SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12896, 30 August 1907, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

The A. and A. line steamer Katun*, from New York, via way porta, arrived yeirterday morning and berthed at No. 6 whirl. The vessel is discharging 370 tons of cargo here, «nd ie to ea.il at noon to-day for Dunedin to complete discharging. After that the vessel crocs to Sydney for docking, and thence to Newcastle. She has b«en fixed on time charter to the Commonwealth. The Katuna ie owned by the Bucknall Steamship Lines, and ie quite * new vessel, having been laughed only a few months ago. The vessel, which is now on her maiden voyage, is a fine type of the modern tramp, and is fitted with all the up-to-date appliances

for the rapid handling el oergo, of which she carries about 9000 tone. Captain A. . I** ih in coniniaud of the vessel, which is manned with a I*ascar crew. . Mr Cruickehanks, iate third engineer W the Mokoift. Hal joined the Kometa m eeeond erigihecr, hie place on the Mokoia being taken by Mr J. Dunwoodie. _ Mr Uarrie, l»te ohief olßoer of the Twawer* rejoina the Whangape ia a aioular capacity. iir Murdoch, late of the Atua,, ii aoung purser of the Moeraki while ilr Bainett is away on holiday leave. Enginoer-hcuieiiaut \Vlcatley, Admiralty representative, lays it ie practically certain that H.M.S. Challenger used Westport' coal in her ateaming record fioin BrUbftM to Sydney. Captain Kennedy, late of the Tarowera, h»i taken charge of the I'ateena. Captain Manninj; went south by the Moura , yesterdey to take oommand of tho Muraroa, which resumes running in the ierry tenrioe from Wellington on Monday night. • - The Kapiti i> expected to arrive here on Monday with a load of coal from Puponja. After discharging, the ve&sel proceed* to Wellington cud Patea.