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Otago Witness, Issue 2356, 20 April 1899, Page 46

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. Arrivals. Vessel Tonnage - From April. Ruahine, s.s ... fil 2l ... London 13 Tarawera, s.s. ... 1260 ... Melbourne ... 13 TeAnau.s.s. ... 1020 ... Nor hern ports 13 Napier.s.s. ... 48 ... The South ... 14 Taupo p.s -'08 ... AYestport ... 14 M.raroa, «?.s. ... 1381 ... Sydney 16 lalune,s.s. ... 1303 ... Sydney ... ... 16 Departures. Vessel Tonnage For April. Drari, barque, ... 998 ... Lyltelton ... 11 Enterprise, b. ... 84 ... Timaru ... 11 Rimu, s.s 144 ... Invercargill ... 11 Blingamite, sB. ... 1665 ... Sydney 11 Annie Hill, sch. ... 121 ... Macquarie I. ... 12 larawera, s.B. ... 1269 ... Sydney 13 Napier, s.e 48 ... "\V«ikawa ... 14 TeAnau, 8.8. ... 1030 ... AncVland ... 14 Kapier. as. ... 48 ... Waikawa ... 15 I raup-, s.p 408 ... We*tport ... 15 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney. — Mararoa, April 18. Monoirai, April 20. For Melbourne.— Mokoia, April 24. ' For Westport. — Corinna, April 21. Tor Auckland. — Flora, April 23. For Greymouth.— Herald, April 19. For Invercargill. — Rimu, April 18. For Cromarty.' — Rimu, April 25. ' ' THE SHIRK LINE. . WELLINGTON, April 14.— Sailed : Fifekbire, for London. She shipped the following freight from Wellington — 6500 carcases sheep, 3323 carcases lambs, 883 quarters beef, 40 sacks oxtails, 445 cases butter, 540 cases preserved meats, 232 casks tallow and pelts, and £63 jases cheese. THE OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. (Per Alameda at Auckland), Oceanic Steamship Company has ordered three magnificent new steamers to be built by Crampe, of Philadelphia. The steamers are for service between San Francisco, Honolulu, and Australian ports. John !D. Spreckels and other members of the firm have been scored unmercifully by the local press -for giving- the contracts to an eastern, firm when the Union Iron Works of San Francisco could have done the work at a cost ■which would have been no greater, it is estimated, when the expense of bringing the new ships to the Pacific Coast is reckoned. Within the last few weeks 12,000 men,have been paid ' off at the Union Iron Works because there ",wero no contracts on hand. The completion of the Japanese cruiser Ohitose and the fast ibattleship Wisconsin threw many men out of* work. At least, these are the reasons given out by the works for the discharge of the men. Mr Spreckels has given as his reason for changing the original plan of having the ships built on the coast that he wanted them completed within a year, and the Union Iron TWorks were too busy to undertake • such a -contract. Though the statements of Mr """Spreckels and Mr Scott, of the iron works, clo not agree as to the reasons why. the new -.vessels are not to be. built on the coast, the ■fact remains that Crampe has the contract, and will undertake to turn out within a year chips which will reduce the time between •Sydney and London by two or three days, so that the trip by this route may be made in the came time as by way of Brindisi and Naples.

The Beacon Grange, one of the newest Bteamers of the Houlder line, got ashore recently off Monte Video. The vessel was towed off after discharging a quantity of cargo. The tug boats put in a claim for £25.000 salvage. The grain season is responsible for a rush of Shipping at Lyttelton. On Saturday, Bth, there were 21 vessels in harbour, with an aggregate net tonnage of 28,257 tons. Of these 11 were steamers, with a tonnage 'of 17,499, and 10 Bailing vessels, with a tonnage of 10,758.

The barque Orari was towed to sea on the 11th, and sailed for Lyttelton.

The s.s. Ning Chow, of the AustralianSouth African line, leaves Melbourne at the beginning of May for South Africa, taking cargo at exceptionally low rates on freight for Delagoa Bajr, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, and Capetown, and will be followed at regular intervals by other Steamers of the Fame line.

