SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4178, 11 August 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF "WELLINGTON. Hiou Water, 4.1 a.m. ; 4.22 p.m. ARRIVED, August 10. —Herald, schooner, 53 lons, Hamilton, from Mercury Bay. Thomas, agent. Cleopatra, brigantine, 92 tons, O’Brien, from Lyttelton. Master, agent. Florence, schooner, 55 tons, Brown, from Lyttelton. Master, agent. . . SAILED. August 10.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, J. Griffiths, ■ for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Hardmge and Miss Aliidene. Steerage ; 30 immigrants ex Conflict. R. S. Ledger, agent. x . Ladybird, s.s., 280 to is, Andrews, for Northern ports. Passengers—Cabin ; Captain and Mrs. Malmsley, Mrs. Lambert, Messrs, Woods and Bentley. Steerage : 8 natives. R. S. Ledger, agent. . Rangatira, s.s., ISO tons, C. Lloyd, for Napier. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. McPherson, Mrs. lowers and son, Mr. McKirdy. Steerage ; 2. R. S. Ledger, agent. ENTERED IN. v , August 10. —Herersham, barque, 405 tons, D. Yule, from Newcastle. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Levy. Williams, agent. _ .. , _ Day Dawn, schooner, 24 tons, McLachlan, from Havelock. Master, agent. „ _ . Free Trader, barque, 200 tons, E. T. Mills, from Hobart Town. Passengers—Cabin : Captain and Mrs. Dillner,Mr. Hutchinson, Steerage: 7. Tonks,agent. Ruby, schooner, 24 tons, Fraser, from Waipapa. Bethune and Hunter, agents. Ladybird, s.s., 230 tons, Andrew, from Southern ports. R. S. Ledger, agent. CLEARED OUT. August 10.—XXX, ketch, Dalton, for Blenheim. Master, agent. ~ , Waikato, ship, 1020 tons, Hodder, for Auckland. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs Sincox, 3 children, and servant. Johnston and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Herald, from Mercury Bay: 40,000 feet timber. Cleopatra, from Lyttelton: 21 cases, 100 bags, 124 Florence, from Lyttelton: COO bags, 521 sacks, 114 Heversham, from Newcastle: 600 tons coal, 25 tons shale, 410 bags maize, 34 logs timber, 57 cases. Day Dawn, from Havelock: 18,000 feet timber. Free Trader, from Hobart Town; 101 cases, 370,000 shingles, CO,OOO feet timber, 20,000 pollings, 30 pairs shafts, 1 whaleboat, 1 parcel. Ruby, from Waipapa : 34 bales, 5 hides. Ladybird, from Dunedin: 32 cases, 53 hhds 1 halfhogshead, 3 barrels, 10 kilderkins, 5 trusses, 10 bundles, 7 casks. 197 pipes, 19 pkgs, 1 drum, 1 crate, 1 keg, 1 parcel. From Lyttelton: 6 esses, 100 sacks, 12 trunks, 1 stove, 1 cask, 1 block, 1 sausage machine. EXPORTS. XXX, to Blenheim: 25 tons coal. Waikato, to Auckland : 200 boxes, 10 bags. Manawatu, to Wanganui: 43 pkgs, 2 cases, 2 drums oil, 2 kegs, 1 circular saw, 1 vice. Ladybird, to Picton: 49 bars iron, 1 box, 2 cases, 1 cask, 1 keg, 1 bundle. To Nelson: 1 keg, 6 pkgs, 4 coses, 6 casks, 1 bull, 1 parcel. To Greymouth: 1 parcel. To Taranaki: 2 pkgs, 3 cases, 9C sheets iron, 4 bars do, 1 truss. To Manukau: 1 parcel 2 boxes. Rangatira, to Napier: 37 cases, 25 kegs, 39 bundles, 7 casks, 7 bags, 303 pkgs, 52 sacks, 8 boxes, 1 drum, 2 tons coal, 1 bale, 3 parcels, 2 trunks, C casks. To Poverty Bay: 49 pkgs, 13 sacks, 1 parcel, 5 kegs. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Strathnaver, St. Leonards, Panthea, Euterpe, sailed 28th April: Douglas, to sail June 18: Langstonc, June 20; Hindostaa, July 15 ; Wanganui, July 25 ; Cartvale, Star of India, and Hourafa. New York. —Oneco; sailed 2nd of June; Marion, schooner. Liverpool.— J. A. Thompson, ship. Southern Ports.—Phcebe, 14fch inst. Melbourne, via tub West Coast —Alhambra, .a., this day. . Newcastle, —Result, ship ; Malay, Edwin Basset, AustraHnd, and Anne Melhuish, barques. Northern Ports. —Taranaki, 14th inst. Lyttelton. —Florence, schooner. Kaipara.— Marmion, schooner. Wanganui.—Stormbixd, this day. Foxton.