SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4921, 30 December 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING .

POET OF WELLINGTON. HiaH Water. — 2.45 A.M.: 3.13 P.M. , December 29.—Taranaki, a.s., 327 tons, Andrew, from the South. Passengers—Saloon: Mias Mackett, Mr and Mrs. Cooper and family. Master Duncan, Messrs- Elson, Brough, Hadfleld, Lennox, McKeUar, . Evans, and Grant; 4 steerage. Levin and Co., Passengers—Cabin: Mrs."McLaren, Messrs. Atkins, Dalton, Brown, Quinllvan, McDowell, Young,.Xurner,, Laughton, Hampson; Gray, Newton, and Cockburn ; 5 steerage, r. Plimmer, agent. Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons. Cameron, from the South. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Jerrom, Key.. Mr. and Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Gilman, Kev. J. Ward. Messrs. Houston, J. L. Hall, Oxley, and McNael; 10 for forward ports. Levin and C 0.,, agents. Napier, s.s., 43 tons, Holmes, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Feck, Messrs. Reardon, Millfont, Vince, Orr, Powell, Wade, Goodison, and Clare; Turnbull and Qo.; agents. ■ , x , _.i ■ Forest Queen, ketch, 61 tons, Watchhn, from Greymouth. Mclntyre and Co., agents. ; ' ■ Reliance, ketch, 65 tons. Swede, from Kalpara. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. , _ Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, from Napier. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Corber. Keene. Jeme, Lyons, and Daley (2), Messrs,. McGregor, Berger, 0 Rien, Digby, Gifford, Sullivan, Hart, Matthews, Jackson,, and Keene; .5 steerage.' Levin and Co,, agents. • Wellington, s.s., 270 tons, Lloyd, from Northern ports. Passengers—Saloon; Mrs. Currie, Mr. and Mrs. ToohiU, Messrs. Levi, McCoultie, Hume.Niccols, Marshall, and -Hoddell; 20 steerage, i and 80 for Southern ports. Levin and Co., agents. SAILED. 4 . December 29.— Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Andrew, for Northern ports.. Passengers—Saloon : Captain Cornwall and family (8), Mesdamcs Whiteman, Hector, Syme: Williams, and Capper (2), Misses Pilcher, Hatch, and Blackett (2), Master Capper, Messrs. Field, Lowe* Keiley. Blackett, Williams, and Garlick ; *lO steerage. .Levin and. Co., agents. Charles Edward, p.s.. 126 tons, Whitwell, for Nelson and West Coast, . Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. McLeod and 4 children. Miss Milton, Messrs. Muncastcr, Clares, and Milford. Anderson, agent.. . . .. IIX Drover, brig; 173 tons, Stephens, for the South, Passengers—Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Duncan and child. Miss Berry, and Mr. Henley ; 4 steerage. Plimmer, schooner, 79 .tons,, Dick, for Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. . - „ . , Dunedin, schooner, 66 tons, Stewart, for Havelock. Master, agent.. . ■ _ .... . Napier, s.s., 48 tons. Holmes, for Rangitikei. Turnbull and Co., agents. , . _ Falcon*.ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. - *’■ December 30.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, for Sydney via the West Coast. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs. Lowe, Rogers, and Towgood r 4 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. ‘ IMPORTS. [A special charge is made for consignees' names inserted in this column.] . . ■ Forest Queen, from Greymouth: 53 tons coal. Reliance, from Kaipara: 45,000 feet sawn kauri from Blenheim: 100 sacks malt, 90 bales wool, 5 pkga Manawatu, from Wanganui: 5 casks tallow, 128 bales wool, 7 bdls skins, 1 tpink, 1 bag wool. -Taranaki, from Lyttelton and Dunedin ; 9 cases, 1 platform, 1 pole; 5 half-chests tea, 10 boxes tea, 2 from Foxton: 23 bales wool, 5 empty hhds, 3 boxes, 3 bdls skins, 3 empty casks, 1 pkg, 3 carpetKiwi r from Napier and Coast: 350 bales wool. EXPORTS.

