SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10033, 26 April 1894, Page 1

SHIPPING.

#ORT CHALMERS.

.».'.. . fpjit Bitt at i'diii Chalmers. ■ New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes cast of Greenwich, wiU be signalled once & week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. Phases op the Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). April, U. ft. W. New M00n... ,v ...... ij 3 30 p.m. First Quartet ... 13 0 33 p.m Full Moon 20 8 2 p.m. Last Quarter ... ... ... £8 2 51 p.m. Perigee, 11th, 2.30 p.m. Apogee, 26th, 7.30 p.m. THE WEATHER. April 25.—Wind S.W. eaW. Weatker heavy tß,ia and hail squalls; ~ Sam. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 29-60 29-S-2 30/02 Tfisrmometot ... 42 60 48 . HKiH WATER. f a.m. p.m. i^i ««J A* the Heads ... 6.9 6.30 April <At Port Chalmers 6.49 7.10 lAt Dunedin '... 7.3J 7.55 ARRIVAL. Talune, s.s., 1303 tons. Philips, from Sydney, via the East Coast. J. Mills, agent Passengers: Misses M'Farlane, White, Thompson. Fettitt, Ross, Galbraith, Glover, Spensley (2), Cauffered, Smith, Prouse, Mesdame3 Loasby, Burke, Ross (and child), Isaac, Marsh, Messrs M'Lean, R. Forbes, F. Lincoln, F. M'Eechnie; Oaten, A. • Hudson, Cox, J. M'Cartney, H. J. Elliott, Teschemaker, Hoddinott, J. B. Dundori, Marsh, Bdson; 3. Thompson, Parsons i 14 in steerage. DEPARTURES". ~. . Wairaratia,, ss.,, 1028, tons, .M'lntqsh, for Sydney.; vja. the ,Ejst Coast ports. J. Mills, t^ent. PasGengers:-Messrs Watt, Zohrab, Butcher, raham, .Short, Koycroft, Dawson, Finch, Mandl, Fuhr, Robertson, Atkin, Mesdames Steele, Waipott, Corkill (and child), Couper. Buller (and two children), Exley, Finch, Marriott, Ross, Tolmie, Koss(and child), Jeffreys (and child), Strachan, Stephenson, Messrs bpence, Yerex, Corry, Durie, Henry, Mills, Arthur, Cottrell, Briggs, Hegarty, Jones, Tolnue, Clos*, Marriott; 2J steerage. Herald, s.s., 3-M tons, Jones, for Weßt Coast, via Oiimaru. J. Mills, agent. KXPBOTED ARRIVALS. Thoh London.—Mataura, barque, 858 tons, Chapman, JINBF. Matatua, s a., 3232 tons, I^DougalJ, Mamarir s.s., 2342 ..tons,..Maxwell, LVNP. Rimutikn; a.a.; 2?CO tont>.. Greenatrtet, JSHO. Tainui, R M.S., 5031 tons,Evans, JSHG.

'.From Liverpool,—Opawa, ship, 1076 tons, A£»rtin. QKPJ. Kinclune, barque, 741 tons, Crlchton, WVDC. .From Glasoow.—Euterpe, ship, 1187 tone, Streater, KGQB. Banca, barque, 1046 tons, HHITK.

From New York.—Sadie A. Thompson, barque, 655 tons, Mowatt. Mary Haabrouck, barque, 733 to'is, Ludwigs, JTGF. .FiiOM Adelaide.—Duncraig, barque, 693 tons, Fraterurat (February 22). , )From the Chesterfield Group.—Gannymede, barque, 680 tonß, Stephens, JHTG.

IMPORTS.

