THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1862. Shhiping Intelligence.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21919, 3 April 1933, Page 5

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1862. Shhiping Intelligence.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

Last week Port Chalmers -was enlivened by the presence of four fine steain vessels' at one time —the Omeo, City of Hobart, Western, and Airedale; and this week the Omeo, Aldinga, Prince Alfred, and Geelong lay moored not far from each other, and the Samson, Lady Barkly, Ruby, and other smaller steamers being in port at the same time, the array of funnels formed a sight to which Port Otago has never before been accustomed. The small cutter which recently made the passage from Melbourne to Port Chalmers, and is now employed there :<s a water tank, is named the Emma. A matter frequently complained of by the owners of boats and small craft proceeding from Port Chalmers to Dunedin after sundown, is the absence of any distinguishing lights at the end of the Dunedin Jcttv. "Moving accidents and hairbreadth scapes" are frequently spoken ot as occurring to the inmates of boats getting foul of shipping, running into Pelichet Bay, or getting hard and fast on the shallows on each side of the channel leading to the pier. If otherwise advisable, considerable difficulty and trouble would be obviated by a leading light at some suitable point.

The usual trip of the Lady steamer, running between Dune&in and Port Chalmers, was yesterday interrupted for want of coals, of which articles in the local market there is a very great scarcity. . „ .. Svdnev Smith once said of railway carriages, that no doors would be built to them until a Bishop was killed, and by a parity of reasoning, it may be averred that the public thoroughfares of Dunedin will continue in their present dangerous condition until some member of the lown Board shall emulate the acrobatic feat of Cains Marius and leap into the very centre of a quagmire. We are disposed to believe that crossing-sweeping _ would turn out a profitable occupation in tins city, especially if there were more f 00..paths. ' THE MAIL SERVICE. TWO STEAMEKS ENGAGED FOK THE COASTAL SERVICE. Mr Ward has, we understand, chartered two steamers, to run fortnightly between Auckland and the Bluft. calling at all the intermediate ports. llic White Swan and the Queen are the two vessels he. has secured. The arrangement will commence early next month. . ■ •