SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5544, 4 January 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON AR.lil.Vßf), t . January S. —Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Stewart, •' ra Flat Point. Pearce, agent , « - 'faniur. a. 8.. 48 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Pa«ogers—Cabin : Mias Butt. Mrs. Henderson two ildren, Mrs. Sohowsberg. TV. and O. Turnbull, Wanaka, 277 tons, McGllllvrar, from Auckland !i the East Coast. Paßßengera--&aloen . Miss 'oOlrr, Mesdames Hazzartl, and inner, Phllcox, Edgar, Salvon.'wIXms’ i.aw, Amos, Browne, Crosse. Williamson, williams. May ter, Hutton, Kennedy, Brassey, and 6 steerage. ■M«»wMu?p,s* ton., Harvey, from Wanganui. •«MnK«ra—Cabin : Mosdamcs BerigaM and Groattin, Mossra. Heaven, llodgora, Turner, Simpson, Ctrrison, and Wekshaw. Master, ftiient. SAIIfiBD January 3.-Hula. s.s.. 107 tons. Holmes, tacWanvnul. Passengers—Cabin: Messrs, Klngswoll, Steel, 'l L pler‘ I r,^'t« B t I ’ns, P Fi ß k,tr Bhinhehn. W. and ; • McOiilivray, ’aa^rlfjors—Cabin: Messrs. Nancarrow. Broomhall, *Qfl Wilson. Levin and Co, agent*. Kiwj, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, for the Katt Coast. Cerln and Co, agents. t Julius Vogel, schooner, 56 tons, Johnston, for <aipar». Compton, agent. IMPORTS. Hannah Barratt, from Lyttelton; 25 cases Iron, ■> Illls; €0 sacks beans, Order : 84 bales chaff, 2 cases ■aeon, Jeffries; 13 do, Plimmor, Reeves, anu Co. Wanaka, from Auckland : 250 drain pipes, ]>iclu‘yro; 24 sacks potatoes, l pkg, M L and A Co. From Napier; 1 trunk, 1 box, Marchant. . , f _ . Kiwi, from East Coast; 150 bales wool. Levin Manawatu. from Wanganui: 03 bales wool, Krull and Co; 7 do, Levin and Co: 21 do, M L and A Co. Napier, from Walrau ; 140 bales wool, ship Wairoa; J Backs potatoes, Laery. . Pleiades, from London: 731 cases, 18 crates, 10 kegs, 10 frames, 40 casks, 20 pkgs, 400 bags, 150 bdla, 9 brls, 20 drums, 12 rolls, 1544 bars, Levin and Co; 1250 boxes, 8 tanks, ICO7 cases, 433 pkgs, 53 bales, 30 firkins. 32 qr-cosks, 81 kegs, 70 caulw, 200 oags, 13 bdls, 175 drums, 14 octaves, W. and G* Turnbull and Co; 7 bales, Lusk; 9 cases. 50 casks, Krull and Co; I case, Northcoto; 2 bales. Taylor; 1 case, Rev Dean; 1 do, Southby; 8 bales. Tinncy; 8 cases, Dalgetty, Nicholson, and Co; 1 do, Filmer; tpkg. Miss Gregory; 2 cases. Card; 3 qr-ensks, Moeller and Co; 1 case, Gibb;, 43 cases, Stuart and Co ; 4:2 cases, 3 casks, Felton, Grim wade, and Co ; 1 case, 20 wood; 3 trunks, 1 case, Hunt; 02 ca-ses, 42 bales, 24 pkgs, Thorapsen.'Shannon, and Co; l ease, Graham; 10 do,|Taylor and Watt; 81 do, Johnston and Co; 75 do, Ashforth; 4030 bricks, 5 casks, Outline and Larnach; 6 do, 1 case. Denton: 34 grindstones, 122 cases, 84 nr do, 34 casks, 2 flywheels, 2023 bars, 60 bdls, 5 boxes, 18 rolls, 96 pipe boxes, Mills; 4 cases, 5 pkga, Bradford; 352 cases, 10 bales. 40 kegs. Joseph and Co; 2006 bars, 10 casks, Edwards and Co; 194 cases, 45 pkgs, 116 bales. 3 trunks, Turnbull, Smith and Co; 1 case. Button; 3 do, 1 hf-box, Chambers; 73 casks, 50 cases, 30 brls, Pearce ; 1 pci, Bellcrdy : 3 cases. Levy; 118 casks, 102 cases, 3 bales, 06 kegs, 2 tierces, 0 hhds, 282 bales, 123 boxes, 18 arms, 1 crate, 3 anvils, 87 camp ovens, 87 do covers, 12 furnace pans, 4 pkgs, 690 sash weights, Duthie and Co; 3 caaoa, Fleetwood ; 107 caaea, 894 bara, 30 grlndatonea, 119 billa, 41 Osaka, 64 platea, 8 hhda, Dawson and Co : 000 sash weights; ,5 cases, 1 hhd, 1 cash, Shaw ; 1 pel, Mlaa Forlong; 2 cases, Williams: 28 pliga, Kinross and Co; 2 crates, Marks; 1 case. Rev Carow; 1 case, R. C. Shaw; 1 do. Drew; 6 do, Brown; large quantity sundries, Order. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London—Llmplo, Fernglon, and Van Diemen, early ; Southern Ports—Hawoa, sth Northern Ports—Taupo, 10th; Wellington, 12th Sydney—'Wakatlpu, early Picton and Nelson—Talaroa, this day Melbourne, via tub South—Tararua, this day Melbourne, via West Coast—Albion, early Napier and Poverty Bay—Eangatlra, early Foitok—Jane Douglas, this day Wakoanui—Storm bird, this day PROJECTED DEPARTURES. FoxtCN—Jane Douglas, 6th Southern Ports—Wakatlpu, Cth Sydney—Tararua, this day Oasxlepoint and Napier—Kiwi, early Melbourne, via the South—Wakatlpu, oth Napier and Poverty Bay—Eangatlra, this day Pioxon and Nelson—Taiaroa, oth Wanoanui- Stormblrd, Cth Nelson and West Coast Ports—Wallace, this day Blenheim—Napier, early West Wanoanui—Samson, early BY I'ELEORAPR. NELSON, Friday. Arrived : 4 a.m., Wellington, from Picton. Sailed; 1.15 p-m., Taiaroa, for Picton and Wellington. LYTTELTON, Friday. Arrived: 10.80a.m., Ladybird, from Wellington; Tararua, f(om Port Chalmers; Spray, from Picton; Huntress, barque, from Hobarton. Sailed : Tm, for Wellington ; Acola, for Kaipara, The Taianrn leaves for the North a*. 