The s.b. Ahuriri arrived in harbor at an early hour this morning from Wanganui and ports and reports as follows : — Left Wellington at midnight on the 17th inst, to collect the West Coast portion of the outward mails for the p.s. Nevada ; arrived and left JPicton early on the morning of the 18th ; entered Nelson Haven with the same evening's tide, sailed again on the following morning for JTaranaki, crossing Cooks Straits, experienced very heavy S.W. gales with a terrific sea, obliged to heave the ship to for twenty bows, the passage to Taranaki occupying thirty-six Lours. Arrived at Taranaki on Saturday afternoon, sailed again after embarking mails, and fastened to the wharf at Onehunga at noon on Sunday the 21st, in good time to tranship the mails to the Nevada, which vossel left Auckland at 3 p.m. the same day. Left Onehunga on Wednesday, the 24th, but was unable to cross the Marmkau bar until Saturday morning. Called at Taranaki on the passage down, and arrived at Wanganui on Sunday, the 28th inst., at 5 p.m. ; left again at 3 p.m. yesterday, and arrived here as above. The B.s. Eangatira, Captain Kenner, sailed yesterday afternoon, for Napier, with an average number of passengers and cargo. She 'will return here again on Friday next, and leave for the South on Saturday. The b.s. Omeo, due here on Thursday, via the South, will leave hero the same day for Melbourne via Nelson and Hokitiba. The s.B. Phoebe arrived at Manukau on Friday last, and will wait their for the arrival of the Nebraska, due at Auckland to-morrow, the 31st inst. The Phcebo will bring on the European mail for the West Coast ports. The following appears in the " Scientific American" in answer to a correspondent : — "For largo vessels, the screw has a decided economical advantage over side-wheels. The Bcrew, with «ne- third less coal, will yield the same speed as the wheel3. It is not new to place two pairs, or four wheels, on steam Teesels. The experiment has been tried without economical success. Whether you use four wheels, or two which contain the same paddle surface, makes, theoretically, no difference. But practically the two wheels are best. If four are used the water reachea the affe or second pair of wheels in a state of motion, and slip or loss of power is the result."
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3212, 30 May 1871, Page 2
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