SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13334, 28 January 1909, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

What Is claimed to bo a record in surfboat work was accomplished at M.tonau yesterday morning by tho Canterbury S.S. Co.'s steamer Ripple. Work was commenced at 6 o'clock, and by 10.30 a.m. all tho wool was loaded on board the Ripple. During th--> four and a hn_if hours the surf-boat carried 356 ba!«s of wool from the creek to the steamer, the -whole of the v.-ork being accomplished on the one tide. The Ripple srrivcd here yesterday afternccn, and lifter

discharging the woo', sailed ot mli l'eioru- Sound to lead rheep for

inisht for Lylteltuu.

Captain Hutching*, ia.c oi tho \V_rr_u_<'_> ami Tniune. left __.yttc.iton la-.t night :or .v'eHinjjton. where ne v.i:i join the Tainui as pi pa ..enger for l_ondon. Captain liut-i-.iir.g_ is L-omij Memo lo bring out tho new 43. Xt-ton or;o steamer, which is heing built tt Sunderland by Al.Rsrs W. D<-xiord ar.d Ltd.. for the Union Steum Ship Company, and which «-i ! bu ready for delivery curly in April. Captain Dawson has token ninrge of tho Ta'.une, in place of Contain Hutching...

The Union Company's steamer Wairuna. v.hith arrived at Wellington on Monday night ironi Newcastle, ia clue here to-morrow or Saturday. Tne vessel brought COOO tens '" coal and 50 tons of ircr.bark piles, for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, urci Dunedin. •

Ihe Westport Coal Company's steamer Canopua left Westport at S p.m. yesterday with a load of coal for Lvttclton, and is aue nere about midnight to-night. The Maitai, which lias been undergoing *n extensive overhau' in Port Chalmers, is due nere about Tuesday next, and will be docked for cleaning, painting, a.ii survey. itr P. M. Black, who was fourth officer of the Whakatane on her last visit to -New i.ea.!and .transferred to the Wokanui whilst ?n London, and Mr Williamson, second engineer of tho WhaJk .tone, was also transferred to the Wakanui, with promotion to chief engineer of the latter vessel. The Wootton arrived yesterday afternoon with a cargo of timber from Nydia Bay, end is to sail to-day ia Pelozua hound to load sheep for Kaiapoi. Miss Corson, a stewardess of the Union steamer Manuka, was on Monday afternoon presented with a silver service and a set of cat vers on her leaving the Manuka to bo married to a gentleman in Dunedin. The r-ieaentation waa made by the chief steward, Mr It. Buchanan, who, in a suitab'e speech, conveyed the good wishes of her fellowworkers.

The New Zealand .Shipping- Company's tr.ple-screw steamer Otaki, from Liverpool, via Auckland, is due at Wellington to-mor-row, and should arrive hero about Tuesday next.

Tho l.ew Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Waltanui, which arrived at Lyttelton yesterday evening, made a very faßt run up from the Bluff. The vessel left tho eouthero port at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and entered Lyttelton Heads at 7 p.m. yesterday, having thus covered the distance, about 825 miles, in 26 hours at an average speed of IS knots an hour, a very creditable performance for a single screw vessel of the -Wakanni's class. Tho vessel is to load cargo here for London, and is to sail on Saturday for Waitara, Picton, Napier, and Wellington to complete loading. The schooner Lily left Westport on Tuesday with a cargo of coal for Wanganui, where she will afterwards load timber (totaro) for Ly t tolton. ,>»i

The schooner Annie Hill is expected to leave Greymouth to-day with a cargo of timber for Lyttelton.

The brigantine Aratmpu started loading at Dargaville on Tuesday for Lyttelton. She will complete at Tekopuru, and will sail next week.