SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9978, 21 February 1894, Page 1

SHIPPING

P&RT CHALMERS. «,., . Time Ball at Port Ciulmbrs. ' licw Zealand mean time at noon, calculated fi he meridian of longitude, in time 11 hourfl minutes east of Greenwich, wi.il be signalled oni a week by a time ball dropping at the instant i A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-hea. Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon < the day when the time signal is to be given. Phases of the Moon, (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). 37EBRU1RY. D. 11. H New Moon 6. 9 15 a.ti First Quarter 13 10 13 PH Full Moon 20 1 4a p.n Last Quarter 27 11 5S p D Apogee, 2nd, 9.30 a.m. Perigee, 18th, 8.30 a.m. ~ . • THE WEATHER. February 20.—Wind N.E. Weather fine. Sam. Noon. 5 p.n Barometer ... 30-30 3036 30"3J Thermometer ... 60 72 76 HIGH WATER. r a.m. p.m. '„,J At the Heads ... 2.33 3.53 Feb. 21 i At Port cha i m ers 3*13 4.33 t,At .Dunedin ... 9.53 5.18

~ ARRIVALS.

' Perthshire, s.s., 5550 tons, Wallace, from Lon don, via intermediate ports. Murray, Roberts and Co., agents. Passengers: Mr and Jin Worthy, Miss Worthy, Messrs Burnell, Worth; :UPukaki, s.s., 917 tons, Fleming, from the Bluff J' MiU5- agent DEPARTURES. Flora, S3S tons, Bernech, for Lyttelton anc Wellington. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Mes dames Wood, Nathan (nurse and child) Martin, Moritzaon, Elliott, White (and child), Hancock, Misses Martin, Scott, Begg, Brownell, Dale, Bird, Yon Stunner, Messr3 Kushworth, lhomas, Shiel, Batger, White, Martin, Auld (2), Houston, Short, Nathan, Stewart (2); and 10 in the steerage. Wakatipu, s.s., 1258 tons,.Ewan, for Sydney, via Timaru and Cook Strait. J. Mills, agent. Passengers : Mesdamea Watson (and 2 children), Swete (and child), Cameron; Armstrong, Miss Naumann, Messrs Scrivener, Armstrong, Coote, M'Donald; and? in the steerage. Invercargill, a.s., 136 tons, isundstrom, for the south. K. Ramsay, agent. •EXPECTED ARRIVALS. FROiILoNDON.-Tekoa, ss., 2616 tons, Stuart. Mataura, barque, Martin, 85S tons, HNBF. From Liverpool, via Wklunoton.—Langetone, barque, 746 tons. Tate, JRBM. From Glasgow.—Euterpe, ship, 2129 tone, Streater, RGQB. Banca, barque, 1016 tons, Horder, HMFK. • ... .From New York.-E. h. Hayberry, barque, Efcl tons, Knight, JSVB. H. J. Libbey, barque, 6EI tons, Wharton, JNLH. Waimea, barque, $B'tois, Reston.QNßD. ■ Fkom Mobile.—Agathe, barque, 844 tons, Bjonness, HLTP. From Monte Video.—Carnmoney, barque, 1299 tons, Lattimore, JQHV. From Brisbane.—Fern, schooner, 177 tons, Goggin. Fkom Bundaberg.—Pendle Hill, barquentine, 222 tons, Widderetrom, RHCM.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, February 20.—Arrived: Waikato, from Wanganui. failed: Mashona, for London, via Monte Video and Las Palmas; Omapere, for Nelson and West Coast; Takapuna, for Lyttelton, Passengers : Misses Gardner, Sharp, M'Ltian (and boy), Jlunro, Mesdames Morton, Jephson, Gibbs, Rev. Mr Day, Messrs Lamb, Gardner, Howe, Orton (2), Strange, Tippin, Low Burt. Lyttelton, February 20.—Cleared: Maxwell, ?hip, for Newcastle. Sailed: Manapouri, for eouthern ports and Melbourne. Passengers: For Dunedin—Misses'Farel; Robertson, Cogan, Cusden, Tabart, M'Kenzie, Mesdames M'Kenzie, Hiddlestone, M'Gregor, Cunningham, Revs. Dunlop and Ryburn, Messrs Hornby, Kohn, Robinson, Jones, Cogan, Blunt, Fitzhenry, Malloy, Rhodden, Cohen, Dark, Kayll, Hiddleston (2), Houslin. Cogan, Tabart, Marshall, Sineby, Savage, and Master Hornsby. For the Bluff—Miss Cruickshank, Mesdames Riddell, Fisher (and child), Rev. A. H. Stobo, Messrs Fisher and Pearce. For Hobart—Mrs Kitchen (and two children), Messrs Kitchen, Schatz, and Allworth. For Melbourne—Miss Menallock, Master Willoughby, Mesdames Faul, Menallock, Boyd, Moore, Wilkin- . son, Captain Crutchley, Mr Pelley, Masters, Graham, laul, Roche, Frank, Robinson, Cusden, Chamberlain, Moore, Wilkinson, and Manson. Sarah and Mary, schooner, for the Bluff'; Waipa, barque, for London; Waihora, for the north. . Sidney, February 20.—Arrived :"Hauroto, from Wellington. »