The cargo taken in last week at Timaru, by the s.s. Fifeshire, is said to be a record for one vessel at that port. It comprised 26,772 carcases of mutton and lamb, 266 cases of kidneys, 155 :ases of tinned meat 3, 1577 bales of .wool, 1700 sacks of wheat, and 3214 sacks of oats.

The well-known pchooner Annie Hill, under the command of the veteran skipper, Hugh Paterson, was towed to sea on the 12th, and tailed for the Macquarie' Islands.

The s.s. Mapourika was open for inspection «f her hull in the Port Chalmers graving dock on the 12th.

The Gothic arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday, 12th, with her meat in good order. The s.s. Tarawera. from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff, arrived alongside tho tongue wharf at 7.15 a.m. on Thursday. The New Zealand Shipping Company's gtearoer Ruahine arrived on Thursday last. The Ruahine brings a full general " cargo, and ha^ also on board a fine buck deer for tha Acclimatisation Society, which has arrived in perfect order ; indeed, the animal (which is very tame) reflects great credit on its custodian. The Ruahine is on this occasion under the command of Captain JT. Mayoes, who was last here in charge of the s.s. Ruapehu. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Shipping Company's new steamship Waiwera, from Glasgow, arrived off Otago Heads at 7.30 a.m. on Friday. She left Glasgow on the Both February. Her passage across the Southern Ocean was a fairly good one, and she arrived after an excellent run of 46 days 5 hours and 20 minutes from Glasgow. Neither ice nor wreckage was seen across the Southern Qcean.The Waiwera is commanded by the popular master Captain John Stuart, so well known here as the pioneer commander of ihc 8.8. Arawa. After anchoring outside for a time the Waiwera received orders, and was cent on to Lyttelton Heads for further instructions.

The following vessels have been in harbour during the week ending April 16: — Arrivals — Napier, p.s., 48 tons (twice) : Tarawera, s.s., 1269 ; To Anau. s.s., 1028 ; Taupo, s.s., 408 ; Mararoa, s.s., 1381: Talune, 5.«., 130"- : Ruahine, 8.H.. 6121. Total, ll,tx>s tons. Departure? — Waikare, s.°.. 1901 tons: Napier, s.e., 48 (twice) ; lvlingamite, <-.=., 1675 : Rimu, s.s., 143 ; Enterprise, briganune, 84 ; Annio Hill, Echooner, 121 ; Tarawera, «.s., 1269 :Tc Anau, s.s., 1028 ; Taupo, *.s., 408 ; Orari, barque, 997. Total, 2192 tons. The s.s. Mararoa, from Sydney, via Auckland, arrived at the tongue wharf at 7.45 a.m. on Sunday. She left Sydney a' 2 p.m. on the 6th inst., arriving at Auckland at 7 a.m. on ♦lie 10th. The s.e. Talun.o. from Sydney, yia WeUine-

ton, arrived at the tongue wharf at 9.50 a.m. on Sunday. She left Sydney at 0.20 a.m. of the 9th inst., reaching "Wellington at noon on the 13th.

The s.s. Mapourika was floated out of the graving dock on Saturday.

The s.s. Ardandearg (Tyser line) left New York on April 12 for the Australasian colonies with a full cargo.

The s.s. Talune steamed down to Port Chalmers on Monday morning, and sailed for ■Melbourne, via Hobart, in the afternoon.

The s.s. Rotokino came up from Port Chalmers on Monday morning to go into commission again after having received a complete overhaul. She looks like a new vessel, and with her new manganese-bronze propeller ought to be able to make good time under steam.

Up to Monday the s.s. Rualiine had put out about 1400 tons of cargo at the George street pier, including several heavy lifts.

The N.Z.S. Company's iron barque Opawa, of 1076 tons net register, and which carries about 1500 tons dead weight, classed 100 Al at Lloyd's, and now on her way from Napier to London, has been sold to foreigners, subject to cafe arrival and docking clauses.