SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6874, 27 February 1884, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT CHALMERS.

lalarou Eteidu, latitude 16A7 «., longlindo 170.45 E. lloputat liny, South Point, latitude 45.49 8.. longitudo 170.E9 K. Tldoj~Ui ( ;n wator, I? mid 0, 2 houra 60 miaut<B, lido, 5 (ocS V i/wciii. TIUU BALL AT TOUT CHALMERS. Now Zealand menu timo at n .on, calculated for tho moriilian ut longitude, in limo 11 liuuio SO ininut'.B ewtof U'Cunwich, will bo signalled onco a weok by tho time-trail drupjilug at tho iua-.iint. f moan uoon. A blue iUg will no' luiUiotl lit, tho mast-head, Port Chalmoru signal blation, on tho forenoon of Hits day wbon tho timo signal will bo given. Ftl'iOfiiy O--£lft-iVjiijVrj ~ .. t7h. Win. C,s „ 10-i'ui! luc.-i ~ ... Jiib. a6m. to. „ IS-lAai(inai? ( -» ~ .- lßh. ISai. oj. „ 26-NfwMooa ~ .. Bh.BSoi.oj. „ 4—i'or!;;ci- _ K». via. Cs. IV—Ajoiioo , - - 20h. 0:a. Co. „ ii!J-l\riMiia , lali. Cm. Ob. i:4« vtii'T'i'ss. February 20 -■ Wind, N.E.; weather, flno. 8 ».iu.—Baroiaorcr, EfttH; iai-d-jsmeter, 63. Moon —Barometer, 21)68; tJjprnifjiiii.'tor, 01 i p.m.— Barometer, 20.10 ; t&crrajtr.ciioi, CU. Fobrusty 57 --U iho UuWls, 3SO p.m.; si Foit Chilmcrti. -1 0 ■•.in.; .«, Imv.:iK!!u, 445 p.m. Pritk-o Alfred, Li:qnontiiu>,liil ton-, MelliwlieuM, twin LytUitoii. Wsirarapa, h.s., 1C22 tons, ChMiiold, from Melbourne, via Hubert tn.d thu liluif. J siiih, agent. FaaaunKurs : Fr.'iu Melljnnruu—.'le. Jaau-rf Audoi-d n, Day, Saciiil, Mines C. il;, i'.oid, Kov Mr and Mrs Biiiw.-,, rev ilr Cl.il-!;, P,0.V.-s:i/ Aiuk-rion, Mes-irt Mack, Urn-ham, Hunter, Fitancnjtil, Day, 8011, *"«'■■ Kiuoii, Jiwk, Uiid.-ay, sh.^ror, Hicksnn, Bottdeii, M'Mcikan. From Uotart.-Mr and Mrs liioflold, Mendanioo Giulianis, llom, Waieot", s3:oven.*, Urindlt-y, Mm Bint, lifter Wuloott; ami 21 steor.v,u. Janet Kamsay, schooner, il tons, Ilaunlng, from Catlii.'s liner. " umiedin 1 Mid W Co, agent*. John I! Smith, lnui|Ueutino, 420 tons, Fos?, from Kniparii. Hates, Si»e, and Co, agtiils. . «• ■ '. ;.BUS Maori, 3.D., 113 tsaa, Hutchison, (Of OanuufU. J Uills. e^ui. Taiarua, b.s., 22S tons, Parsons, lor tho North. J Mills, agont. Knuauui, s.u., 67 tona, Sumlstrom, for ißverctirgill. X Ramsay, ngeut. «?Wrrnil 4REIYAW. Faoa IrtfVbn-Wn'.pa, shlo, 1017 tons, Jamioson, WTLit, November 22. Lyltoltcu, chip, 1111 tons, Strong, Kali". Norman Aflycod, barque, 831, toua, *il)lill. Florida, 8.8., 315.1 tona, Uwjer, January 10. Fumonoth, barque, »S3 tom, M^rgau, Ucceiul)3r SO. Fbom Livkktooli, via WfitisoTON— Kimao, barque, 5D3 tous, Al'fliiie, VVKWT, Detuuibur 7 Kro'< uuiaao.v Urouiuk JJay, barqua, 763 tons, KCLP. From toe Ci.tds—lllnmlaya, b.-.r^uo, 1000 tons, Culbert, VI'KM, Ucccinbcr 17. FkO-j .Vbw Ku«K--lUiipli 41 Jlayward, tarfjuo, COS tone, JSOP, iN'ovi'mbor a. t'ROU JJiihi-u-—Ain:a, btrqus, ESS tona. Eranncl. Fkom Uaukitius, via WsTiMsaTOS — Alexa, biu-iitio, 4J9tou-,lt>BtV. Fbob AJiOMTIUJ, direct-Mario A»go, bri^', 274 tons, Uecombur j. ucuania, unique, 3it> cons, WA'LR. Fbom MgwoASiMS— Ci.ftoo, !,uiquo, February 14. Goo;! Templar, 42 tons, Williun^, fro-u Foitrojc, with caigo. X lsimwij, ajfunc. Wai.ar.um, 1023 tons, Uliatlitild, Iroai