SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7195, 25 April 1887, Page 3

SHIPPING.

♦ ■ ' High Water. To-morrow.—Taioroa Headx : 4.23 a.m., 4 39 p.m. Port Chalmers: 5.3 a.m., 519 p.m. Dunedln: 5.43 '.t>., C 4 p.m. Port Chalmcrw. A'Kli'K: Al-HIL23. Wanaka. 8.8., 223 tona, White, from Oamaru. Passengers : Eleven saloon, five steerage. Ai'RlL ii. Invercargill, 8.8 ,13G tons, Sundstrum, from Inverotcili. . Kainetl, s.a., 136 tona, Patterson, from Glasgow (D.ccruber 21). SAILED—ArniL 24. Rotorua, a.s., 509 tons, Neville, for the Manukau via Lyttelton and intermedia'e ports Paswngers: For Lyttelton Mr and Mrs F'jger Captain Anderson. "For Wellington-Mrs Dnwall, Dr D->uglaa, Messrs J. Mills, M.H.R., 0. Fraser, J. Gray, 8. Spiagg, 4. 11. Williams.

The Invercargill arrived alongside the export pier from Ini'crevrgill at 8.30 a.m. yeßtc day. She left Invercargill at 0.30 p.m. on Saturday. Had strong S.W. winds, with rainy weather, to arrival. The Waimea has taken in anout POO bales wool, 6,020 sacks oats, 100 casks tallow, and 20 packages sundries.

The Jessie Roadman is fast filling up, having now on board 1,(100 'bales wool an I skins, 100 casks tallow, and 200 cases preserved meats. Mr David Mills has been appointed manager of tho Union Steam Ship Company at Duncdin. The Wanaka left Oamaru at 5.20 a.m. on Saturday. Had 6trang southerly windp, with squally weather, along the coast, and reached Rattray street wharf at 11.45 p.m. The Victorian Government intend to introduce a Bill next session to abol sh tho present Steam Navigation and Pilot Boards, and to vest the contrd of all matters rela iye to the mercantile marine of Victoria in a body to be termed the Marine Board. Much has been said of late regarding the decay of Great Britain's commercial supremacy, but the Suez Oinal trafflo returns for 18SC, just published, show that sho is st 11 holding her own against other countries. According to these returns 77 per cent of the total onnage was British; precisely the samo proportion as in 1885. The nearest approioh to our own marine, <vlth its 2,t00 ships of 4,000,000 tons burden, w s the French, wU)h 170 ships of less than half-a-million tons. Holland comos next with 120 ships of 220,000 tons, closely followed by Germany with 153 ship?, but only 209,000 tons. It is noticeable, however, that, though other oountries showadeoline from the previous year, Germany and, Austria' show an increase of some 18,000 tons'between them. America passed six ships, Including both merchant and navy vessels, through the c\nal In 1888, against only three in 1885; while of the remainder Italy claims the greater number. ' MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION BTEAM SHIP company's fleet. ' Monday, April 25. Oamaru.—Arawata arrived 10 a.m. from Auokland. I.yttiii.toh —Wareatea arrived 8 a.m. from Westport ; returned 8 p.m —Rotorua arrived 8 a.m. from Port Chalmers; mils 9 p.m. for Wellington. - Koranul arrived 11.80 a m. from Greymouth.—Graftou sailed 2 pm., and Omaperc 5 p.m. for Wellington. Wkllington Hawoa arrived 8 am. from Lyttelton; sailed 2 p.m. for Nelson.—Tarawera sailed 3 p.m for Lyttelton.—Walnui sailed 5 pm. for Lyttelton.—Mawheia sails 7 p.m. for Nelßon. GiBBOR»E.—Te Anau arrived (S a.m. from Napier ; sall< d nnbri for Auckland. ' ■ , „ Manokau.—Penguin arrived 7.30 a.m. from New Plymouth. - THE DIRECT STEAMERS. "WELLINGTON, April 25. TheAorangi was signalled at ten o'oock last night, and cast anobor in the stream at U 15. She left London on 10th March : Plymouth at 1 30 r-m. on the 12'h ; experienced a N.E. gale, which lasted until her arrival at Madeira on the morning of theieth'; fell in wi.h the S.E. trade in latitude 28'ifg; it was Hunt t'> modorato until th 3 28th, when a very strong S.E. wind and heavy s'a. set in, thus spoiling all chance cf a lapid passage to the Cape. This adverso we'athfr lasted till Cape Town was reaohed on April 1; coaled, nnd left after a stay of twelve hours; strortg S.S W winds And'very high sea were mot with to Crozat Islands; fia<f strong 8 E. wlhds th'enoa to Cane Farewell. Her passenger list iooludes 27. for Auokland, 13 for Wellington, 18 for Otago, 20 for Canterbury, 4 for Greymouth, 1 for the ftluff, 1 for Nelson, 8 for Gisborne, 4 for Napier. The s'millnesg of the list may be accounted for by the faot that after the long and severe winter Just ended at Home people felt diainollned to pass into another. Tho best day's run was 344 miles. --The' Aorarigl brings about 2,600 totiß of cargo for all porta, 283 bags malls from London, six from the Cape, and three from Ho' art. Her total time for the voyage was 42 days 20 hours 34 minutes, and her actual steaming time 41 days 10 hours. The mails were landed last night and her passengers this morning. For o*ago: Seoond saloon—Mr Anderson, Miss Anderson, Mr W. J. Burton, Miss Burton, Mr M. Fraser, Mr H. Gerloks, Mr S. Muir; eleven in the steerage. The following paaaengera have been booked per Bhaw-Savill and Albion Company's s.s. Arawa, which loaves Lvttelton for London on Saturday, the 30th Inst '—Fit st' saloon: Miss Shand, Miss M. H. Shand, Mrs Ed«inton, Miss M. Edginton, Miss L. Edginton, Mr iind Mrs Pqltord. Miss B. Clayton. Mrs J. D. Fnri/iißSon. Mr O. Fairfield, Mrs Fairfield, Miss J. Farft«M.Ml««W.: Fairfield. Mrt.Pe,<us. Miss J.L. pjg¥»7liriyaw, Miie L. Vaujr., Wis. .OpVaux, Mr

