SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11302, 21 December 1898, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. Phases of tdk Moon ' (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). December. First Quarter .. .. 20th 2.52 p.m. Full Moon . .. 2Sth 11.9 a.m. , Sun rises to-day at 4.20 a.m.; sets 7.52 p.m. THE WEATHER. December 20.—S _.m.: Wiud S.W., weather | thick, rainy. Noon: Wind S.W.; weather dull. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather dull. i Bam. Noon: sp.'" | Barometer 300 30 01 30 00 Thermometer ... SGO too !W*J HIGH WATER. J l am.- p.m. fAt the Heads 8.32 9 2 Dec. 21 {At Port Chalmers ... 9.12 9.42 - . Ut Dunedin 9.57 10.27 ARRIVAL.

VTarawera,V s.s., 1269 tons, M'Donald, from. Melbourne!" J.'-Mtlls, agent^ Passengers:' Misses; Curtis, Arden, Hillier, Bennet,jPalraer,; JElob_rtsbn,:.Rickards (2),: Chinery, Lee, Allanson,; Green; Duncan (2), Lawson, Turnbull (2), Wilson",;,Giddesbn,"Page,., Murdoch, Barlow, DeeiVSister fiuth," Mesdames Green, Duncan, Nicholas (maid and 3 children), Esdaile, Sims, Hawke;,-VRbberts,;",Brown, Rickards, Hayes, Lyjiri, Messrs' Curtis, Rickards, Sims, Chinery, lice;; Kefrj Lynrii Green, Nicholas,, Martin, Aldred, Esdaile,:Roberts (2), Ruthven, Hunie_, Goldstein,'.'Burns';': Miller, Edwards, Greenfield, Captain.', Rolls, .Brown, and 20 :steerage. ,

DEPARTURES. Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, Marks, for Invercargill. K. Ramsay, agent. . Elingaraitc, s.s., 2585 tons, WallerJ for Sydney, via 'way ports. Neill and Co., agents. Passengers. Messrs Vallance, Fordyce, Haggitt, G. L. Denniston, Oldham, Cantrell, Cole.'Blunden, Flannagan, M'Nicoll, Lawson, Salmond, Stevens,. Justice Pcnnefather, Captain Boyd, Mesdames Flannagan, White, Hill, ■ Bolam, Black, Boyd, Galbiaith (and ,maid), Ford, Misses Marshall, Fleming, Vivian, Denniston, Reynolds, Turton,-, Bolam," Black, Fleming, Smith, Davie (2), Grant, Penny, Francis, Warn, M'Nicoll; and 28 steerage. , , ','- ' EXrECTED ARRIVALS.

