SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6391, 7 August 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. The longitude of Observation Point, Port Chalmers, In timo is 11 hours 22 minutes SO seconds east of Greenwich. Xaiaroa tleula, laUiuriu 45.47 S., hinglbudc 170.it £ Koputai Bay, South Point, latitude 46.49 $~ longitude 170.80 B. Tide3-Hijrh water, F and C. 2 hours 50 minutes ; tide, fi feet 7 iucu<_3. TUIK-SALIi AT PORT CIIALMKH3. New Zealand inesui time at noon, calculated for tho meridian ol longitude, in timo H hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will bo wgnallcd once a week by the time-hall dropping at tho instant of mean noon. A blue flag wilt be hoisted at the mast-hoad, Port Chalmers signal-station, on tho forenoon of tho daj when tho Mino-BiijUal will be given. niASKH 01' TUB MOOS. August 6-Last quarter 10h 13in. o<. „ 13 -N»w union Hli. 10 v. oj. „ 21 -Kir«a tinartor 12h 61 ■• 8s „ 23—Full moon Mi. 18m. 6s. „ lfi-Apogoo 2'h. Om. os. „ 2S Porigeu 20h. om. oa. TUB WR.UIIKR. August S-TY'ltKi, S.W., light; weather, dull. 8 a.m.—Uaromctar, 20 84 ; Mioruioinoier, 43. Koou— Barometer, 29.8 i ; thermometer, 48. 6 ji.ia.—Daromctor, 29.78; thermometer, 43. August 0 -Wind, light, northorly ; weather, fair. 8 ft.iv. - uruiueu-r, 20.7(i; chertnoimUor, 4(J. NoonBarometer, 29.01; thurruometor, 60. 5 p.m.—Baromotor, 28 02; thermometor, 62. nion water. August 7— At tho Heads, 8.45 p.m.; at Poit Chalmers, 9.26 p.m.; at Dunedin, 10.10 p.m. ARRIVALS. August 6. Waitakl, s.s., 228 tons, Hans'uy, from Tiinaru. J Mills, a-ent. Southern Cross, n.°., ITS tons, Bcrnech, from the North. J Mills, agent. shag, S.S., 3t tons, Wing, from Shag Point. H Guthrie, agent. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Cromatty, from Oaniaru. J Mills, agent. Passengers—Eight saloon, 2 steerage. ' Auguss 0. Isabella Anderson, schooner, 79 tons, Laing, from Qreymouth. X Ramsay, agent. DXI'ARTIIKKS. August 5. Eliza Firth, brigantine, 143 tons. Black, for Greymouth. X Ramsay, agent. . Moa, briy, 219 tons, Meyer, for Wangaroa. H Guthrie," agent. Abeona, ship, 979 tons, Wilson, for Portland, Oregon. N Z Shipping Company, agents. Pampero, barque, 688 tons, Munchausen, for Lyttelton. Neill and Co, agents. Shag, 5.8., SI tons, Wiug, for Shag Point. H Guthrie, agont. August 0. Kakanui, s.s., 57 tons, Sundstrom, for Invercargill. X Kamsay, agent. BXPKCIKD ARRIVALS. ' F»osi London-Ben Nevis, ship, 1001 tons, Mackie, LFWT, June 7. Glonmorag, ship, 1676 tons, Lawson, QBWH, May 27. Peter Stuart, ship, 1447 tons, Vanstone, KFGM, May 22. Star of Erin, ship, 948 tons, Coulter, VCBF, May 1. Auckland, ship, 1244 tons, Jl'Dougall, NGPJ. Juno 5. Zealandla, ship, 1110 tons, Sollars, JGHV, June 15. Piako, ship, 1075 tons, Boyd, June 20. From Glasgow-Lyttelton, ship, 1111 tons, Strang, RNIP, May 23. City