SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5583, 19 February 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT 07 WELLINGTON Febiutahy IS, -Manawatii, p.s , 103 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Pa'songors—Cabin: Missel Purchase and Slater. Meadames McManaman. Slater ana son. Messrs, Christie, Evans, Close, Gray, Turcockana 2 children, .ami JC f own. Martin, agent. Kennedy, s.a,, 138 tons, Palmer, from Nelson ana Plcton. Deacon, agent. Go Ahead, Si tons, Dicker, from AVanganui. Johnston and Co, agents. Napier, -18 Lons, Fisk, from Blenheim, w. and G. Turnbull, ag' M 'ts, _ Murray, s s., 78 tons. Conway, from Nelson, Passengers—Cabin; Mias JnflcJd, Airs. Hodgson and child, Mrs. PltzummoM ami 3 children. Messrs. .Tones, Webb, McCarthy, and 12 of tho Is ebon Is aval Lncade. Deacon, agent. b SAILED. FcnnrAitY IS.—Stormbird s.s. 00 tons. Doll-', for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin; Airs. Hickson infant and servant, Messrs. Knowles, Percill. rooks, Lonegan, Bloom, AVebstcr, Smith, and Williams. Martin, agent. Star of tho Sea, schooner, 38 tons, Pike, for Havelock Passenger*;—Cabin : Messrs. Goose, O’Brien, Thompson. Smith, Jones (2). McArtnny. Fisher, Robert;, Smith, Simmonds, and Davis. Master, agent. Hula, s 10/ tons. Holmes, far Wanganui. Paasengera—OMn : Misses Edgeby, Hobson, Messrs. Lover ami Gallery. 81.-;hop. asoni. Kennedy, 133 tons Palmer, for Nelson. Passengers—Cabin; Mrs. Maxwell, Miss Stanley. Deacon, agent. Napier, s.s., 43 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : o’l3rie*d« Company (7), and 8 excursionists, AV. and G. Turnbull, agents. Go-Ahead, hs., 81 tons, Dicker, for AVanganni. Passenger—Cabin; Miss Tynne. Johnston and Co, agents. Stella, s.s., 130 tons. McKcrsic, for Nelson and Jackson's Bay. IMPORTS. Napier, from Blenheim: 315 sacks oats, Paul; CO do potatoes, Order. Go-Ahead, from AVanganui; 58 bales wool; 50 casks tallow, Krull and Co; 32 bales wool, Johnston and Cu: i pkgs, AVhiting. Kennedy, from Nelson: 130 bales wool, 10 cases fruit. 4 plcgu. Deacon ; 1 box, 30 cases fruit. Order; •I do, 30 bags chaff, fnnes; 10’cuses fruit. Price ; 8 do, Lacry and. Campbell. Murray, from Nelson; 8 bales chaff, Ellaby and Co; , 1 case fruit, Jeffries: 1 do. Webb; 13 bales wool. 1 do leather, Deacon ; IS sacks potatoes, 5 do onions, 9 cases fruit, Laery and Campbell; 2 do. Coles. BY IELEOIUPII. NAPIER, Tuesday. Auzuvkd: 8 a.m., Hawca, from Wellington. PORT CHALMERS, Tuesday. Ajiuivnn: Albion, from the Bluff; Niagara, ship, ITS days, from Newport. Sailkj>: Waipa, alii]) for London,'with 17 passengers and a cargo valued at £89,000; s.ibed 315 p.ra,, Albion, for Wellington. Passengers: Mrs. McCredio, Miss Anderson, Sergeant And -rsou, Masters Anderson (2). Messrs. Cockburu and XTicc. PICTON. Tuesday. Al’.bived: 1.30 a.m., Talaroa, from AVolllngton. LYTTELTON, Tuesday. Arucrvno: 8 a.m., Ringarooma, from AVcllington. She leave* for Melbourne via the South at 3 p.m. Lord Nornia tby lias not gone to Christchurch, but has spent tho morning on board tho steamer.— ; 11.30, Hiuemon, 10 hours from Port Chalmers. She sails this uftern on for AVcllington.—Omaha, brigantine, from Chatham Islands. S,uLicn: Florence, barque, for London; Ringa-ro-Hiia, at 3 30. for tho South and Melbourne. Tho Minemoa wailed for AVcllington at 4 p.m. Passengers; Hon. Mr. and Mis. MaFanee and tho Hon. It. Stout. The Omaha left tho Chathim Islands on Thursday last, and reports the Island Lily there loading for Auckland. Diving operations at tho wreck of tho Ocean Mail were stopped, there being some disagreement between the workmen and tho diver. The whaler Triton, Alaska, and Splendid were cruising off the islands. The k‘-tcli Emerald leaves to-duy for Plcton. She takes telegraph pole/there. The Napier, from Blenheim, arrived in harbor at 9 oVlock yesterday morning, .