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Otago Daily Times, Issue 159, 20 May 1862, Page 4

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Departures for New Zealand, in February:—Zealandia, Robert Small,-Zambia, Black Swan, Blundcll. Triton, Joachim, Christian.-" In March:—Royal ;■'•' CharHe^for Auckland,* March- 16th;.';Geelong, for '■Otago,'March 21;: ■ ■ , .',.-.' The following, is a-list of. the ships loading ;for A«w Zealand. Tor/ Auckland .-—Queen -. of the Worth, Matilda WaUcnbarfn,- African. For1 Canterbury :— i ■ -Horwood,'.Maryl 'Ariai, '"Effmont. For Dunedin : — Abdul . : Meojid,,- Escort, -Planter, Bombay, Nelson. For Wellington :.^Priiicess.'" The Triton,- one of [Messrs. Willis, Gann, and Co's • ; •■■ linersyleft Grayesqndori l'ririay, l?ebiuary S2S, with a • . -j lew.jtfßserigersn'nd.'a'full.cargo 'at genei-al .:merclianCisc, for Vr clliugto'n, Wew Zealand. ' "t" : [ f, "". :T"*'Biis 'Gkeat'. EASTERir;^At..B"mcctinfriof'tfic:i ■ ''..'-,'Grcat I Sililp>Co'n)p4nyi- it-wns' announced that the Great''Jrrtst£rn'-wasnearly-i'-eady'fbr%ea. She is in-" tended titbo againjsent to New. York,. Some dfecuif sion" took j)toce as'-to;-whetlier r 'India Was not iit'Jinbrej desirable.destinationV'bnt aft'ijecrsionl on thejsubject was left to t]ie'<ljrectoTS^ i;:! A.-'suggestion was also made as to'whetirer'it'wduld'-n'Qfr be a -profitable project to bring the vessel up to London, on her return from

America, for public-inspection'd'urina: the Great In" tcniational Exhibition, but the solution of this ques' tion was likewise left to tjie judgment of, thedirectol-S} Mr. Walter Pa'tbn bas'bee'n appointed comiiiauder.^-;' Nmo r Zealand Gazette. •; - - - ■■■'•;,

: Oil Saturday,' Mt:u'rh*ls, there \yns launched from the ir<m-ship building; yard of Messrs. C. Mitchell & Po.;, -.LowtWnlker, -nn iron screw'sttamer for thfi lii-tcr-cpjoniiil jßoyal Aliiil>team Navigation 'Company, trading between1 Now' Zealand and Australia. \ Lengtu of Vessel j'2l6ft.ij breadth, 28i't; depth,; 47 ftij ifitted with high pressure condensingenpnes,.of 100 nominal horse-power by Missis. It. Morrison & Co., of Ouso-, burn Engine Works, Newcnstle-on-Tyne. The vessel is fitted out in the best style.for."the coinforf'and conjveniencq of, forty first, and forty second class passengers, hi 'addition to that for the officersand'agents' required by a'steamer carrying Her Majesty's mails'. She is baiqiiH-rigged and fitted with apparatus tor lifting- the pvofpPer mit of the water when the vessel is under ,-cauviis. .-A^.-Ilie vessel started iioiu her chocks, she was uaniud flic Cliiude Hamilton by Miss Swan.. :