SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4267, 23 November 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF WELLINGTON Hish Water. 4.6 a.m.; 4.23 r.M. ARRIVED. November 21.-Kapler, s.s., 44 tons. Butt, from Foiton. Passengers: Mrs. Buchanan and child, Messrs. McKinivan, Hughey, Master Port. TurnbuU "'schooner, 70 tons, Russell, from * Phoebe, s.s., 416 tons, Worsp, from Manukau, Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton. Pnssengors - saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Whiteford, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gillies and child, Messrs. Bartley, Brown, Stuart, Tennant, Trousou, Eva, Sellars, Zohrab, Robertson, 19 for South ; 10 steerage for Wellington. E, S. Ladger, agent. _ , Luna, Government p.s., 106 tons, Fairchild, from Napier. Passenger: Mr. Barron. November. 22.—Stormbird, s.s., 68 tons, Dalle, from Wanganui. Passengers—saloon : Mrs. Grey and child, Captain Irvine, Messrs. Brlggs, Soutli, Wilton, Montgomery, Shield, Wise, Jones, Muir, lordhani, and four in the steerage. W. and G. Tumbull and Co., agents. •>,.,, Zelia, barque, 257 tons, Peatey, from Mauritius. TurnbuU and Co., agents. SAILED. November 21.—Marmion, brigantine, 92 tons, Bowton, for Kaipara. Jane Elkin, ketch, 23 tons, Leslie, for Havelock. November 22.—Tarama, s.s., 525 tons, Clark, for Melbourne. Passengers—saloon: Hon. Mr. Keynolds, Mrs. Montcitli, Miss Barker, Messrs. Mills, Kelly, Kebbell, Park, Button, Salter, and a number who booked on board. AV. Bishop, agent. IMPORTS. Napier, from Foxton : 789 sleepers, 1 cask tallow, S sacks potatoes, 2S kits do, 1 trunk. Canterbury, from Nelson: 358 iron rails. EXPORTS. Tararua, for Melbourne : 2 cases handles, 20 kegs nails, 20 casks resin, 10 cases, 21 cases chairs, 25 pkgs sundries, 1 chest, 6 empties, 400 pkgs telegraph material, 13 empties, 2 cases, 1 cask hides, 17 casks. Oneco, for Nelson : Original cargo for Nelson from New York. Jane Elkin, for Havelock: 1 case castor oil, 5 kegs nails, 1 case coffee, 2 half-chests tea, 1 ton coal, 3 bdls iron, 8 sheets do, 2 bars do. Marmion, for Kaipara : S2 mats sugar, 10 half-chests tea, 20 boxes do, 10 bags rice, 15 boxes soap, 1 halftierce tobacco, 1 case sauce, 2 do whiting, 1 do soda, 1 do corn flour, 1 do blue, 2 do vinegar, 50 sacks flour, 29 do potatoes, 20 boxes candles, 0 do raisins. 10 cases kerosene, 2 do vestas, 6 dp salmon, 2 do salad oil, 5 drums colza oil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Losoos.—Howrah, Avalanche, Hindostan, and Soukar. New York.—Sunlight, barque Melbourse, via the West Coast.—Alhainbra, s.s., 30th inst. Northern Forts.—Wellington, s.s., 28th inst. Melbourne, via the South.—Albion, ».»., 26fch inst. Soutuers Ports.—Beautiful Star, s.s., 25th mst. ; Xaranaki, s.s., 26th inst. Port Chalmers.—Cordelia, barque, daily. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Londoh.—Halciono, this morning ; Adamant, in December; Jessie Readman, early. Southern Ports.—Phcebe, s.s., this day. Melbourne, via the South.—Alhambra, 30th. Wanoakui.—Manawatu, p.s., this day; Stormbird, s.s., this day. Foxtos.—Napier, s.s., this day. Napier.—Rangatira, s.s., this day. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Albion, s.s., 26th inst. .Northern Ports. —Tarauakl, s.s., 27th inst. Kaikoura.—Euby, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. NAPIER, Saturday. Arrived. —Ship Bebington, from London, 26th July, via Plymouth. PORT CHALMERS. Sunday. Arrived.—o a.m., Albion, from Bluff, with Suez mail. The steamer Stormbird, Captain Doile, arrived at 8.30 yesterday morning. She left Wanganui at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday evening, and experienced light N.W. winds and smooth sea. She will leave for Wanganui to-day. Tlie brigantine Esther 13 still lying in the stream, awaiting a favorable wind for Westport. Punctually at twelve o'clock yesterday, the steamer Tararua took her departure for Melbourne via Southern ports. She took advantage of a favorable breeze by setting her canvass as soon as she rounded Point Halswell. The Napier arrived from Foxton early on Saturday morning la3t. She