SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2664, 5 April 1905, Page 54

SHIPPING NEWS.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

WELLINGTON, March 28.— Arrived : Corinthic, from London, via Capetown. The Perthshire (from Auckland, February 3) arrived in London on March 25."

The Ruapehu left Plymouth on the 25th inst. for Wellington and LyEtelton. The Kumara, from Glasgow and Liverpool via Hobart, arrived at Auckland at 4-. 50 a.m. on Wednesday. The Indradevi left Auckland for London at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Ruapehu left London for Lyttelton on Tuesday, 28th.

The lonic, which left Wellington on March 2, left Rio on Monday, March 27. The Nuvaru left London for Napier on Friday.

WELLINGTON, March 30.— Sailed: 3.35 p.m., Athenic, for London. MELBOURNE, April 3.— Arrived: Banffshire, from London. THE EXPORT TRADE. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamship Tongairiro left Port Chalmers on Thursday morning with cargo for London, via Timaru and northern ports. Her outward cargo from this port consisted of 224 bales to bo landed at Lyttelton, and 124bales for Wellington, with the following cergo for London : —l67o bales wool, 293 do ske&pskins, 159 do rabbitsikins, 191 caske tallow, 71 do pelts, 12,061 carcases frozen lamb, 7fa eases kidneys, 758 bales flax, and 72 packages of sundries. The New Zealand and African Company's steamer Somerset took the following cargo from New Zealand : —From Auckland : 1000 carcases lamb, 449 boxes butter, 50 cases canned mutton. 105 bales tow, 973 pieces timber, 44 packages general. From Port Chalmers— 2ool carcases lamb, 1525 boxes butter, 40 oases poultry, 2 do kidneys, 42 do meats, 11 do oysters, 3 casks tallow, 10 cases chce=c, 65 bales tow, 4 packages general. From Timarn: 13,160 carcases lamb, 377 do mutton, 1 case frozen trout, 35 casks tallow 1305 sacks oats. 2153 do brail. From Lyttelton : 10,623 carcases lamb, 400 dj mutton, 435 caS es poultry. 550 do preserved meats, ±5 do tongues. 80 casks tallow, 100 saciks oafs, 2203 do bran, 31 bales tow. Froiu Pictop: &7?0 carcases i&wb, Vs.^Q.

mutton, 13 casks tallow. From Waitaras 2773 carcases lamb, 1639 do mutton. From Wellington : 11.634 carcases lamb, 1616 boxes butter, 17 ca c cs poultry, 2000 butter boxes, 3 cases bacon, 6 casks tallow, 68 cas.es cheese, 80 do dried milk, 253 bales hemp, 8 packages general.

THE EXPORT TRADE.

The Shaw-Sav'ill steamer- Atlienic, which sailed for London on Monday, took the following principal items of 'cargo from New Zealand, -e**eHisive of butter: — From Lyttelton — 23,-249 carcases lamb, 12,504 do' mutton, 1178 bales wool, 225 casks tallow, 225 cask* prem. jus., 366 cases cheese, 100 crates kidneys, 372 pelts, also 400 cases ■ apples for Rio. From Napier — 7132 carcases mutton, 7829 do lamb, 250 cases kidneys, 164 quarters beef, 381 bales wool. From Gisborne— lo,Bol carcases mutton, 2961 do lamb, 192 quarters beef, 384 bales wool, 104 casks tallow. From Auckland— 22l cases cheese. From Wellington—79B bales wool, 178 bales tow, 19,879 carcases lamb, 129 casks and 6 kegs casings, 9151 carcases mutton, 2455 bales hemp, 15*2 cases cheese, 460 casks tallow, 150 ca^s pelts, 214 bags shoulders mutton. llbO haunches mutton, 66 cases kidneys, 637 oases meats.

The Tyser liner Star of New Zealand left Port CJialmero* on ' Wednesday for the Bluff.

A practical demonstration of the power of the new icebreaker Montealm was recently ghen on the St. Lawrence. She steamed up the river through ice Bin thick with ease at the rate of about 12 knots an hour. There is said to have been no violent vibration felt on board the Montcalm, and her triple-expansion engines worked well.

The German barque Anna put up a record in the unloading of kerosene at the Victoria wharf yesterday, discharging 5700 oases in eight hours. The unloading was done solely by a six horse-power oil engine working on the barque. The previous largest number of cases 'discharged from a sailing vessel was 3600, unloaded from the Fratelli Beverino last year. The Anna also landed into railway trucks at Lyttelton. 4500 cases in eight hours. This likewise constitutes a record for that port.

