SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7161, 29 October 1884, Page 4

SHIPPING.

HIOdWMIR. at Auckland 120— 2 5 Jlanukau 5.9 — iSUX. —K' 1 "" 5 3 : sets. 0 2G. •noon.—Futl, November 3, B.IC p.m. AKKIVALS. Macgregor, s.s., Johnston, from Whingarei. Passengers -.-Messrs. Loram, Johnston, Jagger, Thorburn, Sandager, Atlamson, Simpson, W>-r----■wicker, J. Bennett, J. Harropp Gowall, Todnn, Deblin, Maringe, C. H. Keii, ahandley. I Nieyer J. Grant, Muller, Howard, Mowbrny. Miller,' Smith, Rev. Mr. Dellow, nlisscs C;.rmichael and Smith, Mrs. Dellow.—Northern S.P. Co., agents. Venus, ketch, 38, S. Neill, from Opotiki.— Master, agent. Mathieo, barque, 367, M. G. Magnusien, from Suva. Passenger : Mr. C. Nelson. —N.Z. Sugar Co., agents. Defiance, brigantine, 199, J. Johnson, from Napier.—K. Mackay, agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Southern Cross, s.s., 282, Hutchison, for k-ist Coast ports. —Union 5.5. Co., agents. Ocean, schooner, 28, J. Swinton, for Tauranga. —Master, agent. . . , Ruby,' schooner, 3G, W. D&vies, for whangaroa. —Master, agent. Rotomahana, s.s., 1727, M. Carey, for Russell.—Union S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Wellington, s.s., for Tauranga. Macgregor, s.s., for Whangarei. Waitaki, s.s., for Whangarei. Rotomahana, s.s., for Russell. Southern Cross, s.s., for East Coast ports. rHEQUNION S.S. COMPANY. Thursday.—The Rotomahana arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Southern porta aDd Melbourne at noon. IMPORTS. Per barque Mathieu, from Suvi-.: 502 bags raw sugar. Per brigantine Defiance, from Napier, shipped at Timaru : 500 sacks flour, 400 sacks brau, 60 sacks sharps, 110 sacks wheat. , From Napier : 30 tons Ecrap iron. Per Hermioue, from London : 2 cases fireworks, 8 c isks shot.—D. Evitt, Queen-street.

IBWABD3 Coastwise. —Start, cutter, from Mangonni, with 24,000 feet timber; Four Sisters, cutter, from Port Jackson, with 25 tons firewood ; Rata, barge, from Waiara, with 31,000 feet timber; Ocean, achooner, from Whangarei, wkh 50 tons coal; Lizzie, cutter, from Tairua, with 32,000 feet timber. Ootwabds Coastwise.—Four Sisters, cutter, for Mahurangi; Ra,ta, barge, for Waiara. The cutter Start, which we announced as being ashore on the rocks in the Kawau Passage, has been safely got off by Mr. D. Gouk (the owner), and has been brought to Auckland. Yesterday she was docked, and it has been ascertained that the damage done to the Tassel is not of a very serious nature. The work of repairing the cutter is to be at onco proceeded with. 'The following vessels are loading at the ttakarau (Knipira) Wenona, barque, for Melbourne; Clifton, barque, for Adelaido ; Mary Ann Annison, barque, for Sydney ; Sarah and Mary, schooner, for Dunedin. At Port Albert: Olaribel, barque, for aielbourne. They are all expected to be ready for sea during the ensuing week. • The ketch Venus, from Opotiki, arrived m harbour yesterday with 392 sacks maize, 43 pigs, 3 tons potatoes, 5 bags fungus. The schooner Ocean left for Tauranga yesterday with 50 tons coal. The Union Co.'a s.s. Rotomahana left for Russell last evening with 6 bundles whaleboue, 44 sacks potatoes, 11 packages woolpacks, 21 casks oil, 20 bags flour, and SO packages sundries.

The s.s. "Wellington, for Tauranga, and Macgregor and Waitaki, for "Whangarei, left last evening with passengers and cargo. The brigantine" Deßanee, from Timaru via Napier, came into harbour yesterday morning after a somewhat tedious passage, a succession of head winds preventing the vessel from making good headway. The trip, however, has not been an extended one, the last port naiped having been left on Thursday last. The vessel has been berthed at the Queen-street Wharf, there to discharge hor inward cargo. The s.s. Neptune is to take the place of the p.s. lona in the trade between here and the Great Barrier. The Neptune is to leave this afternoon for the Island named.

