SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13011, 13 January 1908, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Carnegie In*tU_Hon _ magnetic surrey yacht Galilee is expected to sail on Wednesday i>r ThilrsdaY lor Ca.lao, South Amerioa and Ban Diego, to complete her survey of the Pac-lflc It ie probable ibat the Vessel will not call iat Easter Island. The AdheUic, of the Shaw-Savill Line, is eJcp&rted to sail to-morrow fo* Napier to continue ldet_ng operations. The vessel will return here about Sunday next, Und after taking in further cargo will go on' to Wellington, whence she sails finally for London oh tie 80t_ inst. Tbe Union Company's collier Kaituna was rooommiesioned on Saturday, Captain Stewart, late of the Koonya, taJcisg command. The Kaituna lolled fut Greymouth and Westport ,at which potts fcbe will load timber and coal for Lyttelton. The Waihora, from Calcutta and Singapore, via Auckland and Wellington, will arrive here to-morrow. After discharging her, Lyttelton cargo the vessel goeß on to Timaru fchd Bluff, to put out tbe balance. The vereel will then proceed to Newcaatle to load oaal for Singapore, en route to Calcutta. The Waikare. frohi Aue'.'«u-d via Gisborne. Napier, and Wellington will pass through Lyttolton to-morrow, one day early. The vessel will be docked a Pert Chalmers to prepare for the annua! excursion to the West Coast Sounds, which commences On the 18th inst. The Waipori, from Westport; via Wellington, will arrive here to-morrow with a part cargo of 0001. After discharging, the vessel returns to Westport. The iPuknki is loading ecu! at Westport for LylteHoh. The Westport Ooal Company's steamer Cnnopus ha* just completed a thorough overhaul lit Pott Chslrnets. and tt-as to leave that port on Saturday for Westport. The express Cunnrders Lusitania and M-auretania have each included in their navigational equipment six cf Lord Kelvin's well-known patent compasses and alfo his latest sounding machine, fitted with electrio motor for beaving in, tho lead. The latter machine has already been very successful, and has been adopted for H.M.S. Dreadnought and other war vessels now bui.'dlng. Tho Shaw Savill steamer Matatua left Port Chalmers on Friday evening for Timaru, to continue loading operations. The vo?sel i« tluo here to-morro~, and will go on to Wellington abentt Thursday next, to complete loading. She is expected to leave

Wellington finally for London oil Saturday next. Mr F. C. Pascoe, assistant purser of the Rotomahana, has joined the Tak&puna as purser. Tho Maoriiand Steam 6hip Company's steamer EnnerdaJe is to leave Koipara to-day with a cargo of timber for Sydney. The F.H.S. liher Fifeshire will leave here on Thursday for Wellington, to complete loading for' West of England ports. The Vessel will leave Wellington on the 2Sth inst. for Avonmouth, via -Monte Video and Las Palmas. ... According to cabled advice received by Mr G. H. Bcales, the barque Concordia, left tfonolulu Oh Thursday for Timaru, where she is to load wool for London; The Shaw, Savii! and Albion Company's hew steamer Kia Ora, at present en route from Liverpool to Auckland, has 2300 tons of cargo for that port. 2100 tons for Wellington. 850 tons for LyHelton, and 1800 tons ior Pott Chalmers. The ship* Avon has completed loading* at Wellington for London. The vessel has shipped 7535 bale* of wool, and 500 odd tons ol "concentrates. The TJnion Company's collier Komata was ejected to leave Newcastle on Saturday for" Wellington. When the Union Company's boat Flora was being berthed at Nelson some days ago she ran into the wharf and did a great deal of damage. At the time of the accident it was blowing a h«rd sou-West gale, and ft very etrohg tide was running, with tho result that the steamer became unmanageable, and crashed into the wharf before she could make the turn; jMt White, lato chief steward of the Warrimoo, haa transferred to Uie Mokoia. and Mi- Watt late of the Monowai, is now chief steward of th* Warriraoo. The Mapourika met with an accident while croseing the Grey bar recently. There was a heavy sea on tlie bar, and the vessel was driven close in, to tho south wall. The profiler struck a rock, and one of the blades was brokeri off. The steamer is expected to go on to the patent slip at Wellinsrlon in a few days for repairs. There were two warships, twelve mercantile steamers, and four sailers in port on Saturday, the total gross tonnage being 08,321 tons, an incroase of SU96 tons over Friday, when there wer© sixteen vessels in port, with a tonnage of 61828 tons. There were six departures (five steamers and a schooner) on Saturday, representing 12.803 tons. The arrivals y<\?terdav were:—H.M.S. Perapus. 2135 tons; Rotomahana, 1777 tons: and Te Anau, 1652 ton«v makintr the tofcv tonnaae in port 61.080 tons. The display of shipping in port yesterday was very fine, the fifteen vessels heiner:—H.M.S. Powerful. 14.200 tons; H.M.S. Pegasus. 2135 tons; H.M.S. Pvramus, 2135 tons; A theme, 12.284 tons; Kaikoura, 0908 tons; Kumar*, 6031 tons; Waimate, 5810 tons; Fifeshire, 567J tons; Rotomahana, 1777 tons; Te Anau. 1652 tons; Cygnet. 124 tons; Klttawa, IM7 tons; Ganymede, barque, 586 tons; Galilee. bri(rantine, 354 tons; «Jid Aratapu, 132 tons. Tho s.s. Woottoh arrived at Kaiapoi yesterday.. The barque Loch Trool. bound' from Sydney to Lyttelton, passed Farewell Spit at 7.45 p.m. on Saturday. As the wind ha* Veen from the nor'-wast, the vessel should reach port this morninar. -She will load a cargo of wool at Lytteltor. for London, under charter to Mr G. H. Scales, of WeU lin_ton.