VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9598, 24 August 1894, Page 4

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

This li.it does not include coaster*. Wairarapa, a.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Southern Cross, Mission yacht, at Queenstreet Wharf. Arawata, s.s., 111 stream. Euterpe, ship, at Quay-street Jetty. Examiner, barque, at Hobson-street Wharf. Killarney, barque, at Breastwork. Grasmere, barque, at Hobson-street Wharf. Marv Hasbrouck, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Mannie Swan, barquentine, at Railway Wharf. Waitemata, barquentine, at Hobaon-atreet Wharf. Vision, brig, at Railway Wharf. Lady Mabel, brigantine, at Railway Wharf.

IMPORTS. Per Wairarapa, from Sydney :— 2086 bags oonedust, 274 bags kainit, 11 cases champagne, 24 bags manure, 338 chests tea, 80 packages potash, 179 ingots tin, 80 reels wire, 101 sacks bottles, 498 cases kerosene, 66 ihafts, 59 hides, 1017 bags bones, 40 mats rice, 1038 bags bark, 705 cases fruit, and 358 packages sundries.

At half-past six o'clock yesterday morning, the Union S.S. Company's steamer, Wairarapa, Captain G. G. Smith, arrived from Sydney, with passengers and general cargo Mr. P. Feuwick, the purser, to whom we are indebted for our files, reports that the steamer left Sydney at 9.30 p.m. on the 18th instant, and passed the Three Kings at 11 a.m. on the 22nd; rounded the North Cape at 2.30 p.m. the same day, and steamed into port as above. Experienced fine weather, with moderate to strong southerly winds and beam seas for the greater part of the passage, with light winds down the coast. The Wairarapa leaves for Southern ports at noon to-day. The Northern S.S. Company's steamer Wellington arrived from Whangarei last uight with a quantity of kauri gum and general cargo. She leaves for Whangarei again to-night at -past ten o'clock. Last night the Northern S.S. Company's ste-imer Argyle left for Kuaotunu, Mercury Bay. and Tairua. She returns to-morrow aight. The Northern S.S. Company's steamer Douglas left for Whangarei last evening. Yesterday the barquentine Waitemata was cleared at the Customs for Kaipara, where she loads timber for Sydney. She will sail to-day. This morning the Northern S.S. Go's steamer Clansman arrives from the North. The well-known barquentine Coquette has been placed in the Island labour trade, sailing from one of the Queensland ports. Yesterday the crew of the Auckland brigantine Keuilworth, which recently put into Brisbane in distress, and was sold there, returned by the s.s. Wairarapa from Sydney. The Union S.S. Company's steamer Taieri loads at Timaru on Tuesday and Oamaru on Wednesday next for Auckland. The Union S.S. Company's steamer Takapuua, from the South and New Plymouth, is timed to arrive at Onehunga on Sunday morning at two o'clock. The barque Excelsior has been fixed to load coal at Newcastle for Wellington. From the latter port she proceeds to the Kaipara to load timber for Melbourne. At Newcastle the barque Omega has been chartered to load coal for Hobart, proceeding thence with staves to Townsville, and at the latter port loads bonedust for New Zealand. The cargo steamer Duke of Sutherland left Wellington for Brisbane yesterday to load frozen meat, etc., for London. While the steamer Mawhera was slewing at the Picton Wharf the other morning, the helm refused to work, with the result that the vessel struck a wharf pile rather heavily. The forward top plate on the starboard sine was broken, and the forecastle boards were slightly damaged. The weather at the tima was hazy, which made the work of berthing the vessel difficult. The highest recorded speed on the Atlantic as an average for the whole passage is 21 9 knots per hour, performed by the Cunard steamer Lucania. This has nearly been equalled by her sister ship, the Campania, which has made the passage from New York to Queenstown in 5 days 13 hours 8 minutes, over a total distance of 2905 knots. Had she come over the shortest route, on which previous records have been made, her time would have been 5 days 8 hours 6 minutes, her average speed having been 21'82 knots per hour. The weather she encountered seems « have been of the ordinary for

the time of the year, excepting that off the coast she was detained a little by fog. Passing Sandy Hook lightship at 5.14 p.m. on the Saturday she ran by noon on the following; day 382 knots, and thereafter 506, 515,512, 511, and until Friday mornsng 479 knots.

„ THE SOUTHERN CROSS. Yesterday morning the Melanesan Mission was berthed at the Queenstreet Wharf to take in balance of stores, etc, for her Island cruis«. She will go to an anchorage in the stream .is moraine, and to-morrow leaves for Norfolk Island. A steamer will leave the Devonport Ferry Company's tee to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock, conveying passengers and friends off to the vessel.

THE WHANGAROA. Later reports from Hokitika regarding the scow Whangaroa state that the vessel is comparatively uninjured, and is ashore on a soft, sand beach. The accident occurred while the vessel was being towed out loaded with timber, and the tug getting into difficulties, the tow-rone had to be out, the result being that the Whangaroa went ashore, sustaining some damage to the rudder and stern-post. She is in a safe position, and it is expected that very little difficulty will be experienced in launching the vessel. The Whangaroa is insured as follows New Zealand, £360; National, £230; Alliance, £250; Victoria, £240.

THE MARY HASBROUCK. Yesterday afternoon the American barque Mary Hasbrouck, the arrival of which vessel offßangitoto Reef, on Wednesday night was notified in the Herald of yesterday, was towed into harbour, and berthed at the Queen-street whart. She will commence discharging cargo this morning, and will follow the barquentine Mannie Swan on the berth for New York. A notice to consignees from the agents of the vessel appears in our advertising columns.

THE TAURANGA SERVICE. The Northern S.S. Co.'s steamer Chelmsford will leave for Tauranga at seven o'clock this evening in place of the s.s. Clansman. The s.s. Waiotani will call at Tauranga on her way up from Opotiki, leaving Tauranga for Auckland at the Clansman's usual hour.

A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. The Government Astronomer of New South Wales has received from Mr. H. Rooks .Jones a bottle paper picked up on the llth inst. on the beach at Little Cogee. The paper states: "July 26th, 1594. This bottle has been thrown overboard from the barque Southern Belle, 18 miles S.S.E. off Sydney Heads. It is done to test the current."

THE LOONGANA. The barque Loongana, which was recently chartered to load coal at Newcastle for. the Bluff. was found to be leaking when loaded. She was surveyed by Captain Laidman, the Sydney underwriters surveyor, and has been taken back to Sydney, where her cargo will be discharged and the vessel docked, to ascertain the cause of the trouble. She was at Sydney on the 18th inst.

THE KATE TATHAM. The barque Kate Tatham arrived at New castle from Napier on the 16th instant after a very lengthy trip. Captain O'Brien stated that the voyage had been the worst that he had ever experienced in his long connection with the Australian-New Zealand trade. The vessel left Napier on the lltli ultimo with south-easterly winds, which were carried to Portland, which point the vessel was off on the 13tb. On the following day strong north-westerly and west-north-westerly gales were had, which lasted till the29th, on which date the North Cape was cleared. These were followed by westerly gales and violent squalls up to the 4th instant. On the Cth Lord Howe Islaud was sighted, and for three days the vessel was jammed there by head winds. Thence to port south-westerly winds were experienced.