BY TELEGRAPH Kaipara, 28th August

Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 51, 29 August 1894, Page 2

BY TELEGRAPH Kaipara, 28th August

Sailed— Markaworth, for Sydney Ltttklton, 28th August Sailed — Wairarapa, for Dunedin ; Kawatiri and Dlnqadee, for Westport ; Orowaiti, for Oreymouth Nelson, 28th August The Cbas Edward and Murray put back owing to bad weather 29th Augmt To sail, 6 am to-morrow— Grafton for Wellington Takaxaxi, 28th Augnst Sailed, 10.30 pm— Mahinapua and Gah-loch, for Onehnnga Auckukd, 29th August Arrived, 8 am— Hiaemoa, from northern lighthouses Napikb. 29th August Arrived, 9 am— Heronie, from Macleay Biver (N.S.W.) Wistpobt. 29th August Arrived, 11 last night— Wainui, from Nelson Sailed, 8 am — Wainui, for Greymouth Grafton detained by bad weather last night, and Bailed at 8 this morning for Nelson The Takapuna arrived from Onehunga and New Plymouth at 10.10 lnst night, aud tbe Oreti from Grey mouth at 11.10 pro The Wakatu from Lyttelton, Che-riot, Kaiiourn, and coast, and Penguin from Nelson and Ficton, arrired at 3.30 and 0.40 this morning The ss Hauroto arrived from Melbourne via Hobart and South at 11 this morning, and the Herald from South shortly before noon The Flora arrired from South at 1.5 this afternoon The ss Queen of the South will call at Pioton on her way from Foxton to Wellington to land sheep S.S. PORT MELBOURNE. The TJ.S.S. Co.'s ss Port Melbourne, which is expected this evening from Calcutta, via Singapore, Townsville, and Auckland, is a steel vessel of 3011 tons net, and 4670 tons gross register, her length being 360 ft 4fn, breadth 48ft, and depth 26ft Bin. Bhe waa built in October, 1892, by B. and VT. Hawthorn Leslie and Co. (Limited) of Newcastle, England, and has been built and entered as an Admiralty transport. Her engines arc of CSO nominal horse-power, and are capable of driving the vessel, when fully loaded, at a high rate of speed. She is an awning-declc vessel, with upper and lower 'tween decks, Bft high, fitted with sideliarhts for troops or other purposes. She is considered the finest specimen of modern cargo and passenger steamers. The electric light is fitted throughout, a number of the lights beingarailable for cargo- working purposes, and is also fitted with all the latest improvements for speedy loading and discharging ciirgo. Tho passenger accommodation is of the highest class, and the saloon, cabins, and officers quarters hare a very comfortable and homely-like appearance. From Calcutta to New Zealand the steamer has been burning Indian coal, and her horse-power being far in excess of ordinary steamers, a fair rate of speed has been maintained on this class of coa,l during the voyage. She has room for 6800 tons of cargo, and enough coal for 22 days. Associated with Captain Blchardsoa are the following officers : — Chief, Mr A. Brown : second, Mr W. C. Wheeler (both late of tho Maori) ; third, Mr W. C. MorRan ; fourth, Mr S. A. Gainmcll ; chief engineer, Mr B. Paterson ; assistant engineers, Messrs W. Bhiud, J. Wilkio, H. Hemmings, and J. Darling ; purser Mr Hugh V. Middleton (Mr Nancarrow has since joined the vessel at Auckland) ; chief steward, Mr A. J. Hnrn (late of tho Australia »n<l Maori)