SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4901, 6 December 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP WELLINGTON. Hioh Water. —7.8 a.m.: 7.35 t.*. December6.—Albfanfs.s., 591 tons, C }?*,from Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South. PaMengera —Saloon: From Melbourne : Misses Jj N" Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Owen, Mr. Axup. From the from Pelorus. L 9 3 M o’/tonsfltonner, from Foxton. Passengers aJl|_ .‘’if-., Surumerhayes, Misses Jones and B?own"hy. Duller, Fillett, Cook Ranldn, Phillips, Vine, and Jones : eight steerage. Rose* of Eden, schooner, 30 tons, Gillard, from Pelorus Sound. Compton, agent. SAILED. December 6 St. Kilds,s.s., 174 tons, Flowerday, for Wanganui. Krull and Co., agents. - ' Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. t Pas- ' sengers-Cabin: Mrs. Fisk and child. TurnbuU and Co., agents. _ „ ' T ' . Tul s.s., C 4 tons, Bonner, for Kaikoura and i.yttelton. Passengers: Nine in the steerage. Bishop, aß Aurora. schooner, B2 tons, Romerii, for the East • ; Coast. Pearce, agent. ' Eangatira, s.s., 190 tons, Evans, for Napier and Poverty Bay. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. ' Wilson, Mcsdames Scott and Brimicone, Messrs. Lemon, Rowe. Cameron, McNeil, Skelly, and Scott: 4 steerage. Plimmer, agent. . - IMPORTS. [A special chargeis made for consignees' names insefledin this column.] ’ ... , , Albion, from Melbourne: 1 bdl braiding, 1 pkg ■, hardware, 3 cases machinery, 1 tube, 1 wheel, 27 qr- ! ' casks wine, 1 case ironmongery, 1 bdl saddle trees, 20 i boxes tin plates, 2 cases sheep’s tongues, Ido cocoa ; nuts, 7 do merchandise, 2 qr-casks port, 1 do sherry. . . 60 half-chests tea, 201 boxes tea, 1 pci glass frames, 10 < ’ bales woolpacks, 10 qr-casks whisky, 25 do stout, 20 cases schnapps, 2 pkgs boots, 4 boxes tin plates, 60 I*.; sashwoights, 10-bdls hoop iron, 1 case hardware, 7 P c la, 62 boxes. 8 pkgs. 9 cases. 6 bales paper, 14 cases * .. dgars, 30’haircheats tea, 10 cases tinware. 1 do glass, - 'l bag gas' fittings, 58 lengths pipes, 0 pkgs hops, b stoves, 2 qr-casks wine, 1 racing gig. From Hobarton: k * lease books, 40 do fruit, 1 pci, 1 pkg. From Coast: , 7 cases cheese, 2 kegs, 1 pci, 8 cases, 2 boxes, 8 pkgs, ‘ 12"hhds ale and stout . m t Canterbury, from Pelorus Sound • 28,000 feet sawn timber. Malay, from Lyttelton: 1324 sacks oats, 424 do beans, 873 do bran, 252 do schnapps, 332 do flour, 1335 k 1 do chaff,' 147 do potatoes. From Habarton: 800 posts and rails. , ’ v Theresa, from Patea; 47 bales wool. Cynthia, from Pelorus Sound: 39,100 feet sawn . timber. , , ' ' t ‘ . Tul, from Foxton: 10 bales wool. 1 pci, 3 kegs ( • batter, 3 cases. 14 casks, 120 telegraph poles, 4 totara logs. Falcon, for Blenheim: 1 bale brooms, 9 kegs nails, } 9 cases, 2 pkgs tubs, 1 churn, 4 kegs red lead, 1 tin varnish. 1 do size, 1 do turpentine, 30 pkgs iron,- 1 cask zinc, I grindstone, 4 coils rope, X bale paperhangings. X cask ore, 9 pkgs paints, 4 bales senm, 2 boxes glass, 1 pkg. Tul, for .Kaikoura: 61 boxes tea, 10 half-chests do, 1 qr-cask whisky, 10 cases, 40 pkgs, 1 pci drapery, 2 barrels beef, 1 box tobacco,' 1 bag oatmeal, 1 trunk, 1 plough, 1 keg. For Lyttelton : 6 bales, 6 trusses. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London Ocean Mail, ship, early: Avalanche, ship, daily; Hnruhui, ship,.early: Himalaya, ship, early; Leicester, ship, early. Southern Ports.—Wellington, s.s., this day; Taranaki, s.s., 12th fast. _ . , Northern Forts.—Ladybird, s.s., 7th mst. ; Taupo, s.s., 12th inst. Newcastle. —Australind, barque, early ;. Room Hood, brig, early: Neptune, brig, early. . ! Melbourne anf> Hobarton via the South.— i Albion, BA, this day.. Wanganui.—Stormbird, s.s., this day. Hobarton.—Young Dick, schooner, Bth mat. , ‘ -Sydney.—Easby. s.a., 7th inst. •,. PROJECTED departures. ' London.- Zealandia, ship, 9thinst.; Waikato,ship, ■ 15th fast.: Jessie Readmin, ship, this month. Southern Forts.—Ladybird,s.s., 7thinst.; Taupo, ‘. s.s., 12th Inst. ... . .- Northern Forts. —Wellington, s.s,, 7th inst.: Taranaki, s.s., 12th inst. Sydney, via the West Coast.—Albion, s.s., this * Stormbird, s.s., 7th inst.: Manawatu, p.s., this day. Napier.—Kiwi, s.s., this day. ; Melbourne via the South.—Alhambra, s.s., Bth inst. ‘ ■ . . . Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika. ■ —Kennedy, s.s., 7th fast. Blenheim.—Lyttelton, p.s,. 7th fast. ' . Napier and Poverty Bay. —Rangatira, s.s., this day.

