SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 7497, 16 April 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers. ARRIVED.—Amu, 14. Stella, C.Q.S., 135 tons, Fairchild, from Capo Saunders. „ . _ „ Beautiful Star, a.s., 140 tons, Fens, from Oamaru. Passengers; Five saloon and three stwrage. Apsiii 18. Kakanui, s.s., BO tons, Best, from Fortrosa. Invercargill, s.s,, 130 tons, Sundatrum, from Invercargill. .. . Lady Jocelyn, ship, 2,138 tons, W. from London. Passengers: Saloon—Mrs Watt. Second cabin —Mrs Farr, Miss Farr, Masters Farr (2), Messrs A. H. Pollard, F. Cranfioid. April 16. Wakatipu, s.s., 1,168 tons, Wheeler, from Newcastle via Wellington. Passengers; Messrs Smith (2), Hickson, Henderson, Olendinnirg; five Europeans and two Cninese in the steerage. Lily, schooner, 85 tons, Burns (put back). SAILED.— April 14. Tainui, ss., 5,200 tons, Barlow, R.N.U., for Lyttelton.

April 15. • Grafton, ss.. 297 tons, Nordstrom, for Westport via Timaru and intermediate ports.

April 16. Stella, C.G S, 135 tons, Fairchild, for Southern lighthouses. , , Sarah and Mary, brigantine, 145 tons, Steele, for Newcastle. ~ .. , Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Stott, (or Northern ports.

The Rotorua embarked passengers and cargo at the Rattray street wharf and sailed this afternoon (or Noi them ports. The s.s, Invercargill arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 11 a.m. yesterday (tom Invercargill and the Bluff bringing a (nil cargo of timber, wool, and tallow. She left the Bluff at 6 p.m. on Saturday and met N.E. winds along the coast. After discharging her timber she steamed down to Port Chalmers to tranship wool and tallow to the ship Elite, pe, and is to sail this evening for Oamaru, The Tainui, having discharged her cargo for Dunedin, Timaru, Wellington, Nelson, Westport, and Auckland, and taken on board 88 bales wool and skins 34 bales leather, 55 cases furniture, 1,360 oases, preseived meats, 96 cases cheese, 60 bags echeelite. 2 174 carcasses mutton, 169 carcasses lambs, and 160 quarters beef, left tfle George street pier shortly after 4 p m. on Saturday for Lyttelton ; thence she proceeds to Napier and Wellington, making the latter place her final port of departure for London. The Kakanui, from Fortrose, arrived at Poit Chalmers at 9 IB a.ra. yesterday, and steamed alongside the ship Euterpe in readiness to discharge 20 bales wool. She left Fortrose at 4 p.m. on the 14th Inst.; hod strong N.E. winds to Cipe Saunders, thence S.W. "to arrival. , , The Beautiful Star, with cargo and passengers from Oamaru. arrived alongside the Dunedin wharf at 10 p.m. on Saturday, having left that port at 3 p.m. on that day ; had light variable winds, with rain, along the coast. , . _ . The C.G S. Stella, after landing stores at Taiaroa Heads and Cape Saunders, steamed back to Port Chalmers on Saturday evening, and left again at 5 a.m. to-day for tho Southern lighthouses. The Wakatipu, from Newcastle via Wellington, arrived alongside the George street pier at 9 a m. to-day. She left Newcastle at 6 p.m. on the 7th inst, breasted Cape Farewell lighthouse at 11.30 a.ra. m the 12th, and Stephen Island at 6.80 p.m. same day, and reached Wellington at 1.30 a.m. on the 13th, having experienced light northerly winds; discharged cargo and left again at B p.m on the 14th ; had light southerly winds until breasting Akaroa; thence strong southerly winds and head sea to arrival. ~ . , , The brigantine Sarah and Mary, which put in on Monday last for repairs to her canvas, sailed again this forenoon for Newcastle. ... During the week commencing April 9 and ending April 15 the following vessels have arrived at and sailed from the Dunelin wharves Arrivals: Invercargill 123 tons (thrice), Kakanui 59, Enterprise 84, Manapouri 1,020, Lochnaw 277, Mawhera 340, Omapere 352, Tirawcra 1,269, Beautiful Star 146 (twice), Herald 356, Stella 132, Rotorua 676, Grafton 297total, 5,423 tons. Departures: Woodlark 868 tons, Penguin 442, Invercargill 128 (twice), Kakanui 59, Beautiful Star 14« (twice), Manapouri 1,020, Rakaia 1 0 , 2, Tarawera 1,269, Mawhera 340, Herald 356, Omapere 352, Pet 208, Grafton 297-total, 7,881 tons. The brigantine Enterprise is taking in cargo at tho Jetty street wharf for Napier. The barque Lochnaw is expected to sail for Oamaru about Wednesday. , The schooner Lily, which left Port Chalmers on Friday morning for the Bluff, returned to tho Heads this forenoon, and signalled (or tho tug to tow her into port, having lost her mainsail. During a recent storm at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon (U.S) the waves dashed over the top of the lighthouse, 190 ft above the sea level, and extinguished the light. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. Monday, April 16. Bluff.— Mararoa arrived 1.30 p.m. from Hobart; sailed 6 p.m. for Pott Chalmers. Lyttelton.— Wanaka and Koranui arrived 8 a.m. from Wellington ; former returns 9 p.m., latter sails 9 p in. (or Pott Chalmers. Wellington.— Hawea sailed 1 p.m. for Nelson.—Te Anau sailed 3'p.m. for Lyttelton, —Omapere sailed 3 p m. lor Auckland.—Mawhera sails 9 p.m. for Nelson. __ Weather Telegram. Tho Harbor Board received the following telegram from tho Meteorological Department at Wellington ; “Glass further ris. l , with southerly wind; weather continuing c Id.-U. A. Euwis ” (Received 2.22 p.m.) ARRIVAL OF THE LADY JOCELYN. It was not until 7.45 a.m. on Sunday that the Lady Jocelyn was brought across the bar, tho tugs taking her up against the ebb tide as far as Ground where she anchored at 9.15 a.m., in readiness to lighter part of her cirgo before being towed up the Victoria channel to Dunedin, her draft being 22ft aft. She is still under the command of Captain W. Watt, who is to be complimented on tho excellent passage he baa made, only eighty-eight days having elapsed since he left London. She comes into port in excellent order, notwithstanding she met some very heavy weather while crossing the Southern Ocean. Her seven passengers enjoyed excellent health. Captain Watt brings with him as chief officer Mr Title, Mr Samuel second, and Mr M’Donald third. The Lady Jooelyn left the East India Docks at 3 p.m. on January 16, towed to Gravesend, and anchored until midnight, when she again got undcrweigh, and cist off tho tug off Dover at 2 p.m. on the 17 th with a fresh easterly breeze and fine weather, and landed her channel pilot off Portland at noon on the 18th, taking her final departure Lorn Start Point at 6 p.m on the 19th with a moderate S.E. breeze, which was followed by southerly apd S.W. winds until the 21st, when a W N.W. wind set in which held across the Bay of Biscay, and carried her into the N.E. trades, which were taken on January 25, In latitude 4ldeg N., longitude 16deg W. The trades were nr derate and gave out on February 8, in latitude 6dig N„ and were followed by light vaiiable winds until tho 14th, when the S.E. trades set in, crossing the equator same day in longitude 2Bdeg W. Tho trades wore moderate and true, and carried her down to latitude 23dog S., longitude 303 eg W., on February 22. Thence she hod a few days of doldrum weather, when the first of the passage winds set in, and she crossed the meridian of Greenwich on March 6, in latitude 39deg S., with a fresh westerly breeze, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope (our days later, in latitude 43deg S. Alter rounding the pitch of the Cape ebe had moderate N.W.to S.W. winds until March 25, when ?he encountered a succession of heavy gales from N.N. W. to S.W. attended by heavy sea, which caused tho ship to labor heavily; this weather continued (or three days when it moderated, and was succeeded by fresh winds until she crossed the meridian of Cape Leeuwin on April 2, in latitude 40deg SOmin S., wheri a heavy westerly gale set in, attended by terrific squalls and high confused sea, which held until tho sth; thence she had fresh N.W. to S W. winds until April 7, when she encountered another heavy gale from W.N.W. with high sea for twentyfour hours, and pissed the island of Tasmania ou the following day, in latitude 47deg S. Frtsh N.N.VV. to 5 W, winds then continued until the 13th, on which day a heavy W.S.W. gale sot in for a few hours, when it gradually died away; sighted Cape Saunders at daylight on the 14th with a light northerly breeze, which held to arrival off the Heads same evening, towing