— Napier, 12th inst, PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne, via the South.— Alhambra, s.s., this day. East Coast Ports (Middle Island). —Star of the South, s.s., on the 13th inst, ' Northern Ports. —Phoebe, 15tb inst. Southern Ports. —Taranaki, 14th inst. Wanganui. —Stonnbird, 12th in'it. Castle Point. —Aurora, schooner, this day. Auckland.— Waikato, ship, this day. Newcastle. —Frowning Beauty, early. Greymouth. —Florence and Fiery Cross, early. Foxton. —Napier, 14th inst; Hunter, early. Bluff.—Conflict, ship, early. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, August 10.—Arrived: Taranaki, s.s. (at Onehunga), Rio Logo, from Lyttelton. Sailed: James Wisbart, ship, for Oregon. LYTTELTON. August 10.—Arrived: Hopeful, Union, and Iris, from Newcastle, PORT CHALMERS. August 10.—Arrived: Esk, barque, and William Cundal, brig, from Newcastle. Captain Mills, of the barque Freetrader, which arrived in harbor on the 9th inst., reports of the trip from Hobart Town as follows: —Left on the 25th July; had light N.E. winds till the 31st; for the next three days was hove-to with heavy S.E. gale and tremendous sea, the barometer at the time down to 29. From thence had variable winds and weather to land. Made Cape Farewell on the evening of the 7th, and was off Cape Terawiti on the evening of the Bth, becalmed. At midnight the wind came in from the S. strong. Was off the Heads at daylight on the Bth and ran in. On the 3rd inst., at 6.30 p.m. in lat. 42° S., long. 1C1 9 35' E.. passed part of a white boat bottom up, and some white painted timber, apparently part of a vessel’s bulwarks. It was so nearly dark at the time that Captain Mills could not see whether any name was on the piece of boat. The barque Heversham. which arrived on Sunday, left Newcastle on the 25fch ult., and had light westerly winds and fine weather until the 28th, when unsettled weather set in with a rapidly falling barometer. On the 31st, a heavy gale from the east was experienced, with thick atmosphere and heavy blinding rain ; the wind veered to the noriard for a short time, but again blew from the southeast and south, causing a confused and dangerous sea. When blowing from the south it came in squalls with great violence, the gale lasting for forty-eight hours. As it shifted to the westward of south it moderated, though the weather continued squally and unsettled, with a heavy turbulent sea, until entering Cook Strait on the 7th inst. During the gale the barometer fell to 2870. The barque behaved admirably, sustaining no damage beyond the loss of the rail of the deck-house and a few planks of the bulwarks, washed away by a heavy sea. It is understood that Mr. James Fraser, late master of the. schooner Ruby, will to-day commence his duties as successor to Mr. John Anderson, as Inner Pilot to Wellington harbor. The latter is now second officer of the s.s. Wellington, The schooner Herald, which arrived yesterday from Mercury Bay, has recently been purchased by Mr. G. Thomas, for the Oaraaru trade, for which she is adapted. Her price was £1259. The Freetrader yesterday evening came alongside the wharf between the middle and outer T on the north side, where she will commence discharging cargo to-day. , , About thirty of the immigrants who arrived by the foreign ship Reichstag, were transferred from Somes Island to the mainland yesterday afternoon by the schooner Falcon. Most of them are single girls, who will doubtless readily find employment in Wellington. The ship Eeichstag beat up the harbor yesterday forenoon, and haaled in to a berth at the middle T, where she will commence discharging cargo to-day. By the Manawatu, which sailed for Wanganui yesterday evening, thirty of the immigrants ex Conflict were passengers. , , . , The recently-arrived immigrants by the ship Eeichstag have presented Captain Hanschildt with the following address, which