(BY TELEGRAPH.t LYTTELTON. Tuesday. Sailed ; "Wellington, tor the North. Passengers for Wellington: Mis. Bull and Mr. G. King.

NELSON, Tuesday. Sailed : Lochnagar, for Poverty Bay. The bfirque Glimpse, bound for Auckland, has put in here short of previsions.

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The Eingarooma arrived yesterday.

WEATHER AT 6 p.m. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland. —29'95—W.S.W., light, fine. " Napxeb.—29 81—S.E., light: fine. Bar slight swell . , Castlepoikt.—297s—N.W., light; cloudy, oea .moderate. • Wellington.—29 80— N.N.W., fresh; fine, Hokitika.—297o—N.N.W., light; fine. Bargood. ' Westport.—297s—W., fresh ; threatening. Bar good. , Tima.ru.—29 67 —N.E., light; fine. Slight N.E. . OAMARU.—29 64—N.E., fresh; fine. Short lumpy N.E. eea. Barometer rising slowly, WRECK OF THE S.S. OTAGO. A telegram received in town yesterday morning brought the startling intelligence that Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co.’s steamship Otago had gone ashore and was a total wreck. The news was very meagre, and simply stated that she was ashore ; at Chaaland's Mistake, a place lying between Dunedin and the Bluff, and that the passengers and crew were Saved. Slight as this information was, it proved suf- ■ ficient to cause quite a hubbub amongst the nautical portion of the community, and various were the surmises made as to how she got into her unfortunate position. Nothing definite was known until 8 o'clock last night, ' when a telegram was received which gives some few particulars regarding her. It was to the effect that a ketch named the Palmerston had arrived at Dunedin, the captain of which reported sighting on Monday ‘morning,’at 10 o’clock, a vessel on the rocks,, which proved to be the Otago. He was boarded by Captain Calder, who stated that his steamer had gone ashore, .at 2 o’clock on Monday morning, in adense fog. The 'vessel had lost her forefoot, from which we infer that she struck stem on, and the water at low tide was abreast of the taffrall. It will thus be seen that she lies in a very precarious position, liable at any moment, if the sea should increase, to be driven on the rocks and smashed to pieces; and her chances of being saved are very small considering the spot where she 1* ashore. A short account of her here may rot be uninteresting to our readers, although owing to her frequent visits to this port she is, we might say, known to everyone. , ■ She was bnilt at Whiteincb, Scotland, by Mr. James Lawle, and is 13 years old. When first const ucted she was intended as a blockade runner in the American war, but was never used for that purpose the Panama Company purchasing.her for the Intercolonial service, - On that company abandoning the mail service,, the Otago remained for some time trading in the colonies, and subsequently went to China, where she remained in -an almost idle state until , three years since, when she was purchased by her present owners. On arriving in Melbourne she was furnished with new boilers and, built up right forward from the poop,-in-creasing her capacity to its present, measurement. The endues also underwent extensive repairs, and were 150 h.p. nominal, and she went at a rate of 10 knots. Her cabin accommodation was extensive and comfortable, being capable of providing beds for 102 saloon and 140 cabin passengers. ' No further particulars of the ill-fated vessel will be received till the s.s. Express, which was instructed yesterday. to, proceed from the Bluff to the scene of the disaster, returns. Of course -it is gratifying to hear that all the passengers and crew have been saved, but still it cannot be forgotten that the loss of the Otagowillbe severely felt by her owners, as we lindeistand that Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co. insure their vessels only for halt their value, The Otago was on her voyage from Port Chalmers to the Bluff, to proceed thence to Melbourne and Hobarton.