The barque Mathien, a stranger to this port, came into harbour yesterday from Fiji with » cargo of sugar, after a long and tempestuous passage. Notwithstanding the buffeting about the barque has received, she has come into harbour in excellent order. Captain Magnussen reports having left Laucala Bay on tho 20th of September with a steady S.W. breeze, which lasted for the first three days, then for the ensuing ten days nothiog but calms prevailed until the 10th October, when the barque fell in with a fierce S.W. gale, which gradually increased in force until the barque had to contend against a perfect hurricane with a terrific cross sei. During the gale, which lasted ten days, the barque lost several sails, .besides all that was movable on deck. Steady southerly winds next prevailed until making the New Zealand coast (the Poor Knights) on Monday last, thence light and variable weather to arrival. The barque was at once taken up to the Sugar Company's "Works, there to discharge her cargo. The seamen and firemen's strike was ended yesterday by the Northern Steamship Company agreeing to the demands of the Union; and, during the afternoon, Mr. C. Kowe (the shipping clerk at this port) was busily engaged in seeing that the new articles were all mads out in strict conformity with law.

LAUNCH OF THE KAIKOURA.

(Faosi THfi Glasgow News, Sept. 9.) Yesterday Messrs. John Elder and Company launched from their shipbuilding yard at Fairfield, Govan, a steel screw-steamer for the Uew Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), London, for their direct service from London to New Zealand. This steamer, as also the sister steamer no* building, is somewhat similar to the three steamers built by Messrs. Elder for the same company last year. The steamers are built under special survey of Lloyd's surveyors -to class at Lloyd'a in "the highest spar deck class, and are divided into eight watertight compartments, five of which are carried np to the spar deck, with fireproof and watertight doois, in case of fire or any of the compartments being flooded. They will be entered on the admiralty list as transports of the highest class. Tho vessels are built entirely of steel, and have cutwater stems with figurehead, and are barque rigged, having masts and yards of steel. The principal dimensions of the vessel are as follows:—Length between perpendiculars, 420 feet; length over all, 451 feet; breadth, 46 feet; depth, 33 feet 4 inches, with a gross tonnage of 4550 tons. The vessel is fitted with three deckß, with large foretopgallant forecastle for crew, and petty officers' convenience. A large bridge deckhouse, about 130 feet long, is fitted amidships, enclosing the engine and boiler casing, and containing accommodation for officers, engineers, galleys, scullery, bakery, &c. The entrance to tho second-class saloon, ladies' cabin, and smokingrooms, are fitted at the forward end of the bridge. A ahort poop is fitted aft, below which is placed smoke and card rooms, barber's saloon, and lavatories, steam-steering engine, -bar, and servants' accommodation. Forward of the poop, and in continuation of the poop deck, ib fitted a Bhade deck, extending over the after deck-house and out to the full breadth of the vessel, forming an extensive promenade about 130 feet long, for the sole use of the first-class passengers, who have also the bridge deck for similar purposes. The after deck-house is fitted up for 20 firßt-class passengers—saloon entrance, music-room, and well over siloon, and close ou tho bridge forward, are placed the captain's room, chart and wheel-houses. Over the latter is fitted a hurricane bridge, upon which are placed repeating telegraphs for communicating orders to the engine-room, and also to the after steam steering engine-house. Two largo lightbouse towers are fitted at the after end of the forecastle, with admittance from the lamp-rooms below in the topgallant forecastle, thus affording the greatest facility for trimming the side lamps at any time. Accommodation is provided on the main deck for 43 first-class passengers, and on the spar deck for 24: total, 67. There is also accommodation for 32 second-class passengers on the main deck, and for 250 third-class passengers forward. The saloon and state-rooms will be fitted with all that can add to the comfort' and convenience of the passengers for a long voyage. The first-class accommodation is situated abaft .the engine-room, and extending to amidships. Entrance is obtained from the spar deck by means of a spacious Btaircaße, placed in the after deck-house. The' main saloon is placed in the midship portion of the ship immediately abaft the engine-room, and will be a fine, large, and elaborately furnished apartment, 42 feot by 32 furnished in hardwoods—these, consisting of teak, oak, satinwood, and walnut, giving a very rich combination. Over the centre of the Baloon is a large well, 18 feet by 12 feet, with a- large pavilion skylight on the hurricane deck above, giving ample ventilation, and making the total height of the saloon fully 17 feet. Numerous extra-large lights are fitted in the sides of the saloon, and also the firstclass deck house. The state rooms throughout this vessel are unusually large and well furnished. The corridors are also very spacious, ample light and ventilation being a special feature from large trunk well and skylight extending from'the bridge and hurricane decks. The ladies' boudoir is fitted immediately abaft the saloon, and will be furnished in a handsome manner. The main Baloon entrance, musicroom, smoko and card room, corridors, and also the first-class state room in after deck house, are to be furnished in polished hardwood, consisting of teak, oak, satinwood, and walnut, similar in style to saloon. The second-class saloon is lighted and ventilated by a largo trunk ■well 12 feet square", with a pavilion skylight on bridge deck, nxaking the total height of saloon similar to main saloon. Forward.of this again are the third-class or Government passengers and the for; the comfort of which great care has been taken in all the arrange-1

