SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5473, 11 October 1878, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVED.

SErrEMDEi; 13.—Tarauia, s.s.. 010 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne via the South. Biallop, agent. Skpte.uuuu 15.--Alhambra, s.s , 407 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne via tho West Coast. Bishop, agent.

September 16. Orari, ship, 027 tons, Mosey, fvom London. Passengers —Saloon; Miss Laura C Smith, Mr. Ronald S Robertson, Mr. John Wbitcombe, Mr. Henry J. Tilly, Miss Constance L. L. Rolls, Mr. Albert Savory, Mrs. Savory, Mr. Albert J. Savory, Miss Blanche E. Savory, Miss Evelyn Savory, Master Ernest Savory. Master Donald Savory, Miss Emily L. Bruce, Mr. Francis B. Turner, and Mr. W. C. Fitzgerald. Steerage; William G. Brown. Margaret Brown (Z), Elizabeth Brown, William Morris, Alary A. Moms, George Morris, Leopold Bartoli, Consiglia Bartoli, Augusta Bartoli, Thomas Mantle, John Duliig, Robert B. Wilkinson, Frank Nicholson, Wm. T. Garratt. Mary Garratt, Tom Gurratt, Fanny Garrett, William Garratt, Herbert Garratt, George Garratt, Annie Garratt, Frank Garratt, John Garratt, Martha Crokcr, Robert Booth, and Charles Givgan. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. , SEfxr.MDER 17.—Neptune, brig, 207 tons, Chadwick, from Newcastle. Williams, agent.

Austmllnd, barque, 491 tons,, Olllvcr, from Newcastle. 'W’ilUams. agent. Jessie McDonald, three-masted schooner, 275 tons, Scott, from Foochow. W, and G. Turnbull, agent. SicrtKMUim IS.—Edwin Bassett, barque, 315 tons. Forester, from Newcastle. William'!, agent. SEPTKMnnu 19.—Claud Hamilton, s.s., 530 tons, Chattleld, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. Wakatipa, s.s., 1150 tons, Wheeler, from Sydney. Levin & Co., agents. Septemckr 21.—Kigarooraa, s.s., 050 tons, ’Underwood. from Melbourne. - Bishop, agent. September 26.—Star, brigantine. -107 tons, Day, from New York, via Melbourne, Turnbull and Co., agents. Septemoer 2S.—St. Leonards,. ship, 1100 tons, Todd, from London. Passengers—Saloon: W. J. Printer, Charles E. Printer, Mrs. M. Header, Mabel Reader, Athalo Reader, Kather no Reader. Emma Arthur, Mrs.-C.,N. Bell, S. N. Bell, Elsie N, Bell, s'* Wicnsko, Janies Doro, Mrs. Stevenson. James Stevenson, Miss M. Smith, F. B. Braddick, M. B--Mrs. Grooiuo, CJiarity Groome,Thomas K. cilice Groome, Godfrey Groonje, Miss G. Cameron. Edward Baker. Miss B««co. N. A..Uititon, and Robert H. Minor. Second Cabin •Frank Asptoy, Walter Richmond, Robert YonnE. Ednaid A. Compton,- John Jackson. »nd. Jwnc A. CM nm. Steerage • Frank Chappell. Sarah A. C Chappell, Chas. Chottleboro ugh I«cy Rurrell, IMwarii Wood ThOnias Cowell. 11. SCOtt, Asaac imwam woon,.i wiiltHeld, Thomas Price. John: W. Baxter, J*£o VMtW I J Sawyers. Mando | SamOT, George Frost, Robert J. W? and O. TnrnbuU. “ B SEPMMBEIt £9. —Sophia R. Lubrs, 721 tons, Raton, from Newcastle. 'Williams, agent. SrrmßH 30.—t'asby. s.s., 009 tons, Anderson, from Newcastle and Sydney. W. and Cf. Turnbull sn CraSio a £ea, barque, CIO tons. Fraser, from London. Levin and Co., agents. , ~ Malay, barijna, 135 tons, Ntthols, Williams, ageni. tsectys .