. [Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of havlnjj their names appear in this part of our columns, together with their consignments, may have the lime inserted on payment of a small charce.l ■-iPer Talune, from Sydney and the East Coast t 2820 bags sugar, 100 boxes soap, 50 sacks lime, 112 lacks seed,[quantity sundries, 32 head cattle.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AcckLAND,.April 25.—Arrived(11 a.m.): Richmond, from Rarotonga and Tahiti; Waihora (lost nijht), from Sydney. Passengers for Dunedin: Messrs Bowen and Gilmour, and two in the Bteerage. ; Wellington, April £s.—Arrived: John Bell, schooner, from Lyttelton; Rotorua, from Kekon an.dPicton. Sailed: Wainui, for .Kctonandthe West C<ast; Takapuna, for lyttelton. Passengers: Miss Foster, Mesdamos Percy, Carroll. KJiodes, Allen, Me3sra Bilkcliffe, Hopkins, Schwartz, Parkiville, Hoare, Hart, Hayward. Jitslop, Aenginhyster, Jacobson, Armstrong, Beauchamp, Kei'bly, Matthews, and 12 Bteerage. Penguin, for Nelson. The magisterial inquiry into tho grounding of the steamer Stormbird, at Waikanae, on the 20th February, had again to be postponed owing to the steamer with witnesses being away. The stipendiary magistrate, in adjourning the inquiry to the 9th May, expressed surprise that tho master had not delayed the steamer, and naid subpoenas would be sent, and should witnesses not attend then warrants would be issued for their arrest. ' Lyttelton, April 25.—Sailed (Ipm.): Tafawisra, for Dunedin Passengers .-Misses Wallace and Neill, Mesdames Wilßon and Thompson, Messrs WiUon and Davis. : Blupp, April 25.—Sailed: Eawatiri, steamer, for Dunedin; Hinemoa, for Auckland Islands. . Melbourne, April 25. —Sailed: Manapouri (yesterday), for the Bluff. ". ....■ Lo.ndon. April 25. — Arrived: Waikato, s.s. (yesterday), from New Zealand. Sydney, April 25—Arrived : Bells and Defiance, from Kaipara; Taieri, from Auckland. Sailed: Ellarney, for Kaipara; Mararoa and Tasmania, for Auckland. April 25.—Arrived: Kathleen Hilda, from Lyttelton. . Sailed: Natal Queen and Freetrader, for Auckland. Port Kkmbla, April 25.—Sailed: Stanley, for New Zealand. :

THE CONTROL OF LIGHTHOUSES.

Hobaut, April 24.—The Marine Board Conference have resolved that in future the erection and maintenance of lighthouses be. conducted on a federal system, such to be recommended by the seiveral Governments. Regret was expressod at the absence of delegates lrom New Zraland and Western Australia. The Conference agreed that the cost of maintaining lights shall be based on population. Queensland was allotted 19 highway lishts, Tasmania 9, Victoria and New South Wale 3 8 each, and South Australia 6. It was agreed to recommend that to double survey ships by the marine boards and by the emigration authorities was unnecessary. ■:■,..

