SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5005, 9 April 1877, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. AH, RIVED. March 9.—Arawata, s.s., 023 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. March. 14.- Eiugarooma. s.s., 623 tons, Whitburn, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. Wakatipu, s.s.. 1158 tons, .Cameron, from Sydney. Levin and 00., agents. March 15.—Anthons, brigantine, 133 tons, Anthons, from Melbourne. Turnbull and Co., agents. March 21. —Easby, s.s., 969 tons, Anderson, from Sydney. Turnbull and Co., agents. March 22. —Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, from Sydney, via the West Coast. Bishop, agent. I'-dwin Bassett, barque, 347 tons, Foster, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 25.—Hermann, barque, 453 tons, Pins, from .' ew York. Turnbull ami to., agents. March 27. -Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Clark, from Melbourne and Ilobarton via the South. Bishop, agent. March 20.—Nouveau St. Michel, barque, 445 tons, from Geographe Bay, Western Australia. Krull and Co., agents. March 80.—Rotorua, s.s., 565 tons, Macfarlane, from Sydney, via Auckland and Napier. Levin and Co., agents. Alhambra, s.s., 496 tons, Muir, from Melbourne, via Hokitika, Greytnoufch, and Nelson. Bishop, agent. March 31.—Pleione, ship, 1091 tons, Renaut., from London. Passengers—Cabin’: A. W. Rolleston. N. Fitzherbert, H. R. Fitzherbert* E; Cassan, J. R. Luby, Mr. and Mrs. Notman, J. B. Jacob, Emma Jacob, Helena Jacob, and MUs Blanchard. Second Cabin : A. Edge, W. Canning, H. Winnett, E. Miller, and A. Kember. Steerage; R. Mason, J. Tucker, J. D. Gibant, Mrs. Gibant, P. L. Payne, E. Voisard, and 1). Y. S. Godden. Levin and Co M agents. April 3. —Malay, barque, 328 tons. Millman, from Ilobarton. Beck and Touks, agents. Australian Sovereign, barque, 353 loqs, Perroi, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. April s.—Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishopj agent. SAILED. Marcfi 10.— Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Macfarlane, for Sydney via the North. Levin and Co., agents. March 11. —Arawata, s.s., C 23 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. Robin Hood, brig, 299 tons, Patob, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 15.—Agnes, s.s., 590 lons, Sims, for Sydney. March 16.—Oceau Mail, ship, 1039 tons, Watson, for London. Passenger* —'aloou : Miss Harrison, Messrs. Cotter, and Wright. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Avalanche, ship, 1160 tons, Williams, for London. Passengers—Cabin : Misses Smith and Fife, Mrs, Aikman, Mr. and Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Waddell, Mrs. S f eveuson and '2 children, Mr. and’ Mrs. Wilkins, Misses Wilkins (3), Masters Wilkins (3), Mrs. Atkinson and family (6,\ Mrs. Battersbee, Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Messrs. Pope, White, Waters, and Newton. Steerage—Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke, Mrs. Smaill and child, Mrs. Hoxre and child, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, Master and Miss Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Misses (2) and Master Brown, Mr. and Mrs, Ballard, Miss Anderson, Mrs. Robin, Miss Sbimpson, Messrs. Wallace, Schumacher (2), Liddicoat, Cobbam, Callwell, and Goldie. Levin and Co., agents. Himalaya, ship, 1008 tons, Grant, for Callao. Passengers—Mrs. and Misses Grant (2). Levin and Co., agents. March 17.—Ringarooraa, s.s., ,623 t ns, Whitburn, for Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. March 23.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, for Sydney. Levin and Co., agents. Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South.. Bishop, agent. March 28.—Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Clark, for Melbourne via the West Coast. Bishop, ag**nt. • Edwin Bassett, barque, 396 tons, Foster, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. March 30. —Fasby. s.s., 9G9 tons, Anderson, for Newcastle. Turnbull and Co., agents. April I.—Alhambra, s.s., 491 tons, Muir, for Melbourne, via the South, Bishop, agent. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, March 14. Arrived : German warship Augusta. She steams fourteen knots, and is armed with ten Krupp guns. March 15. Sailed : Herfcha, German war ship, for Europe, via •Sydney and Cape. March 23. The German warship Augusta leaves to-morrow for Samoa. April 2. Sailed : Oxford, ship, for Guam. NAPIER, March 10. Arrived : Fernglen, 101 days from London, with immigrants numbering 228 souls, all well. One death, an infant, and two births on the passage. The vessel is very clean. The single girls were landed this afternoon. They are neat looking and healthy: . WANGANUI, March 23. The brig Mosquito, from Liverpool, with a large quantity of water works plant, arrived off the bartoday. and will be towed in to-morrow. She is two