CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 782, 20 June 1864, Page 4

CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

IHWABDB. JuneJß,-Nil. OVTVTAXDa. June 18—Xanthe, 578 tons, Scott, master, for Newcastle, in ballast. B. B. Martin and Co., agents. Aldinaa, 291 tons, Stewart, master, for Melbourne, "with gold and passengers. Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. INWABDS—OOABTWI9K. Jane 18—Aphrasia, 97 cons, Murray, master, from Bluff Hwbor, in ba'last. Master, agent. Airedale, 286 tons, Ferguson, master, from Lyttelton and Wellington, with cargo and passengers. G. 8. Brodrick, agent. City of Lunedin, 327 tons, Boyd, master, from Wellington and intermediate ports, with cargo and passengers. Cargill and Co., agents. OUTWARDS—OOABTWIBB. June 18—Airedale, 286 tons, Ferguson, master, for Bluff Harbor, with cargo and passengers. Q. S. Brodrick, agent. IMPORTS. Per Airedale, from the North—l parce', Bauk of New Zealand; 1 parcel, Morrison ; 2 packages, trees, T Wayne ; 1 parcel gold scales, W Watson and Sons; 15 kags blasting powder. Turnbnll; 1 parcel, Younghusband; 1 box, H M Customs; 1 parcel, Mos3; 1 package,Feldheim; 1 parcel, Union Bank of Australia. Per City of Dunedin, from Wellington and intermediate ports—2 boxes oilmen's stores, 1 case batter, J J Tame. EXPORTS. Per Airedale, for the Bluff, 3 cases arms, 2 casks accoutrements, 10 qr-barrels ammunition, Colonial Government; 17 bags flour, Logic. Per Aldinga, for Melbourne. Produce of 0ta20~20140z 18dwt gold. Bank of Australasia; 53370z 18dwt gold, Bank of New Zealand; 43-270z 33 wt.. gold, Bank of New South "Wales; 30570z sdwt gold, Union Bank; 92pz 6dwb gold, various shippers, Per Xanthe, for Newcastle, 50oz gold, G, Gallop; 50oz gold, T. Brown.

The steamer City of Dunedin arrived in port at 7 p.m. on Friday. She brought upwards of 90 passengers, and at Lyttelton, landed 25. Eecoming short of coals, through a continuance of heavy head weather, she put back to Lyttelton, and on leaving the second time she encountered similarly unfavorable weather,; but for a ship so lightly ballasted, she made a very good trip down. On ascertaining, from the Airdale, of her vicinity to the port, Cnptaia Turnbull sailed with the Geelong for Bluff" Harbor, where she will ship the earep of ths Scotia or render assistance if such should be necessary.

The cutter Swan beat up from Oamaru on i Saturdr.y night. She left that port immediately upon discharging cargo, a dangerous sea having set into the bay, and on the bar here. She reports a very heavy ground-swell, ■which seems to have increased during the day, the aea breaking heavily on the Heads, and the barque Oscar, •which is still at anchor outside, rolling very much. The Annie and Midlothian left Oamaru before the Sw*n, but have apparently got driven to the northward. The AlfUnga sailed for Melbourne at 4.30 p.m., ■with the English mails, a considerable quantity of gold, and 118 passengers. Airdale sailed for the Bluff at the same hour, on Sunday ! afternoon. The smart little schooner Pawn, Captain Joyce, Jatoly employed in the survey of thß West Coast, on the last trip to Haveloik made the run up in 45 hours from wharf to wharf, landing cargo there some few hours before the passengers by the steamer Albion, that left Dunedin on the following day. She is again laid on for the same port. Captain Gibson, Port Officer for the Province of Canterbury, reports as follows on the harbors of Akaroa and Timara:—ln reporting on each of the harbors and navigable rivers ot the Province of Canterbury, I can hardly pass Akaroa unnoticed, though not in my power to suggest any immediate improvements. Knowing its peculiar advantages, 1 have devoted the short time I have been in office to those ports less highly favored by nature. The extensionof the jetties for the convenience of the steamers, with suitable mooring posts, is urgently required ; but for this work I understand a.contract is already undertaken. * hear > however» on tne best authority, that coasters are ia the habit of throwing their ballast overboard at the head of the bay indiscriminately; and I think there oueht to' be some resident there authorised to' act as Harbor Master to stop this evil, so injurious to the future interests of the port. I visited the Titnaru Roadstead, with the Commission on the safest and best landing-place, and the kind of jetty most suitable to meet the requirements of the loralitv ; my opinions on those subjects are therefore embodied in their report. At the same time I p t myself in communication with Lieutenant B WooScombe, EN., Beacn Master, and on inspection found reorganisation greatly wanted in the Harbour Department, and those appliances already provided for the safety of the shippine and the preservation of lite. 1 here is an old sea maxim, " A place for everything, and everythingin its place." I found neitherone or the othtr; it is true there is a shed recently erected to protect a noble life- boat; but where .' Some distance from the recognised best landing, and built broadside on to the sea. On the other

