CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4024, 11 January 1875, Page 2

CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

"Wildwood, I'OO tons, Frost, Bnrrard's Inlet, Puget Sound, with cargo. Hoiiihton aud Co., agents.

Lady of the Lake, 00 tons, 'Urquhart, irom Molydcux. G. F. Rei 1, agent. Bruce, 205 tons, Macfarlane, from Timaru, with cargo. J. Mills, agent. Easby, 969 tons,'Kennedy, from Newcastle, N.S.W., ■via Sydney and Wellington, with cargo. Webb and Fulton, agents. Glencoe, 159 tons, Jasper, from Hobart Town, with cargo. Guthrie and Larnach, agents. ODTWAKDS. Hope, 32 tons, Madson, for Kakanui, in ballast. Keith Ramsay, agent. ! Margaret Scollay, 16 tons,- Scott, for Moeraki, ■with cargo. Keith Ramsay, agent. Phoebe, 416 tons, Worsp, for Lyttelton, with cargo. W. F. Wheeler, agent. Express, 136 tons, Christian, for Bluff Harbour, ■with cargo. H. Houghton and Co., agents. ■ IMPORTS.

Per Bruce: From Lyttelton4-1 package, Ewan ; I Ho, Collins; 1 do, Watson ; 1 do, A and T Inglis ; 4 do, Heymanson, Low, and Co ; 7 do, Shaw; 15 do, Strike ; 11 do, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co ; 0 do, Marshall Bros. From Akaroa—ls packages, Wi!son and Co; 13 do, 37 pi^s, Wright, Stephenson, and Co: 16 packages, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co ; 10 do, Mackerras ; 18 do, Lanjje and Thoneman ; 21 do, b'coular and North ; 5 do, U F Reid ; 5 d<v, Henderson Law and Co. From Thnarii—so7 bales,: Russell, Ritchie, and Co ; 1 package, Edwards and Co ; 1 do, M'Donald : 1 <10, Bathgate ; 1 do, Martin.

Per Sword Fish, from Port Esperance : 82 pieces of timber, 50,000 feet do, D and G Prom'.foit.

Per Owake, from Havelock: 40,000ft timber, Guthrie and Larnaeh.

Per Sea Gull, from Havelock: 80,000ft timber, Guthrie and Larnaeh.

Per Samson, from Oamaru: 2packages, J Mills; 2do, Alves ; 1 do, Prow.lfoot; 1 do, Esther and Low ; 1 do, R Hudson ;11 do, M'Lean Bros ; 1 do. Gowan; 1 do, Reid and Grey ; 9 do, Taylor; 3 do, Heymanson, Low, and Co ; 5 do, Brown, Ewing; 5 bales, Nichols ; 302 do, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co ; 0 packages, Wright, Stephenson; G do, W Gregg; 05 hides, Bridgman.

Per Wanganui: From Riverton • 30,000ft timber, Findlay and Co ; 230 bags, order. From Bluff—ljj bales, 3 samples. Murray, Roberts, and Co ; 5000ft timi)3r, Gunn; 1 parcel, JESrodrick; 5 do, G Murray; 2 wheels, Railway.