October 4.—Rotorua, s.s., 575 tons, Carey, from Sydney, via the North. Levin and C\, agents.

Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. October 7.—Glenelg, s.s., 04 tons, Mailler, from Adelaide. Master, agent. October S.—Kakaia, ship, 1020 tons, Metcalfe, from London. Passengers; SOI emigrants. New Zealand Shipping Co., agent*.

SAILED. Sbptkmdkr 14—Rotorua, s.s, 570 tons, Carey, for Svdncy via the East Coa-fc. Bishop, agent. Tartinm, s.s., 503 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne via the West Coast. Bishop, avent. September 16.— Allmab - a. s s,, -*s)7 tons, Muir, for Melbourne via the South. - Bishop, iv.ent. -September 17.— Abeona, ship, 997 tons, Grosarfc, for Portland. Passenger- Saloon : Mrs. Grosart. N.Z. Shipping Co., agent. . . T „ Whittington, 1970 tons, Eaton, for Callao. N.Z. Shipping Co , agents. „„„ A _ September. 23.— Chascft, barque, C3B tons, Brothers, for JLondon. Passenger—Saloon; Mr. C. W. North. N.Z> Shipping Co., agents. ' ' ' _ r . Ringarooma, s.s,, 023 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. September 25.—Claud Hamilton, 530 tons, Chatfield, for Hobarton and Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. September 27.—Courier, barque, 272 tons. Moor, for Guam. W. and G. Turobull, agents. September 28. —Wakatipu, s.s., 1156 tons, Wheeler, for Sydney. Levin and Co., agents. October 3.—G. M. Tucker, barque, 519 tons, Manley, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. October C-—Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, forMelboune. via the South. Bishop, agent. October 0. —Sophia R. Luhrs, barque, 723 tons, Paton, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. Easby, s.s., 909 tons, Anderson, for Sydney. Passengers—lß original. Turnbull and Co., agents. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, September 14. Sailed: Spirit of the Dawn, for London. September 17. Arrived : Pareora, ship, from Loudon, ninety-two days out. September 13. Cleared: Schiehallion, for London, with cargo valued at £30,000. September 20. Sailed : Mazeppa, for Rarotonga: Schiehallion, for London; and-Morscastle, for New York with a cargo valued at £12,800, chiefly Kauri gum. September 23, Arrived : Lebu, from London. ISO days out. She experienced fearful weather. A f ter rounding the Cape a tremendous sea broke over the vessel, doing great damage. Captain McKenzie was washed under the windlass, had Ids head split open, and was killed. Two seamen were also injured. The third mate had his leg broken. October 4. Arrived: Fameuoth, from London,with 40 passengers. She made a fins weather run of 94 days from the Downs. Tho brig Vision, from the Marshall and Caroline Islands, reports a great drought there. Tho natives arc suffering from the destruction of cocoanut trees. LYTTELTON, September 19. Arrived: Messrs. Sha.v, Savill, and Co.’s ship Langstone, from London, 93 days anchor to anchor, 90 days land to land. All well. She brings 2 passengers and a large cargo. September 25. The Waimate, from London, is anchored inside the heads. A terrific north-west gale is blowing, and the ship has not been cleared yet. Site brings 49 passengers, and has had a very fine weather passage throughout. She left the London docks on June 14, and Scilly on June 21 ; crossed the Equator ou J uly 21 ; passed the Cape on August 31, and made the Snares on Friday night last. She brings five racehorses, four mares, and one entire for Mr. G. Stead. They have arrived in splendid condition. TheWaimate’s passage is 103 days from London and 93 days from land to laud. OAMARTT, September 25. The barque Aiksaw sailed for Home this morning with a cargo of wheat. She only commenced loading on Thursday last, so that she has had quick despatch. The ship Celestial Queen Is expected here daily. She will also load with wheat for the Home market. ' October 7. Sailed : Celestial Queen, barque, for Loudon, with a cargo of wheat. PORT CHALMERS, September 14. Arrived : Isle