From London.—Nor'-wester, barque (August 81); now due. ' Lilla, barque (September 23); due January 2. .Margaret Galbraith (November 8); due February 9. From Glasgow.—Soukar, ship (June 30); Bailed from Mauritius October 23, due January From Liverpool.—Blenheim, barque (September 19); due December 18.' Wcstland (November 8); due February 6. From New York.—Titanin, s.s. (Crawford and Co.), sailed October 11. Queen Margaret? s.s. (Hick, Martin, and Drysdale), due December 25. ■ - From Maiden Island.—Jerfalcon, barqucn-tiaß'(load-nE). ' , ,_. ~' ■From Lady Elliott s Island.—Mary Moore, barque (to load). Jasper barquentine (to i loa** ' ,_■__, ■From Sydney.—Oonah, Docember 24. • From Melbourne—Waikare, December 28. ■ From Auckland.—To Anau, December 22. • From Greymouth.—Herald, December 25. (From-Westport.—Taupo, December 21. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. .For Melbourne.—Oonah, December 26. For Sydney-—Tarawera, December 21. Mokoia, December 27. For Westport.—Corinna, December 30. For,Grevmouth.—Herald, December 28. .For Auckland.—Te Anau, December 23. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. - . , , - '10 ARRIVE. At Pon -Chalmers,—Otarama, London, December 1; due January 22. , ' „,_ . , ~ ■Ai. Wellington:—Rimutaka (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth,' November 13. , 'At Auckland.—Waikato, from London, November 1. ' TO DKPARTFrom Port,Chalmers.—Matatua (S.S. and A. ,'Co.); Januajfy' 6.'—'Buteshire (Shire),. .January ■ 511. ■"■ ' ""* ' "-■*■. .From WellinetonV-JRuahine (N.Z.S.""Co.VDecember 22. > Delphic (S.S. and'A. Co.), January ''From Lyttelton.—lonio (S.S. and A. Co.), Jannary 5.' :. ' !-■' ' HOMEWAJ-D'BOUNB. ' 'Hawke's' Bay. Wellington, October 6. Perthshire, Bluff, November 5. IndramayO, Wellington, November' 8. Kaikoura (N.Z.S. Co.), Wellington/ NoTeinW 10., Maori-(S.S. and A. Co.), ■ Wellington, November 18. Star of En»land, Wellington, November 18. Maman, Wellington, Dcc&mbet 2.1 Waimate, Wellington, December 16. Tokomaru (S.S. and A, Co.), Wellington, December 20. \' '•' -m . .SHIPPING' TELEGRAMS. -AUCKLAND, December 20.—Sailed: Mokoia, for tho south.' . Passengers: Misses Mason, Dudley, Clarke, Knight' (2), M'George, Harper, Malcolm, Taylor, Philpott, Taylor, Haultam (3), Nixon, Arch, Lawson, Eastley, M'Lellan, Mesdames Watkins, Nalder, Pile, Free, Baird, M'Lellan, Ross, M'Donald," Winter, Gordon, Cuming, Clarke, Button, M'George/Potter, Messrs Scott, Woods (2), Craddock, Key, Wear. De Courey, Clarke, .Morgan, M'George, Woram, Davis, White, Button, Newton, Fairhcad, Restell, Butle, Benjamin, Sibbald, Stewart, Brown, Crawford, Cole, Lowe, Coulter, Naylor, Winter, Smith, Lyne, Nalder, Hoopei, Shaw, Fitzgerald, Professor Black, Rev. Mr Strong, Masters Benjainin, Nixon. . ' -WELLINGTON, December ,20.-Arrived: Te Anau*, from Auckland; Rotorua, from Lyttelton;'Wainui, from the West Coast; Brunner- ., and Poherua, from Westport. Sailed: Rotorua, for Picton and Nelson; Tokomaru, for London. Sailed: Te Anau, for Lyttelton and

Dunedin." Passengers: Misses M'Lymont, Maling (3), Buchanan, Kelly, M'Gregor*, Johnson, Gayton, Hemerton, Higgins. Greenfield, Brinmns,'' Hall, Huxtable, Louisson, Rothschild, Clark, Tindall, Williamson, Fagan, Freeman, Cross, Pearce, Holmes, Fisher, Brown, Gellatly,-Hayter, Witt, Russell. Poole, Paterson,'. Leslie (2), Hodge, Ackermore, Forbes, Slatei, Nosworlhy, Perry, M'Pharland, Glendining, Hope, Mesdames Partington, Simms, Tosswell; Fraser, Travers, Todd, Butts (and 2 children), Stevens, Joyce, Berry, Page, • Stephens, Captain Willis., Messrs Todd, White, Pope, Jones, Finch, Milne. Peddie, M'Donald, Hume, Patrick, Partington, Robinson, Finlay, Travers,-Brown, Ranwel' (2), Strachan, Williams,' Marshall, , Falconer, Fraser, Page, Stephens;* Trevella, M'Leod, M'Lurd, Hay, Andrews,' Matthews, 'Mander, Masters Stout (2), Stringer (2), Hardy, Thompson, Recce (2), TJssher, Rawson (2); and 37 in the steerage. TIMARU, December 20.—The ship Elbe, 57 days out from Calcutta, arrived this evening, with a cargo of cornsa-cks and oil.' . -BLUFF, Decembet 20.—Arrived:' Mary Moore, barque, from Fairfax Island Sailed: Monowai, for Hobart and Melbourne.

> • IMPORTS. Per Tarawera, from Melbourne: 1200 bags Bait, 397 pkgs tea, 848 cases fruit, 600 bags rice, 633 bags tapioca; etc.; 287 pkgs onions, 182 cases and 'casks wine, large quantity sundries and transhipments ex. Bremen, Ophir, Umballa, Polyno-ien, Waronga, etc.

