SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5395, 3 March 1879, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS, February 4—Zealandia, R.M. s.s., 17 tons, M. Chevalier, from Sydney. Passe for Auckland—Saloon : Mrs. K. Ma donald, Sir. and Mrs. F. Gibson, Mr., Mr; and Miss Gunn, Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell, Mi peaston, Messrs. C. FT. Waterlow, R. R. Ha risou, F. and W. Phillips, T. W. Leys, V Waddell. Horace Marler, John Wallace, F. Ear Hewitt. Jackson, Thomas Shatlock, \V. 1 Vines, E, P. Maybrow, H. Holder, D. F. Kos and Kev. W. Macrae. Steerage : Mr. and Mr G. Akers and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P. Barrov j,[r. and Mrs. W. Scott, Mr. J. Hine, daught< and son, Messrs. Jas. Martin, John O'Donohui Robert Evans, Thomas Holmes, Enoch Jenkin; X>. H. McDonald, W. E. Leper, and J. Dawsoi 7— Margaret Galbraith, 840 ton 3, Fergussot from London, with general cargo. PassengersSaloon : C. J. Smyth, M. Williams, P. W. Lear Second cabin : Alfred Tattersfield, Horace Han bury, John Belchev, J. M. King, Sarah Kinj and Robert Oliver. Steerage : John James James Tooker, Geo. Smith, Mary Smith, Hug Kirwan, Joseph Flanaghan, Michael Carden jyjri". Lcnechal, M. Knight, Alfred Boye, J. E JUcNeiglu, Mnrgaret Mair, Mrs. Shield, Messrs GiUiam, Stuart, Grey, Kettle, and Jame ljonning. l>—Endymion, ship, 750 tons, Thomas Richard son, from London, with peueral carpc r.issengers—Saloon : Mrs. Whitelaw and fnmil; (;>), Mr. W. Harper and wife, and Mr. Joh] Vrtughau. o—Southern Cross, brigantine, 15S tons, C J. Campbell, from Sydney, with bonedust. 11—Magellan Cloud, brigantine, 90 tons, W MacdonaUL from Levuka, with produce. Pas sengers:—Mrs. Day, Messrs. Douglas ant Nicholls. 13—Australia, P.M. s.s., 1715 tons, Cargill, from San Francisco. Passengers : —Hon. Alex-ander,-Mrs. and Miss Stuart, Mrs. Samuel Clayton, Messrs. H. Scotland, J. Lee Smith. Steerage : James Lambert, James McQuillan, Arthur W. Grayson, W. Cosselman, A. May, E. A. Hawiey. A. Paterson. For Sydney : J. A. Holton and wife, Misses Linden, Augusta, L. Dargon, D. Carlo Barzilai, Messrs. H. D. Stiles, H. D. Holph, Kobt. Cumraings, E. W. Crncknell. H. W. Franklin, Morris GreenwelJ, P. Davidson. Otto Linden, G. A Kopsch, and 20 steerage. 15—Kyno, brigantine, 85 tons, H. D. Bower, from Samoa and the Islands, with produce. Passengers : Mrs. Nicholls, Messrs. H. W. Anderson, and Takaia. ]9 —S.M. s. Sapphire, Murray, from Sydney. 20— Fnirlie, schooner, 177 tons, G. Norris, from N.S.W., with coal. 21—Falcon, barquentine, 195 tons, Owens, from Newcastle, with coal. 22—'"Waiwew, schooner, 42 tons, Bushell, from Norfolk Island, with produce. 22—Venture, schconer, 54 tons, Champion, from Norfolk Island, with produce. Passengers : —Kev. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and child, and Sir. Peterson. 24— Rocorua, s.s., 570 tons, Carey, from Sydnay, with general cargo. Passengers : —For Auckland: Mr. and Mrs. Creed and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Misses Taylor and Cox, Messrs. Soppett, Hunt, W. W. Jose, J. J. Rose, and 24 steerage. For Taranaki: Four steerage. For Nelson : Mrs. Suter. For Napier : Five steerage. For Wellington : Mr. Manton and 7 steerage. For Lyttelton : One storage. For Dunedin : Mrs. and Mrs. Kirkpitrick. Mrs. Child, and 10 steerage. For the Bluif : One steerage. For Poverty Bay : Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. Saloon, from Kussell for Auckland r Mrs. Ernest Ford, Mr. and Mrs. E. Williams, three children, and servant, Mr. A. Williams. 20—Miss Kilr-iansegg, brig, 21S tons, S. J. BtMu*:ow t from Adelaide, with breadstuffs. 2»» — Marion, schooner, 63 tous, J. B. Dickson, from VavaUj with copra. Passengers: Mr. and , Sirs. Mann and 2 children. 