SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5342, 11 May 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP WELLINGTON Hlg< water .. ..10.64 a.m., H. 30 p.m. AIU'.l vi'.ii. , , _ MAY 10.—Ringarooma. as.. 0*23 tom. *™' n Malbourno and Hobarton. V.a the bontli. I gora-Saloon. Prom Melbourne: Mr. and Mrs. JMfery Messrs. Taylor, A. Jeffery, Nelson. BWiop. l om Hobarton: Mr S*mue : . From I)une(Uu .-Mcs.Ume# Poison, 'Williams ohi'd ami nurao. ami Hon. R. Stout. Judge Williams and secretary, Poison and Seed. From, Lyttelton : Keva Te, V kio and Contes. Messrs. Ashwm, Covcrhall. Murray, Saunders, Beatty, and (.Ornish; 9steerage. B C«rlotw! D b:.raue, 310 tons. Hill, from Nowcastlo. W BtlSb«»bf*k«*bh, 33 tons. Short, from Pieton.: Smith. Pssscngors —Cabin : Mesdamcs Chuck, Foxiilll and Beathon and two children. Messrs. Palmer. Meade, Maxwell, Hill. Spiers, and Barnett: 3 steerage.. Bishop, •gent. Jane Douglas, a s., 75 tons, Fraser, from Voxton. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Wills, Miss Daley, Messrs. Fry ami Donald; 8 steerage, aui ono prisoner. Plimmor, agent. SAILED. May 10. —Taranaki, s.s.. 327 tons. Mal’olm, tor Southern ports, Pixascugers—Saloon : Messrs, b'.ent, Johnston, and Smith. Levin and Co. agents. Riugarooms, *- s -> 023 tons, Clark, for Nelson. Passenger—Saloon: Mr Southern. Bishop, agent lllnemoi. Government s.s., 282 tons,luircnlld, for Taranaki and Wanganui. IMPORTS. Ringarooma; from Melbourne: 3 qr-casks wine. Stevenson and Stewart; 2 cases, Ladd and Co ; 4 do, Linford: 2 cases, Bonniogt n : 2 do 1 pel, Artunw 2 cases. Telegraph Department: 31 cases sauce, 10 pkffs sewing machines, Turnbull and Co; 2 cases, Stuart and Co : 2 do. Turnbull, Smith, and Co : .> qrchests tea. 8 cases. Jacob Joseph and Co: < 4 kegs nails, O cases do. Beck and Tonk ; 10 cases, 1 bale, Thompson, Shannon, and Co; 1 waggonette, bidwell; 600 mats sugar, Order ; 2 cases, Krull and Co ; - do. Cook: 1 do. Pirio ; 4 do. Marshall; 1 do. Mountain : 1 do. Union Bank: 1 pci, Whitcombe; 1 do. Graham; 1 case, Price ; I pci. BVuj'araptt Standard: 8 cases. Knot; 1 pci, Abraham ; 1 case, Nathan and Co ; 35 cases, KkkcahUo ar.d Stains ; 2 cases, 1 pci. Kitchen ; 1 pci, Palmer; 1 case, Stobo ; 1 pci, Salmon ; 1 do, Secretary of Customs; do Johnston and Co. irom Hobarton: 100 do cases jam, 120 bags bark, 220 cases fruit. Beck and Tonks: 150 cases jam, Gaudy; 100 do, Turnbull and Co; lease, 48 do fruit, Krull and Co ; 84 do do, Johnston and Co ; 100 do do, Marshall; 2 coses, Uoid ; 1 bag bark, Hirst and Co. From Bluu : 1 pci, Murray, Common,and Co. From Dunedin: 5 sacks oatmeal, Whitcombe; 1 cose, Stuart and Co; 1 pci. Bank of Australasia. From Lyttelton : 1 pci, Mason ; I do. New Zealand Shipping Co ; 1 iron tub, Town Clerk; 2 cases, 0 boxes butter. Gandy: 5 cases cheese, Heaton; 1 pci, Kiennan, 2 pkgs, Krull and C Elisabeth, from Pieton : 21,000 feet sawn timber. Scott . w Taranaki, from Auckland : 2 boxes, Evans; 1 case, ’ Gardiner; 1 bale, Levin and Co ; From Taranaki; 1 box. Powell. , Carlotta. from Newcastle: 430 tons coal, 40 pcs timber, Williams. Tui, from Lyttelton: 50 sacks seed. Order; 200 sacks potatoes, Levin and Co. EXPORTS. _ Taranaki, for Lyttelton: lease. Stationery Store; 1 do 'Defence Department; 16 bdls, 23 planks, 0 cases, 15 kegs. 4 pumps. Mills; 2 trusses. Thompson, Shannon. and Co; 3 boxes. Deacon; 5 pkgs, Danks: 2 do, ‘ Redwood; 2 cases. Telegraph Department; 3 bales, Z ■ trusses. Hirst and Co. From Dunedin: 1 case, Stationery Store; 1 do. Railway Department; 1 do, Dawson* 2 bales. 2 trusses. Hirst; 01 sacks, Bannatyne ana Co;GS pkgs, 5 cases. 72 kegs, Rhodes; lease, Government ■ Printer; 2 do. Telegraph Department; 1 do, Bunnington. , , _ ~ , ’ .Ringarooma, 1 for Nelson: 1 parcel, Reid; 1 case seed, Krnll and Co: 3 cases, Thompson. Shannon, and Co; 3 bales sacks, Turnbull and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. -I Loitdos.—Crafgie Leo, Cralgmnllen, Pleionc, and Frith of Forth, ear’y. ~ T> T . New York, via Dunedin-.—. Sophia E. l.uhr, early; G. M. Tucker, early. 1 New York.—Star, early. Clarence Riter.—Darcy Pratt, early. Auckland VIA East Coast.—Hawea lJth. Melbourne, via the South —Alhambra, IStli. Southern Pouts.—Taiaroa, this day ; Wanaka, HUi. Melbourne and Hobarton aha the South. ~ Tararna, 25th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.