SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12398, 11 January 1905, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH M&XER. TO-MOHSOW. Taaaroa .Headi 6,37 a.m., 6.56 tun. Port Chalmers: 7.17 ajn v , 7.36 p.nv Dnnedm: J8.2 a.m., &21 pjn. TEIiEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The following weather reporta from New Zealand stations were received this morning : Cape Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, S_ light; bar., 30,24; ther., 63-j gloomy; tide moderate, sea smooth. Auckland.—Wind, light; bat, 30.10; ther., 64; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate. Giabome.—Calm; bar., 30.00; ther-, 74.; nine sky; tide good, sea smooth. •Napier.—Wind, W., breeze; i3KX ~> 70; blue sky, clouds; sea slight ■sweQ. • ■ W-, fresh breeze; Ude moderate, bar lumpy. Wdlington.—Wind, N., breeze; bar_ 8.99; ther_, 70: clouds. NeJsmv—Wind, S.W., -fresh breeze* tec, .30X2; ther., 69; bine sky; tide >»oderaie.

Westport—Wind, S.W., light; .bar,, (50-19; ther., 58; clouds; tide poor, bar smooth.

Bealey.—Wind, W., light; bar., 30.16--; that., 58; gloomy; river low. Lyttelton.—Wind, W., light; bar., -30JW); ther., 65; blue fide very high. Christchurch.—Wind, N.W-, light - ■bar., 30.19; ther., 68; blue s*ky, clouds. '* Timaru.—Wind, E., breeze; bar,, 30Jl; ther., 60; overcast, gloomy; tide moderate, sea smooth.

Oamaru.—Wind, S-, light; bar-, 29.96; smooth.

Port Chalmers,—Wind, S.W., breeze, bar., 30.02; ther., 60; blue sky, cteuds; tide good.

Dunedin.—Wind. S.W., light-; 29.95; thoT., 65; blue skv, tide good.

S.E., breeze; bar-. 30.02; ther., 75; blue sky, clouds; river steady. Qneenstown.—Wind, fresh breezebar., 29.89; ther., 70; bine sky, clouds. Baldntha— Wmd,.S/W., moderate gale-; bar., 29.15; theiv, 61; blue sky, clouds; rivor Bteady. Nuggets.—Wind, S., breeze; bar_,3o;o3; ther., 59; clouds; tide moderate, sea moderate.

Im>ercarg2l.—Wind, S.W., fresh breeze; bar., 30.12; ther„ 60; Hoe sky, clouds. Bluff. —Wind, W., fresh breeze; bar., 3QJ3; the*., 57; blue sky, ctorote--; tide moderate, sea smooth. Moeraki, s.s., 2,714 tons, Nevßle» from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff. Passengers : Masses Lebmann, Benjamin (2), O'BeiHy, Saxmders (2), M<Larcn, Sister Adele, Murphy, Matthews, Haggitt, Tolmio, Jagger (2), Mesdamea Waters, Corpe, Maries and child, Watson and famUy, McLaren, Harris and two children and nurse, Stevenson, Benjamin, Bobinson, Jagger, Erkland and child, Lehmann, Messrs E. E. D. Clarke, Officer, Davidson, Wilson (2), Corpe, Davenport, Oates, Nrchol, Maries, Captain Watson, Lieutenant Wbeater, Ktzpatrick, Young, Blackwell, Smith, Jacobs, BrinsJey, Benjamin, Gardiner, Bobinson, Lusk, Jagger, A. N. Simpson, V. H. Simpson, Krfch, Dyer, Schmidt.

SAXLED.—-January 11. Hawea, Wellington.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Tarawesa, from Auckland, January 12. Waikare, from Sydney via Cook Stent, January 14. MokMa, from Sydney via Auckland, January 15. Mcnowai, from Melbourne, January 18. Cerinzia, from New Plymouth, January

Perthshire, from, the Bluff, due January--20.

Kaipara, from London, -sailed December 65 due January 22. Matataa, from London, sailed August

Itata, from Liverpool, sailed October?. Polly Woodside (Rona), from Glasgow, saOed October 2a

Aparima, from Calcutta, due January 80.

