SHIPPING SUMMARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14507, 26 April 1909, Page 1 (Supplement)

SHIPPING SUMMARY

The following summary represents shipping movements at this port during the period March 20 to April 23—both dates inclusive; —

STATISTICAL, FOREIGN, ETC. Tile bulk of the oversea export trade is now over, and llome loading is showing signs of falling off. Wool, bulter, and chetso, etc., for ihe season lias nearly all IxMin shipped awa). and Home linens on the coast are now gathering up the residue. Frozen meat is coming forward in average quantity, and in order to get a full loading it is necessary for each large steamer to call at a. number of ports. The trade in rabbits and rabbilskins is not yet 'in full swing, but it will improve considerably next inonlh and as the season progresses. As the winter months approach there will no doubt he a. larger quantity of frozen meat cargoes coming forward, and tin's, with the hutunm shipments of butter ami cheese yet lo come, should provide trade for tile ordinary number of regular Home steamers that visit New Zealand.

During the jioriod since last Summary nine Home traders have visited this port, and tliore have been five departures. The inward tonnage of these represented 34,624, and the outward tonnage 14,522. The oversea, arrivals for the March period were nine vessels, aggregating 42,949 tons, and nine dep.rtitrco, representing 47.075 tons. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rakaia arrived direct from London on April 4. She left London on February 10 at 4.30 n.in., and Plymouth at 6 a.in. on February 13. Tn lat. 4.47 N. and long. 13.23 \V. the Shaw-Savill's K.s. Tokmiiaru was passed outward bound for Auckland. The brought about 3000 tons of general cargo for Duncilin, 400 lons for Timaru, and 600 tons for Lyftelton. r-he received remarkably quick despatch at Dimediii, having discharged her cargo in two days and a-half. a performance which Main proves this port to ho one of the lie.-t in i,hut respect in the Australasian colonies. The Rakaia sailed on April S for Oamaru to load 15,000 carcases of mutton before going to Timaru and Lytlcltou lo complete discharge. 'the Tyser steamer TTatrice's Bay arrived at Dtmedin on April 4 from Liverpool, v Australian and northfi'ii ports, bringing about 6CO lons of general cargo for this I oi l, where jihe completed her discharge on April 7, and sailed for Wellington to load frozen produce before going lo Australia lo ccmplete her Homeward loading. , The steamc-ir Hfai, limber-laden frnn Columbia Hirer, arrived on March 31, bringing about 600,000 ft of Oregon timber. Captain Worso? having left the lilsa at Portland, rlie vessel was put under tlie comof Captain Andersen, who is making his liret visit to New Zealand. He reported having l.?fi Portland on February 17 with a cargo of nearly tliree million feet of Oregon pine, and experienced si fine passage until abreusl of the Kaikouras. when very stormy weather was encountered, with high seas and rain, lo arrival off the Heads. The JClsa is a typical cargo vessel, and brought a.U her Dimedin cargo on deck, consequently she came into port with her deck loads flush with the level of the caplain's bridge Ikilli fore and aft. The Klsa, having completed discharge of her Dunediu cargo, sailed on April 6 for northern ports lo finish discharging before loading grain for the United Kingdom or Continent. The Drayton Grange loaded a large quantity of wool, tallow, and general produce at I'ort. Chalmers for West of England ports, and sailed on March 29 for Napier for further loading. The A. and A. Company's cargo steamer Masliora arrived at, Dunedin on April 9 from Now York, via Australian and northern ports Captain IT. D. Tarver is in charge, a»d has with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr H. Roberts: wil Mr C'. R. H. Bleac.hmore: third. Mr 11. B. Deacon; fourth, Mr F. H. Faithfulli chief engineer, Mr T. Terriss: second, Mr Alcock. The Mashona carried a polyglot crew; The officers anil engineers arc British, t-hc deck hands are Malays and Oingaliv?, while the firemen are mostly coolies. The ordinary Malar seamen's wages are 35s per month. The Indian trimmers and stokers are paid from £1 to £1 6s per month. She had only a small cargo for this part, aj»d left for Hobart- next day. Her registered tonga.™ is 2665 to.ga.

The .Shaw, Bavi 11, and Albion Company's twin-screw liuer Kia Ora, which left Liverpoo! on February 20, and readied Auckland on April 4. afterwards viisiting Wellington and Lytteiton, arrived here on April 17. .She completed the disharge of her inward cargo at Pniuxlin, and then wej.t to I'ort Chalmers to load frozen meat, and general cargo, leaving on the 24th inst. for Lytteiton, Gisborne, and Napier, and will finally sail from Wellington on May 5. Captain Cliudlcy is in command, The lvia Ora is due at London on June 20. Th-3 new Tyser liner W'hakarua arrived at Dtuiodin from Lytteiton on April 19. tflm left N'ew i'ork on t'ebruarv 3 with u general cargo for i\ustra.lian ami Xow Zealand ports, and readied Auckland on April 1 .She brought 18.000 cases of kerosene and 1300 tons of general cargo for this port, and on completing her unloading went to the lilutf on April 23 lo conime.neu Home loading, and goes lliwico to Lytteiton, GisboMio, Napier, Wang-amii, ami Wellington. The (*. Kuapehu arrived from the Blulf and. coastal ports on April 22 to load frozen meat and general cargo at Port Chalmers for tho Home markets. She left, again on April 24 for Lytteiton, where she will continue her loading, and afterwards proceed lo Wellington. She sails from the last-named port, on May 6 for London, via Monte Video, Hie, do Janeiro, and Teueritfe. The vcisel is due at Home in time for i.lie July sales. The total number of vessels cleared inwards, from March 28 to April 23, including Home and foreign, intercolonial, and coastal, was 52. representing 105,446 tone, and the departures wore 46, with au aggregate of 81,932 tons. During the March Summary period the totals were: — Thirty-seven inwards, aggregating 88,563 lons, and 38 departures, totalling 92,819 tons.' IXTKRCOI.OXf.U,, COASTAL, ETC. The intercolonial and coastal shipping trade, liko tho oversea trade, in passenger traffic as well as cargo, shows an easing tendency. The large importations of West Australian timl»r into the Dominion keep a few charters of the tramp class in employment, but otherwise the intercolonial and coastal trade is normal for I,he season of the year, Tho number of arrivals from the Commonwealth ports for the present period is 18 vessels, representing 53.729 tons, and the departures have been 16, representing 49,470 tons. During the March period there were 10 arrivals, totalling 35,456 tons, and 12 departures, aggregating 45,470 tons! The coastal trade was represented by 25 •rrivals, totalling 17,093 tons, and 25 departures, representing 17,940 tons, as u-aiii-t 22 arrivals of 22,962 tons, and 20 departures of 17,449 tons.