Use Blufl, Kith ca«ir. J Millj, ajrunt. Janet Uamaay, 11 tons, ILinniujr, from C.itli:i's liivcr, wilh caifio. Uunodin 1 and W Cv, ajteniß. Marllioroiii(h, 11:5 '.oils, Uird, lor l.omlon, with car^o. D..: K 'uiy iinU Co, aitoiits. KaLanui, ai tons, auiidsttoui, for lavercar^lU, with airuo. X Kimsay, ii^cat. Ausdi-11, .SO lous, Swuitinan, for naipara, in ballast. ilaoti, US ions, Hutchison, tos Oamtiu. with cargo } Mills, s;:sns. IMPOUTS. for Wairr>r.i;--i, Iroui Jlcsbomno and HoUrt: CO pfctSS, W Ortiti,' iill'l (..u; 61) ci.', U.sr)!;;', liar.on. nnd Oj; 6 do, l-iiijjuiv and -.o; S4 (in, Hill '••roj; SI 00, Jjull; Hi d'>, Prj-or; S3 do, jl'Qi-Jid; SS9 iio, fatotSbii ai.tl Co ; :-.W) do, Litncr; 8»4 do, Ijuunii.jr BtOi audUo; llfulii iliemui; 121 do (Veil O lurnbull and t.'o ; ill do, Cable; CO do, T l^Ur.on; 211 do, ordi-r : 181 do, a v. Hauroio. fer John o Smith, from Kaipara : 1.'i5,000!t timbtr, Findlay ad Co. EXPORTS. lVr Maori, for Oimarii: 4 y]«.'..\ Aacd J M'Farlano ; 3 do, il-Gavin, 11-Or.- ;ir, aw! Cj i 13 do, \V btraohan ; 27 do, Raid and Gray; IS d", J Bdmond; 15 do, \V iireivi nnd Co; 1 ilo", W itsouht and Vo : 6 do, N '!. Diu-io; 03 do. J i;sttra>' ami Co: 10 do, Austin, Lewi', ami Co ;20 d •,, Xt;ii iitot ; i" do, Esther and Low ; 120 do, A br.sioc and Co; 2'i do, M'l.eod Bros ; 10 do, Nuill anil i;.o (.Ltd); f.2 do, Unriti.in 1 -nd W Oo ; 19 do, W ..anuanil Co ; I) d;i. M :'. Hardware Co ; 1 do, 'Jhomsou and Co; 'S do, li Wilson a-j 1 Co; -11 do, Prccurs, Jones ni.it Co; :; .!o. Ua 3 Co ; let do px Waii-iuajxi, Taiarna, Uauroto, Fonatauton, Welliiii'tou, jukl Jmne.-i Wißiart. ;;h!pp:so TE.f.EuaAJJS. (Tex IJiiWM I'aess AssOOiA'iiOK.) AUCKLA.M), February 20. Arrived: llinKmcoma, from .-ydney. Paiscng-.'rs: For Auckland -Mt r.nd Mrs Hogson itr.d child, Jlra (Jallaghtr, ML-s-rs sie.lo, i.vbanie, Lynch, Me.i-rs Cosgrove, Str&.-r, Whit-j-.n, llradt-y. for ix'apier — JltVochon Fur poison—Mr a-j-.l Mrs iiollinder. For jlolbounie—Mr and iira Kedill, Mr Daoajjh; and SSIn tliostetsriijC. Saiiid: Soutfi-rn Crosi, for the South; Penguin, for Oamaru; Hotoru >, for tr c siouth. l'aa.-enxcrs: Maxtor Davidson, Mra l.owe, lira Koddor and infant, Mrs Hewitt, Mrs Muir, Bishop Cowio, Mr and ilis Do.^ncß r.nd children, kcv. Uruco and Scott, Captain Wriaht (Salvation .-rm-.), Mr and Mrs Kenny and two children, Messra W^sion, Bjweriuan, iVe>ib.ld. \\ ki lisqios, February 20. Sailed : Takapuna, for Onthuiiga. ijiiitLToK, Febri'arv 25. Sailed : Uana.'ouri, for llio South ; IVanaka, for the North; Killft«.ey, fur jKeivo-i.'tle; Dunediu, lor tho Biuff. Iho Mana;iouri spoke tho Now Z-ala-.d Company's Opawa off Oapo Hunaway en February 2.'. WEAXHKR EXCHANGE {PeR United Press Assooiatis:,1.) AVbllinoion, February 20. Xew Zealand. — D.;pros.-ic»i lo couth; variablo wind- ; dtcieaao o( p.esSura in eolith, and thowery at Uulatiba. Au-iralia.—Hii;h pressure moved to aouth-eaitward at.Albany, and euntli-w.at at Portland; heavy rain on a v h euiM ; low prtesuro at Si duuy. Baioruiiiera.—Mew Zealand : Kubsoii, 30-1; Wellinj?ton, i 9-0; liluif, zj-a. Australia: Albany and Portlar,d, SO-1; Sydnuy, 20 8. uovzii&ZTs oi: vaiost ut&a'J r,isi? cos; Tunsr;.iv, FEBanART 28. Port Chalmers—Woirarapi arrived 5.30 n.m. from Bluff. Lyttolton—llan'pouri arrived 7 a in. fro:n Wo:----linston ; sailn 3.80 pm. for IV.rt Chaliiiers. Wanaka arrived 9.15 a.m. from Poit Uhalmora; sails 9pra. for WelliiiKton. Nohou—Hawea arrived 8 a.m. from Pi.ton ; sails 6 p.m for Picton. Grayuiouih—Omapere eailcd 9 30 a m. for Wellington. Auckland—Southern CrO3s sailed 9 p.m Mond?y forGisbo-in. ManukauHeada-Rotoruasailed 11 am. for Taranaki, The barq-uontine Prince Alfred, in ballast from Lyttolton, arrived at Port Chalmcn on Monday' evening, aud satUd up to Uune iin )c>,terday morninit. 'J ho s m. Wsiiarapa, from Me'.buinn; and Ilobart, via the Blulf, arrived at Poit Chalmers a. 8 a in. yesterday. Sho left the Queen's Wh-,rf. Melbourne, at 6.30 p.m. on tile 20lh in&t; olea.ed Wi liamitown at 8.12 p.m., but owing to a dense fo^ was prevented from eieariiiit Pott thiliip lleadn until 3.15 a.m. on ihe 2>atinst. the passed twau Ij'iand at 7 I.in. tamo day, and reathtd Hobart ac noon on iho 22nd insr.; ditulmr/td ca go, und loaded a quan;ity of fruit, baik, Bte , saicing a««in at 7 p.m. Simo d*.v ; oxuerie- ced Bouth'We^t winda nnd fine weather during the passage across, arid passed the So'andera at noon ou She 25.h inst., reaching the Bl; ff at D p.m., afior a passaico of two ÜB.VH 20 u.'Urd, this bninjf tlio fasteat time in which the tiip from island to island has been accomplished. We tha.uk Mr 11. C. Taylor (thu pui6or) for report and lies. The f.s s,aori sailed yo-lcrday evening for Oamaru. The tchcoirt-r Janet liamsay, from Citlin'a Hirer, arrived at Port Chalme.-s ye-.terday forenoon, and pasi-ed up to Dnncdin The barque Clifton lef: Newcastfe on the 14th inst. Jor Dnufcdia. The thip Wellington is meeling with quick de:-paich, and will b-3 clear of cirgo by tho end of the pro-ent week. Tho lia-'iueMini John C Smith, timber-laden from Kalpum, arrived ot Pom Chalmers at neon yi sterday, and was afti-reai-dti towed up to Uuncdin. Captain Fobs leportj leaving KaipaM cv tho 2O'.h inst.; parsed Cape fgmont on the 21st, had tho winds from south to west and north-west, cleared Cook Sirait on the 22nd, pa-seu Banks Peninsula on tho 24th, and had variablo winds to arrival at Port Chalmers yesterday aftermwii Th - eteimer Kaka-iui sailed jerterday evening for Invercaruill. WritinironEhliib'iildingin the United Kingdom in 18S:i, the St. James' (ia.oUo remarks: "In rough fijuroj it is citiina'ed th-".t ihe vessels launched during the jrar renro ent a capital of at least £!9,U(,'0,000. and that in thrir actual construction boiuo 6:2,0- 0 m;n must nave liven employed, besides tho vaster multitude en^-iigcd in mining, smelting, and manufacturing the iron, raking the coal, making the chains, sails, and rigging, and in finishing and engineering the vessels. In regard to the actual amouni of tonnage turned out, 1683 suipa ses any piovlnus yiar. I;i tho 22 ports in which ships aro built In tho United Kingdom, theio hayo ilu-ini: tho past 12 montliH been launched by 124 flnn.3. S3B vraselj, with a total tonnage of 1,2.=.6,829 tons This in an advanco of [,0,000 tons upon 1832, whidi wjs bimilarly ahoad of all pievious years. Tho proauccts for the future, however, aro not ao hricht as they wcr* at tho close of ISSJ. It is entin:ated that in tic- lust three yeirsovcn'.OOO.OOO tons or shipping. uiostl.'Hteam,have been builtin tho United Kingdom alone. Fur some month 3 past the effect of this vast pri-'dii-'tmn has been felt upon trade, with tho result that freights haw b co > o so depressed as to be now barely romuuorative. This had naturally had its effe t upon work in tho shipyards. From all quarters reports tell that oidors aro scarcer, and that the vessels in course of construction are fewer in number than they were a year ago ; that the numbers of workmen employed are being teened and their wages reduced," THE HUMEWJ. Pa'sengers per Now Z.aland Shipping Company's B.s. Hunpohu, Captain Cnitslilcy, from London (January 0) for Auckland: Fii-sS saioou—P<-roy II DobBon, 11 Kofb, George C Hcdses, £(1 yin Caiman, Margaret. W Car.mn. accond t-nioo -KohertJ Hill, Tom Osluiup, Mrs Pointon, Frank Carter, ilary Blaekham, Hoboit \V Your,;', Haniot Gentry, Archibald Buchanan, Joseph Fell, DjividOillics, Ororgo Point-.n. Steerage-H<-'iry !•' York, William E Solr, Mary Soir, Anno Palcho't, Je-.sio Pa'chett. Charles IV Hatchc, Henry W Hatcher, G-orgo Puddnpleatt, Bobert M Oowan. X J Prieitly. Z A Priestly, George Adams, Harriet C'nrkson, Arthur Christie, Mackic Menchektor, Williiira Urqiihart, Elizabeth Uatson, John Gibb?, rhoma-i Swnby, Gcorgu Slade, Mary A Lockwcod, Frances StafforJ, Thomas Stafford, Edwin Edmonds, and 110 immigrants. 'I ho Ruapchu bail rhown herself. to be an exceedingly smirt b=at, having covered the distance frcm Plymouth to Hnbarf, exclusivoof stoopages, in ?8 days 15 hours. Tho best d»>'B run was 327 i kno:?, and the coriauinption of cal wan EC tons Heraveiagotpecd was 13 knotß, tuning 63 t'-ns of coal per day. Her crew, including olliccrs, number 10D Tho nam^s of tho latter a' o :-Conmiar der, V 7 a Crutculey, H N It. (formerly of tho l.'nioii Steam .Ship Coinp.iny'd J'oxican); first. olli:cr, F Oros-: eeconl, J..hn iiaxter ; third, t Mayof.; fourth, J VV I! Turmr ; Biugeon, 1 C Mo:-ri', il.li. (Into "f the P. and O. Onn.pa- y); puiser, ft B tt'i Hr.mo: ilref ci-jrii cci, II llei.dirao"n ; midshipmen, G II (Jre.-ham, A Oswald. TUB lOaIC'. Tho a n. lonic (Captain Parnoll) arrived at Plymouth from N -w Zealand or, Ja uaj 3, aft:r a pho :■ m n»l "fii"te-t O'i-iec:(inl ' |ir.-«:ige r.f il dajß 1 liour (in i 30 n.i- ut,,:- (i eluding sio;iiaL'es), Urn actuil stiaming time being 33 days J2 t.cuis and 10 luinu-.ta i.nl.y. Jho iM.iu I '!■ I'ort (..Uteltari rm >cveinber 24, ro'inded Capo ilnu on December 7 (14 days outr,-and arrived at Kin do Janeiro on I>. eember 10. Afr/r a slay of 48 hours f. r caling purposes, the loui ■• sailed again on Deccinbur 17, and arrive.i at PI- mouth on the 3rd, d ckin? at Woolwich two days later.

'Xbo longest day's inn was 325 milea and the shortest 276. Tho average iriUHttl-crefore havo born reinarkabio. xtie Company (aud^y aut;tii>:»to that tie lon>

garlro's run Home will nmku oven this extraordinary lasaigo look " small " The lonic's passengers hndod I all well. In addition to a general cargo she, brings 12 000 curcaaea ol mutton and a chamber full of elieoao.