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

Wellington, April 25.—The Aorangi arrived from London, via the Cape and Hobart, at 6 o'clock to-night, but will not be berthed until the morning, as the health officer did not go off to-night. Passengers: For Wellington—Misses Herrick(2), Spencer, Wilson, Mesdames Herrick r Gale, Messni Ewerson, Seager, Gale, Haybittle. lor Auckland—Mr O'Meara. Second cabin: For Wellington—Misses Helmes (2), Martenberß, Pollock, Torlesse, Mesdames Dobie, Goring/Holmes (2), O'Neill, Pollock, , Walker, Lieut -colonel Goring, Messrs Bennie (2), Cole, Holmes, Humphrey, Kelson, Micham, Lipport, Masters Holmes (3), Walker. For Dunedin-Miss Mathews, Messrs Mathews, Wood. Intermediate : For Wellington — Misses Drydan, Mrs Drydau, Mes3rs Nicholson, Watt, Scott, Itobsrts. Steerage: For Wellington — Misses Butles, Gardner, Hutchison, Tetridge, Mickle (2), Mesdames Ciirr, Eiri, Harvey, Holland, Martin Mickle, Reidj Wilson, Messrs Carr, Bolger, Drake, Duff, Donlop, Fisher, Grogan, Henderson, Hoiliiud, Kindall, M'Kny, Mickle, Mfflward, filarylees. Page, Roberts, Roser, Scaase, Self, Thomson. Tong, Warwick, White, Wilson, Wolley, Young, Masters Earl, Martin. For Auckland—Messrs Harvey, (2). For New Plymouth-Mr Christie. Ihe Adrangi's dates are:—Plymouth, March 10: Ipnoriffe. MarcV 15 ; Capetown, March 31 ; Mobart, April 21. Heavysouth-eastwcatherwa3met with three days after leaviugtbeCape, followed by !>. W. winds to long. fJOdeg. !£., when exceptionally heavy weather was experienced. On April 12 for about 24 hours, from W.S.W., thence moderate iwutherly weather, accompanied by thick fog on ueanng Hobait. The Aorangi will probably leave here on Sunday for Lyttelton. . Some surpriso is_ expressed, says tho Post, that the s.s. lonic, which should have been at the Capo on the 14th April, has not beon cabled as .having either arrived or left there for New Zealand.

. Since Tuesday evening till 10 p.m. last night the barometer has risen from 29 23 t03030. The fluctuations during the last few days have beenßometning phenomenal, the lowest reading bein» 2J'OB on Weemeiday «t 10 a.m.

. fhe s.g. Wairarapa steamed down to Port Chalmers yesterday morning, pnd left in the afternoon for Sydney, via the East Coast ports The barque Alcestis is getting on well with the discharge of her cargo of timber at tho Rittray street wharf. ...-■

The s.s. Poherua discharged cargo at the Rat- : tray street wharf yesterday. She leaves this afternoon for Auckland, via intermediate ports. : Tha s.s. Herald left Dunedin at midnight yesterday for the West Coast, via Oamaru. The U.S.sJ. Company's steamship Talune, Capta'n Phillips, from Sydney, via the East Coast ports, arrived at the tongue wharf at 10 a.m. yesterday. She left Sydney at 5 p.m. of the 12th inst., and cleared the heads at C p in. same day • passed the Three Kiugs at 0 p.m. of the 16thinst.,' and rounded the North Cape at 11 p.m same day arriving at Auckland at 8 p.m. of the 17th inst. left again _for the south at 2 p.m. of the 20th inst.; reached Gisborne at 2 p.m. of the 21st, and left that port at-9 p.m. samo day; arrived at Napier at 5 a.m. of tho 22nd, left again at 10 a.m., and reached Wellington at 5 a.m. of the 23rd; left again at 6 pm., and arrived at Lyttelton at d a.m. of the 24th; pushed on again at 3 p.m , and arrived at headquarters as above. She experienced fine weather with variable wiads throughout the passage. We are indebted to Mr J, A Tubby (the purser) for report and files.

There was no appearance of any change in the woather yesterday. The wind was well from the S,W. and frequent squalls ot cold rain and hail prevailed throughout the day. The barometer rose rapidly, so that we expect the gale will be exhausted by today. The Bluff Harbour Board's tug Awarua is still at Port Chalmers, having been prevented from putting to sea by the heavy weather. The Shaw, Sayill. and Albion Company's baique Hudson, Captain Kemp, left Napier on the 18th inst. for London.

DREDGING ON THE CLYDE.