J. S. Peterson, Mr T. Edglnton, Mr F. B. Wheeler, Mrs Wheeler, Master H. Wheeler, Master F. Wheeler, Mr F. W. King, Mrs King, Mr G. H. Simpson, Mr Cobham, Mr G. Glover, Mr floldsworth and family, Mr C. A. Campbell, Mr i. Lee?, Mr H Alion, Miss li. King. Rev. P. Oust, Mr and Mrs M'Gaw, Mr H. Holiler, Mr W. F. M. Shalls, Mr Clifford, Mr and Mrs Drawett. Second saloon: Miss Monk, Miss Tuson, Mr and Mrs Shaw, Mr and Mrs Gras-y-Fort, Mr H. W. Flint, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Addinell, Mr. Mrs, and Miss Mears, Mr and Mrs Tuson, Mrs and Miss Pierrepoint, Mr R. W. Brown, MrJI. Walker, Mr O Johnston, Mr G. Smeatb, Mrs Fraser Jones, Mr D. Cameron, Mr D. M'Ponald; and a large number of steerage passengers. THE WAITAKI ASHORE. The Waitakl left Napier at 7 a.m. on Friday for Wellington, and at 1.80 a.m. went ashore about two miles9.W. oftheWhlteßcck. TbevesselllesinasingU' lar position, having run inside the soudsplt, whioh Is an effeotual protection from southerly seas. Looking at her from seaward she has the appearance of being moored at a breakwater. The s.s. Mana, with the marine surveyor, arrived on the soone at 7.80 yesterday morninir. A very heavy southerly sea wan running, and no communication oould ba held. The Woitakl was flying signals diitiess and for assistance, but although the Mana reputedly signalled to her no notice was taken. This proved that that the whole of the crew have left the vessel, and subsequently a number of men were seen in the vicinity of the wresk. sitting round a camp fire. They evidently formed a portion of the crew set to watch tho vessel, the remainder probably being at White Rock sta'lon. From the position of tbe steamer it would appear that the accident occurred through mistaking Tekaukau Point for Cape Pilliser, and altering the course to wetterly too soon. Of oourse this is merely conjecture, and nothing can be definitely known until the return of her officers The Waitaki, which belongs to the Kamo Coal Company, was under charter to her captain (Pennel) and engineer, and Bhe had only a small quantity of oargo on board. Unless there is seiious damage to the vessel's bottom, there seems every prob»bility of her being floated off. The steamer originally belonged to the Union Company, ft whom she used to run between Dunedin and Oama u, and afterwards in the general coastal trade. She was sold to the Kamo Company, and for some time plied between Auckland aud Whangarei. Lately she has been running between Auckland and Lyttelton. Her ogents here know nothing of the insurances, or even of her oargo, beyond tho fact that she had ten tons of lime for the new printing effloe The first intimation of the accident was a telegram from Martlnborough in the Wairarapa, probably forwarded by a station hand, but it gave no particulars. The insurances on the Waitaki, as far as they can be ascertained, are—New Zealand, L 1.000; Sou hj British, L 600; National, L6CO j Equitable, LSOO. Tho value of the vesjel is said to be L 5.000 The agents expeoted o man in by the train to-day, but nobody came, and consequently nothing is known as to the cause of the ocoident.

