SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 605, 27 May 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. arrived. May 27 —Kate McGregor, schooner, 55 tons, Hopkins, from Auckland. May 27— Hawea, 4G I tons, Wheeler, from Northern ports. Passengers - Saloon ; Mrs Killmore, Mrs Moorhouse, Mr and Mrs Geddes, His Honor Judge Johnson and secretary, Messrs Blackmore, Martin, Mclntosh, Manning, Cuddleford, Simmons, W ite, Harding, Masters Stock and Crawford ; 3 in steerage, 10 for South. _ 7Z/.M. i CLEARED. May 27 —Onward, schooner, 69 tons, Bussell, for Auckland. May 27—Fa'rlie, schooner, 177 tone, Norris, for Auckland. May 27—Sea Gull, brigantine, 122 tons, Bobertson, for Bluff. SAILED. May 27 —Halcyon, s.s., Gall, for Dunedin, in ballast. The Kate McGregor, twenty-one days out from Auckland, arrived this morning. A brig, supposed to be the Byron, from Newcastle, anchored at the Heads this morning, being unable to come up before the S.W. wind. . The s.s. Hawea, from North, arrived this morning at 9.30. She leaves this evening for the South. ARRIVAL OK THE POMONA FROM PORT CHALMERS. The expected Pomona arrived yesterday. Captain Tannock reports leaving Port Chalmers ou Tuesday last, being towed out by the p.s. Geelong. Had light and bailling winds during the whole passage up the coast. Mas oil the Heads on Thursday morning, and the light was sighted at 2 am. yesterday. Pilot Wood boarded the ship at s a.m, and worked the vessel up against the o.AV , breeze to an anchorage off the Breakwater. Hie Pomona brings 250 tons cargo for this port, including the machinery for the dredge Erskine. now nearly due. She will be berthed at the Gladstone Pier to discharge. THE P.M.S.S. AUSTRALIA. This splendid vessel was signalled before 7 a.m. yesterday morning, and at 7.35 a.m. anchored in Lyttelton Harbour for the first time. The s.s Moa was waiting with steam up to proceed to> thes Australia for the mails, and directly she was inside the heads went off, as also did H.M.C. steam launch. Arriving alongside we were welcomed on board, and the mall bags were at once transhipped, the Moa returning with them to the shore in time to catch the 9 a.m. train for Christchurch. The Australia is undoubtedly the finest steamship, take her all in all. that has ever visited Lyttelton. It will be remembered that this vessel has made the quickest trip from England to Australia on record, having steamed that distance in 41 days 7 hours and 15 minutes, an average of 12J- knots per hour, on a consumption of less than 34 tons of coal per day. Bv those who perused the detailed description already given of the Zealandia and her machinery, a repetition of the particulars Is not required, as both vessels are by the same builder, and their dimensions are almost exactly the same. The Australia is similarly designed as regards the accommodation for passengers in all classes, and t lie fitting up, furni-hlng, and equipment of the saloon combine equal richness and elegance of style. Ihe engines are on precisely the same principle as those of the Zealandia, and are of equal power, and the •patents and improvements peculiar to the one are possessed by the other. The Australia is commanded by Captain William Cargill, formerly of Devitt and Moore’s ships, trading to Sydney, and Mr A. Martin is chief engineer. Messrs H. Chevalier, Gavan O’Brien. A. Bannerman, and J. Rennie are first, second, third, and fourth othccrs respectively, and the duties of purser devolve on MrJ Lloyd, who was at Melbourne in a similar capacity on the s.s. St Osyth. The medical superintendence of passengers and all ou board is in the hands of Dr C. E. Sharpe. Though the fittings are certainly not so superb as those of the City of han Francisco, the vessel hcrseli seems certainly to be more substantially built and less cumbrous than her American sister, and without doubt is a faster boat In one particular she compares most favourably with all steamers belonging to the company that have hitherto visited Lyttelton, and that is in the extreme urbanity of all on board. From the captain to the stewards all seem bent on making the passengers and visitors comfoitable, and, if the ordinary fare is anything like that we saw. the