SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12602, 19 September 1906, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

A steamer, which could not be identified, passed Lyttelton Heads, eighteen miles off, going south, at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. After taking tho Aparima down to Port Chalmers last week. Captain Worrall resumed command of the Moeraki, which left Port Chaiiuors for Melbourne on Sunday, utter her annual overhaul. Captain Worrail has tho following officers with him:—Chief, Mr It. Crawford; second, Mr W. D. Cameron; third, Mr It. O. Jones; fourth, Mr W. A. Atkinson.

Th*" Italian barque Caterina left Wellington on Monday for Kaipara, where «ho will load a cargo of kauri for the United Kingdom.

Tho Marino Department has been advised that the light at Jackson's Head is out, but will be relighted as Boon as possible. Tho steamer Melbourne, well-known in Lyttelton, has been chartered to load a cargo of coal at Newcastle for Wellington, to the order of Mr S. Brown. The vessel is expected to leavo Newcastle on Saturday, The Union Company's steamer Karitane. which hafl just completed her overhaul, left We?tport yesterday, with a cargo of coal for Sydney. Captain Tate, who has been on holiday leave, rejoined the Kotuku at Wellington on Monday. The Union Company's steamer Whangape, after an absence of some months from this port, arrived on Monday night from Westport, and anchored in tbe stream. Tho vessel berthed alongside No. 5 wharf yestoraay morning, to discharge 30,000 ft of timber, and a part cargo of coal. Tho Whangape sailed lato last night for Wellington to discharge the balance of her cargo, after which Bhe is expected to return to Westport to load another cargo of coal for Lyttelton and Wellington. The steamer Burgermeister Hachmann, from New York, via St. Vincent. St. Helena, Capetown, Albany, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, and Wellington, is to arrive here this morning, and will berth at No. 6 wharf. Tho vessel has 750 tons of cargo to land here, after which sho goes to Port ChalmeTS to complete discharging. Thence she proceeds fo Ncwcnstlo, to load coal for Acapulco, Mexico. The steamer had an eventful passage out. which has already been described. Tho vessel put into St. Helena to repair damaged pumps, snd while at Capetown a firo broke out in her bunkers. It is stated thet the vessel's cargo is turning out in good order, and it is not anticipated that any of the New Zealand cartro has been damaged. Mr W. Gordon, late second mate of the burque Rona. who has been studying at "Devonia" Navigation School. Lyttelton, passed his examination yesterday for a certificate of comnetency as first mate of a forei-rn-going ship. The schoorer Falcon took in a' quantity of coal yesterdny. and was towed out to an nnchoracc in the stream. She will sail with the first fair wind for Havelock. where she will load a carcro of timber for Lytto'ton. The Union Company's steamer Kittawa. with a canzo of 'timber and coal, left Grey-mc-wtb at 9 a.m. yesterday for Lyttelton, wbpT-e she is due early to-morrow morning. The Uriion Ccmenny has nurchased a new cut-to steamer, tho Hn'vwopd now boim* finUhcr] nt tbe shiribin'lding yards of Me"rs Oborn, Graham and Co., Sunderland. Tho

new vessel ia a sister ship to the well-known Kaituna. and has been renamed tho Kniapoi. Her registered tonnage is _)Ti> tons, and she will be despatched about the end of the present month for Newcastle, where sho will load a cargo of coal for New Zcaluid ports. Thu Union Company's chartered steamer P_o:t Stephens, Captain Jolly, arrived from Newcastle yesterday, and anchored in tlie stream at C.I'O a.ni. Tho vessel left Newcastle on Tuesday, 11 th inst., and experienced fairly fino weather acrcss tho Tasninu Sea, until ncaring Cape Kaiowell on Sunday morning, when a strong south-east gnlc with a high sea was met with, which delayed the vessel pome hours. The gale moderated durirg tho night, however, and fine weather was thou exnorinced until arrival as above. After inspection by the Tort Health Officer (Dr. Uphami, tho vessel was brought in to a berth at No. 5 -wharf. Tho Port Stephens has a cargo of 5300 tons of coal (including bunkers). She will discharge, about 2900 tons at Lyttelton, and then pa on to Oamaru and Dunodin to put out ths balance. After that it is understood that tho vessel will return to Newcastle. whci* her present charter expires. Her future movements aro somewhat indefinite, but she may load a cargo of wool, etc., m Australia f.,r Kngland or tho Continent. The Port olophons is expected to leave Lyttelton on Friday for Oamaru.