SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7885, 2 March 1887, Page 4

SHIPPING.

ETiob Wai*B at Auckland—ll.l4 a.m. ; 11.35 p.m. It „ Manukau—2.6o am.; 3.16 p.m. Bex.Rises. 6.50 ; sets, f1.32. * Hook—First quarter, March 3,0.47 p.m. _ —— ARRIVALS. . Tarawera, a.a., 2003, Sinclair, from Sydney. Passengers : Misses Alexander and Handyslde, Mesdames Heron, Paget, Mofflin, Jones, JNieesrs. Kelly, Howe, Burgess, Mailer, Giles, Kirby, Paget. Cahill (2), Guy, Hiliyard, M*itl.tud, Wolfe, Evans, Grubb, Captain Gasooyne, Lord Bertie, and 18 ateerage.— S.S. Co., agents. Medor*, schooner, S3, Subrltzky, from Awanui.—Master, agent. Sharpshooter, barque, 489, M. 0. Magnussen, from Bay (Fiji). Passengers : Mrs. Miguussen and child.—New Zealand Sugar Co., agents. Chelmsford, s.s., 70, Oollings, from Opotikl. Passengers : Mr., Mrs., and Miss McOabe. Mrs. Laurence, Mr. and Mrs. Thurston, Messrs. Law, Gordon, Morrison, and 2 la the steerage.—• !bh».-p und Co., agents. Queen, tchoouer, 40, Thos. Jones, from Boaianga. Passenger : Mrs. Jones.—M. Niccol, agent. Douglas, 8.6., Austin, from- OpotikL— Northern S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Wairarapa, s.s., 1876, H. W. H. Chatfield, for Sydney, Passengers Messrs. D. Mtrks, Albortson, Webber, Hanchard (2), C.udden, liichardson, Ewing, Aitkvn, Davidson, Kobb, Fathers Carroll, AlcGee, Captain McGillivray, and 12 in the steerage, »rd through cargo from Southern ports.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Wellington, s.s., 279, Stephenson, for WhaXlgarei. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. Southern Cioss, s.s., 262, Spinks, for East Coast ports and Wellington.—Union S.S. Co., agents. flliniiha, schooner, 54, J. Pallant, for WangaEui, via Mercury Bay.—D. H. McKenzie,agent. Msrope, barque, 1053. Thomas, for London. Passengers: Mr.iand M<s. 'Thomas Varnom, Mrs. Lawn. Misses Varnom (2), Messrs. James Varnom, James Craig, W, Kempley, Thomas Pace, James French, J. W. Blackwell, Mrs. 8. Pace, Mrs. E. Keir.pioy,—A. Heather, agent. Algoa Buy, barque, 1111, R. Logie, for London, via Lyttelton. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Cobb and family (3). N.Z. Shipping Co., agents. DEPARTURES Wsirarapa, s.s,, for Sydney. Southern Cross, 8.5., for East Coast porta. Wellington, a.s.. tor WhangareL Mimiha, schooner, for Mercury Bay, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. SAN FRAN"CI?CO : Mariposa, E.M. A.i,, nailed February 10, due March 10. ioyroM : Lady Jocslyn, ship, sailed Nov. 27. America, ship, sailed January 4. Centurion, ship, sailed January 28. Oamarn, ship, loading. KIW YORK : Abial Abbot, bwqua, sailed September 20, from Dunedia February 26. Bud Josephy, barque, sailed Nov. 16, C. W. Janes, barque, early. HAMBURG: Canopus, barque, sailed? October 31, BFVJ. Levuka, barque, sailed .December 20. ITBC'U ISLANDS : Buster, schooner, eady, ' Torea. schooner, early, Ika Vaka, bri&antioa, early, JAVA : Veritas, barque, early, <jHRD> ' Henrich Bauer, barque, loading. Vonna, barque, loading. 3TDNKY : Mariner, schooner, sailed February 3. NEWCASTLE : Aurora, schooner* sailed February 9^ Wild Wave, brig, to sail February 25. fiOBAKT : Loongana, birqsie, early. SOUTH Ii F.N FOiiTS i Ruapchu, s.s., .about March 6. PROJECTED DKPA»'H7RE!V LOSDOS : Knapehu, as., March 10. Merope, barque, loading* Eatterhill, barque, loading. Laira, barque, to load. Tros, barque, loading at Kaipara. Aerola, barque, loading at Kaipara. NEW YORK : William Phillips, schooner, loading. 1 Abiel Abbot, barque, early. SYDNEY : Mariposa, R.M. a.s., about Maich 10. UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. Thursday —The Tarawera leaves for Southern ports and Melbourne at noon. Friday.—The Ohau arrives from Tauranga and South. NORTHERN S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. This Day.—The Staff* leaves for Raglan at p.m.; the Glecelg leaves for Whangarei at 7 p.m. Thursday.—The lona leaves for Great Barrier at 8 a.m. The Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth at 1 p.m. The Wellington arrives from Whac jarei about S p.m.. The Douglar leaves for Opotikl at 5 p.m. Friday.The Clansman arrives from Runel' at 6 a.m., and leave* for Tauranga at 7 p.ml The lona leaves for Mercury Bay and Tairua, ar.d the Wellington for Whangarei, at 7 p.m. The leaves for Wanganui at 3 m.

