SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4134, 20 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Hum AVater,—B.4o a.m. : 9.0 p.m. ARRIVED, June 19.—Stormbird, g.s., 07 tons. P. Doilc, from Wanganui, Passengers—Saloon : Mrs, Porston, Miss Blythe, Messrs. Axup, Kennedy, Smith, Powle, Joknston, Moss, Stevens. Steerage: 2. W. &G, Turnbull and Co., agents. Wellington, s.s.. 2CX tons. M. Carey, from the Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs, Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. King, Mrs. Watson, Messrs. Smith and Rose, Siamese Circus Company, 31. Steerage: 10. R. S. Ledger, agent. SAILED. June 19.—Elizabeth, ketch, 33 tons, W. Short, for Havelock. CLEARED OUT. JrsE 19.—Colleen Pawn, J. Games, for Tuna Bay, Pelorus Sound. In ballast. Master, agent. IMPORTS. Stormbird, from Wanganui—23 bales wool, Ido skins, 1 trunk, 13 hides, 1 casks tallow, 100 sheepskins, 2 cases. Wellington, from Dunedin and Lyttelton—s3 cases, 0 boxes. 1 pkg, 5 pels, 1 bale, I drum. 1 ploughwheel, 1 cask, 3 trunks, 50 sacks malt, 1 case plants, 2 cases hams and bacon, 1 carriage, 2 cows, 5 sacks oatmeal, 31 boxes soap, 5 pkgs tea, 50 sacks. EXPORTS. Elizabeth, to Havelock—2 cases ironware, 1 iron fountain, 2 casks tallow, 2 pipes. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kandavau, via Auckland and Napier.—A. and A.R.M.S. City of Adelaide, with Californian mails of May, 23rd hist. Melbourne, via Southern Ports.—Otago, s.s., 23rd inst. Melbourne. —Ashburton,via Geograpließay, >v .A.; sailed 12th May, Sydney. —H.M.S. Challenger ; sailed June S. Auckland. —H.M.S. Blanche: Star of the South, s.s., via Napier. Nelson.—H.E. yacht Blanche, 20th inst. Adelaide,— Kangaroo ; sailed 20th May. Newcastle. —Malay and Omega : sailed June G. London. —Weymouth, ship, sailed 7th April (from Deal); Waikato, ship ; sailed 13th March—and 24th March from Plymouth, with immigrants; Reichstag, Strathuavar, St. Leonards, Panthea, ships. Liverpool.—J. A. Thompson, ship. New York. —Eureka, barque, via Port Chalmers. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne, via Southern Ports.—Claud Hamilton, s.s., this day, Sydney. —La Hogue, ship, 21st June. Newcastle. —Australiud, barque, daily. London.--Weuningtou, ship. Napier.— Stormbird, s.s., this day ; Fiery Cross, this day. Lyttelton and Dunedin. —Star of the South, s.s., 22nd inst. Hokitika.— -Enterprise, Seabird, brigantines. Blenheim, —Falcon, Monday, at 3 p.m.

SY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND. June 19.— Arrived : s.s. Phojbe, 11.35 a.m. LYTTELTON. June 19.-Sailed; Corvido, for ficton ; Byron, for Havelock : Eleanor, Prince, Victoria, and Auriga, for Newcastle. POET CHALMERS. June 19,—Sailed: Atrato,_ s.s., for Lyttelton, at 4 p.m. : Cora, schooner, for "Wellington. WANGANUI. June 19.—Sailed, 1 a. in. : Manawatu, for WeiIlngton. KELSON. June 10.—Sailed, 10 a.ra. : Claud Hamilton, for Wellington. 0.30 p.m.; Ladybird, for Picton. Yesterday the weather was worse than it has been for some time past. The wind was from the S.E., and although only a breeze, brought with it thick and mistv weather, with occasional heavy squalls of rain. The Falcon was unable to discharge cargo, and the Wellington will not open her hatches until this morning. Heavy and thick weather prevails in the Strait, and the barometer is falling. The ketch Colleen Pawn cleared yesterday for Pelorus Sound, in ballast. She will return with timber. The Stormbird arrived alongside tho_ wharf oarly yesterdav morning, having left Wanganui at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday. The first gusts of the southerly buster were felt in the Strait before reaching the harbor. . , ~ The steamer Wellington, with the Siamese Circus Company on board, arrived in a bitter shower of rain yesterday afternoon at four o’clock, the band playing as she neared the wharf. She brings a large general cargo, and a full number of passengers. She reports of the round trip: —Left Wellington wharf at noon on the 11th, but as it was blowing hard from tho South with heavy sea she came to at the Heads in Worsers Bay, and lay there with two anchors down until 11 a.m. on the 12th. The weather having moderated she then put to sea, and arrived at Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on the 13th ; left again at 4.30 p.m., and arrived at the Port Chalmers Railway pier at 2.50 p.m. on Sunday last. She started up the coast from Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on the 10th, and had light northerly wind up to Lyttelton, where she arrived next morning. Left Lyttelton on the 18th, the light northerly breeze continuing, but at midnight the wind veered round to the South, bringing with it very thick weather and heavy rain, which continued up to arrival. Considerable sea was experienced in the Straits. The Wellington leaves for the Northern ports to-day. When the Falcon left Blenheim the ketches XXX and Hunter were lying in the AVairau, The Falcon met with southerly winds on crossing the bar, and tho master had some thoughts of turning her head to Port Underwood, but finally decided to come on, very fortunately, as the present wind would have kept the schooner in Port Underwood for some time.