Per Margaret Galbraith, from London: 31 packages, Paterson and M'Leod ; 07 do, Park and Curio; 13 do, Herbert, Haynes, and Co ; 40 do, Neill and Co ; S4 do, Kemptliorne, Prosser, nnd Co ;71 do, Bing, Harris,.and Co; 331 do, Sargood. Son, andKwen; 20 •do, Edmond, Forsyth, and M'Neill; 3 do, Blakely; 4 do, Sampson; 19 do, Watson and Sons; 10 do, Brown. Ewing, and Co; 275 do, Ross and Glendining ; 127i bars, 07 packages, Oliver and Ulph; 8 do, Gunn and Ross ; 1 do, Heeles, U'lieath, and Co ; 8 do, Thomson ; 300 do, Butterworth Bros; 2250 rails, 65 packages, Hon. Minister of Public Works ; 2 do, Otjgo Museum; 510 do, order. Per Wellington :10 empty casks, Marshall; 10 do, R Copeland ; 524 sacks potatoes, Cobb; 1 case, Reith and Wilkie; 1 parcel, Lowe; 1 case fruit, Sadler; 4 bales, 2 trusses, Farquhar; 1 parcel, Fish; 3 packages, Hildreth. EXPORTS. Per Margaret Seollay, for Kakanui: 1 hhd, Copeland ; 4 do, Joel; 2 do, Hutcheson and Co: 4 do, Edmonds, Forsyth. and M'Neill; 1 package, Russell, Ritchie, and Co ; 70 do, black, Thomson, and Co : quantity of timber, Findlay and Co ; 2 cases, Bing, Harris, and Co; 3 do, "Wil-.on ; 4 do, Matheson Brothers; 3 do, Reid and Gray ; 1 do, Beckinsale ; 8 do; Royse, Stead, and Co ; 15 do, Oliver and Ulph ; 2 do, Mercer; 5 do, Brogden and Sons. Per Express: For Bluff Harbour—2 packages, Moore ; 12 do, Scouhir; I do, Mos^iel Factory; 1 do, Flexman ; 3 do, Thornton ; 2 do, M'Leod, Fownes, and Co; 1 do, Wheeler; 14 boxes shell, 4 cases, 1 barrel, Militia Store ; 3 packages, Thomson, Strang, and Co ; 2 do, Keinplliornc, I'rosser, and Co; 7 do, Baxter; 1 do, Copeland; 2 do, Livingston; 4 do, Oliver and Ulph ; 20 do, Robins and M'Leod ; 03 do, Oargills, Gibbs, and Co. For Kiverton—B barrels, Hutchinson ; 3 do, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co; 1 do. Hart, 1 do, Briscoe and Co.

Per Phoebe: For Lyttelton- 3 bales, Brldgman ; 3 cases, 1 keg, Haworth ; 1 trunk, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co; 3 mats, 1 cask, 5 boxes, 2 cases, lifaekerras and Co; 1 parcel, National Insurance Go. For Wellington : 1 package, 1 case, Edmond, Forsyth, and M'Neill; 1 trunk, Heymanson, Low, and Co ; 1 ca*e, Hayman and Co; 71 boxes soap, M'Leod Bros; 199 boxes soap, Robins, M'Leod ; 220 boxes soip, 2 boxes, 3 sacks, 2 cases, Wilson and Co; 6 cases, Kempthorne -Prosser, and Co ; 3 hhd, Joel; 1 colonial oven, 1 parcel, 2 cases, Oliver and Ulph; 1 bale, Ross and Glendining; 20platesiron,lpackage,Briscoeand Co; 1 parcel, National Insurance Co; 10 sheep, Cargills, Gibbs, & Co. For Napier—-1 tierce, Weir and Samson; 20 cases, New Zealand Distillery Co ; 1 hhd, 2 cases, Matheaon Bros; 3 perambulators, 1 package, Beaver Bros; 4 bundles, Briscoe and Co ; 2 cases, Hayman and Co ; 1 parcel, National Insurance Co. For Wunganui— i cases, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co ; 1 case, 2 bales. Butterworth Bros. For Poverty Bay—4 cases,Beaver Bros ; 1 parcel, National Insurance Co. ForPicton—l plate iron, Briscoe & Co ; 1 ba'.e, Hceles, M'Beath, and Co ; 4 boiler tubes, Briecoe and Co; 3 parcels, National Insmance Co. For Nelson—l case, Ross and Glendining; 1 ease, Heymanson, Low, and Co ; 1 parcel, National Insurance Co. For AVestport—l truss, Ross and Glendining; 1 case, 1 truss, Bntterworth Bros; 2 parcels, National Insurance Co. For Greymouth 26 packages, Kwong Sing Win? ; 1 bale, 1 case, 1 truss, 1 trunk, Butterworth Brothers; 1 case, Ross and Gleridiniiig-; 2 parcels, National Insurance Company. For Hokitika—l case, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co ; 2trunks, Sargood, Son, and Ewen; 1 parcel, National Insurance Company. For Taranaki—ll trunks, 2 eases, Heymanson, Low, and Co; 1 parcel, National Insurance Company. ' ForManukau—l box, Wheeler; 1 keg. Mills; scases, Beaver Brothers; 1 case, 1 keg, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co ; 1 parcel, 1 case, Hayman and Co; 1 parcel, Fergusson and Mitchell; 1 parcel, Beaver Broihers ; 1 box, Spratt; I parcel, Sargood, Son, and Ewen ; 1 parcel, National Insurance Company. ........