. Saturday.—The Gairloch arrives from Waitara early. The lona arrives from Mercury Bay. Sunday.—The Clansman arrives from Tau« rang* early. VESSELS IN BARBOUR. Tr.is i;«t does not Include coasters. Ships. —Hermione, in stream. Barques. — Aierope, Bay, Sharpshooter, stream ■ Eaalerhill, at Railway Wharf; Laira, Stream ; L»ecima, '.agar Works. Bp.igastises.—Ryco, Eorealis, in stream, •SCHOONERS. — Welcome, Southern Cross (M:«»ion schooner;, Olive, in Ktresini ; .Te*§ie Niccol, at Reclamation ; Devonport, Mule, in stream; William Phillips, at Railway Wharf; Northern Belle, at Queen-street Wharf ; Fanny Thornton, at Railway Wharf. IMPORTS. Par bat que Sharpshooter, from Ba, Fiji: 7450 bags raw to gar. Per s.s. Tarawera, from Sydney : 12 bundles, 244 pack»ecK tea, 10 cases whisky, 10 bale* gunnies, 100 cases c*ator oil, 25 c-iaes lemons, 4 steel circles, 29 girder plates, 184 packages Buadrisa, and cargo for Southern ports. Per Chelmsford, from Opotiki; 141 sacks maize.John Reid and Co. EXPORTS. Per schooner Mmiiha, for Wanganui (to be shipped at Mercury Bay): 40,000 feet timber. Per barque -rope, ror London : 30 bales ragii, 20 bags tailings. 40 tons And 114 bales cotton, 423 bales tow, 837 bales wool, 58 biles leather, 5 bags horns, CI bags bones, 711 bags flax, 156 cases pearl shell, 120 casks acid, 1750 cases preserved meats, 98 packages inndriej, 1927 cases kauri gum. Per s.s. Wairarapa, for Sydney: 3 boxes gold, 201 sacks maize, 119 packages butter, 12 cases glass, 40 sacks oats. 10 sacks gum, 13 doors, 240 cases oranges, 175 pieces timber, 34 bales fungus, 30 sacks cocoanuts, 8 packages midlines, 9 boxes bottles, 3 crates fowls, 109 cases meats, 35 kegs beef, 10 barrels beef, 4 packages plateware, 189 packages sundries, and car&ofrom Southern ports. Inwards Coastwise. — Moehau, barge, from Pakiii, with 10 000 fret timber, 2000 palings ; J?*ko, cutter, from Tairua, with 26,000 feet timber, 46 bag* gum ; Mm*, cutter, from Tairua, with 25,000 feet timber, 5 bags gum ; Kauri, barge, from Kennedy's Bay, with 31 logs timber ; Progress, bargo, from Mangawai, with 15,000 feet timber. Outwards Coastwise.—Moehau, baren, for Omitha ; Paku, cutter, for fairua ; Mina, cutter, for Whafigamata ; Kauri, barge, for Kennedy's Bay ; Progress, barge, for Mangawai. The schooner Madora arrived in harbour yesterday with a cargo of 76 sacks kauri gum, 16 tons bark, 13 sacks bones, 4 packages sundries. She is from Aw&nui, and had fine •weather on the passage. The barque Dooima is to clear at the Customs to day for Lyttellou, where she will load grain for London. Yesterday morning the barquo Sharpshooter ' arrived in port in charge of Pilot Cooper, and dropped anchor off the Queen-street Wharf. She is from Ba, Fiji, and brings a fall cargo of raw sugars to the consignment of the New .Zealand Sugar Company, and to enable her to land her cargo she is this afternoon to be taken up to the Sugar Company's wharf. The Sharpshooter left the Ba on the loth ultimo, and the passage has only been noticeable for the very lir,ht and changeable weather experienced. The Union Company's b.s. Tarawera arrived In harbour at 11 o'clock yesterday morning from Sydney, on route to .Southern ports and Melbourne. Of the voyage, Captain Sinclair reports having left Sydney on the 24th ultimo, at 4.30 p.m. ; passed the Throe Kings at 2 p.m. the 28th, and rounded the North Cape at 7.. p m the Slime day ; experienced fresh easterly Winds to the North Capo, ther.ee light variable ■winds up to arrival. The Tarawera is to resume lit?r voyage to Southern ports at noon to-morrow. . . „ „ The s.s. Wairarapa, for Sydney, *ia Russell, took her departure last evening with pissengers and cargo. The Southern Cross, for Eist Const poi ts and Wellington, also proceeded hence last evening. The liclioonor Miniiba goes hence to Mercury Bay there to load a cargo of timber for WangaBui. Yesterday the barque Merope cleared outwards for London, she last evening taking ou gourd the lust of her homeward cargo. Captain

