PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 1683, 31 December 1872, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

AUUITKD. ■" l>ee. 25— Awaru«, »choon-r, 48 tons, (Jilroy, from BiTerton, with 600 bags grain for transhipment to Melbourne. Nichol and Tucker, agents. Deo. 27 — F«ngitoto, 8.8., 449 tons, Mackie, from Duofldin. H. J. Oibbi and Co, agents. Dee. 28 — Mfcjyaret Soollay, cutter, 20 tons, Scollay, from Steirart'a Island, in ballast. Dec. 28— Zealandia, 1116 tons, Curry, from London. H. J. Qibba &Co . scents. Dee. 29— Wallabi, «.»., 101 tona, Leys, from Dunedio. M'Pherson & Co., agents. BAIXXD. Dec. 24 — Wallabi, ss., 101 tons, Leys, for Dunedin, with a cargo of saws timber. M'Phtrson and Co, agents. Deo. 26— Storm Bird, b.s , 67 tons, Eraser, for lnv«reargill. T. B rod rick, agent. Deo. 27 — Rnii ito o, b.B». 449 tons, Mackie, for Melbourne. H. J. Gibbs <fc Co., agents. IMPOBTB. Per Hangitoto — 1 pkg, Thoma9 Perluns. Per Walkbi— 2s pkgs, order; 80 do, M'Pher•on 4 Co ; 124 do, Calder, Blaoklocjk & Oo ; 1 do, Lind ; 21 do, H. T. Hoss ; 1 do, Yule & Oo ; 2, do, Matheson & Smith-, 48 do, Cowper & Wilson ; 3 do, Hare, Pratt A Co. ZZPOBTB. Per Rangitoto— 4 casks hide*, M'PherSon & Co.; 70 bags oats, O'Hara; 499 bags grain, Whittingham Bros A Instone; 9 bale* phormium, Stock 4-jQ»s 8 do do, Cochran & Bkcktrood ; £ a-ton flax leaves, Nichol & Tucker ; 15 sheep, Kuktal. PAB6KSOKB LIST. Per Wallabi, for Dunedin — Mr OrinTej and Mr SolomonPer Aanpitatn, from Donedin— Mr T. Fleming, Mr Norton, Miss Young, Miss Russel, Mrs if'Aulny, and 2 children. 2in the steerage. Per Wallabi, from Dunedin — Mr and Mrs Loudon and family (4), Messs Grieve, Sufon, Hamilton, Hay, Smith, Green, Sutherland, aud 7 in the steerage. Per fiaogitoto, for Melbourne — Mr South. The i.s. Wallabi arrived from Dunedin on the 29ib. She left Port Chalmers on the 28th, and bad fine weather on the trip down. We understand that arrangements have been msr?e for the four-masted ship Palmeraton to tucceed the Ironside, as the eecoad wool ship at the Bluff. The Margaret Scollay, a new cutter, built by Mr R. Scollay, at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart's Island,' arrived here on Saturday night. She is a fine handy little craft, her dimensions being 41ft length of keel, 6ft hold, and 14ft beam. Her registered tonnage will be about 20 tone. Bhe is intended for the oyster trade, and is altogether creditable to her owner and builder. ARRIVAL OF THE IMMIGRANT SHIP ZSALANDIA AT THE BLUFF. Capt. Fraser, of the s.s. Storm Bird, on arrival here at 2 pm. on Saturday from Invercargill , reported a large ship in the Straits. From, her position, and the way she was Bteering, she was concluded to be the Zealandia, bound for this port, which supposition was verified by the Zealandia anchoring at the Heads at 5 p.m. This fine chip, commanded by Capt. W. A. Curry, left GraTesend ou the Bth October, encountered strong gales from the westward in the Channel, and discharged her pilot on the 13th. From this date until passing Madeira had strong N. to N.W. winds, and ran into the N.E. trades iv lat. 27 ° 15' N. ; the wind was strong, and well to the eastward. Got hold of the S.E. trades ia lat. 3 ° S* N., and crossed the Equator on the Ist of November ia long. 27 ° 15' W. From lat. 11 ° 15' to 21 ° 17* 8., light S.S.E to N.E. winds were met with. Sighted the island of Trinidad, and from thence to the meridian of Greenwich, which was crossed on the 21st of November, in lat. 39°40*5., moderate S.W. an.l N.W. winds. Tue n.eridian of the Cape was passed on the 28th November, in lat. 43 ° 24' S* -, from thence to Credit's Islands, which were sighted on the s<h of December, moderate and variable winds. The easting was run down on the parallel of 47 °S. Favorable winds were experienced to Stewart's Island, which was sighted on the 26: h. Li^ht winds and calms were experienced in the Straits. The pilot boarded the Zealandia ouiside, and anchored her inside the Heads at 5 p.m. on the 28th. The Zealandia has thus accomplished the passage (from pilot to pilot) in 74 days 12 hours. She maj justly be said to be one of the finest vessels in Shaw, Saville, & Co.'sline. A special train conveyed the Health Officers (H. M'-Culloch, Esq., and Dr Moncktoh), with Mr Henderson and Mr Walkden, Messrs Brogden and Sons' representatives', tojthe Bluff the same night, and in order to facilitate landing the immigrants, they proceeded at- once on board, and, before granting a certificate, made a thorough overhaul of the vessel. The first part to which tliej directed their attention was that occupied by the single men. This was in the forepart of the "'tween decks," and is entered by the fore hatch- Two tiers of berths surrounded the ship's sides, occupied by 1:03 single men, all of them or nearly so to the order of Messrs Brogden and Sons. The arrangements here weife. with due regard to economising the •pace, on the whole satisfactory. The hospital was occupied by one of the seamen, who, when m week out, tell from the foretop-gallant yard on to a bouie on the deck, * distance of 180 feet. Tke poor fellow had both legs fractured, and some bruiser about the head, but under the care of the Mu-jgeon-tuperintendent he is fast recovering. .Ou the afterpart of the same deck are the matried couples' quarters, which are reached by the main and after hatches. 47 couples with their families have tenanted this part of the ship during the passage. For the single women the afterpnrt of the saloon is set apart. It is divided from the saloon by a bulk-head, and approached by a conrpauicn on the afierpart of the poop deck, thus being entirely separated from the s*loon and between deck passengers. Consequent on the •tlecticn of this part oi the ship, the arrangemente for their convenience and comfort, such a& bath looms, ventilation, and light are equal to that of the saloon. 45 single women — a strong Lealthy lot— is the cumber brought out by this ship for Dunedin. The saloon of the Zealandia, recently the heartrending ecene of wreck and disaster, sow bears no trace of that cad misfortune, and although curtailed as a bore described, is yet- sufficiently large to aeeomiDodate her 11 cabin . passengers. Mr E. W. Yorath, surgeon— superintendent, very courteously conducted the health officers OTer the 6hip, assisting them in the prosecution of their duty. We are only echoing the general sentiments when we tny that to Capt. Curry, the surgeon, and tbe officers, especial credit is due for tiie care and. attention bestowed on then: passengers (377 souls) all of whom arrived here without accident or sickness of any ..description .