of Bombay, 901 tons, TQDM. Omapere, s.s., COO tons, Orkney, June 21. Walrarapa, ».s., 1900 tons, Chatfield, July 18. Pkom tub Clyds, via Australian ColoniesMarsala, s.s., 2500 tons, Juno 17. From Liverpool-Santa l.ucia, 019 tons, Metcalfe, KJDT. Beechdale, barque, 79.! tons. From Nkw York—Charles G Rice, barque, 715 tons, JTLY, May 1. Wandering Chief, barquo. From BosTON-Monnt LoUanon, barqno, 630 tons. Fuom Newcastle—Clifti.ii, batque, 354 tons, Cowper. Sirocco, barquentine, 233 tons, HVJB, May 28. Annabel],'uruiiuitiue, July 19. From the North—Clansman, Linda Weber, Darcy Pratt, Mary Ogilvic, Bannockburn, Thomas and Henry, Eliza Mary, Endeavour. From tub MANUKAU-Celestia, barquo. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. INWARDS. Wanaka, 278 tons, Holmes, from Lyttelton, with cargo. J Mills, agent. Southern Cross, 17U tons, Bernech, from Lyttelton, with cargo. J Mills, agent. Waitaki, 228 tons, Hansby, from Timaru, with cargo. J Mills, agent. Kakanui, 67 tons, Sundstrom, from luvercargill, with cargo. X Ramsay, agent. OUTWARDS. Kakanui, 67 tons, Sundstrom, for Invercargill, with cargo. X Ramsay, aj;ent. Timaru, 1300 tom, Fullarton, for Astoria, with cargo. N M and A Co, agents. Camille, 221 tons, Craig, for Auckland, with cargo. N Z Shipping Co, agents. IMPORTS. Per Waitaki, from Timaru: 200 cases, 1558 eacks, Ship Wild Deer; 4 pkgs, MZ S Co; 15 sacks, order. Per Southern Cross, fiom the North: 1400 sacks, ship Wild Deer; 500 cases, Bates, Sise, and Co ;10 pkgs, Matheson Bros; 53 do, D M Speddiug; 25 do, Armstrong; 11 empties, breweries; 19 pkgs, Lightband, Allan, and Co; 30 do, order; 32 hides, Coombs and Son; 202 pkgs, Reid and Gray; 23 do, Peterson andCoj ldo.NZMandACo; odo.HAPillett; 4do, Proctors, Jones, and Co; 2 do, N Z Drug Co ;20 do, Anderson and Co; 3 do, US S Co; 19 do, P Hayraan and Co ; 11 do, Miller and Co. Per Maori, from Oamiru: 120 sacks, Maude; 21 hides, Farquhar; 800 sacks wheat, 300 do flour, barque Waimea ; 75 sacks, s s Wanaka. Per Isabella Anderson, from Greymouth: 120 tons coal. Gasworks. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (PSR UNITBn PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, August 6th. Arrived: Graftou, from tho South; Arawata, from Auckland, via East Coast;' Hero, from the South; Eawea, from Lyttelton; Annie Burr, barquentine, from Auckland. Ltttemo.v, August Cth. Arrived: Conference, from Newcastle. Sailed yesterday: Ravenscraig, for London; Oregon, for Sydney; Hero and Hawea, for Wellington. MOVEMENTS OF UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S STEAMERS. Saturday, Auotst 5. Bluff—Ringarooma arrived 9.45 a.m. from Port Chalmers; sailed afternoon for Melbourne. Lyttelton—Hero arrived 9.5 a.m. from Port Chalmers; sailed 0 p.m. for Wellington. Hawea arrived 920 a.m. from Wellington; sailed 9 p.m. for Wellington.