Thomas *>»■ his vessel in splendid order and in excellent trim for the making of a good passage home. She take* with her several passengers i and they, no doubt, under the care of Captain Thomas, will hare a pleasant passage to the old country. . . . . ~ . The barque Algoa Bay finished landing her inward cargo from London yesterday, and cleared outward at the custom! for Lyttelton, whither the is to proceed for the purpose of loading grain, etc., for London, to-day. The schooner Queen arrived early yesterday morning from Hukianga, with * cargo of 122 cases kauri gum. 9 bales fungus, 34 hides, 4 totara piles, and 5 tons sundries. _ , The a.i. Chelmsford arrived from OpoHlti yesterday morning with passengers and 500 aacki maize, 60 pig®« She ii to leaf® again this evening. The steamer was followed into port by the s.s. Douglas, whieh brought 400 sacks maize. Both vessels had fine weather ga their passage up the coast. The s.i. Waitaki is to leave for East Coast ports this evening. This trip the steamer will proceed on to Lyttelton, where she will take in a return cargo of grain for coast ports. The wrecked steamer Bauraki wis owned by Captain Harvey and the engineer, was insured in the Victoria office for £1200, reinsured iu the South British £450. National £250. Standard £125. The value is £300 beywud the insurance. The Hauraki was bound lor Waitara when she foundered. The ooal carried by the steamer was owned by the Brunner Company, and was not insured. No further particulars have been reoelved. The ciew are probably making their way overland to Nelson. The handy little steamer Tarn O'Shs.nter has been taken in hand by Captain Minchen, who intends to run the vessel for the future in and about the harbour on excursion trips. To-day she is to make a fishing excursion trip to hangitotp Reef, calling en route at St. Helier's Bay. The steamer is to leave the Queen-street Wharf with her party at 2 p.m., and should the d*v ha line a pleasant outing may be anticipated. The barque Daoitna is to come down from theSugar Company's works this morning early, and during the day will leave for Lyttelton. The " greyhound of the sea." as tho Alaska used to be oalled, has lott her pride of place. A table compiled by the superintendent of 1 foreign mails at New York gives the hourly average of speed for all steamers engaged during the past five months in oarrying the American mails to Europe. This official record places that splendid Ounvdur, the Etruria, first, with an average of 17 knots an hour—remarkable time, truly, considering that the period includes some of the most tempestuous months in the year. But the Etruria is only a trifle ahead of the Umbria, another Cunarder, which comes second, with an average of 16 8 knots; while no fewer than ten other steamers, including the Alaska, have records of over 16 knots. But the average would have been somewhat higher had the time been taken from pilot to pilot, instead of from dock to dock, there always being some slackening of speed at the beginning and end of » voyage. Even as matters stand, however, naval architects have every reason to be content with the marvellous acceleration of speed which has taken place since the Transatlantic steam service was first established, The ill - fated President and the Great Western were constructed, if we remember rightly, to steam some sevon knots an hour, and even that rate was considered impossible by the experts of the period. The Great Britain was intended to eclipse their doings, but that unlucky craft met with such a series of misfortunes from the time of her leaving the stocks, that she soon fell out of the race. Even coming down to quite recent times, a rapid improvement in speed becomes apparent. It is not so long since the Sarvia, the Arizona, the America and the Eider were regarded as veritable flyers. Now, however, they come into the category of slow cotohei, their average being bslow 16 knots an hour, although some of them have been greatly improved since they were launched. It is worthy of remark in connection with the late mail contiact controversy, that the North German Lloyd's Company now possess five of the fastest steamers on the line. These do net quite come up to the Etrnria and the Umbria in speed, but they are not very far behind, there being only a fractional difference between them. The Admiralty have issued to mariners instructions respecting the use of oil upon broken waters. The memorandum it the outcome »f experiments which have been conducted in Great Britain with the object of ascertaining whether oil quells the action of the sea. In view of the doubts that exist on the question, the following extract from the memorandum is of interest: —"A very small quantity of oil skilfully applied may prevent much damage to ships (especially the smaller classes) and to boats by modifying the action of tho breaking seas. On free waves, i.e., waves in deep water, the effect is greatest. In a surf, or waves breaking on a bar, where a mass of liquid is in actual motion, in shallow water, the effect of the oil is ascertain, as nothing can prevent the larger waves from breaking under such circumstances, but even here it is of