ments. The saloons, entrances, corridors, Udies ] room, smoking and cud room, atato-room., engine and boiler rooms, are anfittedthroug out with the electric light on the inoanaeacent principle. Independent "f the electric light, "ho veisel is fitted complete throughout wuh lamps on the most approved princ,pie. The Greatest care h*s been taken in the ventilating, and sanitary arrangements throughout. The vessel carries eight boats of large dimensions, placed on the bridgeand decks, as far as possible beyond the risk of danger from the sea. feteam-3tearui£ gar of the best and strongest type is in the wheel-house j under the poop, havinc also hind - steering gnsr immediately above or, the poop, and mado to connect and disconnect at pleasure to guard against accident Feur large steam winches are fitted at the hatchways for the prompt loading and unloading of the cargo. A powerful steam windlass is also fitted on the topgallant forecastle, with a. capstan placed forward of it, and driven by searing from the win<lln«3 engine for manceuvriog the vessel when in harbour. She has also a craue for lifting or lowering the anchors, &a. Two refiigerating engines on the most improved style are to be fitted in the forebold, for the carrying of a largo quantity of frozen meat for the English market, and also for the carrying of nn ample stock of fresh provisions for the use of the passengers. Iu fact the vessel will be fitted and furnished with everything of the most improved style usual iu large mail boats for long voyaees. The engines will indicate about 4000 horse-power. They are compound surface-condensing, and have two inverted cylinders,.one high-pressure, SSin. in diameter, each adapted for a stroke of 4:s. Sin. The highpressure cylinder has a va.lv© of the equilibrium" piston type, and the low-pressure cylinder has an ordinary double ported side valve. These valves are worked by the usual double eccentric and link motion. The propeilor blades are of 3 manganese bionze. With this material the blades can be cast wi'.h fine edges and a smooth surface, "which reduces the friction due to the passage of the blades through the water. The steam is supplied to the engines by three cylindrical double-ended multitubular boilers, having in all IS of Foxe'd patent corrugated furnaces. The boilers me constructed entirely of steel, and made for a working pressure of llOlbs. per square inch. As the vessel left the ways, arid glided gracefully into the river, she was named the " Kaikoura." by Mias Malcolm, of London. At a lunchedn Mr. Pearce Proposed, "Success to the Kaikourn. her Owners." The toast wv.s acknowledged by Mr. Malcolm on behalf of the company, who proposed "Continued prosperity to the firm of John Elder and Co." In speaking, Mr. Pearce referred to the company and the energy of the Chairman of Directors, Mr. Coster. »

PORT OF ONKHUKGA,

ARRIVALS. Hauraki, s.s., Harvey, from Waitara.— Master, agent. Napier, b.s., Fisk, from Waitara. —Master, ACODtt DEPARTURES. Hauraki, s.s., Harvey, for Waitara.—Master, s.s., Norbury, for "Waitara. —A. Barnes, agent. ' Hawea, s.s., Hansby, for the South. Passengers : —For Taranaki: Judge Gillies, Messrs. Hesketh, Cooper, Misa Daveney, Mrs. and Miss Harding, Major Pollard, Captain -Matthews, Misses Gillie 3, Balfe, Carmichael, Mr. Malavey, Mr. and Mre. El worthy, Mrs. Harrison, Messrs. T. F. Jones, Hildred, K. Bleazard, Miss Cherlock. For Nelson : K. Hare, Miss Bolger, Olark and Uyman's Opera (7). For Pict.on : Master G. Kenny, Mr. Hackett. For "Wellington : Messrs. H. Symmonds, " athana. For Lyttelton : Messrs. Hollenger, Francis Tuke, Mr. and Mrs. Soott, Constable Hansen. For Westport: Mr. Siouk Shang. For Port Chalmers : Mr. D&ykin.—Union S.S. Co., agents. The s.F. Napier arrived from "Waitara yesterday afternoon with 490 sacks potatoes and 100 sheep. She leaves again to-day. The s.s. Douglas left for Waitara at 4 o'clock yesterday. The Union Co.'a s.s. Hawea left for Southern ports at 2 o'clock yesterday with 20 kegs lead, 223 sacks potatoes, 10 bi>ga lime, 20 sacks oyster 3, 114 boxes tea, 5 crises meats, 200 mats sugar, 29 loose door*. 7 packages sashes, 20 bundles architraves, 5 c.ises chairs, 2 bales paper, 25 cises drapery, 120 cases and packages sundries. The s.s. Argyle leaves for Hokianga early this morning. The s.s. Hannah Mokau leaves for Waitara at 10, o'clock this morning. The s.s. Hauraki arrived from Waitara on Sunday morning with 44 head of cattle, 7 horses, and 15 sheep. She loft again for the same port at 11 o'clock.

KAIPAKA. October 2S.—Sailed : Mary Ann Annison, barque, for Sydney, with 170,000 feet baulk, and 20,000 feet sawn flitches timber.