SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12933, 12 October 1907, Page 11

SHIPPING NOTES.

The nktimer Brisbane arrived in the Etream early yesterday morning, after an uneventful trip from Jiewoaatle After medical inspection, the vmml berthed tt No. 5 wharf, to discharge her cargo of 1100 too* of coal. She will tail next week for Kaipara, to lciad timber for Melbourne. The Xew Zealand Shipping Company's steamer WTiakatane arrived yesterday morning from London, via Port Chalmers, and bcrthod at No. 7 wharf. Tba veeeel baa about 500 tons of uonerol cargo to land here, and it i» expected that the vn«*l will I*ll to-night for the Bluff, to finish discharging, the atctmer haring a lorge quantity of cargo to put out there. ... , The Brisbane experienced fresh westerly winds and fine weather on her passage acrot« «be Twman e«a, but encountered a strong norlh-ee*t frale, with hi?h eea and heavy rain coining through Co<>k Strait. The vessel left Newcastle at 4.40 p.m. on Thureday, 3rd met., passed Farewell Spit at 8.9$

p.in on Tuesday, and C«p» Campbell *t 11.15 a.m. on Wednesday, aniving in Lj> telton h«bour at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The Manuka arrive yesttrdny afternoon from .Sydney, via Wellington, bringing » 1 large number of paeeenperi. She eailod las. night for I>un«din, where she tranehipa to the Warrimoo for Blufl, He hart and Melbourne. The Manuka will return here tomorrow, and will be docked on Monday. The Toroft will come out of dock on Monday, and will sail on Tuesday for Oameru, Ximaru, Kapier and Oubarne. Tho Poherua will not arrive here from 2'imaru until to-morrow rooming , . She will sail oB Monday afternoon for Wellington, I'kton, Nelson, Westnort and Greymouth. The F.H.B. liner Xalrn*hire. from West of England porta, vie way pirtii, will arrive here to-morrow morning to discharge a, quantity of cargo, after which elie goes to DunecUn to put out the remainder. Tho United Tyser Un« at earner Mimiro, from New York, via way pei*". *>H * rnvc here about Wednesday next. The veaeel hae ; about 400 tone of general cargo to itnd here, ! after which «he gors to Duncdin to finish discharging. . ~ The Unfon Company's steamer Waiuul Im the Blutf o» Thursday for Hobart, where *bo is to engage in the Taeraanian trade, in place of the wrecked vessel Kawaliri. Mr C. F. Harper, second officer of the sterner fleolandie, has successfully pawed nn examination for foreign-going niaeter * certificate. Them is a movement afoot (say* tlie • Blenheim " Express "1 to form a company of • importer* and exporters to take over the , Blenheim-Wellington rivet ehippinf intereata of Captain Eckford. The object of the move.- . ment, which ia meeting with »Mue support, is • understood to bo tho provision of compeli- , tion with the Wairau Bteam Shipping Comi peny. It it further nndentood that Cap- , tain Kekford propeewi Ui retain two-third* of , (he there* in the venture. . • . The Shaw, BavJH aud Albion Company * , atcamer Araw», on her recond trip to,« ew • Zealand, armed at Welllneton on Thuni day morsine- wad left l»ndon on , August 22nd. a.nd Plymouth } wo day* later. , Hie ve*»el nu favoured with fin* weather - in paaamct through th* U*f of Bieoiy. , readwid T«nertffe on the 20th August, and , !»ft the earn* day. The usual amusing cereluonjea were obien-cd in crossing the ! eauator. H**d winds, with h«nd »*a, were , «neount*r*Jl in the run down to the Oape. After having emlmrked tome of the paseen- , Rors and replenished the bunkers, the Arawa r left Capetown next day, the 15th ult. In running the easting down fc «eriee of couth- . weetetly galea, »ooomniini«d with heavy eciie, - were etperienced, whleh J»st«d until arrival • at liobtrt on tIM fith in*t. Sonic 300 tons , of etrgo were diacharsed lh*ri>, aod the . voyage was reeumed, with nne weather con* - ditioni, which pre\-ailed in the passage *croc* I the Teaman sea "up to Wednesday. Then • i, strong BOrth-eirtterlT wii d "wae met' with, - Capo F*re««U wae pawed *t 10 o'clock on 1 Wednesday night. »nd niehor *M dropped 1 in Wellington harbour on Thursday morning. - Pratique wa* granted, nnd tho vessel woe • berthed »t th* Queen , * wharf W 10 a.m. l Captain O. Button, Jt.K.n., I* »til! (n com- • raand. Th* following is * lirt oi ottcer* ot , the vetMh-Chief, Mr VT. P. Moffi teoond. i, Mr V. J. Boedet} third, Mr K. Manner*} i, fourth. Mr S. Solomone. Mr C. K. Cleatoi i, is chief engineer, Mr 8. M. Pcnse eecond. Ml i ,T. Bear third, Mr W. L. Hnney fourthi i The ;«htet refri««wtlfl|| *nßin«t ie Mr 3. Taylor; »«oond. Mr J. Brawn; Borgeon, • »t. , «. AJeendtr; pureer* Mr J. M. Kiswck (l.fe r. Bunio). Mr Chae. J. Hobden » phfef sUswtrd. The Arawa is expected to arrive at ]>ttolton on Thenday next. The Vewel '> ha* 3100 ton* of genertl c«rgo from OlM; • pvw, Liverpool and London, to discharge at A *?M« Association telegrem from Awck--1 J»nd »t»te»:—lt ie rumoured llmt th« kbtcb • Ctematie wae capeiEed off the Greet Barrier ,' yesterday, but e»wtul enquiry tend* Iβ the • conelu*ion tjiat the report i» grounditse. The ' ketch left Auckland for Whanpirei on Moe. • day »f<«noon. There h«» been ,b»d wwthct • since she left, Mid she i* probably ehelterfng 1 at Kawau. ■ ,