SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4140, 27 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

TORT OF WELLINGTON. Hicih Water—2.3o a.m. ; 2.50 p.m. ARKIVED. June 20 —Otago, s.s., 012 lons, Jno. McLean, from Melbourne, via tho Southern ports. Passengers— Saloon : Mrs. Tolhnrst and two children, Mrs. Downman, Miss Coad. Miss Qui". Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Hooner, Mrs. Innah, Mr. and Mrs. Tiffin, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Mr. Chatnrn. From Coast: Sir Francis, Lady, and Miss Dillon Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Manly and two children. Mr. Becthan, Dr. Bergren, Messrs. laylor Huist, Kennedy, Ingliss, Judd, Eoy, Williams, and Dr. Tucks. W. Bishop, agsnt. SAILED. June 20.—Rose of Eden, ketch, 30 tons, Edward Lake, for Pelorus. Master, agent. Colleen Bawn, ketch, 30 tons, J. Games, for Tuna Bay and Pelorus Sound. In ballast. Master, agent. Thames, ketch, 22 tons. Smith, for tho Manawatu. Master, agent. , . Inveralian, ship, 600 tons, Win. McCann, for Nelson, with original cargo. Johnstone and Co., agents. Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, Farquhar, for Lyttelton and Dunedin direct. W. Bishop, agent. CLEARED OUT. June 20.—Seabird, brigantine, 155 tons, . W. Garth, for Hokitika. Master, agent. Otago s s 042 tons, John McLean, for Melbourne, via Nelson find the West Coast. Passengers -Saloon: Mr. Seymour, Miss Green, Mr. Eodger. W. Bishop, aSeDt - IMPORTS. Otago, from Melbourne—39 cases, 25 cases brandy, 15 bags bark, 25 ovens, 3 qr.-casks wine, 5 pkgs, 5 pels, 10 pkgs boots, 5 bdls, 1 trunk, 1 cask, 17 bales, 1 plate iron, 10 boxes tubes. From Dunedin : 05 sacks, 30 boxes soap, 5 cases, 21 pkgs, 1 bdl trees, 1 pel. From Lyttelton : 7 cases bacon, 25 cases chceso, 1 bag seed, 20" do sharps, 11 cases. EXPORTS. Aspasia, to Castlepoint—3 bags lime, 2 casks, "50 pkgs sundries, 1 do ammunition, 2 cases champagne, 1 case hock, 2 casks ale. 1 do stout, 5 sacks Hour, 0 casks biscuit, 10 mats sugar, 1 box raisins, 1 pkg tobacco, 1 bag oats, 20 sacks, 11 cases brandy, 5 cases geneva, -1 cases ale, 2 do stout, 12 half-chosts tea, 1 box tobacco, 34 bags coal, 1 bale, 5 sacks oats, 1 case liquorice. 1 cask rum, 1 do brandy, 1 do port wine, 1 do whiskey, 2 cases claret, 29 pkgs groceries, 1 octave rum, 1 half-chest tea, 1 case whisky, 1 bag currants, 1 do standards, 1 box, 2 wheelbarrows, 2 pkgs staples. To Napier: 710 sleepers. Star of the South, to Dunedin : 33 bags onions, BO cases kerosene, 3 cases bottles, 00 telegraph poles, 54 Thames," to Manawatu : Quantity of railway iron. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. KtNDAYAU, VIA AUCKLAND ASD NAPIER.—A. and A.R.M.S. City of Adelaide, with Californian mails of May, 20th inst. Melbourne, via Southern Ports.—Omeo, s.s., 30th inst. , „ Melbourne.—Ashburton, via Geographe Bay, AY. A.; sailed 12th May. Sydney.—H.M.S. Challenger ; sailed June 8. Auckland.—H.M.S. Blanche, brigantine Rhyno. Adelaide.—Kangaroo ; sailed 20th May. Newcastle. —Omega ; sailed June 6. London.—Weymouth, ship, sailed 7th April (from Deal); Waikato, ship ; sailed ISth March—and 24th Marcli from Plymouth, with immigrants; Reichstag, Strathnavar, St. Leonards, Panthea, ships. Liverpool.—J. A. Thompson, ship. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne, via West Coast Ports.—Otago, 5.3., Urn morning, early. Sydney.—La Hogtie, ship, early. Londun, via Lyttelton.—Wennington, ship. HoKrriKA.--Seabird, brigantine.