1 hand, I found harbour lights and Marryat's signal* • the first inefficient, the latter innomolets —doubtless from the rant of there being no place provided for them. A life-boar in the hands t fan excited mob, without even an authorised person to take cba-ge; a life-boat without a trained crew, or without a crew at all, in fair weather and when not wanted, will, I know from, experience, be useless, and wanting an efficient crew m the hour of necessity and danger. In a /mall fishing village on the north-east coast of Yorkshire a lifeboat was provided; demonstrations were made with it through the streets, as was the case in Timaru, tut there was no crew told off for it; it was supposed the Coast-guard Officer could select one from amongst the fishermen when ocaasion required. The occasion soon came, and there were many brave felllows voluateered to man the lifeboat. But all waa confusion and excitement, and the opportunity lost, for before she was fairly launched it was too late. I would there"ore suggest to your Honor the urgent necessity of some system and order being organised at this rising port, because! find in the year 1861 the tonnage^ returns only gave 1591; whereas.in 1863 they amounted to 10,027; and the export cate for his authority appears to have been overlookci. In issuing the above warrant to LieutWoolcombe as Beach Master, I would place him in charge of the whole Harbor Department, and Mr Morrison, pilot, subservient to him I would recommend that he be instructed to make the Port Officer the medium of all correspondence in reference to harbor works; and that he shall, on the approval of the Government, aid in carry•ngout the foiiovrine resolutions.:-]. That the present accommodation for the lifrboa! be removed to the nortli of LeCren's stor*, and that it be erecfd ISNE. and W^W.,and the remaining requirement for the lifeboat, namely-launchmgr skids, a keg for fresh water, a watertight box for some provisions, and a place to fix the compass be completed at once. That a crew of ten be selected and appointed under a binding contract to serve ( twelve months, to be renewed annually ; and any ( vlcancy to be immedially refilled. 3. That the j lifeboat's crew be exercised at least twice a year, | in launching, beaching, and manceuvrrng the | boat in the presence of the Beach Master and, Port Officer, and an official return be made of | the same, and reporting the efficiency of other! appliances for the preservation of life. 4. That i a Manby's rocket apparatus be immediately sup- ] plied 5 That the said crew shall, when called out on special service with the lifeboat, be paid one pound per day; or when their services are required on ordinary duty, such as surveying, or as the Beach Master or pilot may require, at the rate oi twelve shillings a day. 6. That any refusal of duty, using abusive, threatening, or improper language to the Beach Master, or person deputed by him, be treated as amis. demeanour. 7. That the present harbor lights are not efficient, and that new kerosme ones be placed on an erection built for that purpose according to the accompanying drawing, providing i suitable accommodation for rockets, signals, blue lights and lanterns, and thstthe present ngnalpole be reshifted to its original position, as marked upon the chart, and placed close to the , harbour lighthouse; and that Mr Bambndge, j the man in charge of the present lights, shall re-, ceire an extra L 25 per annum, and that he shall keep them burning from sunset nntil sunrise, o. That to meet the expenses of harbour lights, , lifeboats, buoys,, and other appliances for the convenience of shipping and the preservation of life, the following dues shall be imposed on vessels frequenting the port; coasting vessels and steamers not being liable to a second charge in the same week -.—Vessels of oO tons and under, ss; Vessels of 50 to 100 tons, 10s; vessels of 100 to 150 tons, 15s; vessels of 150 tons and and upwards, 20s. I consider, from the evidence taken by the Commission, that the mooring buoys are placed in the best position for the safety of vessels riding by them, as also for expediting the discharge of cargo; the small moorings, however, require to be relaid, and, I consider, ought to be lifted at least once a year for examination, as also the bridle of the larger mooring; therefore the sum on the last year's estimate is insufficient. 1 would suggest an additional L3O per annum for this purpose. ~,..■■ ■ ■