SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13083, 6 April 1908, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

Tho pchoone-r Amelia Sims, timber-laden from Col lii*.<. wood arrived in tho stream at 4 o'clock ycy-fcordiay morning. Th« \-ek«*>o! left Coll:ri--nvr.cd on Tlmrfday, and hod an uneventful trip, a _ro_h southerly being met with when nwvring' the head, on Saturday r.i?ht. „ , _ , Thn Westport Coal Company s steamer Cawopus has blown her boi'-ors d<rwn this tiio i"r tho pcri-di-sil inspection. The yes- .*>' i« expected to Mil at r.oon to-morrow for Westport , The Wsiruna arrived yesterday afternoon fr-m Timaru. The vos*o] i<= taking a larje ni,<i-ntitv of stock for the Sydrey Agricultural | and Pasioral Show. She will tako in a

r-umber of «beep hem, ajid will leave this alti-rnoan for Sydney via Wellington. The MoiUi is duj a* tho 13:uff thie morni ing from M..ibourr.o, via Hcbart, and an. arrival *t Lrur.edin tCMmorrow will withdraw from hnr presort running. She will remain at Duuodin until Sunday next, when she leaves for Auckland. The Waikarq due here on V.'cdr.-oeday fro-m Auckland, via Gieborne, Napier, fluid Wellington, will remain iwre unta Thursday, when she loaves for Sydney, via Weilin-gton, in piece of the Mailni. The Taraw<sra, due here to-m-arrow with another load of F-bocp frtrzn Kelson, will sail on Wednesday for with tbe Wmkaxe'fl Southern pas eugetra and cergo. The Haupiri ie due here about the middle of this woek from Bast Coast ports, ond will load a cargo of produce for Wuipiro Bay. The is esp-octed to foil on Wednesday or Thursday for Greynwuth. The Kaituna finished discharging »bout uudiugbt on Saturday, after putting a l*rg« quantity o timber into tho hulk La Plata, owing to tbe nhorUgf) of trucks. 'Che vessel is I* ur.d to GTeymi-uth, wiwaro she will load an- -thor cargo of timber, probably for Lyttot'.on. Tiro Floro in to loa-v© Dunedin to-day for Timaru. and is expected to> arrive here on W«d:.>ee4ay. Tho yes-eel will fail about noon tbe eamo day fci Pioton, Isceon, Westport, and Grcyraouth, omitting the usual call at Wellington. The Rosamond ie due hero this morniiu; with a full cargo of timbtr from GTeyniouth. After discharging the vessel returns to that port. Mil Jar' 3 Jarrah Timber Company advisee tb-at tbe steamier Hampstead, 3-JS7 tone, is exptolod to have about her loadir.t; o jarrah at Bunbury for Kew Zealand. Aioong other vessels fixed to load jarruh at Bunbury for New Zoaland- ie the Norwegian barque Canterbury, 1175 tone Cformexly of the Shaw-Savili fleet). At latest adviose this barque was at Luu:u:e'ton 'laeiv.ania;. iv Norwegian barque Gliint, 902 ■tone, wee »t the noiine part, «-iid is to proored on a similar errand. The Union Company's* new steamer Kaitang'ata now an route from Liverpool, is expected to load jarrub at Bunbuv at the end of thie month for Jv«w Zealand porta. { Tho A. and A. Lin* frtea-mer Strathavcai. i which is due at Lytbelton shortly from Nβ"* York, via Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, and ie cominand.ed by Captain , Cliarlee Cettrall, a former old identity of j the Loch L»ine of Bailing ships. On hie last ' visit to Me-bourno he waa master of the well-known clipper Loch iK/mond. '■ Mr A. R. Ca.r.