Shipping Intelligence.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1053, 25 March 1882, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

The U.S.S. Co.’s Albion, Captain Webster, will leave for Auckland and Russell to morrow (Sunday) morning. The U.S.S. Ox’s To Anau Captain Carey, is supposed to have left Auckland about noon yesterday, if so she may be expected here early this afternoon. She will leave for Melbourne via Napier. Wellington and Southern Ports, this evening. The m. Ros in a, Captain Scott, arrived in port from the CoaSt-, on Thursday morning last. She proceeded to the Big River early yesterday morning, and towed the schooner Venus out, intending : to sail for the Coast directly after, but- on account of the rough state of the weather she had to put back. She is announced to leave for the Coast next Tuesday evening. The schooner Saucy Kate arrived in the Bay, on Thursday last, with a cargo of coals, timber, palings, Ac. She was unable to enter the river, owing to her drawing too much water, and took shelter under Young Nick’s Bead from the Southerly gale which sprang up yesterday. As soon as the weatlrer moderates she will discharge a portion of her cargo it) the Bay so as to enable her to take the bar. Orders have been given in connection with the White Star line of ships at Home for-a gigantic ship of some 7,500 tons, 550 feOt in /length, and 50 feet beam, which is to l>e called The Majestic, and which is to eclipse in -internal splendour all existing ships. A curious incident happened during the passage of the steamer Wakatipu from New Zealand. A large fish got jammed across the bow of the vesse , where it remained for 24 hours. Attempts were made to secure it, and the grapnel was actually hooked on, but owing to its great weight the fish was lost. The weight of. the monster is supposed to have been about'two tons. The members of the Marine Engineers’ Institution <of Australasia have passed the following resolution.:—“ That it is highly desirable, in the in tereat .of the employer as well as that of the employe, that all steam vessels running over 400-miles should carry not less than three Engineers.” They contend that the vessels are undermanned with less, as it prevents die engineers getting ptoper rest, or doing the necessary slight amount of repairs required tt the dose of each trip. NEW STEAMERS FOR THE UNION COMPANY. Captain Cameron, marine superintendent of the Union Steam Ship Company, has courteously permitted us (Otago Daily Timex) to inspect the plans of two new steamers to be con•truct 'd for the Company by Messrs. W. Denny and Co., of Dumbarton. The vessels, which are to be schooner rigged, will be similar in every respect. They will have poops and topgailnnt forecastlee, and the engine-rooms aßre to be amidships. The saloons will be aft, ■ end-the second-class passenger compartments forward. The length of the new steamers will bo 285 feet, breadth of beam 36 feet, and depth of hold 25 feet—very nearly similar to theßotomahana and Te Anau, the former i» boat being 298 feet long, 35 feet broad, and 23 feet 7 inches deep ; and‘the Te Anau 270 feet long, I'4 feet broad,and 22 feet 5 inches » deep. The carrying capacity of the new boats is as follows :—After hold, 24,100 cubic feet; ■fore hold 33,000 cubic feet; ’tween decks. -.'.€,500 cubic feet—making a total of 65,600 cubic feet. Their coal capacity is—Port side of engines, 25 tons ; midship cross-bunkers, 62 tons ; forward, IVO tons ; sidee-of machinery or ’tween decks, 164 tons—making a total of 849 tons (ric!). Each-vessel will carry 126 saloon .and 8-1 second-class passengers. The saloons are very roomy, and will-be luxuriously fitted. Spacious social halls are provided for on the upper decke, in which both organs and pianos will be placed, and the lower saloons will be lightedtby large wells in the centre of the halls; while there will be spacious cabins and with-drawing-rooms fur ladies, baths, lavatories, and servants offices. The deck officers and engineers will be accommodated in the alleyways amidships, and ample provision has been mode far the cook, butcher, und baker. The second-class passengers will be equally well provided for, while the petty officers and seamen have good quarters under the topgallant forecastle. Each vessel has three cargo hatches, with steam winches fur working<them. From the manner in winch the Company are providing for the comforts of the travelling public in constructing such a class of vessels as these, we may safely augur an immense increase in their traffic between New Zealand and the neighboring Colonies.