkgs, 2 hf-cheat», 7 boxes. Bishop; 3 cases. 5 wheels, 1 chimney, Heaton; 6 kegs nails, 4 drums oil, 4 boxes, 2 cases, 40 bags salt, 1 pkg, 15 boxes candles, 250 do, 10 gunnies sugar, 7 casks sundries, Turnbull and Co. For Foxton: .100 bars iron. Bishop: 10 sacks potatoes. Death: 4 pels. Danks and Son; 1 case, 2 bags rice, 1 truss, Jacob Joseph and Co.: 1 pkg glass, 3 cases. 1 bdl. Dawson; 2 do, Stevenson and Stuart; 4 pkgs ironmongery, Pearce; - 7 cases, 1 bag barley, Zohrab, Knocker, and Co,; 13 casks, 3 pkgs, Dixon. EX PELTED ARRIVALS London. Howrah, ship, early; Ocean Mail, ship, early ; Avalanche, ship, early; Himalaya, ship, early. Soothers' Ports. —Hawea, s.s., 6th inst.: Wakatipu, s.s., 6th inst; Ladybird, s.s., 10th inst. Northers Forts.—Taupo, s.s., this day; Wellington, 10th inst. Napier.—Kiwi, g.s.. sth inst. Mel bourse and Hobarios via the Sooth.— Otago, s.s,, this day. - Auckland.—H.M.S. Sapphire, sth inst. Sydney.—Easby, as.. 6th inst. : PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.- Zealandia, ship, 2oth inst.; Waikato, ship, this month. Sydney, via West Coast.—Otago, s.s., 6th inst. Southern Ports.—Taupo, s.s,, this day; Wellington, s.s., 10th inst Northern Ports.—Hawea, s.s., Cth inst.; Ladybird, s.s., 10th inst. Foxton.—Napier, as., this day. Sydney.—Wakatipu, s.s., 7th inst. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, s.s., 7th inst. Wanganui. —Stormbird, s.s., this day; Manawatu, p.a, 6th Inst. Blenheim and Nelson.—Wallace, p.s., 6th inst. Melbourne via the South. Alhambra, s.s., 10th inst. Casilepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, s.s., 7th inst.-

BY TELEGRAPH. PORT CHALMERS, Friday. Sailed : Otago and Hawea for the North. Passengers per Hawea—Saloon: Mrs. D. Salmond, Messrs. Gray and Thomson. WEATHER AT 5 P.M. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Gbahajhtows.—29"49—N.W., heavy gale; threatening. _ . _ AP !Su—2d'44—Calm, gioomy. Bar smooth. Castlepoint.—29Mo—S.S.W., Ught; threatening. Slight swell. Wsmsoios. —20 52—5.. light: gloomy. Hokiixka.—29*69-8. W.. Ught: fine. Bar rough. ' WnsTPOßt.—29-60-S.W.. light; fine.. Bar good. Tijiabo.—2966—N.E., light; cloudy. Sea smooth. Oaxcabu. —29‘flfl—3.E., Ught; fine. Sea smooth. . Blues'.—29*62—Ctehn : fine. ■ The schooner Saucy Lass, for Pelorns Sound, Herald for Picton, and Theresa for Wakatip, sailed yesterday morning. A wholesome-looking craft, hailing from Hobarton, and named the Ceara, three-masted, schooner-rigged, arrived in harbor yesterday at noon, from Melbourne. She Is one of Turnbull and Co.’s Melbourne and Wellington line of dipper ships, and brings a general cargo of merchandise. She left Melbourne, on the 20th nit., and cleared the Heads the following day. Had light N.E. , winds the whole way across till sighting Farewell on the 31st.; thence fresh N.W.; was off Pencarrow at 10 o'clock on Thursday night; stood on and off till yesterday morning at daylight, when she entered the Heads, arriving here as above. She hauled Into No; 9 berth at the wharf yesterday afternoon. • ' The s.s. Hinemoa arrived here at 4.30 o clock yesterday afternoon, after one, of the quickest passages ever made from Port Chalmers direct- 28} hours. This run gives the Hinemoa an average rate of speed of over eleven knots an hour. On the round trip from here to Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and thence back direct to this port, including all stoppages, she averaged a speed of ten and four-tenths of a mile an hour. ! The barque John Knox finished discharging her cargo of sugar and dropped down to an anchorage yesterday afternoon. ' The ship St. Leonards discharged her powder yesterday morning, and sailed up to an anchorage off the . wharf. She wiU be berthed there this morning. The s.s. Stormbird, Captain Doile, left Wanganui at 10.15 p.m. on the 2nd, crossed the bar at 11 p m.. and arrived here at 10.46 a.m. yesterday. Sighted the three-masted schooner May off Karori Rock, beating to the northward. The Stormbird will sallfor Wanganui to-day. The s.s. Albion sailed for Melbourne and Hobarton, via Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff, at noon yesterday. ~ The schooner Hannah Barratt hauled alongside the Breastwork yesterday, after lying in the stream awaiting a purchaser for several weeks. She will load for Lyttelton. The Wallace Is announced to sail for Blenheim tonight at 10 o’clock. 'i / : ' The s.s. Eangatira arrived here from Napier lastnight at 9 o'clock. .She left there at 5.30p.m. on Thursday: experienced variable weather with light winds down. Sliebroughtanunuauallylargenumbcr of passengers. She will not sail for the East Coast till Tuesday. . • ■ The ketch Falcon, from Blenheim, arrived here last night. She will return to the same port on Monday. The s.s, Taupo left the Mannkau at 8 a.m. on the Ist Inst; arrived off New Plymouth at.,4 am. next day; sailed two hours afterwards, and made Nelson after a twelve hours’run -.left for Picton at 9 O’clock on the 3rd, and arrived there at 5 o’clock yesterday evening ; remained there but an hour, when she left for this port, arriving here at IX; o'clock last night. Moderate weather, with southerly winds, was experienced throughout the passage. She will sail for Southern ports at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The s.s. Tui sailed for Poxton and Waltara at 6.80 p.m. yesterday. ~ , ,