Manawatu, for "Wanganui: 20 boxes tea, 20 bags rice 4 cases matches, 1 do milk, 3 do pickles, Ido groats, 1 box mnizena, C qr-casks sherry wine, 10 cases old tom, 33 do colonial wine, 2 do plants, 9 pkgs, 1 pci, 1-bag. . , Stormbird, for Wanganui: 20 cases, lo casks, 40 bdls hooplron. 47 drums oil, 12 pkgs, 12 bdls, 1 wheel, . 10 bales. 3 bdls, 1 case tobacco, IS pkgs, 1 1 roll felt, 2 cases galvanised iron, 2 casks cement, 3 cases vestas, 5 do champagne, 6 casks cement, 1 chair, 30 sacks flour, 2 pkgs hardware, 15 boxes tea, 2 chests do, 2 half do do, 5 casks sulphur. Kaikoura, for Waipapa; 15 pkgs sugar, 15" sacks fieur, 3 half-chests tea, 7 ,pkgs soap, 4 casks cement, 4 do sulphur, 2 bags salt, 3 pkgs groceries, 2 boxes do, 1 pkg tobacco, 10 pieces timber. Taranaki, for Picton: 2 casks, 2 qr do, 22 pkgs, 3 tinr, 7 cases, 4481bs shot. For Nelson: 15 pkgs, 1 case. For Taranaki : 23 bales cartridges, 1 bale, 2 cases, 109 pkgs, 4 brackets,'l box. For Mamikau : 75 sacks bonedust, 6 packages, 4 boxes, 6 cases, 1 trunk. ■ . . Wakatipu, for Sydney: 4 bales hops, 3 boxes, 11 do bacon, 7 cases cheese, 4 kegs butter. , ' Charles Edward, for Hokitika: 10 cases whisky, 10 casks ale, 41 grub hoes, 12 pkgs nails, 21 cases, 2 casks, 5 cases fish, 5 do confectionery, 15 do jams, 5 do chairs, 1 do currie powder, 5 casks alei 1 bale. For Greymouth:-20 cases whisky, 2 qr-casks rum, lease ' tobacco, ! pci, I'pkg, 28 cases 3 chests sago, 5 cases milk, 30 boxes raisins, 10 cases chairs, 10 do jams, 10 do lobsters, 1 cask ale. For Westport: 1 case, 1 bale. Napier, for Rangitikei: 3 pkgs paint, Ido scrim, 2 pkgs, 2 coils, rope. 1 case, 100 sacks flour, 5 cases brandy,'l do herrings, 4 boxes soap, Ido tobacco, 60 —sacks flour, 2 colonial ovens, 2 casks groceries, 3 cases do. " EXPECTED, ARRIVALS. London. —Leicester/early ; Himalaya, early; Hnrnnui, early. ; : Southern Ports. —Hawea, January 2. NorthernPokth. —Wellington, this day: Taupo, January 3. . „ " •Melbourne and Hoeap.ton via the South. — Tararua, January 2. Melbourne, via the West r ' ... . - January 4. voasT. 31- Alhambra, M6JECTET) DEPARTURES. JfoRTHEitN Ports. —Hawea, January 2. Southern Ports,— Wellington, this day; Taupo, January 3. ■ „ , ... Melbourne, via the South.— Alhambra, sth * January. • Sydney, via Nelson, Greymouth, and Hokitika.—Tararua, 2nd January., Blenheim.—Lyttelton, this day : Sydney, via Gbeymouth and Hokitika.— Wakatipu, this day. Wanganui.—Stormbird, 2nd January; Manawatu, 2nd January. _ Lyttelton and Kaikoura.—Tni, this day Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, this day Castlepoint.—Aurora, this day.

. BY TELEGRAPH. POET CHALMERS, Friday. Aep.iv.ed : Hawea, from Lyttelton; Tararua, from Bluff. Saiued: Tararua, for the North. Passengers— Mrs. Thatcher, Messrs. Rich, W. Anderson, and Oxley. The ketch Reliance arrived in harbor at 11 a.m. yesterday. She is from Kaipara, and left there on the 23rd inst. . Had southerly wind during a considerable portion of the voyage. . The p.s. Charles Edward left the wharf yesterday at 1 p.ra. for Nelson and West Coast. The steamer Kiwi left Napier at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. and came half-speed to Blackhead, where she arrived at 4 a.m., anchored, discharged cargo, and took in 155 bales wool; left again at 7.30 p.m., and arrived at Kawakawa at 11 a.m. yesterday: took in 60 bales, apd left again at 5.30 a m., arriving in Wellington at 9.30 p.m., having experienced light N.E. winds thronghbnt. The Kiwi is advertised to sail for the East Coast this afternoon., , The Union Company’s s.K Taranaki, Captain Andrew arrived at the wharf from , Northern ports yesterday at 7 a.m. She sailed from Dunedin at 6.80 p.m. on the 26th inst.; arrived at Akaroa at neon the following day: left again at 1.30 p.m., and arrived at Lyttelton at 6 p.m.; sailed at noon on the Wth. and arrived here as above. Experienced a • ■ strong N.E gale to Lyttelton,’thence till arrival strong northerly . wihdi The Tarshiki sailed- for Northern ports at 2.30 p.m. __ _ . The Union s.s. AVakatipu, Captain A., - Cameron, arrived in port’at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon She left Port Chalmers