The s.s. Tarawera, from-Melbourne^ via Hobart and Bluff, arrived at 8 a.m. yesterday, nnd was berthed at the-tongue wharf. She left Melbourne at G p.m. on the 13th inst.; passed Swan Island at 4.30 p.m. on the 14th, and arrived at Hobart at 12 noon on the 15th, left again at 10 p.m.; passed Puy3egur Point at 2 a.m. 'on the 19th' inst., called at Bluff, leaving there again at 8 p.m.; had Long Point abeam ut 1 a.m.!'and arrived as above. Experienced fine weather and smooth sea to Swan Island, thence- strong S.W. to S.E. winds, with high sea, ,_o Bluff, and 'light easterly wind, with hazy weather and smooth sea, thence' U arrival.

The^hip Canterbury was towed up from Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and berthed at the" Victoria wharf. Soon after arrival-a cotcmcnc'cment was'made at discharging cargo, and aa two gangs were at work good headway was made.;, Her cargo is coming up in capital order. . The s.s. Invercargill left the Rattray street wharf eojly yesterday afternoon, and after taking in a 'quantity of transhipments ex Matatua sailed for Invercargill. The barquentino Ocean Ranger naving finished discharging,.was ballasting yesterday. She, take's cargo from here for Greymouth, at which place she will load timber for Melbourne. Mr J. C. Martin, wo learn, has been successful in passing his examination for a second mate's .foroign-going certificate. - ..The dredge No/222; steamed down from Dunedin yesterday, md proceeded outside the heads to discharge a load of spoil. ' V ■'-.'■'.'_;•-■ /./ / 'The: Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s s:s._Elinga-, mite, 'Captain :W., Waller,.steamed, down, from the'uppei harbour yesterday,, and; left Port Chalmers _m the afternoon for Sydney, via; the; East1 Coast ports. The barque Ochtertyre, which arrived oft the neads on Monday from Monte Video, received jier orders yesterday afternoon, and went north. ,A new French law comes into operation on the lst January next for the insurance of seamen against accidents or sickness at sea. For this purposo a national fund is to be got together, formed by contributions from shipowners and seamen, and increased .by donations and legacies and grants from the " departements " and " communes," public* institutions, and companies, etc., and, in case ot necessity, by advances madi> by the State free of interest. The contributions of the seamen are to amount'to 11 per cent, of their wages, aad B lilte amount frill be paid by thp shipowners.

TH? EXAMINATION. .OF, MARINE EN- ,":;: . ~'-, ' GINEESS.-.,..'..-.. v. On the,3lat December newjregulations will, come; into operation "in V New. Zealajid for tho examination.of marine engineers. - lii-the- pf-st. it has been the;custom.for candidatesito.pre-, sent themselves at the Customhouse, hut under, the new rules-this. will be doncaway. with. Tiie ' application-,fgiijexamination i? to.be'made on: -K-form wliichVinust be.filled up and,signed by •;the., candidate,'aiid.,can''bo obtained..-at any "Customhouse: or office of;a_i' inspector of 'ma-.-:chinery. :The; form,properly filled:in, together the .candidate's- indentures' of 'apprentice-' 'ship or ..a certificate from an . employer that ■lhe'candidate has worked as:tin apprentice for ;fiye: years, and'his testimonials and discharges, iinust be forwarded to;the'P.ri_ioipal'-Exi--ainer.lof'- :" Engineers Vat the, office of the Chief, Inspector |'6f Machinery at Wellington, with ah intimation a's : -o,the, place.at .which' the candidate-desires ; tb.be examined.- When, the application is filled :up'at a place-other thaii Wellington, and it is ;a,_batter of urgency that the candidate'should be'bxaminedbefore the :priricipal examiner can notify the local examiner, the candidate,must rpresent his application -and .other papers to ithe'local examiner, who, if .they 'are correct, will at otico forward them to the '.principal, examiner ■and proceed.with the examination Of the.cnndi- ' date., ,-1-he fee for examination' miist be sent to the principal examiner.along with the application", and. must be Jin: nibiieyVb'r, in postal notes. Any candidate who offers money to any officer otherthan the,proper fee to the principal 'examiner willVbe'cohsidere'd to have conimitted :an act of misconduct, and v-ill not be fillowed ito be examiued for:l2 months, either at the .port where the 'offenceVwas committed 'br at any-other port:" y;.-1 "' V- '■ '