of Erin, barque, p 3 days. from London. September 22. Arrived : Tho barque Olivia Davis, from Newcastle. The master reports that, on the 17th September. when within 40 miles of tho Solanders, Thomas Miller, A. 8., was washed overboard. All efforts to save him proved ineffectual, owing to the dense fog. September 25. Arrived : Barque Diavmid, 84 days out, from London, with 1400 tons cargo and 8 passengers. October 7. . Arrived : Oceania, barque, from Foochow. She left on July 30 with a cargo of tea for this part and Lyttelton. • October S, Arrived : Barque Carrie Wyman, with 800 tons cargo, 600 for Auckland. Sailed : Ships Soutliminstcr and Wellington. The ship Abeona, for Oregon, got away ou Tuesday morning, September 17. The barque Chase * sailed on September 23rd, bound for London. As she is in fine sailing trim she will probably make a good run Home. The barque Whittington, which Ims been delayed for some time through her seamen, got under weigh on September 17th for Callao. . The three-masted schooner Jessie, McDonald, from Foochow, arrived in harbor on Septemder 17th with a cargo of tea consigned to Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co. She left China on July 8, and has experl euced principally light and variable weather across. ARRIVAL OF THE ORARI. The clipper ship Orarl, under ilje command of Captain Mosey, arrived in liarbor early on Monday, Sept. 16. -She arrived off the Heads at midnight on Sunday, and dodged on and off tho land until daylight on Monday morning, when she made signals to the Union Company’s steamer Wanaka, which took her in tow, and brought her into harbor at eight o’clock. The Orarl comes into port in splendid order, every thing on board looks the picture of neatness, She brings to our shores a number of pssseugers, who have arrived in tho best of health, and express themselves as being very well pleased by the attention shown to them on the way out from all in charge. The passage out has been a remarkably fine oae, and nothing of any note transpired to mar the good feeling that existed between the passengers and those in charge of the ship. Amongst those on board are three families qf nominated immigrants, one of winch is for Wellington and the remainder for the East Coast, Mrs. Garratt, a steerage passenger, gave birth to a son on the Sth July. The Orari left London on the 30th May,- was off Gravesend tho following day, and Dartmouth cn the 2nd June. Exceptionally fine weather was experienced down the English Channel. Light and variable weather was met with after leaving the land until crossing the Equator 'on the sth July, The ship was then becalmed for several days, the sun at times being very strong and oppressive. Tho N.E. trades were very light, and helped the vessel but little. The S.E. trades were expected to be good, but they also proved very light and of short duration. Fine weather was experienced to the Cape of Good Hope, which was rounded on the Sth August. Westerly and northwest gales were then encountered until reaching 80 E., when the weather again moderated, the winds being chiefly from the west. The weather then be-. came more boisterous, and a succession of northerly and north-easterly gales were met with The only damage done to the ship was the washing away of part of tho port bulwark. Cape Lewin was passed on 2StU August, aud Tasmania on Sth inst. Very fine weather was then experienced, with light and variable winds, which prolonged tho passage. Cape Farewell • was rounded on Saturday, with thick and foggy weather ; in fact, all the way along the coast of New Zealand the weather was thick and dirty. The Heads were made as above, when Pilot Holmes af once boarded her, aud brought her to an anchorage in the harbor. During the forenoon she was removed to the wharf, and filled the berth lately vacated by the Abeona. She brings a large and valuable cargo of general merchandise, and is consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company.

