SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7657, 7 June 1886, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Hie a Water at Auckland— a^.; 1.7 Manttkau-9.15a.n1.; C.,» I - -i* Sun.—Rises, 7.11: sets, 440 - Moon.—First qr . 9th, 7-6 p.m. arrivals. June 5. Clansman, 5.5.,331, Farquhar, fromTaurangtt. .—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Glonolg, «.«•, 156, Stephenson, from Wna* jjgarti. Passengers : Mesdames Lee, Caulter, Misses Caulter (2) Messrs. Caulter, Cant, Joen, Coutts, Nankervis, Wyatt, Churchward, Kirkwood, Forbes, and Robertson. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. Mimlha, schooner, Bushell, from Long Island, Passengers : Messrs. E. Echortdge, McKenzie, and 7 natives.—D. H. McKenzie, agent. June 6. Argyle, s.s., 129, Amodeo, from Mercury Bay. —Northern S.S. Co,, agents. Southern Cross, g«s., Captain Spink®, from Wellington.—Union S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Argyle, ».s„ 129, Amodeo, for Mercury Bay. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. Orpheus, schooner. 53, Taw, for Port Dorby. Passengers : Messrs. T. Cronin, II- C. Pollard, J. Murphy, K. Peterson, O. Clarkon, D. McQueen, T. Edwards, W. Cotmore. — Master, agent. -o- a n Thomas A. Goddard, barque, fcSb, A. 1.. Sears, for Now York. Passengers : Mr. O. E. King.—Arnold, Hinos, and Co., agents. DEPARTURES, jUN i 5. Argyle, s.a., for Mercury Bay. June 6. Orpheus, schooner, for Port Derby and Gladfttons Gulf. IMPORTS. Per schooner Miuiiha, from Long Island : 80 tons guano. Per Nora: 0004 sacks Tasuianian _ seed potatoes, specially selected.—Geo. V. Jakins. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LOUDON: , . Arawa, s.s., sailed May 22, due July 4. Aknroa, barque, sailed March 10, vvi'KH. Falls of Clyde, ship, sailed April 11, SGPJ. Stracathro, ship, loading. Waitangi, ship, loading, 6LASGOW : No. 121 dredger, sailed January 9. Zealandia, ship, early. KEW YORK : Lapwing, hriganiine, sailed Feb. 2, SLN'P. _ Mary E. Russell, barque, sailed Feb. 23, JRCT. Sorine, barque, sailed March 13, S<JH3. Elinor Vernon, barque, loading. Nettie, brigantine, loading. HAMBURG : Prince Albert, barque, loading. A.KEN DAL, NORWAY : Faust, barque, cleared January SYDNEY : Alameda, R.M. s.s., 21st last. SAN CISCO : Mariposa, R.M. s.s., about "23th inst. NEWCASTLE : Jennie 8., brigantine, early. FROM ISLANDS : Three Cheers, schooner, caily, SLNQ. Mi.iie, schooner, early, mi'Ki". Atlantic, schooner, early. LliTH.roN : Gleaner, schooner, sailed June 2. Notero, barque, early. Energy, schooner, sailed May 29. WELLING TON : Vesuuk, Russian man-of-war, sailed May 01. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

10ST5ON : Gazelle, loading. ■Wa.ircaft, b.irque, loading. Jlalcione, ship, loading, from Kaipara, Lutterworth, to load. KSW YoKK: Thomas A. Goddird, barque, loaded. Nora, bripantine, to load. SAN FRAN CISC .) : Alameda, K.M. 5.»., 22cd insfc. SYDNEY : Mariposa, E.M. b.s., about 25th init. KIMBERLEV : I.izzie, cutter, early. Notero, barque, early. KAROIONGA : Julia Pryce, schooner, early. SAMOA : Olive, schooner, early. THE UNION S.S. COMPANY. To-DAT. —Penguin arrives at Onehunga at Boon from Southern ports; tho Ohau is due from Southern ports. TUESDAY. — The Wairarapa arrives from Southern ports and Melbourne, and leaves for Russell; tho Pergnin leaves Onehunga at 1 p.m. for Southern ports ; the Ohau leaves for Greymouth at 2 p.m. ; the Southern Gross leave* for East Coast ports and Guborne at 3 p.m. Thursday. — The Wairarapa arrives from Russell and leaves for Southern porta and Melbourne at uoon.