was translated by Mr. H. Gerwonka:—"Sir,—Your good vessel Eeichstag having now safely terminated the long voyage from Europe to New Zealand, and we having been landed in thorough good spirits and in splendid health, we feel that, next to the Almighty and All-benevolent God, our warmest and most sincere thanks are dne to Su, not only for the circumspection and ability yon ve so fully shown in the skilful management of your vessel, upon which our safety mainly depended, but also for the invariable and thorough kindness with which you have always treated ns, and the hearty willingness you have throughout manifested to promote our mental and bodily welfare while on board under your immediate charge. To the ship's doctor, Mr. Uterhardt, we also wish to express our deep gratitude for the advice and actual assistance he has rendered to ns in all cases, wo being convinced that to his zeal and untiring efforts in establishing and maintaining strict cleanliness amongst so many passengers, and keeping their minds cheerfully employed, the excellent health is chiefly owing, which we have enjoyed throughout the voyage, and in which we have arrived here. The ship's officers, too, have fully deserved our thanks for the kindness they have ever displayed towards ns ; and their friendly intercourse with us has, no doubt, had a good share In causing us to enjoy the long voyage as much as wo have done. By their gentlemanly behavior, they have gained our thorough esteem. Wo also value highly the civility with which the whole of the crew have ever treated us, and we heartily thank them for their many little acts of kindness and friendly assistance towards us. On leaving the good ship Eeichstag, wo, therefore, have the best reason to wish most heartily to you, your officers, and your crew, a speedy, pleasant, and safe voyage Homo. Signed by lonaz Klssneb, and ninety-two other passengers. Wellington, Bth August, 1874." Ship Soukap..— The following is an extract from a let ter received froraapassengeronboardthcabovcship: —“ Soukar, 10th May, 1874, off Trinidad.—l am thankful to say all well on board. We are having a long, tedious voyage; nothing but calms and light winds since wo rounded the Capo (the Horn), and up to the Cape nothing but head winds and heavy seas. A ship hound for Adelaide has just sent a boat on board with English papers. 1 take this opportunity of sending these few lines."—Canterbury Tress, August 8. New Vessels. —Although It has not been definitely determined as yet whether vessels built on the composite principle are adapted to the heavy work of long sea-going voyages, it is certain that they arc eminently qualified for short trips, and for river navigation steamers constructed in this style, drawing less water than those with massive wooden timbers, and giving considerably more room for cargo. Mr. Eoss, whose building yard is situated on one of the reclaimed harbor allotments in Freeman’* Bay, has completed everal vessels of this description, and now has another on the stocks. She is to bo a screw steamer, and is being built to the order of Mr. Kinross and Captain Watson, of Napier. The dimensions are 70ft. long by 14ft. beam. Her engines are now in course of

construction hy Messrs. Fraser and Tinne. The lines appear remarkably good, and she will without doubt prove a fast vessel, besides having great carrying capacity. On the adjoining allotment Mr. McKay is now constructing a remarkably strong schooner, calculated to carry a heavy cargo on a very light draught of water. She is to bo 77ft. long, by 22ft. beam, with 9ft. 4in. depth of hold. She is almost a solid frame of pohutakawa timber, and will have the usual kauri plankings, and will bo doubly trenailed all through. She is not yet in a sufficiently advanced state to enable any estimate to be formed as to her general appearance. —New Zealand Herald.