SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1257, 24 January 1883, Page 2

SHIPPING.

The Southern Cross will leave here for Auckland on Friday next. The Omapere will leave Dunedin on the 30th inst., for Northern ports, calling at Oamaru and the East Coast ports, Capt. Thomas Underwood, of the steamer itotomahana, has been appointed Marine Superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and will shortly proceed to Glasgow to supervise the building of four steam’ i ers of 4000 tons gross, built by Messrs John Elder and Co. for the trade between London and New Zealand. PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN KEN. NEDV. Prior to Captain A. Kennedy leaving the Union Company’s steamer Hawea to take command of the new steamer Hauroto. the officers and engineers of the Hawea detertermined to mark the sense of esteem held by them for their commander, by making him a suitable presentation. The chief officer, in the name and on behalf of his confreres addressed Captain Kennedy, expressing the regret they all felt at the severance of their long and pleasant connection. He assured the captain that the warmest wishes of his officers went with him, and after expressing a hope for the future prosperity of Captain Kennedy and his family, begged his acceptance of a silver cigarette-case (bearing the monogram, “A. K.’), a silver matchbox, and in order that (as he graphically stated) Captain Kennedy might never be without a snot in his locker, he supplemented the other gifts by a conical Armstrong shot in solid gold, worked into the form of a pencilcase suitable for a watch-guard attachment. Captain Kennedy, who was evidently unaware of the intention of the officers to make him a presentation, returned them his hearty thanks for their kindness. He was most gratified at so substantial a mark of their esteem for him. It was indicative of that kindly feeling which had marked their connection. He was leaving the Hawea to take command of a vessel which had justly been denominated one of the finest of the Company’s fleet, and his only regret was that the w hole staff of the Hawea were not being transferred to the Hauroto. He wished them every success and happiness, and assurred them he should never forget the happy days he had spent in the Hawea.