THE SHIP WAITANGI.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 240, 9 October 1891, Page 2

THE SHIP WAITANGI.

After a voyage of 94 days from London, fcho New Zealand Shipping Co.'s wellknown clipper ship W r aitangi, 1,128 tons, dropped anchor ab 7 a.m. bo-day, bearing a full general cargo valued at close \ on £22.000. As usual, bhe W r aibangi has made the run oub from Home in very good time considering the average length of the Eailin<_, passages made to New Zealand this season, and she comes into port in excellent order, though a bit dirty from her voyaging. r'aDt' Leeman, who was last here in command of bhe Waitangi, has lefb the ComDauv's service, and his place in charge of the ship has been taken by Capfc. John Sinclair, formerly of the barque Waimea Sd ship Hurunui. Capt, Sinclair has wibh

him as officers : Messrs Robert Eraser (nrsfc), John Wilkin (second), and AY. A Aj.c_,ellnr (third). Captain Sinclair reports that the Waitangi left London Docks on July 4, and next day, after taking in explosives. She cleared tho Channel on July 11, and haci light winds for the following four days, after which moderate weather 5 prevailed to the equator. Sho took tho N.E. trades on July 20 in lat. 25-29 north, and crossed tho line on August 9, 37 days out, in long. 22-16 \V. She got S.V7 monsoons to the north of the line, and took tho south-east trades in 1- north, carrying them to 29-46 south lat. She crossed the meridian of the Capo of Good Hove on >-*ept. 4, in 40-33 south, and had * good S'-i'ong northerly and westerly winds in running the easting down, which was done oo a mean partdlel of 43-50 south lat. In tne Southern Ocean sho lost bho boatswain overboard. Ofl'Cape Leeu win on Sept. 25 sho experienced a heavy N.N.E. gale, lasting lor 16hrs, tho ship under lower topsails all tho time and constantly filling herself at the quarter. Sho rounded the southern point of Tasmania on tho Ist insb., and sighted Capo Maria Van Diemen light at 10 p.m. on Wednesday last. Thence she had light northerly winds down the coast, sailing righb into porb ab daylight this morning without a pilot or tug. Tho Waitangi berths to-morrow to discharge.