Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 779, 18 April 1870, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OP AHTJKIBI. ARRIVALS. APRIL. 15—Bangatira, s.s., 174 tons, F. Benner, from Pjyotiki DEPARTURES. APH.IL. 15—Bangatira, s.s., 174 tons, Benner, for Wellington PASSENGER LIST. INAVARDS. Jn the Bangatira— Mr Locke EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Airedale, s.s., from Wellington and Southern Ports, about 22nd instant Albion, ship, 566 tons, Krohn, from London via Nelson (loading) Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Kauri, schooner, from Wellington Star of the South, s.s., from Wellington Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa Wild Duck, ketch, from Poverty Bay VESSELS IN HARBOR. Colonist, schooner, from Poverty Bay Colleen Bawn, schooner, from the coast Aiuriwai, schooner, from Poverty Bay PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Fob Povkivty Bay—Colonist and Muriwai, schrs., first favorable opportunity Cai-e Ttjknag'ain—Colleen Bawn, Gr3t favorable opportunity j

Owing to strong southerly winds with heavy sea iu the Bay, the "schooners Colonist and Muriwai for Poverty Bay, and. Colleen Bavm for Cape •Turnagain, still remain in port. The s.s. Rangatira returned to port on Friday morning, from Opotiki. She landed a number of Kgatiporous at their different settlements along the coast on her way down. At 2 p.m. on Friday the Rangatira steamed for Wellington. The s.s. Star of the South, from Opotiki, with a number of Wanganni friendly natives and some 31 prisoners, arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. on Friday. We are glad to hear, by the arrival of the s.sRansatira on Friday last, that the ketch Wild Buck, reported in a recent issue as being ashore on the rocks at the mouth of the Turanganui river, has been got off, and was in the river when |he steamer left on Thursday. A correspondent who signs himself "Salt Water" writes as follows to the Liverpool Daily Courier: —"I have often wondered that the insurance offices have not endeavored to put a stop to the fearful loss pf life and property pontinually taking place in vessels sailing from this and other ports of the greatest maritime nation in the world. We have extra masters, masters' mates, &c, &c., enough to officer all the ships in the world at the present time, but of the capabilities of these officers let the number of wrecks of the present time determine whether our free-trade officers and men are what they used to be formerly. We used to have apprentices; now we have midshipmen. We used all to be able to do any work about the ship; now I doubt whether one in ten know how to put two ends of a rope together properly. We have ships loaded so deep that they arc quite unmanageable. The hands, instead of being, as they were formerly, three men and one boy to each 100 tons, are now reduced to scarcely one hand for the 100 tons. Say you wish to take in sail, having all sail set. I will give you an example of one ship, over 1,200 tong legister, of tins port. We were twenty men on board in all; five of these —captain, carpenter, sailmaker, steward, and cook —were what are termed idlers, that is, kept no Watch. In shortening sail, of course the light staysails were the first to take in, and not less than one man could do for each masthead for this work : raizen royal wants one man, foreroyal two men, and mainroyal two men ; you have one man at the wheel, and one looking out. What is to become of the flying-jib and top-gallant sails when caught in a sudden squall and all your watch is off deck ? Of course you have no chance, and you must go where so many of our fine ships have lately gone. 80. fact, I have seen all bauds called to take in the slightest canvas. I have seen all hands called to fake in royals, and nothing more; and the men are getting so used to this way of carrying on, with uo hands to do the work, that they will let she sails go to Hongkong before they will hurry themselves up to take in sails, which, according to the, number of hands in the ship, ought to have been taken in many hours before. Js this as it ought to be ? Would men of money risk their pash in this way if they knew the fearful risk they run, not only of the loss of their coin, but of human life, which they can never make up, though all their pennies turned to pounds ?"