Taranaki—Penguin arrived 7 a.m. from Nelson ; Balled 5 p.m. for Auckland. Napier—Arawata arrived daylight from Gisborno; sailed noon for Wellington.

The brig Moa was towed to sea on Friday night by the 8.8. Snag, and failed iv ballast /or Wangaroa. The brigautine Eliza Firth was towed to sea on Saturday morning, and sailed with cargo for Greymouth.

1 he s.B. Waitaki, with cargo from Timaru, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, and went alongside the ship Wild Seer to tranship cargo. The b.s. Southern Cross arrived at Port Chalmers at 5.30 am. on Saturday. She left Lyttelton at 430 p.m. on the 3rd inst., and arrived at Timaru at 0.30 am. on the 4th inst.; left again at 4.45 p.m., exparienced light S.W. winds throughout the passage, and arrived as above.

The s.s. Shag made a trip to Shag Point and back on Saturday.

: The ship Abeona was towed to sea on Saturday a'ternoon by the s.s. Plucky, and sailed in.ballast for Portland, Oregon. The barque Pampero was towed clear of the Heads on Saturday afternoon by the p.s. Koputai, and sailed with original cargo for Lyttelton. The dredge Vulcan is doing gocd work at the Bowen Pier. She had dredged down to a depth of 21 feet on (Saturday. The dredger No. 222 returned to Port Chalmers from the Heads on Saturday evening, alter having had two days' excellent work on the bar. Captain Thomson informs us that in addition to the sand taken up by the buckets an immense quantity is carried out to 63a by the action of the ebb tide.

The 8.8. Maori lift Oamaru at 3.45 p.m. on Saturday, experienced southerly winds and hazy weather along the coast, and arrived at Fort Chalmers at 10 p.m. ' The s.s. Kakanui paEsed down the harbour at 9 a.m. yesterday, and Bailed {or Invercargill with cargo. It was intended the ship Timaru should Bail on Saturday afternoon far Portland, Oregon, and the tug Koputai went alongside to tow. Unfortunately, as she was getting under weigh, a slight accident happened to her steering gear, which rendered it neees■ary to postpone her departure until Monday. The schooner Isabella Anderson, coal-laden from Groymouth, arrived at Port Chalmers at 6.30 am. yesterday. She left Greymouth on the 22nd ult., experienced S.E. winds, and passed Cape Foulwind on the next day, when it veered to the eastward and continued until she passed Rocks Point on the 24th ult.; thence she experieuced baffling winds and calms until the 2Cih ult, when light N.W. winds set in, takIng her past Capo Campbell on the next day ; she breasted the Kaikuuras on the 28th, and experienced Btrong westerly winds aad beavy seas ; passed Banks peninsula on the 30th ult., and meeting a strong Bou'-we3ter was compelled to run back to the PeninBul i for shelter. She left again on the Ist inst., and experienced light northerly winds which continued lor six hours and then died away. These were followed by light K. to S. IS. winds and hazy weather, which. lasted until she made Ota?o Heads at midnight on Saturday. Captain Laing reports leaving Greymouth in company with the schooner Mary Ogilvie, for this pjrt, and passing her off Cape Foulwind. The brig Thomas and Henry was pa sed by the achooner Isabella Anderson oil JJocraki on Thursday Ei,'ht. ' In refeience to the recent finding of the re'.ics of a wrecked vessel at the Bluff, the Souihlaud Times says:-".The Hiding of these relics of disaster has turned conjecture to the probability of their being parts of the. niUsing chip Min-y-doa. It will bo remembered that the maßter of the Edith May reported some four months ago that he had been in company with this or a very similar ship off the Solanders in a gale of wind. While he ran off before the wind through the Straits, the larger vessel bore up apparently to go south auout. We understand that Captain Calmer has since made affidavit that the ship was the Hin-y-don, with the appearance of which be was well acquainted, having been in Newcastle loading beside • her." •