The time-ball may be need 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.. ’Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s s.s. Albion, Captain Clark, arrived here from .Melbourne and Hobarton via the South at 11 a m. yesterday. She left the Sandridge Railway Pier at 11.15 a.m. November 23, and reached Hobarton at 2 p.m-November 25. Left again at 6 p.m., and arrived at the Bluff at fi a,m. November 30; left at 530 p.m.; reached Port Chalmers at 7 a.im, December 1 ;.left at 4.30p,m. next day, and arrived'inLyttelton at 2.16 p.m. on the 3rd ; left at 4.30 p-m. on’the 6th", and arrived here as above. Experienced strong head winds and heavy sea for the first part of the passage, thence light and variable wind*,"willi haw weather. We are indebted to Mr. Dondney, her purser, , for files.. The Albion will sail for Sydney via Nelson and the West Coast this afternoon, ; , ~

• The ship Zealandla finished loading yesterday, and will, weather permitting, haul off from the wharf today. She has met with extremely qnick despatch at the hands of her agents, Messrs. Levin and Co, who are to be congratulated on the manner in which they got the wool in at a time when it is always scarce, that is, the beginning of the season. The Zealandia's visit to this port mnst be a profitable one tp her owners, Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co,, when it is taken into consideration that over £IOOO was paid to her on demnrragefor the Cook Strait cable lying on board over the stipulated time, and that her stay in port, has been shorth and consequently her expenses small, while she takes a very large and valuable cargo. It is made up as f0110w54775 bales wool, 4 dumps do, 132 bales skins, 12 dumps do, 421 casks tallow, 95 cases - do, 2 bales basils, 1123 packages lead spelter; and a quantity of cased goods. The cargo has been stowed.h/Mr, H. Crawford, who has given general satisfaction by the way in which he has accomplished- his work. She has also received a fair number .of passengers, whose names are . as follow Cabin:, Mrs. I'earco, family (5), and servant, Mrs. Cntville and daughter, Mrs. Parrah. Mr. and Mrs. Peel and family (6), Miss Leedham, Master- ■ Williams, Dr. Booth: ’ Second cabin: Mr. and Mrs, Wooler, Mr. and Mrs, Wilson,. Mrs. Carrington,

Messrs. Nares, Paul, and Reidal. Ah advertisement fa another column states that all claims against her must be rendered on Thursday, 7th inst-y and tliat iptending passengers are requested to ipay-thoTAlance Of their passage money.hy.theraame date;';! -\ , lije schooner Aurora; sailed for the EaatCoast yes.terday afternoon., '■ <i iV’L NThe ketch Falcon,- for Blenheim; got i away last night, $-:•> ~-i 'ii ■ 1 ; . /*’/ Claims by consignees against the St; Leonards;, from London, in respect to Inwafd cargo, inustbG'rendcred fa duplicate to-day. The Kiwi is advertised to sail for Napier to-day. The New Zealand Shipping Company,, say?, the. Otago Daily Times, has added another fine vessel to its fleet by the purchase of the ship White Eagle. Negotiations were completed on Tuesday, 28th hit., and notification of the change of ownership was given yesterday morning, when t lie company's ilae was hoisted on the main. It is not yet known who will be her commander. „

The schooner Isabella Pratt has arrived at Oamaru. from this port after a clipping run of thirty-six hours. ■ The s.s. Tui arrived fa port from Foxton at 7 a.m. yesterday.. She sailed for Kaikoura and Lyttelton at 6 o’clock last evening. . , ■ The schooner Canterbury arrived fa port yesterday from Pelorus Sound. . . The ketch Elizabeth came off the Patent Shovesterday, and sailed round to the breastwork in the afternoon. _ . ’ • , The schooner Rose of Eden, from Pelorus Sound, timber-laden, for Mr. Compton, arrived here yesters.s. Wellington, from the South, will arrive here this forenoon, and sail again to-morrow morning at 8 o’clock. . ~ . . „ The Kennedy will arrive in port this morning frpm Nelson and West Coast. She will sail for the same ports to-morrow. _ The Howrah landed the last of her London cargo yesterday morning. A notice in our advertising columns announces that all claims against her are to be rendered at the company’s offices by noon on Thursday, 7th instant. , , . The p.s. Manawatu will sail for Wanganui to-night at 8 o’clock. . , x a The s.s. St. Kilda, for Wanganui, sailed nt,4.30p.m. yesterday: and the s.s. Rangatira also sailed for Napier and Poverty Bay at 4.40 p.m. The ship Avalanche, ‘ now daily expected from London, Is announced by Messrs, Levin and Co. to be the next vessel which they will load for London. She will follow the St. Leonards, and is expected to be despatched on the sth February. They also announce a reduction on the freight of wool, viz., for washed, |d. per lb., and greasy id. ■ • ■_ ■_ ' The Howrah is announced by the. New Zealand ; Shipping Company to follow the ship Waikato for London, . The freights on wool are the same as those which Messrs. Levin and Co. advertise.