The largest scow which Messrs Brown and Co. have yet built at their Tekopuru yarda was launched on the 23rd (says the Auckland Star). The boat, which was christened the Echo, is intended for the DunedinICaipara trade. Her dimensions are: — Length overall, 107 f t; beam, 25ft 6in ; depth, 7ft 3in She has large hatches for the carriaaie of coal or timber. Axixiliary power is supplied by a powerful oil engine. Captain Olsen. late of the Ururoa, takes command of the new vessel, which is expected to be ready for sea in about a fortnight. Mr Archibald Gray, of Chertsey, and of the firm of Messrs Gray, JDawcs, and Co., merchants and shipowners/'**who died on December 2, left estate of £42,149 gross, with net personalty of £30,199. It will be some, time before preparations are completed for shifting the sailing ship Addenda, which was driven ashore at Palliser Bay last year. It was the intention to tow down the river the sledges upon which the ship is to be placed, but this scheme is said to have been found impracticable, and the land rafts are now being conveyed to the shore by bullock waggons. Fully 100 sledges have been landed at their temporary destination. The Addenda now lies further up on the beach, and is more upright than formerly, but she still has a starboard list. The vessel does not appearto have been further knocked about.

Referring to the purchase of the hull and machinery of the wrecked R.M.S. Orizaba by Messrs Charles Moore and Co., of Perth, the- Perth Morning Herald of the 7th met. sayj.: — " Ivsquiries made yesterday showed that the purchasers of the vessel were not acting in the dark when they secured the vessel for £3750. They were guided by the result of a careful examination of the hull which was made by their own diver, and the evidence of experts as to the chances of refloating the steamer. It ia stated they are fully convinced they will be able to raise the vessel, and, after patching her up temporarily, tow her into Fremantle- Harbour. The examination made by their diver showed, it is stated, that the hull is not damaged to half the extent that many people supposed it was, and there ia some reason to believe that the watertight compartments of the vessel are practically uninjured. The cargo already removed from ths vessel's holds is said to have lightened her to such an extent that she is now 2£ft higher out of the water than eh® 1 was before salving operations started. Further, th& No. 1 hold is now only half full of water, and the fact that the No. 2 " hold was two hours in filling is said to show that the damage is confined to the engine-room." An Auckland message states that the i Ventura, which left that port on Friday, toot 2304 bales of flax for San Francisco — a record shipment. The coastwise whale fishery of? Newfoundland for 1904 has proved a failure financially. Eight companies were engaged, and only three are paying a dividend, the highest dividend being 6 per cent. The companies are asking the Legislature to reduce the present taxation on the industry. The following ves«els arrived at this uort during the seven days ended April 2: — Rose Casey, s.s.. 81 tons: Invercargill, s.s., 123; Theresa Ward, s.s.. 56; Koonya, s.s., 663; Rimu, s.s.. 143; Monowai, s.s., 2137; Talune, s.s.,' 1370; Corinna, s.s.. 812; Warrimoo, s.s., 2076; Victoria, s.s., 1870; — total tonnage, 9221 tons. The departures wer6 : — Whangape, s.s., 1901 tons: Stm-m. 1s s, 185; Theresa Ward, s.s., 56; Rose Casey, s.s., 81; Mofoia. s.s.. 2154: Star of New Zealand. s.e., 3124 : Rimu, s.s., 143 ; Sir Henry, schooner. 94 : Koonya, s.s.. 663 ; Tongariro, s.s.. 4917: Monowai, s.s., 2137; Talune, e.s., 1370; Eunice, schooner, 171: Warrimoo, s.s.. 2076; Rimu, s.s., 143; — total tonnage, 19,215 tone.

I The recent fires in Palm-erston have stimulated the residents to action in the matter of the formation of a fire brigade, and a meeting of those interested in the creation of such an institution was held on Wednesday last. The meeting unanimously decided to approve of the proposal to form a brigade, and those present undertook to render all assistance possible in the furtherance of the object. A general committee was set up, and a number of names submitted as proposed members of the brigadewere approved. Messrs Barclay and Stewart were appointed to wait on the> Palmerston Borough Council with reference to a subsidy towards the proposed brigade. An entertainment is to be held to raise* funds For the brigade, and the residents will be canvassed for trabscrijctKHis.