SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8825, 14 March 1892, Page 4

SHIPPING.

BtOB Wars* it Auckland—7.l4 a.m.i 7.97 p.m. Mwiukam—o.sl a.m.; 10-i p.m. s"*.—s.S3 a.m.: sets, 6.18 p.m. Moo.n— to-<Hy, 0.3 C sum.

- ARRIVALS. Hawke's Bay, s.s., 4,">83, T. C. Felgate, from London, via Melbourne and Sydney.— Stone Bros, and Co., ascents. Kaiknura, s.s., 4474, ('ru toll lev, from Napier. Passengers -. Miss Carter, Mr. Martin. —N,Z. Shippiug Co., agents. Southern Cross, Mission yacht, .**9o, James Bcngard, from London. Passengers : Mesdames Bongard and infant, Buckham. Dr. Wolchman, Mr. Hamilton.—T. C. Tilly, •gent.. Ovalau. s.s M 1300, R. E. Smith, from Levuka and Suva. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Samuels, Mr. and Mrs. Cummins, Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, Messrs. Somerville, Griffiths, Morris. Mesdames Martin, Prosser, and 9 in the steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Janet Nieoll, s.s.. 4iVi, McLean, from Greymouth.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Clansman, s.s.,.S3fi, W. Farquhar,from Tan- ! ration. Passengers : Misses Kit, Kenealy, Esdnle, Mesdaints Gil!, Bovlan, Messrs. Esdale, McLean, Musgrave, Rhodes, Tanner. Mourer, Moore, Elliott, Phillips. Jeligren, Snodgrass, Harington, Colonel Powell, and two in the steerage.— Northern S.S. Co., •gents. lona, s.s., 179. Ainodeo. from Merctirvßay and Kuaotunu. Passengers : Mesdames Hawthorne, Moss, DratHr:, Mangiikapa, Messrs. A. Smith, Condon, McGill, Jobson, Gamble, Johnson, Dick. Terry.-Northern S.S. Co.. agents. Chelmsford, s.s.. 09, Hopkins, from Whakatane and Whaugamata. — Northern S.S. Co.. agents. Waime'i, barque. SfO, Reston, from Napier. —New Zeiiiaml Shipping Co., agents. Goldfinch, schooner, 00, G. H. Short, from Rfcratongft.. — Donald and EAenborough, fcgent&. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Elinor Vernon, b.irqiu-ntine, 5-15, R. W. Chidbource, for New Vork. Passenger : Mrs- Ch;»«'.bourne. —Arnold, Cheney, and Co., agents. Awaroa, schooner, 60. J. L rquhart, for Gislxirne, Via Tairua.— Master, agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. I ON PON : Ttmam. ship, sailed December 10. Mamari, f.s . sailed Feb. 11). Duk« of Sutherland, s.s., due end March. Kuahinr, R.M.s., sailed January 27. Aorangi, s.s., loading. Otaki, snip, loading. M it aura, hmiitr, to sail about Feb. 12. I'lciono, barque, loa.dir.S--lKAßr>"fss: Pleiades, ship, sailed December 1. NEW Yor.U : Annie I'ted, barque, sailed December 3. Motlev, brigantine, sailed Deo. 13. Crescent, barque, via lhuiediu, sailed January 10. Mary Hasbrouck, barque, to sail Feb. 7. Abiel Abbot, buiquintir.c, loading. NEWCASTLE. : Lilian barquentine, sailed Feb 22. Ztßo, brigantine, sailed lei. '22. Welcome, schooner, sailed Feb. '-X). WOLH»C.ONt; : Northern Chief, barque, loading. Silver Cloud, schooner, loading. HOBAKT: Acacia, barque, sailed Feb. 22. RAIiuTONt;A : Richmond, s.s., early. TAHITI : Richmond, s.s., early. PICTON : aiwera, schooner, sailed. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : Leucadia, barque, loading, SEW YORK: Elinor Vernon, barqueutine, loaded. Alice, barque, to load. Waimea, barque, to load. SAN FRANC ISCO : Alameda, R.Ms., March'2o. TAHITI AND RAROTONOA : Richmond, s.s., about March "24. SAMOA : Wainui, s.s., March 10. Richmond, s.s.. about March 24. Alameda, R.M.s., March '20. TuNOA : Wainui, s.s., March 10. Richmond, about March 24, FIJI : Ovalau, s.s., March 26. NORFOLK ISLAND ; Fawn, cutter, Tuesday. UNION* S.S. CO.'S MOVE...L;, To-day.—Takupuna leaves Onehunga at ID a.m. ; Ovalau for Wellington at 'J p.m.; Australia arrives from the Last Coast; Wainui arrive* from Westporf. Tiesday.—To Kapo arrives from Sydney; Te Anan arrives from South, and leaves tor Sydney at 6 p.m.; Janet Nit-oil for Greymouth. Wednesday.— Mahinapua arrives at Onehunga at 1 p.m. ; Wainui leaves for Tonga and Samoa. . Thursday.—Mahinapua leaves Onehunga | at 1 p.m.; Te Kitpo for the South at noon. i NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. ! To-day.—Glenelg leaves for New Fly- i mouth, Opunake, and Wanganni at 1 p.m.; < Clansman leaves for Russell, hangaroa, i and Mangonui at? p.m. ; lona for Kuaotunu c and Meicury Ray at '■> p.m. ; Wellington r arrives from Whansarei: Waiotahi leaves for t Tauranga and Opotiiii at 5 p.m. Tl'ksday. —Wellington leaves for Whanga- < rei, Marsden Point, Mangapai, and Parua 1 Bay at 10.30 p.m. ; lona arrives from Mer- t cury Ray and Kuaotunu, and leaves tor i Great Harrier at 11 p.m. ; Chelmsford leaves c for Wiiangamata and Whakaiane at 0 p.m. •. W EDNEsDAY. —lona arrives from Great i Barrier; drloeh from New Plymouth. I s Tlll'tiSDAY. — Gairloch leaves lor New Ply- t mouth at Ipm. ; iona leaves for Kuaotunu c and Mercury Bay at 9 p.m.; Wellington r arrives from Whangarei; Waiotahi arrives '■ from (Jjjotiki. i Friday.— arrives from Russell a early; Waiotahi leaves tor Tauranga at 0 s p.m.; Wellington leaves for Wiitmgarei, ; Marsden Point, Mangapai, and Parua iiay at i IU.IfIJ p.m. \ Thamks Smrvick.—Rototnahana or Argyle 1 leaves for Thames daily, and as. Ohinomuri n leaves tor Paeroa twice weekly. "

