SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 3936, 24 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND. Hiou Waieb, This Day: 1.47 morn.; 2.23 even, at Manukau: 4 7 morn.; 4.43 even. TnV Sits, This Day: Uises. 7.17: sets. 4.40. Tue Moos: full, 30th, C.27 a.ni. Wbvthkr. June 23: Overcast. W.-id: Jane 23: X.IV. AKP.I V A L S. Glimpse, barque, A. Hornsby, from Newcastle. Atalant.i. schooner, from Kaipara iin the Manukanl. Amaranth, schooner, Smith, from Kaipara (in the Munukaui. Kose, cutter, from Wangapoa. DEPAKTUR K S. Paterson, p.s., Mundle, for Uokiang.i (from the Mamikaii , . Albion, whaling barque. Kelly, fora cruise. OlvdiN schooner. Anderson, for Wangarei. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Paterscn. p.s.. 2Cotons. Mundlc for Hokianga (from the Manukau), with a number of passengers.—Morton Florence, barque, 375 tons, R. C. Smith, for Xew York. Cargo as per export <. William Ackers, barque, 2D9 tons. "Drown, for Seno\stle via Wangaroa. Cargo: 200,000 ffet timber, to be shipped at Vangaroa, Cruickrtiauk and Co. Flirt.' brigmtine, 100 tins. K. McKenzie, for Ylvdo schooner, 40 ton-. Anderson, for Wangarei. Car/o: 3 tons bone ilu-t. 7 tons bone dust, general '"'iMnce'uHpert.'ketcli. 00 tons, Bewlcke. for Omalu, in ballast.

, PASSENGER LIST. orrw.uiP3. Per Paterson. p.s , Mundlu, for Hokianga v froin the Manukau!-.—Mrs. Lew insou. Miss Langsford, Messrs. E. Lewis.J.l.undon, Akeli-.rd and servant, Daljleish, a::i C. Nelson. I M PO KTS. Per Loch Awe, ship, from London: 1364 rails, ■Minister of Public Works: 100 boxes caudles, J cases, ie sacks, 12 cases. S kegs, order: SO cises, Brown, Campbell and Co.; r<oo bars and 40 bundles iron, S3 Imndies 30single ttitvs, Stone Brothers; 4 casks. l> ciscs. P-. Glttos; 4 rau-s. J. Cosgrave and Co : 17 ca.=e= E and H Isaacs: .: uis.-s 3 kegs. H. B. Morton: r'7ci<es W Brown, <"mipbri'l and Co.: 0 bales, 13r. kegs. Ml barrels, 40 drum* 11 barrels, 10 coils. 5 chains, 7 anchor.*, 30 ei<es 4 bale;, 7 packers, 1 hhd , 1 hamper. 2 crates, 1 hhd., 1 ciise. l cask, 3 crates, 2 casks, order: 1 case, Mosa Levy: 13 cases. Stewart and Anderson; 1C cases. K and H. Isaacs: 5 casks, Holland and Butler: ID casks lease, W. Phillipps and Sons: 7 cases. E. Porter and Co.: 1 case, J. W. Fowler: 7 cases, F. Peacock; 6 cises Upton and Co.; 1 case. ,1. W. ISindon: 5 cases 2 cases. 3 casks. 1 cisc. 1 cask, order: •>•■) cas- s. 2 casks. 2 bales. K. Porter and Co.: SS cases. 11l packages, 132 cases. 4 bales, 01 packages, A. Clark and SODsf iOO bundles. 22S rases. 20 kegs. 2 casks. 20 or-cask* Brown Campbell and Co.: 21 cases, order; f>o' cases. Gmnt and Morten; 133 cases, 9 bales, Mc-\nhur, SLera and Co.: 16 cases, o0 cases, 20 drums, 1 case, 22* rases, 30 barrels, order; 1 case. Judge Westcn: 20 'sales, J. C Stovin: lease, S. Harding (Riverhead-: 2 cases. L. D. Nathan and Co.; 3 cases. S bales, 3 cases. 5 bales, 20 cases, 10 kegs, order; 1 case Hill and Fee ton: ♦ e<ses, T. Short; 4i cases, 1 Ixile, 5 casks, I arnett and Levy; 2 bales, 13 cases, J. "W. Pearse; 7 cases, 11. Montague: 1 case. Combes and Daldy: 2 cases. Krown and Sons: 13 cases, r> crates, 2 tales, 1 cuk. K. and 1). Isaacs: 10 cas*s, 5 biles Lewis Brother.. 