27—Hero, s.s., 850 tons, Logan, from Sydney and Melbourne, with general cargo. Pawengers : —Saloon : Air. and Mrs. J. W. Bailer, Mrs. B. A. Bowman, Mrs. and Miss Freer, Mrs. Wiseman, Misses Mahoney, O'CalUghan. Birrell, Rev. Thomas Johnson, Captain A. McN. Boyd, Messrs. G. Dutton, J. U. Kirby, P. McLaren, T. H. Smith, J. G. Stevenson. J. N. Ingram, Masters Dutton (2), P. Daniel, and 57 steerage. DEPARTURES. February 3 — City of Sydney, P.M. s.s., 3017 tons, Dearborne, for Sydney. Passengers— Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Cowleshaw and child, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Miss Hume, and Mr. Bruce. 3—Eueigy, schooner, 72 tons, Lane, for Tonga and Samoa, with general cargo. Passengers : Messrs. E. P. Gibbon, Jones, and Crockers (2). ■i —Koroma, s.s., 570 tons, M. Carey, for Sydney, via Kussell, with general cargo. Passengers; Mr. and Mrs. Glover and family (5), Mr. and Mrs. Ford, Rev. and Mrs. Mr. and # Mrs. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. Edge. Mr. and Miss Cossell, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Sevan, Sirs. Benhamo, Misses Bullivant, Carey, S.vunder, Bennett, aad Mary Brown, Kev. T. Bennett and Father Dakin, Messrs. Wright, Martin, Jacobson, Anderson, Creede, Browa, Habert, DeGame, Williams, Webb, I Connor, Henderson. Jos. Ching, Grundy, Douerry. Bowie, McLaughlin, F. C. Mortyne, Hayes, Benhamo, Duvalli (2), Hewlings, Calles, Lloyd, J. Macfarlane, and J. A. McLaren. 4—Z~ Uandia. K.M. s.s., 1715 tons, M. Chevalier, tor Honolulu and San Francisco. Passengers :—Saloon : Captain F. Francke. For San Francisco : Mr. and Mrs. Owen Jones, Mr. and Mrs. John Horne, Mr. and Mrs. Gorlitz Miss Sherwin), Dr. Oharleton Fox, Sleis.-s. -S'-iiJge, J. H. and G. F. Postlethwuite, \\V.c-?r Cook. Steerage: Mrs. Mary Martin and 4 children, Messrs. E. Lowder, Neil Campbell. Jam®3 Green, D. Gourlay, James Webber, J. M. Thomson.. Lische. s—Waiwera. schooner, 42 tons, Bushell, for Norfolk Island, with stores. 7—Acadia, schooner, 53 tons, W. Scott, for Noumea, New Caledonia, with sundries. 11—Mudona, schooner, 49 tons, Lombard, for Eoa, Tonga, with general cargo. Passengers : Messrs. H. Niccolaud J. L.Simpson. 12—J..mes Wishart, barque, 776 tons, E. Burns, for Valparaiso; in ballast. lo—Winifred, schooner, 73 tons, Hughes, for Levika, with sundries. Passengers : Messrs. % John Williams, hiiiim*, J. Waters, Lane, Reece, B. Mo«s. 1-s—Australia. R.M. s.s., 1715 tons, Cargill, for ; Sydney. Passengers from Aackand : —Saloou : Cjp:. and Mrs. Symons and child, Mr. and Mrs. v Spencer aad two children, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzroy Peacock and child. Mrs. W. Coombes, Mrs. Saieoley, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pond, Dr. Honey- , can. Messrs. James aad John Hay, Rankin, -i L. I). Narhan. A. Levi. Steerage : Messrs. , ■i. T. Massey, R. Evans, Thomas Burr, John 3emus, John Campbell. < v 10—Flirt, brigantine, 100 tons, McClellan, for J Saw Caledonia via Kaipara, with timber. :* 21—Southern Cross, s.s., 150 tons, Campbell, for Newcastle, in ballast. 2S—H.M. s. Sapphire, Murray, for England, { *"!•' Falkland Islands. 27—Ryr.o, brigantine, So tons, Fernandez, for * Aitut<tki. wich general cargo. Passengers Mrr. \ N'idr/.is, Rose, Messrs. J. Darrach aud H,\ai Poy. 1 AP.KIVAL OF THE MARGARET GAL- ] J BPvAITH FROM LONDON. J J Tue Maigaret Galbraith, a full-rigged pof j rj £40 toa3 register, rounded the North rlead , % early on Fridav, Feb. 7. We have been furnished • :] by the captain with the following report of the , pisiige :—On Nov. 1 sailed from the East India Docks. On the 2nd November, after taking in % 30 ion 3of powder, sailed from Gravesend. On . V the 4:b, took departure from the Lizards, with , a fresh N.W. wind, which hauled round to the ] and E. On the 11th November, passed the H lalacd of Madeira, with a strong E.S.E. ( g wind. Had no S.E. trades, the wind being E-S.t!. aii-l S.E., with' squally, unsettled 3 on the 20th November, in lat. r-j f.Sii N. Lost the easterly winds on the j in lat. l.:J0 N. Experienced