ENGLISH SHIPPING.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1501, 2 December 1874, Page 2

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

(from our own-correspondent.)

London, October 1, 1874. During the month of September shipping to all ports of New Zealand has been exceedingly brisk. Nearly all the ships on the berth have been short of dead weight, and in many instances the New Zealand Shipping Company's vessels have had to take in ballast. On the whole, light freights have been active. Auckland appears to take the lead in vessels loading; they fill in less time and with less difficulty than to any other port in New Zealand. I have do doubt you

observe an indication of this in the large j, ships that are being despatched by both • houses in London. Quit© a reaction haM taken place in shipping to Auckland during ■ the last eight months. The New Zealand Shipping Company's , fine new ship Waitemata leaves Sunderland for London to-morrow, where she will load for Canterbury and sail on the 15th October, with 350 emigrants and sixteen saloon passengers. She is 1156 73-100rh gross tons. She° is a sister ship to the Waitaugi, and in fact similar in every respect except the Waitaogi was longer buildiDg, and the finish on her somewhat better. The fiae iron ship Assaye sailed from Gravesend ou the Ist of September, but was detained in the Channel for some time through strong adverse winds. She was spoken on the 14th September, )at. 49 30 N. long. 930 W. The fine composite barque Dilharree, which arrived from Canterbury, under charter to tbe N.Z.S.Co., in 83 days, will be your next Auckland vessel. She sails on the 2nd. timlAi DISPATCHED BY THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY. For Auckland—Ship Assaye, Captain McRitche Ist September, from Grave3end, with 354 adults. 14th, spoken lat. 49 30 N, long. 9 0 W. ; all well. For Canterbury—Geraldine, Paget, 15th September, from Gravesend, with 320 adult emigrants, and six saloon passengers. For Napier—Clarence, 23rd September, from Gravesend, with 298 adult emigrants, and five saloon passengers. For Picton—Ship Oarnatic, Captain E. M. Moon, 2Sfcb September, from Gravesend, 250 adult emigrants. Captain .Ruck, of Auckland, school-master on board, arid seven saloon passengers. . . For Auckland—Dilharree, Captain B. M. Neily, 2nd September, Gravesend, 330 adulc emigrants, and nine saloon passengers. 29th September—Barque Jungfrau, for Wellington. Six private passengers, 1 horse, 1 calf, 20 rams, 19 ewes. 2nd September—Sophia Joakim. Five saloon passengers, 10 second cabin, 19 steerage, 2 horses 16 rams, 16 ewes, for Mr Buchanan, of Napier. A. NEW IRON SHIP FOR THE NEW ZEALAND TRADE. Messrs John Blumer and Co., of Sunderland, are building a fine iron ship for Mr JR. V. Parrett, tbe owner of the Ferndale. She will be ship-rigged, and about 850 tons nett register. Her dimensions being as follows : — Length of keel, 185 feet; benn, 32 feet; depth of bold, 19 feet. She will have a full poop and forecastle, and will be able to accommodate fourteen first-class piS3engers. Her saloon and cabins will be fitted up in a very similar manner to the new ships belonging to tbe New Zealand Shipping Company. She will be launched on tbe 24cb of October, and named the Fernglen. She will be commanded by Captain W. F. Feretzer, many years in command of the Ferndale, who has been superintending tbe building of the vessel, so I have no duubfc she will be a faithfully-built Bhip. The Fernglen will be chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company for a December ship, I have no doubt, to Auckland. She will be the seventh new vessel that has been despatched by the New Zealand Shipping Company during its short existence from April, 1873. A greater number never were despatched before or since New Zealand became a colony. So much for competition. Tbe New Zealand people have to thank the merchants of Auckland in first starting an opposition, and getting a superior class of vessels to their port.