SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5449, 13 September 1878, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WJSKLLTNGTON. ARRIVED September 12.—ilinemoa. Government e.s., 282 tons, Fairchild, from Lyttelton. Passengers—His Excellency the Governor and suite. SAILED. Sbbtbbbbr 12.—Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, McGee, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon ; Messrs. Brownlee, Donnhtou, and Scotland. Levin and Co., agents. Enterprise, brigantine, 81 tons, Scott, for Wanganui. Master, agent. . . , , . Tul, a.s, 69 tons. Wills, for Foxton, Bishop, agent. Mauawatu. -p.s., 101 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui, Martin, agent. , ■ EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Nkw York.—Star, early, Southmlnster. early. Bordeaux via Four Chalmers. —St. Louis, early. Sydney.- Wakatipu, 27th. Picton and Nelson.— Wellington. 15th. , . Oa»tlbi*oint and Napier.— Kiwi, early. Napier ani> Poverty Bay/— Rangatlra, 15th. Melbourne.— Claud Hamilton, early; Alhambra. 15th. - , ■ London. —CralgleLea, early j Orari, St. Leonards, and Rakala. Auckland, via East Coast.—Taranaki, this day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foxton.—Jane Douglas, early. Southern Ports.—Taranaki, this day. Sydney.—Wakatipu, 30th. CARfLEPOINT AND NAPIER,— Kiwi, ICtU. London.— Chasca, 15th. Melbourne, via tub Sooth.— Alhambra. 16th. Melbourne, via West Coast. —Tararua, 14th. Napier and Povbrty Bay—Raugatlra, early/ Auckland, via tub Ea»«tCoaht. —Hawoa, 18th. Picton and Nelson. —Wellington. 16th. Newcastle. —New Brunswick, early. Westport and Gkrvmoutm. —Luna, 17th. Kaikouraand Lyttelton.— Tut. 14th. Wanganui.- Stormbird, 14th; Manawatu, 16th. Nelson and West Coast Ports.— Wallace, 14th; Charles Edward, 16th. ' BY TELEGRAPH. WANGANUI, Thursday. Arrived: 0 a.m, Stormbird, from Wellington. NELSON, Thursday. Bailed ; 9.50 a.m., Taranaki, for Wellington. ORKYMOUTH, Thursday. Satle» ; 10.30 a.m., Luna, for Wellington. HOKITIKA. Thursday. The Alhambra arrived last night. She left Melbourne at 2.45 p.m. on the 6th, and experienced Strong head winds and heavy seal throughout. No passenger list has come ashore. NAPIER. Thursday. Arrived : Noon, Taupo, from Wellington. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Sailed : H.M.S. Nymphe, for Chatham Islands. AUCKLAND, Thursday. . Arrived : Southern Cross, from Napier; Saxon, from Lyttelton. _ _ „ __ , Sailed: Helena, for Lyttelton; Stella, for Wellington. Wanaka. for the South Passengers (or Wellington : Messrs. Wheeler, Nevln, Mettam, and the Misses Sheehan. PORT CHALMF.RS, Thursday. Arrived: Hawea, from the North, Bailed : Rotorua and Tararua for Lyttelton. WEATHER REPORT^ Weather at 6 p.m. yesterday; barometer corrected for height only Auckland-30 30, N.E., light, fine. Napier—3o*33, N.E., fresh, fine ; slight swell. Cosfclepoinfr—3o*27, N.E.. light, cloudy; much swell. Wellington—3o 22, N.W., light, fine.. Hokitika—3o 25. calm, fine ; sea smooth. Westport—30 25, 8.W., light, fine: sea smooth. Timaru—3o*lo. calm, fine ; sea smooth. OaniAru—3o*ls, Calm, cloudy ; sea smooth. Bluff— 30*14, S.W.. light, fine, cloudy. Barometerfallon a little in the South. R. A. Edwin.

