SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5409, 29 July 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POST OP 'WELLINGTON. CALENDAR AND TIME-TABLE, IXSt.

70AHE8 or tDB MOON. ‘ First quarter.—-Seventh day at 60 pm. paat 7. Full mo on, 10.25 p.m. of the 14th. Last quarter,'ll.46 y pi, of the 22nd. New moon, 0.10 a.m. of the SOth. man watkr conhiamth. To ascertain high water at Tory Channel add 3h. Umln. to Wellington. Plcton. add sh. French Pass, add Sh, SOmln. Nelson, adcl 4U. SOmin.. Wanganui, add 6h, SOmln. Foxton, add 6h, Porlrua, add 4h. ARRIVED. Jmt 2T,-*lo-Ahead. a.s., S 4 tons.-Dicker, from T\ aaganui. Johnston and Co., agents. July 28.—Wellington, a.a;. 270 tons. McGees from Nelson and Plcton. Levin and Co., agents. Stormblrd, as., CD tons, Doile, from WanganuL Marlin, sj.nt. «... . -Baiigalfra. 5.5,,179 tons, Evans, from Napier. Paa■enfere—Swoon : Miss Turner. Miss Moroll, Messrs. Soloman, Blackte. Cullen, Hilliard, Pye, 12 Maoris ; and 7 steerage. Mar.ln, agent. SAILED, * Jult 27,—Kiwi, 8.5., 133 tons, Campbell, for Napier. Passengers Saloon ; Mrs. Carroll and daughter, Mrs. MUter and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Foote. Levin and Co., agents. • • Ruby, schooner, 24 tons. Baekstrom, for Kalkenra. . * : Bethnae and Hunter, agents. . IMPORTS. , ■ Bewail, from Lyttelton: 293 socks oats, Bethnae and Co; 207 do do, Scott and- Co; 10 do beaus, 10 do peas, 60 do wheat, Plimmer and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. - Lownojr,—Cnlgle Lea, early; Abeona, Medea, Orarl Zealand!*. . Nrw York, via Dunbdin.—-G. M, Tucker, early. ■ Njiw York.—Star, in August, Alma, Mercury, and Southmlnster. « Srosar. via Auckland and tub E ist Coast,*- . Wakatlpa, 17th August. Southern • Ports.—Taupo, 80tb : Wanaka, Ist August. Pioton axd Nblsok.—Wellington, July 31. Auckland, via thb Bast Coast, —Talaroa, this day. MataounSß.—Claud Hamilton, early; Rlngarooma, ** rly ‘ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. SeuTiinnK Foam —Tslaroa, this day; Maori, SOth ; Taranaki. 2nd August. Mbldoukrb. via tus South.—Rlng&roomo, 4th August. Mbi.boub.sh, via xna W«st Coast.—Claud Hsmlltoo, early. _ ‘ „ Camlbpoint and Napibr,—Kiwi; August 2; GoAhead, this day. Wanganui,—Manawatu, ibis day; Storrablrd, this Foxton. —Jane Douglas, SOth"; Tul, SOth. Kapikb and Povbiumt Bat—Rangatlra, early. Auckland, via thk East Coast.—Taupo, Slat ■ Stdhby, via Napibu and Auckland.—>VakaUpu. Aug. 3. . .tLtttblton and Kaikouba.—Tul. 3rd August. , Picxoh AN© Nblson.—Wellington, this day. Nrlson and West Coast Pouts. —Kennedy, this day. London. —Chaudier© and Cbasca, early. • BY IELSGJtAPH, ► PORT CIIALMEUS, Saturday. Arrived: Easby, from Newcastle. She brings 1600 lons coal, 65 eases fruit, and 0 steerage passengers. Sh« left Newcastle at noon on July 20; had light variable winds to the West Cape until midnight of the 25th. From thence strong northerly winds until arrival. .Bailed ; The barque Fred. K. Bassett, for Newcastle.—Taupo. Passengers for Wellington: Mrs. Jenkins, Messrs. Grey, Butler, FiUGerald, Clayton, and Freschler. - ■ Sunday. Abritbd : Arawata, from Lyttelton; Palace, barque,' from Hokianga; Wanata, from Timaru. . 1 w . LYTTELTON, Saturday. Arrived : Linda Webber, from Auackland, ' Sailed: Arawata and Wakatlpu, for Port Chalmers. ■ * Sunday. Ariuvbd: Taupo, from the South ; St. Kilda, from WanganuL Bailed; Tul, for Kalkonra and Wellington. BLUFF, Saturday. V The Stella arrived here last night from Centro Island, where some natives from Riverton, were found. They had taken possession of the lighthouse. They state the island belongs to the Maoris as a cemetery, and that the Government had no authority tpereet a lighthouse there. ■ • An attempt will be made to float the Ann Gambles on Tuesday next. % WEATHER REPORT. Weather at 6 p.m. yesterday; barometer corrected for height only;— ... Auckland—2JV7o, north gale; rain Orahamstown—2972, N. W. gale; threatening. Castlepoint—29‘so, N.E, light, cloudy; sea mocle- ** Wellington—294s, N.N.W-.gale; threatening. Nelson -29*30. West gale; threatening. Hokitika—29 20, West, fresh; rain;,heavy sea.. ■ -Westport—29-37, N.W., fresh, showery; much sea. Oatuarn—29 05, N.vV., light, threatening; slight swell. • , Port Chalmers—29*o6, N.W., fresh; gloomy. Barometer falling generally. R. A Edwin. • The following vessels were In harbor last night : H.M.9. Nympho ; steamers— Wanganui, Stormblrd, -Wellington, Go-Ahead. Manawatu. and Uinemoa ; ships—Caltloch and Pielone : barques—Coaudlere, Chaaoa, Whittington, Firth of Forth, and Elisabeth ; brigantines—Endeavor and Sarah Pile. The steamer Wellington returned from her usual Nelson and Plcton trip yesterday morning. She left Plcton at S o'clock yesterday morning, and arrived here at 9 o'clock. The steamer Wanganui has got her boiler set. She cleared from the Customs on Saturday. During the 1 afternoon she hauled away from the breastwork, and will sail for the South to-day. The schooner Ruby for Kaikoara got away on Saturday afternoon. The steamer Stormblrd from Wanganui arrived In harbor at half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning. She left the previous evening at six o’clock, and experienced a strong northerly gale up the coast. " The steamer Kiwi, for the East Coast, sailed on Satan! sy afternoon. • The steamer Manawatu, which was to have left yesterday with the Wanganui football team, was detained on account of the gale. She sails to-day. Consignees by the barque Mercury, from New York, are requested by advertisement to present; bills of Lading, pay freight, and take. delivery of cargo, ox Tul, on the Queen's wharf. Further information will be found la the advertisement. The s.s; Rangatlm, Cap sin Evans, arrived at the * . wharf at 4 o’clock last evening. She left Poverty Bay at 2 o'clock on Friday,‘and arrived at Napier at daylight the following morning; landed cargo &n 4 look in . passengers, leaving again the same dayat noon. She experienced flue weather as far os Cape Palliser; from thence a fierce north-west gale with heavy r»‘n and hood a ea. The warps and cables of the various vessels in harbor were tested to the utmost extent yesterday. A very heavr gale commenced to blow from the northwest, which continued until last night, when the rain came down In torrents, and the gale moderated. Her Majesty’s ship Nyroplie sent down her royals and topgallant masts, and nisdc other preparations for the storm. During the morning one of her boats broke away, and drifted on the Thorndon beach. A boat’s crew of twenty men was despatched to look after It, but on .getting in the surf close to the slip the boat Cipilred, and several of the men had to swim ashore, r The boat turned bottom up, but the crew with some difficulty waded and swam out to her, and very shortly, put both boats la safety. The men were provided with refreshments and dinner at the Armed Constabulary Depot. Several of the neighbors provided the sailors with dry clothes, and the figures some of them cut was most ridiculous. Several small boats wore washed ashore, and abstained some smdl amount of damage, but nothing worth speaking of. Fortunately at the wharf there wero no vessels moored broadside ea at the weathe. Lie. The barque Firth of Forth, which was lying stem on to the gale, sustained a slight dent on one of her plates. The damage, however, is not serious. The topsail schooner Sarah Pile dragged a little; bat eventually brought up all right.

