SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10307, 14 March 1895, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT OHALMERS. Phases ov the Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time), March »>. B. «. First Quarter ... ... ... 5 0 II a.m. Full Moon 11 3 9 p.m. L__.it Quarter ... 18 5 3 p.m. New Moon E6 9 56 p.m. Perigee, 10th, 0 a.sn.; Apogee, 22nd. 6 p.m. THE WJEATHKK. March 13.—Wind S.W. Weather fine. 8 h m. Noon. 5 p.m Barometer ... 30 38 30 40 30 42 Thermometer ... 5J 68 76 HIGH WATER. f a.m. p.m. War 14 JA* the Heads ... 4.42 5.1 Mar- 14 lAt Port Chalmers 522 5.41 lAt Dunedin " r 6.7 0.26 ARRIVALS. Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff. J. Mills, agent. Passengers : Misses -M'Gregor. Oliver (2), Aspell, Matthews, M'lntyre, Willison. Edwards, Ritchie, Fordham, Mesdames Farrell. Clarke, Harfcuongue, Ferry, Forsythe, Hughes, King, Oliver, Brennan, JM'lutyre (and son), Westwood, Messrs J. 1!. Bain, Farrell, J. M'Caw, Stewart, Tyson, H. Guthrie, Ellis, Ridings, A. Stent, E. Macdonald, M'Nair, Rev. G. Hughes, Dr King, Messrs A. S. Goold, F. Gaultier, Oliver, W. Lewis, W. Gray, H. S. Mooie, G. Robertson jun., Jiptcot, A. Mosley, Edward., J. Limdie, *W. Rountrtc. Hanuan, Paterson, Tvev. Mr M'lntyre; and IS s.eornge. Omapere, s s., 352 tons, Fleming, from the Wpst T.oast. J. Mills, agent. Passengers : Missen Kil«iartin, M'Kinnon, Johnston, Graham, Smith, •Rowe (2), Smith, Strachan, M'Gregor, Mrs Uratam, Messrs Smith, Hambleton, Strickctt, Phillips, Rowe. DEPARTURE. Awarua, steam tug, sti tons, Macdonald, for the Bluff, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London.-Aorangi, s.s., 419G tons, Sut clifle, VSMG. I'KOH LivkktOOL. — Himalaya, barque, J.OOS tous, Hill. VT.KM. Earnock, barque, 1198 tons, Yates, QNLT. From Glasgow. —Hudson, barque, 797 tons, Gasson, WSFD. Euterpe, ship, 1197 tons, Strtator, VPJK. Firth of Dornoch, barque, SS. tous, Nicol, SWFC. From New York.—F.ederick P. Litchfield, barque, 1042 tons, Chadbourne. JSBL. B. Webster, barque, 555 tons, Guiepe, JLWP. Kate F. Troop, barque, 1097 toas, Smith, TBHJ. From Rio be Janeiro.—Famenoth, barque, 945 tons, Ross, PSFJ. > From Adelaide.—Callao, 97S tons. > IMPORTS. [Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of hay ing their names appear in this part of our columns, together with their consignments, may have the Bjime inserted on Daymenc of a small charm.) Per Mararoa. from Melbourne, via Hobart: 557 pkgs tea. 93G bags rice, 38 bales woolpacks, 12 do kapok, 175 bacs onions, S casks bottles, 10 bales yarn, 325 cases fruit, 493 pieces timber, 2'S4 sacks bark. <_ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS! Gisborne, March 13.—Sailed : Manapouri, for the south atß p.m. Passencers: Mesdames Field, Brown, Watson, Joyce, Miss Watson, Messrß Gordon. Williamson, Stopford. Field, Allan, MorsO, L«ece„ Brown, Orr, Stoddart, Roskrudge. Wellington, March 13. —Whilo the brigantine Zeno, for Kaipara, was being,towed out yesterday by the Duco the towline snapped.- at the entrance to the heads, ami the vessel had a narrow escape of going on to tbe rocks,. The vessel waa brought np safely in Worser Bay. Sailed: Himalaya, barque, for Dunedin; Centurion, barque, for London. The latter takes the following cargo :— 3779 bales wool, 46 do leather and basils *, *23 bags leather, 6 bales hair. 210 do hemp, 1 do feathers, 464 casks tallow, palts, 2 pkga aundries. Rotorua, for N ulson, via Picton; Penguin, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Mesdames j Smith, Kelsey, Hay, Studholme, Messrs Neil, j Hunter, Kirk, Watt. Chapman, Dell, Mag-ire, Kelsey, Willcocks, Hay, Studhbime (3), Hill, Luke, Wall, Macfarlane, Shirtcliffe, Salek, Wilson,-Kirk. LTTTEiitoN, March.l3..—Sailed: Tnlane, for Timaru and Duuedin; Taieri, foi Auckland; i Hauroto, for Sydney, via Wellington; Afghan, for Sydney, via northern ports. Sydney, March 13.— Arrived: Wakatipu, from Wellington. Sailed: Tasmania and Waihora, for Kew Zt aland. Melbourne, March 13.