SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4939, 20 January 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF WELLINGTON. High Water.— 7.53 a.m. ; 8.0 p.m. ARRIVED. January ID.—Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, McLean, from Nelson, Passengers—Saloon ; Mr. and Mrs, Austen, Mrs. Dixon, Misses Coleman, Allen, and Rrunnett, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, Dr. Hector, Messrs. Cameron, Crajvricott, Lissington, Lansdon, Young, -Palliser, Grimstone, and Sutty, Master Cork, and 120. excursionists. IV. Bishop. agent. Murray, s.s., 78 tons, Conway, from Nelson. Pns- - sengers—Cabin: Miss Corr, Mrs. Scheiplich and . family (4), Messrs. Beer, Barnard, Thompson, Healey, McCarthy, Lowe, Madden, Roy, and 1 Chinaman. Anderson, agent. . ■ Shepherdess, schooner, 30 tons, Gorgenson, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Taupo, S.S., 401 tons, Carey, from the North. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Miss Gray, Mr. and Mrs. ' Harris, Mrs. Buddie, Miss Brown, Messrs. Robson, Williams, Hyde, Everett, Kitchen, Moyes, Isaacs, Collins, Drake, Dobson, Redwood, Whiteman, and 00 excursionists, 20 for South. Levin and Co., agents. Tui, s.s., 0-4 tons, Bonner, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. McNeil, Mesdames Fowler and Downey, Miss Storey, Messsrs. Cook, Pama, Mitchell, and Baker. Bishop, agent. SAILED. January ID.—Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, McLean, for Melbourne .via South. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Jones, Messrs, Hamilton, Wright,, and Campbell. 'Bishop, agent, , . Napier, s.s., 48 tons. Holmes, for Foxton. Turnbull and Co., agents. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, for the South. Pas- ' sengers—Saloon : Mrs. Wheeler, Messrs, Eyton, Call*'cott, and Waterhouse. Levin and Co., agents. IMPORTS. [A special charge m made for consignees‘ names inserted in this column.] . Unity, from Pelorus Sound : 30,000 ft. sawn timber. Rose of Edin, from Pelorus Sound : 20,000 ft. sawn timber. Murray, from Nelson : 32 bales wool, 5 cases, 18 kegs, 110 cases fruit, 9 bags grass seed, 4 cases cheese. ' ■ Ringarooma, from Nelson : 106 cases fruit, 6 cases eggs. Shepherdess, from Pelorus Sound : 30 bales wool. Taupo,-from Onehunga-: 12 bags potatoes, 14 pkgs, 3 pels. From New Plymouth: 60 bales wool, 50 hides, 2 rams,-2 pels. EXPORTS. ’.Ringarooma, for Melbourne and South : 6 cases, 20 drums, 36 bales. Napier, for Foxton : 7 cases, 1 bale, 1 pkg, 1 do - tobacco, 7 do groceries, 1, case saddlery, 0 pkgs, 3 .Thinks, 1 pci pipe, 3 cases' kerosine, 7 do groceries, -35 bags flour, 1 cask soda, 1 sack pollard, 3 pkgs '.spouting. ‘' Taupo, for South; 2 pels, 21 cases, 30 horses, 3 bales, 3 trusses. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. Himalaya, daily ; Leicester, daily : Hurunni, early ; Adamant, early; Rakaia, early. —Southern Pouts.—Wellington, 22nd inst.; Taupo, 29th inst. Noutukrn Ports.—Taranaki, 25th inst.; Hawea, 30th inst. , ' . Melbourne.—Belle, early. Melbourne and Hobarton via the South.— Albion, s, S., 23th inst. Sydney, via the West Coast. —Tararua, s.s., 26 th inst. ■ • . ' ' PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London,- Jessie,Roadman, this month; Howrah, this day ; .Avalanche, early ; Ocean Mail, early. . 'Northern Ports.—Wellington, 22ndinst.; Taupo, 20thinst.: V Southern Ports.—Taranaki, 25th inst.; Hawea, SQthinst.' ■j. Foxton.—Napier, 23rd inst. " -.Wancianui.— Stormbird, 23rd; Manawntu, 23rd. ~ Nelson,,Wj-srroßT, Grevmouth, andHokitika. ' '-i-Murray; this day. . . Blenheim.—Lyttelton, 23rd inst. Napier.'—Range tira, 24th inst. Kaikoura and Lyttelton.—Tui, 22nd inst. Melbourne and Hobarton via the South.— Taratna, 26th inst. Sydney via the . West Coast. Albion, 29th ’ inst. - - - BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Friday. Sailed : AVakatipu, for Port Chalmers, at 3 p.m. PORT CHALMERS, Friday.. Sailed ; Wanaka, for Wellington. Passengers— Mr.l and Mrs. Downes and 3 children, Messrs. Muir, Parker, Mathews, Nelson. Baveet, and about 35 excursionists for West Coast. AUCKLAND, Friday. , • 'The chtter Glance, of Tauranga, was wrecked at r Tairua. The crew escaped. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chrono-. meters. A chronometer true on Greenwich time wonld show 12h. SOrninrwhen the ball drops. Any difference is error, plus ot minus, of the.chronometer. Captain Fairchild while in the Luna compiled some very interesting figures regarding her consumption of coal,rate of travelling, and expensesper year. He has continued to compile the same in connection . with the Hinemoa, and the result when both are compared is simply amazing, showing what a great saving is made by the Hinemoa. For instance, the Hinemoa ■has steamed during three months 5023 miles, and in that time consumed 331 tons coal, and if she continues to go at the same rate to the end of the year -she will burn 1324 tons coal, and steam 20,104 miles .Now, during a' twelve month the Luna went 18,000 miles, and to do that she had to consume 1800 tons coal, which quantity would bring the Hinemoa 28,000 miles. It will at once be apparent from the foregoing figures what a great saving in coal alone there is by the new steamer. Including all expenses it will take nearly £2OOO less to work the Hinemoa in a twelve month than it did the Luna. The s.s. Murray arrived irom Nelson at 11.30 a.m. yesterday. She left there at 8 p.m. on the 18th, and