3 packages, Inland Brothers; 3 cases, Brown and Sons: 51 stamp heads. 41 ditto ground, 14 bundles, 172 stamp heads, order: flO boxes. Sβ leases, 4 bales, Lewis Brothers; 4'-> kegs, 13D cases, 10 stoves IS cises. 40 casks, i casting. IP7 bundles, 6. r > kegs. T. and S. Morriu; 10 packages, 12 buffers, 34 springs, 14 cases, 30 pairs wheels. Hon. Minister of Public Works: 5 crates, order; 150 cases, Kyan. Bell and Co.; 11 packages, 1 casi-, order: 4 hampers, S casks, 17 cases. Holland and Butler; 45 tanks, and sundries. New Zealand Shipping Company 'agents; Per Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle, N.S.W.: 550 tons coal, Henderson and Macfarlane (agents).

EXPORTS. Per Florence, barque, for New York: 3015 cases kauri gum, 50 bales flai, 2 cases preserved meats, W. W. Goodhue.—John James, agent. Per Flirt, brig&ntine, for Lyttelton: 50,000 feet white pine timber, 30,000 feet kauri timber, 2000 feet architraves, 1557 dra n pipes, 3 crates, and 4 casks crockeryware, D. U. McKeuzie (agent). VESSELS IN IJARKOUR. . Steamers: H.M.S. Blanche, Southern Cross. Ships: Huntly Castle, Rooparell. Loch Awe. Barques: Glimpse. P.C.E , William Ackers, Antipodes, Monevnick. Brigs: Heather BeUe. Obfriin. Schooners: Flirt, Emu, Dauntless (Hawaiian), Clio, Camilla, Kyno. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. K-iSDAvv.- Macgregor, mail steamer, fith prox. Portland, Obe<;on\—Huntly Castle, ship, early. I.ytteltox.—Flirt, brigantine, this morning, l> e»- Caleponia.— Dauntless (Hawaiian , , schooner, Clio, schooner, early. Fui.-Star of the South, s.s., early. Wellington.—H.M.S. Blanche, early. London —Hylton Castle, barque, early. Kussell and-the North.—Kowena, s.s.. Monday. Sydney And Melhoukne.—Victoria, s.s., early: City of Adelaide, s.s.. Gih July. NAriEr..—Southern Cross (new), s.s., this afternoon SoirriiEßN Pokts via Nai'lEH. -City of Adelaide, mail steamer, shortly after arrival. Waitaea Go-Ahead, s.s , this afternoon. SoCTiiERN" Ports.—'Wellington, s.s., Friday. VESSELS EXPECTED. City of Adelaide, mail steamer, from Kandavu. Victoria, s 5., from Sydney. Q"een cf Nations, ship, from Liverpool via Belfast; sailed March IS. James Wishart, ship, from London; sailed March 2-\ Countess of Kintore, ship, from London; sailed March 30. Miltiades, ship from London: loading. Waikato, ship, from London (via Wellington'. City of Auckland, ship, from London; loading. Ferndile, barque, fjom London; loading, impreza, barque, from Liverpool, via Brazil; sailed October 15. William Clifford, barque, from New York, via Dunedin, sailed Feb. 15. Thames, barque, from Boston; loading. Elm Grove, barque, from Sydney. Hadda, birque, from Duncdir.. Hylton Castle, barque, from Newcastle. Eureka, barque, from Dunedin: sailed June CO. Natal Queen, barque, from Lyttelton; sailed June 22. Pet, barque, from Oamani; sailed June 20. Tower Hill, brig, from Warrnambool; sailed June 15. Cra=g Ellachie, brig, from Duaediu; sailed June 22. Wave, brig, from Oamaru; loading. Isabella, brig, from Newcastle. Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Lyttelton. Edith, schooner, from Tahiti. Elderslie. schooner, from Oamani: sailed June 2S. Marniion, schooner, from Lyttelton. Papua, schooner, from Korotonga.

