SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6741, 22 September 1883, Page 2

SHIPPING.

rOBt CHALMERS.

Talaroa Heads, latitude 45.47 8., loagllu.de 170.16 E. '■ Koputai Bay, SouCh Point, latitude 45.49 8., I longitude 170.89 E. Tidoo—High water, V and O, 2 hours 6D minutes; Hde, 5 feoU.inchtu. . -tUU-BAIiL AT PORT OHiLMIttS. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated lot the meridian 01. longitude, in time 11 hours 80 mlnutea east or Greenwich, will be signalled once a week by ■'' the time-ball dropping at tho instant of mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at tho mast-head, Fort Chalmers siguM-station, on the toreDOon of tho day whea Iho tlms-slunal will bo glveD,. .■■"■'•- '■■""-tHAßMis'or tin noon. ■'-'.'-' '■'■'"'•■ September I—New moon. .. _ Sh. 14m, 4s. „ 9—First quartet -' „ tth.BTm.Ss. „ . IS—Full moon . ~ _ 9a. Urn. 29. ■ ... iS—Last quarts? .. .; .. ... On.iOm.- Si. „ £o—New Moon. .. ~ ... 17h. Elm. 89. ..'•-.• 6—Apogee •> _ _ 16h, om. os. ' • „ uJJ-Perlgoe „ _ .. l»h, om, Oa. '■■■-;■■■■ .■ - •-: fBS WtITHM. ' ■ • i ■•■;•.■. Stptcmbei Sl-Wlnd, N.E.; weather, fine. 8 an!.—Batouaier, 30.18; Uuiinioinoter, 52. Noon— turouiotar, 30.1i;,»li«raiomoter, 62. & p.m.—liarometer, 3J.03; thermometer; 60. uiuu vhtie. - September 22 -At tho. Heals, 6 29 p.m. j at Port Chalmers. 7 9 p.m.: at Dunedln, 764 p.m. September £j At tho Heads, 7.21 p.va.; at Port Chalmers; a 1 p.m ; at Dunodin, 8 40 p.m. -. ■ * AkU'Vit. S. Hawca, s.s., 4U2 tons, Ilausby, from the North. i Uills, a/iMit. Passengers—lira Issell U'.d family (2), all s Hiiwooti, Key A Slackio, Messrs Ourry IK), Ml!artliy, Procter, aud 0 steerege. Huon Belle, ketch, 42 tons, Carruthcra, from Timaru. puuedin 1 aud W Co, ageota. Tarawcra, s s., 1022 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne,1 via the •B.uff J Mills, tigout. Passengers— Meauames Hart, 2 childiu!:, and sjunnt, lea^o, 2 ehildrooyand seivant, Btu)au.in, H'-opur, Sewdl, Mr and Mrs Hunter aud fam.ly ( ), jiiuca Mockerras, M'lvor, Far<iuhar, CHptaiu S iil.\M!i, Mosbis uuiin, Karquhir,-ilia-.urlon, Blair, Fergus, Madden, 'l'ututr, llawojih, Mac.6w, Uunk-han (=i),!jing, liiygon, Hsarr, Conubf. Maori, f.i, 113 tons, M'Coll, lor Oatuara. J MUla, agent. . >Xr«OIHD IBUIVAL9. Fbox vqkxkm- Bnninui, ship, 1012 tons, Haslewoud, QFDB, J>ily 18. Jessie Keulman, chip,Uo2 tons, Gibson, JtPC, July 9. Pareora, ship, 768 tou», Doualivm, Augunt 7. Cautetbuiy, si ip, 1245 tens, MMi • lan, MWDtVAugusi. 4. Bntith Queen,as.,32s4tons, Nowell, VFiIH, August -25, via Cipe cJ Uocd Hope, September 16. i'nuß Uui»iu»- EmbletoD, barque, 11J3 tons, Paynter, WMJK, Hay 30. llb.ua Ueiu.y, barque, (190 tons, Juiy 6..-Nelsou, ship, 1247 ions, Ui iLatjue, NKRC, Ao K uat 2. Xakup.ua, a.a., 870 tons, Jones. From Jiliw ioEiL—WaHefleid, barque, Bi7 tonß, JilDs, August 1." Alktnaw, oarque, bbi tons, Tate, WTFL. Marshall, brig. ' . - Feom liosTov—Oiura ji'Gillivray, Juno 19. . i'nuJi Nov* Scoiu—Laay Mabel. . Fkom HcßiEr—Pet, baique, 268 tons, Q3NV.