had fine weather across. She will return to Nelson and West Coast this afternoon. The s.s. Rangatira, from Napier and Poverty Bay, Is expected to arrive here on Monday. The s.s. Napier proceeded to Foxton yesterday afternoon. The s.s. Tui, Captain Bonner, left Foxton at 1 p.m. yesterday, and arrived here at 10.30 last night. She is advertised to sail South on Monday. The ship Candida, which arrived at Melbourne from Liverpool January 6th, spoke the tug Koputai under canvas, from Glasgow, bound to Dunedin, on November Ist, latitude ;19 north, longitude 24.18 west. She was 36 days out. The tonnage loading on the berth at London, November 23, for India, China, and Cape of Good Hope, amounted to 47,055 tons, and Australia and New Zealand 50.012 tons. Outward tonnage for Australia and New Zealand was in fair request, and steamers were loading to greater advantage for India and China. ■■ - The Albion Company’s steamer Nemesis,- commanded by Captain Stewart, late of the ship Oamaru, arrived at Melbourne January Bth, 51 days from Plymouth. She left on November 18th, .called at St. Vincent to coal on the 28th, crossed the Line December 4th, and the meridian of the Cape on the lSth. She ran her easting down between 41 and 42 degrees, kifd her 1 best day’s work was 302 miles. She had wretched winds to the Cape, and had to depend on Steam only nearly all the way, She was full of cargo; and had a great many passengers, who enjoyed the trip amazingly. A paper, the Nemesis Times, vras published on board. ' , ■ Unfavorable wind prevented the departure of the Ship Howrah for London yesterday. She is now down at the outer anchorage awaiting the first puff of northerly wind to slip out. A good race Home may be expected between herself and the St. Leonards from this port, Mataura and Elizabeth Graham from Port Chalmers, Waimea. from Lyttelton, and City of Auckland from .Auckland,-all of. which vessels have Sailed within the past week.,' , ; 2 ' The ' steamers Manawatu ’ and : ■ Stormbird, from Wanganui, will arrive here to-day. I , An official enquiry was held yesterday into the cause of the stranding of the Hannah Barratt at the entrance to Tory Channel, before J. C. Crawford, Esq., and Captain Holliday as Nautical Assessor. . Mr. McKellar, Collector of Customs,'conducted the case. The evidence of Captain Renner, James Jenkins, mate, and R. Peel, seaman, was taken, but nothing further than that given : at the preliminary inquiry was elicited. The finding of the Court was to the effect that no serious blame was attached to Captain Beqner, as considering the Tory. Channel entrance to Queen Charlotte Sourid Is narrow, and is jthrown iatq the shade by high lands behind, it Is almost impossible at all times to avoid mistakes In making it. After the vessel was embayed, the master did all that could be done with the means at his disposal. : The s.s. Ringarooma, Captain McLean, from Nelson, arrived |n_ harbor at 10.45 a.m. yesterday, crowded with passengers. She left Nelson at 10 o'clock the previous night, and had fine calm weather across. She proceeded to Melbourne via the South at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. - . The s.s. Hawea sailed for Northern ports at 10 a.m. yesterday. The s.s. Taupo arrived here from Northern ports yesterday at 12.30 p.m. She proceeded South at 6,p.m. . The European. Mail says —.“A, very fine iron sailing ship of about 1150 tons, and classed 100 Al„ was recently, launched from the building yard of Messrs. Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. The vessel is the first of three ships In course of construction by. the Messrs. Stephen for the New Zealand Shipping Company, London, and when finished will be a worthy addition to that company's splendid line of vessels. As she left the way she was named the Opawa byvMrs. Sadler, wife of Captain J. AY. Sadler, Of the'ship State of Indiana,' The'.Opawa is named after a river In New Zealand, oh whoso banks are the residences of .the chairman, vice-chairman, and other prominent members of the - company, including Mr. Richardson, M.11.R.,' Minister of Public Works, .whose wife is represented by. the figurehead of the khip." The writer of the above seems to hove confused the Opawa River ffi South Canterbury/With the Opawa District situated on the banks of the Heathcote about three miles from Christchurch, > Notice of unseaworthlness has been lodged, according to the Otago Daily Timet, against the brig Tower HUI by some of her crew, and was duly attended to by Captain Thomson, Board of Trade Surveyor, He has surveyed the brig and reported unfavorably of her. The Tower Hill is an old vessel, which once sailed out of Melbourne os the brigantine Eliza Goddard. Some, years ago, whilst under that name, aha was stranded in Portland Bay, right opposite a hummock called “Tower Hill.” She was got off, repaired, and rigged as -a brig, -and in commemoration, we presume, of her, escape, was named ".Tower Hill.” ' She Is fair outwardly and Inwardly, that: Is. her outside’planking and inside ceiling are both sound, but the framework between is In a wretched condition, for whsnerer it was tested by the Surveyor, it was found to be thoroughly rotten, and Captain Thomson'sent in’llls report to the . Collector of Customs, and the latter has reported to head-quarters at Wellington, • We are quite sure that the Tower Hill will not'be permitted to leave this'port unless she is thought fit for sea service. Probably she has run her course.