VESSEL* iN JIAUISOUK ( I'llil li-1 11' I'M in. t Incllultf fr« ] RfngarOoma, 11.M.3., in Calliope Dock. Arawata, 5.«., id sit-fair.. Kaikoura s.s., at Railway Wharf. Hawke's Bay, s.s.. at Queen-street Wharf. Pactole. barque, at Railway naif. Leticadia, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Alice, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Elinor Vernon, Imtquenf at No. 2 Jetty. Chittoor, bsrquentine, at Railway Wharf. Sarah and Mary, brigantinu, iri stream. Defiance, brigantine, at Hobson-st. Wharf. Sarah Pile, schooner, at Breastwork. Southern Cross, Mission schooner (new), in stream. I Southern Cross, Mission schooner, in stream. I Olive, schooner, in stream. Murmion, schooner, m flail way Wharf. Goldfinch, schooner, at Railway Wharf. IMPORTS. Per Goldfinch, from Rarotonga : 135 cases oranges, 4C300 cocoanuts. Per Hawke's Bay, from London : ■'"/) tons general cargo. Per ovi'la'i, from Fiji : 480:' bunches bananas, .7/) sacks sug:ir, !!'') sacks peanuts, 79 sacks cocoiinuts, '21 bales cotton, 601 sacks copra, 16 cases pines, 10 kits coral, !J boxes tea, 3 cases limes, 10 eases desiccated cocoanut, 3 boxes preserved bananas, and a quantity of sundries. PORTS. Per Elinor Vernon, for New York : 370.1 case* and .K>S bags kauri gum,;}!).! bales flax. Per Awaroa, for Gisborne : 155,000 feet timber (to be shipped at Tnirtia). On Saturday afternoon tin- New Zealand Shipping Company's hnrquc Wniinea arrived from Napier, in command of Captain Rcstoti (who will be remembered us occupying the position of chief oliic r of the company'** whip \Vaitangi). The bai'|UC I'M, Napier on the sth instant, and the East Cape was rounded on the Bth, and Cape Runaway next day. Light variable winds were experienced to Cape Colvillc on Saturday, and tin. vessel arrived as above. She comes here in baMast to load kauri gum and flax for Now \ <rk, tint has 200 bales of flax as part cargo from l.yttelton. Mr. Tompkin is chief officer, and Mr. Connolly second oilier of the barque, so that both the captain and his ollicers arc all New '/<■,ilanil natives. The vessel will be berthed at the Queen-street Wharf to-day, and will start loading for New York at once. The ship Turakina sailed from Gisborne for London at daylight yesterday morning. The direct cargo steamer Duke of Westminster left Port Chalmers for London yesterday. The steamer Morayshire left Port Chalmers for London yesterday. The s.s. Chelmsford arrived from Wliakatanc and Whangamata on Saturday night, tnd leaves for the same ports to morrow. The schooner Awaroa cleared at the Customs on Saturday for Gisborne, via Tairua, where she loads timber. The s.s. lona, from Mercury Ray and Kuaotunu arrived on Saturday night, bringing a number of passengers, The American barquentino Elinor Vernon has hauled out into the stream, and will probably sail for New York to-day.

