SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5371, 3 February 1879, Page 6

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS. 8 January 7—City of New York T> 3020 tons, W. B. Cobb, frim l L Passengers—Cabin to Auckland • tr Sonio "Wilson, Miss Wilson, air i h ,i ??•' J. "d L. Graham, 2 children and nurae v- 1 - J. liara, Hon. I. A Tarlton, I{ QV ,j' T Us a 0.-*. r,'| Messrs. John McDonald, A ?- White. A. Stewart, H. ConnelL \\' m Pn' o! child, W. Sawers, J. T. Sloman A. p'tf J J&S W. R. Scott, J. Waterhouse, E. T] n, ~o d* m m and Mrs. T. L. Richardson, 2 c fcil!l r ' nurse, Mr. and Sirs. ToUon and o IS?, 4 ** Steerage to Auckland : Messrs. Wnf £ Geo. Hancock, Geo. Langley, \V. Beii:„ :M Steadman, Thos. Wood, John *TooW Stc ?\J. r*3 Glow, John Mandcr, Mrs. Rowe and 4 K"i i a .•= Jacob Wilson, Jobn Gore, Hentv T)f - c » Hardwick, H. and J. Lang, R. R o K Cft °' 'h | Logan, John Shields, Thos. Dunce J** p l J. Lynch, Jas. Peace. Cabin to !.S Miss K. Hines, and 3 steerage. Cabin l'?? Francisco: Messrs. E, K. Knonn i Dr. Von Camp, and 7 steerage. ' \ :

S—Caledonia, schooner, 58 ton 3, from Nuie, Savage Islands, with produce • 12—James Wishart, barque, 775 tons p from London, with general cargo. 'i£ aniJ » ger3 Second Cabin—Thomas Jackson ***?*' Jackson, John Jackson, Walter j a Bertlia Jackson, Robert A. Jackson. ThenrS 0 ' Jackson, Alfred Jackson, William Henry T? son, Johu W. Chamraon, and Mr. K. X tm i Steerage—James Hunter, W. H. i D. A. Osborue, William Robertson t Nightingale, Mary J. Nightingale Nightingale, David Emery, Hall' Daniel T. Metge, Joseph Hawthorn r» • Pilson, Herbert F. Ward, Alfred' Wnr* n Jones, and Emily Jones. 12 —Active, brigantine, IGI tons, W. S Li from Tonga and Samoa, with produce." f Ce> gers : —Mrs. Lane acd two children, A. Jones, T. Spencer, J. W. Shaw, T. McDo^lV E. P. Gibbon. 13—Agnes Donald, schooner, G2 tons, Mun— from Levuka, with produce. Passenger • Piince and child, Messrs. G. Onions, °Pa<*e ifcvster Murray. > HI L I 15-City of Sydney, P.M. s.s., 3017 ton. | H. C. Dearborn, from San Francisco a7| Honolulu. Passengers : — Cabin, for *,:5. lnnd : W. J. Hurst and wife, Miss R t Thomas, Miss C. Ross, W. J. Hill, J. V Whethaui, F. H. Barker, J. A. Quinan D M. Garvilla, ,J. Jackson, MUa a' Jackson. Steerage, for Auckland: Thorau Green, James Robinson, A. A. Griffith. Har» Hergs, D. JSlcKellar, James Fletcher, Char'a Otto, J. H. Ashbury, Tim j F. Shaw and wife, W. G. Cabin, for Wellington : W. \V. \VVtttei* Cabin for Sydney: D. J. R. Porter an.l wit W. Bunell, J. F. Kirk, E. X. Brady, M r> and wife, Alexander Monroe, K. Raphael, G. H. Gawrer and wife, R. S. Warner, I. M. Webb N. E. Coooper, A. S. MofLut, A. Gkcd Mrs. Gieed and daughter. Miss Cieed, p, 3 Malcolm, D. Wight and