SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 5020, 18 December 1877, Page 6

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS. 1 November 21—Zealandia, R-M.s.s., 1713 ions, Chevalier, from Sydney, with general cargo. Passengers: .Miss Lydia Le Sueur, Mr. and Mrs. Gillies, 2 children and servant; Mr. C. Stevens, A. Shannon, R. Rothwell, F. Rothwell, F. Wilding, J. Christian, F. T. Farrell, and 6 in the steerage ; and 7 saloon and 12 steerage in transit for San Francisco. 23 —Hero, s.s., 851 tons, Logan, from Sydney and Melbourne, with general cargo. Passengers : Air. and Mrs. Reynolds and infant, Mr 3. J. Price, Mis 3 Fergusson, Miss Delaney, Mr. Adair and servant, Mr. J. Scouler, Mr. Oliver, Mrs. H. Scott, 2 children and nurse, Mrs. Keesing and Missc9 Kcesing (3), Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Dickson, Miss Dickson, and Masters Dickson (2), Mr. O'Haulon, and 40 in the steerage. 23—Syren, brig, 157 tons, Sainty, from Sydney, with general cargo. Passenger: Mr. H. W. Peace. 24—La Gironde, schooner, 67 tons, Engelke, from Tahiti, with cotton. 25—Blanche, schooner, 63 tons, Rennie, from Rarotonga, with produce. Passengers :—Messrs. De Bern and Simon. • 28—Roderick Dhu, brigantine, 163 tons, Robertson, from Newcastle, N.S.W. 30—Australia, R.M. s.s., 1715 tons, Cargill, from San Francisco and Honolulu, with general cargo. Passengers: Mesdames McHugh, C. Collins, T. Mason and Mumford; Mr. F. Sinclair and wife, Mr. Walter B. Moss, wife and family; Mr. D. Ross and wife, Mr. John D. Enys and wife; Messrs. Robert Tapper, G. Runkin, J. Mason, P. R. Adams, E. O. Beardsley, D. B. Thornton, John Thornton and Richardson, and 28 in the steerage, with 22 through passengers in the saloon, and 70 through passengers in the steerage, for Australian colonies. December 3—Elliotts, brig, 285 tons, Friend, from Newcastle, in ballast.

3—Waiwera, schooner, 42 tons, Burrell, from Norfolk Island, with produce, etc.

4—Rotorua, s.s., 57G tons, Macfarlane, from Sydney, with general cargo. Passengers (Saloon) —For Auckland : Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stone and family (3;; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Abbott; Mesdamcs Selfe and Turner, Miss Pain ; Messrs. L. C. T. Martin, A. Wilson, Brassey, Marshall, Gittos, W. Webster, A. Jafle, and Featherstone. For Wellington : Rev. Mr. Harrington and Mr. Dranstield, For Dimedin : Mrs. and Master Hember, Mr. and Mrs. Scott; Messrs. Hann, Barker, and Watson. Steerage : IS for Auckland, 2 for Napier, 1 for Greymouth, 1 for Westport, 8 for LytteltoD, 5 for Dunedin. 5-Pearl, ketcli, 4S tons, Harrison, from Norfolk Island, with produce, etc. Passengers : Messrs. S. Heather and J. A. Brown. 11—Belle Brandon, schooner, G5 tons, Ohlson, from Rotumali. Passengers : Captain Robiuson, \V. Robinson, and H. Smith, 11—Wodonga, barque, 2Sltons,F. Chichester, from Adelaide, with wheat, etc. 10 —Restless, brig, 420 tons, Fleck, from Newcastle, with coal. DEPARTURES. November 20—Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Macfarlane, for Sydney, with general cargo. Passengers : —Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Munroe, Mr. and Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Uobson, Mioses Britten, Ker, Trape, Billings, Murray, Messis. Roberts, Milner, Caul, Turner, Bothainley, Cohen, Britten, Smith, Sommers, King, Bright, Hudson, Hall, Goulstone, Webster, Auderson, Chance, Whalen, Carson, Standish, Davey, Holdsworth, Kothenbucker, Atkins, Wilson, Stone, Lougbottom, Sawkins, Adamson, Peters, Wvatt, Donaldson, Freeman, Wylde, and IS Chinamen.