TRIAL TKIP OF THE WAIHI. The new steamer Waihi, which has been put together by Messrs Morgan and Cable, of Port Chalmers, lor too Union Stoam Ship Company, made lior trial trip on Saturday, August 4th, and proved herself .quite equal to the results which had been expected of her by mailing the run from the Rattray street Pier to the George sticut Pier, at Port Chalmers, in 46 . minutes while the run from the Port to the Heads ww equally wull performed ; and the roturn trip from the bar to tho Hattray street Wharf was effected In 1 hour 45 minute?, the veaiel steaming at the rate if ■nine knots an hoar. The Waihi is intended to act as a tender to the larger boats cf the Company by taking passengers and cargo from the shallow harbour) on the coast to thcpi, and thus ■avii.g onsiJerablo detention, which frequently occurs in consequence of tho largo steamers being compelled to wait [or the liJes previous to their gotc'inc into some of iho ports in the Colony. And a more suitable vessel for the purpose required of her than is the Waihi it would be difficult to Hud. Sho pos.-SuSie-tin excellent carrying capacity, Is Jilted to accommodate 1 a*sen»er\ ami steams rcmarkablv well, is of a light draught of wa'er, ami is one of the most easilymanajfeiO/o boats we have yet seen. She mtw conr struct*! to tha order of the Company by Messrs Vleudiw and Ferguson, o( Pal-Icy, and sunt out to Port Chalmers in sections, wlrae the work of putting j her tcguthor w»i entrusted to Messrs Morgan and Cable, and carded cut by that finm to the entire satisfaction of the Company, tad under the smcrviiiou i.f Captain Cameron and Mr Cook, their marine and engineering superintendents. She is o nstructai of Siemens' patent steel, and is of the following dimensions;— Length, HO ffict; breadth lit b-.am, 18 foot; and depth ot hold, S feet. She is fitted wiih an inverted diagonal compound turiacecondensin?engine, thed ameter cf tho cylindcis belnpr 12 and £0 inches rcspi-ct. vely, the length of strol.e fcciri" 12 inches. Her boiler ia of steel, 7 feetC inches ttianfei.tr and 7 feet in length. It is heated by a fur.uate Lf 3 iiai 2 inches in diameter, having »tola' h-a'inL' surface of Ml feet. Her bunkers liavo a capacity of X tons, ant 1 the e3tini:Uc:i caxbumption of coal is 2i cvt an hour, with a speed of nine knot-. H.r calif c acconimn fttion i» very complete, and she will carry 1. ucnticmtn at.d fix ladic-3. The conipartBKntscl'opiit for the ladirc is i cry tastefully flltejl np.»riicrm«on velvet cmchos. u'hWi «c vs for the iluiilOu liirpo-es of lounges or bed-botths. The sides Are dLCoredod with panels of a pale soa-jfreen colour, with "Old luouyiiijis, and the whole 01 iho cabin is appropriately oirp/jted. The main call), which will afford comfortable siasninK-berths for 12 gentlemen, Is painted to represent bir.d'i-aj'B maple, with satlnwood noulilinira. A lonjf dinii^-t#b^, calculated to seat come 20 persons, nils the centre ,q! foe «ib:n, while handHOinely'COnßtrui ted ecttces coyercd \vlth li union reirot mo al) round it, and arc Fcrcencd ,ofS, .yij.cn . ueventil', by^uriakW. The captain's quarters are on I

tho upper deck, while tho crew have theirs forward; and we may say that, considering her size, the Waihi )»as well and completely equipped as any of her larger aiiters. She left tho Ratlray street Wharf on Saturday afternoon in charge of Captain Cameron, wlillo tlio follow in:,' gentlemen availed themselves of the opportunity of making a trip down this harbour and back in her:-Mossrs K. I). Uaigill, J. Cargill, Young (Sargood, Son, and Kwon'n), K. Kamsay, H. Outline, Peliatt, Morgan, llsirrirf, D. Mills (manager of tho Company), Cook, C.vptain Webster (»«■ Albion), and others. After Icavinsr the wharf she steamed rapidly down the Vk-tcnia Channel, and naihcd tho George street I'icr, I'ort thaimere, in 45 Minute* H-.tc a short stay was maJo and a few more guests joined hur; making another start, she made: an i xcrllcut rr.n d nvn tlie harbour, anil ran«injr nlomtaiilo tin- now steam drcd,'c, which wo.s working on the bar, she tran-forred her pasdrodge'by Mr lieHh Ramsay, the chairman of tho Hartiutir iioard Thin having boon done the patty returned to the Waihi, which wan headed back for Dunediu, exchanging courtesies with tho outward-bound ship Abeona by (lipping her en^iffi], a compliment duly return:d by the siiip, which was l.eintf towed to te.\ by the Bteainer IMucky. While the Wii'lu was steaming back -.vc had the pleasure of seeing C.iptain Webster's patent log-detectors tested. Tlicse very useful nncl neueseurr iimtriiiuentH, which give a loud and continued alarum whenever by any clmiico the log-line m*y foul, are of two descriptions, one being an ordii.ary bell do ector, and tho other, an electric bill detector, lioth lnstriimonlß worked admirably, a-id were highly approved of by Captain Cameron and tho director*. We shall fully report their construction and adaptability to all classes of sea-giiutc vessels in onothir ii-.ue. On the return trip, the visitors assembled in the cabin, and J. Caroill, In a few well-chosen words expressive of the satisfaction ho experienced at the successful trial of the new boat, tho latest addition to the fleet of the Com] any, requested them to join him in drinking success to tho Union Company, coupled with the name of its indefatigable marine superintendent. Captain Cameron. Captain Cameron thanked them for associating his name with the toast, and expressed the pleasure he felt at the very satisfactory result.of the Waihl's trial. She had been sent oat here, and put together at Messrs Morgan ai.d Cable's. Thoso gentlemen had done their work well, and to the entire satisfaction of tho Company, and he ti listed they would have the plcasuro of seeing them turn out many similar pieces of work.