wife. Steerage for Sydney : Kate Gill, D. Roache, Otlio Meaner James Condon and wife, MeCcr John McGregor, C. McKei;zie, J. Charles Brenuan, Patrick Lawless, J. Cloak John Craig and wife, James Morw* James Mcluues, W. Hume, John D. James D. Watson, Martin Burns, D. Gleesoe' J. Robinson, D. Edwards, T. H. Metcalf, w! Cenney, S. Abrams, Charles Morrow, K. kinst>u, D. Smith, A. Wood, W. Attwood, A, < Witkiuson, T. G. MoiTutt, S. McGorigan, J. j Wentha 11, James Fletcher, A. Olitfe. ! 15— B-jlla. Mary, b.uque, 270 tons, John Fisher, from Hobart Town, with juns, tirnbir, I See. Passengers:—Mrs. Presuell, Messrs. Power) ' A. Stone, and Master Lewis. * 10—Maraval, ship, 1257 tons, R. F. Kaaisa?, from London, with general c.irgo and o'JS iimigrants. —Coronet, schooner, 95 tons, Savory, trcn Rurotonga, with ]»roduce, ic. Passeugcra : Captain Rose, Messrs. Hampoy and Nicholson. 27 —Winifred, schooner, 79 tons, 15. from Levuka, via Taviuni, with produce. Passenger: itr. J. W. Waters. 2<s—Taiarua, s.s., 503 tons, Sinclair, fron Sydney, via Russell, with general cltso. Passengers. — Saloon : — For Auckland : Mr. aud Mrs. D. McDougall, Mr. and Mrs, Beckett, Mrs. Payne, Misses Waiter, Eowen, Sisters o£ Mercy (2), Messrs. C. C. Somers, Tompson, Bates, F. Stobo, C. H. Gordon ani For Napier: Mrs. Edwards. For Wellington : Messrs. Rumsey, Sheehan, Dovaran. For Lyttelton : Mr. Oram ; and 30 steerage, all told. 23—Hero, s.s., SSL tons, Logan, from Melbourne and Sydney, with general carse. Passengers :—Saloon : Mrs. Alexander and 2 children, Mrs. Teasdale, sen., Mr. and Mrs. Home, Misses Whitson, Messrs. Pu Whitsou, H. B. Hussey, Kelly, A. Antlerson, J. M. Thompson, T. Teasdale and child, J. Murphy, Masters Ainslie, J. Gibson, Cap:aia J. Cleverley, and 31 steerage. 28- Gael, schooner, 93 tons, Frederick Ohlson, from Rotumah, with copra. Passengers:— Captain Francke and 1 native. DEPARTURES. January 7—Lebu, barque, 720 tons, Foi, for London, wifli general cargo. Passengers: Messrs. R. Hulme and Geo. Ives. 7 —City of New York, P.M. s.s., ZO2O ton?, W. B. Cobb, for San Francisco. Passengers: —Saloou : Mrs. J. Walhalla, Mr. aud Mrs. J. G. Keith, Mesars. N.A, Hepburn, Mr., Mrs., acd Miss Ferguson. Steerage: Ching Lee, and 4 cabin and 10 steerage in transit from Sydney. 7 —Look-out, brigantine, 10S tons, Stewart, for Sydney via Kaipara, with timber. 7 —Tararua, s.s., 503 tons, Sinclair, for Syduey, with general cargo. Passengers: Mrs. and Miss Grant, Mrs. Patterson, Mia Mason, Messrs. W. Evans, J. Henry, T. Larder, W. Hathaway, Miller, H. Hill, G. M. Reed and Gannon, Vincent, Murphj, S. McMaster, Daniel, Wafcerall, Dove, Walhalla (2), Hunter, Austin, Wilson, Melroje, Simpson, Kember, Blacklock, H. Lyons, Bill. Masters Hill, and original from South.