ARRIVAL OF THE KANIERI.

The latest addition to the Union Company's fleet, n the shape o! the Kanieri, made her appearance in these waters yesterday afternoon, and was berthed at the George street pier. She is 116 tons, is built of mild steel, and is of the following dimensions :- Length 105 ft, breadth 21ft lln, and depth of hold Bft lin. She was launohed from the yards of Messrs W. Denny Bros., of Dumbarton, late in 1886, and was constructed under special survey for the Blenheim trade. Her engines wero made by the same firm, the nominal power being 20-horse, and the diameter of their respective oylinders being IBin and 26in, with a stroke of l!iin. Her carrying capacity iB estimated at 135 toni, while the can accommod.te twenty-four pafsengers, of whom twelve are berthed in a lalW saloon situated amidships. Tfcc gentlemen's cabin is Bituatcd in the after part of the vesael. The rooms for the officers and engineers are amldship< and very comfortable quarters. The Kttineri has been brought out by Captain Patterson, late second officer of the steamer Coptic, who is to bo complimented on bringing the vessel, which Is brigantin--ricrged, from Glasgow to this port in 118J dxvs. Mr M'Neil is chief and Mr D Brey second ofßoer. „ The Kanieri left Glasgow on Deoember 21; proceeded to the Tail of the Bank, and left on the 23rd in tow While proceeding down the Channel encountered strong S.W. winds, which compelled her to nin Into Kingston on the 24th for shelter. Left on the 25th, towed down Channel, and meeting another strong S.W. ga!o was forced to put into Waterf 3rd for shelter en Deoember 26. Left the same afternoon at 2pm., and had strong northerly winds down to latitude 26deg N., long ; tude 22dei.' 30min W. on the 10th January, and here pioked up the NE. trade. It was moderate, and carried her down to latitude 6deg N, longitude 25deg W. Thenco had light doldrum weather until January 28, when she took the first of the S.E trade; »ni oroßsed the Equator on the same day, in longitude 25deg3mlnW., thirty-nine days from G'osgow; the S E trade was moderate and true, and took her down tolatifU'iu23deg S.; afterwards had light northerly winds until reaohing latitude 34deg S., longitude 20 lee W.; thenco calms with high confusod seas for two days, followed by steady westerlios, which set in on February 27; on the same day, bearing distant five miles from Inaccessible Island, made every search with the glass for any signs of life, but found none. Passed the meridian of Greenwich on March 6, Beventy-thrce days out from Glasgow, and tightcd the southern part of tho Crozct g oup en March 20; two dayß after this fell in with a very heavy gale from W.S.W., with violent squalls and heavy o»nfu?ed seas, which ciuied her to labor heavily. The vessel, however, behavd admiraUv, and no damage was done. Crossed the meridian of C*po Leeuwin on April 7 in latitude 46deif S.. sixty-nine davs from the Equator; thence hal westerly gales, with thick, dirty weather and high seas, and mi>de Snires at midnight of April 21; thence had strong W.i.W. winds, increising to a gale, with hiirh seas, which compelled hor to heave-to at mHnljht. The gale moderated on the morning of tnc 23rd, when sights were taken, no preview opportunity of getting obsffvationßMne obtained for three d vs pr-vmin. At noon of the 23rd her position was found to hs glxty-two miles due south of Cape Saunders, and the wind setting in strong from N.W. she was hove-to with a sea anchor, unti' a lull occurred at 6 p m. of the 23rd, whon Captain Patterson kept away for Otago Heads, making the light at 4 a.m. yesterday, and coming up to the wharf as abov.-.