MOVEMENTS OF UNION STEMI SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Tuesday, February 20.

Lyttelton—Waihora arrived 10 a.m. from Wellington; returns 10 p.m. Manapouri sailed 2 p.m, for Port Chalmers. ■■ .- Nelson—Mawhera sailed 10 a.m. for Westport. Penguin sails 8 p.m. for Picton. New Plymouth—Mahinapua sails 10 p.m. for Manukau. Auckland-Poherua arrived 6.30 am. from Westport. Taviuni sailed 6.30 a.in. for Welling ton. Hobart—Rotomahana sailed 4 p.m. yesterday for the Bluff. —————— The s.s. Pukaki, from the Bluff, arrived at the $ongue wharf yesterday morning, and took in cargo for the Kaat Coast ports. , The barque Himalaya put out the last of her heavy lifts yesterday. The ketch Gratitude is expected to leave Dunedin to-day for the Macquarie Islands. The s.s. Inverciirgill left the Rattray street wharf yesterday afternoon for Invercargill. The b.s. Flora left the Rattray street wharf yesterday afternoon with passengers and cargo lor Lyttelton and Wellington. The ?.s. Waiatipu left the Jetty street wharf yesterday afternoon for Sydney, via Timatu and Cook Strait. The barque Wilhelmine received her orders yesterday morning, and left Otago Heads for Bluff Harbour, "at which port she loads for the United Kingdom. , The barque Comadre, which arrived off Otago Heads on Saturday morning, received orders yesterday to proceed to Lyttelton to load for Home. We notice that the well-known little powder schooner Ark has changed hands, Captain Joyce having Bold her at a satisfactory figure to Messrs Sutherland and Patterson. The Ark was faithfully built at Port Chalmers some 28 years and three months since, by Mr N. Murray, from designs by Mr D.' G. Stevens, specially for the powder trade. She is coppered and copper fastened throughout, and is in as good order today as when she left the builder's hands.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERTHSHIRE.

