SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7183, 11 April 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water. To-morrow.— Taiaroa Heads; 6.23 a.m., 6.43 p.m. Port Chalmers: 6.3 a.m,, 623 p.m. Dunedin ; 6.4S a.m., 7.8 p.m. _ Port Chalmers. ARRIVRO.— ApriI 9. Cabetfeidb, barque, 333 tons, Hughes, from Kaipara. Wanaka, s.s., 297 tons, White, from Oamaru. Passengers : Six saloon and three steerage. April 10. Kakanui, s.s., 69 tons, Best, from Riverton. Invercargill, s.s., 136 tone, Sundstrum, from the South. SAILED.— April 9. Grafton, s.s., 297 tons, Nordstrom, for the West Coast via Timaru. Scottish Bard, barque, 816 tons, Mowat, for Valparaiso via Wellington. April 11. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Hansby, for the North. The steamers Kakanui and Invercargill made excursions to the Heads to-day, and were well patronised. The Invercargill, from the South, arrived at Port Chalmers at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, and proceeded to Dunedin. She left Invercargill at 2 p.m. on the Oth inst., and arrived at the Bluff at 5 p in.; left again at 6.30 p.m., and had light N.E. winds up the coast. The Kakanui arrived at Port Chalmers at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, and passed up to Dunedin. She left Riverton at noon on Saturday, and bad light N.E. winds with fine weather throughout the passage, The barque Caberfeidh, timber laden, from Kaipara, arrived at Port Chalmers at 10.30 p.m. of Saturday, and was anchored in Uans(ord Bay, She left Raipara on March 27, had strong southerly winds until the 30th ult.; entered Cook Strait on the next day; passed Cape Campbell at midnight of the Ist inst. with light northerly winds, and on the next day encountered a heavy north-.west gale, which continued until she passed Banka Peninsula; the wind then shifted to the S.W., blowing a heavy gqlo until noon of the sth inst,; thence she hod light variable winds to arrival.

The following vessels have arrived at and departed from the Dunedin wharves during the past week : Arrivals; Tekapo 1,544 tons, Wanaka (thrice) 278, Rotomahana 865, Kakanui (twice) 56, Obau 411, Grafton 297, Hawea 462, Bjhcleugh 1.3=0, Invercargill 123—total 6,Q98 tons. Departures: (nvcrcarglll 123, Rotorua 576, Waka'ipu 1,168, Koranul 3(11, Wanaka (twice) 278, Beautjful Star 146, Tekapo 1,644, Rotomabana 865, Obau 411, Kakanui 66, Owake Belle 46, Grafton 227-total 6',078. ‘ Decidedly the largest sailing vessel which has yet been berthed at the Dunedin wharf Is the ship Benoieugh. She was towed up the Victoria channel on Saturday afternoon by the steamo s Koputai and Plucky, her draught of water being 19ft 6in alt and 10ft 4in forward. This speaks volumes in favor of the Upper Ha bor. The s.s. Wanaka, from Oamaru, arrived at Dunedin wharf at 9.15 pm. on Saturday. She left Oamaru at 3.40 p.m. of that day, and had light S E. winds, with foggy weather, to arrival. For some time the Great Eastern has been exhibited at Liverpool and Dublin, and it has been stated that she earned a profit of L 20.000 in this way in six months. If so, there ought to be profitable business to be done in Australia, where the “Leviathan” would draw for some time When the steamer was last sold at auction in London, she was knocked down for LIO.OOO; but on February 17, when offered at Liverpool, she realised L 26.000, the nominal purchaser being Mr Thomas Brown, of London, who is supposed to bo acting on behalf of the London and Australian Steamship Company. The ship, it is said, is to be newly engined by Messrs J. Elder and Co., and to have her paddles removed, when it is expected she will steam 20 knots per hour. A hope is entertained that her extraordinary carrying capacity will enable her to secure profitable work in the Anglo-Australian trade. It must be mentioned that Messrs John Elder and Co. profess not to have heard anything to confirm this news.