120 —Mazeppa, schooner, 111 tons, Garraway, for Levuka, with general cargo. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and servant, Miss Pearson, Mr. Vercoe.

20 —Undine, cutter, 22 tons, Shipman, for Leruka, Fiji, with timber. 21—Zealandia, 11.M.5.5., 1713 tons, Chevalier, for Honolulu and San Francisco, with general cargo. Passengers from Auckland—Saloon ' Dr. and Mrs. Peard and child, Sir. and Misses Thompson (2), Mr. 31. Jordan, with seven from Sydney; steerage: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas More, Mrs. Harris and family (5), Mr. AbeJ, Mr. James Adams, aud 12 from Sydney.

21—Norval, schooner, ol> tons, MclCenzie, for Tonga, with general cargo. 22—Fairlie, schooner, 177 tons, Morris, for Newcastle (from the Manukau).

2y—Glencoe, barque, lu9 tons, Carey, for Batemau's Bay, N.S.W., in ballast.

2G—Energy, schooner, 72 tons, Savory, for Tonga, with general cargo. Passengers Mrs. Berrill and servant.

27—Hero, s.s., 851 tons, Logan, for Sydney and Melbourne, with general cargo. Passengers : Saloon—Messrs. H. liidings, J. (J. Hill, M. Keesing, E. Hornsby, J. K. liuudle, J. Davidson, K 35rigg, Peter Hall; Mrs. Combes, Joseph Combes, Sydnty Combes, Eleanor Combes, Mrs. J. 31. JDargaville, Miss Must, Miss M. J. B. Poarse, Miss M. Hall, Messrs. C. 13elton, W. Johnston, F. Carter, G. Hill. Steerage : Messrs. J. Martin, "\V. Hyatt, A. Forgie, H. Tapley, C. Melville, H. Smith, Mrs. J. 31. Dorsett, Mrs. Summer, Mrs. Falkner, ltobcrt J. Falkner, Alex. Falkuer, Agnes Falkner, Ellen Falkner, Matthew Falkner, Lizzie Falkner, Emily Falkner, aud infant; Mr. and Mrs. Cadley, Emily Cadley, Ada Cadley. Frank Cadley, Arthur Cadley, tirnest Cadley, Edith Cadley, Harry Cadley ; Mrs. H. Lough, Frederick Lough. 27 —Oceola, brig«?.ntine, 231 tons, D. Mattheson, for Newcastle, in ballast. Passengers : Mrs. Bigelow, Messrs. H. Townseud and John Kelly. 28—Ada C. Owen, brigantine, IS3 tons, E. McLeod, for Noumea and Solomon Islands, with general cargo. Passengers: Messrs. H. H. Nolan (supercargo), E. H. "Wright, Hoe, T. A. Cox, anil H. Clark. 28—Wave of Life, schooner, 72 tons, Sopwith, for Xorfulk Islands, with general cargo. Passengers : Misses Ella and Amelia Evans. 28— .Bella Mary, barque, 27t> tons, Fisher, for ITobart Town, with timber and manganese. Passengers : Mrs. Tucker, Messrs. Edward Stone, Joseph ICirby, Thomas Jones, and Master Fisher.

30—Australia, R.M. s.s., 1715 tons, Cargill, for Sydney, with general cargo. Passengers :—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, Messrs. E. Meyer, L. B. Berry, U. llotfcwell, A. W. Gillies, Auguste Dornwell, Mr. and Mrs. Cartick. Steerage : Charles Bishop, S. Hamlin, J. Hirst, F. Kothwell, Walter Caldwell, "Wallis, J. Parr, J. Parsous, Mrs. Burnett and child, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.