months overdue ; had to put in at the Cape of Good Hope through stress of weather. Fears were entertained for her safety, as she is laden with iron mostly. LYTTELTON, March 10. Sailed : Ship Carnatic, for London, with 10 passengers, and a cargo valued at £96,000. PORT CHALMERS, March 11. Sailed ; The New Zealand Shipping Co.’s ship Otaki, for London, with 3747 bales wool, 105 bales rags, 74 casks tallow, 57 bags bones, 9 coses sundries, 6384 ozs gold. Total value, £98,727. —Stella, coastwise. Pleiades, ship, fOr Rangoon. —Clan McLeod, for Guam. .March 14. Arrived : Sapphire, war steamer, 1407 tons, Eubank H. Murray, commander, 14 guns, 350 horsepower. She left Auckland on the 4th February, and called at Chatham, Campbell, and Auckland Islands, and left the latter place on the Bth inst. March 24. Arrived : Tararua and Easby, from Lyttelton; barque Gloucester, from, Hongkong. She left on the 13th January, and brings 120 Chinese and one European passenger. Small pox broke out ten days after leaving Hongkong. Fifteen cases in aU have occurred, with three deaths—two Chinese, and one Fijian sailor. The last case appeared on the X6lh February. Four cases are now raging. The rest of the passengers and crew are all well. The vessel was quarantined, a guard boat rowing round her. April 4, The ship Euterpe, which left London on the 2nd December, is at the Heads. April 5. Arrived : Ship Wild Deer, with 29 passengers and ISOO tons cargo, from Glasgow in 80 days. AU the G oucester’s passengers except the sick have been transferred to the quarantine island. Information has been r ceived by the Marine Department from Captain Wing, Harbor Master, Manukau, that on the 19th January last he sounded the southern entrance.to Hauukau Harboiv and that the least water found was 2| fathoms at low tide, with South Head beacons in line bearing N.E. by N. \ N. magnetic; and that on the 23rd February he again sounded across the bar and found the same average depth of water. The three ships which were detained in port for twelve days by contrary winds were on Friday, March 16th, favored by a long-looked for breeze from theN.W, The Avalanche, which was lying in Worser Bay, was the first to make sail to . it, and at 5 o’clock in the morning she weighed anchor, and before noon had gone out of sight. The Ocean Mail did not move till later in the day, and got round Halswell Point at 11 a m., and in less than an hour afterwards was clear of the Heads. The wind was freshening all day, and in the afternoon was blowing briskly, which : no doubt will put those two fine ships well clear of the land before nightfall. They have now got a good start, and their arrival in London will be looked forward to with interest. The Aval- ' anche is greatly the favorite, having a clean ! bottom, having been on the Slip here a few •months ago, while the. Ocean Mail has not been ’out of the water for eighteen months* However, the iAvalanche has a ship that has showed a clean pair i of heels on more than one occasion to race against in :thc Ocean Mail, the latter having made two passages to this colony under 80 days, one of which we believe was the quickest ever yet performed. The ship Himalaya also sailed on the same day for Callao. . K.M.S. Sapphire. 1405 tons, 14 guns. Captain Murray from Port Chalmers, arrived in port on March 20th at 8 o’clock. She was here some months ago and since then has been to Auckland,, ami on a cruise amongst the Chatham,’Campbell, and Auckland Islands. She took her departure from Auckland bn February 4th for the Chathams, and arrived there bn the 14th, after a rough and dirty passage. Left again on the 17th, and arrived at Campbelllsland on the 24th; examined its coast for wreckage'and castaways. Left March Ist for the Auckland Group, and arrived on the 3rd, and anchored in Erebus Cove, Port Boss. She subsequently- visited other places, and examined the depots of provisions, &c., all of which had been broken into and rifled of provisions. The depots, one and all, required replenishing, but as she had no instructions to that effect only a few tilings were landed at Port Ross. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Neilson were still there, and still in a state of chronic discontent. They complained about Dr. Monkton not having performed his part of the, .contract in supplying them with provisions, and said they would shortly leave the station altogether. No sign of wreck was observable on any part of the coast inspected. The Sapphire remained at the Auckland Islands tiil the Bth inst., then left for Port Chalmers, and arrived there on the 13th, after a light fine weather passage. She sailed from Port Chalmers on Friday last, and arrived in port as above. The Sapphire will remain in port some few days. The Sappho left for Fiji on the following day. , ARRIVAL OF THE HERMANN. ' The Hermann, a barque direct from New York, was signalled on Sunday, March 25 and at 