Shipping.
ENTERED INWARDS., October-29.-rElizabeth, schooner, 12, Fraser, from Collingwood, with 1 dray and 4 passengers. ' "' October 29.—Tasrnanian Maid, steamer, 90, Whitwell, f.iom Wellington, via Wairau and Waitohi, with 8 casks Burton ale, Nicholson and Ridings; 7 boxes pipes, Levien and Co.; 1 pianoforte, Order. Passengers—Captain Graham, Mrs. Downes, Messrs Eyes, Gentry, Goodman, and nine in the steerage. November I.—Supply, 20, Walker, from Collingwood, with 98 ounces gold. ENTERED OUTWARDS. October 29.—Tasmarrian Maid, steamer, 90, Whitwell, for Motueka and Collingwood. • November I.—Harkaway, barque, €38, Graham, for Manila. Wire Rigging for Ships.—The Liverpool Courier says three-fourths of all the ships now fitted: out at Liverpool are rigged with wire rope. It is described as a fourth less in weight, and not one-half the bulk of that made of hemp, and the cost is also 25 per cent. less. It is much less susceptible than hemp of atmospheric changes, and it is predicted that in a few years it will supersede hemp rope for standing rigging. The English have the advantage in regard to iron ships as well as wire rigging, on account of the cheapness of the material. Iron ships are increasing in number in England, and in many respects they are superior to wood, but they cannot be built here until iron becomes cheaper. An iron ship in England costs a little less than a first-class wooden ship; but in the United States it would probably cost three times as much as a wood-built shtp.
Shipping.
Colonist, Volume II, Issue 108, 2 November 1858, Page 2
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