BY TELEGRAPH. WANGANUI. June 2C—Arrived, early : Stormbird, from Wellington. LYTTELTON. June 20.—Arrived: Phoebe, from Wellington; Wave, from Newcastle. Sailed: Phoebe, for the South, at 5.30 p.m. MANUKAU. June 20.—Arrived: Luna and Go-ahead. POET CHALMERS. June 20.—Sailed: Asia, ship, for Newcastle ; Craig Ellachie, brig, for Auckland. The p.s. Comerang is - in dock for an overhaul. PORT OF MELBOURNE. June 9.—Arrived : W. C. Wentworth, from Hokianga, 9th ult. June 12.—Cleared out: Zephyr, 135 tons, J. Connor, for Greymouth. PORT OF NEWCASTLE. June B.—Arrived: John Bull, from Nelson. June 11.—Sailed : Isabella, for Auckland. PORT OF ADELAIDE. June 10.—Arrived : Mary King, from New Zealand.

Messrs. McMeckan. Blackwood, and Company's steamer Otago, Captain John McLean, arrived alongside the wharf at 11 o'clock yesterday morning from Melbourne, via Bluff harbor, Port Chalmers, and Lyttelton, with cargo and an unusually large number of passengers. She left Melbourne on the 13th inat., and cleared Port Phillip Heads at 5.30 p.m. She steamed through the Strait against a fresh easterly breeze, which, when she cleared the land, increased to a smart gale, with heavy head sea, that necessitated slowing the engines. She was kept under easy steam for thirty-six hours, and then, the weather moderating, full speed was given her, and the rest of the passage was marked by light easterly weather and smooth water. Solander Island was passed at 11.30 a.m. on the 10th, and Bluff Harbor reached at 5.15 p.m. Landed passengers, mails, and cargo, and proceeded on herwavat 4 p.m., and arrived off Port Chalmers Heads at 3 a.m. on Sunday. Waited for daylight, and then entered the harbor. The steamer Tararua, from the Bluff to Melbourne, was passed on the night of the 13th in Bass Strait. She left tho Bluff on the evening of the oth, and thus has made a first-rate run across. The Otago remained at Port Chalmers until the 23rd, then sailed for Lyttelton, calling at Oamaru to load grain. She lay there during the 24th, and reached Lyttelton at f>.3o a.m. on the 25th. Stayed until 0.20 p.m, and then left for Wellington, meeting southerly breezes on the way up. The Otago coaled during the day, and cleared at the Customs in the evening for Nelson, the West Coast, and Melbourne. She was to sail at daylight this morning, so as to catch the tide at Nelson. The next Melbourne steamer, following the Otago, will be the Omeo, which also comes by the Bluff, and i 3 expected to arrive in Wellington on the last day of the month, proceeding on to Melbourne via the West Coast. The steamer Star of the South steamed out of the bay early yesterday morning on her way to the South with mails and cargo. In the afternoon, however, it was reported that she had put back owing to stress of weather. It was blowing a heavy south-east gale outside during the afternoon, with every indication of its freshening. The ketch Rose of Eden, bound for Havelock, left the harbor early in the morning. The Colleen Baivn and Thames have also sailed. The Aspasia to the East Coast wa3 to sail this morning, and takes a large cargo of stores to Castlepoint and Napier. The brigantine Enterprise was still lying at anchor close to the yacht Blanche last night, the S.E. wind being against her going out to sea. The steamer Stormbird, which left Wellington wharf at 1 p.m. on Thursday, reached Wanganui at eight o'clock yesterday morning. The Phoebe reached Lyttelton also early in the morning. The steamer Manawatu, from Wanganui, was due yesterday, but did not turn up, the S.E. wind being probably strong in the Strait, and preventing her coming on to Wellington. The Wennington, it will be seen from Otago files, is likely to go on to Port Chalmers to complete her loading for London, after getting what is available in Lyttleton into her hold. The brigantine Rhyno may be expected here in a few days from Auckland, via Mercury Bay, with 00,000 feet sawn timber for this port. The Velocidade is not yet heard of from Lyttleton. Great expedition was shown by the operatives at the Patent Slip in effecting the repairs to the steamer Star of the South. The hole knocked in her by the hulk's anchor was stopped completely and the bottom painted to the water-line in about eight hours. The steamer Kennedy will probably sail for the West Coa3t this morning. She was taking In railway material during yesterday. The ship Inverallan spread her sails at the outer annchorage yesterday morning and went out before the light breeze, passing the steamer Otago just at tho point. The Inverallan is bound to Nelson with original cargo from London. The Tasmanian schooner Freddy has been wrecked at Don Heads on that coast, and the new Tasmanian schooner on Point Nepean, at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. The barque W. C. Wentworth, from Hokianga, with ft cargo of timber, has had a very stormy passage all tho way, a continuance of N.W. and S.W. galea prevailing ; on tho 23rd and 24th ult. the gales were of hurricane force, but moderated nomewhat on tho 2Cth ; during tho height of them the barque was hoveto for seventy-two consecutive hours.