Early on Saturday morning the Rarotongf schooner Goldfinch, which has been expectec for some time, arrived from Rarotonga with a cargo of oranges ntul cocoanuts for Messrs, Donald and Eden borough, to whom she comes under charter. The vessel is » fore and-aft schooner, and was built at Raro tonga by Captain George H. Short, who is in command. She left Rurotonga on February 23, and experienced head winds during nearly the whole voyage. For the last five days the wind has beou blowing hard from the South-east, and the Great Barrier was made on Friday last, the vessel arriving as above. During her stay hero the Goldfinch will be thoroughly overhauled and coppered. Thestcamer JanetNiccol arrived yesterday from Greymouth with a cargo of coal, coke, etc. The vessel leaves for Greymouth on Wednesday. The cutter Teviot, from Mangaw&i, arrived on Saturday with ft quantity of gum and settlers produce. The ketch Scotchman arrived from Whangarei 011 Saturday. The steamer Clansman returned from Tauranga early yesterday morning, and leaves for Russell and the North this evening. Mr. Malcolm ISiccol has fixed the following Auckland-owned vessels to load as follows Northern Star, barque, from Greymouth to Port Pirie (S.A.), with coal and coke: Clansman, brigautine, from Clarence River to Suva (Fiji), with hardwood; Ivanhoe, schooner, from Newcastle to Auckland, with coal; Silver Cloud, schooner, from " oollongong. with coal; \\ aiwera, schooner, from Westport to Picton, with coal. _ At the Customs on Saturday the barquentine Chittoor was entered out for Sydney. She goes to Kalpara to load timber. __ The island steamer Richmond is duo from Tahiti and Rarotonja this week. The date of the sailing of the Messageries Maritimea steamer Armand Behic has been altered. The vessel leaves Sydney on March 'JU and Melbourne on March -U

THE OVALAU.

Yesterday afternoon the Union Company's Fijian steamer Ovalau arrived from Levuka ami Suva, brinjnn? a full cargo of sugar, ifuit, etc. Of the round trip, the purser (Mr. Crawley), to whom we are indebted for tiles, etc., reports that the steamer left Auckland at 0 p.m. on the '20th ultimo, and arrived at Russell at (5 a.m. on lie '27th. Left again same day at 4 p.m.. anil arrived at Suva at 10 p.m. on the 2nd instant. Proceeded to Levuka on the 4th, and returned to Suva on the 6th. Left Suva for Auckland on the Bth at 3 p.m., and arrived as above. Experienced strong south east breeze and heavy sea throughout the passage. Th« Ova!all will go up to the Sutjar Works this morning to discharge her _ consignment ot sugar, and Will leave for Wellington in lie evening.

