SHIPPING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3501, 25 June 1884, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP TIMARD. The flagstaff of Timaru is situated in, 171 deg 17min. 20seo. East longitude, 14deg. 23min, South latitude. abbivzd. June 25—Reward, schooner, 41 tons, Andrews, from Lyttelton. SAILED. Juno 24—Taiaroa, b.b., 228 tons, Smith for Dnnedin. Passengers—Mrs Brown, Messrs Simpson, J. Thomson, 0. Lancaster, and B. North, EXPORTS, In the Taiaroa, N.M. and A. Co, agents: 35 hides, Collins and Co; 886 cases preserved meats, N.Z.M.P. Co ; 7 bales wool, Miles, Archer and Co; 908 sacks^wheat, Farmers’ Association; 2 pkgs, Reid and Gray; I parcel, G. B. Ansley. EXPECTED ABBITALB. Prince Rnpert, schooner, from Owake, daily . ~ Handa Isle, barquentme, from Newcastle, ally Devs, barque, 761 tons, from Auckland, early Rio, schooner, from Newcastle, early Eileen Donan, schooner, from Newcastle early „ • Formosa, schooner, from Newcastle,early The brigantine Handa Isle is 20 days Out to-day, from Newcastle to this port. The schooner Formosa, which is bringing coals for Mr Evans, Is 380 tons, and the brigantine Eileen Donon is 270 tons, also With coals.

The schooner Reward arrived from Lyttelton about mid-day to-day, which port She left on Saturday—in ballast. She is expected to load produce. The barque Mary Ann Annison finished Unloading her coals at the wharf early this afternoon, and at once commenced loading produce lor Townsville (Queensland.) By this evening she will have about 1800 sacks aboard.

The Great Eastern is, it seems, not likely to become a mere coal-hulk at present, for the Americanspropose to utilise it during the World’s Exhibition in New Orleans. It is suggested that the big ship should be chartered to carry the exhibits to New Orleans, and then be utilised as a floating hotel during the continuance of the exhibition. after which the vessel could return to Liverpool with such exhibits as remained unsold, and at any rate a full oagro of cotton

The steamship Triumph (which struck on a rook at Tiritiri) is being rapidly put in order to betaken into dock (says the Auckland “ Herald ”) to undergo repairs rendered necessary to make her seaworthy. What may be termed a false bottom is being made inside her bows, so that she will be able to float on an almost level keel, and so be brought to such an even draught as to be able to be taken into dock. The plates, stem, and keel pieces, with plans, &c., required to repair the gap in the Triumph’s bows, have been shipped for Auckland by the s.s. lonic. Mr Fraser,her owner, expects to have the vessel complete and in sea-going order by the end of the present year at the latest.