— Aryus, June 12. A Liciiit ojr Kt-vo'3 Islasd.—A meeting of tho committee of the Shipowners' Association was held on Wednesday, when it was decided to co-operate with the Underwriters' Association in bringing under the notice of the Government the absolute necessity that exists for placing additional lights on King's Island, more especially on the west coast, which has been the scene of so many disasters, the la3t being that of tho British Admiral.—Melbourne Aye, June 10. SuHPiamox or Certificates.—The certificate of Captain McConochy has been suspended for three months, for grounding the barque Kassa ; and the certificate of the captain of the schooner Corsair, wrecked near Mcrimbula, has been suspended for twelve months by the Marine Board of Sydney. Floating Wjreck off Caf-e Howe.—Additional confirmation of the supposition that a vessel has capsized in the Strait, and that tho wreck is now iloating about, is supplied by Captain McEachern, of tho brig Phillis, of Adelaide, which arrived at Melbourne from Rockhampton on the 10th. Ho reports that on the night of the 2nd Instant, Cape Howe bearing W.S.W. about twenty miles, a largo object was passed, and no doubt was entertained but that it was the hull of a vessel which had turned bottom up. Captain McEachern intended to tack in the morning, and endeavor to ascertain something definite concerning it, but the wind fell light, and there was n heavy sea making, and, as this would render it difficult to come up with the wreck again, he stood on his course. About a fortnight ago. It will bo recollected that on tho passage of the barque Oiensheo from Newcastlo to this port, a vessel, apparently of about 300 tons, was sighted bottom up between Capo Howe and Kent's Group. Tho position of the wreck reported by the Olenshee was in latitude 88deg. 28mln. S., and long. llDdeg. 34mln. E.—Melbourne Aryua,

A False Alarm.—The following appeared in a late Sydney telegram :-" Fears are entertained for the safety of the barque Springbok, from Newcastle to Molbourne. Mr. James I'aterson, the owner of the vessel, writes, stating that the barque Springbok arrived at Melbourno from Newcastle, with 3do tons coal, on the 30th ult., and has since discharged her cargo, and been recoppered and overhauled in dock, and cleared out again for Newcastle." Wreck or the Charles Auciuste.— Through the courtesv of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Brislane Courier has received the following report from the Police Magistrate, Somerset, furnishing particulars of the total loss of the above-named vessel: - " Sir,—l have already reported by telegram the total loss of the French ship Charles Augustc, bonnd for Singapore with coal, master, Paul Cogrel, which took place on 27th April on Eastern Fields Reefs. The captain and nine men arrived at Port Albany aftor eight days, in a small boat. The chief mate and eight men left tho vessel at same time—ho having tho best sails was nearly out of sight from the captain s boat the first night. The captain did not see them after that. On leaving the vessel the captain arranged if they parted company Stephen's Island should be the first stopping place. He stopped there two days, then came on to Somerset, as he had only a few pounds of biscuit in tho boat. On the captain's arrival _at Somerset I sent the cutter to look for the missing boat; she has returned, having visited all the islands In the north-east channel without success. Sho then ran down to Booby Island, where there is now a good supply of provisions for shipwrecked men. lliey had not been there. It is possible that a ship running through the Strait has picked them up. I think it more likely that they got into the rollers on the coast of New Guinea about tho Fly River, and capsized. I havo dono everything that lay in my power for the shipwrecked men. Tho captain* prefers to pay their passages to Singapore by tho mail steamer, so the Government will not havo the expense of sending them to Brisbane. I havo placed them on rations, and served out clothing to those that had none. I have not held inquiry into loss of Charles Augnsto as yet, as I had hopes of finding the missing portion of her crew. I shall most likely be able to send It by this mail.—l havo, &c, C. E. Beddoue, Police Magistrate. 18th May, 1574." Cosh-asses on Board Iron Ships.—A model of the deck of an iron ship, with compasses fitted thereon, has been sent to the office of the Steam Navigation Board, for the inspection of those interested in tho question of the position of steoring compasses. The working of the model, which was admirably shown by -Mr. W. C. Rees, secretary to tho Board, proves how fallacious and unreliable is the practice of placing compasses near tho rudder head and sternposts of iron ships. The compasses when placed off the mid-ships line of the model went all astray, and when the bow of tho vessel pointed duo east, the compasses off tho line indicated that she was going about X.W. The following memorandum on the subject has been drawn up as likely to be of service to shipmasters and those connected with shipping interests": —"1. In whatever part of the ship the compasses are fixed, they should always be on the midships line of the ship, at an equal distance from both sides of the ship, and as far distant from vertical iron, such as masts, funnels, stern-post, and stancheons, as possible. 