Shipping.

Otago Witness, Issue 1585, 8 April 1882, Page 14

Shipping.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FOR THE WEEK. ARRIVALS. Thursday— Maori, from Oamaru; Shag, from Shag Point. Friday— Beautiful Star, from Westport. Saturday— Kakanui, from Invercargill ; Pioneer, from Toi-Tois ; Maori, from Oamaru ; Southern Cross, from Whangarei. Sunday— Waitaki, from Timaru. Monday— Wanganui, from Greymouth. Tuesday — Catlin, from Catlin's River; Maid of Otago, from Eiverton ; Lapwing, from Newcastle. Wednesday— Waitaki, from Timaru. DEPARTURES. Thursday— Star of the South, for Westport; Orpheus, for Auckland ; Shag, for Shag Point ; Waratah, for Hobart. Friday— Martha Reid, for, Oamaru ; Waitaki, for Timaru ; Maori, for Oamaru. Saturday— B H Steenken, for Sydney. Monday — Waitaki, for Timaru. Tuesday — Frederick Bassil, for Newcastle ; Aros Bay, for Lyttelton ; Beautiful Star, for Oamaru. Wednesday— Waitaki, for Timaru ; Shag, for Catlin'a River ; Darcy Pratt, for the Noith, PASSENGERS. INWARDS. Te Anau, s.s., 1650 tons, Carey, from the North. J Mills, agent. Passengers— Mondames Gibbons and servant, Jones,' Kirkwood, biverton, Champion, Misses Gibbons, Gilliea, Sherfcon, Lawrence, Murphy, Champion, Mr and Mrs Whitaker and child, Messrs Harris, a Dornwell, Gracio, Burnes, Marshall, W G Noill, Wilson, Gibson, Mastodon Minstrel Company {26), and 6 steerage. Wanaka, s.s., 278 tons, Holmes, from the North. J Mills, agent. Passengers— Mr and Mrs Williaina and son, Mr and Mrs Matheson and son, Mies Freeman, Master Donkin, Messrs Hailes, Conyors, Davidson, Marshall, and 1 steerage. , , j Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Hansby', from Timaru'. J Mills, agent. Passengers— Messrs De'nnfatori, Driscbll, Statham, Whitcombe, Davidson, Jones, and 2 steerage. „ , , Hero, s.s., 851 tons, M'Gee, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff. J Mills, agent. Passengers —Mr and Mrs Ure, Mr and Mrs Yeoman, Mrs Galloway, Misses Patterson, Plank, Mac'quaid, Rev Dr Moran, Messrs Wheeler, M'lntosh, W D Main, F Marton, Frere. jAlbion, 8.5., 591 tons, Webster, from, the North. J Mills, agent. Passengers -Mesdames Kerr, , Cornish, Williams, Philpott, Miss Williams, .Messrs Ritchie, Wallace, Bowler, Frieschlor, and 5 steerage. OUTWARDS. ,Te Anau, s.s., 1650 tons, Carey, for Melbourne, via the Bluff. J Mills, agent. Passengers—Mesdames Mallard, Johnson and child, Stevenson and child, Layton, Misses Haggitt, Young, Simpson, Thompson, Burns, Mark, Layton, -Haggitt, Mr and Mrs Thomson, Mr and Mrs Nelson and child, Mr and Mrs Thompson, Messrs Wilkinson, J O'Brien, A Murphy, Thompson, M Smith, Easson. i iWanaka, s.s., 278 tons, Holmes, for Northern ports. J Mills, agent. . Passengers: For Akaroa— Mi 1 Fleedy. For Lyttelton— Mr G D Parks. For WellingtonT-Miss Fleming. For Nelson— Mra Ronaldson and child, Messrs J Menzies, E Forsyth. lArawata, s.s., 623 tons, Sinclair, for the North. Ji Mills, agent. ' Passengers : For Lyttelton— Miss Smith, Messrs Murray, Petre, Thiop. For Wellington—Mrs Barnes, Mr Macfarlane. For Nelson— Mr A Russell. For Napier— Messrs G Grant, E Herbert. For Auckland-Mrs Kydd, Miss Kydd, Mr and Mra Barley, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Conolly, Mr A Smythe. For Levuka— Mr Stevens. For Sydney— Mr T H Martin. i _______ ' On Monday afternoon the cutter Agnes Rose became a total wreck on Riverton bar. She had a general cargo on board. Captain Tall, harbourmaster, gawd the crew of two. The Western Star says :— " A portion of the cargo has been saved, and if she holds together long enough, the bulk will doubtless be rescued. The vessel was insured for £50, and a portion of her cargo was also insured. The accident will result in a heavy loss to her owner (Mr D. M'Kay), as, besides the serious loes of the vessel, all his personal effects are gone. He purchased the vessel only a month or two ago, for work in a general coasting trade, and had made arrangements "to go into the oyster trade as soon as he got rid of her Orepuki cargo. The ship Loch Linnhe has taken in the following wrgo: -4150 bales wool, 61 do leather, 39 do' rabbitskins, 21 do sheepskins, 19 do basils, 111 casks tallow, 7 do oil, 500 bags flour, 1 bale goatskins,- 73 Backs bones, 47 casks skins, 2 cases sundries. ' A new auxiliary power for sailing vessels has been shown in the Exchange at Sydney by the inventor, a Frenchman. The Sjdney Morning Herald thus describes it :— "lt consi va of a narrow framework of metal, iuspended from the extreme rear of the vessel, into which is fitted a revolving shaft or spindle, an ordinary screw propelling-fan being fitted at the base. The screw at the base and the top of the shaft are connected by cog-bevel wheels. A millwright would at once appreciate the arrangement, the top of the shaft being connected with another, which is set revolving by a steam-winch fitted somewhere near the