—Rialto and Carnatic, early. Pioton and Nelson. —Wellington, 13th. Southern Ports.—Haw'ea, 13lh. Auckland, via the East Coast.—Wanaka, 15th. Wanoanui.—StorniMrd, this day. BLBNHKni.—Napier, this day. Meluournk via tiip. South.—Ringarooma, 12th. Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, 13tb. Northeun Ports.—Taiaroa, this day. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Raogalira, 13th. Nelson and West Coast Ports.—Kennedy, 14th. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, 13th. BY IELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON. Friday. Arrived: Western Monarch, from Port Chalmers: Naiad and Southern Cross, from Newcastle; Southern Cross, from Napier. Sailed : St. Kilda, for Wellington, at 1 p.m. Taiaroa, for North, at 3.35 p.m. Passengers for Wellington: Mr. and Miss Spencer. For Nelson: Messrs Langdown, Mills, Kingsley For M tnukau : Mrs. Russell—Wakatipu, for fort Chalmers, at 4.40 p.m. Cleared.—New Zealand Shipping Companys chartered ship Pleiades, for Loudon, with a cargo of wheat, valued at £142,003. WEATHER REPORT. ■Weather at 5 p.m. yesterday; barometer corrected for height only:— Auckland —30'23. calm, gloomy. Napier.—3o*2o. calm, flue; sea smooth. Castlepoint—3o*ls, N.W., fresh, threatening ; sea moderate. Wellington—3o*l4. N.N.W.. fresh, cloudy. Hokitika—3o*l3. N.. light, flue; bar rough. Westport—3ol4. N,, light, flue; bar rough. Timatu -29*32, calm, flue; sea smooth Oamaru—29 81. calm, flue : sea smooth. Bluff.- 29*75. W N.W., light, showery. Barometer falling generally. Northerly winds likely to increase. E. A. Edwin. Thetlmeof the departure of the Ringarooma lias been altered from the hour previously advertised until 1 o’clock p.m. on Sunday. Tiic s.s. Taiaroa, fr-un the South, will arrive here to-day. and sail for the Mannkau, via Taranaki and Nelson, at noon. - The s.s. Stormbird will leave here to-night- at 12 o’clock, for Wanganui. The a s. Uawoa. from Auckland, via the East Coast, is due hero on Monday morning. The Itangatira, from Napier and Poverty Bay, should be here to-morrow. The s.s. Jane Douglas arrived here from Foxton at 10 o’clock last night. She left there at 12.30 p.m., having been, bar-hound for a day, and crossed the bar at 1.15 p.m., arriviag as above. Experienced N.W. wind down. The Jane Douglas will sail lor Foxton again this evening. The s.a. Hincmoa left the wharf at 4 p.m. yesterday for Taranaki, but owing to a lino fouling her propeller she had to put back to an anchorage off tho breastwork. , . , Messrs. McMeckan. Blackwood, and Co. s 5.3. Eingarooma arrived here from Melbour.-e and Hobarton, via the South, at 9.15 a.m. yesterday, with cargo and passengers. She left the Sandrldre Eailway Pier on t!ie Ist Instant at 315 p.m , cleared Port Plullip Heads at 5.50 p.m. same day, experiencing fresh N.W. winds to Swan Island, which she passed at 11.45 a.m, on the 2nd instant. Passed Maria Island at 9.40 p.m., ami Capo Pillar at 1.85 a.ra, on the 3rd instant, arriving off the Iron Pot Lighthouse at 4.33 a.m., rcacldng Hobarton at 8 a.m. same day, having had strong westerly winds from Swan Island to arrival. Took in car.o, including a quantity of fruit, and left H .barton at 5.10 p.m. on tho 3rd instant, passing Cape Pillar at 9.13 p.m. same day. Thence she experienced fresh westerly winds and squally weather for the first part of the voyage, the latter part being marked by moderate southerly winds ami fine weather. Arrived off the Soiaudsrs at 10.30 p.m on the GUs instant, and ran into the Blnlf next morning at 0 o'clock. Discharged cargo, and proceeded on, at &43 a.io. same day, and arrived there at 3.45 p.m, Sailed again at 4.10 p.js. on the Bth, and arrived at Lyttelton at 8 30 a.m. on the oth ; left same day at 5.30 p.m. for Wellington, ami arrived as above Experienced light northerly '.rinds and line weather along the coast. We thank Mr. A. W. Chatfloid, purser, for flics and rep rt The Ringarooma would sail for Nelson at 5 o’clock this morning. Tlie Italia, now building at Castcllamaro. will be the largest vessel of war In tlie world. It will have a tonnage of 15,009, exceeding that of the Dullio by 5000; it will have 20 boilers, four engines, six chimners, in two groups of three each, four canons of largo calibre on two circulating platforms, other smaller ones will be placed on the sides on the second battery. The Italia, it is added, wi'Vbc able to *• transpart" 5000 horses.— E. Mail , The ketch Elizabeth left Pieton *on Wednesday, bad fine weather across the Strait, atid arrived here yester* day morning. Silo brought a cargo of timber, and was berthed at the breastwork to discharge it. People outside of Tlrnaru (says the Herald) are very ready to sneer at the facilities affor'leri for loading and discharging vessels at this port, and it may therefore be Interesting if wo state exactly what work our Landing Services are capable of performing. The Timaru Service possesses seven wgo-bDats, which, in ordinary woa'her, can load oad discharge 200 tons per day easily; tlie Georga.»trcet, Service owns font boats, which are Government Service, with five boats, can also manage 150 tons. Here, then is a total of 500 tons; but the amount of bnjdaess dona often far exceeds tills. As much as 500 tons of grain have been shipped In one day, independent of tho goods landed. Allowing for the-’wants of coasters bcing'attended to, a fortnight at the* very outside ought to be sufficient to load a vessel of the size of life Mendoza; now coming here to take in cargo, and, with ordinary weather, we feel convinced sbo would not bo longer Injour roadstead. Front flics to hand we-have particulars of the passage of the ship Himalaya, which arrived at Lyttelton from London on the Bth instant. Elm had very heavy weather in running down her easting, and two days after, passing Tristan d’Acunha, on tho 17th March, thd worst of the many gales experienced commenced, and for seven successive days blow with terrifle fury. Several seas broke aboard, smashing two of tho boats to atoms, damaging the whole of the front of the saloon, which was flooded several times, ca 1 frying away topgallant rail, most of tiro deck and the stern ports, and inflicting other serious lamage. Luckily there was no loss of life, bnt one terrible wave, described as being nearly as high ns tho crossjack yard, swept two seamen from the wheel—one of whom Is still suffering from the injuries received—carried tho chief ollicer forward, and though ho managed, by a desperate effort, to prevent himself Irom being swept overboard, his right hand was severely injure.!, and is »till neatly urnless. Running down tho easting gale alter gale was experienced, and for days It was lujposalblo to carry sale on the ship. The s.s. Till left Lyttelton at 7.30 p.m. on tho Bth, anil arrived at Kaikoura at XI a.m. on the Oth; left again at 5 p.m., and arrived at 5 o’clock 'yesterday morning. ! On tho way up she called In at Boat Harbor and landed some telegraph material, The Tul will sail for Foxton to-day. The barqno Carlota arrived h?re from Newcastle coal laden yesterday. She left there on the 27 nit., and experienced heavy northerly and southerly winds across, till making Cape Farewell at daylight on the Oth instant. Was abreast the Spit Lighthouse at noon, and arrived here as above stated. The s.s. Taranaki sailed for Southern ports at 1.15 p.m. yesterday, THE CONTRABANDIEUE. Some extracts from tho log of tills little vessel may prove interesting. Her crew consisted of W. if. Keeh and Richard Cooksou, besides the master, Captain Pennai, and they had a passenger, a Maori chief. I'art of the Irip was most perilous, to quote the log: —" Monday, 29th April: 8 a.m,—Standing in for Wellington wlthlight northerly wind, 9 a.n>.—Wind shifted to N.W,, fresh breeze, took two reefs In mainsail and staysail. 10 a.m.—Close-reefed mainsail and in jib; hove tlie vessel to tlie wlad.lt blow-

lag hard. We are now about twenty-seven miles off Wellington. 10.30.—Blowing a hard gale, ship drifting rapidly to southward : put sea anchor overboard, which consisted of topmast and gaff topsail• together, with small anchor and seven fathoms small chain, and about twenty fathoms SdncU MaulUa tor warp. Sea rising rapidly, vos el behaving admirably. Mid-day—Blowing a perfect hurricane, vessel diriftlug rapidly to seaward. 4 p.m.