THE RANGITIKEI FROM LONDON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4188, 22 September 1881, Page 2

THE RANGITIKEI FROM LONDON.

Tho New ZdiUand Shipping Company's ship Ban* gitiki arrivod from Loudon yesterday, after a splen* did passage ot 86 oayn. The ship arrived in perfeot ordor alow aud aloft, refluotiajj great credit upon Captain Milman nnd Mr Uunise, her cli ■■' officer. The Bangitikei bringa 61 pasaeugorsallto; mongst whom aru several operatives* for t). taiapoi Woollen Factory. Tho oare of the i sengers devolved oa Hr £. Bobinson, who i. ad the post of miigeoi), and whose duties f<, unately wero reduoed to a minimum, all <> ■ board enjoying uxcnllont health on the passage (.uh. The paasengera Wttre uri lently inuoh pleased with the kindness and attontion shown them by Captain HUman and hia officii, in whose praise they spoko in most feeling tonne. lir Batcher still Hits the offioe of ohiof steward, and he . contributed not a little to the geaeral oomfort and well-being of all on hoard. The passage of the Bangitikei was essentially a fine weather ono. and no bad waather was met with until the Snares were mads on September 16. The Equator was crossed 30 days one, tho meridian of the Uaye 51 dajs, Cape Lea. win 72 days, Tasmania 76 days, and the Snares 81 days out. besides a largo general oargo, the Bangitikei bringa nine prize sheep, bnt owing to the vessel tot. arriving until darkness had set in, wo are unable to report the merits of these animals, whioh aro dejorlbod as being Borne of the best bred gheep tbat hare yot reached tho Colony. Tho following ropott of 'he passage was kindly famished by Captain Afilmau :— -Loft the Dooks on Jane 25, at noon, find at 7.30 a.m. on June 27 the tag oast off lr.m tho Bhip oil Sc Catherines. Westerly windß Were mjt with until the north-east trades were fall-m in witli in 33 north. The latter wore carried to 13 north, and proved moderate the whole time. Southerly and south-west winds were then met with to 3 north, when the t""ith-eaat trades wero ful lun in witb, and hold i esh to 26eoath. A spell of easterly weeilir then rrovailed until, the westerlies were "Mb with ib 41 south. Tho3o proved very l.v. mrable, tho ship averaging 230 miles a-day for .'5 days, tide easting buinnr run down between tho parallels of 45 and 48 south. Tbo Equttor was erosiwd in 22 west ou July 27 ; tho meridian of tho Cape of Good Hopo on augmt iOj that of Capa Leu win on Sept. 7 j Tasmania on Sept. 13 ; and the Snares on Sept. 16. Made Capa Saunders on Sept. 18, and Banks Peninsula on Sept. 20 ; oahna and north-eoßt winds prevailing up tho ooa.-f , with very fine weather. Hade the ueads yesorday afternoon, and was towod in to un anchorage off Stoddart's Point at 7.30 p.m., by tbe p.B. Lyttolton. The following ships were signalled:— July 8: Ship Colombia, from Liverpool to Calcutta, 12 days oat, lnlat.3a*34 north, long. 20*30 west. July 14: Ship Castlehoad, Liverpool to Valparaiso, 20 days out. in lab. 17*45 north, long. 25*18 west. Augast 11 : In lat. 39 45 hou in, long. 21*20 west, .barque Glenlora, from London for Wellington.