ARRIVAL OF THE MARGARET GALBRAITH. The well-known ship Margaret Galbraith, of Messrs Patrick, Henderson, and Co.'s line, ■which trades between this Province and the old country, was sigiialle'd at the Heads on Saturday forenoon. ,The name of the newcomer having been '■-- - made, known, the welcome notification of "all well" " • followed. The steronor Geelong, with the Woodville in tow, went out for her, and having given the former a good offing, made fast to the "home ship" and ■brought her in on the first of the flood, Pilot Kelly being in charge. The ship was brought up to good anchorage.: off Carey's Bay, and there the first anchor was dropped. Immediately previous to that the Government steam launch, with Captain Thomson health officer, Mr Jlonson, Emigration Officer, and Dr Drysdale, on behalf of the Board of Health, went alongside. The usual interrogatories touching '■' 'the sanitary condition of the immigrants followed, and at the first the replies appeared to be mo_st satisfactory, only one death, that of an infant of mesentcric disease having occurred, whilst, «xcepting one case of scarlatina, no disease of serious character had appeared during the passage. The case of scarlatina appeared on the 17th November, and '. ; having run its course, was convalescent on the 27th November. The child that had been afflicted by it—a fine little girl—was, at the request of the officia's, brought to the gavgway and exhibited, and certainly ,»„. looked the picture ot health. Dr Batehelor, surgeon superintendent of the in migrants on hoard the Margaret Galbraith, stated that no other case of the kind had appeared, and that all the passengers were exceedingly healthy. Sundry interrogatories and replies passed between those in the steamer and Dr Batchelor and Captain Peebles, whom we were pleased to see still in charge of the ship and looking well. Dr Drysdale seemed to hesitate about passing her, especially :_ "' when Dr Batchelor remarked to the effect that unless the infection had "been imported by the clothes of. a family on board which had had scarlatina nine months previously, he was at a loss to account for the case in question; seeing that it was six weeks after the ship left home before the case appeared. Dr Drysdale still hesitated, and rejoined that the disease might fce imported nine months hence; at any rate if the ship was passed, and scarlatina subsequently broke out on shore, he would he blamed for it, and accordingly he refused to pass her until he had communicated with the Board of Healih. The decision appeared to excite a great dear*of surprise amongst those onboard the ship, especially when it was followed by the order to hoist the yellow flag, and take the ship down to the Quarantine ground. Many months had elapsed since that detestable j iece of bunting had been hoisted as a quarantine signal at the Port, and we were scarcely less sorry to see it at the main of the Margaret Galbraith than were those on board her. In due - course, the ship was removed to the Quarantine ground, and will remain there .until the