THE KAIKOURA. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura arrived in harbour on Saturday iii:-lit from Napier, en route to London. _ Tne steamer, which is still in command of Captain Crutchley, R.N.R., left Napier on Friday afternoon at two o'clock, ami experienced tine weather during the trip Hp. The steamer v. ill remain here until Saturday next, during which time slio will snip a quantity of frozen meat, fruit, etc., for London. She is berthed at the Railway \\ harf, and during yesterday was Visited by a number of people, who all expressed themselves in terms of high praise at the beautiful order and cleanliness ot everything on board. THE MISSION YACHT SOUTHERN CROSS. The new Mission yacht Southern Cross, Captain James Bongard, arrived from London, after a passage of IDS days. Captain Roneard reports of the voyage that the vessel left tri►? London Docks on October sth, and the Downs on the 10th. Experienced very bad weather in the Channel till the loth, when it reached its height in a very heavy westerly gale. The jibbooin was sprung and the topsail yard injured, beside other damage, which compelled the vessel's returning, and Bile went to Southampton, where repairs were promptly executed by Messrs. Day, Summers and Co., including shortening masts and cutting sails smaller. Eventually tiie Cross left Southampton on November '20th and Plymouth on trie 2Kb. Had fresh head winds. Passed Madeira on December

11th. and had light north-east winds to the equator. Crossed the equator on the night of lie 2Gth, in 'Jo' 7 west long, very light southeast trade winds were experienced. Passed the meridian of he Cape of Good Hope on January 24, in 38'28 south. Strong westerly winds with heavy sea were met with to Tasmania, which was passed on February 2.">. Light balHing winds then lasted till February 29. On March 1 and 2 experienced a strong northerly gale, and from March 1!, light north winds prevailed during

the rest of tin; voyage. Passed Cape Maria at 8 a.m. on March ]'~ and rounded the North Cape at 4 p.m. on same day. Passed Cape Brett at 5.M0 a.m. on the 12th, arriving in harbour as above. On January 11, the wife of Captain Bongard was safely delivered of a daughter. The Soutii"in Cross was built by Messrs. Forrest and Son, Wyvenhoo, England, and was launched in May of last year, her trial crip taking place in August last. She is very strongly constructodof wood, copper-sheathed below the water line, and was built under Lloyd special survey, in which registry she has obtained the highest classification. Her tonnage is 390 tons yacht measurement, or 290 tons gross register, and her principal dimensions are : — Length between perpendiculars, 131 feet; beam, 20 feet 0 inches ; depth of hold, 14 feet 3 inches She is rigged as a brigantine, with three masts, and is fitted with Cunningham's patent reeling gear, whereby sail can be shortened from the deck. There is accommodation for eight Europeans and fifty-six natives, in addition to her crew of fourteen men. There are two deck teak houses, the forward ono of which contains the otiicers' quarters, pantry, and galley. In the latter a special copper has been fitted (set in brickwork and cement), which is intended for the cooking of yams— the staple native food. The after deckhouse contains the saloon, in which is a diningtable at which ten persons can be seated. The saloon is plainly but substantially furnished. There are bunks for six missionaries. and adjoining an* two comfortable state rooms, one for the bishop ami one for a guest. In the same house, and opening aft. is the captain's room, which commands a view of the man at the wheel. This is a

large and comfortable apartment, shaded by a verandah, rind like the staterooms and saloon, i* amply provided with drawers and cupboards. Another verandah is fitted to the forward end of tlio saloon. This contains folding seats, and is lighted by Mason's patent scuttles, and also by a large sliding window. It can thus be completely closed during stormy weather, whilst with doors and windows open it will form a very pleasant place in tropical temperatures. The roof of this house forms a promenade deck, extending nearly to the forward bridge. Below there is a comfortable and airy forecastle, which is well provided with lockers. Aft of this is a large cabin, extending aft to the forward engine room bulkhead, fitted with bunks to accommodate four native boys. Under all the lower bunks iron boxes to stow

