SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12593, 8 September 1906, Page 11

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Shaw, Savill, end Albina Company's steamer Knramen arrived at 6.80 p.m. yesterday from Auckland direct, after a passage of 6!) hours. The vespel is to load a quantity of general cwfro here for Weft of Ensrland ports, and it in expected that she will fail to-nipht for Wellington to complete loading. The veenol is to sail finally from Weliinsrton for "West of England ports direct on Thnrcdny neat. The Ty?#>r steamer Star of Scotland is to loßve Wellington to-morrow for Sydney, and ■will lend in Australia. The Shnw, Sarill. and Albion Company's steamer Kumara, due at Wellington from London, yin Capetown and Hobnit, on the 11th or 12th intt., is bringing 160 pascengers for New Zealand. The barq*ientine River Boyne is now read? fnr sea, and will fee towed out at six o'clock this mornincr. The vessel will croceed. in Tbailant, to Kaipara, where she will load timber for Sydney. -, t The auxiliary-screw schooner Huia is expected to sail mi Monday with a cargo of produce for Kaipara. The Union Company's rteamer Toieri will sail thi* afternoon for Greymouth. The We»tnort Coal Company's steamer Cnnopns is due here about nine or ten o'olock this morning with a cargo of coal from The local agents of the Huddart-Parker Comnany have" received particulars frem headquarter" rfnrdinf a now ?t->iuncr Wiieh ii being built for the New Zenland-Australian

trade. Mr Appleton, the company's representative, who is now at Home, has lei ft contract to Messrs Ckniriay Bros., buildar* of the Victoria and Zealand!*, for a new pusengor stearcer of over 5000 tone. The new vessel will be 400 ft long, and is expected to be able to *team 16 knots when fall; loaded. Her general arrangements will be similar to those of th% company's latestbuilt steamer, the Kiverina. bhe will have excellent accommodation {or about 400 pastenpere in three classes, and on arrival will ba placod in tho New Zealand trade. It has not been definitely decided whether the vcfsel will run via Auckland or Cook Strait. Mr Appleton has nleo placed an order with Mc*srs Furneas, Withy and Go. for a new cargo steamer of about 3000 tons. Mr J. Sutherland, late fourth officer of the Monowai, has joined tho Koonya as third officer. The Wootton will sail for Kniapoi with a lead of coal as " soon as the necessary repairs to her boiler are effeoted. The eteniner Brisbane is to sail to-day for Kaipara* where she will load a full cargo of kauri for Melbourne. It' is reported thnt n, contract has been lot by the Nippon Yusmi Kaisha for tho construction of six new steamers, each of which is to be of KSOJ tons green. Four of the veseele will be built at Nagast&i, and the others at Kobe. Caotain G. K. Wright, formerly of the P. and O. liner China, has retired from a soa-going life. Ho has been snooeeded as master of tho China by Captain £. Street. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Canopue, 8.!., from Westport, this day. Kamono, e.t., from Greytnouth, this daj?. Storm, s.s., from Wangamii, this day. Ratornahana, e.g., from Wellington, this day. Mararoa, e.b., from Port Chalmers, this day. 0 Talune, s.s., from Dunedin, this day. Mokoia, s.s., fro in Sydney, via Auckland, Gisborno, Napier, and Wellington, this day. Koonya, s.s., from Tim&ru, this day. Paieena, s.s., from Wellington, September 9th. Defender, s.s., from Hokitiks, via ' Or»ymouth, September 9th. From _. Greymouth—Annie Hill, schooner, sailed September let. . Frpin Calcutta—Unibnlla, e.s., sailed August 13th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. } Wootton, 5.8., for Kaiapoi, this day. Maxnari, e.g., for Wellington, this day. Karamea, s.s., for Wellington, thia day. Taieri, s.s., for Greymouth, this day. Brisbane, s.s., for Kaipara, this day. Storm, s.s., for Timaru, Oamaru, and Wane ganui, this day. Mokoia, e.g., for Dunedin, this day. Koonyft, e.s., for Wellington, Wtetport, and Greymouth, this day. Mararoa, s»s., for Wellington, tlif day. Talune, e.s., for Wellington, Kapier, Uiaborne, and Auckland, this day. River Boyne, barquentine, for Kaipara, this day.