SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10631, 28 March 1896, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMEKS.

. Time Ball at Tout Chalmers. New Zealand moan time at noon, calculated for the meridian, of longitude, in tune 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will be signalled oaco a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of yn n ° e ° fl ag w |ll be hoisted at the mast-head. Port Chalmers signal station, on tho forenoon of the day when the time signal is to be given. Phases of the Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). MARCH. d. n. v LastQuaitor C 10 59 p.m. Newlloon... - 14 10 18 a.m. First Quarter 22 11 27 a.m. Fall Moon £9 4 .52 a.m. Perigee, Ist, 11p.m. Apogee, 15th, 1 p.m. Perigee, 'Mh, noon. ■ THE WKATHItK. March 27.-S a.m.: wind x.E.; weather, thick rainy. ■ Noon : Wind N.E.; wanther overcast. 5 p.m.; Wind N.E.; weather dull. S».iu. Noon. sn.in. Barometer ... 3002 30 02 2994 Thormomotar ... 54 58 58 HIGH WATER. ~„.„„/At the Heads ... 1.45 2.8. Match 28 -jAtPortChalmori! 2.25 2.48 tit Dunedin ... 3.10 3.33 fAt the Heads ... 2.29 2.50 ■ Harch 29 ■{ At Port Chalmers 3.fl ij.dll lAtDanedin ._ 3.64 4.15 JCXPECTKD ARRIVALS. From LOHDON.-Opawa, ship, 1076 tons, Martin, QKPJ. • Otarama, s.s.. 3808 tons, Millward, From Makchesteb.—Timaru, ship, 1306 tons, From GLASOow.-Titanin, barque, 1050 tops, Frew, NGHL. Himalaya, barque, 1008 tons, Hill, VTKM (January 25). From LIVERPOOL.-Lina, barque, 1199 tons, Kayser, NGLD. Kenyon, barque, H7b tons, From New' YonK.-Les Adelphes, French barque, 1320 tons. Andre, JWKQ. Ddpussund, baique, 592 tons, Craigen, MLKT. . From Clarence Riveu.-M. A. Doran, bngan, tine, 317 tons, Lloyd. Wenona, barque, 511 tons, From Nbwcastle.—Alexa, barque, 425 tons, M'Grecor, RSBW. Alcestis, barque, 306 tons, Kk'om Brisbane.—Peri, barque, 897 tons, Evan?, ENGC. . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, March 27.-Arrived: French warship Scorif, from Wellington.—Sailed: Dingadec, for Wellington. Wellington, March 27.—Sailed: Tasmania, for the south. Fas^ngers: Misses Sanderson, "Virtue, Donald, Roberts, Swan, Somerville, Hislop (2), Hughes (2), Jamieson, Harris, Meadames Marshall, Birdling. Lanib (and 2 children), Hardy, Harper, Cross, Troy, Gibbs, Way, Jones, Boss, Maefarlane, Messrs Blumer, Wathery, Simpson, Murrell. Taylor, Clapperton, Jessoo, Gray, Way, Dooald. Crosi\ Russell, Levoy. Paton, Smith (2), Bilton, Gordon, Harrison, Mander, M'Phirland, M'Alpine, Harper, Livingstone, Cocbrane, Holmes, Barker; and 38steerage. Sailed: Penguin, for Lyttolton. Passengers: Mivses Grey, Somerville, Swan, Stewart, Lievers, Li'/ingstone, Welsh, Townsend, Curtain, Baldwin, Mesdames Claik. Parker, Grey, Shepherd, Brooks, Rhodes.(and child), M'Lean, Messrj Ross, Hayne3, Park, Clark, Rhodes, Swan, Jacques, Paten,. Hamilton, Blennerhassett, M'Pherson, Lsne, Moore, Halraer, Boyce, Kennedy, King Allan, "Hialop, Maitland, Caygill, Wilkinson Parker, Brown, Aruold, Levy; and 19 steerage Sailed: Takapuna, for Onehunga, via TaraBaki ;• Manapouri, for Sydney, via East coast and Auckland. Lytteltox, March 27.—Sailed: Mararoa, for Sydney, via Wellington. Sailed : Corinna, for Dunedin. Passengers :Mr and Mrs Jones, Messrs Mills, Heat, Potts, Hyde, Ryan, and Moses. Melbourne, March 27.—Sailed : Hauroto, for the Bluff. » THE DTRECT STEAMERS. Blufp, March 27.—Sailed: Aorarigi/s.s., for London, with a large cargo of wool, cased meats, tallow, and pelts; also, 23,500 carcases mutton and lamb. -. MOVBMBNTS^air'THE UNION STEAM SHIP, ' ". Y.uCOMMNY'S FLEET. ,-.. . t Fiiidav, March 27. Ly'tteltbn—Mararjia arrived 9 a^m. from Port Chalinera';safls6 p'n. for Welliagton. - Poherua arrived 9,.a.m.. from Timaru; sails 10 p.m. for Auckland.. Wellington—Manapouri arrived 10.30 a.m. from Lyttelton." • Greymouth—Ohau sailed 9 a.nh for Lyttelton. For Week Ending April 4. Monday—Corinna sails for Lyttelton and Wellington. . Wednesday—Omapere arrives from Westport, via coast. Flora arrives from Auckland via East Coast, and returns via same route to Auckland. Thursday—Hauroto arrives from Melbourne via Hobartand Bluff, aod sails for Sydney via Cook Strait. Tarawera sails for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart. Friday—Omapere sails for Westpnrt via coast. Saturday—Corinna arrives