SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7541, 19 April 1886, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS.

Taiaroa Heads, latitude i&.17 S., longitude 17u.>5 B. Koputai Hay, South Voint. latitude <15.4'J S.. longitude 170.39 H. I'he longitude of Observation Poiut, Port Clialmers, lv time ia 11 hours 28 minutes 3d seconds east of Greenwich. Tides.—High water, V and C, 2 briira 50 minutes; tide 5 feot 7 inches. TIMK-BAI.L AT POKT Cai.lilK.Uß. Jffcw Zealand menu tima at noun, calculated ior t.iie meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 tuliiQftl east, of Greenwich, will bs signalled once a week by a time-ball dropping at theliutant of mean noon. ' - . .- A blue Hag will be hoisted r.t the maat-heiid. Port Cbalmera signal-station, on the foronpon of tbe dny "hen the time-siguftl will bo given. PHABKS OS TtCE MO'JS. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time.) , apiul. D. H. M. New Moon ... ... 5 ... 2 00.6 a.m. *Irst Quarter ... li ... 8 14 a.m. Full Moon ... ... 19... 2.20.2 p.m. '" Last Quarter ... 26 ... 4 45.5 p.m. ' Perigeo, 15d oh 30m p.m. Apogee. 27d 3h 30m p.m. Thk Wbatiigu. April 17—Wind S.K Weather dull. 3 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer ... 30.2S 30.2S 30.18 Thermometer ... 52 (jO 62 ~ April 18 -W,iud N.E. Weather thick and rainy. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. barometer ... 30.04 29.91 29.80 Thermometer ... 51 00 152 Hisu W.ateh. (AttheH6ad3 ... ... 3.15 p.m. ApriV'l9-< At Tort Chalmers ... ... 3.55 p.m. (AtDunedin ... ... 1.40 p.m. , AIUtIVALS. ? April 17. Taupo, s.s., 411 tons, M'Coll, from the -North. J Mills, agent. Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Smith, from the North. J Mills, agent. Passengers: Messrs Scruttou nud fielder; and 1 steerage. Beautiful Star,'s.s., 14G tons, Wliite, from Oamaru. J Mills, agent. Kakanui, s.s., 59 tons. "Best, from luvercargiU. X Ramsay, agent. Vallejo, barque, from Welliugtou, towing up the harbour.

Viillejo, barque 0(52 tons, "Captain.Harding, from Liverpool, via Wellington. JScill and Co (Ltd), agents. DEPARTURES. April 17. Go-Ahead, s.s., 132 tons, Plumley, for the Worth. X Ramsay, agent. Coptic;, s.s., 4'!l>7 tons, Kidlev, for London, via -Wellington and Napier. B and N Z SI and A Co, agents. : EXPECTED ARRIVALS -KiioM London—Lyfctelton, ship, 1111 tons, Doorman, RUTP. RaVenswood, barque, 1123 tons, ■ ROHQ. Crusader, ship, 105S tons.Scotlaiul.HCLß. Pbom Plymouth—R.M.S.;-Ruapehu, 4163 tons, . &reenstreet, VSMU, March 13. From Livbri-uoj.—Oarnavon Castle, barque, 721 tons, Griffiths, LBGV. From Glasgow—Hertfordshire, barqu3, 855 tons, 'Le Couteur, VPGW. Alastor, barque, 87.4 tons, Qlazebrooke, WTGF. From New York—Charles CJ Itiee, barque, t>Bo tons', JTLV.

From Hobart, via Pokt Bsperance — Mina, brig, 258 tons, M'Arthur, March 31.

IMPORTS

Per Omapere, from the West Coast: 120 tons coal.

Per Beautiful Star, from Oamaru : 279 pkgs sundries.: ;" '.".■■■-. ; ■■

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (Pkh United Press association.)

Auckland, April 17. Arrived: Sibyl, from Raratonga. : Wellington, April 17.

Sailed:'Koranui,for the West Coast; Hollingen, barque, for Kainara; May, barquentine, for Lyttelton. ; "

MOVEMENTS OFUKIOM STSAM SKIt ; COMPANY'S STEAMBES. Saturday. Apkil 17. ■.Bluff—Te Anau arrived 7 a.m. from.Port Chalmers ; sails 5 p.m. for Melbourne. . Lyttelton—Hawea arrived 3.30 a.m. from Wellington; returns* 9 p.m. Wakatipn arrived 8.30 a.m. from Timaru; sails 9 p.m. lor Wellington. Wellington—Koranui arrived 9 a.m. from Lyttelton; sailed 4 p.m. for Picton. Nelson—Wanaka arrived 6.30 a.m. from Wellington ; returns 7 p.m. New Plymouth—Rotonia arrived 8 a.m. from Nelson; sailed4p.m. forManukau. Napier—Southern Gross arrived 5.30 a.m. from Gisborne; sails 5 p.m. for Wellington. Hotomahanafarrived 5.30 a.m. from Gisborne ; sailed 1 p.m. for Wellington,

The s.s. Go-Ahead sailed on Saturday morning for Northern ports, via Oamaru. The shipKilbrannan was shifted from the Bowen Pier to the stream on Saturday, in order to complete preparations for sea.

After discharging between 800 and 700 tons of cargo and taking in a quantity of wool, basib, leather, and sperm oil, the s.s. Coptic left Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon for Wellington. The s.s. Taupo arrived at Port Chalmers at 5 a.m. on Saturday and steamed up the harbour to Dunedin. She returned to Port Chalmers in the afternoon. -The Taupo loft Auckland at 0.20 p.m. of the 12th inst., passed Cape Colvilleat 10.45 p.m. same day, and sighted Courier Island at 1.30 a.m. of the 13th inst.; breasted White Island at 11a.m., and .passed the East Cape at 7.30 p.m. of the Hth.inst.; breasted Cape Palliser at midnight of the loth inst., apd: passed Akaroa Heads at 9.45 a.m. of the 16th., .arriving as above. She had variable winds and weather and heavy head seas from Auckland to Cape Palliser, and thence fine weather to arrival.

The s.s. Oraapere, from the West Coast, via Wellington and Lyttelton, arrived at Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon, and having the bodies of the late Air Monkmau and Robert Morrison onboard, she steamed up to Dunedin. . The s.s. Penguin steamed down from Dunedin on Saturday afternoon. She leaves Port Chalmers this afternobn.for Northern ports.■ The s.s. Beautiful Star, from Oamaru, arrived at

Port.Chalmers at 9 p.m. on Saturday, and after disx' embarking passengers steamed up to Dunedin. She left Oamaru at 3.15 p.m., and had moderate northerly winds with fine weather to arrival. We thank Mr E. Brewer (chief officer) for report, &c. The's.s. Kakanui, from Invercargill, arrived at Port Chalmers on Saturday evening, and passed up to Dunedin. . ..•■ The barque Vallejo, from Liverpool, via Wellington, arrived off Otago Heads at 10 a.m. yesterday. She was towed across the bar by the s.s. Plucky at 3.30 p.m., anil anchored in Mansford Bay at 5 p.m. The Vallejo brings 500 tons of general cargo, is consigned to Messrs Neill and Co (Ltd), and will discharge her cargo at the Dunedin wharf. She 1- ft Liverpool on December 23, and had a fine-weather passage out to Wellington, where she arrived on the 7th inst. She discharged 520 tons of cargo at that port, and left again on the 13th inst.; had northerly winds until she passed the Kaikouras, and thence .encountered strong southerly winds for two days, followed by light northerly winds and variable weather down the coast; arrived off the Heads yesterday morning, and was towed up as above. From a return issued by the Board of Trade in February last, the number of masters and seamen lost in vessels belonging to the United Kingdom by sea casualties is stated as follows:—From sailing vessels for the years 1881-2 to ISSI-5 (July to June) ! the numbers are 1503,1146,1201, and 551 respectively; and from steamers, 913,779,493, and 666 respectively— making a total for each year of 2421,1925,1694, and 1217.: This : return shows that shipowners were justified in contending that the bad weatherof certain years operated largely in producing casualties at sea, and that the loss of life is happily decreasing. During the week ending February 20 the Regis-trar-general of Shipping reports that 32 actual shipwrecks, including 8 steamers, took place. Of these 17 were British-owned vessels. By collision 2 British sank. One British was destroyed by fire. Off the British Isles 8 vessels went down. Lives lost, 50, including an Italian sailer with all hands. Total wrecks for the year, 242. ■ -