nothing I but calms and variables from the 20th. The S.K. trades now appeared to have set in. On £ the November crossed the Equator, in , W. Flad fresh S.E. trades, and in lat, j % hauled round to the N.E. In lat. 31* S. $ da?s' cairns, and S.E. winds. On the j ►J December, in latitude 44 degrees S., longi- ] t'J'ie 0 degrees E., passed three icebergs ; the ( wiii<3 being northerly, strong with dark, foggy r * ea sher. On the 2Gth December crossed the j k? of the Cape of Good Hojje, in latitude j •- degrees S. On the 3rd January, 1879, passed j 'f't *o the northward of Crozet Islands, but did fc; r ? ot them, the weather being too dark and ( On the 4th February passed . @ T- Tli re Kings with a strong, southerly wind, j jg: biperieucvd nothing but light winds and fine f J all the time running down the easting, j p# it down between lat. 45* and 47*. The l j%j I'Uot boarded at 10 p.m. on Thursday, and \ pfj at 2 o'clock next morning at the powder- j *81 a passage of 93 days from the , t tu the Three Kings, and 97 days from , p.|j to Auckland. T , VESSELS SrOKEIT. _ 3 pi follo^n 3 vesse^s were spoken during November 3th, in lat. 40*13 N., long. 1G"04 ] K; I );•* the !>ara ue Yorkshire, from London to gvl Melbourne. * ovem ber 10th, in lat. 36*2? "vng. Wit' ! r *» barque Star of the S for Singapore. fc November 22nd, in lat. 7*12 N., long. £ s S ? v the barque Sinol Wyis, from Cardiff 1 i ,or 3traits of Malacca. ' fe ''"?'->Aw roveUi^c ' p ® <seg. N., long. J r| 1 f"'". the ship Western Monarch, from Lonfor Otago, with immigrants. B JiR December 28th, in lat. 42*35 S., long. 1 P L J S *"P Northern Monarch, from &'ion for Canterbury, with immigrants. I AHHIVAL OF THE ship ENDYMION. '■ ® from L°ndon, under the c°mm a nd i g Th S- c^ar< i son > arrived in i>ort on Feb. 8. 1 g out 6 3!? aa ex P er^en ced fine weather through- j I j* the passengers, of whom there were 1 1 ui the saloon, speak in commendable J | fonnL-- comfort of the vessel and the uni- 3 I kindness evinced toward them by the cap- i 1 x ' °fncers, and crew. The vessel has made j tr^d^ 4^0 . from the Downs, the | 0a 5? proving light, while she waa caught j nrv !>*.' 9 *ke "doldrums," and made 1 ba/ u ia or more than a week; ! *• *h<jce she got a favourable wind, the i

Bailing qualities of the ship were proved, : in running down the eastiDgs she made 21 miles averaging about 240 miles per day. Ca ■ - ™ m , Kl chard3on reports leaving the West Ind Lo Docks on Wednesday, October 23rd, and tl n- Bowns at noon of November Ist. and was off ti c- Lizards at midnight of the 2nd. Thence acroi •' ay of Biscj y moderate N.E. winds, tl ss A.li. trades proving very light. Crossed tl r- ivjjator on December 2nd, in los". 2S W. £ T. days out. Here the vessel was becalmed'f< I, over a week, when the S. E. trades were aecurei and proved favourable. The meridian of tl *, Oape of Good Hope was crossed when 59 da\ 5. out, and the eastings were run down with stron r, westerly weather between the parallels of 4] ir anu 42 S. Rounded Tasmania on Sundaj ', and thence to the Three King j, Jight variable winds, which were made at 4 p.in '* o l \s- u l ay • "l'' "*■ a Strong gale from th i, o.w.setiu. Experienced adverse winds dow - the coast. - THE NEW SCHOONER PIRATE. ' 0 A short time ago we intimated that Mr. R J Smith, the well-known ship builder at th Great Barrier, had on the stocks a schooner, t ' the order of Captain Anderson of this city. Th • vessel arrived in harbour on Friday, Feb. 20 ■ and throughout the day was visited by j number of persons interested, in ship-building and it is worthy of remark that she passei through the ordeal satisfactorily. The Pirati • is a fine fore-and-aft schooner, and, when mea ' ssured should iudicate a register of over 70 tons capable of carrying about 05,000 feet timber or 115 tons of general cargo, lifer dimension! Si" e /*> feet on the keel, feet beam B.j feet depth of hold, copper-fastened