9—Vavau, schooner, 73 tons, "Wolfe, for Tonga and Samoa, with sundries. Passengers: Miss Day, Mr. Day, and Ah Pooh. 13— iS'iith, schooner, 63 tons, Sinclair, for Society Islands, with general cargo. Passengers: Messrs. H. Forder and H. Meyer. 15 —Mazeppa, schooner, 111 tons, Garraway, for liarotonga, with general cargo. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas and sons (2), Mia Kaiukai, Messrs. Reynolds and Andrews. IG—Caberfeidh, barque, 333 tons, Sainty, for Newcastle (N.S.W.), in ballast. Passengers:— Messrs. A. Wilson and J. Campbell. 10—Fairlie, schooner, 177 tons, G. S. Norris, for Newcastle, in balla»t. 19 —Gudlys, barque, 500 tons, J. Taylor, for Valparaiso, in ballast. 19—Wakatipu, s.s., 115S tons, "Wheeler, for Syduey, with general cargo. Passensengers:—Dr. and Mrs. Porter, Dr. and 3ln. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Gleed and child, Mrs. Moffatt, Miss Gleed, Messrs. Burrell, Kirk, Brady, Raphael, Warner, "Webb, Cooper, Sly, Malcolm, A, S. Webster, Dr. Sly, Messrs. Moffatt, Johnstone, Wallace, Darragh, Munroe, Webster (mail agent), 30 steerage and 27 original from South. 20 —Sea Belle, three-masted schooner, 219 tons, J. Ross, for Newcastle, in ballast. 27 —Agnes Donald, schooner, G2 tons, J. Blurray, for Levuka, with general cargo. Passengers : Miss Einma Shields, Messrs. D. Barry, JButler. 28—Clan Ferguson, barque, 799 tons, Jack, for Valparaiso, in ballast. 2S—Caledonia, schoor er, 5S tons, Trayte, for the Society Islands, with general cargo. ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE JA3IES WI3HART, FROM LONDON. The above barque, 99 days from Gravesend, arrived in harbour on Sunday, January 12, with numerous passengers and about 1300 tons of geueral cargo, consigned to Messrs. Owen and Graham. The passengers, of whom there are 24, speak in commendable terms of the comfort of the vessel and the courtesy displayed by Captain Burns and his officers toward them. Prior to making harbour, the latter gentlemeu were presented with a testimonial, which expressed the esteem and gratitude oi the voyagers for the interest taken in their welfare on the passage. The voyage uponthe | whole has been what is usually called a fan:* weather one, no serious gales since leaving the chops of the Channel having been encountered, but, on the whole, pleasaut weather, which enabled the passengers to enjoy a great portion of their time by various forms of amusement, into which the officers and ship's company entered heartily, and contributed to the education and pleasure of all on board, barque, in running down her eastings* proved her sailiug qualities, and on seTeral occasions logged between 2GO and 2SQ nul** per day, while the average was abou--225. The casting was run down between the parallels of 47* and 4S* S. Xhe chief officer reports that the barque left Gravesendon October 5, and the Downs the same day, a fresh southerly breeze. When in the chops of the Channel a heavy gale set in from. S.S.y»» and lasted until the 11th, during which tini® the whole of the deck cargo, consisting of andgaseoline, were washed overboard, ana considerable damage done to the sails. The lulled down on the above date and came from the north, which continued, with, weather, across the Bay of Biscay, sightt£» Madeira on the 21st. Secured the N.E. trades in 24*30 N., but they proved light, andwelost in about BN. Thence to the Equate light south-east breezes, and the crossed on November G, in 2G*9 W. longituu » 32 days out. The same breeze continued the S.E. trades were obtaiued, and tW* carried the vessel to 20*34 S. Fine weathe and steady breezes then set in, and t meridian of Greenwich was crossed on - , vember 27, with strong westerly weather, an the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope passed on December 2, in 44*57 S. As u sll, » in running down the eastings, between parallels of 47* and 4S* S., heavy weather wss encountered, and, on several CC sions, the vessel shipped a largo water, which started the combings of the hatch, but these were speedily secured On January 1, in latitude 35*29 S., and IoD-_ tude 162'18 K, light winds set in, and coa tinued until making the Three 7th ultimo. Down the coast light baffling until sighting Tiritiri on Saturday, Jan.