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wmuit. Alpha, 24 tons, Kyffel, from luvefcarglil, with cargo. il.Gutluie, agent. llawea, 401! tons, Hansby, from Lytt«lton, with ca-'KO. ■ J Mills, agent. . Huon Bello, 42 tons, Carruthers, from Timaru, in tallast. l/u..cdin 1 ai.d W Uo, BKtuU . OUTWA!U>B. Maori, 113 tons, M'Coll, toi Oaciaru, with cargo. J ill i». anew. - . T:ir«wcra, .1289 tons, Sinclair, for Lyttelton, with cargo. J Kill*, xgent. star of the South, 175 tons, Hopkins, for Crey-' uiouth, with cargo. X ltamiuy, agent.

IHPOKT3.

Per Hiwej, fr. m tho North: 2 pkg?, US S Co; 1 horte, XiiK)i»n> 3 I-kgs, Bistiiws, Lsary, mil Co; UK) ds, prdtr; 14 do, SpciKht usd Uo; 1 do, Brlilgman; 1 dv, J iiath^tsj 9 do, Kea.t »ud M'Caittiy (1M)-- 4 uo, KailwUy Storekcepei; 1 do, Batlcr Brus; 2 do, N Z isxpnsj Cv; V dj, Telegraph department ;12 do, A Brlscue ami Co; t do, bie\ ous; S no, Nixon; 2 dc, Montague; la do, P I'uyuian aud Cv; 3 do, HOjiff, UoKiMii, Kieol, and Cj; 2 ilo. M'Uavln, il Cir.gor, aud Lo CO do, N'L Drug (Jo; 5 tlo, lighibaiid, .-.Hum, and Co; 1; co, ifon.'gny aud t!o;.9i do, (Yog Tije; 1 6 do, J lUuray.iiud Co; 20 dv, M;Leaii; 131 do, Wiight, i>teuheU3on, aud Co; 4;8 do, Cuiry ; 0 do, J^el; 1 do, Mathesou Br-a anU Co; 35 do, Pccctors, Jones, and Lo. : . ' . EXPOK'XS. Per Maori, for < aamru: 70 pktfs, N Z Hardware Co; 1 do, Oibbi, Uii^ht, »nd Uo; X do. M'Ouvia, M'Grenor, i and Co; 12 do, A aud 1 Bjrt; 7 do, J Sf>ti<ht anil Co; 1 do, Wise, CaUir>, aid Co; 1 do, A O ijcoeand Co; 1 do, S^rgood. aon, and linen ;13 Uo, Uo«g, Howiabn, A'icol, end Cj ; 27 do, Proctors, Jone», and Co; 3 do, A ana T lugifa; 11 do, Ntill. Bios; d do; Marshall and Co; 99 do, .Nei!l and Co (Ltd); 2 i do, It Wilson aad Co ;'i .10, >V liull; i do, iV liiegg and Co; 58 do ex Waihora; ti do ex Hawea. ■ - PerTarawera: Por Bluff—4 pkg*, B X Murray and Sous; 14 ilo, Mjckerrcn mid iUnetc ; 2 do, l-unoiln I aud W Co; 1 do, sarj>o d, Son, and tweu. Fir Adelaide—lo i-acka o>t:eal, i;oyei;, S e*d, and Uo. For Me!b .urne—l6s sacks sulphur ex omapeie; 5i do oatmeal, Neiil tnd Uo (Limited); J47 do barley, Wilsou,'Hanawjy, aud Co; 2 l.aej bail*. 10 pk K s, Dilgetya.id Co; SI do; W scosiUr and Ci;l do, S Ue3vej;Bldo Mathew/, UiX»^r,atidG:;3do,KZKxVrcao Co ; «J ticrcu be«f, A UoruAtll Per Stir of the South: For Ft»\ month -G3 |>kg?, Duuediu 1 and W C.; i Uu, Xh'jmsou aud Co; 2J io, A'Brucoe abd Co; 4 do, Buttcrwo. ih H. 03; 2 s/cks barley, Anderatn and Co; 11 pkgs, P Hayinan and Co; ido, A andTßurt; i do, Ala'heaou Bros and Co; 21 sacks o'-c 1, Nimmo a:.d B:air; - 207 pkgs, Kiucaid, M'Queen,'and Co; 11 dv, iVah Bing; 1 do, Sew lli.y; 140 do, J Hat my and Uo ; 3 do, Kutioual Buk cf N Z; v do, Hoss and G'.endining; 2 do, N Z Expiois Co ; 4 do, Esther aud Low;- 13 do.Kwong Si'g Win?; 2 do, Barriiugcam and Co; 1 do, Bing, llauu, and Co. For Hokitika—l3 pkgs, P Hajiuan and Co; 15 do, Tlionnou aiidCo; 1 <Ij, Wjbs audUleud:uing; v.9 d>, A BribCOe and Co; Si! do, W Qrugg aud Co; 1 do, Buttcrworth Bios^M do, Neil! aud Co (Ltd); 1 dj, Uuaedin I andWCb; 14 do, Sargood, Son, and fcwen ; 2do.' N Z:Expiees Co; 6do, Kincud, M'Qaccn, aud Uo; 1 do, Bing, Harris, and Gj ; 30 sacks flour; tt Anderson. '■• ' ■