ARRIVAL OF THE BRIGANTINE STAR PROM NEW YORK VIA MELBOURNE. Tho Star left New York on the 18th February, ami after being out some little lime encountered a succession of heavy gales, during which she sustained so much damage that Captain Day deemed It advisable to put into Rio for repairs, which port he reached on I2th April. Tho principal part of the damage was. connected with tho iudder, which was made almost useless. She left there again after a month's duration, and for the first part of her journey had moderate winds, with An* weather. Trouble, however, soon carao again, and she experienced more severe weather and move damage. Captain Day then shaped Ids course for Melbourne, and arrived there on 29th July. After undergoing repairs, she left again for her destination on September 5, and arrived at the Heads on September 24. Here again she was unfortunate, for tho weather, which up to that time had been fine, suddenly changed, and she was brought up a little to tho south of the lighthouse. As the wind blew with much violence, she was in some danger of parting her cables, in which case the consequences would have been most serious. As the steamer Manuw »tu was coming back from the Heads on the 4 morning of tho 17th Captain Day with difliculty got onboard, and arrived hero at 0 o’clock for the purpose of. obtaining the services of a steamer to tow his vessel b to port. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull, the agents for tho Star, at once waited ou the Government, and succeeded in obtaining the services of the steamer Hinemoa to bring her In. The Hinemoa left at five o’clock, and’brought the brigantine safely into harbor shortly after dark. The Star brings a large cargo of Yankee notions, consigned to her agents. ARRIVAL OF THE ST. LEONARDS. The skip St. Leonards, as signalled from the Heads on Saturday, September 2Stb, was towed into harbor the same night by the Government steamer Hinemoa. She brings about forty passengers, who arrive in good health and spirits, and speak in the highest praise of Captain Todd and tho other oflicers. A number of tho passengers ate old residents of Now Zealand, who expressed great astonishment at the number of new buildings that had sprung up in Wellington since their departure, Tho ship arrives in harbor tae picture <f neatness, both aloft and below. Her deejs when we boarded her on arrival were clean. as al» were all ber flub**. Ims ben what wlm|*|“^rtbVeXnlnl flue weather one. The' omy " f the Cape, but the having Damned a and berf<l * es . ft mtle ship was equal to tjw ot ] ier inconvenience was water ToXu an old Wellington favorite, is f t!n so also is Mr. Vrnsor, bis chief officer, still on board,,'° nro spoken of tllo highest passengers. The following report of M.ii£ passage w.. kindly supplied to us by CapI.VJ, Todd.—Slio left Gravesend on tbo evening of June 0 ? and'landed the pilot at Start'Point on the ami picked up the mrth-east trades In latitude 28 north on the I3th July. They only lasted for seven days, and were lost in latitude 11 north. The Equator wos crossed on the 29tU July in 25 west longitude. Here of couase’ tho usual doldrums and monotonous calms were met with. The south-east trades were lino and strong, and principally from the south, which carried the shi*» close to the coast of South .America. 'These trades were lost In latitude 25 south, 37 west longitude, on August 7. Passed Nightingale Island on the 14th, and had line weather and favorable winds until the 25th, In latitude 40 south, longitude S(3 east, experienced a heavy gale Loin south-south-east, which lasted three days. No damage was however done to tho ship. From thenco had favorable winds and fine weather to Tasmania. Tho meridian of the South Capo was passed on the 17th Inst. Since then variable winds, principally from the north and north-east. Bock Point was sighted on tho 25th instant, making tbo passage from land to land in 57 days. Light northerly winds were then met with, accompanied with dense fog. for three days. lilot Holmes boarded her at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, and moored ber as above, thus making tho passage from port to port in 03 days. She brings a large and valuable cargo consigned to Messrs, w. and G. Turnbull and Co.

ARRIVAL OF THE CEAIOIE LEA. The long-expected barque Craiglo Lea, from Lon don, was towed into harbor late on the 3rd October by the steamer Rangatira, and anchored in the powder ground on account of her having two tons of that combustible material on board. She left London on the 26th Februaay for thU port, aud met with terrific weather off the Cape of Good Hope, aud was so seriously injured that she bad to put in to Freemantle (Western Australia) for repairs. On being examined there it was found that she had received considerable damage, winch necessitated her stay there for a considerable time. After the repairs had been effected she left for here on the 291 h a ugust. Sire arrived close to ’Wellini'ton Heads a week ago, but owing to a strong N.Sv. gale was blown iway seventy miles south. During this time she has had her jibboom and par - of licr main rigeinsr carried, away. She managed to beat up to tho Heads again on the morning of the 2nd, where she anchored until the Rangatira towed her In as above.

PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN CAMERON.. On the last trip of ilia s.s. Wakatipu, Captain Cameron, her • well-known commander, remained ashore, having assumed the post of ships' husband hero for the Union Steam Ship Company. Most of tho officers of the steamer had sailed with him ever since she arrived from the Clyde, now two years ago, and they determined to give expression to their feelings towards their late captain. Consequently last evening they assembled in tho Wakatipu’s saloon, and Mr Grant, the purser, in tho absence of Mr Alexander, the chief officer, who is sick, presented Captain Cameron with an artistically arranged group of photographs of the various officers attached to the vessel. Captain Cameron, in reply, alluded to the good feeling which had always existed between them, and said it was with great pleasure he accepted the gift. Tho group of photographs had inscribed upon it, ‘‘Presented to Captain Angus Cameron, of the s.s. Wakatipu. by his officers, as a token of respect.—Dunedin. September 21, 1878." Dunedin Herald , September 24. ISLAND SHIPPING. The Marion left Haabai for Vavau, on August 82, and tho schooner -Energy for tho samo place on the 27th. The Energy arrived two hours before tuo Marion, at Tonga, from Auckland. Tho whaleslup Splendid, of Dunedin, was at Vavau, and reported nine tuns of sperm since leaving New Zealand. Iho American whaleship Gazelle was at Tonga, one caught ten humpbacks while the Active was in The captain reported that 300 barrels would fill him. The lleconnaisance, of Sydney, was leaving tor Haabai, and the Bodild, German ship, for the same place. Two Fiji vessels were in harbor in Tonga, waiting to take back some of the Fiji officials who are now in Tonga.—Ncio Zealand Herald, September 21. ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP EAKAIA FEOJI LONDON. , , The good ship Eakaia, .from London, with 801 immigrants ou board, was signalled as being off the Heads early on October 3; allwclL At midday th** Government* steamer Stella went out to tow her m. Her services, however, were not required, as before the steamer got out ide the wind chopped suddenij round to the south-east. Pilot Holmes brought the ship in close to the wharf, where she was brought up. Immediately on arrival Dr. Johnston and Captain Holliday, health officers, boarded- her, and very shortly cleared the ship. A number sf shore boats put off, conveying friends of those on board, but or course were not permitted to mount the gangway. The ship comes into port exceptionally clean—-to use Captain Holliday’s words, he says that “he never saw a ship with immigrants arrive in such order. Her main deck and’tween decks (particularly the single girls apartments) are white through rimer scrubbing ; all the fittings are in .the same excellent , order. She brings 27 married men, _27 marnea women, 92 single men, ami 9S single .girls, 17 »oy»j and 17 girls. During the passage there have been three births, as follows: —Mrs. Scotland a daughter on September 11, Mrs. Hope a son on September -0, and Sirs. Cooley a son on July 7. The whole of the passengers have enjoyed remarkably good health, an i tbe ship’s surgeon,. Dr Bussell, has not had a hard time of it, ou the contrary he says the passage has been “a jolly one." The hospital for the single girls was set apart on the port side of the saloon, and that for the married women on the starboard side, while the dispensary was arranged just at the break of tho poop, which made everything very handy and convenient in this line. From the passengers we Lam that the captain and Dr. Russell have been most untiring in their exertions to promote the moral welfare of those on board, while the matron and her assistant have tended in.no small decree to the pleasantness of the voyage. Friendly and temperance theeting* were organised on board, there being no less than 1.-io Good Templars on board. Addresses were frequently delivered by the master, ami doctor, who state tn;»t they have almost become regular orators. Meetings of this kind on board a ship with emigrants tend no doubt greatly to relieve tbe monotony of a long sea voyage. One instance worth recording is the interest that the ship’s cook, named Morgan, took in the total abstinence movement amongst the passengers, io show how much his services have been appreciated, the passengers are raising a sum of money to purchase a watch and chain for him this, at any rate, is an event that is seldom or never heard of on board an immigrant ship. The only thing that at all marred the spirits of those on board was the loss by drowning of one of the ship’s