making tho harbour shortly after daylight nex —November 8, Mrs. A. Jones, of a son. Spoke the barque Cannuvia, in latitude 34 '56 S. IS'l4 E., from Plymouth to Brisbane, 50 days out. ARRIVAL OP THE SHIP MAKAVAL. The above vessel, from London, with immigrants, arrived in harbour on January IG, after a passage of 94 days. The vessel showed what she could do while tunning down her castings. The average speed was a little over 12 knots per hour, logging from 270 to 2SO miles daily, the best day's work being 301 miles. Immediately after the arrival of the vessel the immigrants were inspected and passed by the Health Officer, Dr. Thilson, and subsequently landed. They spoke in warm terms of the courtesy and general Attention paid to them by Captain Ramsay. Dr. Fox, and the ofiicers, Messrs. Donald, Fraser, Clewett, and the matron, Miss Litton. The rovage, so far as we could ascertain, passed off pleasantly, harmony prevailing among all, each class or division finding within themselves sufficient amusement to make the passage agieeabie. On Nov. 1(1, just after the ship had picked up the S.E. trades, and was speeding through the water at 8 or 9 knots per hour, one of tho ere**, named Ward, who was furling the awning, fell from the poop into the water, and his mate. Cook, who was not far from him, seeing his comrade overboard, pluckily jumped after him. The alarm was at once given, and a life-buoy ami cask were thrown overboard. The latter was seized by Cook, who was unable to reach Ward. The ship had been rounded to by this time, and Mr. Fraser, the second mate, with a bo.tt's crew, immediately put off, and was fortunate in rescuing both men, who were somewhat exhausted. The return of the life-boat from its errand of mercy was, of course, the signal for an outburst of enthusiasm, and as it came alongside the ship, round after round of cheering greeted the plucky fellows. l»irths : Nov. — Mrs. Mary Hay of a daughter; Mrs. Kate White of a son. Jau. 7, IS79— 3lrs. Christina Roddy of a daughter. Deaths : Nov. 0 —Honora Reddy, aged five months; Nov. 11 —Mary A. Dillon, one year; Not. 13—Maraval Hay, ten days ; Dec. 11— Edward Colwcll, one year. The following is the classification and trades of tho immigrants who arrived by the vessel :— Classification. —37married couploa,oo single men, 93 single women, 32 boys, 30 girls, y infants—equal to 32S souls or 28$ statute adults ; of which there are 15$ Euglish, 155 Irish, aud ir> Scotch. Trades.—l farmer, 90 farm labourers, 3 general smiths, 1 slater, 7 gardeners, 5 wheelwrights, 2 butchers, 0 labourers, 3 bricklayers, mason?, 1 compositor, 2 bakers, 2 plasterers, 2 shoemakers. I carpenter, 5 nurses, 57 genera! servants, 3 cooks, 1 pearl button maker, 3 dressmakers, 11 housemaids, 1 dairymaid, and 1 machinist.

AIUUVAL OF THE P.M. S.S. CITY OF SYDNEY. The reputation which this fine steamer won by the remarkably quick passage she made on her previous run from_San Francisco ami back azain. I**l public to expect that, with tho itsterly weather we had recently experienced, she would have put in an appearance on Monday, Jan. 13, or early on Tuesday morning, and as' she w.i* not signalled on Wednesday, the general opiniou was that some accident had occurred. Sunset approached, and still no City of Sydney, and it was then taken for "mated that an accident had really happened. Those surmises turned out correct, for when the steamer shewed round the North Head, shortly before midnight, and our reporter went alongside, in answer to the query, the information was given that the after crank pin had broken, or the vessel should h.ive beeu in by 10 p.m. cn Monday, as they were only 400 miles from Auckland. From the oaicial report of the passage it will be seen that up to the time of the accident the vessel had eclipsed all her previous performances, averagicg 301 miles per day, a rate of speed not accomplished hitherto. The accident i 3 due to the cracking of the after pin of the low-pressure engine —a piece of machinery that was made and fitted, sometime ago. by Messrs. Moitand Co., of Sydney. The pin was examined, on bebnlf.of *he Government, by Mr. Lodder, in the absence of Mr. JubsoD, the Government Inspector, and the defects in it were >o serious that Mr. Lodder asserted that the steamer was not tit to proceed to sea. On arrival, Captain Dearborn