into port as above. No ice or wreckage was seen, and the only vessel spoken bound to the colonies was on March 15, latitude 42deg 20min S . longitude 39deg E., ship Northern Hay, from Liverpool for Melbourne, sixty days out. Her casting was run down on the mean parallel of latitude 46deg S, BRITISH SUPREMACY ON THE SEAS. At the annual meeting of tto British Chamber of Shipping President Souttin delivered a lengthy address, in the course of which ho said that the statistics of last year (or the United Kingdom showed that 35 iron steamers were built or in process of construction against 57 in 1888 and 256 of steal against 137 : as to sailing vessels there were 12 of iron against 39 and 18 of steel against 11. From these figures be concluded that steel os a mateiiat In the construction of vessels was rapidly superseding Iron ; that sailing vessels, even of the larger type, were found um.hU to compete with the newest type of steamers, and that composite and wooden sailing vessels for mercantile purposes had ceased to be built. Thosq results have been brought about within the last few years, and were evidence of the earnestneiG of the British shipowner, ever ready to avail himself of the_ most approved modes of construction, even although he thereby depreciated his existing property ; lor it was true of shipping as ot other industries, that to stand still was to go back. The report of the Royal Commission on the loss of life at sea conclusively established the immense progress made in recent years on the part of shipowners In providing better ships, better machinery, better care for BinmeOi and improved safety at B6». It proved that the process of changing sail for steam was largely promoting the security of the sailor, as well as giving increased facilities in connection with trade; and that efficiency and safety were not incompatible with commercial success was shown by the returns, with tho preparation of which the shipowners had no connection. It further proved that by care, attention, skill, and economy, and tho absence of oppressive laws, British shipowners had been abls to secure the carrying trade of the Kingdom to a far greater extent than the foreign competitor. In the matter or a reform of charter parties, Mr Sanderson, of Sunderland, moved that the Chamber should strongly condemn the growing practice of inserting clauses in charter parties which bind shipowners to employ the and stevedores oltheoharterersand consignees port of discharge, and should urge shipowners and mutual associations representing them to use every legitimate means In their power to put an end to this practice. The motion was ca'iicd . In the course of an animated debate about oppressive burdens on shipping by many lighthouse

dues, Mr Glover observed that much had been nude of the exemption from these In the Unitea Staten; but it won a foot that no other country in the world managed to extract such tremendous charges out of shipowners an the United States did, atwmon “ Hear, hear ” were volleyed from all parts of the Ch v'icr. S-veral members expressed the opinion tha i vr. - i ■treat hardship to allow foreign ships to load as tin y ik in Englishdocks, as they invariably took from 100 to 150 tons more than English ships wre allowed to carry, when again the “ Hoar, hears were loud. Shipping Telegrams. Sydnrv, April 19.-H.M.S. Calliope, for Tonga. - Waihora, from Auckland. Bluff, April 16.—The Mararoa arrived at 1.30 pm. to-day. She left Williamstown at 3.16 p.m. on the 11th Inst., nnd reached Hobart at 4 a.m. on the 13th ; left at 1 p.m. ; sighted Puyscgur Point at 0 a.m. to-day. Experienced fresh westerly winds with dull weather throughout. For Dunedin Mcfdamca Smithson, Hartley, Brown. Misses Inder, firansgrove, and Scanlan, Ur and Mrs Newlmrn, two children, end nurse, Messrs Blair, Hood, Greig, Bacon, P.uii.i; anl--in the steerage. For Lyttelton—Mrs Fri-chka and two children, Messrs Brock (2), Nott; and four in the steerage. For Wellington—Misses Heyman and Thomson, Messrs Norris. Prior, Do Leon; and three In the steerage. For Napier Two steerage. For Auckland—Mesdames Wolfe and Hart, Dr Croinomnl, Messrs Gibson and Sutherland; and two in the. steerage.