ARRIVAL OF THE PAPARCA.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12751, 24 March 1910, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE PAPARCA.

NELSON'S FIRST PASSENGER

OCEAN STEAMER,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Paparoa arrived at tlie outer anchorage from Picton yesterday afternoon, and was brought into the harbour by Captain Collins (the pilot) last evening, and berthed at the Railway wharf. It is the first occasion on which an ocean going steamer has been brought into the harbour at night, and the operation was carried out most successfully, everything passing oft without a hitch. Tlie Paparoa, which is one of the largest vessels to visit this port, was built by Messrs Denny Bros at Dumbarton in 1899. Her dimensions are as follows: Length, 435 feet,' breadth 54 feet, depth 34 feet. Her gross tonnage is 6562 tons, and licr net 4246. Sho is a twin screw vessel* of 4000 liorse power, with triple expansion engines, high pressure cylinder 22*. intermediate 30$, and lowpressure 58, with 4 feet stroke. Captain E. T. Smith is in command, and he has associated with him the following officers : Chief, Mr H. Makepeace ; second, Mr C.- Paris (late of the Rimutaka) ; third, Mr R. J. Gibb (late of the Kaikoura); fourth, Mr H. Fell; chief engineer, Mr H. E. Ridler (who was in the Rakaia, the first ocean steamer to enter Nelson harbour) ; second. Mr A. White ; third, Mr Morgan; fourth, Mr Morris; fifth, Mr Ross* chief refrigerating engineer, Mr Cameron ; second refrigerating engineer, Mr Coleman; electrician, Mr Green ; chief steward, Mr Adcock. Dr Cooper will join the vessel at Nelson. The Paparoa will commence loading this morning, and seventeen men accompanied the vessel from Wellington to assist in the operations, which will be in charge of Captain Jelly. Her cargo will consist of 5400 cases of apples, 7500 carcases of frozen mutton, 120 bales oi wool, besides tallow and sundries. It is expected that the vessel will leave for Wellinjjton at ten o'clock on Saturday morning. . There will be no admission te the steamer to-day, but to-morrow she will be open for inspection by the Public, when a silver coin admission will be charged.