lost no time in communicating with the agents —Messrs. Owen and Graham, and they at once called in Messrs. Fraser and Tinne, engineers, who examined the fractured pin, and concluded that their steam hammer was not heavy enough to do the job. Nothing therefore remained but to send ou to Sydney, by telegram, the dimonsions of the pin, Messrs. Mort having in their possession the pattern. This was forwarded by the s.s. Tararua, and is now being finished in Messrs. Fraser and Tinne's lathe. The passengers and mails were sent on to Sydney in the Union Co.'s s.s. Wakatipu, which left the harbour on Jan. 19. The following is the official record of the voysige : — "P.M. s.k. City of Sydney, Captain H. C. Dearborn, left S tn Francisco on December 23, at 3.30 p.m. Experienced strong N.W. gales and rough, seas during the first twenty-four hours. Thence to Honolulu moderate weather and light winds, arriving at 11.54 p.m. December S'.i, making the trip in G days 21 hours 24 minutes, the fastest time ever made. Left Honolulu December 31, at 0.41 a.m., having been detained seven hours owing to strong southerly blow. On Saturday. January 4, at 5.2-3 p.m., lat. 31*44 S., long. 179'07 E., beiDg about 400 mile? from Auckland, after crank pin broke. "Wind then N.E. Kept ship under sail until January 14; having had light winds from N.E. round to N. YV. and W. to S. YV. Having secured the crank pin temporarily, as well as could be done at sea, at 1.30 p.m., January 14, started ahead at the rate of five knots per hour ; from thence fine weather to Auckland, where we arrived on January 16, at 12.15 a.m. Up to the time of the accident the engine never worked better, —the ship having averaged 301 miles a-day for 17 consecutive days from San Francisco, —an almost unparalleled run. For New Zealand —12cabin, 12 steerage passengers ; ISO I packages, 12S 2G-40tli tons freight; 301 bags mail. For Australia—22 cabin, 37 steerage passengers ; 5101 packages, 332 tons freight; 190 bags mail."

LAUNCH OF A NEW SCHOONER. Messrs. Sims k Brown, shipbuilders, launched froui their yards, about 8 a.m. on January 23, the handsome new schooner which they have had on the stocks for some months past. At the hour appointed, a considerable number of persons were present in the yard and on the adjacent ground, and when everything was in readiness, the order to knock away the chocks whs given, and as the vessel began to glide down the ways, Mrs. Sims struck the customary bottle of champagne across the bows of the vessel, naming her the Madona, amid the cheers of the large gathering. The vessel, as she sat upon the water, was much admired for her beautiful lines and general appearance, and we feel sure that she will do honour to her builders, as she has the look of a smart clipper, although the lines are not so fine as to interfere with her carrying capacity. Her register is 49 4S-66, and she is capable of carrying from 85 to 90 tons of general cargo. The Madona has been built with a view to the Island or coastal trade, and possesses very comfortable passenger accommodation, is well ventilated, and when finished will be found admirably adapted for the tropical climate. Her dimensions are—length of keel, 00 feet; beam, 172 ee t J depth of hold, 7 feet 5 inches. She is built of pohutukawa ribs, and covered with heart of kauri planking, copper-fastened throughout, and is finished in the most workmanlike manner. The launch was somewhat marred by an accident which occurred just at the moment the vessel touched the water. One of the spectators, a Mrs. Brown, of Parnell, was on board the schooner Reward, which was berthed close to the scene of operations, and unwittingly sat upon the check rope which passed orer the deck of that vessel. The sudden strain on the rope caught the lady and threw her a height of several feet over the vessel into the tide, which was fully nine feet deep. The mishap was seen by the cook of the Reward, Otto Sperling:, and without a moment's hesitation he jumped overboard to the rescue of the unfortunate lady. Seizing Mrs. Brown by the arms, he kept her head above the water, and at this time another person named Frank Ryan jumped into the water to render assistance, and between the two the unfortunate ladywaa got on board the Reward, little the worse for her immersion beyond being somewhat frightened.