2. The compasses of those iron ships which change their latitudo very much cannot ho properly compensated by fixed magnets only, but should be corrected by vertical iron. For a compass near the stern, Rundell's vertical bar ought to be fixed. 3. The above correction of vertical iron cannot be properly made unless careful observations, made in high southern latitudes for ascertaining the deviation of the ship's head when east or west, are taken, tabulated, and recorded. 4. An iron ship is of itself a magnet, moving round the compass, another magnet, and tho vertical iron in a ship is of the same character, semicircular; but the effects of vertical iron on a ship's comnass in the northern hemisphere are of the opposite character to that producedin the southern hemisphere. Every captain of an iron ship should be required to understand practically the magnetism of an iron ship, the altering tho position of magnets required in a change of latitude—tho effects of the change of latitude in the magnetism of the stern-post and rudder head on compasses near the stern more especially—and the method of correcting such compasses. The effect of the iron rudder head and sternpost on two compasses are various; according to the direction of the ship's head, they repel the north point of the needle of each compass and attract the south; at south the divergence will be naturally the greatest and considerable at oast, &c. Most of the newest iron vessels have two compasses placed very close to the rudder head and stern-post. The packing of one compass a littlo further forward would greatly diminish the errors caused by proximity to the stern, and render their adjustment much more easy. —Melbourne Aye.

HARBOR WORKS AT OAMARTX. The following particulars as to the construction of harbor works at Oamaru. which are of particular interest in such pi ices as Timaru, Napier, and New Plymouth, are furnished by the Guardian: —"The harbor works at Oamaru, which had been delayed for more than a month by a comparatively small obstacle, viz., the shifting of some stones that formed part of the filling of an unfinished section when the last heavy weather occurred at Oamaru, are now again in full progress, the diver having been in requisition on several occasions to clear away some small impediments to the proper laying of the blocks. Another section was commenced early last week, and is now all but finished, and the lesson learned by tho slight delay which occurred is that it is unwiso to attempt to push on the work faster than will allow time for the proper bedding of the blocks on the rock bottom. When even a slight accumulation of sand and shingle takes place, it takes some days for the blocks to find the true bottom, and until they do so it is unsafe to go on with the superstructure. As the sand and shingle barely exceed a foot in thickness, the obstacle is not a serious one, and will with reasonable care be readily overcome. The best rate of progress will probably bo about 30 feet forward every month, unless the weather is unfavorable. At this rate the breakwater will be 500 feet out by the end of the year, and wharfage will probably then be provided along a portion of the inner side to permit of vessels discharging under its shelter. Should the Dock Trust, or rather the Harbor Board, as under the new Ordinance it is now called, be successful in obtaining the £50,000 loan sanctioned at last session of the Provincial Council, the breakwater will be pushed out to at least 1000 feet with as much vigor and promptitude as possible, and every 100 feet additional will give further facilities as the work proceeds. Tho Ordinance in question confera additional powers to those conferred by the Dock Trust Ordinance of ISO 9. For instance, the freehold property of the Trust can be leased for 99 instead of 21 years, and as much as £IOO,OOO may be raised on the security of rents and dues. As the property of the Trust is very valuable, and the trade of the port is large and rapidly increasing, it Is anticipated that within three years the income of the Oamaru Harbor Board will be at least £OOOO ft year from rents and dues, should tho powers conferred on the Superintendent and tho Governor under the Marine Act be delegated to the Board, as no doubt will be tho case. The non. E. Richardson, Minister of. Public Works, and Mr. C'arruthers, Chief Engineer, at a recent visit, expressed their entire satisfaction at the progress and apparent stabilityof the work."