ship's biscuits in have been fitted. Another cabin, situated aft of the engine room, and similarly fitted for Hi native boys, communicates with this by a passage closed in from the engines, and aft again is another room for 12 native gil In each of these three cabins there is a large table amidships, and they can be utilised as classrooms as well as livingrooms for the native converts. On this deck are storerooms, sail locker, and bathroom. Iron ballast is embedded in the cement of the floor of the vessel, and the space between the cement and the deck beams is fitted with water tanks made to fit exactly into the space available for them, in which can lie carried 2.1 tons of water- 14i tons for drinking purposts and 10t tons for the bailer. In the bilge is a small well, into which the suctions from the steam and hand pumps are led. .Mastic's patent hand-gear is used to steer the -easel with, and Stevens' patent rudder-controii'ng gear is also fitted. There is a windlass a id steam deck-winch, the latter of which was presented to the Mission by the boys of .Bili/ui School. The vessel carries five large woode.i boats. The engineroom is very spacious and airy, and is fitted with a compound engine of about 130-horse power (indicated), made by Messrs. Plenty and Co., of Newbury. The cylinders ore of 1! inches and 22 inches diameters, with a stroke of 1.1 inches. The boiler is an ordinary multitubular marine boiler, S feet long by / feet 0 inches diameter, with two furnaces, adapted for burning cither coal or wood. The steam pressure is lOOlb. The screw is made of gun-metal, and is on Re via' patent, feathering principle, by which the pitch can be altered so that the drag of the propeller can be avoided when the vessel is proceeding under sdl alone. The vessel depends chiefly upon her snil power, the engines being only relied on in case of calms or for emergencies, Bticli as working her off a lee shore. The Cross s trial trip took place at Harwich, and the vessel behaved herself very creditably. The weather had been very stormy for some days previous, and it was blowing very hard fit the time ol the trial. The vessel kept herself exceedingly steady, and her decks quite dry, proceeding under ail fore-and-aft sails, and under steam, and she averaged about 12 knots under these conditions, the engines making al>out 160 revolutions with lOOlbs steam and 20 inches of vacuum. Under sail alone nearly 11 knots was attained. _ THE HAWKE'S BAY. The Tyser Company's steamer Hawke's Bay, Captain T. 0. FulgAte, arrived from London via Sydney, last night. Of the passage across the captain reports that they left i Sydney the. Bth instant at 8 a.m., and ex-