"WKECK OF THE HAWAIIAN SCHOONER MAN A. The schooner Gael, which arrived in harbour on Jan. 28 from the Islands, brought as passenger Captain Francke, of the schooner Mana, which was wrecked at the Ellice Group on the 19th December last. The schooner was of 116 too 3 register, owned by Mr. S. Parker, of Honolulu., and was on a labour cruise when the disaster occurred. She left Honolulu on Nomember 13th, to secure labourers in the South Pacific Islands, and reached Rotumah on December sth, where 21 labourers were engaged. Sailed for Kingsinill Group on the 11th, and on the 14th a heavy gale, with rain, set in from the N.W., which increased in violence until the 18th, during which time no observations could be taken. On this % the hurricane was appalling, sea after sea sweeping the decks of every movable thing, carrying away boats, gear, house, As darkness set in there was no appearance of land, and the out-look was anything put cheerful, yet they were in hopes of weatherlDg the storm. About 2 a.m. of the 19tb, the roar of the surf was heard, and preparations instantly made to wear the vessel, but before this could be done a huge sea struck her, cast the schooner right upon a reef. As it S- ver y dark, and nothing could be seen aeau, the masts were cut away, to prevent her JJP 1 breaking up, and this somewhat eased the ii of the Mana. When daylight appeared, the and labour (33 in all) were landed by on the nearest island, about three miles turned out to be' Funafuti, one of ton ;i e rou P» where the natives are now J? the Islanders, under the charge win J! officers. Captain Francke i» i to Honolulu this week, and return * mother vessel for the labour.

ANNCJAL SUMUAR7 OF VESSELS OWNED AT THE PORT Of AUCKLAND ON DEC. 31, lb<B. The following are the number of ve«sels, with 1 their tonnage, owned in the port of Auckland ' at the close of 1878, and from it will be seen that there is a considerable increase upon 18/7. The number of vessels on the register at the close of last year was 2G4, with a gross tonnage of 15,702. While the number of vessels at tho closo of 1877 was 26G, with a gross ton iiAgo of 14,89G, shewing an increaae for 187S of S9G tons, which increase consists mostly in sailing vessels over 50 tous register. Steam. Sailing. Under Over Under Over No. 50 50 50 50 tons. tens. tons, toxs Total last rear .. 20 738 — — — 15 — 1446 — — 154 — —* 4181 — 71 — — — 8531 1577..26G 73S 141G 4181 85S1 Strnok offinlS7S— Lost, buret, missinz 8 — — 100 — .... ~ 5 - — — 450 Broken up .. ..1 39 — — — , 1 — — — 70 Registered tfc woro.. 1 29 — — — Sold to foreigners .. 5 — — 147 — Transferred to other ports .. .. 2 — 146 — — 3 — — 100 — 5 — — — 074 Difference in tonBHge of vessels not registered dc novo — — — 3 9 Deduct ..31 CS 140 449 1209 235 070 1300 3732 7322 Added in IS7B—naw.. 4 S7 — — — 2 - 170 — - 10 — — 320 — S — — — SS3 Registered tit novo 1 42 — — — • Transferred from other ports ..1 — 108 — — 3 — — — 1153 1878.. 2&i 799 157S 4052 9363 The German barques Papa and Jason were in Tonga on December 31, the former intending to sail on the evening of that day for Liverpool, and the Jason for San Francisco on January 1. Mr. Hill, the Collector of Customs, has courteously supplied us with the following telegram, received on Jan. 2S : — u Whangaroa, 27 tii, 3.20 p.m.—Life-buoy belonging to Nymphe, Auckland, found at the Heads by natives and delivered to mo to-day.—Owen Davis, Pilot." The scLooner Nymphe was formerly owned in Auckland, but subsequently sold to Mr. George McKissack, of Taviuni, Fiji Group. The schooner was here a few months ago, and was expected during February next. On reference to Fijian papers of a late date, we do not see any notice of her sailing, neither did tho schooners Agnes Donald or Winifred report her to that effect. We therefore presume that the buoy was washed overboard when she last left here.