7 o’clock managed to sail, into port with a light H.E. wind, i anchoring off Kaiwarra. The Hermann is a handsome specimen of a German-built vessel, and looks a craft that has been built more for the carriage of cargo than forspeed. She is one year old, and is well fitted up in every particular, the cabin being neatly designed and got up in a very comfortable manner. The barque" has made the passage out in 101 days—an average performance. Her cargo consists of 850 tons, principally kerosene oil, and the remainder Yankee notions. The greater portion of it is for this port, a third being for Lyttelton,. whither she will probably sail after discharging her Wellington portion. Wo thank Captain Pins, her commander, for allowing us to take the following particulars of the voyage from her log The Hermann left New York on 14tb Decembe-, and on the 19th had a heavy S.E. gale, lasting for a day and shifting round to the south, thence to the north-west, at which point it hung for several days, occasionally shifting to north and southwest. Got the first of the N.E. trades on December 31 in latitude 19deg. longitude 20deg. They were very unsteady, and gave out on the 6th January; thence

nad light winds and culms, and crossed the Equator * i the Uth January ia latitude 28deg. Next day found the S.E. trades, which proved moderate with fine weather, and were lost on the 21st of January, Next had a period of very unsteady weather till the westerly winds werfr found. Sighted the Island of Tristan d’Aeunha on the 4th, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope on the 12th February. Ran down her eastings between the parallels of 43deg. and 44deg., and in so doing had very disagreeable weather. The winds were from the north-west, north, and north-east, driving the vessel down south, not an hour’s southerly wind being experienced, am? during most of the time It was either raining or hailing. On Thursday was close to New Zealand, when a strong breeze from the south-west by west, with very thick weather, was met with. .Sighted Cape Farewell next day, and came through' the Strait with light variable winds. On Saturday night at 10 o’clock was off the Heads with a light north-west wind ; stood off till Sunday morning, when a breeze sprang up from the south-east, which fetched her up to the Heads, where she was boarded by Pilot Holmes, who brought her to an anchorage in port, arriving as above. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., are her agents. THE PLEIONE. By the arrival of the ship Pleione from London on Mar h 31st we have to welcome a splendid addition to the already justly famed line of vessels sailing under the flag of Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co. In model she greatly resembles the Avalanche, but of anything she has finer ends. Her appearance now as she lies in port is such that any nautical eye would at once pronounce her to be a regular heeler, and-’ still lier maiden trip has bcenanytliing but a smart one, asdiie weather experienced from one end of the voi’age to the other was most unfavorable for making what is termed “a run.” In the master also we recognise a gentleman favorably and well known here, and we congratulate him on his new command. Capt. Renaut has been absent from this port for two seasons, h ving made t o voyages to Canterburyin the ship Crusader. On his arrival Home in August last year he was commissioned by his owners to proceed to Glasgow and there superintend the completion of his present ship, then in course of construction by Messrs. Alexander Stephen and 4ons. En pa'smnt it may be noted that proof of Captain Renaut’s long and varied experience in the New Zealand passenger trade may be observed in the completeness and comfort of the fittings and general equipment of the vessel. The launch took place on the 19th October last, the pleasing duty of sponsor being undertaken by Mrs. Renant Even on the banks of the Clyde our town fouud’an able representative in the person of Mr. F. Allen, who was thus enabled to be the first in wishing the new ship a - long and prosperous life. The stars again provided a name for a 'Wellington trader, the Pleione being the mother of the .Pleiades. Most of the stars forming that constellation have been represented in ships trading to this port, the well-known vessels Asterope, Electro, Haleione, and Ceheno being familiar names in these columns. The last named craft was under the command ofCaptain Renaut for ten years, running to this and other ports in the Middle Island. The motto of the Pleione is Mater plciadum, which is carried at the' end of her bowsprit, thus affording the student in astronomy a clue to the name of the ship. Her dimensions are r--Length, 210 ft. from stem to sternpost ; beam, 34ft. 6in.; depth of hold, 20ft. 4in., with a poop of 45ft. in length. Iron has entered largely into her composition, for she has iron, fronts to her poop and