The s.s. Go-Ahead will leive for Waitara to-day. The schooner Clyde left last evening for Wangarei. ■ The mail steamer City of Adelaide, expected from Kandavu, is now overdue. The s s. Wellington is due in the Manukau to-<!ay from the South. ■ The steamship City of Adelaide is announced to leave for Sydney on or about the Oth July next. The p.s. Golden Crown will leave for the Thames at e'.GveD o'clock to-morrow, also on Friday. J he Minora is advised as loading at .Newcastle for the Thames. The brig Isabella was loading at Newcastle for Auckland when the Glimpse, left. port. The brigautine Flirt has cleared for Lyttelton with t mb»r. We learn that Captain D. Matheson is about to take command of the brigantine Ryno. The Hawaiian schooner Dauntless will call at Norfolk Island on her pissage to New Caledonia The schooner Clio has been purchased by Messrs. J . Brojden and Sons. The cutter Hose arrived yesterday from Wangapoa with a cargo of timber. The p.a. l'aterson left the Manukan yesterday for llokianga, to load sleepers for Messrs. Archard and lirown. Mr. T. Archard was a passenger by her. The barque Hylton Castle has been re-coppered at Newcastle, and was to leave for this port in course of a fortnight after the sailing of the Glimpse. The Ackers will load timber at morning. The whaling barque Albion took her departure yesterday morning from the North Head, on a A-haiing The barque Hadda will leave Dunedin to-morrow with a full general cargo for this port consigned to -Mr. G. W. Binney. The barque Pet left Oamaru on Saturday, the 20th instant, for Auckland, with a cargo of grain consigned to Mr. G. W. Binney. The brig Tower Hill left Warrnambool for Auckland on the lr.th instant, with a cargo of 200 tons potatoes and 80 kegs butter, consigned to Mr. G. W. Binnev. The brig Craig Elachie left Dunedin for this port nn Monday, with a cargo of produce. The brig will l.e consigned to Messrs. B. Tonks and Co The Amaranth a rived in the Manukau' yesterdav from Kaipara, with 30,000 feet of timber consigned to the Union Sash and Door Company. The schooner Merlin has been sold to Mr. Humphreys, of Taranaki. She will be usetl for trading on the \\ est Coast. The schooner JZldcrslie left Oamaru for this port yesterday with a cargo of grain, consigned to Mr. G. W. Einnev. The ketch Prince Kupert has cleared for Omaha in ballast. She will there be employed in lightering sleepers to the barque East Lothian. The barque Glimpse, 355 tons, belonging to the Circular .-'aw Line, arrived in harbour yesterday from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal. We are indebted to Captain A. Hornsby for the following report of the passage:—Left Newcastle on the evening of Uicl3th; far tho first six days strong westerly winds were experienced, and durinc the remaiuder of the passage she met with strong southerly winds and gales. The Three Kings were sifhted on" Saturday afternoon last. On Sunday a full-rigged ship was sighted standing to the westward. M:e apparently hailed from California. The birque Glimpse, on discharge of cargo, will return to Newcastle. We have been requested to correct a misstatemont published by a contemporary in reference to the crew t>' the A.S. I'. Co.'s s.s. Southern Cross. The men were >■*-;?nlay pjid off. An item for coil money claimed by tliiiin was disallowed by the manager, as contrary In 'he usages of the port. The men were, however, <-,■: ihntif they obtained Captain Holmet" order to i . ive the money, the'laim would be allowed The ■offer was refused with foul epithets. We understand t'.iat a portion of t'uc c-u-go having been broached ou the v-y.i7e, CajAiin Holmes has not considered himse'f justiliedin acceding to the men's demands. A freOi crew will be shipped today, and the steamer jvlll leave at 4 p.m. for Napier.