A disabled and apparently deserted barque, that appeared to have been swept by extremely stormy weather, was passed on December 28 last by the barque Brilliant, from Sundswall. The Brilliant was in 46.30deg north and lldcg west, when Captain Lootz descried a barque, apparently timber laden, named the Stormy Petrel, of about 500 tons register, and with only her mizzen mast standing. Captain Lootz took his vessel close up to her, and read her name, but as no one was on board he did not send off to her—‘Argus.’ Strange talcs from the island of Tristan d’Aounba were brought by the ship M'Uilian, from Hull. Captain Grey of that vessel was informed while at the island on February 9 that the only sate sea-going boat of the island had been lost sometime before with sixteen young men, and their loss was felt exaeedi gly by the small commun'ty. Since the misadventure to these, moreover, a boat’s crow had left two days before the arrival of the M’Milian to search for some sign of two young sons of a gentleman in Chester, who were travelling in the ship Earl of Shaftesbury, They had gone for a row in one of her boats whilst the ship was becalmed, and were lost near Inaccessible Island. Their father had offered a reward of LI,OOO for proof of their death, or any definite information concerning them. The expedition, however, failed to obtain a clue as to the miising young men.— Ibid. The following letter, which speaks for itself, appeared recently in the Melbourne papers:—“ We; the undersigned, feel that we oannot do our brother, shipmasters a greater favor than to give them a little information in legard to chartering for Melbourne or Melbourne wharf. When the brokers in England or elsewhere tell you that you can go up to Melbourne wharf drawing 19tt, It is false. The greatest draught allowed is 17f. 6in ,and it it is a long ship they will not advise over 16ft 6in. The story that a short out has been made with 20ft is also false, inasmuch as such cut is not made, nor. does anyone believe that Ifc.i will be made so as to take up oven 19ft. When you have Melbourne wharf •in your charter • party, look upon it as ” a oatoh,’’ or you will surely be caught. The lighterage on lumber is 14s per standard. Each one of us has been deceived by false representation of brokers, and we feel it out duty to warn out friends, and we would advise no one to accept a clause in their chatter to compel them to go to Melbourne wharf at over 16ft or 16ft 6!n at the outside. Although tbo Silot limit is up to 17ft 6in, it cannot bo relied on ; eeides, the expenses up the river are equal to L 75 to LIOO extra for a 1,200-ton ship.— John Gillis, master ship Ambrose; Thomas Caldxr, master ship Wooiton; F. C. Mktkrheinb, master ship Hugo; B. D. Blanchard, master ship Henrietta, Melbourne, March 20, 1887.’’ There was appended to the letter the reply of Chief Harbor-master Fullerton to a communication from Captain Blanchard that with, an ordinary average tide vessels drawing 17(t can bo taken safely up the Yarra to discharge at the Melbourne wharves; while steamers drawing 18ft can be and are taken up THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Bimutaka left Plymouth for Wellington on the afternoon of April 8. , The Kalkoura did not sail from Wellington till 6 p.m. on Saturday. Shipping; Telegrams. Bluff, April if.— The Walrsrapa left Willlamstown at 3.15, p.m. on the Bth; passed through Port Philip Hpads at G. 45 p.m. ; passed Swan Island at 12 1 hooh on the 6th; arrived at Hobart at 6 a.m. on the 7th ; left at 6 p.m.; was abreast Puysegur Point at 0,30 pm. on the 10th; arrived at the Bluff at 680 a.m. on the 11th; experienced light northerly winds and fine weather from Meiboure to Hobart; thence light north-westerly wind to midnight on Saturday, wlien it gradually freshened to a strong N.W. gale, with heavy sea. For the Bluff—Mr and Mrs Tuckett, Messrs Mathesou, Pollock, and Clifton. For Dunedin —Mrs and Misses Wallis (2), Mr and Morton, Mr and Miss F. King, Mesdames Thompson, Gunn, Rodger, Miss Gunn, Messrs Cutten, Hennheiwood, Thorpe, Tyrol), King, jun, Edwards, Q’Raro, Moss Moss, Colonel Sargood, Mr and Mrs Thomson, Mrs Price, Mr Edwards. Per Lyttelton—Mr and Mrs Holmes, Hisses Holmes (61. Messrs Holmes, jun, (2), Misses Lamb and Pell, For Wellington—Ur and Mrs Lovett, Mn Wallis, Mr Miller. For Gisborne—Messrs Barker (2). For Sydney—Ur Thompson, Ur Thompson, jun.