SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7853, 22 April 1887, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. J A biuo Hag #111 be hoisted at the mast-head, Port Obalmert signal-station, osi the forenoon of the day wlien the time-signal will be given. f Phases of thk Moon. \ (Calculated lor New Zealand mean iima, i Apkil. D. H. M. First Quarter -.2 ... 1 22.8 a.m. FullMoou .. ... 8... 5 8.9 p.m. Last Quarter ... 35 ... 3 33.8 p.m. Mew Moon ... ... 23 ... 8 23.2 p.m. Perigee, 7d 1ib..30m pm. Apogee, 2i)d In 30m p.m; Thk Weathbk. April 21.—Wind N.B. Weather fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 2W.66 29.58 29.58 Jliermometer ... 54 63 6ft High Watkr, (At the Heads ... ... 2.34 p.m. April S2 <At Port Chalmers ... 3.14 p.m. (At Dunedin ... „. 3.59 p.m. ABRIVALS. Omape're, s.s., 352 tons, Smith, from Oamaru. J'Mills, agent. ■ - ; . Wanaka, s.s., 297 tons, White, from Oamaru. J Mills, agent. Passengers: 11 saloon and 8 steerage. Kakauui, b.s., 6.9 tons, Best, from Catliu's river. X Ramsay, agent. . . DBPAHTURBS. Rosamond, s.s., 462 tons, Mortleman, for Greymouth, via intermediate ports. X hamtay, agent. Kakanui, s.s., 59 tons, Best, for Waikawa. K. Ramsay, agent. , ■♦ IMPORTS. Per Wanaka, from uamaru: 142 bales wool, 12 •asks tallow, ■ Ou sacks seed, 50 kegs butter, 56 cases cheese, 41 pkgs sundries.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS,

(Pkr Ukitkd Pstss Association.) AUCKLAND, April 21

Sailed: Wa'rarapa. for Sydney; Tarawera, for the South. Passengers : For Uisborae—Messrs oous-h and omith, Maaier .-bepnerd. for Napier—Messrs Whito; Keeve, Fulton, Mrs Page. Messrs Harden. JJewcon, Burma. Gore, Ala or Ban ii t, - Adjutant P *tt- for WeHiugton—Mrs Berry, Mr and Master Frillon, Mr Beny, aiessr3 Grai t, Nicholas, hubson,. S nith, Hirtnell, Still, for Lyttelton—Mr and Mrs Pultord, Mr aud Mrs Slater, Mtß3rs P B Smith, Moss. Drake. Tor Dune lia—Miss Hill. For Melbourne—Mrs and Mrs Jones, Dr Lane, Mr aud Mrs Purcer ana' child, btterago, various port^: Mrs Arthur, 0 Bin. kwood, W aiilne, Kidd, Mitchell, C Bo le, Mr and Mrs Tonge. Mr and Mrs CJreig, A Shs rack, Mrs Veale, VY Staffoid, O'Coniiell, .Jjonofan. ~ .. , Captains Worsp and Clayton surveyed the bottom •f the Suva; in dock to-day, and found some of the plates in a bad state. They recommended that the engineer should examine the plates, in order that there.iiiiglit.bo a .further survey. It la not yet known wuether the hteamer will be repaiied at this port or.Port Chalmers. . ' ■-■-v;' Wellington, April 21. Sailed: Hawea,. for T.j tteiton. Passengers—Miss Peters, Mesdames ;Peter3 and Secombe, Messrs Peter*, Secombe, and Huoper •. and 5 steerage; • ...-:.. Ltttkltos, April 21. Sailed » Deeima, barque, for the United Kingdom; Te AHaO, for the North; Uauroto and Kotorua, lor Duntdlu; Orawai.i, for Weiitport. (Bktobr's Tklegram.) ."■■.'■. Sydney, April 21. Sailed : Eotoinahana, for Auckland.

. '. .' .'v ' ; ' », ,:,, ■ - . MOVTBMENTS OF THE UNION STBAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Thursday, Aprh 21. Lyttelton.—Orawaitl arrived 2 a.m. from Westport ; return' d 3 p.m. Hauroto arrived 6 a.m. from Wellington; sailed.3 p.m. for Oamaru. Kotoruu arrived 6.30 a.m. from Wellington; sailed 3 p.m. lor Poit Chalmers. TeAnau arrived 9 a.m. from Port Chaim'e. s; sailed 7p m. ior Wellington. vi'e:ltugton.—Hawia arrived 10 a.m. from Nelson; •ailed-1ii.30 p^m; for I/> tteltou. Penguin bailed l?**j p.m. for KelsonV . ' . , JNe sun.—Mahinnpua arrivedß a.m. from WelliDgtou; sailed 4 p.ni for Westport. Napier.—Southern Cross sailed 6 p.m. for (JUfejrne..... -". ,•, ■ . ■ .. ■ •.-:-..■■■•■■. Auckland.—Tarawera sailed 12.30 p.m. for Gisb«ne...-' •■•'•--■ ■■ ■■■ •■ ■ ;<*■- ■- '■ Kusaell —Wairarapa arrived 6.30 s.m. from Auckland ; sailed 11 a.m. for Sydney.

■;.. ■;.' • . . ' ■■/. - s V r,': Th^s.3. Bosam.nd lett ilunedin early yesterday moriiingfor lireymou'h.'vai intermediate ports. The s.s. Omapere, from Oamaru. arrived at Port.. Chalmers at 7 a.m. yesterday, and passed up the harbour. io Duuedin. 'Xhe s ». Wauaka, irom Oamaru, with 19 passengers and cargo, arrived at the Rattray street whan at 9.40 p.m. on Wednesday. &he lett Oaraaru at 4.20 p.m., and had fresh northerly winds along the coast. We tuauk Mr it. Brewer (chief officer) for raport.&c. -.-:..■ ■ . I 'J he b.s., Q-raf ton steamed up to Dunedin yesterday. .->he sailed this, evening for the West Coast. The Kakauui, from Catlins river, arrived at Port Chalmers at 10 p.m. on We Jiiesuay, and passed up t« uuneiiin. She left again yesterday afternoon for It tikawa. . - : Au urucie' in the Liverpool Journal of Commerce deals with the interesting subject of compass errors, »nd after enumeratinga number of incidruts wherein derangements in the ueedlo have bern noticed ttjtm the approach ol:an umbrella, of volunteers with nflea, 01-u»eu.wearing electiicbelts, a d finally, «f m-n impregnated with iron touirs or oih r metallic •ilutlqns, concludes as follows:-— ■ There are so m*ny C-iaie* to make a iipmpasr go wr, ng that those who profeisto knowe erytiiin 6 :have,'it is evident, much to learn. Mastar»!of fh-psi- whose certificates are liable to be ca-rcelleaor suspended, shou d never rely solely on the compa*a ;'they arr useful and indispensable navigation instruments,, but they may be misleaiiInjj, aud requ.re supplementing by the log, the lead, and the look put." . ■'-'■■'-- The.c is some talk of .thft Admiralty building a locomotive floating dock, and plans have been got out tor an experimental one capable of accommodating a vessel SuOft long, 4<sft beam, 20lt draught, and 4Wo tons displacement. The d»ck willhive a total height of 35ft;and will, it is believed, be available' for. us<i-!luauy harbour having six fathoms of water. 'J he enjdi.es.nece s iry for pumping out the dock would be so designed as io act the propelling power for transporting it for naval.purposes, 'lhe estimated cose of the structure is over iJiou.OOi1, and -It could be built in leas than.l2month:. Thete-U no

4oubt in tiiiie of war, where access to dry docks ~_»—-^-^t-ooo.iK-1-ajihtaaied-fii.elta. iioek-ns tlje OH6 ■proposed would prove übbTui ; otljerwise it will be litile better than a " white -ele^haut."—Nauti<f n i Magazine. V ' .; ' I' ■■■■•*'->-.-..■ ■'-"/■■ ~