SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4028, 15 January 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS.

January 14.—Wind, N.E., strong. Weather, fine, ■cloudy. 8 a.m.—Barometer, 29.70 ; thermometer, GO. 1 p.m. — Barometer, 29.C3 ; thermometer, OS ; fl p.m.—Barometer, 29.56 ; thermometer, G4. High water ton January 15th :—At the Heads, 8.5; at Port Chalmers, 8.45; at Dunedin, 9.30. ARRIVALS. Samson, ps , 124 tons, Etlie, from Oamaru. Harbour Steam Company.agents. Passengers: Mrs Sutton, Misses Mooney, Anderson, Thomson, Messrs Robinson, Livingston, Taylor, Brown, Greyneth, George, Virtin, M'Gregg, Thomas, and 10 steerage. Queen of the Seas, 333 tons, Robinson, fromHohart Town, January sth. Guthrie and Larnach, agents. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Morgan and family (5), Dr Crowther, Messrs Manuel and Robertson. Express, s.s., 136 tons, Christian, from the Bluff. H.'> Houghton and Co., agents. Maori, s.s., lIS tons, Malcolm, from Lyttelton. Harbour Steam Company, agents. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Rutherford, Mrs M'lntosh, Mrs Greytuct, and 3 children, Miss Marks, Messrs Dunlop, Heath, Darby, Newton, Melville, Bryant, Ah Ting, Rev. Mr Gilbert and 9 steerage. .:.. DEPARTURE. Easby, 969 tons, Kennedy, for Lyttelton. Webb and Pulton, agents. Passengers : Misses O'Meagher, Lambert, and 15 steerage. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. INWARDS. Grace, 16 tons, Brady, from Catlin's River, with cargo. Master, agent. Samson, 124 tons, Edie, from Oamaru, with cargo. J. Mills, agent. .'',. OUTWARDS. Grace, 16 tons, Brady, for Moeraki, with cargo. Master, agent. Samson, 124 tons, Edie, for Oamaru, with cargo. J. Mills, agent. IMPORTS. , Per Grace, from Catlin's River : Lot timber, Guth- •' lie and Larnach ; 153. bags, Wright, Stephenson, and Co ; 10 bales, Carirills, Gibbs, and Co. Per Samson, from Oamaru : 8 packages, M'Crabbe; 1 do, Sargood ; 4 do, Butterworth ; 1 do, Mitchen ; 44 do, Wright, Stephenson, and Co; 4 do, Townsend ; 1 do, Hutton ; 75 do, Cargills, Gibbs, and Co; 15 do, Mudie; 112 do, Russell, Kitchie, and Co. Per Queen of Seas, from Hobart Town : 65,000 feet timber, 10,000 palings, 6000 posts, Guthrie and Larnach ; 20 horses, Captain Robinson. «Per Express, from the Bluff: 10,000 feet timber, Findlay and Co ; 5226 feet do, 02 rails, Brogden and Sons. Per Maori, fri.m the Coast: 100 tons coal, order; 4 packages, Distillery; 1 package, Isaacs and Marks ; 6 do, Sargood, Son, and Ewen : 2 do, Marshall and Co ; 1 do, Kerr ; 1 do, Mills, Dick, and Co ; 1 do, Neill and Co; 91 do, Lanye and Thoneman'; 1 do, Haworth ; 7 do, Copeland ; 1 do, Lungmuir ; 1 do, Lawson ; 157 hides, Combes and Son. EXPORTS. Per Samson, fnr. Oamaru: 22 packages, Distillery Company ; 370 do, Turnbull and Co ; 2 do, Flexman ; 3 do, Finch ; 7 do, Kincaid, M'Queen, and Co ; 23 do, Ramsay ; 150 do, Lauge and Thoneman ; 10 do Burke--200 do, Oliver and Ulph ; 1 do, '.. amion ; 10 do, Matheson Brothers; 21 do, North and Scoullar ; 1 do, Standard Insurance Comjauy ; 3 do, Brown, Ewing-, and Co; 4 do, Butterworth Bros ; 15 do, Reid and Gray; •4 do, Hogg and Button ; 8 do, Thomson; 13 do' Esther and Low; 2 do, Greyg; 3 do, Keast and Co : 257 do, Park and Curie ; 1 do, Hallenstein Bros ; 27 do, Richardson ; 1 do, Logan; 3 do, Dafcrety, Nichols and Co ; 8 do, Martin : 3 do, Ait'.ierton; 60 do, Briscoe and Co; 4 do, Davidson and Co; 1G do, Wilson and Co ;56 do, Haworth; 1 do, Keith and Wilkie ; 3 do. Walls; U do, Angus; 1 do, Fergusson and Mitchell; 2do, Manning; 4 do, Immigration Department ; 1 do, Strachan ; 9 do, Sargood, Son, and Ewen • 8 do, Anderson and Mowat; 8 do, Macfarlane ; 10 do,' Fish and Son; 2 do, Moore; 1 do, Neale; 30 do, Thomas and Berryman; 11 cio, Hunter; 1 do, Neill and Boyd ; 1 do, Norton; 1 do, Beaver Brothers.