' SIIIPPIHU X£LKOBAMS.

(Pia Uniie» Pitras Ass»clatio>i.)

Nsw Plymouth, September 21. The selnoner Falcon, wbicfl wont ahjre « the Waltara sums. time iio«>, was launched lust night. SSho baj.not sustained auy damigc, aua wiil leave thortly fcr Greymoutb. " . . •"••■.. Wellisotos, September 21* SaiiedI:.Taiaroa, s.s., for D^ncilia; Wanaka, s.s, lor Ljtte.ltDn. . -

WEAIHEE EXOEAJiOII..

(lit UstißD Pebsb Association.)

WeliLisqios, Septembor SI Now Zinland.—High pressure to N., fulling in ri, hut flue ; mod', rate westerly winds. Australia.— Do ( .rtssiou south of T.iunarlia, but n<ather flue, and westerly wludj. .' ■ Batomotcrs.—New Zealand: Kusao!', 304; Wellington, '30-3; tlurl, bO 1. Australia: 11-jbart, 29V; ■Portland, 30-1; Sydney, 80-.'.

aOVEa£SY9 Oif UNION STBAiI aalf COM : •;; ;- 1 ASS'S HTS4MKIW

'■■■ ■ FRIDAY^ !i£PT£UBKE 21 Porlthalmers—Ta awura sailed 4.-0 p.m. lor.BluflHawta arrived 1 p.m. from Akaroa,' Akaioa—Uawea anived 7 am. irom Lyttelton; sailed 9 "40' a.m. fir Port Cha mers--Lyttslton—Wnihora arrived BEo'a.m from Port Chaliuera; sa U IS p.m. for Weliingtou. Mahiuapua eaUcd 11 a m for Fort Chalmers. ; WbUliigun -laiarca anivtU 7 SO J.ni. from Napier; sa'da 2 p.m. lor Port Chalmers. Nelson—Uotorua arrives Irom Picton.

'• The barque Queen of Cambria, which !ett Foit Chalmers for Valparaiso in April last, wai loading titrate at Antotogaaaon June27,andwob iosail on July 3 tor Haaibi.r;. Captain Pairy stalls the nitrate works at Aiitcifogasu are the largest on the Peruvian coast. Ibe place has been occupied by the Uhil.aua since the war.*- - . • . . .-.•'•. .\-.'■■■.- . .