—Sailed: Tarawera, for tbe Bluff. . .» The Bluff Harbonr Board's steam tug Awarua I left Port Chalmers yesterday evening for the south. ] The s.s.l Omapere, from the West Coast, via Oamarn, arrived at Dunedin at 5 p.m. yesterday. , She left Westport on the Bih inst., called at Wellington, Lyttelton, Akaroa, Timaru, and \ Oamaru. lhe Omapere brings about 150 tons of cargo. After discharging this she will go to Port Chalmers in order to De docked. The barque A. B. Carswell, of Greenock, was reported off the Nuggets yesterday afternoon with both her fo_- and main fails blown away. She reports she is on a- voyage from Java to Talcahuano, Concepcion Bay, Chili, and has damaged her cargo We look for her arrival at Port Chalmers to-day. The s.s. Mararoa, from Melbourne, via Hobart, Jand the Bluff, arrived at the tongue wharf at.5.4U a.ni. yesterday. She left the Queen's wharf at Melbourne at 7.10 p.m. of the 6th inst. and Williamstcfwn at 8.35 p.m., cleared Port Phillip Heads at 11.35 p m., and passed Cape Schanck, Goose and Swan Islands on the 7th, arriving at HoViart at 7.15 aJm. of the Sth inst. ; left again at 0.25 p.m. same day, reached Milford Sound at 8.10 a.m. of the 11th inßt.; left agaiu at 10 a.m., after finding " all well," and arrived at the Bluff »t 6 JiO a.m. of the I2th; left again at 5.25 pm. same day, and arrived at headquarters a« above. Nothing' of unusual interest occurred during the passage. She experienced twesterly weather with fresh winds and moderate seas from Melbourne to Hobart, thence to Milford Sound the had S.W. winds with southerly seas and murky skies. After leaving Milford Sound she had thick weather and head seaß to arrival at the Bluff, and thence light variable winds with line weather to arrival. .The R.M.S. Tongariro commenced yesterday morning to discharge cargo, and took on board frozen muttpn. The P. and O. Company's fleet is still being increased. According to recent advices it had under construction 50,000 tons of steam shipping. Included in this are two steamers of 700U tons and of proportionate horse-power to the Himalaya and Caledonia. AstherTyser line steamer Hawke's Bay» from London to Melbourne, steamed south she fell in with a _}')tilla of icebergs. For some time she was fairlj.* surrounded by them. Captain Felgate found it advi. able to slow down considerably in order to secure safe navigation. The first sight of ice was got on February 11, when two bergs, estimated to be each about 400 ft in height, were passed in lat. 45i S., and on .the 16_h of that month those on board counted around them IS icebergs, ranjing from,2oDft to 500 ft in height Thick weather added to the unpleasant nature of the situation. At length the Hawke's Bay got quite clear of the obstructions, and. althuugh the again met with several bergs on February 25 in lat. 47 S., long. 107 E., a generally line passage was thereafter experienced to port. THE GR .CE DENT NAUTICAL INQUIRY The nautical inquiry into the wreck of the schooner Grace Dent on the Wanganui bar was concluded on the 2nd inst. The decision stated that the magistrate and the nautical assessor were satisfied that the schooner was in a perfectly seaworthy condition. The evidence showed that the wreck was caused by the grossly reckless navigation, of the master in takin; the bar when not signalled to do so, when he had been expected to put to sea, and when he was aware that his vessel drew Sft 6in, and that ther_ was not { ' over 7ft on the bar. The conduct of the mate was J of a negative character (the master accepting the sole responsibility), and while admitting the mate did not act as «ne would expect a smart officer to j act, the court was of opinion that he could not he j held responsible for the wreck, and his certi.ic-.te i would not be interfered with. The master's certificate as master would be suspended for 12 months, but his Excellency i the Governor is recommended to grant him a certificate as mate dnring such suspension. The master was ordered to pay the whole costs of the inquiry, amounting to £4175.