VESSEL? IN HARBOUR. Steamer. —Explorer, Railway Wharf. Eh:?. —AllansLnw, at Queen-street 'Wharf. Barques.—Rapido, in stream ; Lutterworth, Waimeu, Caberfeidh. *t Queen-street Wharf; Sidlaw, Wolfe, in stream. Bkigastinks.—Gazelle, Queen-street Wharf; Linda Weber, Hail way Wharf ; Nora, in stream. SCHOOLERS. —W^itecasta, Julia Pryce, Olive, Queen-street Wharf; Fanny Thornton, in stream ; Devonport, Queea-street Wharf. EXPORTS. Per barque Thoma.s A. Goddard, for New York : 5(i&S cases kauri gum. Per schooner Orphoua, for Gladstone Gulf and Derby : 10 cases salmon. 10 cases sardines, 10 cases jam, 6 chests tea, 25 boxes candles, 10 cases oysters, 10 cases vinegar, 10 cases pickles, 2 case* tobacco, 5 cases wine, 17 cases beer, 25 cases goneva, 20 cases whisky, 22 cases brandy, 10 cases preserved milk. 7 cases sauce, 10 bags rice, 2 cases vestas, 4 cases iron, 25 cases limejaice, 2 cases salt, 2 cases bacon, 1 bale hops, 1 case coffee, 45 cases preserved fish, 2 cases honey, 1 cite pipes, 60 crates flour, 66 crates biscuits, 70 cases preserved meats, 45 bags potatoes, 40 bags oats, 4 coils rope, 40 boxe<! soap, 2 packages chimneys, 716 pieces timber, 26 packages sashes and doors, and 91 packages sundries, 1 boat. Inwards Coastwise. — Waitemata, barge, torn Whangapoua, with 17 logs ; Lizette, ketch, rom Thames, with 15,000 feet timber. Octwaeds coastwise.—Waitemata, barge, Or Whangapoua ; Lizette, ketch, for Thames, •»ith 250 sacks oats, 10 tons coal, 200 sacks flour, •50 sacks chaff. The three-masted schooner Devonport has been chartered to proceed to Helensville, there to load timber for an Australian port, which has not yet been finally fixed upon. She is to Bail during the present week. On Saturday last the schooner Orphous cleared outwards at the Customs for Kimberley with an assorted cargo, as per list under head of exports, and several passengers, who were placed upon the ship's articles as shilling a month men. Yesterday afternoon the schooner got under weigh and proceeded on her journey, being favoured with a pleasant southerly breeze. The departure of the schooner was watched by a lar<;e number of people who were on the wharf at the time. The schooner is bound for Glad stone Gulf nnd Derby, and goes there by ■way of Torres Straits. The barque Thomas a Goddard cleared outwards at the Castor ib yesterday, for New York, with a cargo of kauri gum as follows 5663 caser, containing 507 tons, and valued at £35,014. The barque, it is expected, will sail to-day. The schooner Louie left Lyttelton for the Thames with, a cargo of grain, on the 31st May. The barque Loongana left Whangarei for Sydney on Thursday last, with a cargo of timber. The barge liuakaka reached Brisbane on Thursday last, after a very excellent passage of 11 days. This is now the third scow that has been sent across to an Australian port, and none of their trips havo exceeded 13 days, a proof that even in open water these useful but peculiarly built class of vessels can hold their own with some of our modern clippers in the making of a passage. The s.s. Glenelg (from Whangarei) and the Clansman (from Taurangn) both arrived during Saturday hist, The Argyle left on Saturday for Mercury Bay, and returned from there again yesterday morning.