at 5.15 p.m. on the 27th and. cleared the Heads at 6 pjn.: arrived at-Lyt-telton at 5 p.m. on the 28th, after, steaming against a strong S.E. gale: sailed at 5,45p.m. same day, and • • arrived hero as above.: Fresh head.winds were experienced' from Lyttelton. The Wakatipu Sailed for ■ ■ Sydney via the West .Coast, shortly after midnight. The as. Napier left Foxton at 8 p.m. on the 28th,. and arrived here at 7 a.m. on the 29th,i She sailed i for Eangitikei at 4 p.m. yesterday. The p.s. Manawatu arrived from Wanganui yesterday at 7.25 a.m. Bho left the Corporation wharf there at 7.30 p.ra. on the 28th, and crossed the bar at 8.16., Had iinß weather, with smooth water, all the way down, ; The ! Manawatn returned-to ■ Wanganui at 3 brigantine,Kate Brain, Captain Gay,,came into, port yesterday afternoon, and dropped anchor shortly after 6 o’clock, She Is from Adelaide, and brings a cargo of 1990 sacks flour.: She ; left Adelaide on the Sthinst,, and bad splendid weather on' the passage down with very light winds, chiefly from the N. Made the land on the 26th Inst., and since then had light winds and calms. The flour comes consigned to ° r The schooner Dnnedin sailed for Havelock yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, and the ketch Falcon got away for Blenheim at 5.80 jp.m.’ The Union Co.’s s.s. ■ Wellington, Captain Lloyd, arrived at.the wharf at 8.80 p.m. yesterday. She left the Mannkau at 4 p.m. on the 27th, and arrived off, Taranaki at 8 a.m. on the 28th; sailed et 0 a.m., and - reached Nelson at midnight:' loft at 7 a.m. on toe 2flth, and arrived at Plclon at 3 p.m.: sailed at 4 p.m., and arrived here as above. Experienced flue weather throughout. The Wellington will Sail for tljo South at-8 o'clock this afternoon:' . The ketch Forest Queen, with a cargo of coal, arrived hero yesterday from Orcymouth. . It will be remembered .that the Forest Queen F as ashore at - Greymouth some time ago, but sho got off all right with the loss of a few sheets of copper. • The cargo was landed all right'. >■ , - ( H<i. ■ H.M.O; Dreadnought, 4, double-screw; Iron turretship: armour-plated, iu charge of Staff-Commander Thomas II; Hayman, will leave Pembroke this day ' (Saturday), ■wcattier pcrmtttlng'. underOonvoy of the Valorous, to be'prepared fortlio pendant. With the exception of fho Inflexible, which is} far from complete, the Dreadnought is the most powerful Ironclad in the world. ■ She was designed and ordered to bo built at Pembroke In 1809,.her name being originally ■ the Fury, which was afterwards changed to her present one. Her displacement when ready] for sea' will be 10,886 tonsj which Is 1700 tons more than the Thunderer Messrs. Humphrys and Tennant, who constructed the engines of the Thunderer, are also the makers of those on board the Dreadnought. They work up to 8000 horse-power,, and cost upwards of £107,000/ Her amafiient will consist of fourl2J-inch 38-ton guns, tobe mounted in two turrets, andtlirowing 32001b5. weight of metal, and to .add to her offensive power she ii armed with a ram. Nearly 3600 tons of armour-plate are used In the endeavor to make the various-vital parts of the ship impervious to shot. The (plating oq; her sides varies from 10

inches to fourteen jnches Ip thickness, that on her turrets is 14 .inches! and'on her decks 2 inches to 3 inches. The teak backing is 18 inches thick, with an inner skin of armour of l plates. The greater part of the armour-plate is placed about the centre of the ship, and the water-line is protected throughout the whole length, and for five to six feet below. The total cost of the Dreadnought, when fuUy equipped, will be close to three-quarters of a million. —United Service Gazette, October 7. It has been well known that wooden ships visiting the port .of, Wilholmshafan suffered material damage from a worm which penetrated their timbers, and on this account the port was avoided. It appears that there is jaow, at the same port whether the same species or not, our informant does hot say—-a worm wliich penetrates iron, and the German naval officials are much concerned at the ravages it is making in the German ironclads.— United Service Gazette , October 7.