THE TELECBATH CABLE STEAMER AGNES. ’ The Aghea, stramer, owncd by the Eautcrn Extension and Australasian. Telegraph Company, arrived in harhor yextcnlay mnrnlng'at 6.30. o’clock, from Singapore via Sydney, As i» .known to our. readers, she comes here ’ to relieve the ship Zealandla of some seventy miles of cable nOw lying in that vessel's hold, and to day it across Cook Strait. The Agnes is a steamer resembling In many respects, as regards her hull, the s s. Easby, but smaller, and more ; heavily plated. Her rig is that of a fore-and-aft schooner and she is flush decked light aft to the mainmast. On deck are innumerable contrivances for the laying, picking-up, and stowing of the cable. Forward, on the starboard side, is situated the picking-up gear, which is driven by a'very powerful engine, and we need scarcely say that it to of great massiveness and strength, performing as it docs the heaviest part of the work. Attached tolhtogearis a contrivance called : a dlanometer, which teila to a certainty the weight upon the grappling hooka and line when they have found the cable. Abaft the picklng-up gear is a large circular tank in which the cable ignored, measuring 26 feet in diameter, and 13 feet deep. Bight aft on the port side Is placed, the. paying-out gear,, which consists of innumerable cog wheels and breaks, and measures about 80 feet in length. By the breaks the running out of the cabla to regulated. There is no steam connected with the. picking-up gear, the speed of the vessel, together with the weight of ihe cable, • being quite sufficient to put the machinery In motion. In the afterpart of the ship is, situated another tank for the keeping of the cable, but at present it contains some 70 miles of cable belonging to the Extern Extension Company, The Agnes wag bnl tatStockton-nn-Tees in the yeat.lß7o. Her dimensions are—length 200ft.,* beam 1 20ft, depth' of hold n 16ft., which gives her a bnllder’s measurement of 660 tons. Her engines are on the compound surface condor sing principle, ef 100h,p. nominal, andl about 400 h.p. indiThe high pressure cylinder measures Min., and the low pressure 61in;, with a Ift. stroke. The

engines work at the rate of from 70 to 76 revolutions per minute, and the boiler, which is a very largo one, carries a working pressure of from 76 to 801 b of steam. The Agnes’s rate of speed when in good fettle is nine knots, and when under sail she can cover eleven knots. She Is manned by 60 men all told, G. R. Sims being commander, and Mr. G. Taylor chief electrician. The other officers are as officer, Mr. E.: McKenzie; second officer, Mr, >V. Trenanan; first engineer, Mr. J. McLean; second engi-' neer, Mr-W. Staff. - Referring to her voyage from Sydney, we find from the chief officer’s logbook that she left there on the 22nd ultimo; called in at Botany Bay, where a tank was dug and nine miles of cable, shore ends, was buried: left there on the afternoon of the 27th ultimo, and had variable weather, with fresh S.’W. wind, till making New Zealand. After arrival the Agnes went alongside the ship Zealandia, and at 6 o’clock last evening commenced taking the cable on board. It is removed by means of steam, but the gear used is so sensitive that when the least extra pressure comes on the cable it stops, and thus prevents any damage to it by straining. The work of transhipment is expected to be finished by Monday next, the operations going on night dday. 5