SHIPPING TELEGRAM.
r ■■'■}" •''?"' Auckland, This Day • Thejj.B. Psbty Jane left at 6 p.m. yesterday for Gisborne.
The Union Co. 'a s.a. Wanaka arrived in I the Bay shortly after (i o'clock, this morning. .Site left Pfcuedin at 1. 15 p.m. on the 4th, arriving at Lyttleton at 11 a.m. on tbe sth ; left again at 9 p.m., arriving at Well^}iQDf;a,t IpTm. ; sailed again at 2.30 p.m. on the 7th, arriving at Napier at 7 a.m. yesterday morning ; left at 5.30 last evening, arriving as above. 'Experienced head winds tp Lyttlefoii. from thence to arrival favorable weather. The $s..- lady Bird,- Captain Malcolm, lef^ fitictjajid on Mbhday the 7th inst., at ssls^.m. V a**4red afrjfcawranga on the Bth at 7.30 a.m., and left Again at 9.30 a.m. ; arrived in the Bayitfns morning at 10 o'clock. 7/. [I 1 :.jFt\' .' ,' ' ' From a private sortrce we learn that the s.s. Taupo ii 'breaking up, and fears are entertained that she will not be got oft where shfe now lies." ; : The Dunediu , r t Herald says :— " The Union Steamship Company have received advices that the Second boat, the Te Anau, will .be completed during August. This is somewhat : earlier than was anticipated. •It'-was not intended that she should follow the Rotomahana so speedily, but the company*' have thought it advisable io press forward her construction so that they may qflbe able to provide ample facilities for the large increase of passenger traffic during the summer months which is expected from 1 Jilje Sydney. Exhibition and the increase of * trade. The'vessel will be somewhat smaller than the Rotomahana, the Te Anau's dimensions being, length, 270ft. ; beam, 3ift. ; cleptti, 25ft : 350 h. ; p. nominal, and she is expected to average thirteen knots ; easily. Her passenger accommodation will be similar to that of the other boats of the line, and she will carry 100 saloon. Her tonnage will be about the same as the Wakatipu. The Company have also sent forward an order for a boat to replace the Taupo she is to be 220% long. 30ft. beam, and 225.; deep; withaßpeed of 12£ knots. This boat will be soiSxewhat similar to the Rotorua in style, but of greater speed. It is proposed t^at this, boat will replace the Rotorua in the intercolonial trade, and the Rotorua will be employed solely on the coast."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18790409.2.3.4
Bibliographic details
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 672, 9 April 1879, Page 2
Word Count
387SHIPPING TELEGRAM. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 672, 9 April 1879, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in