SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13162, 8 July 1908, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's sieancttT Rucipchu, froju London, via way ports and Wetiinffton, arrived yesterday morr.ir>£, ar,d berthed at No. 7 wharf. Thevessel has 1670 tone ot ca«o to land bar*, and after coropletißS disdwrge, will sail about the end of the week for Napier aal other ports for Home—ard k=ad!i_y. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's stcanrer Riaviv—fca, bound' from Londan to Wellin.gton —od. Lyttetto*'. arrived at Capetown at 9 «..m. on Sunday, and sailed at 3 p.m. for HobtTt. ~'-,-'.'■ Owing to the heavy rai_ yesterday little; <W no work was done on thewhaives, andVeoih-' tequoalSy the departure of the Eini for West-poi-t and Grey mouth, the Jotea Awiarson, for AJca-rc*, tho Wootton for Kaiapoi, is postponid trritil to-day. Lite Ftdiral-Houlder-Shire Liner Surrey arrived at Avorjoiouth on Friday ket from New Zealand porta, via.. Monte Video and Mac«Mra. She left Napier on May. 7th. ' The Mor.owai. having been. die'iAyea 07 bad weather on th>e East Cojwt of tho North Island, will cot am-ve here until io-monow, one day late. She will leave in tbe —ftexnooo for Datcdin. • . ■ ... •• - Mr R. G. Woolff, late second officer of th* P*t»er_, who has been on sick leave, has joined tbe Kaitnma ac second- officer in place of Mr A. Hauitrive, who is to oome asiore for Mr T. P. Ratter, late fowrth" engia«er of the Korcmiko. haa joined tie Waikare in a similar oapaoiiy, in piuce of Mr- Inwerarity, who has cui_o.aahoi» to sit tot hia aeoond engiccer's ejcamiimtion'. - ft is repwtod that Captain F. W. Ma*Bcth is to transfer from tip.NavM to tie Ta.'.une at Auckland. The N«.i Zealand Shipping CtmiT)any s ste*mer Saikoura completes her dwaucrse »t WeHiuigton, and will po out to am a_ehor«2« in the stream to await orders. _ The Shaw-Savrll and Albion Oampaay* stoamer Matatua, .which has bean teid.up at Port Chal-mo— . for some weeks, Ja to leave that port to-morrow for Timaru, Lyttelton. WaUhigton. aod AaoklsJid, for Homeward locdingL She is duo here ©-.Tuesday. ««*. and, will lecve on'.ib followins Thareday for the North. The M-atntua will sa»l finally from Auckls_d for London,.. on the a.th m The Shaw-Sa\-iU stwvmet Kumars,, from London, via Dur.edife, will anayo hero this -morririT to discbarsr; tho balance.of: acr cargo, about 700 tows. Nothinjr deSmte is yet known- resarding the vessel's future mov«-men.-is.