Board of Health, which meets this morning, pronounces a decision upon her case.. We were certainly surprised at the exceeding precautions adopted .with - the Margaret Galbraith, such a course of procedure being altogether unprecedented at this port. If it ; had been otherwise Pilot Kelly would not have brought the ship so far up. Still we are very far from inclining to take exception to it, providing that the rule which has been to all intents and purposes | established by the action of Dr Drysdale is rigidly carried out in the case of every home ship coming to the Port. Precautions may be excessive, it is true ; but, at the same time, it is better to be On the safe side, especially at this time of the year, when the "fall" (the most unhealthy period) is approaching, inconsistency must, however, be guarded against. Fish is not to be made of one and "flesh of another; and, therefore, for the future, if only one case of disease of. a serious character appears on board a ship the pilot in charge will do well to anchor at the Quarantine Ground, and there await the inspection of the Health Officer.. The decision come to respecting the Margaret Galbraith was, however, regarded by those from whom it emanated as being rather on the extreme side. Hence, it was decided to lay the matter before His Honour the Superintendent, and suggest the immediate removal to the Quarantine Island of the family iu which the case of scarlatina had appeared, and then admit the ship to pratique. In conformity with the resolution, Captain Thomson, Mr Monson, and Dr Drysdale, with Mr Orbcll, Mr Colin Allan, the Emigration Officer's, clerk proceeded to " Macandrew's" in the steam launch, aud laid the matter before His Honour. The opinion of Mr Turnbull, the Provincial Treasurer, was also taken, and it was resolved that, as Dr Drysdale would not pass the ship on his personal responsibility, neither did the Superintendent and Mr Turubull consider themselves justified in acting independent of the Board of Health. Moreover, as His Honour remarked, the fact of the ship being in quarantine made but little difference u> those on board, seeing that out of the 1-0 .statute adults comprising her passengers 100 were nominated immigrants bound to either Oamaru or Invereargill, and would be taken direct from the ship to their destination. As our stay alongside the .Margaret Galbraith was of the briefest, the launch leaving as soon as she was ordered into quarantine, we obtained only a brief account of the ship's passage from home, hurriedly supplied by Captain Peebles out of his private log. She left the Downs on t::e 4th October, und was jammed in the Channol eight days by strong head winds, the land not being cleared until the 12th, when a last departure was taken from the Wolf. Moderate variable weather was experienced to the Trade, which was found in 25 i*., and lost in 5.30 N. It proved a poor Trade, 18S miles being the best day's run made in it. Four duvs of doldrums followed, aud the S.E. Trade was met with in 5 north. The Equator was crossed on the 10th November in lung. 30 W., and the S.E. Trade, which blew a good wholesome breeze, was lost in 21 S. Variable winds from norih to S.W., by the west were experienced to 35 S., on the 24th Nov., a short spell of S.E. set iu. The westerlies set in on the 29th, in lat. 40 S., long. <i"2S W., hut only lasted until the 4th December, the ship being then iu 10 E. long. Variable winds stt in for a while, and prevailed until she crossed the meridian of the Cape on Deceuiber Sth. After that the westerlies blew up again, and stuck to the ship light aud moderate whilst she ran her easting duwi: on the 47th parallel. The Snares were made at 7.30 am. on Friday last, and the same evening she was uff the Ucean Beach, and fetched the Heads on Saturday.

The Harbour Company's steamer Bruce, Captain Mucfarlane, has made a good round trip to Lytlelton and other ports since Monday last, the time being four and a half days. She returned on cuuirduy morning, bringing with her IS passengers and, besides other ca go, 507 bales of wool for the ship Calypso. These wero transhipped in the course of the forenoon, ai.d the i race then coaled and proceeded to Dunedin Concerning her trip we have to report that she left here on Monday evening last. Called at Timuru aud Akaroa, and arrived at Lyttelton at noon on Wednesday ; left again at 3 p.m. next day. Arrived at Akaroa at 7.30 p.m.; put out passengers and cirgo, and left at m dnight, arriving at Timaru at 9 a.m. on Friday. Landed 20 tons of cargo, aud shipped the above quantity of wool, and continued her wav South at 7.45 p.m., arriving as above. We have t"o thank Mr Latimer, the purser, for the report. The Bruce leaves again for Timaru and other ports to-morrow.

The schooner Owake and brigantine Seagull came in on Saturday from Havelock with cargoes of timber shipped at the mill there. Both left on Tuesday last, aud thus made a close race of italjng thd coast, the Owake, however, coming in ahead bv a few hours. Wind and tide being with them, they" gave the Port the go-bve and went on to Dunedin.

The ketches Lloyd's Herald and Grace, both timberladen, from Catlin's River, arrived on Saturday morning, and passed on to Dunedin.