-lie left again at Op, m. with excursionists for tho Bio heim races. Tho Murray, from Nelson, arrived hero at 7 yesterday morning. She left Nelson at 6 p.m. The Jane Douglas, from Foxton, is duo hero today. The steamer 00-Ahead, from Wanganui, arrived in port at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Tho steamer Manawatu, from Wanganui, arrived here at 9 yesterday morning. She crossed tho bar at 7.45 on Monday evening, and experienced lino weather. She returns to the same place to-day. Tho Stella loft last night for Nelson and Jackson’s Bay. The steamer Stormbird loft for AYanganui shortly after 1 o’clock yesterday. Tho steamer Tdaroa, from Nelson and Plcton, is clue hero this morhing. The steamers Huia and Go-Ahead, for AVanganui, sailed last ev ng. Tho steamer liincm~a will probably arrive to-day from the South. Thu little steamer Tui has undergone a thorough overhaul on the Slip. She will resume her running to Kaikoura and Lyttelton to day. The Kiwi leaves for Castlepoint and Napier to-day. Tho steamer Kennedy left Nelson for hero at 8 on Sunday morning. Off Jackson Head she encountered a heavy south-east gale, and went through Tory Channel. < )n getting clear of tho Channel she damaged liar propeller. She then went on to Picton and beached, and after being temporarily repaired, left again at 3.30 on Monday afternoon, and arrived hero late the same night. On the passage of tho steamer Ringarooma from Hobarton. while passing down the River Derwent at a quarter to 3 p.m. on tho 27th ultimo, a small boat was observed at n dhlanco, bottom up, with two men clinging to it. Captain Oliatiic’d had the steamer stopped, and a boat win lowered. After being picked up by the Kingavomua tho men were put into a boat which had put off from the shore to their assistance- Tho activity displayed by tho boat’s crew in rescuing tho men did not go unrewarded, tho passengers having subscribed a respectable sum amongst them for that purpose. COLLISION BETWEEN THE GO-AHEAD AND HITIA. Tho inquiry into the collision between the steamers Go-Ahead and Hula was continued at the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, before T. A. Mansford, Esq , R.M., and Captains Fraser and Roberts, Nautical Assessors. The following evidence was taken : George Ilurthiug sworn, deposed as follows: I am mate of the Go-Ahead, and hold a certificate of competency as mate. I was on board tho steamer on the 2nd. I was below from 12 to 4. I came on deck at 3 a.m., and went on to tho bridge, and saw a steamer with a green light and masthead light. She was about two lengths aw ay from us at this time. Our vessel had stopped, and tho engines were going astern. Tho (Jo-Ahead had no sternway. Shortly after I came on deck tho Huia struck ns about sft abaft tho stem, on the port bow. r i>o iluia had considerable way on her. and was coming across our bows when I came on deck. I called to-those on board tho Huia to ascertain what damage was done. Tho iluia stopped when she, was about 150yds from us. By Mr. Qui k : lb was immediately after I came on deck that tho collision occurred ; perhaps half a iqinute. William Johnston, an A.B. onboard the Go-Ahead, deposed as follows: —I was at the wheel at the time of the collision. I was steering south and west, and did not alter It until I was told co port, at about half-past 3. The second mate gave mo orders. Tho wheel is on tho hrid-.'O, I saw a steamer ahead fifteen minutes before I ported. She was about half a point off tho : starboard helm, I heard tho o-der “stop her” given ] on board our vessel. Wo were going astern at tho 1 time of tho collision. The iluia had good headway ‘ at the time. ■ By Mr Boll : I saw tho masthead of tho Hula same time before I saw the side lights. From tho. * time 1 saw the three lights until I got the order lo port wir, only a few minutes. The Go-Ahead answered h* r helm. She was on tho starboard, tack, the wind from west south-west I put the I;*elin hard a port before the Co-Ahc’id was struck. By Air. Quick ; I cannot say how lon git was from tho time I ported the helm until losing* sight of tho Huias lights. Charles I’opo. first mate of th 0 Huia, deposed as foliowa; I hold a certificate of competency. I was on lui.ira Uio Huia at Hie time of the collision. I was ou dock imtmuUatuly after ll^ 0 c „iu,i o n. I (lid not SCO anything myse.f, Iho v d;sge j was no *; stopped when i, catuo on deck, i bef r( j Captain Holmes sing out to the Go-Ahead, but e'juld not tell what ho said. Oscar Jardine, '. m A.B. on tho Huia, deposed as follows: I was * ao lonk-out man on bo ml tho Huia *t the time of collision. The first light I saw was the inasthe- u j and green light Our whistle sounded shortly after, and wc altered our course. I heard our captain sing out to tho other vessel, “Are you mad, or drunk ” 'The remainder of the evidence given by thi* witness was corroborative of that given by Captain Holmes. This was aU the evidence, and the assessors reserved judgment until this morning.