8.30 to-night. A barque, probably tho Hopeful, from the Bluff, Is at the Hoads. PORT CHALMERS, Friday. Arrived : Norval, 90 days from London, with 2400 tons of cargo and 43 passengers. SYDNEY, Friday. Tho City of York sailed yesterday. MELBOURNE, Friday. Arrived ; Rlngarooma, to-day. Tho Arawata, with the English malls, sailed today. Tho steamer Tararua, from Melbourne via tho South, Is due hero to-day, and leaves again the same day for Sydney via Napier and Auckland, taking tho outward San Francisco mall for transhipment. The schooner Auro;a, which left hero about a fortnight aSo for tho East Coast, camo into harbor yesterday morning, being unable to hold communication with tho shore, She has been dodging on and off Flat Point over since. She will return again by tho first change of wind. The steamer Wanaka, from Auckland via tho East Coast, arrived in harbor at 11 yesterday forenoon. She loft Auckland on tho 30th ultimo at 4.30 p.m.; arrived at Tauranga tho next morning, and loft again at 10.15 a.ra.; loft Poverty at 6 p,m. on the Ist, and Napier at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Tho Manawatu, from Wanganui, arrived In harbor at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, after n. fourteen hours’ passags. She experienced a head wind and hoavy beam sea on tho way up. The Taiaroa, from Onehunga via Taranaki and Nelson, is duo early this morning. Tho Spec, schooner, cleared tho Customs yesterday tor Polorus Sound, and sails to-day. Tho steamer Napier left Blenheim at midnight on Thursday, and arrived at the wharf here at 0 o'clock yesterday morning. She loft again last night for the same port. O No doubt the south-east wind of ■yesterday prevented tho ship' Fernglon making the Heads. She will, however, most likely bo heard of to-day. AH the necessary preparations are being made at the Mount Cook Immigration Barracks for tho reception of tho ship's Immigrants. Tho steamer Glenelg was taken, on tho Patent Slip yesterday. She returns to Foxton immediately she comes off. SHIPOWNERS' LIABILITIES. Since tho first shock of tho recent calamity on th* Thames has passed away a good deal of attention has naturally been directed to the provisions of tho Merchant Shipping Acts relating to the limitation of the liability of the shipowners for damages for loss of life or personal injury. Tho general scope nf those provisions will be known to our readers ; but it may ha worth wbild to draw attention to tho course adopted by the Chancery division of the High Court In exercising Its useful jurisdiction, under section 514 of tho Merchant Shipping Act, 1851, of entertaining proceedings at the suit of a shipowner against whom numerous claims for damages are made or apprehended, for the puiposo of determining the amonntof his liability, and distributing tho amount recoverable from him among the several claimants. According to section 54 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1862, tho damages recoverable in respect of loss of lifo or personal Injury, "either alone or together, with loss or damage to ship, boats, goods." Ac , are limited (where the owner is not actually In fault) to an aggregate amount not exceeding £l3 for each ton of the ahlp’fi tonnage. Tho course adopted in the Chancery chambers In an action under section 514 of the Act of 1854 was clearly laid down by tho late Master of the Rolls In Olaholm v. Barker (14 W. E. 1008). Tho total amount for which tho owner Is liable is first taken at £ls per registered ton of tho ship. Than tho course Is to ascertain the damage suffered by each person as it there were no limit to the owner's liability, and when this damage has been so ascertained tho sum for which tho shipowner Is UabWis applied In payment of the damages ; if the amount of damages Is equal to, or less than, the amount of liability, all the claimants are paid in full, the balance In the latter case being paid to the shipowner ; but if tho aggregate amount of damage is greater than the sum ;for which tho shipowner is liable, tho amount for which ho la liable is paid rateably among the claimants in proportion, to the amount of their damages. Interest will bo added to tho amount lor which tho shipowner Is liable, and U seems that ho will also bo liable beyond the statutory limit for tho cost of assessing the damages. Lord Solborne stated, in a case of this kind heard In 1372, that tho experience gained in Glaholm v. Barker had shown that all the claims in actions of this description might be settled in Chambers without incurring much expense.— Solicitors' Journal.