SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5193, 13 November 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. November 12. —Luna, p.s., 247 tons, Baacand, from Greyraouth and Westport. Passengers—Cabin: Mr* and Mrs. Ingles, Messrs. Fella, White, Bish, McArdle, Barcloy, Truman, Rodgers, Manley, tergnsson, and Mclntyre. Kennedy, agent. November 13. —Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Malcolm, from tho North. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdame* Baird and child, Wiatt, Knowles and child. Speed, Coppm, Carruthers child and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Carr and family. Misses Moran and Bradshaw, Bishop Redwood, Father Henneberry, Captain Morgan, Dr. lloadley, Messrs. Haytt. Campbell. Leary, Clark. Tripe. Galbraith. Schultz. Copoin, Southern, and Smsted ; 17 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. SAILED. November 12.—Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Oarey, for the South. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Wakefield, Messrs. Hawkins, James, Young, Dean, Holywood, Fitzgerald, and Watson. Levin and Co., agents. Jane Douglas, r.s., 70 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Holding. Plimmer, agent. _ Napier, s.s., 4S tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Passengers Cabin : Messrs. Johnson and Duckworth. Turnbull and Co., agents. Murray, s.s., 78 tons, Conway, for Xelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Cabin : Rev. Mr. Rutherford, Messrs. Alexander, Sproule. Ratcliff, Clayton, Tregea, Webber, and Tapiiam. Deacon, agent. IMPORTS [A special charge is made for consignees’ names inserted in this column. j Murray, from Nelson: 76 bales wool, 37 hides, 3 sacks rhubarb, 1 case fruit, 2 boxes. Napier, from Blenheim: 150 sacks barley, 00 bales wool. If) coils wire. Aurora, from East Coast: 114 bales wool. Kiwi, from East Coast: 230 bales wool, Jane Douglas, from Foxton: 12,000 feet timber, 2 casks, 4 bales wool, 18 pkgs. Rangatira, from Napier: 250 sacks maize, C pkgs. Kv. Taupo. from Dunedin: 1 qr-cask whisky, 2 rolls lead, 15 bars iron, 114 bags oats, 84 pkgs, 90 cases, 3 bales, 2 hhds, 1 trunk. From Lyttelton: 4 cases, 22 pkgs, 50 sacks beans, CO bags flour. EXPORTS. Taupo, for South: 2 qr-casks, 1 case tobacco, 3bdls, 2 pkgs, 4 trusses, 5 coils, 1 bale, 10 cases. Jane Douglas, for Foxton: 170 pkgs merchandise, 2 hhds. 1 cask, 1 pci, 1 trunk. Napier, for Blenheim: 24 coils wire, 2 qr-casks rum, 15 tons coal, 2 do coke, 2 casks, 3 cases. Murray, for Nelson: 10 cases sundries, 1 pkg leather, 1 bag nuts, 10 do rice, 5 cases pickles, 1 do vestas. 3 do ginger, 1 do twine, 1 do sauce, 2 mats dates, 18 pkgs. For Westport. Hokitika, and Greymoulh; a quantity of ironwork, 1 bag, 24 rails, IS cases, 19 pkgs sundries. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London*, via Napier.— Mataura, earl}'. London.— Crowuthorpe, Hurunui, and Hereford, early. Southern Ports —Wellington, 16th; Rotorua, 17th. Melbourne, via West Coast.— Claud Hamilton, 15th. Melbourne.— Young Dick, early. Nortuiciin Pouts. — Wanaka, 16th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London. —Schiehallion, this month; Orari, this month. PiuroN, Nelson, and West Coast Pouts.—Murray. this dav. Napier, Poverty Bay, Tauranoa, and Auckland.—Taupo, 22nd Southern Ports.— Wanaka, 18th. Nol'Tn <kn Pouts.—Taranaki, this day. Napier and Poverty Bay. —Rangatira, this day. Wanganui.— Stormbird, this day. Lyttelton.—Luna, this day, BY TELEGRAPH. OAMARIT, Monday. Sailed: Pelican, schooner, for Wellington, produce laden. LYTTELTON, Monday. Sailed: Albion, for the South, at 2.30 p.m. PORT CHALMERS, Monday. Arrived: German barque Diamant, from Foochow, after a pas-age of 101 days. She brings 300 tons tea. NELSON, Monday. Sailed: Lochnagar, barque, for Napier.