SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 23, 18 May 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

♦ potrr OF OAMABU. [ —,——-« '>' " "*- tSW\\Rt>* Jt.vv K Mafttw.*.*... hh tons, i-f-i'iiKirt. ("■<"■ t*" a *> Un - At) - arson and t'u., ascents. VEtiS 5 **" 8 tN* f'URT. JC.w t*. " S(*am«r - vulair.. " Bilk— WMnikta. g,.fciii)tiers Tauranjjra and fiencleu'.'ii. Rutcftea— .fesaie anrt Reliance. Per Jftr-K for MelTiimnw: "■'■»<>■ hwe* nut*. 2,'"- , > »"«» ;irFey,"J\ 'inil 't'. iieek. ♦ HEttPPIN'U TEfiEttKAMS. A HF.AVKR. .? :"**"* .Ui'iiusd, Wednesday. The Schooner VivU'iu; t«N>tu •' 4 .rdney. has arrived, and ■ports that Captain Heeircr and a boat's crew of four. i tint (v»h<>rn u6 Sunday Island, and as they did not reum they are supposed to i»»vj l«ii drowned. _ The into i» now in command, its says the 1 "" was ',t«d out Cor a pearl nshbi- cruise, but on- the occuruiee of this mif.ow.ml event. »!ie saiijd to Auckland, he vessel hcinic short handed, suspicion was created Hit she was II slave. The police and I 'Ustoms anthotiusexaminedher toolay. but iw u-r'U'ukinties were wnvond. A later Ki-lesTam -fates that the mate of ,e sell mr Vtvibiv admitted to :>- |"»U-'« detective that ie vessel was a slaver, tfc h..liU si. commtssiim in the vval. reserve, and savs ho was unaware of the nature the intended cruise when ho left Sydney. Eidonuain has beensunt to the captain of U. it. A flarracouta.. in mirte formed v owned the vessel rn-cntiy sold (the .•uiMt tTide) to *tr. Tunihull. of vVellhu-t.on. |l'Ki! r'.iKSS \M«i:\'.| VVw.UNii'ros. Wednesday. The C!\isti'tn« iintliorities have determined to imt«t rttiirle* into tin' loss of tli« K'jcmont. on Put™ bar. lit thu collision !..'tween the steamer Tui and th«' hoimur Surah ami >tur,v. olf tape t'lwupl'iulf. hot in hfchtlte dumtnii! w.n Ki'iHiny. &m vt th« livnwstt- unit nioit inf!iionti;U mi-otinT* "f ipowmsrs on record wim ht-ld at the Condon Tavern.. KniUm. on- February •„*; to ta-ku into-uonsiileratiou the ulttnii of »lUp"wnur» i" virw ot esiwtirir and proisutivH Iwiri.slation reratiinr to lUErciunit srvifn'iiig:. irtt Ctlinirtott, it. P... oi:cuiHi:d tho chair, and Invftllpartk) of thu t'nitL'i! wcru prtaicne. Ib folluwinif rusolutions* wt-ro uarvk-ii: That this ! jetln{f iy of opinion, tlwt tho rucont and tontintitd ■.wigus In the taws rulatiivx tomcruiv.mt shippiiiu.'hav>: 'en most incouvßniant and harnwisiny to sfii[N»'.snw. ;at lujft»lation hits been, fcauriuuntary and Ul-const-■red. and that it is hisrhlyMcsirahru e\Utinir taws !'<»ukll bo »impiifi«d and codified, and that the »wf.>i»>rt ishipownersi will be accorded to any wetU-'onsidemt ■laifliro for savinu 1 lifc at sea that may b« unhtnittcii ~Parliamt;nt durioi." th" I'oniini;' session-. That then; rtnld b« a tooai appwat immeiliatoly avaiTalite 08 a =iura satisfactory both to tin: Hoard 08 Trado and the ~pownor to dual with all questions of tmseawortht'W or ovurtoadintf., and- that there shontd he a irenuraE ittrt of Appeat on nuestions aristns - oat o{ fi-mstrue- ;» or tiesvrii.. That the mcutinif protests against that (.•ftiuß of suction. 4 ot" the liorchant Shipping Act r>( iV whiuh. imposes upon the shipowner a rt'sponstfii- :* unknown in the jurisprudimce of this country. U» thi» niecttnir is of opinion that the present extent |int«rfernnce with the trade of shipowvuny. in conse[lncwof instructions issued by the Board ot Trade to )it surveyor;*, is productive 01! such serious and itrijugsary delay and expense as to_ place Rritish shipg at a sfreat disHilvantivu'u in comparison with (•ei(r,n which are. free from such restrictions. >» meutinjr rßifrcts that,, notwithstanding at£ that busn. donu to secure better food and accorotnodav for swnunen, and for their ircnural wcHare. a .portion of the annuat casualties is caused by th^ir ■hcianey. intemperance, and neirlisenee,. ;is appears _.a th« Boyat eouiniissioi... and that tfreat risks are atrwdl XMI fosses sustained by tlie desertion of seal» at ttomu and in Foreign and t'otonial ports. it tllis-meetinir protests iwrwnst tlie power jevven- by kioft 2' of the Xieruhunt Shipping Act. titi. enabUru: jnaall a proportion :ui one fourth of the crew to bate BOBsel detained. This meeting denies that over»rivnce nivs been ifeneral.. ov even freitttont. and rests its deliberate judirnumt airaiust any iuterfsrencu P tho present laws relating to marine- insurance. it a standinir comnuttce. to- meet in t.oni£on. be Wed or reprusent:i.tivKs of the Associations [.resent .the meetmtr,. and ef kindred Societies, to watch. 'station in- the ensuing session o. t'arliameut. and V that a deputation be appointed to present the reso'ons to the tiovernme'tit.