ARRIVAL OF THE KUMARA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12006, 1 April 1901, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE KUMARA.

The • steamer Kutnafa, which' is Without doubt one of the finest stcamMS undo? the Shaw, SaviH, and Albion Shipping Com' pany's flag, arrived at Port Chalmers fester day forenoon, and was. at ou'ee bertheel to take in cargo. The -Kumara; now on her second visit here, conies into port in that perfect order which always,mark* *f*?\ s under the command of Captain W. $60t1aji(l, whose many friends will be greatly pleased to greet the genial commander' on his visit to the Port of Otago. There have beett-very/ew changes in the personnel of the officers n&ep sho was last here. The chief officer on thin occasion is Mr Morton, with Mr Arnold as second, Mr Butterfield as third, and Sir Synons as fourth. Tho engine department is in charge of Mr Greenhill, with Mr Ferguson a3 second, Mr Dunlop as third,. Mr Novesson as fourth, Mr Cochrane as fifth". Mr Campbell is chief refrigerating engineer, and Mr Crauford is second;-while Air Gosufln is chief steward. The Kumara comes here on this occasion to load wool, tallow, and frozen meat, and has some-2000'sadks of grain from Timaru for transhipment to the .s.s. Rangatira, for South Africa. She vS" take in, Wool, tallow, and grain, and leave again for Wellington, thence she proceeds to London. The Kumara left London on January 19, and Plymouth on January 20. Had fino weather with light winds and smooth teas, and arrived at the Capo of Good Hope at 2;4S p.m.: of February 9. Landed passengers, and left the bay on the following day, after taking in a supply of water.' Thence she had pleasant weather down to tho Crozet, group. When 51 miles north-east of them she- raw a'large iceberg and two smaller borgs. The passage across the Indian Ocean was dull after this, and fhe arrived with all hands '"well" at Hobart at 10 a.m. of February 28. Discharged 700 tons of cargo, inclusive of two large' boilers, and after remaining 26 hours left again for New Zealand. Had light winds with fine weather during tho passage across, and reached Wellington at 3.50 p.m. of the Slli ult. Landed some 4000 tons of cargo, and left again on March 17 at 6 a.m.. reaching Picton at noon the same day. Took in cargo and left again on the 19th. Had strong N.W. winds down to the Kaikouras, and then met a heavy S.W. gale with 6tron(r seas, a?Ainst which sho steamed' till arrivol at Lyttolton at 8 a.m. of tho 21st. Discharged 2006 tons of cargo, took in frozen cargo, and left again at 7.30 p.m. of the 26th ult., arriving at Timaru at 7.30 a.m. of tho 27th. Took in- frozen mutton, tallow, wool, and other produce, iind left that port at 10.45 p.m. of the 29th, arriving as above.