THE BAYLEY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6183, 10 March 1888, Page 2

THE BAYLEY.

The steamship Bayley, of the Colouial Union line of steanjers, arrived from Napier yesterday morning, and was brought to a berth at No. 7 Wharf. The Bayley, like the other boa's of this line that have visited this port, ib a cargo boat. She iB a fine-looking: vessel, builc about two years ago by Meßßrs C. S. bwaim and bunto*-, for Messrs CUrkson and Son, of London. >-hj- was Iruilj. for trade between China and is ew York, and iv this t.aie -Jie made her first voyage. Sho is constructed of mild steel, is eobooner rigged, with clipper how and elliptical st-rn. Her measurements »re-320it lons-, -Oft ho*un, and 21ft depth of bold. This gives the vessel a ktosb tocnago of 2tio7. and a not of 1696 tons. The engines are on tbo triple ox*>ansion pjrincip-e, and they cau drive the vessel along at about J3 knots par hour, ona consumption of coal of about _B tuns i.e.- diem. Sho haß no accommodation for passengers, but iA a first-class cargo boat, aad has storage space for between SO.COO and 35,000 carcases of sheep. The refrigerator on heard iB Hall's,, of whioh sho has tbrto maahinp-j. Por The work, ing of cool, she has all the latest appliances, and altogether is a very useful boat ■ f her class, bho passed Lloyd's ex-mimtion for tho carriage of .jo-ps, and cons- questl** could b. empl >yed ii that eapaci y. she is in command of C-ptain Child?, who has with him as officers Mr k. C. Hey, oMef; Sir J. Balman., se-ohd; andJlrO. A. Goodwin, third. She pai ci from Graesaud on Dec, 24, snd after callicg atT npriffajind ('ape j '•own, reached **-ydney on 1 eh, 10. At c.ydnoy I she was docked for repairs and overhau'. Auckland was her first New Zealand p rt, where she landed cargo, ani then i>roc e-ea to Na' ier. At >'ap er SOOO carcaces of mutton were t-lten on 1 board, 200 bales of woql, and otner lines. At this port >-he discharges 160 tons of merchandise, and | then proceeds to Port C.alme s and Hlaff, and thence lack io Napier, whore .he .completes hor J loading and Bails for London. 1