Daily Honolulu press., 1885-12-22
The NeW Steamship "Mararoa.o

The following is a description Of the
steamer, clipped from the Sydney Morn-
ing Herald The New steamship Ma.
,a,oa, built by Messrs. Denney and
Brothers, Dumbarton, for the Union
Steamship Company Of New Zealand,
went down the Clyde on the 2and Sep
tember with party Of nearly 200
gentlemen on board, mostly share
holders. The saloon and drawing-room
are luxuriously finished and decorated
with pictures inserted by David Murray
A. r. S. A., r. w. Allen, Alfred East,
William Young, William Hackstoun,
and series of allegorical representa-
tons of the seasons and arts by Mr.
William Strang. The saloon has fine
glass dome, and the corners are filled
in with ornamental brackets and vases,
giving the facility for fine display Of
flowers, etc. The smoking room is
spacious and light, artistically fitted
with beveled plate looking-glasses,
colored windows, and paved with Min
ton tiles. The second saloon has the
walls panelled in beautiful specimens of
polished woods, and the vessel is fitted
with electric lights throughout. The
sleeping cabins are planned with every
thing most studiously arranged for
comfort and convenience. There are
a number of small Pullman cabins on
the deck, containing two berths each,
the upper one being pushed up to the
roof in the daytime and the lower berth
folded up, thus forming private com
Portable sitting-room, with table and
easy chairs. Her principal dimensions
are-Length, $40 feet; BREADTH az feet;
and depth, nodded, 26 feet; gross ton
mage, a,6oo. Above the upper deck is
a promenade extending over three
fourths of the length of the ship, and
sheltered by roof deck extending over
the length of the engine room and
boiler spaces, She is constructed Of
steel according to the Lloyd's rules for
the 100 Al three-deck class, having a
full poop, midship houses and topgal-
liant forcastle, straight stem and ellipti-
cal stern. The vessel is brigantine rigged.
She has double bottom on the cellu-
lar system, extending from peak bulk
head, except under the boilers,
where the ordinary floors are fitted,
capable of containing 800 tons of water
ballast. The double bottom is divided
into separate compartments, and is SO
arranged that each of these may be
filled and emptled independently. The
engines by Messrs. Denney & Co., of
Dumbarton, are direct-acting and sur,
face-condensing on the triple expan-
sion principle, having three cylinders,
one low pressure, one intermediate, and
one high pressure. The diameters of
the cylinders are "a inches, 81 inches,
and 81 inches respectively, with stoke
of 4 feet 6 inches, giving an indicated
horsepower of 5000. Steam is raised
by two double-ended steel boilers,
having twelve of Foxes corrugated
furnaces. The working pressure OBJ
tained is 100 lbs. per square inch. The
vessel will carry $50 irst-class and I2o
second'class passengers. She is to be
engaged in the New Zealand home
trade, and will be commanded by
Captain Edie. She is up to all the
Admiralty requirements, and fitted foi
Government service, being divided by
eight transverse bulkheads, hve OF
A which are water-tight, and extend up to
i the upper deck She is fitted with
+ hydraulic gear for loading and discharg
= ing cargo and lowering and hosting hel
2 boats. Her carrying capacity is about
2,aoo tons, with ample stability under
: ordinary conditions of loading ever
} without the water ballast. The com
pany sat down to luncheon on the re
! turn journey Mr.. William M'Andrev
e Chairman of the London Board o
S Directors) presided. Mr.. John M
! Dennyiacting as Vice-Chairman.