UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 210, 3 September 1903, Page 4

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS.

Friday—Hnwen arrives from" Bluff, OamUru, and Tiinaru. Saturday: Taviuni arrives from Tahiti and Rarotonga; Aparima arrives from Calcutta and SamaraiTs; Takapuna arrives from Wellington mid New Plymouth: Tarawera leaves for Gisborne, Napier, Wellington Lyttelton, and Dunedin, at 12 noou; Hawea for Bluff, Oaraaru. and Timaru, 1 p.m.; Waipori from Westport; Moura, from Westport. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. ■ Thursday—Wellington arrives from WhaWaitanßi arrives from Groat Barrier- Chelmsford leaves for Whnngarei a» o p m • Paeroa arrives from Wlianyspoua and Port Charles; Glenclg avvivos from Hokinnka (meantime); Wolmann leaves for Wliakalane nt 7 p.m. Friday: Clansman arrives from Mangomii, Whangaron, and Russell, and leaves for Whangarei at 0.30 p.m.: Marital leaves for Tauranga at 5 p.m.; Waitangi leaves for Mercury Bay. Kennedy's Ray. and Knaotunu at 9 p.m.; Ngfipnhl arrives from New Plymouth: Cbelmsforrt arrlvaa from Whamgarei: Walotabl arrives from Tauranga, Ohiwa, ami Opotiki. Saturday: Waitnngi arrives from Knfioitunu, Kennedy's Ray. and Mercury Ejay; Clansman arrives from Whangarei: Omnemuri arrives from Purengarenga, 110Lo::"a, etc. Sunday: Marital arrives from Taniungn: Clielmsford leaves for Whangarei at li p.m.; Ngapnhl leaves for New Plymouth at ;; .p.m. (train 2.30 p.m.). IMPORTS. Per Tarawora, from the South —40 sacks .Wheat, 800 sacks oats, 50 sacks barley, .".0 sacks lime, 11S!J sacks potatoes, .150 sacks flour. 50 sacks sharps. liO sacks seed, 'Sj Backs onions, 1007 sacks chaff, 24 coal baskets, 1152 bundles sacks, 4!) pkprs. iron-" ware, 40 boxes soap. 60 lulls, zinc, 40 chests tea, 40 cases matches. 04 cases coiullour, 50 Ciisea apples, S hlids. ale, 10 cases pickles, ,"ju pieces bluestone, 54 cases ale, i>B2 bales llax. 125 sacks malt, :.!2 cases biscuits, 80'J cases whisky, 00 rolls netting, 303 cases moats, VA ranges, 7:: pipes, 17 cases earthenware, 5(» cases coffee essence, 34 bags log,wood, 20 cases galvanised iron, l>7 pkgs. and sundries. The s.s. Talune is expected to arrive from Sydney on Sunday evening. The s.s. Koorinsra left Fiji for Auckland yesterday, and will be due here on Tuesday. The s.s. Hawca left Napier for Auckland at 3 p.m. yesterday, and will be duo here to-morrow moruing. Messrs J. ,7. Criag'a barque Margarita, which is awaiting cargo, will sail for Dargaville at an early date. '■ The s.s. Moura left Westport for AuoltInncl last night. The vessel is expected iiere on Saturday morning. The a.s.c. Aotea arrived at Mercury Bay from Gisborne on Tuesday last. She loads Umber for the Southern port. An order for a 00ft scow for the Manukau Steamship Company has just been received by Messrs Bailey and Lowe. An exchange states that it is understood i that the Shaw, Savill Company will lay I tti'i Aotea up for a time. ; The Aotca I crime to Auckland from London under char- ■ ter to the Tyser liuc. I

Messrs Bailey and Lowe have commenced the construction of a GOft bilge scow for Captain Chailes Kasper. The now vessel, which will be somewhat similar to the Albatross, is to be employed in the lime trade. and will have a carrying capacity of 00 tous. The annual report of the Marine Department states that for certificates of competency 211 persons passed their examinations and 9G failed. Of those who passed 140 were masters, mates, and steamship engineers of sen-going vessels; 00 were masters and engineers of steamships plying within restricted limits; 8 were engineers of seagoing vessels propelled by oil, gas, etc.; and 3 were engineers of similar vessels plying within restricted limits. The New Zealand regulations for the examination of masters and mates, which are similar to those of the Imperial Board of Trade, do not recognise service as second mate in the coasting trade as officer's service for the purpose of qualifying for examination for ti foreign-going certificate as first mate or master, and as this rule prevents a great many young men whose New Zealand coasting service Is in many cases really as good as intercolonial service, which counts as foreign-going for examination purposes, from obtaining the superior foreign-going certificates, the Department have asked the. Board of Trade to agree to an alteration of the regulations to give relief to New Zealand coasting second mates. This, however, the board could not see its way clear to do, and as New Zealand certificates are only recognised ns of equal value to those gianted by the Board of Trade on condition that the requirements of our regulations are similar to those of the Board of Trade, nothing more can be done in the matt er.