Shipping Intelligence.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1068, 2 May 1882, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF POVERTY BAY. A BRIVXLB. —A PRIL. 29th.-—Albion, s.s., Capt. Webster, from Melbourne via Southern Ports. Passengers : — Miss Goldsmith, Miss Forrester, Misses Jones (2), Mr and Mrs M. H. Smith, Mr and Mrs Sunderland ; Judge Kenny, Messrs Anderson, Saunders, Shelton, Steckford, Johnson, Fisher, Biddell, W. Graham, H. Graham, Gibso, Marwick, Sinclair, Cartwell, Gregory, and seven Natives. DEP A RTURES. ■lst May.— Albion, s.s., for Auckland. Passengers :—Mrs F. Murray, Mrs Mountfort and two children, Mrs Gilbert, and Mr W. J. Dickson. The s.s. Rosina, which left for the Coast last Saturday, is not expected to put in appearauce till to-morrow. The schooner Minnie Hare is discharging her cargo of timber at the wharf. She will leave for Auckland about the end of the week. The schooner A taianta will leave port as soon as she can obtain some ballast, whence she will proceed as far as Mercury Bay for timber.

The schooner Venus, Capt. J. King, sailed for Auckland on Sunday last, with 62 sacks of wheat, and 50 bags grass seed, shipped by Mr D. M. Orr, in addition to other cargo. The Union Company’s Albion arrived in the Bay from Melbourne via Southern Ports, on Sunday night about 11 o’clock, with a miscellaneous cargo. She left for Auckland at 2 o'clock on Monday morning, with 1 horse,2oo hundred sheep, and general cargo. COLLISION OF STEAMERS AT WELLINGTON. A collision between the steamers Wakatu and Ladybird occurred alongside the wharf at Wellington last week. The Wakatu was lying alongside the wharf and the Ladybird was coming into a berth, having just arrived from West port with a cargo of coal. The Ladybird came on with too much way, and before her speed could be checked she struck the Wakatu amidships on the starboard side, cutting her down to the covering board. The Wakatu is a well and strongly-built vessel, but the force of the collision tore the plates as if they were paper. Both boats along with the •davits have been rendered useless. The wheel was literally smashed to pieces, and the steering gear was put out of order. The funnel May and mainstay were also carried away. The ladies* rabin was smashed fore and aft, and the Captain’s cabin wag also completely destroyed. Captain Gibbons was lying down at the time of the collision. and narrowly escaped being killed ; as it was, he received some slight bruises. Several of the Wakatu’s beams were also bent by the force with wl.tch she was pressed against the wharf. Several persons on the wharf heard the order given on the Ladybird to " Go astern,” but the engines were not reversed until too late. When the Captain of the Ladybird saw that a collision was imminent, he let go both anchors, this, however, had no effect on the vessel’s speed. The only damage sustained by the Ladybird was her bowstay carrying away. Fortunately there was no one about the deck of the Wakatu at the time of the collision.