December o—La0 —La Gironde, schooner, 7C tons, Engelko, for llarotouga and Tahiti, with general cargo. Passenger : Mr. Keane. o—Blanche, schooner, 03 tons, Rennie, for Rarotonga, with general cargo. y—Guel, schooner, US tons, Urqubart. for T.evuka, Fiji, with general cargo. Passengers : Messrs. Wilson and W. Niccol. 12—Elliotts, brig, 255 tons, Friend, for Newcastle, in ballast. 12—Syren, brig, Sainty, 157 tons, for Kaipara, thence to Sydney, with timber. LAUNCHES. An iron steamer was launched on Nov. 20 by Messrs. Eraser and Tinne. She was christened the Uotoiti by Mrs. Tinne, wife of the juuior member of the firm. The steamer will be a uovelty in the Australian colonics, inasmuch as she is fitted with double screws, one at the bows and the other astern, it having been definitely proved that with the double action greater propelling power on a light draught of water is obtained, and in rough weather it is impossible to have the two screws out of the water at the same time, as oue must necessarily be deeply immersed, thereby preventing the engines rasing, and keeping something like a uniform burden upon them. Steamers on this principle are becoming general on the Clyde and elsewhere for towing purposes, as tbey are more powerful in rough weather thau* either the paddle or the single screw. The machinery, which is of the inost modern description, was designed by Mr. George Fraser, jun. (a young colonial), who, we understand, is now the leading draughtsman for the firm, and the hull, which speaks for itself, was modelled by Mr. Turner, the builder of the Rotomahana, an engineer of considerable experience in iron ship-building on. the Clyde, who has the supervision of the construction throughout. The hull of the vessel is of the best quality of boiler iron, and her dimensions are as follows : 75 feet over ail; beam, feet; depth of hold, G feet; with tlush deck running fore-and-aft. Midships the machinery will be placed, and forward and abaft the locale of this, arc a couple of holds, capable of carrying from 15 to 20 tons of cargo. The motive power consists of a strong multitubular boiler of the returned type, capable of carrying \ working pressure of lOUlbs. to the square inch. The engines are compouud, fitted with surfacc condenser; the high-pressure cylinder is U inches, and the low-pressure is 10 inches in diameter, with a 12 inch stroke, and capable of making from 250 to 300 revolutions per minute. The pro|)ellers are made on the Thornvcroft principle, with a pitch of 7 feet, and are connected with the engine by a line of shafting passing beneath the boiler, and securely fastened to iron stools which form part of the steamer's framing. No expense has been spared on the part of Messrs. Eraser and Tiuno to make her a model steam yacht. On Saturday, Nov. 24 a very successful launch of a new screw steamer took place at the North Shore, from the establishment of Messrs. Holmes, and Nc wburn. The ceremony of course collected a number of persons to witness it, and when everything was in readiness, Mrs.AY illiain Holmes had the honour of christening the steamer the "Mobaka," after the name of a river on the East Coast, where the vessel's future labours are to be utilised. The steamer has been constructed by the above-named firm for Messrs. Murray, Commons and Company, of Napier, and is particularly adapted for the river trade, and will register about 38 tons. She is GO feet in length, with 13 feet beam, and f«;et

depth of hold displaying good carrying of 2o tons, which is essential for Ker futnr* cess. While possessed of this, the build er »\', ne " not neglected the passenger accommodatbn" the cabins have been fitted with berth, f' 85 dozen persons. Tlie engine and boi!« r hnv.v 1 made by Mr. McCoskrie, of Chapel-stre*t n the former is on the high pressure princin'i * n<l capable of working comfortably unto 17i an(l power. The boiler is a very subst °„till\ ona constructed of the best plates, which I ' severely tried on Saturday by Mr. Jobson ti* novernment. Inspector of Machinery who , it with a pressure of loOlbs. to the s fl u a -e inch!

HOKIANGA. The Pacific Slope has cleared for Shan-.v, • with a cargo of SIO.OOO feet kauri timber ° has an immense deck cargo, the to-'s beiii- »,;i , up to a height of twelve feet. Captain" ft, ' nngton expects to make the run i'i thirt- fi days, but it is to be hoped that he wiluj' fine weather, for should any of the deck 10-s p.* adrift, he will certainly never see China. °