forecastle, covered with teak'; iron deckhouse, the deck beneath the house being -also covered' with the same metal coated with cement, except the sanctum of the cook, who rejoices in the possession' of a tiled floor. The gutter water’ways round both decks and across the poop and forecastle are unusually wide, their introduction between decks being a speciality which will add considerably to the comfort of the passengers on the lower, deck. The ventilation, an important feature in a ship designed for the passenger trade, gives evidence of careful consideration. Besides the three usual hatchways, she has been fitted with another hatch, four feet square, abaft the mainmast; six ventilating bits on bach side ; and two large ventilators amidships, onegbibg up through the house on deck, with a dimension of six feet by four feet, and the other, fitted with a .cowl, between 1 the mainmast and the small hatch before referred to. Ample ventilation is thus secured, making the Pleione a very suitable vessel for carrying wheat. The centre of her main deck, extending to the plank outside the deckhouse, is of teak, so that in the event of the other portion requiring renewal none of the deck work would be disturbed. She has been fitted with Harfield’s patent windlass and pumps, both worked by a messenger chain from a powerful steam-winch, also with a condenser by Normandy, capable bf making 800 gallons of fresh water per day. The lower masts, lower and lower topsail yards, as usual,, are of iron. Comfort has been the predominant idea in the arrangement of the saloon, the cabins being lofty; well ventilated and lighted, and rather larger than usual. -The woodwork inside the saloon is of polished oak, pacnelled with ebonized lines, presenting a substantial and pleasing appearance. The other appointments and conveniencies, including a commodious bathroom, marble-topped sideboard, large mirror, &c., are in every respect suitable. The Pleione carries four boats, two of them large lifeboats, fitted with Douglas’s detaching apparatus, mast, sails, compass, axe, and water-breakers. She is also fitted with Saunders’ patent cable controllers for riding. This exceedingly valuable invention should be on every vessel, as it minimises the risk of cables parting. Altogether the Pleione is a vessel eminently adapted for the colonial trade, -. and wc opine that it will become, under its skilful and courteous commander, ’ a favorite, and we trust a fortunate ship. Captain Renaut has succeeded in a 4 marked degree in obtaining the good will of his passengers, for we find them expressing in ho measured terms their appreciation of his attention and kindness. The lady passengers particularly thank him specially for fitting up the vacant state cabin as a sitting-room,' and as we were allowed the privilege of inspecting, this bower, we can heartily endorse their praise of the taste that planned sneh a snuggery. With the aid of. carpet, cushions, and some remarkably pretty pictures, the “ drawing-room” was made charmingly cosy and comfortable. While on the subject of pictures we may mention.that Captain Renaut Improved some of the inany shining hours of the voyage by painting two pictures, one representing the Pleione becalmed in the tropics, and the other the ship bravely contending against a S.W. gale in the Bay of Biscay. These pictures were drawn for on the art union principle the proceeds bernc presented by the captain to the Merchant Seaman’s Orphan Asylum. The lucky winners have thus secured a capital memento of their lengthy journey over the deep waters. During the voyage a fair amount of sport was obtained, but it was observed with surprise that the Cape pigeons, usually so plentiful, were conspicuous by their absence. Bhe left Gravesend at 7 a.m. on 14th December. Had moderate southerly winds and fine weather until clearing the » hannel on the 19th; From that date to the 9th January experienced S.W. and southerly gales, during which the ship earned the character of being an excellent sea boat, her decks being comparatively free fiom water even in the roughest weather. <u. the date last given (Madeira, was righted and passed, and from there to the Equator—crossed on 25tb January in longitude 27deg. W—had light northerly and easterly winds. Crossed the meridian of Greenwich on 14th February in latitude 42deg. S., and rounded the Cape on the 18th in latitude 44deg. S. The S. F. trades were light, and held to 20deg. S.: then had moderate variable winds from N. to N. \V. The easting was run down On the parallel of 4f<deg., the wind being moderate throughout. Cape Leuwin was passed on 15th March, and Tasmania rounded on the 20tli. From thence calms and light winds, theweather being almost tropical in its warmth and brightness. The Strait was entered early on the 30th ultimo, and she was off the lighthouse at midnight, and beat into harbor on the 31st, arriving at 4 o’clock.