Buteshire, from New York, sailed November 28.

Invergany, from Liverpool, saikd Becember 2.

Star of Australia, from New York, sailed December 12.

Morayshire, from New York, sailed December 12.

Delphic, from London, sailed December 01.

Onyx, from Part Esperance, to ssfl early. Oakbum, from New York, to sail early. Bankbprn, from Liverpool, to sail early. Tnrakina, from London, to sail March 31.

PROJECTED DEPASTURES. MoeraH, for Sydney via Cook Strait, January 12. Tarawera, for Auckland, January 15. Mokoia, for Melbourne, January 16. Moura, for Sydney via Auckland, January 17. Corinna, for New Plymouth, Jannary Eunice, for Auckland, early.

In port noon to-day I—At1 —At Dnnedin 1 MoeraM (steam}, Eunice (sail). At Port Chalmers : BLM.S. Phoebe, Suffolk, Kihi, SJcura (steam.}. The Hawea, having received her periodical overhaul, deaning, and painting, eailed tins forenoon for Weffington. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co., local agents for tho Tyser steamers, advise that f.he Star of Australia is expected to nrrrce at Port Chalmers on Sunday. She lias about 300 tons of general New York cargo to pat out. The Poheraa, with 205 tens of West Coast coal for Port Chalmers, is dee there early to-morrow morning, and will come *m to Dnnedin about noon. She is fixed' to bsiO. on the return trip about 4 p_m. "to-morrow.

The Tarawera, from Auckland via East Coast ports, is due at Dnnedin about 7 a-m. to-morrow, and will sail on the retarn trip abont 4 p.m. on Friday. The Moeraki, from Melbourne, made fast st the tongue wharf at 7 ajn. today. She left the company's wharf, Melhourne, at 4_13 pjn. on the sth mstv, licoMght Swan Island abeam at XL3O ajn. on the 6th, arriving at Hobart at L 35 Ajm on the 7th, She left the same dav, passed Pnysegur Point at 8.30 pjn. 6n -the 9th, and opened Bluff harbor at 4 a-m. on the 10th, arriving at beadq-oarteis as above, .The passage across the Tasman Sea was marked by moderate weather. She proceeds to Port Chalmers about 7 a-m, to-morrow, and sails for Sydney in. the afternoon. The Storm is expected here from I»ytteUon about 6-pjSL, and wUlload and leave for Timaru and Wangamu this evening. The Rose Casey left Stewart Island last •evening with a timber cargo for Lyfcfcelton. It is expected that she will return to Port Chalmers on Eriday evening or Saturday morning. A WEST COAST SOCNDS TRIP. The West Coast Sounds, as a holiday Desert for private parties, seem to be attracting an increasing amount of MVntJnjy Last year it will be remembered thai the auxiliary vessel Emma Sims* took sound a number of tourists, and this year the Sounds have again been "done" by a private party, most of the members of it hailing from Dnnedin. This party included Dra J. B. Sale and P. R. Botop, Messrs R. Stewart, B. C Hadett, C. Hazlett, R. G. SseV.CL Sedpe, and V. Boot. The ketch Anna -was the vessel chartered, her 10 horse»power cfl giving a convenient means of locomotaon in the Sounds,