Shipping Telegrams.

Auckland, April 23. - The Hinemoa left this morning with the following passengers: -Hons. Dignan and Swanson, M.L C , Sir G. M. O'Rorkc, Mr George Grey, Colonol Fraser, Messrs Mitohelson, Ho>»bs, Monk, Whyte, G. Fisher, L<ke, W. F. Bnok. land, Thompson, Fraser, Captain Blair, \f<-sßrs G M. Main, W. J. Geddes, and Hodge.—April 25: Arrived, last nk-ht, midnight, Zealandia, from Sydney, which port she left on the 20th Inst Passengers: For Auckland -Mrs Franklin, Mr Smith, Mr M. Raikc, Messrs E. L IHncroft, S. Gould, Tate, M. Ward : and two In the atcrage. For San Francisco—Mr Jarksin and wife and three children, H. Owen and wife, P. C. Wren, W Hand irbvo. H. M. Smith and wifo, James Heath and wife, J. E Heath, Rev. J. Grant, wife, and daughter. M. Bovlll, J. F. H"gan. E. P. Symr.nds and wife B. R. ArnPdril, M'S R A. Warren, M. O'Connor and wifo. M. Benjamin, M. Rie ly. Rev. E. P. Curtis and wife. E. Bancroft, R. H. King, \>. Koates, Duff, Gordon, Mr* Walker and three children, Mr* Hlginhotham, Miss M. Tllginbotham, Hon E. S anley. fl. P M'Carthv, 11. HopVins. M. Mursntt, Miss P. Marshall, Captain C. E. Birtlett. F. Bartlett, M. P. Mart™, MissMart.-n.S.M'Wastere.J W.Stcven, F. Richards™, Mrs M. Mylno, Mrs M. Cox, Miss M Tindley: and forty-seven in the steerage. She leaves for San Francisco at 4 p.m. to-day. Wmmnoton. April 24.-1t.20 p.m., R.M.S. Aorangi, from Plymouth via Hobart. Ltttri.tos, April 28.—Sir Robert Sale, barque, from Calcutta, after an eighty-two days' pissaee. On April 8 one of the crew, a lad, named Baker, fell from the foreyard Into the Pea and was drowned. Bluff, April 25.—The Mararoa left Melbourne at 4 80 p.m. on tho 20th lnsr., and arrived at Hobart at 5 a.m. on the 22nd ; sailed at 2.45 p.m. the same dav; the Sohndera were abeam at f1.30 a.m. on the 25th, and arrived here at 1.3Q p.m.; experienced fine weather to Hobart; thence fn>Bh S.E. winds with heavy beam sea to arrival. For the Bluff—Messrs Wallis, Clark and Salmon, Miss Clark. For Dunedln - Mews M'Neil, sen, Nelll, Millar, Jones, Turnbull, Rev. G. Brown, Lieutenant-colonel Clark. For Lyt-tclton-Mensrs Walker, Glover, Spenell, Peterson, M MiUan, Tyme, Luoy, Williams and Blfck, Mr and Mrs Gaysfny, Mlsb Edijinton, Mr and Miss Pegus, Mr and Mrs Fairfield and infant, Mrs Jameson and child, Mr and Mrs George Hutton, Master HuMon, Miss Bird. For Wellington—Mrß Knight and inlant, Mesars Carver (2). Bradley. Corbett, Misses Jupp, Francis, and Sadlev, M-8 Powell and family (4Y. For NapierMr and Mrs Williams, Miss Ritchie. For Auckland - Messrs Londo». Smeatnn, Hean, Johnston, Brlokhill. and Folker. For Sydney—Messrs Gollcr and Lambcrton. Weather Telegram. The Harbor Board reoelved the following telegram from the Meteorological Department at Wellington: —"lndications of poor tides for twonty-four hours from last low water, and ve-y cold night; glass further rise -R. A Edwin, Wellington " (Received at 1.12 p.m.)