The s.s. Wellington is. announced t» sail for Southern ports on Friday next. The American barque Flnror.ce lias cleared out with a cargo of gum, Ac., for JVe»- York. This vessel has been loaded with despatcli by Messrs. Arnold, Hines and Co. The barque anchored yesterday evening at the North Head, and will tike her final departure early this morning. The ship Loch Awe, from London, was yesterday morning visited by the Health Officer (Dr. I'hilson). and the passengers being free from sickness the ship was given a clean bill of health, and her Immigrants allowed to land. They were conveyed to the Immigration Depot by Mr. Bropliy, Barrack master. With regard to the passase of the ship, she appears to have made'an extraordinarily quick run from London, lriving completed the passage in 70 days, or d> davs and a few hours from land to land. This performance so elated the master that he csuld not be induced to furnish the shipping reporter with an accoon', of the passage out, norwor'd he produce a copy of the manifest or give a classification of the iminitrant- This behaviour is alto S o.ther different to what renort *rs hive been accustomed to receive from capta us cf vc'i-eis arriving in or- w.iters. Perhaps the. captain of th- Loch Awe wi'> be able to offer some estimation for his conduct. . ill" underwriters at Lloyd s have written to the colonial imunm-e companies a new form of average bond, the adomio'n of which is recommended for tlicic reiso'is- -in The bon.i commonly u-sud the accident wMch'iiiv.-s ri<c to t'-e avews* is assumed ami ad-jiiltii-d ■■Iμ! pif nevor ;.fte; .vards b- questioned, how ever uufoiind.'-d may be the statement upon which it is ~v.,1e \ s.vnnil objectionable practice is that of co-ii'ituiin-it an arbitration agreement, referring the „;!;;"„;„„. linn, without appeal and without i" wer Tif correction. It is the merchant and not the un '.erwrit.T who is bound by the average agreement, and as the merchant is preluded from questioning th.> statement when made up, although he may be aware that the particulars alleged in it have no foundation in fiet he may be placed in tiie position of having assumed, on behalf of the underwriter, a liability which the litter is not prepared to accept, and which therefore may revert to the merchant—a practice, which, in some "cases, might operate very seriou-ly to his prejudice The alterations proposed by tho committee being of so simple a nature, and merely designed to obviate an evident evil, it is hoped they may be generally approved and adopted. How to Gkt Good C'kkws. —Uow to get nrst-class seamen especially for long voyages, is a point worth studying. The influence «f emulation is all powerful intern We ire glad to see that one at least of our first-class linns of shipowners is up and doing in tho same direction. Here is a specimen of the plan, and we heartily recommend it: — "To our Seamen. In orde- t.i .■ncoiirai.-e the seamen in our employ to g»oct conduct we grant the following rewards: Ist. The si-amau who >hall. at the end of a voyage, obtain a diiet shail receivers 0d per month, for the whole TOT.ige. above the rate of wages agreed upon when thev'joined the ship. 2nd. Seamen continuing in our service shall be entitled to the good conduct reward above named. ar.d shall receive an additional 2s 0d per month .together .is per month) at the end of each voyaee with • very good conduct certiticate.' Ship's always be tilled up according to the curlent rates ot" the port. 3rd. It is our intentien to ■idvv.ee all officers and seamen according to merit, as opportunities offer in the employ. Note: A library bei'JET t'rovideil for the benefit of the crew, it is hoped advantage will be takeu of the privilege. Seamen havin» no home at the port of discharge, are strongly iidvi=cd to reside in Uμ Sailors' Home. (Sigued) JJ u.roin, Williamson A- Co., Liverpool."

