SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, JANUARY 25th.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4662, 26 January 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, JANUARY 25th.

The Taranaki saile;l for the South at i p.m. Passoneers—Miss U n_dcn. Messrs Richards,'Bowen.C cl;er> M'Ma_aui,vj, Hnffleld, Worth, Lockie.K'tching Stoneham, Watswi, a>'d 10 steerage, with 90 immigrants ex Leicester, foi Lyttelton The T*rurua sailed for Lytteltoß at 3 p.m. Passencers—Messrs Skcet, fetuut, Tumlin, Mr and Mrs Kichol and Dr Gaglhl i, M s W. Saunders, Messrs Pickard J. B, Roy, Christie, Westmacott. Lvttewon, Ja/mary 25th. The KZS. Co.'a ship Waipa arrived with 282 immigrants, amiio saloon passengers, all well. She had a fine weather passage, and Grossed tho Line when 32 Arrived —Noon, Wakatipu, from Port Chalmers. Bluff, January 25th. The s s Albion, Captain Clark, left Melbourne on the I7ta inst. tit 10 30 a.m., and arrived at Hobart Town on the 10th at 9,30 a.m &ho left for Milford Sonud at OIS p.m.: arrived there on the 23rd, at 3 V m ■ left "{Jain at 7.30 p.m., and arrived at the Bluff at 5 this morning. Experienced stron? W. winds till arrival at Milford Sound, then a heavy B.W. gale to the Bluff. She brings S4 saloon pa'seiiffers and 204 tons of cargo for all ports, and sails at 4 p.m. to-day for Duncd'm. Passengers for ]>unodin: Mrs Baker, Mr nnd Miss Ilcrcndon, Miss Holman, Messrs Tatton (3) Fry liardw-ck, Driscoll, Tollick, Noyer, Max well Bulxer, Herendon, Firnn, Hanson, Paterson, Eddy Tenfold, Kearney, Idchardson, Leslie, Grant, Cliskey, Jlonison, Dr C halmqrs, Mr and Mrs M'Millan. She has 115 tons of cargo /or Duns-din.. Arrived.—2."o p.m., Kingarooma, from Port Chulmers.

The Unimi Company's steamer TaUroa, Captain Peterson, caino in from Uirnaru yesterday, at G a.m., and to show i hat the lato galo extended but a short distance north, she reported that soon after Jeiving Timaru, the wind, which hfid been strong from west, died away, and was succeeded by a N.E. breeze, and that continued until she'was close up to the Heads, when >hs was met by a S vV. Raid. The Taiaroa, transhipped UJO bales of wool to the Dunedin, and 90 to the Caiyp^u, arid proceed* d to Dunedin after coaling Slio is to leave again for Timaru this evening. The steamer Wangannl kft for the Bluff yesterday forenoon, and amongst her passengers were 30 immigrants who arrived in the Jwrlborouyh, and are going to fetilo in S ■uihUml. The ketcls Catlin worked up from the Heads yesterday mornini; on the flood tide, and cime to »n anchor off Grassy-Point. Mic is loaded, but »s it was blowing hard, aad she f"r down the harbour, wo did not The sliitf Pleiades lias been duly entered at the Customs and the vsu-.l notice given to consignees nnent entries She will not berth at the Rai way P.er, but U-t0..b2 lishtered iv the stream, and will be removed up to v discharging berth probably to-day. The kotil) Kestrel, bound to Invcrcargill, came down from Juijedin yesterday, and anchored in Hansford Bay. -" . . . A mistake in numbering led to an injustice to the shipWairdain'our weekly ■projrnss report on Tuesday last Instead of 1200 bales ol wool, she had shipped over 2000 bales. A good deal is being shipped this week. She should bo ready to sail according to advertised dato." The steamer Taupt^baves for the North this_ afternoon, and'wi'if embark.pas^ngeri by the 12.15 train from Dunedin. ~-.,..„ . We notice that the Kaw Zealand Shipping Company s ship White 'Kiiilo. tiowjeading at Lyttelton, is to sail thence for L-.ndon on tjip Jrd February. _ The la-t rivet his probiibSy been driven in the new shoe or clamp Out ls'bein.' fixed o.i the keel of the steamer Busby' below the aperture. It is a massive piece of work, weighing, over a ton, and consisting of three heavy iron plates of $£:o. iron. The side plates are 7ft. long, and with fkriges ISin. high that bolt on to the sternpoaf, whi*!. the mariiw purU of the plates are Dolled through an.l through the keel with ljm. iron bolts. 'I heir lower edi&yi-e turned up mfl inges 4in. wide, and to them i* bolted the bottom plate of the shoe, another mimJive plate <«f same length and thickness as the oihets.ami.siin. wide all flong. Thus the keel which w fra-ctuied.asme two years ago is encased in a huga '.-dioe itijpt weighs nearly a ton, and will impart iha -dpsjitd strength and durability to the weak place. The first shoe that was ;;iut on was far too slight, and Messrs Kincaid anil Jl'Qucon have M»'Je itjCajital job of the second. Duriotf her stay i" tie dp^, (Uie Jiasby has been thorourtii-jr orerhauled ic'ibuU and machinery, and has had too upper part of her counter-strengthened by plate 3 bolted .into the angle of the astern post, fche has been cleaned, painted, and reeoatecJiic tn first-rate sea-going order/and will ■ leave for.SyaneyAS soon as "The steamer Mao> i -was <tocked yesterday morning, and thoshoomr Taurauga was takeQ^cdi|.iietchers S leather permitting, the sW|) Marliiorough will be brought in from.the (itrcana, and ber:hcd at JLe Kailway Pier to-day, ar,(i the ' bsjque. Avopa' having finished diaclwrging her Duneditt cariro, will^te removed from the pier to tfte,streain. As it blewfresh and uuatvirora S.W. yestcidaj:,«ie weather-bound vessels kept close at moorings.' Messrs Houp.tonaud Co.'s.jj.s. Express returned^* Dunedin yesterday, isaving rpude the ru>i froioll;c Bluff Whari to ih«f llatlfay street Wharf in 14 hours. She left the Bluff at G 10 p.m. on Wednesday, and, rattled thecoxst.dvwi)beforeai£fii'liS.W. breeze toOhttc-; land's Mistake, when the wind fell 3ight westerly; the ; sea was smooth, both on the ,up aud down trip. Cap- ; tain Christian report! that the s.B. Qstzelle had got no further than th« Blnlf, she'having ; p«t in tliere for shelter from H;o heavy S.W. weather ; n'inch has prevailed for tho la-i few .days" No WESseU were seen durinir the run up. The Express will fail again on Saturday rext. ' . „ ~ i t The ketch Huon IJelle was taken into ftc Pehchet Bay Floatici;? Lock to be.e)eaneil and repainted. The s.s. Shag arrived from Shag.Ppirit atl# Sfoeraki last night, with t8 bajes q£ wool for the slaps JVaroa and Dunedin. She lylll fransfiiip them.tq-day.