throughout, and sheathed up tlie chain plates, She is of well-seasoned timber, witfc pohutukawa framing and heart of kauri plankiug,, special pains haviug been taken in the selection of timber, in order that she may class AX for 10 years at Germanic Lloyds. She will possess moderate cabin accommodation, having being built for the Islaud trade, and this compartment will be finished in town, the materials for the decorations being more complete than at the Great Barrier. In other respects she id almost ready for sea, and as the gear and other requisites have been supplied from the owner's establishment, it is needless to state that they are of the best quality. Her first trip will probably be to the Friendly Islands, under the charge of Capt. M. McKenzie, of the Bchooner | Norval. I TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEW S.S. ROSE CASEY. The official trial trip of this new iron steamer, which has been built by Messrs. Fraaer a pd Tinne, shipbuilders and engineers of this city, for Messrs. Casey and Son, took place on Wednesday, Feb. *26, in the presence of Mr. Jobson, the Government Inspector, and the following interested in the maritime business of this city, viz., Captains Casey, Bnmnd, Morris, Clayton, Jones, McGre gor, and illiams ; Messrs. Buchanan, Heath, Lodder, Jas. Macfarlane, Brown, &c. At sl few minutes past 12 the steamer cast off from the wharf under the charge of Captain Fernandez. A run with the wind and tide enabled the steamer to make the trip from the buoy off the wharf to the beacon abreast of Brown's Island in 3S minutes. The distance is estimated to be close upon 7 nautical miles, and the steaming capacities of the Rose Casey were brought fully out, and shewed that her powers have not been over-rated, and that she is fully able to hold her own against any steamboat that has yet been constructed in the colony. On : the run back the steamer had to ease off, in consequence of the bearings of the machinery becoming heated, so that the course up the harbour could not be accepted as a true teat. In running the measured mile, with wind and tide and vice versa, an average speed of 9 knots were accomplished, a speed that fully satisfied both builders and owners, and it ia evident that when the machinery is fairly woiked to its bearings, no difficulty should be experienced in etting out of the vessel over 10 knots an hour,-— a rate of travelling that exceeds the average of local steamers hailiug from this port. The keel of the vessel was laid in the beginning of August last, and she measures 100 feet 7 inches, l/§ feet beam, with 9 feet depth of hold, and is strongly put together, the keel streaks being i-inch plates, bottom gths, sides 5-l(jths, and shear streaks £chs. The machinery has been made in the establishment of the builders, and consists of a compound surface-condensing engine, the high-pressure cylinder being 13 inches in diameter; low-pressure ditto, 24 inches, with a stroke of IS inches. The indicator diagrams that were taken during the trip proved that the engines were doing four and ahalf times the nominal power, or equal to 120 horse. The pitch of the screw propeller, which is a three-bladed Griffiths' patent, is 9 feet, aud it made 130 revolutions per minute, a speed that the builders calculated upon when the pitch of the screw was fixed. The boiler is multitubular, 7n feet in diameter by 10 feet in length, with two furnaces, the shell being made of strong plate and double-rivetted throughout, the safety-valves being loaded to a working pressure of Cslbs. to the square inch. The boiler is suriieiently large to generate steam easily for the engine, having maintained a uniform pressure of GOlbs. during the 14 miles' run. The net tonnage of the vessel is 99 tons, and she possesses a carrying capacity for 130 tons of cargo. The main hold is forward of the machinery, and fully adequate to meet the requirements of the trade