STANDING OF THE ELIZA MARY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2220, 18 July 1874, Page 2

STRANDING OF THE ELIZA MARY.

As reported in our last issue, this vessel took the south spit of the Waitara River, and on Thursday last a survey was held on her, when she was condomned. She was built in Sydney, for Mr. D. Moyhina, of that city, and was commanded by Captain John James. The vr i v l >tr was one hundred and fifty tons burden, n 1 had only been built about five months. ' •> is insured in the Victoria Company for £> .500. The hull, spars, rigging, &c., •»• . " !injvi<».-H of yeotnrday, by auction, for HSLO ; and the remainder of her cargo of coals rutliwd &U<>.

The brigantine Mary Webster from Kaipara for Lyttelton, anchored in the roadstead on Thursday, owing to the S.E. gale in the Straits. The schooners Amaranthe from Kaipara, and Mary Ellen from Manawatu, have arrived and are lying off the Waitara, but are prevented from entering owing to the wreck of the Paterson. The s.s. Hero arrived at Auckland yesterday morning, from Sydney, which she left on the 11th July. The Storm Bird (says the New Zealand Times) met with an accident to her boiler, when off the Kidnappers, and had to return to Napier. Arrival of the Waikato.— The ship Waikato, Captain Chas. Hodder, for some time past anxiously looked for, arrived in Wellington harbour on the 11th June. The Waikato has had a tediously long passage of one hundred and nine days from port to port, which, however had no ill effect on the passengers — a fact which speaks creditably of the management and arrangements on board. Four births and a similar number of deaths occurred on the passage. The new arrival is an excellent specimen, presenting a very neat and handsome appearance in the water. The following is the report of the Waikato's voyage ; left Plymouth on the 24th March ; at first had strong S.S.W. winds and thick weather, afterwards moderate N.E. trade winds and fine weather ; crossed the Equator on April 19 ; experienced light and variable southerly S.E. trades; passed the Cape on May 26 ; after which date had a succession of westerly winds as far as 138 degrees east ; from thence met with variable easterly winds and fine weather, with a short gale at times. On the 9th July sighted land to the eastward of Cape Egmont. On the 10th, passed through Cook Strait with strong north-west winds, and finally anchored in Wellington Harbour at 4 p.m. on the 11th. At the time of sailing she had on board, independently of her crew, 368 souls, classified as follows : — Male adults, 141 ; female do, 108 ; male children, 51 ; female do., 45 ; infants, 23 ; total 368 ; equal to 297 statute adults.