Untitled

Southland Times, Issue 11843, 17 September 1891, Page 2

lh 1. barquentine Jerfalcon arrived at the Bluff from Maiden Island at 7 p m on Tuesday evening. She left the island on 12.h Auguat ani had moderate easterly winds to making Bavage Island on the 20th. A gang of returned labourers were landed at tbis island, and from thence to making the land at the Bast Cape on the 7th inst moderate winds and fair weather prevailed From the cape till arrival no. th and north-east winds and fine weather were experienced. The Jerfalcon has made a quick round trip to the island aud back. *-ho brir gd a cargo of guano conßig .ed to the N.Z Loan and MA Co. A large number of vessels have loaded at Maiden this season, and the following Bhipß sailed for Hamburg shortly before ihe riep-trtureof the Jerfalcon :—Mimi, with 11C0 tons of guano ; Indefatigable, with 16. 0 tons ; Brodick Castle, with 2600 tons; ai.d Emm Pasha, with 2600 tons. The barque Gazelle ib dne at tne Blnff in abont a fortnight from he island with a cargo of gnano, aud will be followed by the barque Doris. In i.B official report on the wreck of tho barque Ellen, the Marine Board of New South Wales expresses the opinion that the vessel was dangerously leaky, waa v i.ermanned, hid an insufficient complement af officers, th it shtt was improperly handled in rhe galo and tha. there was irragularity in discipline in consequence of the incapacity of the officers through drink. The Boaid considered that it was not prudent for the Ullen to be sent to sea with such a heavy cargo though the owner a.tei weii within the law.