for years to come. The saloon is situated midships on the main deck, and will accommodate from 30 to 3D passengers, and presents a very neat appearance, being covered with crimson velvet, while the panels are maple, oak, and gold. The ladies' cabin is entered from the saloon, and is on a smaller scale, but similarly furnished, to the main compartment, each being provided with the necessary lavatories, See. The upholstery was done by Messrs. "Winks and Hall, and the cabin fittings, companions, and other cabinetwork were contracted for by Messrs. Sims and Brown, and carried out under their super- i vision by Mr. Trevarthen, while the decora- < fcions were entrusted to Mr. Henderson. 1 rhe accommodation for second-class passengers J is abaft the engines—roomy and well-ven« ' tilated, —while the officers' compartments and i nail-room are partitioned therefrom. The t ttose Casey is schooner-rigged, and will be i ible to spread a moderate amount of canvas, ; ivhilo the owners, not forgetful of the old idage, that "Time is money," have a large steam-winch for the manipulation of the cargo. ' During the trip the gentlemen adjourned to 1 ;he cabin at the invitation of Mr. Howard, the I jrovedore, and, after partaking of refreshments, ] ' Success to the new steamer, Rose Casey," and « >ther toasts were proposed and responded to. 1 kVe understand that Capt tin Casey has decided i ;o try a patent screw propeller, designed by Mr. ; 'arber, the shipbuilder, of Kaipara, which has i ;en made by Messrs. Fraser and Tinne, 1

TOTAL WIiECK OF THE S.S. EALLIXA. This steamer, the property of the C. and R. R. Company, lias been wrecked in Port Macquarie Bay. The particulars of this unfortunate occurrence are given in a telegram received from Captain Redforu, her commander:—"The Ballina went oil shore on the 13th, at noon, when leaving Port Macquarie; the pilot and captain sounded before leaving, and expected there would be sufficient water. When past the black buoy she took the ground, and gradually set to the north aud remained hard and fast. "With the pilot's assistance we got a hawrdev ashore, and expected sho would fioat off on the tide. At 9 p.m. commenced to jettison the deck cargo ; at 10 p.m. the engine broke down, and the vessel rapidly filled with water, and settled down in the sand ; at 5 a.m. of the 14th, the sponson-hcuse was full of water, and there appears no hope of saving her. The passengers and crew are all safe. Her hull is insured for £GSOO in Metcalfe's office, a portion of the amount being re-dis-tributed among other offices." The brig Vision has been sold for the sum of j £2000 to Messrs. Brovn, Campbell and Co., I \nd Capt. McCabe, her master. j 11.M.5. Sapphire sailed for England on Febuary 25. She will call at the Falkland Islands, 1 and on arrival at Portsmouth will be paid off, her commission having expired. On Wedesnday, Feb. 5, a collision happened En the harbour between one of the North Shore Ferry Company's steamers and the cutter Mersury, inward bound. It appears that the p.s. ruiuui left the North Shore at 5 p.m., with a large number of ladies and children, who had been spending the dity on the north side of the harbour. When the steamer had got close to the railway wharf, the cutter was standing over toward it, and the steamer intended to pass under the stern of the cutter. The latter, however, coming about, was in stays, when the steamer struck her, and the cutter's bowsprit swung round and swept the deck 'of the 3tearacr, carrying away her rails and injuring the paddle-box. The cutter was very little injured, only the guys of the bowsprit being carried away. The deck of the steamer was at the time crowded with jmssengers, and when the collision occurred the bulk of them ran over to the port side of the steamer, and thereby canted her, or it is probable, if this had not been done, some of the passengers would have been injured by the cutter's bowsprit.