After an absence of about ton weeks the Bchoonor Mimiha came into harbour at noon on Saturday last, after a cruise to New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Long Island. Long Island was left on the 22nd May, and tho passage throughout has been only noticeable for tho extremely rough weather experienced, nothing but strong N. to S.K. gales prevailing the whole of the time, wi:h very heavy seas, which kept the little vessel's deck almost continually flooded. In addition to a cargo of guano, the Mimiha also brought nine passenger.' Early on Saturday morning sevoi; 1 /ory hard squalls passed over the harbour with heavy rain, but no damage of any kind is reported amongst the shipping. In consequence of the state of the weather, r.one of the vessels awaiting berthing were able to be moved. Tho barques WoJfo and Sidlaw and brigantine Nora will all be berthed to-day. In reference to.the former vessel, consignees are desired to at once have their kerosene testa put through, and handed over to the landing waiter of H.M. Custom's, and delivery orders obtained from the ship's agents, so as not to impede the vessel's discharge. Owing to the very heavy weather that has been prevailing on the coast during the past few days, the arrivals of the s.s. Wairarapa by the East Coast and the Penguin at Onehunga are delayed until to-morrow. The former was detained at Wellington, and the Penguin at Picton. The N.Z.B. Co.'s s.s. Kaikoura arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from Lyttelton. The Union Co.'a s,g. Rotamakana, hence,

arrived at Giiborne at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, and leaving soon afterwards, arrived at Napier early yesterday corning. The s.s. Triumph left the Bluff for Sydney on Friday evening last, with a cargo of grain, to. The a.B. Southern Cross, Captain Spinks, arrived at 11 o'clock last night from Wellington, vi« Napier and Gitborne. She has one steerage passenger. The Southern Cross left Wellington at 2 p.m. on the 2nd, Napier at 3.15 p.m. on the 4th, Gluborne at 10.30 p.m. on the sth. She experienced strong northerly winds till # arrival at Napier, thence moderate till arrival at Gisborne, thenco heavy southerly gale and heavy sea from Gisborne till across Bay of Plenty, thence fresh southerly winds till arrival.

THE NEW HOPPER DREDGER. The following; is ft description of the new iron twin screw hopper dredger, whioh was built at Glasgow by Messrs. Fleming and Ferguson, at a oost of £18,350, for the Auckland Harbour Board. The dredger, it will be remembered, recently reached Brisbane on her outward journey, but has since been detained there through her crew refusing to come on with the vessel, on the ground of her being in an unseaworthy state. The Auckland Harbour Board have telegraphed to the master of the vessel to, if necessary, obtain another crow; and to enable him to do that, and for other purposes, have authorised him to draw upon the Board for whatever funds are needed. The dredger is of 172 feet length, between perpendiculars ; breadth moulded, 32 feet; depth moulded, 14 feet; capacity of hopper, 12,000 cubic feet. She is capable of carrying, when loaded to 11 .feet, mean draught, '>00 tons weight of dredging over and above 40 tons weight of coal, stores, etc. This capacity of hoppers are net, and measured under deck. The dredger is capable of dredging 300 tons of mud, soft clay, free sand and gravel, per hour, in depths of water varying from 6£ feet to 30 feet, with buckets travelling at the rate of 16 per minute, and her engines working at not | more than 65 revolutions per minute. The hull Is of steel, the sternpost being of 6 inchos and 2J inches in metal, and the sternplate 24 inches and i-inch». The frames are of 3J inches and and 3 inches, and 6-16 inch in angle iron, spaced 24 inches apart throughout, in two pieces, with doubling pieces across the keel 3 feet long. All the bulkheads have double frames, same scantling, those at side* of hopper being well atayod to each other with two angle iron stays, having bracket plates on their ends and spaced on every frame. Bow and stern cant frames are of the lame scantlings, and are spaced apart as the main frames. The bow frames have floorplates 2 feet deep, and are thoroughly stayed at load water lino to the bulkhead abaft them, by stays of 3 inches and inohes. and j£-inch angles, with attachment plates 12 inches and § inch at each end. Floors at hoppers are of 14 inches and 5.16-inch, and at engines 7.16 inch thick; elsewhere they are 13 inches and G.IG-inch each floor, having a reverse bar 3 inches and 2.J inches, and 5.16-inch running across the top of floors to the deck alternately aft of hopper. The centre keelson at after end consists of bulb iron plate, 11 inches and 9-16ths, with double 4-inch and 3inches and 7-16tbs angle irons on bottom edce ; sister keelsons consisting of double 4-inch and 3-inches and 716ths angle