—Taranaki, for Picton and South, at 10 a.m. Passenger*—Miss Watt, Mr. and Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Carruthers and child, Mr. and Mrs. Wadsworth, Mrs. Oratt, Messrs. Morgan, Cross, Coppin, and Southern. The s.s. Taranaki left the Manukau at 9.30 a.m. on the 9th instant, and arrived at Taranaki next morning. Sailed at 1.30 p.m., and got into Nelson at 4 a.m. next day. Sailed at 10 a.m., reached Picton at 6.30 p.m., and left again at 10 p.m., arriving here at 12.30 this morning. She will go North again to-day. The Kiwi left last night, wiih 350 packages station stores on board, for Fiaxbourne. She will bring back a cargo of wool. The Stormbird for Wanganui and Rangatira for Napier sail to-day. The Murray left for Nelson and the West Coast last night. The p.s. Luna, from the West Coast, arrived in port last evening, coal laden. Owing to the heavy westerly gales which have prevailed on the coast, the Luna was barbonnd at Greyraouth for over three weeks. She left Greyraouth at noon on Friday last. A trifling accident happening to her machinery ne*t day, she put into Westport: sailed again at noon on Sunday, and urrived here at 7.30 p.m. yesterday. The Luna will sail for Lyttelton to-day. Eddystone Lighthouse is to be pulled down. At a meeting of the British Association at Bristol, Mr, Isaac Douglas, of the Trinity House, surprised his hearers by announcing that Smeaton’s great work was not destined to exist much longer. Owing to very considerable tremor which occurred with each wavestroke during heavy storms from the westward, fears had been entertained for the safety of the structure, particularly as sea water had frequently been driven through the joints of the masonry. The upper part was strengthened in 1839 and 1865 with internal wrought iron ties extending from the lantern floor downwards to the solid portion of the tower. On the last occasion he found that the chief mischief arose from the upward stroke of tne sea at the cornice, but repairs were effected, and further leakage prevented. The tower was still sound, but unfortunately the gneiss rock on which the lighthouse was built had been seriously undermined and weakened by the sea. This appeared to be chiefly due to the incessant straining of the laminated rock by the heavy seastrokes on the tower. It had, therefore, been determined to erect another lighthouse of larger dimensions, for which a good foundation had been discovered about 120 ft off THE WRECK OF THE WAIHOPAI. A preliminary inquiry was held at the Custom House yesterday, before Mr. 11. S. McKellar, Collector of Customs, into the cause of the wreck of the above vessel. The master, Peter Curran, and two of the crew’s depositions were taken. The following is the captain’s The Waihopax left Pelorus Sound at midnight of Friday last, laden with timber, bound for Wellington. Had a fair wind across until we came to the entrance of the harbor. When abreast of Barr-dt’s reef and well in the fairway. I tried to stay her, but she rr. ,sscd stays. When she fell off and filled airuln and had good way on her, I put the helm down : bah when she was coming to, a heavy puff struck her, and she lay down to it and became unmanageable. I then sang out to haul down the jibs and let go the anchor, but tho men were unable to get to leeward to let go the bead sails. Her deadeyes were buried in the water. The men then busied themselves in getting the boat out, and she was cut adrift. By this time the schooner was ashore on the rocks at the first reef inside the lighthouse. The first bump knocked the bottom-out of her and the starboard quarter. There was a heavy sea on at the time, the wind being about N.W., blowing half a ga’e. We were under double-reefed sails prior to the casualty. We landed near the lighthouse in the boat, and when tho tide went down returned to the vessel, and with the a'sbtance of Pilot Holmes s ripped off the sails, &c. The pilot came to us when it was seen we were in danger, and arrived just after we struck. This took olace about 8 a.m. on Saturday, the 10th. There were two men on board besides myself, I have never known the vessel to miss stays before except in ballast. We had about 2500 feet of timber on deck, and altogether we had 28,000 feet on board. I do not think that the vessel or cargo was insured. The vessel was not as deep as usual when loaded. Bhe belongs to Mr. James Cross, jun., of Nelson. She is a total wreck.