SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13096, 22 April 1908, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Tyser Line steamer Whakarua, now on her second voyage \ to New Zealand, will make her first visit to Lyttelton this morning, when sho will arrive- from Wellington. The. Whakarua is a steel twin-screw steamer of 6440 tons gross, and 4160 tons net register, hex dimensions being:—Length 450.3 ft, beam 55.3 ft, depth of hold 30.6 ft. She was built last year by Messrs Workman, Clark and Co., Ltd., of Belfast, and is a sister ship to the Nerehana, which is now en route from Lyttelton to London. Captain J. C. Fclgate, formerly of the Murere, is in command of the Whakarua. The • vessel is to take in- frozen moat aud bunker coal here, and is to sail to-night for the Bluff to .complete loading for London. The Tyßer Line steamer Star of New Zealand left New York on Monday, 13th inst., for Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and is due hero about June 27th.

Captain E. J. Scott, cf the Northern Steam -Ship Company's service, died la.?t wcok after a short illness. The"- deceased (states the "New Zea'und Herald") was a nativo of Hull, England. He came to Auckland as far back an 1867, and after trading on the coast in various sailing vessels he joined the Northern Company's services, and then Messrs Donald and Edcnborough's Island steamer Richmond, as mate, remaining, on the Richmond for a number of years. He then joined tbe Northern Company's aervic. as second officer of the Wakntere- in 1896, afterwards being promoted to chief officer. Ho was of a very kindly, genial nature, and a thorough seaman. Tho Maitai will arrive here to-day from Auckland, via Gisborne, Napier and Wellington, and will sail this afternoon for Dunedin. The vessel will leave the southern port on Sunday, for BlulT. Hobart and Melbourne, in plaoe of the Waikare. Tho Waikare is due at Wellington to-day from Sydney, and -will arrive here on Friday, sailing the same 6_y for Dunedin. Tho vessel will not go through to Melbourne, but will tranship passengers and cargo to the Maitai at Dunedin. She will leave that port on Sunday, and bo back here on Monday, sailing' again tbe same day for Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland.

Two sailing vessels, 'he Manurewa, from Newcastle, and tbe Pe'otas. from Clarence River. arrived in Wellington within a day of each other. The former was towed in on Friday, and the latter came in on Saturday morning. The Manurewa em-

barked upon her voyage on March 26th, and the Pelotas got away irom Clarence River on April 2nd. Each vessel has a cargo of hardwood to discharge. Mr J. W. Watkins, wharfinger at Lyttelton for the Union Steam Ship Company, will leave to-duy by t_e Mar.uka. on a holiday visit to Sydney. During his absence iua place will be taken by Mr J. S. Gill, -.soistant wharfinger, who. in turn, will bo relieved by Mr J. G. Doorley, lato chief ojticer of tho Tarawcra. Iho A. and A. Line steamer Strathavon, from New York, via Mc:b__rne, Sydney, Auckland, and Wellington, is due at Lytto.ton abou* Friday. Tho vessel -bas 290 tuns of cargo to land here, and will sail tho following day for Dunedrn to complete discharging. Tho I—ni is loading timber at Greymoutri, and is expected to leave that port on Friday with a full cargo for Lyttelton. The Union Company's oharterod steamer Gowanburn is expectod to sail early next week for Auckland, to discharge the balance of her cargo of coal, after which sba returns to Newcastle. Tho Kahuna is expected to finish discharging on Friday or Saturday, when she will sail for Greymoutli. Tbo Rosamond was to leave Grcymouth at midnight last night for Lyttelton. The vessel, whioh is bringing a full cargo of coab is due her© on Friday, and is expected to sail again on Saturday for Greymouth. The steamer Capa Corso, which recently discharged a cargo of produce at South African ports from Australia, left Algoa Bay on March 4th for Bahia Blanca (South America).