SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13017, 20 January 1908, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

There were five arrivals and fen departures on Saturday, and three arrival" yesterday. Vessels in port last night were

as follows:—H—t-S. Poweriul, 14,200 tons; .1.11.3. Pegasus, .135 ton; H.M.S. Pyramus, -.135 ten*-; H.M.S.' Proniethous, 213j tona; H.M.S. Pioneer, 2135 tona; Kaikoura, s.s., ti*)S tone; Kuruar-.. s.s.. 6034 toiia; Kaituna, a.a., Is/77 tons; Ganyniode, barque,636 tons; Loch 'Irooi, barque, U.ii tons; Annie Hill, 123 ton*; Rippi-e, s.s., 413 tona; Cygnet, s.s., 1-4 tons; btorm, s.s., 405 ton»; Rotoinahana, s.s., 1777 tons. Tho Shaw, Savill liner Athcnic left Napier at midnight on Saturday, and is due here early thia morning. Tho veeeel will remain here until Thursday, when sho will go to Wellington to complete loading. Shft will leave Wellington finally on Thursday SOth inst., for London. The F.H.S. liner Fife-shire left on Saturday evening for Wellington to complete loading. She will leave Wellington on Saturday next for West of England ports. The Kaituna arrived at 12.30 p.m. yester. day, with a full cargo of coal and timber from Greymouth and Wostport. For some, time past an endeavour baa boon made to get wharf improvements ef fected at Onehunga, the latest move (according to the "New Zealand Herald") being initiated by shippers interested to seoura an additional 200 ft of wharfage accommodation. On tho last Estimate* the sum ol £1000 appeared in connection •■.-ith th* wharf, but it waj not stated for what pur. pose it would be expended. It is now understood that although the Department U cot prepared to grant the request for th* 200 ft, it has decided to extend tho piei by 100 ft towards tho westward. The Union Company's cargo steamer Wai. runa, which has beon undergoing overhaul at Port Chalmers. Bailed for Newcastle on. Saturday. The officers joining her this trip include:—Chief, Mr J. Morley (lato Rakanoaj, •econd, Mr J. B. Richard's Gate Taieri), just returned from sick leave, and Mr W. Gibson, second engineer (late Moura). Twenty-one British steamers, nearly ah belonging to tho Clyde, have been charteied ♦o carry coal for bunkering tbe American fleet which has proceeded to the Pacific. The average capacity is 5300 tons each, exclusive of bunkers, and 6J dollars per ton freight is being paid. The New Zealand and South African Shipping Company reports that the steamer Eazembe, from Vancouver, resumed her voya-ge at Suva on the 27th nit. The vespel is due at Wellington, via Auckland, on th© sth pror. The following in & lift of cargo shipped in New Zealand by tiie New Zealand Shipping Company's steojner Paparoa. which sailed from Wellington on Friday for London, via Mont* Video and Ply-aouti:—From New Plymouth: 11,879 boxes butter, 2510 ease* cheese, 7 bates wool. Prom Wangaxnii: GO bales ski—-, 9 tales wool From Bleriheim: 810 cases ohee&e, 21 bales wool. From Patea: 4241 boxes butter, 7255 cases cheese, 4) baiea -wool, 9 oaska tallow. From Gisborne.: 453 boxes butter. From Hokitika: 90 boxes butter. FVom Nelson: 278 boxes buWer, 543 bales wool. From Bluff: 4063 oa~* cheese. From Napier: 1583 boxes butter, 266 oases cheese, 7240 carcases lamlb, 1393 carea*es mutton, 1-469 bales wool, 789 quarters beef, 242 cases and 48 bags frozen sundries, 26 oratca boned beef, 79 crates pieces mutton, 3 c&-_- casings, 20 casks tallow, 12 casks pelts, S bates skins. From Port ChahrKjrs: 3345 boxes butter, 316 cases chc-we., 10 live sheep. From Auckland!: 8 boxes gold, 4 bars bullion, 262 cas-es cheese, 12.C67 boxes butter. From Timaru-. 1160 tales -wool, 34 boles, skine. From Lyttelton.; 1532 boxes butter, 732 cases choose, 1072 bales wool, 46 bales skins, 9 cases, 100 casks frozen eundriea, 57 casks pcit», 10,342 carcase, lamb, 1310 cnrca«es mutton. From Wellington: 10,589 boxes butter, 3418 cases cheese, 2283 bates wool, 116 bales skins, 24 b-alea leather, 23 bales basils, 93 casks tallow, 18 casks tallow, 9000 carcases lamb, 3235 carcases mutton, 31 boxes kidneys, 136 packages sundries. 35 tracks grass seed, 6 bale h-omp, 1 ram. Tbe Tyec- Line steamer Stair of Ens-land left New York on January 14th for Austwvlian and New Zealand ports.