— Have battened down hatches; pumps constantly kept going. , T^(lay. 30th April: A most frightful running, forwtrvy carried away, and with great difficulty secured tho most again with both runner and and jib halyards. • About 4 a. m. lost sea anchor, at the hawse pipe. •At daylight prepared another sea anchor, with spare* bowsprit and anchor and Cain-’, which answered the purpose very well, it still blowing a perfect hurricane, with the most frightiul sea hud blinding foam. I now jmt all hands on abort allowance of food, and we all prepare ourselves for whit •may come, for wo never expect our lltfclo craft to rid® such a fearful storm. These last two days and night we have been very uncomfortable, not having any dry clothes, and nowhere to lie down, everythin/ below being thoroughly soaked through. Kvcn if wc had s place to lie we could not sleep in such a fearful storm.” , , , On Wednesday tho storm abated, and on Thursday the hapless crow got provisioned from the Prince Alfred. It has been a very narrow escape, and had the gale lasted another tw.nty-teur hours probably nothing would over havo been known of the fate of tlie Coutrabamliero. —Ch'iitchurch Freed,

TRIP OF THE STELLA. The s.s. Stella returned to Wellington on Thursday, having visited all the Southern lighthouses. She left hero early on tlie morning of Monday, the 15th April, and proceeding to Caps Campbell, landed oil and stores and exchanged keepers ; left tho same afternoon for LytteUon. arriving early next morning; shipped some stores there, and started for Akaroa H ead s, bnt a strong S. W. wind springingnp, no landing could be made there. On Wednesday morning succeeded in lauding at the heads, and sent on shore a Quantity of tools and stores Cor the party now at work making a road from tho landing to the lighthouse site; sailed for Moemkl, and arrived there tho next morning, and, notwithstanding a strong S.W. wind, succeeded in landing keepers, oil, and stores for the new lighthouse built on tho southern extremity of the Peninsula; arrived at Fort Chalmers that night; left Port Chalmers on the morning of the 22nd, and proceeded to the Taiaroa Heads: landed oil and stores. Owing to a dense fog had to anchor for some time; left late that night for Nugget Point, and arrived there at daylight on Tuesday morning; landed oil, &c.. and started for the Bluff, When off Waipapa Point the wind, which had been fresh from the S.W., increased to a gale, and tlie vessel ran back for The Nuggets, and anchored there for tlie night: sailed early tho next morning, and arrived at tho Bluff at 3 p.m,, having had strong head winds all the way. The Stella was d talned from Wednesday until the following Monday. the weather being too bad to allow of cargo being landed at Dog Island. Whilst at tho Bluff, at tho request of the Harbor-master, the Stellarecovered the anchors and cable* of the barque Glen Caladh, which had been slipped Inside Sterling Point. On Monday morning at daylight proceeded to Dog Island ; landed oil and stores, and exchanged keepers. Proceeded to Centro Island ; landed keepers and stores for the new lighthouse there. The lantern and apparatus are being erected, bnt the bad weather has delayed their progress. Left at dusk for Otago Retreat. Preservation Inlet, and anchored there early next morning; lauded keepers, stores, See , for the new lighthouse on Pnvscgur Point, and shipped the contractors men and plant. The erection of tho lantern *nt this lighthouse will be begun as soon as Centre Island is finished. Left Otago Retreat on tho evening of tlie Ist May, and arrived at the Bluff early next morning, having experienced fresh S.W. winds with very heavy sea. Left Bluff at U a.m. for Dog Island ; landed coal there, and proceeded to Port Chalmers. Left again early on the sth instant ; called at Taiaroa Head and Moeraki lighthouses; arrived early next morning oil' Akaroa Heads: landed some stores, &c., and sailed for Godley Head. Arrived there at 1 p.m., and landed stores and shipped empty oil drums, Sec.; went up to Lyttelton at dusk, and sailed again at 2 a.m. on the 7th for Gore Pay, and arrived there at daylight. Owing to there being a fresh N.E. wind could not do anything to the moorings. Ou the Bth this wind being off the land, lifted the moorings, and relud them with an additional anchor and thirty fathoms of cable. Left at C p.m. for Cape Campbell, but the wind coming in strong from the N. Wcould not communicate, so came on to Wellington, experiencing strong headwind and heavy sea across the Strait.