The brigantine Swordfish is again here, this time from Port Esperance, with a cargo of piles and other timber for pier-building purposes. She was ten days on the way, having left Port Esperance on the evening of the 31st ult. Mie cleared th-s land that night with a fresh westerly breeze, which held until she sighted the Snares on the evening of the Gth instant. Here the wind failed her, and she had to work along the coast with light baffling weather until Friday, when a short-lived sou'wester took her to Cape Saunders bv the evening. Hence she had a fresh nor'easter, and fetched the Heads yesterday afternoon, and the Port an hour or two Inter.

We hear that the steamer Maori is doing good work again, and is now more than half-way round the coast on her return to headquarters. On Tuesday hist she called at the Grey, after having worked th= Hokitika bar in and out in one day. The Grey bar was ill-con-ditioned, carrying- only Sift at high cide. The Maori however, made light of the difficulty, rc-crossing the bar outwards with seventy tons of coal and other cargo shipped at the Grey. On Wednesday night she ran into Westport, and left it on Saturday morning, an 1 would arrive at Nelson yesterday. We expect to see her back here by the middle of the week.

The steamer Express took her departure for the Bluff on Saturday afternoon.

Having fulfilled her mission in these waters, the French steamer Vire took a final departure from Otago on Saturday afternoon. A large party of ladies aiid gentlemen were entertained on board shortly before she left, and the farewells then exchanged were in all probability the termination of the very pleasant intercourse that has so long- been maintained between our Gallic visitors and the people of the Province. Hearty good wishes from the latter will attend the Vire wherever she goes. Hence she proceeds to Auckland, and from thence will shape a course to Tahiti. Bulk w:is broken on board the ship Nelson on Saturday, and a very good commencement made with discharging.

The steamer Eginont sailed for Wauganui on Saturday afternoon.

The schooner AVanganui was taken into the Floating Dock on Saturday, to undergo the repairs mentioned by us in a former issue.

The ketch Falcon was hauled upon Fletcher's slip on Saturday, to have her bottom looked to, and certain necessary repairs effected in the case of her centre board.

The barque WoodviUe took her departure for Newcastle on Saturday forenoon, the steamer Geelong towmg her out. She stood away south, with a fine .■> .E. breeze, and had every prospect of soon rounding the south coast of the island.

The steamer Phoebe left on Saturday afternoon on her return north. Thirty-one passengers accompanied her, and she also took away 10 prize sheep transhipped from the Araby Maid, and 77 tons of cargo, of which 35 tons constituted transhipments from the barque Sunlight.

The Harbour Company's steamer Samson returned to port at 1 a.m. yesterd iy, and having over 300 bales of wool for the May Queen, went alongside that vessel to tranship. That will be accomplished this muruiu" and the Samson will then go to Dunedin, and is to leave again for Oamaru, according to custom to-mor-row morning-.

The cutter Hope sailed for Tois-Tois on Saturday morning.

The ketch Huon Belle, bound to the Molyneux with a full cariro of coal and timber, put to sea yesterday morning.