TRIAXj TRIP OF THE HANNAH MOKA.TT. The trial trip of tlio new screw steamer Hannah Mokan, built by Meiers. Holmes Bros, for the Mok&u trade, took place on Saturday afternoon, and passed off yery successfully.. The work of fitting up the Teasel has taken longer than was at first anticipated, but she leaves tbe harbor staunch and trim In every respect. We hare already given a description of the hull of the steamer, but a few particulars regarding her machinery, fittings, Ac., may hot be uninteresting. Shelias a boiler 9 feet in lengthandsf*et 6 Inches in diameter. It has 42 threo and-a quarter tubes, each of them 6 feet 0 Inches long. The boiler has been covered with Madrid's non-conductor of heat composit'on, which la rapidly working Its way Into fmhuc favor. The engine is a vertical one, with a 13$ncU cylinder,. It has a 12-lncU stroke, with a 3-inch > aorew shaft, and a 4 feet 6 Inch ptopcll r. The latter has a pitch of about 6 feet 6 inches. The engine Is about 15 harse-power, and Is Capable of worhlbg up to about 25 or 30. The whole of *ho machinery was manufactured by 3lr. .Charles Kawkeiwood, of the Etaffordshire Ironworks. nnd there is very little doubt but that both the material and workmanship will be found to be of a superior nature. The vessel has been supplied wftb two masts and the necessary gear. Her cabin Accommodation is very good, and she will have ample room for the conveyance of cargo. Messrs. Holmes Bros, spared no trouble In making her both comfortable and convenient as a passenger steamer. The result of the trial trip shows Chat she wl l bo able to steam at a fair average rate, although she was In bud trim on the occasion, having nearly all her ballast stored aft, thus giving a draughtof 4$ feet at the stem and 1$ feet at the bow. She acquitted herself very creditably. The nautical mile, with the tide, was •lone In 6mln. SOsecsi, and against the tide In Brain. The engine worked at the rate of ISO revolutions per minute, with a pressure of 50lbs. of steam. It is estimated that the bad trim of the vessel made half a mile difference la her speed. Ou the whole, therefore. the vessel U a very handsome and' seaworthy craft, and Is in every way suited for the trade which it Is intended she shall take up. When a vessel of this class costs onl about £ISOO complete, a good example Is afforded of what can be accomplished by local Indiutry.—Auckiand'Erfniiitf Stnr, July 22.

DaysSun. Apparent Time. High Water. Mean Time. Rises* a. m. . Sets, a. m. a. M. H. M. July 29 .. 7 5 a.m. 4 49 p.m 3 34 a.m. 4 1 p.m „ SO .. 7 4.. 4 60 „ 4 25 „ 4 40 „ .. 81 .. 7 8 „ 4 61 „ h 8 „ 6 SO „ T 2 .. 4 52 „ 5 $0 0 12 „ „ a .. 7 1 „ 4 63 6 34 ,, 0 65 „ B .. 7 0 „ 4 64 „ 7 10 „ 7 38 „ .. * 0 59 4 65 ft 7 57 s ia „