The Shire Line Company's fine steamship Perthshire arrived at Port Chalmers, and was berthed at the ocean steamers' wharf at 4 p.m. yesterday. "She is commanded by Captain Wallace, late of the Nairnshire, who has with him the following deck officers:—Mr W. Clements chief, Mr W. Chicken second, Mr E. B-urell third, Mr C. Forder fourth. The engines are in charge of Mr H. W. Fawdon, R.N.R., M.1.M.15, who was last hefe in the company's steamer Nairnshire, and with him are associated Messrs A. M'Lachlan, J. Marshall, A. Farminer, and J. M'AUister for the main engines, while Mestrs G. Paterson arid J. Burns are the * refrigerating engineers. Ihe chief stewdrd is Mr 0. Henderson. The Perthshire is an exceedingly handsome steel ship, built and engined at Newcastle-on-Tyne by Messrs R. and W. Hawthorne, Leslie, and Co., and is rigged as a btigantine. Her dimensions are—Length 435 ft, breadth of beam 51ft, and depth of hold 32ft moulded. The goods measurement is 5550 tons, and the net 3622 tons. She has five holds with a cubical area of 40,100 ft, capable of storing 8100 tons of dead-weight cargo. Three of the holds are insulated and otherwise adapted to the conveyance of frozen meat, dairy produce, and other perishable commodities. The engines are of the tripleexpansion type, develop 3000 indicated horsepower, and derive their supplies of steam from two large single-ended steel boilers working up to a pressure of lOOlb to the square inch. The diameter of the cylinders is 30in, 40in, and 78in, with a stroke of 54in. The boilers are operated under the reduced draught system of Messrs John Brown and Co., of Sheffield, and are fitted with six of Purves's flues, besides Messrs Brown and Co.'s patent serve boiler tubes and retarders. The latter is a novel and economical appliance for " retarding " the natural velocity of thewaateheatpassing off into the atmosphere. The. refrigerating machinery consists of two complete sets of compound tandem engines, in duplicate, specially manufactured for use in connection with the Linde ammonia system of freezing. Acomplete installation of electricity in every compartment enables the engineers and stevedores to carry on operations in the insulated holds at any hour without depending for light from the ordinary lamps, with which the men are generally supplied before going below. Large electrical cargo lamps, hung from the rigging, enable cargo to be discharged or received on. the'darkest night. To expedite the handling of cargo, she has all the latest and mo3t modern labour-saving appliances, including 10 steam winches. The winches, windlasses, capstan, pumping engines, and electrical dynamos were supplied by Messrs Clarke, Chapman, and Ce., of Gatesbead. A set of Messrs Bow and M'Lachlan's steam-steering gear is set up in the after end of the main engine skylight. The hand-steering gear and the accommodation ladders on each quarter are on principles patented by Mr J. Wotherspoon. Accommodation for 12 passengers, as well as for the officers and engineers, is supplied on the upper deck, on which a long house has been built amidship. The appointments are of a very superior class. The crew are housed under the forecastle head. We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr W. Chicken, the navigating officer, for the following report of the Perthshire's passage from Home :— She started from North Shields on November 13, on which date she was taken for her trial spin. She behaved admirably, and steamed 12 knots per hour. She next proceeded to Plymouth, and having taken in water supplies and stores the started for the colonios in ballast trim on November 1!). Fine weather and light N.E. aira prevailed *n Lns P'lmns. wli»re »lip anchored ™ '^" 25th- l.aviug again on t>*e 261h Shi: carried ths N.K trades from Las Palmas to 7N.; thence to the equator, which was crossed in long. 7 \V., light S. and S.B. breezes were encountered. Strong S.E. trades and high sea 3 marked the run thence until doubling the Cape of Good Hope on December 15. On the 16th and 17th she was exposed to a heavy gale attended with high running seas from the B.W. The easting was run down gn the parallel of ii S., with a succession of

Moderate westerly winds. The . Meridian < Lfeuwin was passed on December 30. Thence i 13.0.35.. she met with strong easterly winds an heavy head seis. She arrived at Melbourne c January 5, and after .Jakiog in 25,000 carcases i mutton left that port on January 12, had fir : Qr weather, and reached Newcastle on the 15th; too on in 20,000 carcases of mutton, and left again o re January 20, arriving at Briabaneon the-22nd; too „« on board GOO tons of frozen beef and a quantity ( general cargo, and left again on January 27, ha j fresh to strong S.E. winds until she reached tb '"« entrance of Cook Strait, and thence encountered furious gale from N. 13. veering to N.W. accou E&nisd by a terrific sea, which compelled her t eave;to for 18 hours ; diiriiig the gale the vessi BehaVed splendidly, and not a drop of water wii shipped. She arrived at Wellington on Februar 3, and after taking in a larga quantity of froze v. meat, wool, and tallow left again on February U v. had a fine passage and reached Lyttelton on th n. 16th; took in cargo and left again on the 19th, ha n. iino weather along the coast, and anchored oi Otago Heads at 9.30 a.m. yesterday : entered th heads at 2.30 p.m. and came up to the wharf a above, her draught of water bsing 23ft aft and 19f forward. The Perthshire will take 18,000 carcase a- of mutton, 2000 bales of wool, and other carg * from Port Chalmers.