The additional six hundred bales of wool, of which two hundred are alongside in the railway trucks ready for shipping-, will complete the cargo of the ship Invcrcargill. She will, in all probability, be ready for sea by Wednesday. She will go to sea in splendid trim, so much of the wool on board beinsj undumpr d. Messrs H. Houghton and Co.'s steamer Wawaimi Captain Fraser, anived from the Bluff half an hour after noon yesterday. She has done extra well this trip, having- made the round of the Bluff and Rivertou since Wednesday afternoon last, when she left for the South. She ran to the Bluff, discharged her car^o and was at Riverlon by midnight on Thursday, and°on tho following day shipped 30,000ft. timber and a quantity of gram, and returned to the Bluff by Saturday afternoon, there completed loading, and embirked passengers, twenty-five in number, and left for headquarters at 730 p. m., arriving as a bove. The trip was marked by fine moderate weather throughout. The wind was S.W. when the Wanganui left the Blutf. The American war steamer Swatara quickly completed her mission at the Chatham Islands, and returned here yesterday afternoon, bringing with her Mr Edwin Smith, the chief astronomer, and the party of observers under him, who were deputed to watch the transit, of Venus from the Chathams. Their names a.e Mr Scott, assii-tmt astronomer ; .Mr Biihler, chief photogr.i, her; Mr Raw, avsi-tant photographer • Mr Jamter, instrument maker. If tneir labours were not attended with success commensurate with the importance of' the object in view, it is gratifying to know that the observation of the transit of our American frknds at the Chathams was not an utter failure. Air Smith informs us that the weather both on the day before and on the day of the transit was simply execrable. Clouds, thick mist, and rain prevailed, and hence, when the time of the transit came, Venus was half on the sun before a direct observation could be obtained. Thus the point of ingress was unfortunately missed, but during the next ei"ht nuuutes a series of very good sights were taken. Then a short period of obscuration followed, and was succeeded by a period of comparative brightness, during which a succession of photographs were secured. Dense clouds then swept up and completely hid the sun during the rest of the transit. We are obliged to Mr Smith for a glance at several of the photos., one or two of them being remarkably good worst one, perhaps the best of all, if regarded from a purely artistic point of view, was a. photo, of that part of the sky where the sun was but obscured by the clouds. Mr BUhler and his assistant made good use of their time at the Chathams, quite a number of admirably executed views of the place, and a few of the principal inhabitants, being taken. It may be recollected that the swatara left here on the 30th of last month for the Chathams. She had a rough time going there, strong N.E. winds heading her durin" the greater part of the passage, and then as the land was approached, the wind came strong out of N. W. with very thick rainy weather. L-md was sighted on the afternoon of the 3rd inst., and the islands were rounded and a lee obtained before dark. The Swatara lay-to for the night, ai>d on the- following morning ran into Whangaroa Harbour, her appearance being hailed with a round of cheers from the observing party on shore. The next two days were spent in packing up instruments and striking the observers' encampment; and, everything being shipped, the Swatara weighed anchor on the morning of the 6th. and at S a.m. stood to sea experienced fresh N.W. winds the first day, and after that light and moderate easterly weather. She was within sight of the Heads early yesterday afternoon and ran m and anchored by 4 p.m. The Swatara comes here to embark the Queenstown Observation lurtv and their instruments. Hence she goes to Wellington and then to Hobart Town, and from there proceeds to Melbourne, where the scientists she will have on board are to attend the Scientific Congress that is to be held there.

The New Zealand Steam Shipping Company's mail steamer Wellington, Captain Carey, bringing the Provincial European mails via San Francisco, arrived at Port Chalmers at 5.45 p.m. yesterday. She brought a heavy mail and 32 passengers, and unfortunately came in too late to catch the 5 p.m. train, her time from Lyttelton having been somewhat in excess of her usual running. The Wellington ran the Frisco mail from Auckland, and left Onehunga at 6 p.m. on the sth in-.ta.nt. When she reached the Manukau heads the signal "bar dangerous" was flying, at the Flagstaff, and so she had to anchor inside for the night. Put to sea next morning at 5 o'clock, arrived at Taranaki at 8 p.m., and after a two hours'stay continued her course arriving at Nelson at 5.30 p.m. on the 7th. Landed mails and passengers, and went on to Picton at 8 p.m., arriving there at 5 a.m. on the Sth. Left at 7 a.m., and reached Wellington at noon. Hurriedly di.-enibarked and embarked mails, passengers, and cargo, and made another start at 10.30 p.m. on the same day, and gained Lyttelton at G p.m. on the 9th. Remained tlure 2J hours

only, then left and arrived here as above. Strong head winds aad heavy sea were experienced to Wellington, thence until arrival light northerly winds arid fine weather. We have to thank Mr Wilcocks, the purser, for our files and the report. The Wellington leaves for the North, taking the outward mail via 'Frisco on the 15th inst.

Captain Carey, of the Wellington, reports passing the barque Free Trader of Hobart Town yesterday morning. The Free Trader was standing to the northwards.

We see by the Herald that the New Year opened at Auckland with a very heavy gale from the eastward that did considerable damage to many of the mosquito fleet in Waitemata Harbour. Two or three yachts were sunk at their moorings.