brought a cargo of sleepers. The barque Oneco will probably get away this morningon her run to Nelson, The schooner Canterbury arrived on Saturday morning last from Nelson, with a cargo of iron rails consigned to the Minister for Public Works. The Government p.s. Luna, Captain Falrchild, arrived in harbor at 9.30 on Saturday night from Napier, which she left on Friday at midnight. Strong N.W. winds were experienced off Cape Palliser. Just before leaving Napier the Luna towed the ship Bebington to an anchorage, having picked her up eight miles to the southward of Port Ahuriri. On the passage to Wellington sighted the brigantine Swordftsh. the Excelsior, and a square-rigged vessel, which was too far off to be made out. One of Mr. Pearce's fleet—-—*i£lji»r.-tho, ABnfltU,nrHin. i]irn» wa.i «AP.TV.Tilc^U«fa will probably tow the Hftlcione to sea thi3 forenoon. Incidents between Wellin-otoxand Hokitika. The s.s. Waipara was nearly the whole of last week weather bound in Totaranui, with sixty immigrants on board, from Wellington to Hokitika, being part of those by The Douglas. During the time they were lying in Totaranui, one child died and was buried, and another was born whilst the mother was ashore for a walk. She was attended by Dr. Garland, late of the ship Chile, who was fortunately present, being on his way to Hokitika in the Kennedy, also anchored in Totaranui The mother, who could not be moved on board after her confinement, remains behind with her husband, until she is able to travel to her destination. The schooner Ozia. bound for the Grey, was als" anchored el the same time at Totaranui.'— Colonist, Nov, 17. The steamer Phcebe, Captain Worap, arrived in Wellington at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday. She left Manukau at 3.16 p.m. on the 18th, and arrived at Taranaki at seven next morning. Left again at 10.15 a.m., arriving at Nelson early the next morning. A heavy N.E. gale blew at Nelson on the 21st, which detained the vessel in that port till four on the morning of the 22nd, when she left for Picton, arriving at 12.30 p.m. Left again for Wellington after an hour's 6tay. and arrived 43 stated above. Excepting the gale at Nelson, fine weather was experienced throughout. She leaves for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to-day. A pretty wooden barque, named the Zelia, 257 tons, Captain Peatey, came to an anchor at one o'clock yesterday. She left Mauritius on 26th September, and, till within a few hundred miles of the New Zealand coa3t, experienced nothing but gale upon gale. On Friday last, when in the vicinity of Cape Farewell, experienced a strong N.N. W. gale, accompanied with torrents of rain. The vessel came through Ba3s' Strait, and made the New Zealand coast off Cape Egmont. Four vessels were loading sugar at Mauritius when the Zelia sailed, and one left the same day for Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. The Zelia comes consigned to Messrs. Turnbull and Co., and Messr3. N. Edwards and Co., of Nelson, whither she will proceed on discharge of the Wellington portion of her cargo. The Mibbino Schooner Kaittjna.—We are informed that on Saturday last, Mr. Cross, the pilot, telegraphed to Mr. Seed, Secretary of Customs, stating that the schooner Kaituna was missing. The Government have ordered Captain Andrew, of the Ladybird, to lie off Akaroa on his next trip to this port, in the hope that he may hear something of the missing schooner. She is a new boat, and as she was laden with timber when she left Akaroa, it is quite possible that she may yet be afloat.