which, are for the most part still and windless. Several of the party proceeded south by train and made the passage from Riverton to Cromarty in the Rose Casey. At Cromarty full "ship's company" was made up, and on the morning of the 22nd ult? a start was made for Cuttle Cove. In tie course of a cruise lasting just over a fortnight a number of podnta in and about the Sounds—some well known and others not so familiar to tourists—were visited. These included Chalky Inlet, Nortbport Edwardson Sound, Freshwater Lake, Small Craft Harbor, Cunaris, Sound, Roderick Anchorage, Passage Island, Island Cove, Dusky Sound,. Facile Harbor, Acheron Pass, Wet Jacket Arm, Peckersgill Harbor, and other points of interest. At Facile Harbor the party were just able to locate the wreck of the Endeavor, sunk -there many years ago. Her ballast alone is visible, and thai only at dead low water. From Facile Harbor a visit was paid to Mr Henry, the sight of whose fine collection of native birds, especially his tame wekas, amply repaying the trouble of rowing over to Pigeon Island. At Pickergill Harbor, where Captain Cook cut timber for ehip repair, the stumps where the famous navigator and explorer made- his original clearing ar* still visible. From this point the Anna's head was turned for home, a run of thirty-two hows bringing her to the Bluff, rfrhero the party kindetTafter a very pleasant holiday. The hon. meteorofogist of the party informs us that severe weather prevailed on the West Coast on Christmas Day, when the weather in Dunedin was exceptionally fine, while on New Year's Day, when wo were treated to a somewhat inclement "Kuaple," the tourists experienced the pteasankst tone of the whold trip. A QUESTION OF LIABILITY. CLAIM AGAINST. THE NKW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY. [Fbom Our Seecial Cohekskwxjejct..] LONDON, December 2. A case of interest to shipping men was decided by Mr Justice Kekewich in the King's Bench Division on November 30, when Clark, Williams, and Co., ship carpenters, sued the New Zealand Shipping Company and Gray, Dawes, and Co., a firm of stevedores, on a claim for indemniry under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897. It appears that on April 24, 1902,' a carpenter named Seagrott, while employed by plaintiffs on some work on the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Wannate at the Albert Docks, fell down an open and unprotected hatchway on the decks, and was seriously injured. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants were negligent, first, in allowing this hatchway to remain uncovered and unprotected; and, secondly, in covering the hatchway on the spar deck just above without covering or protecting the hatchway of the "'tween" deck, so aa to lead persons using the ship to believe that both hatchways were covered. On July 1, 1903, Seagrott obtained a certificate under the Workmen's Compensation Act whereby the plaintiffs were ordered to pay him a weekly sum of 19a lid from May 8, 1902, until further order, as compensation for his injuries, and also a further sum, for costs. The plaintiffs claimed to bo indemnified by the defend ants against this liability. Mr Justice Kekewich, in giving judgment, said that in his opinion on the evidence there was no possible claim against the New Zealand Shipping Company. The evidence showed tlfctt if there was any duty on either of the defendants that duty lay on Gray, Dawes, and Co., to whom had been entrusted the loading' of the ship. Although an officer of the New Zealand Company might, if it had been thought St, have taken some precautions for the •protection of those on board, the shipping company were not in the occupancy of the ship at the time when the accident occurred, and there was no case, against them. As regards the stevedores, it was accessary to prove that the danger was cee r/rainst which it was usual to provide, otherwise there was no duty to provide against It was said that it was the duty I «r these defendants to close not only the upper hatehways, but the lower hatchways; but His Lordship found no evidence of any duty to close the upper hatch, ways-as regards Seagrott. There might be a duty as regards the snipping company in order to provide against the weather or against thieves; but- there was no evidence to show that the upper hatchways' were closed for the benefit of the workmen on the ship, and certainly there was no evidence to show that if the upper hatchways were closed the lower hatchways ought to be closed, or that there was'any duty to close the lower hatchways. Seagrott, though pressed by counsel to do so, ctmld not say that he inferred from the closing of the upper hatchways that the lower ones were closed for the protection of the ship, and there was no duty to close the hatchways for any other purpose. But, then, it was said that tnere was a duty to protect the hatchways either by stanchions and chains or by nrtming a rope or chain round the pillars which supported the upper deck; but there was no evidence of any such duty, and it might produce considerable inconvenience whjle the loading was going on. There was evidence that this was occasionally done where there was a crew sleeping . below or where cattle were on board; but the evidence showed that this was not a usual precaution, and not being usual it wa3 impossible to say that there was any duty to protect the hatchways in this wav. That really disposed of the'ease; but two further points were argued, upon which His Lordship desired to express hisopinion. It was said by counsel for tbe defendanis that, in order to enable Seagrott to establish his case against Grav, Dawes, and Co., it must be proved' that he wes an invitee—in other words, that he was asked or ordered by them to go down below and court the danger, and that merely being allowed to do was not sufficient. Upon the evidence, HJ3 Lordship came to the conclusion that Seagrott was an invitee. Then the question of contributory negligence was raised. There was same conflict of evidence as to fhe amount of light down below,' but B3s Lordship took it that the light was very bad. Seagrott had to feel his way along, as he said. He knew that liatclrway No. 2 was open aa the day before, and 'Dotwithstanding that, instead of getting a light, he preferred to grope his way in the dark. In these circumstetces His Lordship thought that be had broutjht on the accident by his own negligence; but in the view which he took of the care it was necessary to decide that point. There would be judgment for both defendants with costs. THE TfIKECT STEAMERS. The Waiwera left Wellington at 5.40 p.m. yesterday for London. The Rakaia left London on Saturday for Auckland and Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 10.—Mokoia, for East Coast and Southern ports. Passengers : Misses Martin, Fleming, Branded, Davis, Tracey, Hanbury and maid, Watkins, • Dunnett, Gardiner, Walpole, Moore, Winklefeldt, Spence, McCarthy, Steele. Casey (2), Alison, Gerber, Owen (2), Sonfchberry (2), Hill, Stnbbs, Joyce, Spedding (2), Williams, Renton, ToUripp, Kirk (2), Phillips, Bruce, Mesdames Alliley, Kilman, Hall, Peebles and three children, Stagpoole, Steele, Chapman, Broughton and child, Kenny, Clark, Stevenson, Kenderdrne, Sykea, Riddell, Southberry, Pool, Long, Child, Smith, Wilson, Gentles, Walpole, Amnudson and three children, Gleeson, Phfllros, Sainsbury, Kirk, WSson, Hi Gentles, Walpole, Harrison, Mann, Herrick, J. N. Riddell, MeKfcus, T. Menzie, Newham, L. A. Binson, G. Green, Kirk, MackreH, M'Leaa, Cnrric, Brindley, Phillips, Stevenson, G. J. Chrisp, M. Casey, J. Harrison, Chrisp, Munt; Blythe, Fraser, Do Lautoox. Sykes, Riddell, Joyce, Sturges, Lysnar, 0. J. Neale, Mahon (2), King, Tolhoff, M. b! Skinner, Amudson, Sefton, Hanna, Finlay, W. H. Row, Hood, Brandon, J. W. Fordhani, Hescott, G. H. Thompson, W. Clark, Do Lautour, W. B. Robinson, L.