The Harbour • Company's steamer Maori, Captain Malcolm, completed her second trip round the island yesterday, when she arrived at Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. She commeacefl the trip at 5.15 pm. on the Ist and when off Cape Saunders spoke the ship Janet Cowan, since arrived here. Pushed on South, and arrived at the Bluff at 8.30 a.m. ou the 2nd, and, after landing some cargo and passengers, headed out at 7 p.m., hut the we:tther being very threatening, she anchored for the night off the Pilot Station. Put to sea next morning soon after daylight, and steamed through She strait against a strong S.W. breeze, passing the Solander at 11 a.m. ; made for Dusky Sound and entered it at 5 p.m., cominjf to an anchor in Dark Cove Lay there until next morning, and then at 4 o'clock weighed and steamed through the northern entrance of the Dusky, wind strong S.W. and heavy sea. Coasted along to llilford ound, fetching it, and anchoring in Freshwater Basin at 5 pm. on the 4th. This was smart work for three days. She kept to her anchor at MUford until 4 p.m. next day, then put to sea, and arrived off Martin's Bay at 8 a.m., but owing to the heavy sea on she could not communicate with the shore, and so headed away north for Big Bay, reached it in a couple of hours, and landed Mr. Williamson, one of the settlers. So far the Maori had encountered wretched weather on the coast; a gale and half a gale from W.S.W. blowing all the time, with a heavy sea running. Ou Tuesday, the sth, the weather inclined .1 to moderate somewhat, and the smart little steamer got through a deal of work. She left Big Bay at 10 a.m., passed Cascade Point at noon, and brought up in Jackson' 3 Bay at 2.30 p.m. Remained there three hours; and theu away for Hokitika. Passed Open Bay Island and the Haast at 7 p.m., Okarito during the night, and, with fine weather attending her, reached Hokitika roadstead early next morning, and crossed the bar at 9.30 a.m. Disembarked passengers and cargo, and went out again at 8 p.m., made for the Grey under easy steam, and came to off "that bar for the night ; crossed it at 10 a.m. the next day, the Bth: Landed passengers and cargo, shipped 100 tons of coal, and made another start, re-crossing the bar, which was shallow aud in bad condition, at 10.30 a.m. From the Grey she proceeded to Westport, and reached it at 8 p.m. the same day, after waiting three hours for tide to serve Left again at 11 a.m. on the 9th, passed Rocks Point at 5 p.m,, and reached Nelson at 6 a.m. on the 11th ; "a? 1? p!m., mad<Ta touch aiid^oViTit'oMtrßtaying^but an hour, and then went on for Lyttelton, which was reached at 4 p.m. on the 12th. Light Tariable winds and fine moderate weather were experenced on the toast from Jackson's Bay, the wind hanging to westward on the whole, whilst she was on the West Coast The Maori lay at Lyttelton until 2.30 p.m. on the 13th then left with a strong nor'-easter behind her and heavy sea, passed Akaroa Heads at dusk, and according to instructions received, made for Oamaru, where a quantity of wool was waiting for her. Was abreast of the place at 8 a.m. yesterday, but the heavy sea running prohibited any attempt at communication, so she kept on Her course and reached the Port at 3 p.m., and went alongside the ship Nelaon to receive transhipments for the Coast. The Maori brought back 100 tons of coal and a quantity of general cargo and 25 passengers. The Maori has ably sustained her reputation by coasting the Island and calling at so iLany places in the short perioi of an hour or two less than thirteen days. It was a smart performance indeed. Her next move will be a trip to Timaru and Lyttelton and b-.ck. She is to leave to-morrow. We thank Mr Ponsonby, the purser, for the report and files.

The Queen of the Seas, a lump of a barque of 333 tons register, came in from Hobart Town yesterday with a cargo of timber and horses. She left on the sth instant, cleared the land the same night had strong variable winds across, and was within sight of the Solander on the 10th ; passed the Nuggets en the 12th, and arrived at the Heads on Wednesday night Yesterday forenoon, the breeze being strong in, she sailed up harbour, but taking the ground on the tail of the bank off Grassy Point, hung there until the evening, and was then towed off by the tieelong. She has 20 horses, in very good condition indeed Messrs H. Houghton and Co.'s steamer Express Captain Christian, returned to port yesterday at 2 30 p.m. with a part cargo of timber shipped at the Bluff The Express left: here on Saturday evening last, and arrived at the Bluff next morning, and on the following day after discharging she made a start for Riverton at 11 p.m. We regret that it was no more than a start, for as she was steaming down the harbour the night being very dark, she took the ground off Tewai Point, and hung for a quarter of an hour. When the cleared, it was seen she was making water in the boiler compartment, and so she was run back to the Blurt. There the site of the leak was ascertained to be close to the garboard streak—on the port side a plate was rent. The leak was shored from the inside, and in a great measure stopped. A few,thousand feet of timber were taken in, and at 8 p.m. on Wednesday she left for head quarters.: Experienced light N.E. breezes to the Nuggets, and theme strong winds from the same quarter to port, where she arrived as above. There was a great deal of sea running along the coast. The Express proceeded to Dunedin when the tide served last ni-'ht and after discharging her cargo will be docked in°the Graving Dock to-day to have the leak effectually stopped. J Mr Mills, the agent for the Harbour Stenn Co., yesterday received telegraphic-intelligence to the effect that a very heavy sea ran at Timaru during Wednesday night. J

The steamer Beautiful- Star left Lyttelton on her return South, on Wednesdiy evening-. The heavy sea prevailing along the coast must interfere with her progress, two open roadsteads having to be worked so that her arrival here will, in all probability be delayed until Sunday morning. We notice that a very judicious alteration has been made in the position of the schooner Isabella Anderson's foremast. It has been stepped four feet further aft and thus the purchase forwards having been so much' reduced, the schooner should work a little smarter than she has hitherto done. Serious complaints of her excessive slackness in stays have been made. Shiftinc the foremast should remedy this in a measure, but we are of opinion that the schooner would be all the better for two more cloths in hw mainsail, the main boom, of course, being lengthened so much to meet the extension. The Isabella Anderson is loading for Oamaru and Greymouth.

The schooner Owake was yesterday hauled upon the hard to hava her bottom cleaned.

The ketch Grace and schooner Pioneer are loading forlloeraki and Kakanui.

The steamer Easby took her departure for Newcastle, Via Lyttelton and Wellington, yesterday forenoon. She, however, did not clear the Port, for when Bhe reached the Heads the signal Bar dangerous was flying at" the station, and she accordingly came to an anchor off Hobart Town Point. She would in all probability proceed out on last night's tide, the sea at the Heads having gone down somewhat during the day. We boarded the ship Margaret Galbraith on Wednesday evening, and besides inspecting the immigrants' compartments, gleaned a few further particulars of her run out.' • The compartments were scrupulously clean, and .that of the married people was fitted up upon the latest improved plan adopted in London. A little more privacy, and very little at that, is ensnred by the arrangement; whilst, as the side alleys are done away with, the ventilation perhaps is scarcely improved. 'The offices were very superior, and on the whole the immigrants must have enjoyed a fair meed of comfort, especially as their number was so limited. The fresh-water condenser—one of Winshurst, Hollick, and.; Co.'s patent—the first of the kind that has ..come under our notice—was spoken highly of'as being very effective. Its producing capacity- when worked. easily was 400 gallons in 24 hours. The condenser and ship's cooking range were contained in a substantial house about the •waist of the ship, added to her deck fittings whilst she was in London. Fine moderate weather was experienced on her way out, the ship being only twice reduced to lower topsails. Very light weather was met ■with off the Cape, the ship being about 8 degrees to the southward. She was becalmed there one day, aud had asveral days of light variable wiuds. The weather in the Southern Ocean proved thick and rainy ; not a day passed without rain whilst the ship ran her easting down. The following vessels were communicated with during the passage -.—October 23rd, lat 29 58 N long. 19.23 W\, ship Nineveh, from London bound to Sydney. November 11th, lat. 37miu. 3., long. 30.22 W., American schooner Lamoine, from Boston to Rio Janeiro. On the following day the ship passed within sight of the Island of Fernando de Noronha. November 13th, lat. 5 55 S., long 32.50 W., barque Princess Alice, from Cardiff to Pernambuco; 49 days out. No

veinber 19th, lat. 34.24 S., long. 26.57 W., ship Cochin, from Liverpool to Calcutta; 38 days out. The barque Duke of Edinburgh was still at anchor at the Heads last evening. The Invercargill will ship her last bale of wool this morning-, and then hauls from the Pier into the stream.

The Harbour Company's steamer Samson arrived at the Port from Oamaru late on Wednesday night. Yesterday, she transhipped 144 bales of wool to the Invercargill and 80 bales to the Waikato, and then proceeded to Dunedin. She leaves again for Oamaru this morning.