From a report laid before the Parliament of Victoria the Melbourne ITemM is enabled to glean a few facf which may be interesting, relative to the shippin"- which arrived in Melbourne during the year 1573. The longest passage from London in 1573 was made by the Calcutta, 172 days, considerably more than three times the length of the s.s. Northumberland's passage, 53 days. Landsmen who have lately come off the Eiiilish voyage will appreciate the meaning of such a difference." The Calcutta, by the way, had CO passengers, The longest passage from Liverpool, in 1573, was made by the Bruce, 15D days. Of conrii- very heavy cargoes have to be taken into account as the usual cause of these protracted voyages -Vnothfr point we look at is the number of the crews. The Great Britain has HO men: Northumberland and Somersetshire 9fi each. Vessels which are principally for the passenger trade have much larger crews than others. Thus the City of Delhi, 1199 tons, has 32 men; while the Anglesea, 101S tons, has 56 men. The Hercules, 1*222 tons, only carries 22 men (tliH owners having an etideut predilection for 2's), while the Schiedam, a small vessel of 395 tons, has also 22 men. Both thu Hurculea and the Schiedam come thn same voyage, London to Melbourne. In the record of the number of deaths on shipboard, those from, consumption almost equal the number of drowned. The royal mail steamers have large crews, averaging about 115, mostly coolies. The average number of days occupied bv vessels on the voyage from London to Melbourne d'uriug 1573 was Ssi. anil from Liverpool 90} days.

lK'->s Masts.—The fact'that within a few weeks three splendid new iron clipper ships came into this port dismasted, can hardly fail to raise the question as to the suitability of iron masts for sailing vessels. Many explanations have been offered for this strange scries of ttisftslers, winch* it i - * felt, require sonic sp€cl&l explanation other than that of the ordinary casualties and perils of the ocean. It is maintained on some fides that the present disposition is to build vessels of ereat can rim; capacity, and with an undue extent of sparring, with the view of carrying at any risks the greatest quantity of cargo at the greatest possible speed. Very likely. This, indeed, sums the end and aim nf a merchantship, and the only question is, whether this very proper object is s .tight by equally proper m?aiH. Uv others, the accidents are attributed to the " scamping" work of the builders, who U these times of dear iron use inferior metal in the ships whenever tln-y get a chance. This would be fraud of a highly cr.miiiil nature if it could be proved, but it is very questionable whether there is any greater average of dishonesty anions shipbuilders now than at any'.former time. The real point appears to be the tltness of iron fnr the masts of failing ships. One authority argues that iron masts rigidly tlxi>d in the deck must, from the nature of the metal, inevitably tend to acquire, by the vibration caused by the rolling of the ship, soiunhiß,; lit..: a crystalline texture at the part uoar the deck. The effect of this would b». that the iron would lose the tough, tib-ous character of wrought-iron and asiume the brk 'e nature of castiron. All the.-e. however, are makers for the consideration of experts. But that such consideration is urgently d imauded, the recent accidents appear to shew m a very unmistakab'e manner.- Australasian, May 30.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Nklsok, June 23. The s.s. Wellington Wt for the North at S.'JO p.m. yesterday. Wellington, June 23. The barque Condnr, bound for Tahiti. 2S days out from Newcastle, has just put in .short of provUlous. I'okt Chalmers. J tine S3. Sailed: Eureka, barque, for Auckland, on Saturday. Gbkymol'Th, June 23. The steamer Vaipara, bound for Hokitika, while waiting to cross the bar early on the tide to-day, took evening. After high water she floated ofT, but di'.fted among the breakers southward, and was eventually driven ashore on the south beach, about half a-mile from the river mouth. The position of the vessel is a dangerous one, as there ia a heavy sea rolling along the shore.