some service. The heaviest and thickest oils are the most effectual. Refined kerosene is of little use ; crude petroleum is serviceable when nothing else is obtainable, but all animal and vegetable oils, such as waste oils from the engines, have great effect. A small quantity of oil suffices if applied in such a manner as to spread to the windward, In cold weather, the oil being thickened by the lower temperature, and not being able t* spread freely, will have its effect much reduced. This will vary with the description of oil used. The best method of application in a ship at sea appears to be hanging over the side small canvas hags capable of holding from one to two gallons of oil, suon bags being pricked with a needle to facilitate leakage of the oil. The position of tse&e bays should vary with the circumstances. Running before the wind, they should be hung txi wither bow, e.g., from the cat head, and allowed to tow in the water. With the wind on the quarter the effect seems to be less than in any otber position, as the oil goes astern, while th» waves come up on the quarter. Lying to, the weather bow and another position further aft seem the beat pl-toes from which to hang tho bags, with ft sufficient length of line to permit them to draw to the windward, while the ship drifts. For a boat riding in bad weather from a sea anchor, it is recommended to fasten the bag to an endless line rove through a block on the sea anchor, by which means the oil is diffused well ahead of the boat, and the bag cm be readily hauled on board for re-iilfing if necessary."

The Volunteer, schooner, of Massachusetts, wis cruising about in the neighbourhood of Block Island on Jane 15 la.it, and suddenly reeled from a sudden shock, which at first suggested the possibility of her hiving struck some hidden reef not figuring in the charts. The weather was so fine that the Volunteer was well-nigh becalmed, and fortunately captain and crew had plenty of leisure and opportunity to take things calmly in face of the mysterious danger which threatened them. A glance over the aide of the vessel sufficed to reveal the cause of the shock. A swordfiah of large size wag seen in the act of charging the ship once again. It retreated, and then rushing through the water renewed the assault with great vigour, A boat wag quickly manned, and a harpooner' duly despatched the assailant, which was found to weigh 300!ba. The effects of the attack on the fish itself was moat disastrous. The "sword" j*w had completely disappeared, the upper jaw itself was demolished, and both eyes had been destroyed. In due time the Volunteer was dookedat Gloucester, when an inspection was made of the vessel's keel. It was then found that about six feet from the vessel's stem, near the top of the keel, the sword had entered the wood, and had actually broken four times as the assault of the fish was renewed. Four pieces of the weapon were found embodied in the keel. The fish hid thus used its damaged sword again and again in the coarse of its attack, and oblivious of hurt and pain, had sacrificed itself in pursuit of an utterly unjustifiable rage. TORT OF ONE HUNG A. DEPARTURES. Bo torn», a.Bi, Neville, for Southern porta. Passengers : Messrs, Barling, Farquharaon, and Smith, Mrs. Brewster and 2 children. Mrs. Campbell, Mrs,, Smith, Mrs. Wagstaff and child, Miss Cook, and seven in the steerage, Union S.S. Co., agent*. EXPORTS. Per B.B* Rotorua, for the South : 9400 feet timber, 10 aackn ooooanuts, 18 cases fruit, 20 bags salt, IS cases and 10 trusses drapery, 5 cases and 9 boxes tea, 30 cases oranges, and 120 sundry package!. The Union Co.'i s.s. Rotorua, for the South, took her departure at 1 o'clock yesterday, with a quantity of cargo and several passengers. The s.s. Galrloch has been detained at WaU tarn through stormy weather, and will not leave that port for Manukau until noon to-day. She may be expected to arrive early on Thursday morning.

BY TELEGRAPH, PORT CHALMERS. March I.—Arrived : s.s. Tj Anno, from Melbourne ; Rosamond from West Coast. Sailed : a.s, Omapere for the West Coast; s.s. Havre* for the North. Passengers— For Lyttelton: Mrs. Nantea, Messrs Boyd. Coles. For Wellington : Mr. Zennain. For Nelson: Mimes Shand, Siniraonds, Mrs. Moody, Mr, and Mrs. Stevens. For Taranaki : Miss O'Connor. For Manukau. Miss Leslie, Mrs. Biggins and three children, Mr. Food. S.s. Hausoto, for Sydney, via Cook Straits. Passengers— Lyttolton : Messrs. Stevenson, - Campbell. For Wellington : Misies Gyllenarenti and Wriggleiworth, Messrs Whittern and Wriggles worth. For Sydney : Mr; and Miss Blackhorn.