SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 1 (Supplement)

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

The following summary represents shipping events for tho period commencing July 2 to July 22, both dates inclusive;—

STATISTICAL, FOREIGN, ETC. The shipping trade of this port has maintained average proportions during the period under review, and, speaking generally, there is nothing of noteworthy importance to chronicle so far its local shipping is concerned. Tho arrivals' and dedeparture's has fully maintained average proportions, and beyond the fact' that oversea freights have shrunk to tho customary winter dimensions, thereby making it dilii. cult for agents to fill up all cargo space on tbo big liners, there is nothing special to record.

Tho total number of vessels' cleared inwards during the period above referred to was 35, aggregating, 65,286 tons register, and tha departures during the same period were 29, totalling 53,598 tons. For tho corresponding previous period there were 37 arrivals, totalling- 72,611 tons, and 45 departures representing 67,375 tons. Tho oversea trade has been represented by six vessels cleared inwards, aggregating 26,970 tons, and seven vessels cleared outwards, representing 32,084 tons. Tho previous summary showed seven vessels inwards, totalling 24,744 tons, and a, similar number of departures, amounting to a total tonnage of 30,034 tons.

The first oversea vessel to arrive during tho period under review was the? French steamer Broiz Huel, 2933 tons, Captain Audrain, which arrived on July 3, from New York, via Australian and northern ports of New Zealand, with a largo cargo of case oil for this port.

The next arrival was tho' Federal-Houldcr-Shiro liner Oswestry Grange, 6591 tons, Captain Taylor, from Liverpool, via Australian anil northern ports o[ Now Zealand, on July 5. It will be remembered that it was during tho voyage of the above steamer that the late Premier of New Zealand (Right Hon. R. J. Seddon) died shortly after leaving Sydney. Captain Taylor and those associated with liirti on board have received hearty encomiums for the prompt manner in which they acted on the melancholy occasion referred to, and for a somewhat similar reason tho name of the Oswestry Grange will long remain stamped upon the memories of tii© people of this colony. On .July 6 the s-6. Indralema, 6669 tons, Captain Trotter, arrived from Now York' with a cargo of American general merchan. disc, and on the same day the Italian barque Caterina. which left" Marseilles on February 3, arrived at Dunedin fully a month overdue. She brought a full cargo of roofing tiles, the cause of her protracted voyage 'being adverse gales in tho Mediterranean and very poor trade winds. Tho tramp steamer Queen Helena, 4086 tons, Captain Owrre, under charter to the American and Australian line, arrived from New York, via Australian and northern ports of New Zealand, on tho 13th inst. She brought 13,000 cases of kerosene and about 600 tons of general cargo for Dunedin. Her charter finished at this port. The last Home steamer to arrive was the Xew Zealand Shipping Company's t.s.s. Paparoa. 6653 lons, Captain Bower, which canw into port on July 20 to load frozen moat, and general produce. The first of the Homeward-hound vessels to leave this port during the period under l'fview was the ship Cassius, which sailed in ballast for Newcastle on July 3. She was followed two days later by the ShawSavTll liner Earamea, which sailed for Lyttelton to discharge the remainder of her Home cargo. The Oswestry Grange sailed for Bluff on July 8 after taking in 5325 crates of rabbits, 2000 carcases la.mli. 544 packages beef, 300 bales tow, 141 bales flax. 384. sacks peas. 51 bales rabbirskius, 46. bales sheepskins, and 10 packages sundries. On the following day the Hroiz Huel took her departure for Newcastle, in water ballast, to loa-d coal for a South American port not specified, and the Queen Helena sailed for the same destitution on July 18. Having completed loading at this port, .the I'ai.aroa sailed on July 20 for Bluff and northern ports. INTERCOLONIAL AND COASTAL. The volume of shipping trade between this port and those of the Australian Commonwealth still maintains its proportions, there lie.ing nothing of importance to chronicle in this connection. During tire period summarised there were 12 arrivals, totalling 26.429 tons, and nine departures, amounting to 19,723 tons. The previous summary gave 13 vessels inwards from Australian ports, aggregating 35,112 tons, and 12 vessels outwards, representing 22,852 tons. The coastal trade during the samp period has been represented by 19 vessels inwards, representing 15,870 tons, and 16 vessels outwards, totalling 9928 tons. During the previous corresponding period 19 vessels passed innards, representing 13,021 tons; tho departures being 26 vessels, with v total of 14,489 tons. GENERAL. A topic of more than passing interest during the iwst two or three weeks has l>een the particulars concerning tho Federal mail contract, 'and the probability of its extension. There is reason to believe that a contract for the extension of the servjeo to this colony 'will be entered into by the New Zealand Government, and it is more than probable that the preliminaries were fully discussed by Mr Deakin and the late Mr Seddon before the latter left on his last voyage, About lire only mishap to shipping in the smith poourrcd is ih« small

steamer Rose Casey, which ran ashore wliilsli 'taking the entrance to the, New River, en route, to InvereaTgill. Fortnnately no lives were lost, ami there is some prospect of tho steamer being repaired ami refloated Considerable anxiety is being experienced concerning tho tafety of several small coasting vessels, but it is surmised that they have been sheltering in, out-of-the-way nooks* along the coast. Several of them, for which fears wore onter« tained, have already turned up safely.