SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 53, 22 June 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FORT OP OAMARU. • VESSEL IJ? PORT. •fene U'J. Briifantina —Swortlfish. SHtWlJitt ITEM*, ttwara. Thomo» Wlnan-bs and Whitinncb, Ma** low. bitvit launched a iarire steam screw drcilpr tor th« Queensland Government. Sht» is » vessel vt " tOW and is to be fitted with i:i«Hp"tind cm* dunslrttf eriLfine of SO h.p. nominal. and is H-iteudeit t»r ifcwlirinif to II depth of Ul> foe®, and nam* upward* ♦* «Oton»ottmttf, t0.,.p« hour,.at » vmt «t m>t m«rt than td. P«r ton, the consumption of '-o>d '" c mow than thr«e ton* per twenty-four hours. ' llf - " J4t. Sfaealittter,. the li'mme Minister of petfornutf the cwemony »>e naming her the <rf»p«*t ■ «rJmm Dta», C.E.* under whose mspwtion »he built.knucltinir away the dogshores. Ihe t.coj.er wilt t« fttUy rlfflfed with Mwb arid sails f«r the Queensland. via the Stro-a »'»nal. H»w w the -uith VtMMI which Messrs. Wlnjcato and «.o. have bmH »<»;•» th#y removed their shipbuilding yard ti'imv SSptitußtiit to Whiteinch in W47-W. , , Sir. tteot'lfu Green. boathuiMer,. P-alnuun (the "Sydney Evening News" states). has just completed, to the order of Sir Arthur tiordon. Uovmjor -( fpju a mairnlHcent statu barsjis. 12 feet loii'.r and 7 I'eet.tf tuques £2m. tt is the larjjest of the kind ever htUle w tin colon 1(39. tt is built of ceilur. dismally of double planks, copper fastened. with brass kwx.% ami throughout. The top-sides are painted royal blue wvtjv two Wild tnouldimfs. anil the bottom white. On tsm'h. bow Is a polished hcuss jtartcr with- crown* in centre, while the stum in beantimlly curved and naif. _ the inside of the from bulwarks to nwmu**. is alt of Ff«nch«pt>lisheil cedar., wiblv a'old hi-adinx- 1 . E»'l"-.v tn«? riaintfSv which aru of poli«h«»t k.u»ri r the ltmnsr« arc <>f varnished wdur and beiuted. The iwittom i.< hi leiv wir.lv beaeh foi'o and at-t,. ami thy to. ai> commmiate Lti oar«mi?n„ art: all llttud »crtfW» and plates to suit fho pulter«. The t-alnn- utt. Which Is uovermt with an awniny.. «upjp»rtod 1 ■ v mn->-»tve brass roils, is pannelled with poMusd cciiur ana 2ohl> with KoWmjf'dooes of the siiik niatorial. ft h uiso lined and cushiom-d with the hest moroa-o taithw, and will scat eiirht pcrsouH. Ihe Spiar is of brass a brsuw i» placi-it ta the stern, 'fho oars and are of spruce an«l have the Rovat coat, of anus painted on. the: hki ios. Thu bttcft'boards and surrounding are heautdttU-y enrvsd with the Royal coat of arms, ami ovvrtuU with, jjolit the barge, if is saiil v wilt cost £,*oo, and is now awaiting- orders for shipment to its destination.