The schooner Ruby, bound for the Kaikouras, was obliged to put in to Port Underwood from stress of weather, having sprung her foremast and lost an anchor and chain. The XXX had also lost an anchor and chain. ~ _ Iron' Vessels in High Latitudes.— An “Onlooker” writes in the Melbourne Aye as follows; —‘ I find that most of the accidents, if they may be so called, that happen to the vessels coming here, happen while the vessels are in very high latitudes, whereas those vessels that run down their easting in about forty degrees arrive here comparatively without any mishap whatever. If any one doubts this, let him read for himself, and he will find it as I have stated, be it losing men overboard or losing masts, and that also at a time when it is winter in the Southern Ocean. X believe, sir, that it is pretty well known that iron is much more brittle when it is cold thanwhen it is warm, which may perhaps account for the manner in which the four iron-rigged ships—Dallam Tower, Cambridgeshire, Loch Ard, and J ohn Kerr lost their masts, as it appears to me that they were all in frosty weather at the of accident. At one time it was customary to notify in the newspapers prior to a ship sailing, that there was to be ‘no shaving crossing the line.’ I think it will soon be necessary to advertise that the ship will not go to the southward of 40 deg. during the passage.” Wanganui Steam Navigation Company. —A general meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held at the office of the liquidators. Taupo Quay, at twelve o'clock yesterday, Mr. W. H. Watt in the chair. The balance sheet was read and passed. Mr. Thomas Allan moved, and Mr. J. Hurley seconded, “ That this meeting is of opinion that the affairs of the Wanganui Steam Navigation Company, Limited, have been fairly and satisfactorily wound up.” Carried. The chairman said he grieved at seeing so few of the shareholders present; he thought that they should have mustered stronger purposely to record a vote of thanks to the liquidators (Messrs. Waters and Churton) for the able and satisfactory way in which they had accomplished their arduous and difficult task of winding up the company t in fact, the result spoke for itself, ami ought to be highly satisfactory to all concerned, whilst they ought to feel thankful for the « recovery of their investments without loss or trouble. The meeting, before separating, expressed their thanks to the liquidators. With a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting terminated. — Chronicle, June 18. The Ship NoßTirAJirTO*. This ship was admitted to pratique on Tuesday, and an opportunity was afforded to visit the vessel and report on her. The ship is certainly a beautiful model, her lines being extremely good. She is composite built, and fltted with all the latest improvements throughout. Her ’tween decks, although not lofty, are well ventilated, and lighted throughout, and admirably suited for carrying emigrants. Whilst in London she received a thorough overhaul, and received a new ’tween deck {pitched pine.) She was provided with an excellent cooking range, and one of Graveley'a best condensers, both of which acted well during the voyage. Smallpox broke out when the vessel was some ten days out. With such a number of passengers on board, and such a disease appearing amongst them, the captain adopted measures which, no doubt, tended to stop the contagion : he converted two of his largo long-boats on deck into a hospital, covering the same with canvas; and when any fresh passengers were taken ill, instead of keeping them below, they were sent to the deck. There can be no doubt this did much towards the health of the immigrants, —Luttelton Times.