— Nelson Colonist, November 17. The fine ship Halcione, Captain J. F. Croker, will clear at the Customs this morning. Everything was made snag on Saturday morning last, when she hauled from the wharf Into the stream. It is expected she will get away at noon to-day, and, in the event of the wind not proving favorable, the Government p.a. Luna will tow her outside the lighthouse. Her cargo is valued at £77,000, and comprises the following : 2927 bales wool, 174 bules skins, 232 bales flax, 323 •packages preserved meat, 399 packages tallow, 148 packages leather, 302 hides, and 38500z5. gold. The following passengers will proceed by her: —Lady Fergusson, Mrs. Fergusson, Masters Fergusson, (2), Misses Fergusson (2,) Miss Bradford and five servants : Drs. Blight, Pratt, and Deck, Mrs. Deck and two children, Mrs. Handyside, Mlases Handyside (2), Mr. and Mrs. W. Young, Miss Campbell, Messrs. Catheri, Holloway, and Boyd. The vesßel is in excellent trim, although, perhaps, a little deep in the water, A Labor. Crumb under the Queensland Labor Act. —The Sybil, Captain E. Keats, has returned from her usual trip to the South Seas, having been absent three months and six days. She brings ninety-four recruits—as fine a lot of "cullered" immigrants as we have yet seen landed. The brigantine Native Lass, Captain Taylor, was spoken on 13th September, offApli. She had then nineteen recruits on board, and desired to be reported "all well." The Sybil was at the village of Havannah, Apii, ten days after the massacre of a boat's crew belonging to the schooner Zephyr, of Sydney. The Sybil's boat was fired on, but, fortunately, no damage was done. Whilst the Sybil was lying in Havannah harbor several distinct shock* of an earthquake were felt, lasting for several seconds. The vessel trembled and shook as though going over a sandbank. The shocks were felt much more severely on shore. Maryborough Chronicle (Queensland.) The Survey or New Gui.vEA.-G'aptain Moresby, in a letter to Sir Hercules Robinson as to the survey of the north-east coast of New Guinea, says:—"This survey has been successfully carried out with the following results: —A triangulated survey of the east shores and seas of New Guinea, embracing a space of eighty-five mi es of latitude and fifty.five miles of longitude, has been completely finished. It contains, In addition to all the coast line and reefs, 4c, being shown, more than 3000 miles of separately fixed soundings. A running survey has been made on the northern shores of New Guinea, from East Capo to Astrolabe Gulf, an approximate coast line of 700 or 800 miles in extent laid down. It has been provod that a safe channel exists around the east end of New Guinea, by which a new and shorter route than before known is opened up between Australia Rnd China. This passage is not recommended for sailing vessels without a pilot or local knowledge, but as a steam route (and steam In fast becoming the carrying power of the world) it has no drawbacks. The greatest depth off the north coast of New Guinea at which sonnding» were obtained was 2000 fathoms." ExTWCf MBHIMO Fire at Sea.—A fire-extinguisher at sea, which will perform Us work efficiently, has long been a desideratum with the owners of vessels. Messrs. Pat n and Harris, of Glasgow, believe they have succeeded la supplying this want by their "Pyroletur, or Fire-Destroyer," a contrivance by which the hold of a 1200 ton ship can bo filled with an anti-combustion gas in less than twenty minutes. The gas—carbonic acid—is prepared on deck by means of a fight, portable force pump, and the compound is

forced through a tube to the bottom of the ship s hold. In the " separator," which is litked to the keelson the gas Is set free to do its work by expelling the lighter common air through apertures in the deck, which hare been left open for its escape. NOTICES TO MARINERS. Port Wakefield Light. Notico is hereby given, that on and alter Sunday, the Ist of November, 1874, a red light-will be exbited at Port Wakefield, In lieu of the present white light. By order of the Board. 1 • G. S. Wright, Secretary. Marine Board Office, Port Adelaide, 30th September, 1874. Port Adelaide Liouthousi. St Vincent's Gulf- , _, ■ . Referring to a notification from this department, on the 28th August, 1873, with reference to the proposed substitution of a revolving light for the present white light at the Port Adelaide Lighthouse, it Is hereby made known that, from unavoidable causes, the construction of the lens apparatus has been delayed ; but the new light will probably be exhibited on or about the Ist January, 1875. R. H. Ferguson, President, Marine Board. Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 19th October, 1874,