hands, named I. Taylor, wno fell overboard while trying to pass a rope into a bathroom. Daily, one of the quartermasters, at once jumped over after him with a life buoy. He swam all about tbe spot where the boy was supposed to do, but could see nothing of him. A second buoy was then thrown overboard, a lifeboat lowered, and the ship bove-to. The boat was on tho spot where the lad was last seen in 'ess than three minutes, but nothing could bo seen of him. A most efficient lire brigade was organised on board, and as an instance of the proficiency of the company we were informed by Gaptain Metcalf that before he had well finished ringing the alarm tho pumps were manned and water P s l O’ms on the decks from the hose. This is a very creditable and useful institution on board a ship, more particularly where there are a lar%e number of passengers, and great credit is due to the master for his efforts m organising such an efficient brigade. As to nbw mu -a .Captain Metcalf anti Dr. Russell were respected by the passengers it will be sufficient to say that hour these gentlemen were presented with most flattering testimonials. ' ' ' „ The following is a brief report of her passage as ‘supplied by Captain Metcalf:—On July 6, leL llyr mouth SuUDd, having on board 27 married couples. 92 single single women, 34 children, & infants, and a crew. numbering 40 on board, 3*20 souls. Experieuccu moderate westerly weather to Madeha, which was passed on 14th; and moderate trades, with fine weather, until losing them in lat. 15deg., on 22nd ; thence to the Equator. had banuug southerly winds and calms, crossing on August 5, in 29dcg. W. long. Communicated with the French barque Gauge, Iqulqui to Falmouth, and sent letters by her. on July 25. On 2TtU an O.S. named Taylor fell overboard aud was drowned, though every effort was made to save him, a Quartermaster named Daffy risking his own life by jumping overboard after him with a lifebuoy. Experienced very ordinary south-east trades till August 14, losing them in 2Cdeg. south; . thence had light and variable winds to 23m, when better winds were fallen in with, and some fair runs made. On September 6, by the carrying away of the jib stayband, the foretopmast was sprung so badly as so require shifting, and the following day the foreyard was carried away also. The weather at this time was bitterly cold and wet. The only gales experienced during the passage were in full operation, and the work of stripping and re-rigging had to bo performed under no small' difficulties: During successive gales the ship had to be run under after-sail alone, but behaved admirably, and continued to to make good running, A new topmast was soon got up, but the work of making and fitting a new foreyard, with the sea breaking on board at,short intervals, _ proved both difficult and dangerous. By the untiring energy' of officers and crew, for which they deserve the greatest credit, everything was .replaced in a short time. Southerly and westerly winds, at times light, were experienced from the Lewm to Tasmania, and very moderate westerly winds with fine weather thence to Cape Farewell, which was sighted at 10 a.m. on the 4th. making the passage from New Plymouth to the landfall in 89 days. • The winds hero became southeasterly! fresh, with fine weather. Had to beat through Cook Strait, and off Tory Channel on tho 7th experienced six hours’ calm, the ship drifting back to The Brothers. At 8 p.m. on the 7th a breeze sprangupfrom the north-west, carrying the vessel to off the Heads at 11.30 p.m. Mode short boards between the headlands till daylight. Were boarded by Mr. Holmes (pilot) at? a.m, on the Sth, and at 10 anchored in the fairway. The usual amusements, combined with strict exercise and inspection, have kept the minds and bodies of the immigrants well employed. Tho amusements consisted of theatre, concerts, entertainments, magic lantern, and galanty show, with music and dancing in abundance, with occasional lectures on subjects of interest. A Band of Hope temperance society and temperance sisterhood have been formed, and to one or other the majority of the immigrants'belong. They have passed their time profitably and pleasantly. No breaches of discipline oi any moment have occurred during the voyage. There lias been no serious illness, aud no deaths. The meridian of Greenwich was crossed on August 2<>th in S7deg. south ; Capo of Good Hope on August 31 in 37dcg. south; Cape Leuwin on September 21 in lOdcg, south ; Tasmania on September 2S in 45?,dcg. south • Cape Farewell on October 4, at noon y arrived off port on October,?, at midnight, and arrived here as above. .