Tho time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h. 30mtn. when tho ball drops. Any differeaca is error, plus or.minus, of the chronoThe* following vessels were in harbor last night ■ Steamers—Hinemoa and Felorus; ships—Abeonaand .Zetland!*; barques—Courier, Chasca, Whittington, G. M, Tucker, Anne Melhuish, New Brunswick, and Captain Swede, who has commanded the ketch Reliance for some time, has been appointed to the schooner Cynthia. The brigantine Enterprise, for Wanganui, sailed yesterday afternoon. The steamer Stormbird. from Wanganui, is expected here to-day. The steamer Taiaroa. which has been on the Patent Slip, sails to-day for Onehunza. The Government steamer Hinemoa, from Lyttelton, with his Excellency and suite on board, arrived in harbor at 3 p.m. yesterday, after a run of 15 hours. - The steamer Wellington., for Nelson and Picton, sailed yesterday at midday. The paddle steamer Osprey, which was recently stranded at Porirua Heads, has been safely launched, and arrived in port yesterday. She Is found but little the worse for her recent knocking about. Tho wreck was purchased for £3. and those who bought her must have made a good bargain. < . SHIPPING SUMMARY. Business in shipping matters since our last summary has been somewhat flatter than usual. The only Home arrival has been the fine clipper ship Zealand!*, which has made the quickest run of the season. Nothing of any particular interest characterised her passage: She had what may be generally term d a fine weather voyage. The two Home vessels Chasca and Chaudiere have at last filled up. _ The latter left us last week, on I being in fine trim will no doubt give a good account of herself on arrival. The Chasca completed her loading last week, and has hauled into the stream: she ha*, however, been detained for two days for want of hands. It seems a strange thing that in a large commercial shipping port like Wellington masters of vessels are compelled to lie in port at considerable expense through not being able to get seamen. The barque Whittington, which arrived here two months ago with rallw&y iron, is fixed In the the Chasca. She made a start and gut as far as Worser Bay, from the wharf. On arrival there the crew refused to proceed to sea, on the grounds that the vessel was not sufficiently ma-med. Her master has had consider-’ able difficulty with his men. and has had them before the authorities on three separate occasions. Six of them were brought before the Resident Magistrate yesterday morning. Three of them promised to go on board and return to work, bat the remainder chose to bo imprisoned for ten weeks Sooner than proceed to sea. Tiie master is therefore now on the lookout fpr mrrs men, but up to last night was unable to ship any. The only Home vessel alongside the wharf at present is the Zealandia, which is discharging her cargo in first-rate condition. The American .barques G. M. Tucker and Courier, mentioned in our last summary, are still lying i<fe anchor in the stream, but will probably get away during next week. Tenders have been accepted for the construction of a largo goods shed on the wharf. This will be a great boon to the shipping community, ns at present there is really no room for the stowage of goods when there is a nuh of busi ess, which often happens, particularly when the Melbourne steamers arrive at the same time tt'nfc Home voxels are busy putting out their cargo alongside; The weather during the past month has been boisterous, but nothing compared with the previous month. The casualties in the shipping trade have been slight, with the following exceptions The ketch Huon Belle, which ran ashore on September 5 on the Manawatu beach, floated off on Monday last, and put to sea. having Captain Beudall, insurance agent, on board. An attempt was made to reach Wanganui, to repair damage, but the strong wind bl**w her on to Patda. In attempting to bike the bar, she got too much to the north and beached. She was floated again, and got safely ineide the river. Captain McKenzie, of fie Hanna Mokau, just arrived at Walfcara from Raglan, reports* quantity of wreckage along the beach of tliat place. Several kegs of . butter have come ashore, also sixty-throe dead sheep, which have been skinned by the natives. Fart of a vessel's deck. sal:s, spars, Ac., have also been washed ashore, also the head-boird of the Kaiuma, leaving no doubt as to the unfortunate fate which has befallen tho schooner. Captain McKenzie is of opinion she must have gone ashore on Woody Head during thef gale on the 15th ult., and that all hands perished. The trade amongst our numerous small fleet of coasters still continue to bring- full cargoes. This is particularly noticeable In the timber trade, a* every week an average of seven vessels arrive, all loaded with sawn timber from the neighboring saw-mills, which do a flourishing .business round our coast. Bed’ci this there has latterly been a large trade springing up in the colonial produce line, principally between Oamaru, Titnara, an I Lyttelton. These cargoes chiefly consist of grain and potatoes. From Hob irton we still import a fair quantity of fruit, jams, and bark. We have lately had an arrival from Adelaide, chiefly loaded with flour. The Melbourne steamers belonging to Messrs. McMeckan and Blackwood continue to do a large import trade here, independent of the nossenger traffic, which Is increasing everyunonth. Now that this fine fleet of call at Hobarton, the number of sailing craft from that port has considerably fallen off of late, as shippers find that they can get their goods (fruit chiefly) in a much shorter time by steamer. The Union Company's steamers still continue to daa large trade not only in the passenger line but in cargo also. The Patent .Slip has had a fair show of support during the past four weeks. The last vessel on it was tho Union Company's steamer Taiaroa. Coffov'a slip of course is only used by vessels of a smdler tonnage, and is fairly patronised. Shipbuilding is not so much attended to here as at Auckland and Puncdin, Mr. E. W. Mills, however, of tho Lion Foundry, has been the successful tenderer for an iron steamer for the Fate* trade, although a number of tenders were received from other parts »>f the colony. Mr. Mills 5s evidently pushing on tho building of the vessel with all a peed. Already she shows considerable signs of completion. Last week all her ribs were fixed, and now a number of her plates are fastened. The vessel is being built alongside of the foundry, her stern being close to the breastwork, so that she can be launched.lnto deep water with the greatest of ease. It is understood that she will be called the Fatea. NOTICE TO MARINERS. LIOUT ON CAPE MAKXA VAN I>IKMEN. Notice is hereby given that a lighthouse is now in the coarse of erection at Cape Marla Van Piemen. It Is anticipated that the light will be ready for exhibition in January, lf-79. The following is a , description of tho light that will be exhibited: — Capo Maria Van Piemen Ihhthousc is situated on the small island which lies off the northern end of Cape Maria Van Piemen, at the extreme north of the North Island of New Zealand The. light will be a first order revolving white .light, visible all round as far as the land wilt allow. It will attain its greatest brilliancy every minute. From the lower part of the tower a fixed red light will bo shown over the Columbia Reef. Puo notice will be given of the exact date when this light will be first exhibited.