THE ALBATROSS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5203, 24 April 1874, Page 2

THE ALBATROSS.

A new ichooner named the Albatross has been launched at Wangapoa which has been built to the order of Mr. C. Harris, and constructed of the beat description of t'mber. The Teasel h«« been designed and obiefly conttructed by Mr. James Barbour, the well known builder of the Fannie, cutter, one of the very fattest of her class belonging to Auckland. The dimensions of the Albatross are m follow : length of keel, 7-lft.; overall measuiement, 86ft.; beam, 20ft. 3m.; and depth of hold, 7ft 9in.; her tonnage i registered) will be about 75tons. She will le able to cirry over GO,CD()ft. of timber on a draught of 7ft. 8in. She is beautifully modelled and has very fine round lines, and from her appearance she ought to att iin a T»ry high rato of speed. Her rig is that of a fore and aft schooner and has a large •pread of canvas, with large extra square sails if necessary. The steering gear is noticeably an improvement on that supplied to most of the finest small vessels here, being both simple and effective. Another improvement is that the masts are wedged with indiarubber which causes less wear and tear, and also adds to her nailing capabilities. The schooner will be rigged, &c , at Wangapoa and there load with timber for Auckland when she will probabiy bo laid on tho berth for Dunedin.

Inwards Coastwise. — Whahapu, cutter, from the Thames, in balhat ; Ebemzer, catter, from Wangaroa, 18,400 feet tember ; Mahurangi. cutter, from Mahurangi. 700 feet timber ; Wandorer, cutter, fromTairua, with timber. Outwards Coastwise. — Mahurangi, outter, for Miluiran^i, with sundries Wanderer, outter, for Tairua s with sundries. The following coasters have also arrived : — Rapid, cutter, from the Wairoa, with produce ; Katie, from Tauranga, with gum, to. The ichooner Oc«an sailed for Mercury Bay In ballast yesterday. The p 8. Effort «ailod for Orewa yesterday morning. The i. ■. Pretty Jane left the Sandspit, Napier, at 11 p m. on Wedne«day, for Auckland, vis GubornA. Th« mail steamer from Kandavn is duo here to-morrow. The Cypbrones will probably oom* in place of the Mikado on this occasion . The brig Wild Wave, having taken her ballast on board, hauled away from the wharf yesterday, and took up an anchorage in the stream Tht brig Moa is having some slight repairs effeoted. New itringer* are being put into her, the pumps repaired, and some fresh oopper put on her hull. The Hohooner Clio, Captain Jackson, ol eared out at the Customs with a full general cargo for Noumea, r>ew Caloilunii, and Norfolk Inland yesterday afternoon, an>i ■ailed during the night. The following were passengers by her :--Mi.«s Mary [JufF- 1, Messrs. J. E and S. Buffctt, J., John C A id James Martin. The salo of the wreck of the Albion, brig, at the K,ii| ara, will take plauu at Messrs. Tonks and Co'u Mart to-day at 11. A meeting of the AucklandWhahng Com pany (Limited) will bo hold today, at tht. company's oihee, when a decimon will b< arrived at in a!) probability as to what ia r<> be doue in the int 'rests of the company , with regard to the whaling bj,rcjuo AlL>i< .i no* lyino in port. Th ship Al'ahabad had her largo hoa 1 encTT'od v s c"l v in yrijiplm^ and "v i «nui,. or the anohor and chain whioh wo utato(' n yeittr'lay w* r- loot. Th. bj.t aii'.ccded . grappling tho chain with a small anchor

rich warp, tnc waip was then led to the donkey ongino on board the "hip, and hove in foi a considerable time, when, in consequence of the treniendoiiB strain, it parted The ciew were then ordenel to sweep for tho lest anchor again, and were do ; *i;* so until late in tho evening, when they accomplished their object. The L'nnce "Rupert, schooner, was yesterday brought over from the place, < fl" the North Shore, to which sho had dr :f ted on the preceding day, and bcithod at the Breakwater again, where sho will comple e loading. The s.s. Murray, Captain Palmer, arrived in harbour at half.past 5 o'clock yesterday morning from Tauranga, with a number of sheep, and a quantity of produces. She left the Hay at 12 30 p.m. on Weduosday, and experienced strong south-west winels until reaching Moicury Bay, thence until arrival moderate breeze fiom tho same quarter. Tue Murray sailed again for Russell at 'i p m yenterday. I he as. Southern Cross arrived at 0 o'clock yesterday morning from an excursion trip to Wliito Island, via intermediate ports. Captain SeUais reports that ho departed from Auckland on Friday la^t, at 5 p ni., arriving at Tauranga at 3 p.m. on Saturday, leaviug there again on Monday night, at 8 o'clock for White Island, with a few excursionists. Arrived at White Island at 5 a.m. the following day, and leaviug there ai rived at Ohiwa at 12 ; left there at 2 |).m , and got into Tauranga at 11 p m. on Tuesday. L ft there again on Wednesday at noon, arriving as above. Wo are informed by a gentleman who amvp'l ycsti rdny tiomtho Kaipaia, that the barque Bobicito, fro >< Dimedin, hound to Adelaide; tho brig C.iil, bound to Ljttelton ; tho schooner Marmion, bound to Lyttelton ; and the W-'d Duck, Taw era, and Fairy, bound coastwise, were lying at Kaipaia Heads, windbound. Th<3 vessels wcro all loaded, but it is supposed that n favouiablo ojipntunity would bo afforded * them yesterday, through the subsidenco of the S.W. gale which had been blowing, to enable them to proceed on their respective voyages . Tho s a. Star of the South, Captain FarC[uhar, will sail at 4 p.m. to-day for Napier, calling in at Gisborne to land passeng^ra only, if sufficient inducement oilers. Fanny Kelly, schooner, Baker, from Opotiki and tho Coast. Passenger— Mr. Brown. S'io brings a cargo of produce, consistmg of 310 sacks whu.it, Lewis Brothers ; 14 ditto ditto, Buchanan ; 24 ditto ditto, 2 ditto maize, 5 bullock hides, It sheepskins, Martin ; 2S pigs, Fia' cr ; 5 empty casks, order. We understand that a committee of tho Auckland Harbour Board will proceed to Itangitoto Jleef and Tintiri at 9 o'clock this morning, m the p.s. Devouport, for the purpose of obtaining information as to tho suitability of thoso placos as sites for a Pilot Station. A new schooner, built py Messrs. Niecol and Sons, at tho North hhoro, will bo launched on tho 1st of next month, from their yards. The vessel has been constructed to tLe order of xMr Wrii^loy. .a