The se. Tarawera \va 3. floated out of the Graving Dock yesterday, aud sai ed In the Kfterhcou for JIcl: bourne, via the Bluff. ■: Captain Csrr, of the brigantine Anthons,. which .arrived.at Lytteltou on the j9»li iust., repjits the brlgantiuc Seagull, timter-lidon for this port, leaving For; Ui.deiwood auout the lath inst. Trio master withed to he Kportid. --, The s.b. lluwia arched at Port Chalmers at 1.10 p.til yesterday from Northern ports, bho left the Manukau ut 3 £0 p.m. on the Utb iris't, and arrived at Taranafelat 11 7a m. next day; left at 2.45 p.m., and reached Nelson at 4.5 p m m the 13th inst,; sailed (hCDCe at B.iO p.m., and arrival at l iet'.m at I.SU a.ni. oa the Hth inst; lit at 4.40 a iri, and arrived at Wellington at 9,30 a.m.; tailed again at 0.45 p.m. same day, and reached Lyttclton as 7.45 a m. on the 15th; left uu the leturn tripNotdi aty p ni name day, calling at Wi liinglui, P eton. and Nelsou, and return-. Ing to Wellington' at 110 am. on the 19th mat.; left Bgautat,o.s p.m., and arrived at Lytteiton at 6.16 a.m.' on the, SOsn iusi; tail, dat 235 p.m., and reached Akaroaat 7.25 p.m.; I.ft again at 935 pin , and .arrived aa nbave. We thack Mr iouett (the purser) for report and il.es.

The s.6.:Macri left Port Chalmers yesterd»y eveaing fofOamaru.

. The barque Ptlham was tawed up to DunoOia yesterday afternoon by the s.e. Flu :ky,,au.d will load at the Kattray btrctt Wha f (or Orej mouth.

Quicker despatch thin that experienced by the steamer FeiKtaiiton las never tfctn equalled in the Fort, nor, we believe, in any othsr JSew Zealand port. By noon today she will bo clear of her Uunedin cat go, SUOO-tonß. H'.t refrigerating chambers were clear yesterday, and were ut once cooled dowu, in ordor that. she might comhu nee taking In carcasses to day. : .The e.s.-Uawca was docked f u r ecr%ing and repainting te!ow the water-line yesterday. A 1 London .jjape; of August 6 fajs :—"'f be largest 'reasej ever built oh the Kerrey was launched y<aierdayforenoon Irom.thß yard of Meeara Laird Bros., Birkenhead. She 'is entirely constructed ul steel, is 450tt lotg, 47ft btain, aud 4000-horec power. She U called the Western Land, and in intended to convey .tue,mails between Antwerp aud Mow Yurk. She has been built for tho Sceiete Auonquia do Navigation Belge-Ainflrieaine1 of Antwerp. ' ( The ketch Huon Be'le, in ballast froti liinaru,'arrived at Fort Chalmers yesterday afternoon, and passed Up to Lunedin.

•"■ SHIPPING CASUALTY.

-, The C.llector of Customs hero received tho fullow.Dg telegram yeiterday:— .i . " Waibeu. ' ■»' The William and Jjne is aJiore-at the Waikato bar. . There in a heavy sea." Tho William and June, 69 tons, C.ip'aln Wares, left Dnnedln oi the ISth lnst. (or Waikato with a caw of New Zealand produco, skipped by MctSH Neil! Broc. and,consigned to order. - JACKSOV3 HEAD ANo FRENCH PfISS. (Pan Okitbd Press absociatioh.) " Welusoios, September 21, - The Stella returned to-day from her expeuition to ■ Jackson's Head and French Pass. Hoi sun oy of the reel outlying the femur point proved fatutaotory "and a suitable site for a beacon was Belected. The reef is well known to captains of coasting steamers but there is a risk of mistaking it in haiy Heather. It :lies well outside of the spot where thea.s. R.nsifoto noswrecVed, lhat vessel running rixht on the mainland.' There is not likely to be any difficulty In erecting a beacon. The exporimoalß at French Faes' wee not so satisfactory in their result. The object aimed at is to present a dear guiding mark for Jl*'bt3 on both sided without incurring the excasive outlay of two separate lighthouses. It was thought by wh.tirjiiijr the beacon on tho north side (I/Urvilje Wand) of tho Pass, and throwing on ii ft strung IMuaiiWion from a permanent lighthouse on tho south (vial land) side, : sufficiently distinct guidance might be secured. Tto ' expectation, jiroved fall^cioua. A largo white sheet was hung against the beacon, and the light directed on it; but this proved very faulty, and only di-i----tingaißharilo.at a moderate distance. Another plan was suggested some time ago, but has not) et boen tried-nwnely, the erection of angular refl'.'ctors avp- Bflme beacon on the north side, so disposed as to r.Jl.tt in both directions tho boania from a Hied : light on the mainland. This is said to be nure feasible, and souie further experiments will probably bo tried to test its thorough practi' ability. But the plan which appears now to bo most in favour is to 'place a small light on a beacon, led by compressed • gftj, wh;ch could he repkniahe'l daily, and which would ctcd no further alteration thin daily lighting "ana replenishing—that work to be performed by the keepers of the lightboiiso on the mainland side. There ia.also some doubt aa to the beet kind of light -iorthe- latter. A rod one would be best, but would bo subject to the risk of being mistaken for the sidelight of an approaching steamer, and an ordinary white would also be ape to be niiatokca. PossiMy jjome specialty of whito or vrhitieh light may ultimately be devi«ed to meet the requirementg of tho

NAUTICAL ITKMB. ■ ' A paper Bteam-launch has been built at Lsvnsingburgh, New York. It has been ordered by tho Westinghouso, Machine Company; of Pittsburgh. . It is a steam launch. Leugthol keel, 20(t; breadth of boam, 6lt;'depth of hold," 3ft; length bvqrall, 2111;; draught of screw, 24inj length of shaft, Bft; weight without machintiry, 10001b; seating capacity, 25 pot1. .sons; carrying capacity, 3 tony Iho craft is built in two sections and joiatcd on thokeo'. The sheathing is a solid body of paper'three-eighths of an inch: thiok—a quattor of an inch thicker than on racingl boats. A bullet from a revolver fired at tho sheathing at a distance of four feet neither penetrated nor made au abrasion. Experiments have shown it is imp ;sBiblo to soak or soften the hull or iucrease tho weight by the contact of water. A paper vessel of a thickness corresponding with tho tiU'l-of ■ tho launch. p>o> pared without paint or outside protection, was placed In the wator last October, aad remained eight months. It shows no sign of moisture inside, nor evidence of disintegration. The motive potter of the craft will be.aWestlnghouse engine of 'six-horse power, 2000 revolutions a minute. Too engine and machinery will be placed in the boat at aci early day, when a trial trip will be made.—New York Maritime Register. ; Great Britain's steim fljet ha? increased since 1350 from 1850 to 6690 vesaols, representing 2,730,000 tons of shipping, or 1,000,000 lous more th>n all the steam fleets in tho world put to/other. We thus hold the very highest position in the carrying trade of the world. . . ....

A large floating dry do:k Is to be constructed at North Beach, ban Francleco. A graving dock of large dimensions is also wanted at San Franc!.so, as th.t portdoos not posacsiall theacc.umndatious of this kind which her trade and shipping demand. During the last 40 ycara the foreign trade of the United Kingdom has increased nearly 400 per cent. For the 10 years ending 184) tho toial exports were valued at £452,000,100, or £45,200,C00 per annum. During the lv years ending 18jl the exports amuunteJ to £2,214 000,000, or £221,400,000 por annum. Curing 18S2 tho gross tonnage of Bteol vessels built exceeded 14 per cant of the gross tonnage of both iron and eteei vesiols constructed dining Iho year. In 1881 it was 11 por cent. As many aa Hsi9 wrecks occurred on tho British and Irißh coasts and seas last j car. Tacse 5619 wrecks included every kind of maritime disaster. Thus, of tho whole number of wrecks, casualties, and collisions, only 855 cases involved total loss, or about 1 in 7 if the vessels lost or dauiag.d, wliilo only 81 of tho cases wore accompanied by loaa of lite, i-'etluottnjc these 855 dostructivo cases from tho yew's casualties, tho balance consists ot 1130 more or lees so: luus Uimsteis, and 1034 other wrechs. England possess 71"Sper cc tof the wlio'.e i te*mer tonnage of thessven principal mai;iin<> n.ttioun of the WOild. We give tho gross t^anaye of ea'-'h nation : — Ve3sela. Tons. Great Britain .. 4.517 5,362,1)19 ■■■ : United States .. 574 ?4i,0!2 Franco .. .. 411 s^il,Ulß Germany .. .. 204 411,625 Italy .. .. J2l 14>V»49 KuSfia .. .. IS7 138,291 • Norway .. .. 185 9U.933