iron, with an 8-inch and 7-16ths bulb iron between, running foro and aft. The keel plate is 10-16ths of au inch thick, and 44 inches broad ; the garboard strakes and the strakes next the well and hoppers are of 9-10ths of an inch amidships for 80 feet, and 8-lGths of an inch at the ends; the remainder of the outside plating are of 7-16ths of an inch. The steer strake is 9-16ths of an inch amidships for 90 feet, and 8-lliths of an inch at ends. The plating of hoppers and well are 7-16ths of an inch thick, and clincher built. The deck plating is of iron chequered plates of 5 lGths of an inch thick, and (5-iGchs of an inch under bow and stern crabs and sides of hopper. The hull of the vessel is divided by five transverse bulkheads, all of which are perfectly watertight, and extend up to the main deck. At the forward end of the vessel and under deck is fitted up a most comfortable cabin, 32 feet long, with cabins for the master and engineer and the crew. Her machinery consists of two pair of compound surface condensing direct acting engines, having two cylinders working on cranks sat at right angles to each other. The highpressure cylinders are of IS inch diameter, and the low-pressure ones of 33-incb, both being suited for a piston stroke of 24 inches. Her boilers (two) are of the cylindrical tubular pattern, 10 feet diameter and 9 feet 6 inches long, having two furnaces, with separate combustion chamber to each. They are of steel, as supplied by the Steel Company of Scotland, and are constructed for a working pressure of 801b per square inch, and, when completed, they were tested to an hydraulic pressure of 1601b. She has two funnels standing side by side, as in the torpedo boat. The dredger is also fitted with a powerful steam winch, with three chain barrels, each working independently, one fitted at tho bow and the other at the stern, with all necessary disengaging gear and brakes. The dredger is steered by one of Muir and Caldwell'# steam steering engines, tho steering wheel being on the flying bridgo fixed on the top of the dredging frame, and of a sufficient height to enable the steersman to overlook the highest portion of the gear. She has two sets, of Chadburn's telegraph on the bridgeone communicating with each engine, and one at the bows communicating with the engine-room, to enable the dredging master to control the working of the engines. In addition toother fittings the dredge has been furnished with towing gear on deck, abaft the engineLouse, and it is strongly constructed and similar in design to the Clyde tug steamers, having two hooks on towing bars, fee., all complete. She has three boats—one a lifeboat, 108 feet long, and the other 12 feet long. The third boat is an anchor boat, fitted with rachet, windlass and davit for lifting anchors, &c. For the voyage out the vessel was dismantled, and all the parts taken to pieces and stowed away in the hold, and she has been rigged as a twomasted schooner.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. Gairlocb, s.i., McArthur, from Waitara, Passengers : Mesdames Wright, Kirkarth, Messrs. Phillips, Wright, Kirkarth, Murray, Thompson, Brown, WestoE, and four in the steerage.—A. Barnes, agent. The Northern Co.'a s.«. Gairlooh arrived from Waitara at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning, after a lengthy passage of 23 hours, having experienced »N. W. gale and heavy head seas, the most severe Captain McArthur has met with on the West Coast for years. She brought 66 head of cittlo, 7 horses, 222 sheep. 15 tons beef, 101 pieces timber, 44 bundles hides, and C tons sundries. She leaves again for the same port to-day. The Union Co.'a s.s. Penguin, due from the South, did not arrive yesterday, having been detained at a way port owing to the bad weather along the coast. She will arrivo this morning about 10 o'clock. BY TELEGRAPH. WELLINGTON. June s.—Sailed: The s.s. Wairarapa, for Auckland, via the East Coast. Passengers : Cabin : Messrs. Sheehy, Porter, Cropp, and Faulkner, Mesdames Walker, Faulkner, Lowe, Kennedy, Pearce, Goodall, Malfroy and child, Major Porter, Messrs. Lowe, Malfroy, Frend, Moore, Roast, Nicholls, Atkinson, Faulkner, Stephens, Kievwright, Pearce, Ashford, Hurst, Brunt on, Hill, and Harding. LYTTELTON. June 6.—Arrived : The Hertfordshire, from Dunedin; s.s. Mahinapua, from the South. Sailed : Notero, for Auckland ; s.s. Rotorua, for Wellington, Recamia, for Havelock, SCHOONER OCEAN ASHORE. CARGO PARTLY DAMAGED. [KROM COR OWN CORRESPONDENT.! Gpotiki, June 5. The schooner Ocean, J. Rust, master, is ashore on the bar, and has now been driven high up on the spit by a northerly gale. She is considered safe. The cargo is party damaged. The hull is not damaged. | This is the second time that this schooner has been on the bar at Opotiki, each time during heavy weather. The vessel is owned by Mr. Jag. Ansenne, and is of 28 tons register, and was built in 187.'5.