Mr E. B. Caroill said Captain Cameron had told them the Walhl was a good boat, and in ovary respect satisfactory to-the Company. Now, in order to arrive at such a conclusion, it was necessary that the work should have been performed by competent men, and he must say, from what they had seen of the Waihi, she reflected very great credit on Messrs Morgan and Cable, her buildors. Ho had great pleasure in proposing tho health of Uosc gentlemen, coupled with the name of Mr Morgan. Mr Moroan thanked Mr Cargill for the encomiums that gentleman had beitowcd on his firm. Ho assured them it was a pleasure to work for the Union Company, who were always desirous ol having their vessels constructed in the best and most approved stylo. Mr J. Carqill remarked they had been afforded an opportunity of seeing the new dredge working on the bar, and felt sure they were one and all pleased with the progress she was making. He congratulated the Harbour Board on the satisfactory results which had accrued from her services, and had great pleasure in proposing the health of Mr Keith flainsay, its chairman.

Mr Ramsat said he must confess that duiing the last few years the position of the Board had not been a rcry pleasant one; however, he now anticipated brighter things, and felt cure that in a little time the Board would have the satisfaction of proving to the world the successful issue of its undertaking. He expressed the pleasure it afforded him of giving them the opportunity of seeing the dredge at work on tho bar, where he was confident a radical change would be effected by her in the course of a few months. " Success to the Union Companj", coupled with the name of MrD. Mills, was proposed by Mr Young, who remarked that during an experience of 30 years in the Colonies lie had had many opportunities of judging the relative merits of pubic companies such as the Unbn, and during that time he had never known onaeo efficiently worked as it was. True, it might bo said the Company possessed a monopoly, but although possessing it they did not abuse it, and it would at all timos afford him great satisfaction to forward the Company's interests by all means in his power. Mr D. MUls returned thanks in a few well-chosen words.

Mr J. Caroill proposed " The Absent Officers aud Strangers," and coupled with the toast tho name of Captain Webster, of tho Albion, whoso vorv useful invention they had seen tested that day, arid which proved that the conimamlors of the Company's vessels reflected on the duties of their profession ; and of Mr Pcllatt, one of the Australian Commissioners at the late Christchurcb Exhibition.

Captain Wkkstkr, in the name of the sea-going commanders of the Company's fleet, returned thanks for the honour conferred upon both his brother officers an 1 himself. In reference to the little instrument they had seen tested, ho had long bsen impressed with the necessity of such an invention, and he was only too happy to have achieved a success. Mr Pellatt, as tho only stranger present, thanked them for the very cordial treatment he had received, and desired to express his gratitude to the Union Company for its very liberal action in conveying back to Victoria, free of charge, the exhibits sent from that Colony to the Christchurch Exhibition, Mr J. Cargill, in a humorous speech, proposed " Success to tho Lightering Interests," coupled with the name of Mr H. Outline. Mr Gutiirib made a suitable reply. Tho toasts of "The Company's Superintendent Engineer" (Mr Cook), and " The Press" completed the list, and upon reaching the Rattray street Wharf tho company separated.