SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12825, 8 June 1907, Page 11

SHIPPING NOTES.

Tho Westport Coal Company's steamer CaiKvpus arrived yesterday morniag from Westport with a full load of coal. She is to fail this pvcuir.g for Westport Tlio Union toiiipany's pteamer Taviuni was docked yesteiduy morning icr cleaning arid painting, Sho will como out of dacti tins aiternc«n, nnd sail at onco for Westport. Tha Now Zealand Shipping Company* steamer Kmuitaka arrived at Wellington, from I.oi:don, on Wednesday evening, »nd is dua at Lyttelton next week. Tho vessel left Lond.il on tho lEth April, snd had a fins pas-sago down to Plymouth, which pott she loft on the 20th with lfi3 passengers and a full cargo on board. Very fine w«*lher WRg e-perieuccd on tho run 'to Tenoriile, which was made on lho 251h. From Teneriffe to the Capo muilerr.tc-winds and fine weather wero the rule. Capetown was reached on liny llth. On resuming the voyago some fairly heavy weather was encountered down to tho Crozct Islands, where heavy N. and N.W. winds and rough peas were met. The weather was very thick and tho Islands could just be scon. A few days previous to arrival at Hobart, about tho 25(h, the vessel ran into a fierce S.E. gale, which lasted for 86 hours. The big ship made little progress ai'ninst the gain* and took largo volumes of water on board. Ono hugo sea actually turned tho accident boat over on tho bridge deck. The wind chopped round to the northwest; and blew with undiminished fury, tossing tho vessel about as though sho wore s small toy. After two days' discomfort, the gale, moderated, but high confused seas prevailed until Hobart was made on Friday last. A start waa made for Wellington at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, the weather "being fine after the first day out. During the whole voyage thore was only one accident, a lady passenger slipping on the deck and breaking her ankle. Captain Groenstreet, who is in command, has the following officers with him:—Chief, Mr J. H. Squires; second, Mi S. J. Plummer; third, Mr P. H. Suistcd; fourth, Mr C. M. Paris; fifth, Mr K. C. M. Olive. Mr Wootton is chief engineer, and Mr Harris, steward-in-charge. The Fifcshiro, of the F.H.B. Line, i« not expected to loavo Wellington lor Lyttelton until Tueeday next. Mr Dnvy has joined the Takapuna at second officer.

Tha Now Zealand Shipping Company* ste-suicr Kinuitaka arrive-d at Wellington, from London, on Wednesday evening, and is dua at Lyttelton next week. Tho vessel left Lond.il on tho lEth April, and had a fine parage down to Plymouth, which pott she loft on the 20th with 16*3 pa-sengem and n full cargo on board. Very five weather wrs experienced on tho run 'to Tenoriile, which was made on tho 251h. From Teneriffe to the Capo muderate-winds and fine weather wero the rule. Capetown was reached on liny 11th. On redlining the voyago some fairly heavy -weather was encountered down to tho Crozct Islands, where heavy N. and N.W. winds and rough peas were met. The weather was very thick and tho Islands could just be seen. A few days previous to arrival at Hobart, about tho 25th, the vessel ran into a fierce S.E. gale, which lasted for 86 hours. The big chip made little progress against the gain* and took largo volumes of water on board. Ono hugo sea actually turned the accident boat over on tho bridge deck. The wind chopped round to the northwest; and blew with undiminished fury, tossing tbo vessel sbout as though sho were a small toy. After two days' discomfort, the gale, moderated, but high confused seas prevailed until Hobart was made on Friday last. A start waa made for Wellington at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, the weather 'being fine after the first day out. During the whole voyage thore was only one accident, a lady passenger slipping on the deck and breaking her anklo. Captain Groenstreet, who is in command, has the following officers with him:—Chief, Mr J. H. Squires; second, Mr S. J. Pluminer; third, Mr P. H. Suistcd; fourth, Mr C. M. Paris; fifth, Mr K. C. 11. Olive. Mr Vootton is chief engineer, and Mr Harris, steward-in-charge. The Fifcshiro, of the F.H.S. Line, i« not expected to loavo Wellington for Lyttelton until Tuesday next. Mr Dnvy has joined the Takapuna as second officer. Tho Blackball steamer Petone finished ocaling tbo Ruapehu yesterday, and will go into dock to-day for oleaning and painting. The Union Company's steamer Waipori arrived yesterday morning from Greymouth with a cargo of 973,000 feet of timber and a small quantity of coke and sundries. The vessel is expected to remain in port here about a week. The steamers arriving from the North yesterday reported a strong southerly wind and -a moderately heavy sea in the Straits, and aa far south as Kaikoura. . ■ The Mokoia, from Sydney via "Wellington, did not arrive until 0.15 p.m. yesterday. She sailed at a late hour last night for Dunedin, where she tranships to the Monowai, which goes on to Eluff, Hobart, -and Melbourne. At a. special meeting of the Otago Harbour Board, Captain Thomson wae appointed harbourmaster and Captain Duncan junior Eilot. The names submitted were:—For arbourmaster—Captain Wyllio (s.s. Wimmera), Captain Neville (*.s. Mabeno), Captain Thomson (Harbour Board service), and Captain Stewart (a.s; Pateena). For junior pilot ■ —Captain Duncan (Dredge 222), Captain Holmes (s.s. fiotoiti), Captain Spfcnce (Wellington Harboeir Board),'and Captain Boston (s.s. Kotulni). Captain Goorga Thomson, who succeeds Captain M'Callum aa harbourmaster, is fifty-three years of age, and Tiolda the higho't-grade certificate issued by the Board of Trade—namely, extra master's. He is also a licensed adjuster of compnsses, and possesses a surveyor's diploma. For the past twenty-one years Captain Thomson has been in the service of tho Otago Harbour Board. eight yesrs nnd a half, as tug master and twelve years as pilot. Prior to entering th« i Board's servico he was seventeen years at ppb, serving in rt)l grades from boy to master. Tho Union Company's testimonials regarding Captain Thom»on wore of a very favourable description. Captain Fred. J. Duncan, who wa* *o'ertod for the position of junior pilot, is thirty _ye y«a.rt> of age. and the hoWer a fore-'pn-jj _ng master's certificate. For seven years bo was an officer in th* Union Steam Ship C iropany. being a chief officer for about four yesrsj and for tbo last sixteen months hnt occupied the position of sailing master of Dred-e 2">_. A Preflo A--ocintion telegram from Wellington state* that at two o'clock vestertlfty morninsr. -whilst on her run from Wanganui to Wellington, tbe steamer Htiin pround*_ on the etlape of Long Point (Kapffi Island), and remained there for twenty minutes. The ermine* wer* put astern, and the vessel thon camo off. She waa nlncod on the patent flip for exnnu'iat.K>n. The damage was found to bo confined to a cracked plats on the port side.