from Wellington and Lyttelton. I ♦ The s.s. Maori has taken on board 17,000 carc.ißes mutton, 38 crates rabbits, 1685 casßs cheese, 200 boxes butter, 1300 cases meats, 27' casks pelts, 14 casks tallow.and a few bales wool and skins. The schooner Isabella Anderson was shifted over to the tongue wharf yesterday and commenced taking in cargo for the north. The schooner Marmion is waiting a S.W. wind to sail for Wellington. ' The Union Steam Ship Company's steamer Corinna will arrive at the Duiiedia wharf this afternoon" with passengers' and cargo ex the X.M.S. Ruapehu from London, via Wellington. The Huddart, Parker, C'o.'s s.s. Tasmania will arrive at Dunedin to-morrow from Sydney, via the East Coast ports. The brigantine Enterprise has taken in a quantity of cargo, and is expected to leave the Rattray Etreot wharf, for Timaru, to-day. - During the month of January, 99 sailing and 15 steam vessels, with a total of 22,311 tons and 286 livtts, were reported to the Board of Trade as lost. A statistical report of the health of the Royal Navy for the year 1894 was issued on January 30, 1896, in the shape of a Blue Book. The total number of cases of disease and injury rendered for the year shows a lower ratio than any during the previous 30 years, the ratio of invaliding is lower, with the exception of 1888 and 1889, than that recorded for any year since 1856. The death rate, on the other hand, has somewhat increased owing to casualties consequent upon naval participation in punitive expeditions on the west coast of Africa, nevertheless it compares favourably with the rate* in former years. On the Mediterranean and China sections in particular, the health of the squadrons shows a marked improvement upon 1893. The total force in the service afloat in 1894 was 64,840 officers and men. The total number of ca&ee of disease and injury entered on the sick list was 59,601. This gives a ratio of 0192 per thousand, or a decrease com- ■ pared wrthlS93 of 3522 per thousand, and of 6247 per thousand when compared with the average ratio of the last seven years. The number of days' sickness on board ship and in hospital in the total force, was 936,101, being an average loss of. setvite from disease and injury of 1443 days for each person. The total number of persons invalided was 1661, of which 1109 ■were invalided from the service, a decrease from 1893. The number of deaths in 1894 was 374, which givee a ratio of 576 per thousand in comparison with 1893, and of 1"51 on the average of the last seven years. The lowest sick rate was on the West Indian and American Btation; the highest on the China station. Of the total number of deaths, 263 weradue to disease and 111 to injury. Of the specific) diseases, smallpox numbers 18, eight of which occurred an 'the west coast of Africa and Cape station. There were 1575 cases of influenza, the majority being ,on the Home station. Only one case of invaliding and two deaths resulted from this complaint. The return gives very Ml and instructive details in connection with the various stations and the irregular force, as well as with naval hospitals at Home and abroad. Captain D. Nicol, of the ship Agnes Oswald, who recently arrived at Sydney from Delagoa Bay, South Africa, advises shipmasters' visiting that place to provide themselves with good charts, the place being invested with reefs and shoals. The bay is imperfectly surveyed, and has a bad pilot service. Nearly every sailing vessel bound in gets aground, and during Captain Nicol's stay four large vessels, were bound in together during a southerly gale. One got in all right, one was totally wrecked, and the other two went on shore, but came off. When once inside Keuben Island vessels may lie in perfect safety (with clear anchors) in all weathers, but as a rule they have long detention discharging owing to the scarcity of lighters and the poor facility they have for landing cargo. Merchants claim that 120 tons for steamers and 60 tons for sailing vessels per day is the custom of the port. Ballast costs from 3s 6d to 6s 6d per ton ; fresh water, 11s per ton; freah beef, 6d to 6d per lb ; potatoes, 10s to 15s per 501b box. Vegetables are very scarce, and consequently very dear. During the summer there were a good few cases of malarial fever on shore, but very little among the shipping.