and B. Gardiner, Peebles, W. Smith, G. Tucker, Poikinghorne, A. P. Clark, N elman, Stagpoolo, Tankard, Poole, Gardiner, W. E. Moore, Pike, Mason, M'Guinness, E. J, Evans, Collins, Clarkson, Walpole, Steele, Keogh, Collins, Canon Macmurray, Dr Clay.—Alma, barque, for Maiden Island,—January 11 : 2.10 a.m., Ventura, -with the San Francisco mail. Passengers: Misses Mackay, Clarkson, Hackey, Mesdames Mackay, Thacker, Rosenthal, Clarkson, Knight, Messrs Barnes, Gabe, Barnett, Clarkson, Mackav, Rogers, Rosenthal, Nelson, Wittenoom, Folger, Robertson, Knight, Drs Rogers, Thacker, Barnett; twentythree in the second saloon and five in the steerage.

ONEHUNGA, January 10.—Rarawa, for New Plymouth. WELLINGTON, January 10.—Hornby Castle, for London.—Tarawera, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers for Dunedin : Misses Edwin, Campbell, Finch, Mesdames Martin and child, Grant, Palmer, Watson, Gibb and child, Messrs Ritchie, Brown, Watson,—Rotamahana, for Lyttelton.

BLUFF, January 10.—Andrea, Norwegian barque, from Liverpool. SUVA, January 10.—Whangape, from Newcastle.

MELBOURNE, January 10.—Monowai, for the BhiS.

(For Continuation see Late Shipping.)