SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13109, 7 May 1908, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Mararoa, having been cleaned and painted was floatei out of dock yeeterday morning, and was recomimseioried' to enter the ferry service. Oaptain. W. Manning is in command, Sir F. Naylox is chief officer, Mar Home second, arid Mr Elliott third. Mr S. McDowall ie chief engineer; Mr G. Salt, of the Rotonrahana, is chief steward, and Mr Duff ie purser. The Mararoa. Failed yesterday evening for Wellington. Captain F. Forbee, of the Turakina, is on holiday leave, and is relieved in command by Captain if" E. Bower. The Turakina is expected to leave Auckland to-morrow evening far Wellington. , , Tie Hawircto, which has just completed her overhaul, left Dunedin on Tuesday for Auckland and the South Sea Captain ! Aldwell is in oommandj hex offioere being j Messrs J. Heley (chief), A. E. Gran* (eecj ondj, and Laagdale (third). H.M.S. Pegasus was te leave Wellington yostcTdav on a visit to the Auckland and Chatham Islands. The Wairuaa ie expected to leave Timaru on Saturday for Newcastle, where she wul again load ooal for New Zealand porta Captain Black, of the Paieora, hfle relinquished the calling of the sea, having come ashore at Wellington on Saturday. Hβ hae honourably earned his retirement. Captain Black entered into the Blackball Coal Company's service many years ago,, when he assumed command of the Heeketh, leaving tbo U.S.B. Company's old paddle steamer ' Ternanora, now employed in the leee dignified calling of coal hulk to the Northern ' Steamship Company. Since the passing of the Henketh, Captain Black hue had charge of the Pareora. Captain Dillner, one time of tho old Dingodioe. is to take CfcpUin Black's P Captain W. P. Collins, formerly of the Rotomahane, who hae been on holiday leave, left by the second express yesterday for Oameirtt, where he will take command of the Whanga-pe, in place of Oaptain S. Holfotd, who is ashore on- eick leave. „.,,., The Kaiapoi k expected to finish diachaißing on Monday next, but her destination is mat yet fixed. _ . ... The Shaw, Savill steamer Warwera will arrrve here thi* morning from Londton, via Ihinedin, to finierh dißoheurging be* cargo. ! The Corinna ie due here to-day from Picton, with a quantity of barley, and will sail this afternoon for Timara, Oema/ru, and Ihinedin, The veseel is due back here on T-ueeday next, and will sail the t»ne day fox Wellington, New Plymouth, and Ctaebunga. The echooner A*mie Hill, W»a witt.timber from Greymoufth, arrived during T^** 4 ** nifrbt, and anohoxed at the Heads *t 1.30 a.m. The veeeel left Greymputti laet l<Vid*v and bad an uDevenlful trip. I Tto 7, wSratai. to «U thie afternoco te 1 Kaikoura and Stonyhurtt, and will return , here before going on to Wellington. _ The 6ch«3nar Faloon ejnved m the eti«am l*te on Tuesday, night from Hffvelock, and was berthed yeetcTday m«rmng. The vessel has a cargo of timber to lwnd here. i The Kapiti is due here on Saturday mojtiin*f from the Narfih, and after loading cargo, I will eail the came day for Wellington and • Ptttea. The XTnaon Steam Ship Oompeeye new Maßd trade steamer Tofua, arrived at Capei town on Monday xaorndttg, a daj ahead of I Bobedule time. From Oapetown, the veeeel I proceeds to Algoa Bay, '&urt *■*£ I Eurban. end thence to Sydney. Capteum F. W Macßeth ie in command of the Tofoa. The a.*. Wootton sailed from Collingwood M 12.30 p.m. yeeterdlay for KaiapoL* >.: