SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5899, 5 January 1881, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. January 3—Wind, S.W.; weather, dull. 8 a.m.—Barometer, 29.36; thermometer, 56. Noon— Barometer, 29.38; thermometer, 60. 5 p.m.— Barometer, 29.3S ; thermometer, 58. January 4—Wind, S.W.; weather, dull. 8 ft.m,—Barometer, 29.54; thermometer, SS. Noon —Barometer, 29.C5; thermometer, CO. 6 p.m.— Barometer, 29.02; thermometer, 53. Hig-h water on January s—At the Heads, 6.18; at Port Chalmers, C.58; at Dunedin, 7.43. ARRIVALS. January 4. Te Anau, s.s., ICSO tons, Carey, from Melbourne, via the Bluff. J Mills, agent. Passengers: From Melbourne—Mr and Mrs Williams, Mesdames Lawrence, Hodgkinson, Misses Dodd, Moore, Capper, Campbell, Wilkinson, Wilson, Masters Henty (3), Messrs Benard, Doild, Capper, Down, Haase, Fenwick', Whittaker, Howarth, Hardy, West, Uallan, O'Niel, Campbell, Worrs, Wilson, Loggie, and 10 steerage. From the Bluff—Miss BrodrieU, Messra Peacock and Brodrick. Piako, ship, 1186 tons, Boyd, from London (September 25)." 'N Z S Company, agents. Passengers: Saloon —Captain EAE Scott, RN, Mrs-Scott,'./Misses Scott (4), Mr R Scott, Masters Scott (4), and nurse, Mrs John Thomson, Miss Jennings, Mrs Gibbs, Master Oibbs,' Dr Guy Warren. Second cabin—Mr and Mrs Shoppie. Steerage —JI r and Mrs Essex and 6 children, Mrs Ball, sen, Mr and Mrs W Ball and 5 children, Mr and Mrs Molson and infant, Mr and Mrs Baker and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Fallowfield and 9 children, Messrs Quigley, Lawson, Calver, Newton. Huon Belle, ketch, 41 tons, Brown (put back). Crest oJ the Wave, schooner, 53 tons, from the Grey (put in). Catlin, ketch, 48 tons, Peterson, from Catlin's River. H Guthrie, agent. , DKPARTDRBS. January 3. Huon Belle, ketch, 41 tons, Brown, for Invercargill. H Guthrie, agent. Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Bernech, for Oaniaru. ajient. Taiaroa, s.s., 22S tons, H'Gee, for the North. J Hills, agent. . Passengers: For Lyttelton—Messrs Smith, Dempster. For Wellington—Messrs O'Meara, M'Laren, Bell. For Nelson—Mrs Nieholl; and 10 steerage for all ports. Te Anau, s.s., 1600 tons, Carey, for Sydney, via intermediate ports. J Mills, agent. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mrs Owen, Messrs Blake, Brown, Slater. For Wellington—Miss Park. For AucklandMr and Mrs Reid, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Watson, Messrs Kelly, Hossick. For Sydney—Sir A H Norman. For Levuka—Miss Taylor. '. - . Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Jones, for Oamaru. J Mills, agent.' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ■From London—Auckland, October 2; Wellington; Palala; Oamaru; Westland. "" ~ . From Glasooh'—Canterbury; William Da vie. FROM Nbw York- Mabel, October 11; Romeo." • From Boston—Minnie Allen, October 23. From Calcutta—British Sceptre. FROK t Hono Kono—Clifton, Auyust 30. >' CUSTOMS ENTRIES. • :;' inwards. .-,' . ..: ;. .~ ■,'■-' Te Anauj 1028 tons, Carey, from Lyttelton, with Cargo. J Mills, agent. : Kestrel, 51 tons,- Williams, from Catlin's River, with cargo.' H Guthrie,..agent. . ~....--. Eliza Firth, 143 tons, Priest, from Greymouth, with Cargo. Master, "agent " . ' ' Star of the South, 175 toris, Bascand, Iroin Oamaru, with cargo. EPHoughton, agent. : Shag, 31 ton 3, Wing, from Shag Point, with cargo. H Guthrie, agent. : Kakanui, 57 tons, Sundstrom, from Invercargill, with Cargo. X Ramsay, agent. OUTWARDS. Te Anau, 102S tons, Carey, for the Bluff, with cargo. J Stills, agent. Shag, 31 tons, Wing, for Shag Point, in ballast. H Guthrie, agent. Kakanui, 57 tons, Sundstrom, for Invereargill, With cargo. X Ramsay, agent. Ned White,' 551 tons, Thornbs, for London, with Cargo. _N Z S Company, agents. Maori, 118 tons, Jones, for Oamaru, with cargo. J Mills, agent. IMPORTS Per Te Anau, from Melbourne: 100 packages, StaTely, Austin, and Co ; 110 do, R Wilson and Co; 25 do, W and G Turnbull and Co; 70 do, W and J Scoular; 287 do, Gregg and Co; 1 do, Innes; 1 dp, Miller; 1 do, P Haymah and Co; 1 do, Dalgety and Co; 1 do, Richards; 23G do, A and T Burt; 40 do, Bonaghy; 19 do, N Z Drug Co; 1 do, Russell;, 95 do, Proctors, Jones, and Co ;20 do, Esther and Low; 2 do, Proudfoot; 72 do, Dunning; 23 do, Landorf; 19 do, Kattray and Co; 23 do, Lamer; 11 do, Croker; 1 do, Larnach; 87 do, Kimbell; 1 do, Pierce; 1 do, Willis ; 1 do, Turner ; X do, Wainmte Times ; 1 do,-Bird ;12 do, Munro; 3 do, Lange and Thoneman; 1 do, S and WMackay; 1 dO, Thomson and Co; 1 do, Wheeler--1 do, Bagley and Son; 1 do, Royse, Stead, and Co • 1 do, Smith; 360 do, order. Per Piako, from London (consigned to New Zealand Shipping Company) • 112 pkgs, Carew and Co; 396 d», W Gregg and Co; 2 do, R L Stanford; 10 dojj MTSay; 107 do, Wand G Tnrnbnll and Co; Ido A fricb; 1 do, A Clegg; 9 do, T Robinson; 1 do, H Houghton; 740 do, Hon. Minister for Public Works; 6 do, Neill Bros; 50 do, T J Maling and Co; 13 do, Sainsbury, Ellisdou, and Co ; 350 do, Mackerras aud Hazlett; 1 do, Fergusson and Mitchell; 19 do, D. 11. JLangley; 14 do, J Udall; 1 do, F G Sotharn; 1 do, W D Hpuston ; 248 do, Union Steam Ship Co; 170 do 3S Z Drug Store ; 231 do, Bing, Harris, and Co ;G4 do Butteriv'orth Bros; 29 do," Hallonstein Bros and Co • 4 do, A and T Inglis; 13 do, Couston ;17 do. Park and Curie; 164 do, Edinond, Forsyth.andM'Neill • 31 do, -Matheson Bros and Co; 8 do, Gunn and Rosa ; 494 Miles, Archer, and Co; 250 do. New Zealand Shipping Co ;4i do, Neill and Co ; 1 do, F Lewis; 75 do, Ross and Glendining; 2 do, Hurst and Sons ; 2 do, George Bailey; 4.d0, C Johnston; 6 do, H MacNeil; Ido Weston ; 177 do, A Briscoe and Co ;28 do, Sargood, Son, and Ewen; 15;674 do, order; and a number of packages for the Bluff, Oamaru, and Foxton. . Per Oatlin, from Catlin'a River: 32,000 feet timber s* Guthrie and Larnach's Co. ' EXPORTS. Per Ned White, for London : 575 bales wool, 18 do Sheepskins, 1 do rabbitskins, NZ L and M A Co; 833 do wool, 11 casks tallow, Miles, Archer, and Co; 308 bales wool, 20 do rabbitskins, R-Campbell; 141 do wool, A C Begg ; 106 do wool, R Oliver ; ICI do wool, W right, Stephenson, and Co; 10, packages, A DonaldSon. - • SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ■ (By Special Wire.) Auckland, January 3rd. Sailed: Albion, s.s., for Tauranga and the South. Passengers—P Kearney, Nation, Mr and Mrs J. Walters and two children, J C Berhani, D G Ergusson, Miss Keane, Haley. Midge, schooner for Levuka; Speedwell, ketch, for Norfolk Island. The schooner Lady Don has been wrecked at Hokianga. All hands were saved. Taurasoa, January 3rd. The ship Lady Jocelyn, 92 days out from London, has arrived. She briugs settlers for Vesey Stewart's special settlement. Passengers are all well. Wellington, January 3rd. Sailed: Rotorua, for the South. PassengersMisses Bowron, O'Keefe, Lawson, Finch; Mesdanies Bowron, Bertie, Page, White, Thompson, Fox, and Bucholz; Messrs Bueholz, Page, Bruce, Bowron, Hutchinson, Kember, Austen, Reeves, Thomas, Crawford, Macadam, Wheeler, Watson, Herbert, Cunningham Bowron (2), Wood, Ruff (2), and Mcrrah. Oreti, for the South; Hermione, ship, for London, with a cartro valued at £84,873. Lywelton, January 4th. Sailed : Taiaroa, s.s., for Wellington, at 9.30 p.m. Bluff, January 3rd. The Te Anau left Melbourne on the 28th ult., at 5.45 p.m.;. experienced light variable winds and fine weather across ; arrived at Milford Sound on the 2nd at 6 a.m ; left at 1 p.m., and arrived at George Sound at 4 p.m.;' left at 7.30 p.m., experienced atron"southerly winds, arriving at the Bluff on the 3rd at 1.30 p.m. Passengers : For the Bluff: Miss Mack, Mr and Mrs IsbjUter and family, Miss Yenclsen, Messrs Eobragh, Osborne, Blake, Steel, Cameron, Oliver, and Bannerman ; one in the steerage. For Dunedin—Mr Renard; Mr and Mrs Dodd, Masters Henry (3), Mr and Mrs Capper, Miss Moore, Mr Ramsay, Mr Down, Mrs Hodgkinson, Mr Fenwiek, Miss Campbell, Mr Haast,Mrs Lawrence, Air Whittaker, Miss Wilson, Messrs Haworth, Hardy, West, Callan, Logic, Neil, Campbell Moss, Mr and Mrs Williams. For Lyttelton—Mr Moline, Mr. and Mrs Maskell, Mr. Murphy, Miss Spencely, Mrs Lacey, Messrs Mitchell, Brown, Eoaking, and White. For Wellington—Miss M'lnnes, Mr Franck, Mr Montmollin, Mr and Mrs Mowen and family (4), Mr Gully, Mr Kitchen, Mr and Masters Pharazyn (2), Mr, Mrs, and Misses Dawaon (2), Mr Robieson, Sir Cooper, Mr Strang, Miss L Dawson Mr Thistle. For Nelson—Miss Andrews, Mr Henie, Miss Stevenson, Miss Harris, Mr Harley, Mrs Levin and child, Mr and Miss Tregea, Hon. J. C. Richmond and party (9). For Auckland—Messrs Gibbon, Mr and Mrs M'Caul, Hon. Colonel Vereker, Messrs Brookhorne, Howe, and Joyce. MOVEMENTS OF UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S STEAMERS. Tuesday, January 4. Auckland—Arawata arrived 3 p.m. from Gisborne • Bailed evening for Russell. Tauranga—Albion arrived 7 a.m. from Auckland; Bailed 8.3u a.m. for Gisborne. Manukau—Hawea arrived 9.40 a.m. from New Plymouth; tailed 3 p.m. for New Plymouth. Nelsoa^jAVanaka arrived from PictonSailed afternoon for Pieton. ' Picton—Wanaka arrived evening from NelsonEailed : evening for Wellington. Lyttelton—Rotorua arrived 9.30 a.m. from 'Wellington. Taiaroa arrived 4 p.m. from Akaroa; sailed 9.30 p.m. for Wellington. . Akaroa—Taiaroa arrived 9.45 a.n:, from Port Chal-, mers ; sailed 10 45 a.m. for Lyttelton. ARRIVAL OF THE PIAKO: The New Zealand Shipping Company's fine vessel Piako, from London, arrived off Otago Heads at noon on January 4th, and was promptly tendered by the B.s. Plucky, which towed her up to the^anohorage in Mansford Bay at 5 p.m. Here she was boarded by Mr J. R. Monson, the surveyor of Cus toms; with Captain W. Thomson, the health Officer, and Mr Colin Allan, the immigration officer, and, all being well, she was promptly cle.-red in. It is almost unnecessary to mention that the ship comes into port in splendid' order • indeed, we look for nothing else where Captain Boyd is concerned ! and the good ship reflects every credit upon him and his officers, all of whom are strarfgers to the port of Otago—Mr Holdbeche being the second in command, Mr Clarke second officer and Mr Wise third. The Piako brings 51 passengers - two more than she shipped at Home ; and although her passage has been rather a long one they seem" to" have enjoyed it, thanks to the care and attention of Captain Boyd and the medical officer ot the ship (Dr Guy Warren). Her cargo in. all consists of about 1500 tons, of ■ which about one-half is dead-' weight, and she will discharge at the Railway Pier The time occupied on the passage out has been 102 days from anchor to anchor, and 97 days from land to land. At first this may appear remarkably long for a ship of her class, and under the command of so experienced a mariner as our old friend Captain Bovd. But triven a continuance of adverse winds and weather after leaving Home, and little or no trades, the apparently long run out is easily accounted for. Still it is pleasing to record that after an absence of three years the good ship Piako comes into port with all on board in excellent health and spirits—due mainly to the careful supervision of her commander, who has gained an enviable reputation for his genial courtesy and attention to the wants of his passengers, and it is pleasing to observe that one arid all of those who have lately arrived by the ship express themselves in terms of the highest approval of Captain Boyd. Apart from the adverse weather at the outset of the passage, and the fact that a seaman nearly lost his life, the passage has been most uneventful, the only things which occurred to break the monotony being two births, the .first on October 24th, when Mrs Fallowfield was delivered of a daughter, and the next on December 9th, when Mrs-Molson gave birth to a daughter. Neither ice nor wreckage was met during the passage while the only vessel spoken (bound to these Colonies) was the Company's ship Otaki, Captain Davitt, from London for Lyttelton (and which passed Otago Heads on January 3rd), all well. We thank Captain Boyd for the following- report of the passage out taken from his abstract log:—She left Gravesend at's a.m. on September 25th; experienced Btrong adverse winds and thick, dirty weather down the Channel-

cast off the tug at 9 a.m. on September 27th, off the ( Isle of Wight, and afterwards experienced light easterly winds and thick, foggy weather until October 6th, when she encountered a heavy gale of wind from the N.N.E., attendod by a fearful sea, which broke on board, and compelled the battening down of the lower-' deck passengers for a time. During the height of the gale, the vessel running at about the rate of 11 knots under shortened sail, one of the hands, John Haywood, A.8., was washed overboard from the knighthead. The ship was at once hove to, and one of the life boat 3 (fitted with Hill and Clark's patent apparatus) lowered away; Mr Clarke, the second officer, with four seamen being despatched to the poor fellow's assistance, and it is pleasing to relate that in less than an hour all were safely on board again. The gale gradually moderated, and thence she experienced northerly winds, with a moderate sea and fine weather, until October 14th, on which date the first of the north-east trades were taken in latitude 26 N. Very light trades were experienced, and they died away iv latitude 10.40 N. on October 25th ; thence she experienced light variable winds and squally weather, and only took the S.E. trades in latitude 3.46 N.'on October 28th, crossing the equator on November 4th, in longitude 29.11 W., on the fortieth day out. The south-east trades were, well to the "southward, and attended by.a strong S.S.W. sea; they gave out in latitude - 23:31 S. on November 13th; thence she had light N. and N.E. winds, and spoko the ship Otaki on November 21st, keeping in her company until November 24th, when a fresh S.S.E. breeze set in, and the Otaki stood away to the northward. The meridian of Greenwich was passed on November 30th in latitude 41 S.; and thence she picked up the first of the "broad westerlies " ; passed the Cape of Good Hope on November 4th in latitude 42 S., and for some days experienced a succession of favourable winds, logging on the average from 319 to 304, 295, and 296 miles for fou days afterwards. She carried steady passage winds across the Southern Ocean, and crossed the meridian olCape Leuwin on December 22ad in latitude 4S S., still keeping favourable winds. She passed Tasmania on December 2Sth in latitude 43.30 S., and thence encountered a, succession of strong gales from east to south-east, with a heavy easterly sea; passed the Snares at midnight on January 2nd, with a strong j southerly, wind and heavy easterly sea; passed Nugget I Point at midnight on the next day; and made Otago Heads at noon on January 4th, coming into port as above. : The ketch,Huon Belle left the Port o» Monday with cargo for Invercargill. The ketch Kestrel worked up to Dunedin on Monday afternoon. The steamers Peninsula, Shag, Kakanui, and Star of the South ran excursion trips on Monday. The s.s. Beautiful Star sailed on Monday'eveuingfor Oamaru. : The Union Company's steamer Taiaroa sailed on Monday evening for Northern ports, with passengers and cargo. : ••■-.■'■•.■■ : . The s.s. Wakatipu was taken into the Graving Dock yesterday morning in order to undergo a complete overhaul. : The s.s. Te Anau, Captain Carey, arrived at Port Chalmers at 4.30 a.m. yesterday. She left the Sandridge Railway Pier at 3.45 p.m. on the 2Sth ult., and cleared Port Phillip Heads at 6.50 p.m., passing Swan Island at 2 p.m. next day ; .experienced fine weacher and light variable winds .during the run across, aud reached Milford Sound at 6 a.m. on January 2nd; left again at 1 p.m., arrived at George's Sound at 4 p.m., and left again at ,7.30 p.m. same day; experienced strong southerly winds, and reached the Bluff at 1 p.m. on the 3rd; left again at 6 p.m., and came into port as above. We thank Mr Birch' (the purser) for report and files. The German brig Mozart, from Dunedin, arrived at Newcastle on December.2sth. On Tuesday, 19th October, the Barrow Shipbuilding. Company launched from their yard the Anchor^Line steamship Furnessia, which is the largest vesselfwith the exception of the Great Eastern, ever built in England. Her dimensions are:—Length between perpendiculars, 445 feet; beam, 44- feet 6 inches ; depth ofihold, 34 feet 6 inches; her gros3 tonnage being--6500 tons; and her displacement, when drawing 26 feet of water, 9900 tons. The Furnessia is owned by the Barrow Steamship Company, but is intended to form one of the Anchor Line fleet sailing from the Clyde to New York. ; - . ■~ We are glad to hear that the whaler Splendid has obtained no less than 40 tuns of sperm oil since she left Port Chalmers. ' The s.s. Te Anau left the Port yesterday for the North. The s.s. Maori left the Port last night for Oamaru. The ketch Huon Belle put back from the South yesterday afternoon, and anchored off the Heads. The schooner Crest of the Wave, from Greymouth for Invercargill, anchored off the Heads'yesterday evening. The ketch Catlin, from Catlin's River, arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon.