SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9040, 16 February 1891, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. PHASiSa or TOM KOOS. (Oalonloted for Mow Zealand meantime./ Fkbbuahy. D. H. M. Last Quarter ... ... a ... 4 U p.m. New Moon 9 ... 1 43 p.m. Firet Qnarter 16 - » 69 a.m. SfallMoon 24 ... 6 48 a.m. Perigee, 10th, at 0.0 a.m. Apogee, 24th, 5.0 a.m. 2XM WaATHBa. February 14.—Wind N.B. Weathar thick, rainy. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 y.m. Barometer .«■ 3Q'lB 3024 30-24 thermometer „ S3 60 03 February 15.-Wlnd N.K. Weather dull. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 30-32 30-28 30-24 Iheraomete* ... 50 58 68 Hioa Watbb. lAt tho lEaads ... ... 8.18 p.m. Feb. 18. •? At Port Ohalinen ... 868 p.m. I, At Danedin ... ... 9-43 p.m. AHSIVALS. February 14. Ohau, s.s., 411 tons, Anderson, from Westport. J Mills, agent. Botoruii, s.s., 57fl tons, J Stott, from the north. J Mills, agent. Passengers—Misses tow, Wallis, Bnwden, Holmes, Hunter, atraohnn, and Blimore, MesJames Price, Porter, Corvllle, and Bowden, Messrs Bnwdon, Ryan, Allen, Small, Porter, Price, Horn, Henderson,Corville.andUllmoro; Htteerage. Walsreka, barquentine, 99 tons, Ourran, from ETapier. A S Fateraon and Co.,agents. February 15. Beautiful Star, as., 143 tons. Speddiug, from Lyttelton, via coastal ports. J Mills, agent. I Jubilee, s.s., 1058 torn, Brothers, from Sydney, via Cook Strait. J Fox. agent. PiiEsengerß -Mrs Stephenson, Misses M'Phee, Thompson, and Mlllott, Messrs Grehan, Bills, Bowman, Plummer, and Stephenson; 17 In the steerage. DEPAHTURK. February 15. Herald, s.s., 352 tons, Jones, for tho West Coast. J Mills, agent. - <3 i IMPORTS. [Special Notice.— Consignees desirouß of having their names appear In this part of our oolumns, together with thoir consignments, may have the same Inserted on payment of a small charge.] Per Ohau, from Westport: 767 tons coal. >. SHIPPING XELHGRAES. Weliejq-ios, February 15.—Arrived : Barque Valparaiso, from New York, yin Port Chalmers. Sailed : Mahinapua,forLUlelton; as. Duke of Sivtherlond, for London, with 33.C00 carcases of mutton, 10,000 of which are from Wellington: Mahlnapua, for the south. Paesengers—Mtssrs V/hiteside, Newton, Bsndail. Duncan, Bias. Field. Wlddop, Brldson, Eose, Dlx, Darby, Waters, and Hooko. Blufi?. February 14.—Arrived: Kate Tatham, barque, from Dunodin; Lochnagar, barque, from Napier. Sydney. February 14.—Arrived: Firth, from Tairua; Kdnilworth, from Auckland. Sailed i Nith, for Lyttelton; Eileen Doonan, for Kalpara. February 15. —Arrived: Manapouri, from Auckland. DI3OOVBRY OF WBBOKAGB. Bluff, February 14.—The party who have been down surveying the lighthouse Bite on the Snares dltcovered undeniable signs of a wreck there, probably that of an outward-bound Bhip. The wreckage, Captain Faircblid reports, is In a sort of cave on the westward side of the Snares, and, from the quantity of wreckage in this cave; it would seem sii'M the ship had gone ashore there and all hands bien lost. Amongat the wreekege was a topmast, topsail yard,and halyards attached; a quantity of candles; and a teak gun carriage, marked "M,"with small "Is" across " H." The wrockpj;o may have been on the Snares for some years past, but It is still in good preservotlon. No evidence was discovered to Indicate what ship the wreckage was part of. THIS DIRECT STEAMERS. The New Zealand Shipping Company's naw stflsmer Tekoa arrived at Adelaide from London on Friday; all well. Tha steamer proceeds to Melb.inriiO and Sydney, thence to New Zealand. The Kaikoura arrived at Rio from New Zsaland on Friday, with her passengers ail well. Tho s.s. Duke of Buckingham proceeds direot from London to Dunedln and Lyttelton, o ■ The s.s. Elderslie, in addition to other eirgo, has taken in 7000 carcases frozen mutton and 131 boxeo batter. The s.s. Ohau, Ciptnin Anderson, ooal laden from Westport, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7 a.m. on Saturday, and steamed alongside the Blderalle to discharge, part oar^o. She ifft Westport at 2 p.m. on the Uth in.it.,."rounded Farewell Spit at 2 a m. on «>■* )2tb. e.r.c! brra»'<«J-I»<«iV«.l!siUii=!t T'KKa.a. ■ on 'the 13t!i, and arrived as above. From Banks Peniiunla she had freßh S. and S.B. winds, with th:ck, dirty weather, The b.%. Herald having been cleaned and repainted, was hauled out of the graving dock on Saturday afternoon. Tlio s s. Rof.orus, Captain J. Stott. from northern pDrta, arrived at tha Dunedin wharf at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Siie left NeUon on the 10th mat., callad at Wellington and Lyttelton, and reached headquarters as above. Experienced variable winds, with fine weather, from Nelson to Wellington, followed by thick, hszy weal her to arrival. Tbo barque 03m!le paised the heads on Saturday, bound for tho Bluff. The master requested to ba reported, Thoßchoouer'Annie Hill, from tho north, passed OtaS° Heads at C p.m. on Saturday for tho Bluff. The barquentine Waiareka, Captsin Currao, from Hopier, In billp-ot, arrived at Port Oha'niera Rt 5 p m. on Sit.urdiy. and anchored in Dsborah Bay. Capla'n Curran reports leavln* Nopler on tha 4th Inst.; had southerly -winds until the 9th imt., and then took light N.K. winds for 24 hours, which were followed by S.ti. to 8.5.8. winds and thick, dirty weather to arrival. She ooiEe3 here to load for Messrs A. S. Paloraon a:id Co. The s.s. Beautiful Star, from Lyttelton, \i& tho coast, arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and passed up to Dumdln. 'Jbo Government steamer Hinemoa clled In at, tho heads yesterday forenoon, and after embarking a detachment of the permanent artiliery, proceeded on fur Wellington. The o.s. Herald left Dunedln at midnight yesterday for Weit Coast psrts. The e.s. Jubilee. Captain Brothers, returned to Dunedia from Sydney, via Cook Strait, last night, arriving about 8 p in. The captain reports leavlog Sydoey on the 6th inst. at 3p m. She cleared Port Jackson Heads at 4 p.m.; experienced moderate east breeze and eca to C«pe Farewell, which was reached at 11.50 n.m. on the 11th ; passed Stephen Island at 4 p.m., and tha Brothers at 7.55 ; and entered Port Nicholson Heads at midnight; arriving at Wellington at 1 a.m. on the 12th ; she left lame day for Lyttelton st 2 p ni ; passed Cape Campbell ot's 55: acd experienced fresh southerly breeze with heavy eea to arrival at Lyttelton Head!, which wero reached at 6.45 a.m. ontLiel3.'h; she left Lyttelton for Dnnedin at 7 p m. on the 14th; olffired the beads at 7.45 j experienced light easterly winds with moderate sea to arrival at Otago Eeadt at 1 p.m. on tbe l.V.h ; ehe entered tbe heads at 6.15 p m., arriving at Dunedin wharf as above. ■ a» i DOUGHERTY'S ISLAND. In reference to Captain. Stsnnard's letter which appeared in our Issue of the 14th ir.si;., our shlppiDg rpporter statea that so far as he la awaro - and in this opinion he Is backed by experienced ship masters — It is a most unmusl thing for any vessel bound from New Zealand Home(round C?.pe Horn) to experience N.B. winds for 27 i.'ayn. O! conrae suoh a thing might occur, but it Is very unlikely; indeed, were 6uoh winds prevalent it would be la: possible for 6hips to make the smirt homeward passages recorded by them. In regard to the ship .City of Agra, our reporter knows nothing of her; nor did he quota any passage she may have made. Her name doss not nppsuria "Fincilay's Directory " in connection with Dougherty's Island ; so that Captain Stannard is a little mix'd in this part of his statement. Kor did that genUraan on hi« arrival hsreon February 8 mention that he had sighted the Islam'1, on his homeward passage last year from iVow Zealand to the United States. KrJ. 11. Jones in his communication Infers that the Island is almost unknown. If that gentlemen will take the trooble to consult the ■• Admiralty Sheet Chart Ifo. 2, Pacific Ocean." he will find it correctly laid down, and a> It is within the ioe circle he may be assured only very untoward clroumstancPs would take nhips within its Influence. Captain Dougherty no doubt went that far sr nth In search of whales, and after this lapse of years jt Is impossible to aay what took Mm Loulbb there; but we have no doubt ehe experienced similar adverse winds to those mst by Captain Stannard (a most experienced mariner), who would scarcely have been go far down had it not been for untoward circumstances. As regards the two fine Bhips Marlborough and Uunedin (quotrd by Mr Jones), it is hardly poaslble they could have been driven in that direction. Fuch a thing may have occu-red, but it is highly improbable.