<t. of tho M'eraki, who was I recently married, was presented at Melbourne with a silver tt*a and ooffw service «3 an expression of e>rtc«m from Capt&in W-nrall aJid the officers and engineers of the ! voabol. ! iLr H. White-Parsons has rejoined the Monowai as ehiof offiM;r, and Mr F. Naylor. who hae bocn acting chief of thai vessel, has joined the "Wairuna as chief officer. It is stated that the Shaw-Sevill steamer Mamari wi'2 ouiit Gisbornc and Xapier from ' ports at which she was fired tc> load. The altera,tioai ontaile that the vessel v T l proceed from Picton to Wellington,, where she ie exp>eot<yl next Wedn«sdey. She is to remain <vt anchors ge in th« stroain at WelliT."gton for four deye, and will then oOTne on to Lyttelton b> resume loading. She ie due back at Wellington on tht? 16th ircpt.,, and will U>av« there on tbe 03rd for London. Tbe Koderal-Hould-er-Shire Heict Morayehire, which left Wellington on Ma.rch rofuimni her ■paefa.ge fr-m Capetown l>asl "Wcdocksdiiy. The vew»d is due at LyitcHon about May 19th, raaJtir.'<r oh.'l= at Melbourne Sydney, Auckhind. and WoiTirg*on. She has 78 j>aiS9ongßrß bo-ked to Xcw Z«aland, 24 of whom are for Auckland, £8 for Wellimg-fcon, 21 for Lyttelton, and 1C for Dunedin. ] "In oormootion th'? acciuent to the 1 Italian heiquo Genii, which wae d/Binag'ed againot tho pattern fide of the Auckland Railway Wharf duric-pr a cbcui three weeks ago, tho "Xew Zcalund Herald" says that it ie corarictavrt that if the barque bad dropped anchor lOOyd-s off ih« wharf, and h:A a lire out to a row of flcnvting dhotb. the mishap would not have ocourred. In the port of Lytto>ton, it ie pointed out, those Uiwa of buoys aire provided to pull veeseis off the wlmwvos in a brceue, or worse. A geatleman interested o&rj?idore that tbo ru!o oniorcctl undor tb> Lytiolton Herhour Board's reigu'-etiona, mnikinig it compulsory feir miietiere of veto's on oorai-ng alon<reid'3 a vrba.rf to etiriko the yard*, chouJd be brcught into force in AuckleJid. At present tbero is always the risk of a. sbfd roof being b'diy danxsged by the yarde of a heeJingover ship. In. connection witih thie state■rr.onit, it may be mentioned t.lvat there are T<rr\v no bu y<s in tbe inner harbour at l>yttcltoii with the exception of or© rxmir the catt> jotty for tho uae of re»see!e berthing : tbtx?, oT into dock. J The bnrque 0- •-nooixl;*, which i.a loading woo! at Timaru for London under chaTter of ; Mr G. 11. Scales', is expected to be ready . for pea towards tbe end of the present ! moi-ith. The GoveTmrnent efce«wrieT Hinemoa is to bo docked to-diiy for oleanina;, paintinig. and purvey. The vconel is expected to complete her abjiit tlie end of this week, when ?ho goes to WelLhvgton. The Tyswr gtcamor S'xu: of England wae racjwtod to arrive at Wellington on Friday even.ir.ia; from I'imani. T!:«5 vct"ol will oompl«(o ioadii:ijr at Wellington, and will leave that I>-Tt on Saturday r.cxt for London, via Las Pialmna. Th-o turret Etcamier Koromiko wee to come out of Port C-haluiera dock on Sutirrdiay evenin?. a"d prro-ccl to Bluff or Joadi'njr tocliy. Fr in the Bhiff, flic com** N-crth, calling , at Qa.au.ni, Timaru, Lyttelton, Welling-

! toe, and Auckland, ard &«noe abe **<*• to 1 Newest to load ccal for >ew Zealand. The Union Company's new ttmvifs l?™*, specially built for tbe Sou*h Sea ls-<""» trade, is expected to be ready to leave tor tfce colonies about tbe middle of tins montir. Sbe will load general ctJgo »t Ur_>ted Kinyj dom ports for South Africa, and will ship pa*.*___»€irs there for Australia and Ne*w I knd. Sbe will be due in Sydney earriy »n j June, and will tranship bcr New Zealand paesecgots __i_d taike up ber island running mm Sydney -hortlv after arrival. i Tho ship" DartfoTd, lad«?n with c. ? «"e<>. °' coa.l, left Newcastle on Satirniay for Wellington. After dd-cbarsany at We_Un*toiv the T«tH_el will be dismantled, and convertea into * coal hulk fox th* Union Steam b'hip (X«mp»n*y. Captain Collic-s, of the WairunA, reported that the Skaw-Savill ateaxnerr Msonari, bound from IXmaru to Pioton, passed Lyttelton H<.«ds at 3 p.m. yesterday. Captain F. P. Evan.., K.V.R.. will 'ak* command oi the Wairuna, relieving Captain W. P. Colline, who goes on a month's holiday l.av<».