rudder. Assuming a vessel to be already becalmed, and fitted up with one of the appliances now exhibited at the Exchange, it would undoubtedly prove of utility in calm waters ; but should a storm swoop down upon the vessel, as is frequently the case, with the suddenness of a southerly burster, the long, delicate framework which holds the propelling-shaft might soon be bent up and rendered useless unless the inventor can devise swift means for disconnecting it and placing it oat of barm's reach. Furthermore, it must strike any practical eye that the' stay-rods are altogether too high. They should be fixed as low down and as near the screw wheel as possible in order to counteract the strain. Excepting these apparent shortcomings, the idea is a good one, and deserves all the attention it attracts at the Exchange. It can be thoroughly matured yet, and shipowners desirous of avoiding tedious delay during calms should inspect the model, which is still open to view and criticism." THE OAMARU HARBOUR WORKS. At the meeting of the Oamaru Harbour Board the engineer's report for the month was read as follows : —"I have the honour to report the breakwater is rapidly approaching completion. There now only remains to be constructed about 69 lineal feet, consisting of three sections of concrete blocks and the final caisson at the end. The foundation blocks are set for one of the sections, and I expect the monolith on top will be finished on Saturday, leaving only 54 feet to bo completed after this week. As it is of importance to secure the seaward end of the breakwater against all possible storms, I propose to build the last 21 feet in three caissons, filled with concrete, and weighing from 450 to 500 tons each. On the top of this foundation, above low-water lino, a monolith will be built weighing over 100 tons, of solid concrete. Great care and judgment will require to be exercised in watching for a smooth sea to get the- first foundation caisson in position, but I am sure the contractors will take every precaution that can be suggested forreiucing the risk to a minimum. I regret that I cannot report so favourably of the progress of the mole contract, although so far as it has gone the work is carried out fairly, and is of a substantial character. The quarry is improving slightly, and is now yielding a better proportion of large stone to 'smalls' than previously. I am still of opinion that the quarry will go on improving as it is opened out, and there will bo no great difficulty in obtaining tho proportion of large stones required for the construction of tho molo. To push on the work scorns to mo purely a question of employing sufficient plant, workmen, and good management. I am constantly urging on the contractors the importance of running out the mole, but the speed does not appear to improve vory much. I ivn disposed, however, to give them a. fair opportunity of carrying on the work and proving to me what they can or intend to do when every reasonable excuse for delay is exhausted. In a few months, if tho molo works do not progress faster, I will bo preparod to submit a reeomineudation to tho Board." NAUTICAL ITEMS. Tho Panama Canal.— Tho November raius delaye the progresj of tho works, and the accounts now ro ceived by mail do not give much of interest as tho result of tho labours of that month. The steam sloop Nina, a flat-bottomed lighter, and three barges have been launched at Colon. The third excavator and two steam windlasses have been set up, and rails laid down temporarily on tho newly-purchased land in connection with the railway at Folks River. Similar preparatory work his been carried on at oth r stations, and Lesseps City has made progress. New villages have been marked out at Gamboa and Emperador ; the old village at the former place will be submerged when the groat artificial lake is formed. The Sau Pablo sounding ha 9 only gone 20fc deep as yet, and has found a superficial layer of vegetable soil, under which i 3 a Boft argillaceous tufa. Opposite Gainboa hard rock ha* been met with at a depth ot 10 feet, aud'aß its surface is shaiply inclined, soundit.^ arc being made ■ to ascertain its slope. At the Corro Gbiai>o a very \ hard bltkck rat.k has ueen found at 20 feet, which is bej • lievecUobedoleritic, Meteorological and hydrographl

cat oYservationY have been carefully oarried on, but no remarkable'phenomena have occurred. The fa'l of rain in the interior of the isthmus is not bo great as it is at Colon, and it is still less at Panama. It is supposed that the Cordilleras catch some of the rainclouds coming from the north, and cause them to discharge upon the Atlantic coast. The temperature during the month of November has varied within the following limits :— Colon, maximum 31deg smin cent., minimum 20deg 6min; Gamboa, maximum 37deg smin, minimum 20deg; Island of Naos (Panama), maximum 33deg smin, minimum 22deg.—Engineering. ■__ m