SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4252, 5 November 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON Hiou Water, 1.43 a.m.; 2.10 r.M. SAILED. „ ~ September 4.—Herald, schooner, 53 tons, Hamilton, for Picton. , . Dido, cutter, 30 tons, Shilling, for Wairau. EXPORTS. Sea Bird, for Hokitika: 50 cast iron pipes. Elizabeth, lor Picton: 3094 pkgs railway iron, 12 tons coal. iEXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. Star of India, Hourali, Avalanche, Hindustan, and Soukar. New York,— Sunlight, barque: Oncca, barque. Mauritius. —Zeli, barque. Southern Ports.—Taranaki, s.s., Cth inst. Northern Ports.—Wellington,-S.S., 7th inst. Wanganui.—Stormbird, s.s., this day Napier.—Rangatira, s.s., this day. . Foxton.—Manawatu, p.s., this day: Napier, s.s., tO'morrO' V . pEO JECTED DEPARTURES. London.—Halcione. early : Adamant, in December, Melbourne, via the West 1 Coast. —Otago, s.s., 14th November. . Northern Ports.—Taranaki, s.s., 7th inst. Southern Ports.—Wellington, s.s.. Sth inst. Wanganui.—Stormbird, s.s., and Manawatu. p.s., this day: ~ , Napier, &c..— Rangatira, this day. San Franclsuo.—Cartvalo, this day. MY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND,.Wednesday. Arrived ; Ladybird, s.s., from the South. The New Zealand Shipping Company s barque Stanley Castle has anived from London, after a passage of 118 days.. She brings seven passengers. Ihe voyage was protracted by a succession of gales and unfavorable weather. TAURANGA, Wednesday. Sailed : Luna, p.s., for the South. NAPIER, Tuesday. Sailed, at midnight: P.angalira, s.s., for Wellington. BLENHEIM, Wednesday. Arrived, 3 p.m.: Lyttelton, p.s., from Wellington. LYTTELTON, Wednesday. Arrived, 1 p.m.: Taranaki, a.s., from Port Chalmers ; Joliba. Sailed : Gntenburg, for Newcastle. . , The Star of India, for Wellington, was signalled by the Alhambra live miles north of this port. The Vire sails for Akaroa this forenoon. Ihe Superintendent and Mr. Montgomery ate guests. The Melanie has sailed for Kaipara with stores. The Especulador was offered for sale at public auction to-day. She was bought in by Mr. Turner for £I9OO. Messrs. Turnbull and Co.’s three-masted schooner May is expected to arrive from Mauritius at the end of January or early in February next, with a cargo of sugar on owners’ account. After discharging she will proceed to China for a cargo of tea. The Cartvalo will haul into the stream this morning, and probably leave for San Francisco during the Elderslio, XXX, Aspasia, Sea Bird, Rose of Eden, and Elizabeth are all ready for sea. The ship Adamant was to have left Newcastle, N.S. w., the 14th ultimo, for Wellington, with a cargo of coals. It will be remembered she arrived at X«l»w»i,.D;cmL.London, some time since. After discharging her cargo vs-onab «bo will be laid on the berth for London, to follow ineTHaiciouor--——_ The steamer Lyttelton, hence, arrived at Blenheim at three o’clock yesterday afternoon. A barque, the Zell, new to this port, is now overdue from the Mauritius, with a cargo of sugar consi>med to Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co. The steamer Taranaki arrived at Lyttelton from Port Chalmers yesterday at 1 p.m. She will leave for Wellington this day. . . , The steamer Rangatira left Napier at midnight on Tuesday for this port. She will probably arrive early this morning. . _ , The Manawatu was unable to cross the bar at Foxton yesterday, and the Stormbird was affected in a like manner at "Wanganui. . The strong gale of Tuesday increased considerably during the * night, and yesterday morning those on board the Governor's yacht Blanche found themselves off the end of the Queen’s Wharf. Fortunately, she had dragged clear of everything, and the dropping of ft second anchor made all snug till the wind changes to the southward. Old “ Salts” well versed in the peculiarities of the winds of Port Nicholson have frequently expressed an opinion that the Blanche’s mooring-irons are not of sufficient The useful little twin screw-steamer Go-Ahead,_we observe, is announced to be sold by tender at New Plymouth, the latest date for the reception of tenders being the 28th instant. The Go-Ahead was built on the Clyde in 1567. We observe that the Peruvian ship Rosalia, from Port Blakely for Dunedin, which has put into Napier leaky, was forced to put back to Port Blakely soon after she sailed, being then also leaky. A telegram to that effect reached New York on the 10th of August. . ... The River "Waitara.—The schooners Garibaldi, Flying Cloud, Onward, and Clio are now in the "Waitara River, and discharging their cargo opposite the railway terminus. The tug Waitara is now lying at Messrs. Webaters’ wharf at the Waitara. She has made herself, vary-uaeful since she.arrived,.having towed in several vessels. A topsail schooner was outside the Waitara this morning, supposed to be the Elizabeth Curie, from Raglan.— Taranaki News, October 29. . Wanganui Bridge and the Shipping.—Our bridge has proved itself a little in the way of mariners on more occasions than one, and the crew of the Jane Anderson no doubt bestowed terms the reverse of complimentary on it. As that brigantine was turning in the stream to get alongside of Taylor and Watt's wharf, she missed stays, and the wind catching the sails she was driven backwards at a considerable speed. In passing one of the dolphins an attempt was made to hold on to it, but owing to the rope slipping off, the attempt was a failure. She then went stern foremost under the bridge, striking against one of the cylinders and breaking the bow of her boat. Having come to a standstill, sail was again set to clear-away from the bridge, but as the vessel was at a standstill, she could not obey the rudder, and swung heavily round, her jibboom striking against the bridge, but doingno damage. As she was now broadside on to the bridge, she was kept there till everything was prepared to haul her up to the wharf.— Evening Herald, October 27. WEATHER SIGNALS. The following notice was published in July last, and Is now repeated for general information On and after the Ist day of August next, masters of vessels will be permitted to forward messages at a uniform rate of sixpence for message, including reply, to the harbor masters of the various ports, seeking information as to the state of the weather, Ac., at the port to which they arc bound, or from any port which may lie in their route. These telegrams must be concise, and filled in as per example below' “ Harbor Master.” “ Timam.” “ State Weather.” (Signed) “Schooner Enterprise.” “Wellington.” The reply will be written thus: — “Schooner Enterprise,” “Wellington.” [Here the information sought for will he suj>pliedin uccordajice v:ith the instructions given below.) (Signed). “Tiraaru.” INSTRUCTIONS. In the foregoing examples it will be seen that the master signs instead of his name the name of his ship, the Harbor-Master also signing Instead of his name the name of the port from whence the information required is forwarded, and filling in the telegram as to the state of the weather, &c., in accordance with any of the terms described hereunder. Note.—The direction and strength of wind, state of the barometer and sea, are to be sent as they may happen to be at the time of sending, thus• Glass rising fast, or falling fast, or falling slowly, or steady. Wind, moderate, or fresh breeze, or gale, or variable, or light breeze, or calm. Sea smooth, moderate, or rough. At bar harbors the state of the bar may be described in the same terms as are here used for the sea; but in no case is the state of both bar and sea to be sent in the same telegram. When the wind is on any point in which the word “by” has to be used, the next nearest direction is to be given ; thus, for &.E. by E. send E.S.E., or S.E., and so on. In no case will a larger number of words than ten in the body of the telegram be allowed under these rules. By order of the Telegrajjh Commissioner, C. Lemon, General Manager.