POET OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume VI, Issue 498, 20 June 1866, Page 2

POET OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ABBIVAXS. June 17 — Alhambra, s.s., 800 tons, McLean > irom Dunedin. Dalgetty, Rattray & Co., agents. June 17 — Struggler, 40 tons, Cator, from InTercargill. June 17 — Danzig, 23 tons, McNaughton, from Invercargill, in ballast. June 19— South Australian, 8.8., 436 tons, J. Pain; from Melbourne. Morison, Law and Co., agents. June 19 — Bangitoto, Hale, from Dunedin. T. Q-. Tanton, agent. DEPABTTTBEB. June 17 — Alhambra s.s., 800 tons, McLean, for Dunedin. Dalgetty, Battray & Co., agents. IMPOBTS. Per South Australian — 1 case O. Koufc ; 1 trunk, Stone : 1 truis, T. Murphy ; 35 cases, J. Cooper sad Co. ; 74 packages, Ekensteen end Hall j 4 cases, Lonsuet ; 6 cases, J. Cooper and Co. j 2 eases and 2 pkgs., Yule and Co. ; 5 do., Moeller and Co. j 43 pkgs., Waddel j 2 do., Sloan ; 5 hhds., Order ; 461 pkgs. merchandise, Whittingham Broß. } 2 buggies, Smith ; 36 cases fruit, J. Cooper and Co. PASSENGER LIST. June 17 — Passengers per .Alhambra, from Dunedin — Cabin : Messrs. Burnett, Young (2) Hill, Hare, and four in steerage. June 17 — Per Alhambra, for Melbourne — Cabin : Mrs Pritchard, and two children, and four in steerage. June 19 — Per South. Australian, from Melbourne—Mr, and Mrs. G-. Smith, Mr. W. H. HalL Miss Payton ; and Bin the steerage. The sohooner Danzig, from Invercargill, ia loading contractor's railway plant at the wharf, for Dvnedin. The South Australian, s.s., left the Sandridge Pier on June 13th, at 4.80 p.m. Passed through the Heads at 7.30. Strong head winds. Saturday and Sunday — heavy gale of wind from N., with heavy soa on. 11 p,m. — Wind increased to furious gale — tremendous heavy sea on. Off Chalk Inlet at 4 p.m. On the 18th sighted Dog Island at 10 p.m. j stopped the engines till daylight, and arrived at the Bluff at 7 a.m., on the 18&. The Alhambra left Port Chalmers at 5 p.m., on the 16th; had very thick weather on the coast, with light NJE. winds ; passed the Auckland, s.s. Taranaki, off the Nuggets, at midnight and arrived here at 8.30 a.m. Sailed for Mcl bourne, 10 tnia morning. JSJThe s.s. William Miskia ia still on Messrs M'Ennon and Murray's slip, the directors of her company having determined to give her a more extensive overhaul than was at first intended. The Bye-laws and Begulations for the Port of Dunedin, which appeared in the " Hew Zealand Gazette," of the Bth instant, will, no doubt, be appreciated by the public in general and by captains of vessels in particular. By the regulations it is compulsory for all ballast lighters to be •weighed in, and marked for every five tons ; they also require to have a license for plying as such for which they pay two guineas per annum, and the number of their license is to be painted on both bows. The expense of weighing in, &c, is to be borne by the ballast-men. The other matter ■which more affects the public is the boatmen plying in the harbor of Otago. It has now become law by the " Gazette," that every boatman shall be required to have a license, previous to granting which, the Harbor Master, or other authorised person is required to examine all boatmen as to their efiiciency in the management of a boat : the boats are also to be surveyed to Eec that they are •saworthy, and if any boatman carries more than his complement allowed by law, he is subject to a fine of twenty pounds. A table of fares has also been arranged for every quarter of a mile, which, to iay the least of it, is very unsuitable, inasmuch as there threepences, fourpences, and fivepences, inserted for every additional quarter of a mile according to the number of passengers. It would have been much better if the lowest charge was sixpence, as confusion is sure to arise through the coppers. In bad weather, and at night, extra charges are authorised to be made, so that the public will know exactly what they are to be charged. 2fo mention is made of cargo lighters in the regulations, save that that they have a certain number of days to discharge cargo alongside the wharf. — Daily Times, loth June. The s.s. Waimtji. — About a year ago a very humble paragraph appeared in this paper, stating that preparations had been made to lay down the keel and frame for a steamer at Akaroa. Thi3 announcement did not excite more than ordinary notice ; but those who had anxiously watched the progress of ship-building on the Peninsula were gratified to observe that we possessed within ourselves, not only the enterprise and ability, tut also the materials to construct vessels of any reasonable size suited to our coasting trade ; that the home demand for vessels wa3 on the increase, and that those already constructed in Akaroa had established a reputation for their owners and their builders worthy of the province in which they were constructed. A short time before the timbers were laid for this steamer, a smart little schooner, called the Breeze, was launched at Akaroa, we believe by the same builders as the Wainui, and she has been well employed ever since. In her late successful trips from Dunedin and this port to Wanganui, she has earned a good reputation for herself, captain, and owners. When the Wainui was launched, some two months ago a full description of which appeared in this journal, we can now only add that our favorable opinion then expressed — that this steamer promised to do credit to her owner (Mr E. Latter) has been realised. On June 8, she sailed on her maiden trip to Dunedin, calling at Akaroa, Timaru, and Oamaru, with a full cargo for those ports. Though the courtesy of Mr Latter and Captain Dixon we had the opporeunity of inspecting the vessel in every department. As to the vessel herselt she is built entirely of timber cut in the Peninsula, every plank from stem to stern, and every mast and yard, from truck to kelson, is Canterbury wood. The wheel itself is a very excellent piece of workmanship, made from several varieties of our native woods. Her engines and boilers have been jnade with a view to economise space ; the boiler is multitubular, and the engines are constructed on the direct action principle, with patent coupling gear, nominally 25 horse-power, but capable of woritiag up to 100 if required. In her cabin accommodation) although limited, she can provide iorfi pMiengws, and tha has a separate cabin for 4*di»», With her Auxiliary (team power ishe it expected to attain ft speed of B knots in a fair eea Way i *ad Jw Cue liaes will allow her to attain a .mw *pee 4 »nd«r cmwm. We wish the owner of 4b» Wftinni every sucoeai,uid there ia little doubt •tfcat ihj> will bf toe pioneer of tm increased trade 4e* tfce ftfiguj \>mw99 ef industry located on Ujo