person that grumbles at it must be exceedingly fastidious. At 1 p.m. the Moa took a number of passengers and visitors to look at the steamer, and on the arrival of the 4 p m. train the mail steamer got under weigh, and before dark was far on her way to Port Chalmers. We append a report of the Australia’s run from Sydney to this port, from which It will be seen that very severe weather has been encountered. The report was kindly furnished to us by Mr Lloyd, the purser, who tells us he wiis here years ago in the old Blue Jacket, with Captain White. Captain Rich acted as coastal pilot from Kandavau to this port. The second and third cabin accommodation was universally admired, and certainly the best we have ever seer. The following Is - the report of the passage from Sydney to this port:-Left Sydney on Saturday, May 6th, at 4 p.m, and at midnight there were a succession of heavy squalls, sea rising fast, and shipping water. On Sunday, at 10 a.m, it was blowing a strong N.N.W. gale, and the vessel shipped large quantities of water, the smokingroom, purser’s cabin, and office doors, windows, &c, Btove in and flooded. On Monday. Bth, the gale ■till continued, ship laboring heavily, and at 5.30 a.m. the engines were eased to half speed ; ac 7.10 were shipping- quantities of water over all, and the engines were put to slow. On Tuesday the weather was still bad, and the Australia steamed slow, head to sea; that afternoon same weather, [engines going dead slow; at midnight there was less sea, and the engines were put at half speed. On AA’ertnesday there was less wind, and the sea going down, th e engines were put at full speed ahead. From Thursday, 11th, to Monday, 15th, there was a strong breeze and high sea, ship rolling heavily, carried away fore boom. Arrived at Kandavau on 15th, at 2.30 p.m. The Colima had arrived on 13th_, and after receiving mails, sailed for Frisco at 4.45 pm. same day. On AVednesday, 17th, at 9,40 am, the City of New York came alongside and transhipped her Frisco malls and passengers into Australia; at 5.40 p.m. she sailed for Sydney. At six same evening the Australia left for Auckland and experienced fine weather and light head winds all the way, arriving there at midnight on Sunday, 21st. Left Auckland at 11 a.m. on 22nd, arriving Oft Napier at 5.30 p.m. The weather was very thick, and as there were no signs of any boats coming oft. and every prospect of bad weather, the ship’s head was kept awayto the E.S.E, and it was determined to proceed to AVellingion. Soon . after midnight there was a strong N.E. gale, increasing in force, and as the Australia was shipping much water, her head was put to the wind and the engines slowed ; Cape Palliaer was sighted at 5.44 am. on 25th, and AVellington was reached at 10.30 a.m; left AVcllington at 4 p.m on Thursday, and had N.VY. and ■outherly breezes, with squalls of rain and lightning, till arrival at Lyttelton at 7.35 yesterday morning. !i ! i ! ■' i ■ ! SHIPPING. The "Waikato was off the Lizard on March 17th. The Wairoa sailed from Deal March 17th, and was off the Start March 19th. The following passengers left Wairoa, tor Port Lyttelton:-Mr Charles Lewis, Mr Herbert Flemming, Mr AV. Haynes, wile, and family, Miss Kennedy, Mrs Palgrave, Mr M. A. E. Grocholz, wife, and child, Rose A. Godfrey, Mr B. AV. Weston, Mr Henry Feutz, Air George Ligertwood, MrJ W. ('. Wood, MrR. Dacre, jun., Air Kicliau Cottew, Dr Lawton, AIrC. AVary and wife, Carl Irusen and wife, Alessrs W. G. Crossley, wife, and family, Win., Jessie, and Grace AVilson, Robert Jackson, Josh. Gubbins, Thomas Kelly, George Moore, J. H. Bell, Andrew. CASUALTIES. The Balnaguith, for Bluff Harbour, returned to dock on March 13th dismasted, and with loss of bowsprit and damage to bulwarks and boats. She had been fouled by a schooner, and had also received considerable damage from the gale. The Halcione arrived In dock with loss of jibboom. flying jib, and other damage, having been in collision in the Downs, .. , . The Miehael Angelo, for Port Phillip, put hack to Gravesend on March 16th, with hawse pipes gone, but sailed again on the 18th. The Salamis, for Port Phillip, put into Plymouth on March lath, with loss of anchors and chains in