The Glasgow Evening Citizen of a recent date gave some particulars of the dredging work on the, Clyde, with illustrations of the new hopper barges now in use. When the Victoria channel was commenced it was fondly hoped that Dunedin would become a second Glasgow, and under the circumstances some particulars from our contemporary are of interest. Up till 1802 the dredging* were loaded on punts holding eight cubic yard b and deposited on the foreshore, fully 200 punts numbar lately changed hands privately. Buyers are,not to keen to do business at auction, preferring to make their purchases under less exciting Diodes of procedure. A very fair demand oon-

peing uEfed. In that year steam hopper barges were adopted to convey the dredgings to sea. The first of these.had a capacity of 3.0 tons, and was built by .Messrs W.iliiaiu Simons and Co., Renfrew,, af a cost of. £5800. The dic.dgings »«ra deposited in Loch tonj; 23 miles f.rqai Glasgow. The hopper barges had increased in sise and had a capacity of about 500 tons with a speed of ewht knots an hour and costing £59^0 Rach, up till March last year, when the trustees were interdicted from depositing in Loch Lon?, 30,226,383 cubic yards had been discharged. If this had been tipped in Gleorge square it would fill it to a height of about 1140 ft. The cap' am of one of the barges declares that.this immense.ciuantityhas m'ada no difference in the lake.. The soiindinss ho* arb from 84 to 35 fathoms, jiist.as it was 35 years ago; The trust has now authority to depoSit the dredgings three miles S.S.W. of Garroch Head, south end of Bute, five miles from the Arran shore, and 42 miles from Glasgow. The depth here is 47 to 60 fathoms. Larger barges being required six have boon built with ft capacity of JSSfI tons each. The vessels Cost about £15;pi)0 each. They: havb twi3 screws; and. steam at the rate of. iO} knots, per hour, .the coal consumption for the run of 84 miles being 10 tons. The well is divided into two parts, with six doors in each division. The work of opening the hopper doors occupies about one minute, and if the material goes away readily the barge is discharged and starting on its return in five minutc3. Each barge has a captain, a mate, two engineers, two firemen, three seamen, and a cook. During the last financial year tho quantity raised nnd deposited in Loch Long and in. the Firth was not less than 1,841,358 cubic yards, while the cost of dredging atad depositing was about 9d per cubic yard. The fleet engaged in the work of dredging and improving the river and harbour consists of five steam dredgers, one tug,- two diving bells, one floating steam 10-ton digger, 22 hopper barges, and about 200 punts. One of the dredgers—the Cairndhu—named after ex-Lord Provost Ure's pjace-% the most powerful vessel of its kind afloat. , It cost £24,000, and cttn raise 6CO tons per Hour from a depth of 40ft. Several years agg Hr Deas introduced stesim in (lie working of one of the diving bells and supplying air to the diver. Of the trust's fleet over 70 craft of various kinds have been built by Messrs Wm. Simons and Co., Renfrew.

OVERLAND PASSENGERS,

Yesterday's Through Thaim.

Fon Dunedipc from the Sodtu.— Mr and Mrs ■W\ Scoular, Miss Carson, Mr and Mrs A. W. Sinclair, Mr H. J. Brown, Mr and Mrs Arthur, Mr A. Brown, Mr H. Morrison, Miss M. Hannan, Mrs D. Murray, Major Robinson, Mrs Robinson, Captain Chapvld Mrs Rasmussen, Mrs Murray, Miss Joss, Miss M'Leanj Mr J. Orchiston, Mr H. Noi man. , .:

■Fbom Dunedin for the Sooth.— Mr W. Quin, Mr H. O'Mas:ey, Dr Copland, Mr J. Logan, Mrs Officer. Mr Gibson, Mr V. R. Roberts, Mr D. W. Woods, Mr D. Dixon.

Fbom Dunedim for the Nortii.—For Christchurch : Mr T. Cooper, Mr J. M'Leod, Mr C. H. Cook, Mr J. M. Brown, Judge Williams (and Bec-ctary), Miss Reeves. For Timaru: MUs Gilki3on, Mr and Mrs John Parkinson, Miss Howie. For Ashburton: Mr J. Loughlin.

For Dunemn fbom the North. — Mr D. Pinkerton, M.H.R, Mr W. Carncross, M.H.R., Mr G. Hamilton, Mr A. Gilbert, Mr J. Alford, Mr R. H. Pierpoint, Mr H. Rose, Mr T. Lewis.