t ' perienced strong south-east winds until I ! making the Three Kin-is on Saturday last at i , 0.46 in., since which light winds have been . met with until arrival. Captain Burgess, i the chief harbour master, boarded the vessel ■ in the stream and berthed her at the Queenstreet wharf. This niornitig early, the process of discharging the vessel's cargo will be proceeded with, and it is expected that it ; will be completed by the evening. The i | Hawke's Bay is & cirgo carrier of the latest I construction, and is furnished with all the i latest labour-saving appliances and other { fixings for economic working. She is the only steamer that is the absolute property of Messrs. Tyser and Co., the other boats that have visited this colony being chartered vessels. Messrs. Tyser and Co., have been contented hitherto to charter vessels suited to their reiiuirementß for the New Zealand and Australian trade, but arc now evidently satisfied that they have a sufficient hold of the trade to justify them in building a steamer of their own. The result is the Hawke's Bay, which, in her equipment and surroundings, is a Very creditable production to her owners and builders. She is a steel screw steamship, constructed on the modern overlapping plate system, which materially contributes to the strength of the vessel. Her builders are M ess rs. W. Doxford and Son, of Sunderland, and her dimensions are as follow Length, 364' feet between perpendiculars. or 408 feet overall; beam, 48 feet ; depth of hold, 32 feel (3 inches. This gives a gross measurement of 4583 tons, or a register of '2959 tons. The hull is partitioned off into watertight compartments by substantial bulkheads, and it is also double-bottomed to the extent of 1072 tons, for the storage of water ballast. She .has more graceful lines than the usual run of cargo steamers, or, as they have been dubbed, " tramps," and she has a fine clear run and curved bow, which gives her something of the clipper appearance. The hull is bridged amidships, the saloon being in the poop aft, which is rather more comfortably fitted up than is usual in cargo steamers. The engines are on the triple expansion system, surface-con-densing and direct-acting, and are of 4.10 horse-power nominal, or '2500 horse-power effective. The daily consumption of coal is from 30 to 32 tons, and on this a uniform speed of 10 knots is maintained, and about 1400 tons of coal are carried in the bunkers. Patent steam steering gear has been provided, and there is a patent steam windlass for the ground taclclo. As tho Hawke's Bay is intended primarily for the frozen meat trade, the first and (second hold have been specially insulated for that purpose. The refrigerating machinery is Hall's patent, and it is the most powerful of its description which has yet been fitted into a steamship. The insulated space is equal to the stowage of 65,000 carcases of frozen mutton, and apart from this there is space for the reception of general cargo. The electric light is also installed throughout tho vessel, and this is a manifest advantage when the rapid discharge and taking in of cargo is concerned. The Hawked Bay is schoonerrigged, and with regard to boats, fee., she hus been furnished on a liberal scale. She was built under special survey, and in compliance with Lloyd's strictest rules, and, as a matter of course, she has been placed on the highest list—loo Al. Captain T. C. Kulgftte is in command, and lie lias associated with him the following officers Chief officer, Mr. John Toulon; second officer, Mr. Stewart; third ollicer, Mr. F. C. Lidstone ; chief engineer, Mr. W. Dobbie ; second engineer, .Mr. .James Lee; third engineer, Mr. Allan I'odd.t; fourth engineer, Mr. ilolmO. Hawdon ; refrigerating engineer, Mr. R. Muir; second refrigerating engineer, Mr. I'ritcliaid; chuff steward, l«. Stewart Milne.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. Takapuna, s.s., Grant, from the South. Passengers : —Misses lixlcy.Shields, Phillips, Belling, Burne, Hurley, Billing, Smith ('2!, Maude (2i, Mesdamos Prebble, Perkins, Charter, Arniitage, Ball and boy, Willus, Pearce, Callaghan, Hon. John Martin, Bishop and Mrs. Cowie, Revs. J. Palmer, H.J. Lewis, Duwsbury, Messrs M. Galloway, F. W. Shaw, .J. B. Tringlmm, Hobbs, F. Battlev, Ferguson, Ratger, S. Broadbent, A. T. Ivtirle. Perkins, J. Brown, Geo. Hall. Heeles, Ford, Lediiigham, J. A. James, Wharton, Lloyd, Whit taker, Welsh, Moyes, Walsh, Sheridan, Brune, Ambury. Ophert, W. L. Murray, Bates, Willis, Pearcc, Ciiurton, Gilmour, R. H. Shapes[iear, J. Brown, Tin gey, Baldwin, ami 10 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agents. Gairlocli, s.s.. McArthur, from New Plymouth. Passengers ; —MissesTait, Seccoinbe, Mesdanies Clark, Nettrv, Messrs. Neary, \\ right, Neave, Ansefl, Brown, Lang, Herbert ('2), lligginson, Fraser, C. A. Brown, Master Ruime, and 5 steerage. —A. Barnes, agent. Gleneig, s.s., Austin, from Wanganni via Opunake and Raglan.—A. Barnes, agent.

DEPARTURES. Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, for Hokianga.— A. Barnes, agent.

The Union Co.'s s.s. Takapuna, 930 tons, Captain J. Grant, from Southern ports, arrived at 9 o'clock on Saturday night. She brought a general cargo and a large number of passengers. The Northern Co.'s s.s. Gairlocli arrived from New Plymouth on Saturday morning, with cargo of grass feed and stock, and passengers as above. She left again at 0 o'clock for Hokianga. At •") o'clock on Saturday afternoon the Northern Co.'s Glenelg arrived from Wanganni. via Opunake and Raglan. Sho brought a cargo of flax, hides, bones, etc.