SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 8810, 27 April 1892, Page 3

SHIPPING.

Hick W«t«r.

To-morrow. Talaroa Heads: 316 am., 3.38 pm. Port Chalmers: 8.56 a.m., 418 p.m. Dunedin: 4.41 a.m., 5 3p.m.

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ARRIVED.— April 27. Te Anau, s.p., 1,028 tons. Todd, from Melbourne via Hobart and (he Bluff. Passengers: Mesdames Blytb, M’A’llster and child, Misses Gillies, Blyth, Messrs M'Allister, Guthrie, Rodle, Payne, Phillips, Rev. Mr Dickson; and eighteen in the steerage. Omapere, b.b., 352 tons, Phillips, from Westport via Tlmaru and intermediate ports. Passengers: Misses Le Oren, Lawrle, Sinclair, Bites (2), Badger, Messrs Stooker, Henderson, Hux'able; and reven In the steerage Mararoa, s.s., l ; 6o8 tons, Chatfio d, from Sydney via Auckland and Bast Coast ports. Passengers: Mesdames Angel, Pearce, Lee, Hi:-cliff", Fitzgibb n>, Hill, Steven son, Longars*, Misses Dymock, Monlston, E. Johnston, M'lntosh, Blundell, Mills (2), Leash, Messrs B. Bird, Ftwyth, Green, Dymock, Ooombes, Stanley, J. R. Cherry, Dryden, Watson, Paterson, Tyree, Wilkin, A. J. Turner, W. A. Johnson, Hill, Haywood, Wridge. Dr Inn is, Captain Parker, Masters Benkenahaw, Gill, Spence; and twenty-two in the steerage. Paotole, barque, 386 tons, Peterson, from Newcastle.

The Janet Niooll lauded cargo at Jetty street W *The from Newcastle, arrived off the Heads at 8 a.m to-day and was towed Into port and anchored off Carey B»y until this afternoon, when she was towed up to Dunedin to discharge her cargo of coals—s2o tons. Captain Peterson reports leaving Newcastle on the 14*h just., experienced strong 8.8, winds until the 17th, followed by moderate easterly winds until making the Snares on the morning of the 25th. Thence she had 8. and B.S.E. winds; passed the Nuggets at 10 p.m. yesterday. The Te Anau arrived at 7 a.m. to-dsy. She left the Bluff at 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon. From Melbourne to Hobart she had light winds, thence strong southerly gales for twenty-four hours, followed by moderate westerly and variable winds to the Bluff, and from that port northerly winds to arrival. The Mararoa, from Sydney via Auckland and East Coast ports, arrived alongside the Bowen pier at 030 a.m. to-day. She left Sydney on the 14th inst., arrived at Auckland on the 18th; left again on the 21st, called at Gisborne 22nd, Napier 23rd, Wellington 24th; eaded again 25th, arrived Lyttelton 26tb, and left at 4 80 ** The Omapere, from Westport via Tlmanr, arrived at the Bowen pier at 8.30 a m. to-day, She left Westport at 4 a.ro. on the 22nd Inst., called at Wellington, Lyttelton, and Timaru, leaving the latter port at 5.20 p.m. yesterday. Had strong head Winds with heavy sea down Penguin and Rotorua will be withdrawn from the Akaroa weekly service during the winter, but a fortnightly service wnl be supplied by the Brunner and Omapere. The s s. Bellinger, which was sunk at Melbourne last week by the barque Presto, traded .in New Zealand waters some t|me since. She was of 225 tons register, built at Paisley in 1884 and was owned by Mr Bruce Baird Niooll, of Sydney. The Presto Is an iron barque of 338 tons, built at Amsterdam in 1862, and was bought by Auckland parties in 1888, the registered owner being Mr Hector M Quartle. since which time she has been engaged in the timber trade between this colony and Australia, Among the passengers by the Mariposa, from Auckland to San Franchioo. were Mr Thomaß Russell, 0.M.G., and daughter, Mr and Mrs Deloomyn, Mrs B. D. Miller, Messrs Qoodacrfc Rhodes, Reimensohnelder, and L. Feldman,

XHB DIRECT STEAMERS,

The Doric left Rio for Plymouth on Sunday morning with her meat cargo In good condition. The Rlmntaka left Cape Town on Sunday for Hobart and Wellington. In future the Shaw, Savlll Hums will leave this colony evtry fourth Thursday instead or every fourth Saturday.

CHARTER-PARTIES.

A clause known In charter-parties as the cesser clause, whioh aims at tempting the liability of a charterer of a ship as soon as her loading is completed, glring her “J‘ en ®“ the cargo* for freight and demurrago. has been the subject of a suit tomb* J“fthe Dunlop and Sens, of Glasgow, OWBe S 91 *f. e Iron ship Clan Mackenzie, and MBSsra Balfour, Williamson, and Co.. Liverpool, well known as Californian merchants, and who naa Sbßtotd «» Oto toj » cargo of coals at Sydney for San *ra“oi ß oo_ The shipowners sued the charterers detention at port of loading, a “d Sf fence was that under the cesser clause the suit should be against the o° n8 jB“ 0 ® 8 oarvo and this point was argued before Justices Lawrence and Wright, sitting as a Divisional Court in the Queen sßanchDivlsion. who decided that the cesser clause did not preclude the owner from bringing an action against the charterers for damages on account of delay in loading the vessel at Sydney, and this decision has bsen confirmed by the Master of the Bolls on appeal. The point appears to be that such detention does not come under the he»d of "demurrage” in the legal sense of tho term, this term applying only to extra time specifically allowed in the charter-party for loading or discharge ai an agreed rate per day. This decision, as was pointed out in its delivery, only confirms previous legal decisions on the point, but shipowners and charterers will both do well to bear in mind this limitation of the construction frequently put upon the “ cesser clause.

■ bipping Telegram*

Wellington, April 26.—Mamaii, from Auckland and Napier. Brazilller, barque, from Grejmouth.—Mawhera and Brunner, for West Coast—The yacht Marltana, 12 tons, which returned this morning from a cruise in Marlborough Sound, had a particula* ly rough trip across the Strait, During last night’s gale her bowsprit was carried away, and Mr B. 0. Bitkin, the well-known yachting enthnnaat, who had been steering, wan struck a violent blow on the back by the tiller as he was assisting at the main sheet, and he Is still suffering severely from the effects of the accident. Some of the sails were also blown away, and altogether the crew had a very rough time of it. The little boat behaved splendidly. , Sidney, April 26. —Monowai, from Auckland. Melbourne, April 26.—Waihora, for tho Lyttelton, April 26 —Wareatea, for Westport.—Kahn, for Chatham Islands.— Rotorua, for Wellington.—Kilmoiy, ship, for the Channel for orders.—April 27: Marianna, baiquo from Port Chalmers. , Adelaide, Aprll'27 — Halvar, for Ttmaru. KWCASTLE, April 27.—J- H- Masters, from Lyttelton.