SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13476, 16 July 1909, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

Mr J. G. S. Doorlejr having completed his Royal Naval Reserve drill, has joined the Tarawera as chief officer. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Ftramer Wakanui, which left Wellington on Tuesday for London, took a very large cargo from New Zealand, including about 80,000 carcases of mutton and lamb, over 13,000 sacke of grain, about 300} bales of •vool, and a large quantity of frozen sundries, tallow, and other produce. Mr Walter* Scott, who has been on holiday leave, is to join the Pateene to-day as chief officer, in place of Mr C. McLean, who goes to Wellington for orders. Mr G. Hay McKonzie-, acting purser of the Moana joined the Paloona at Sydney, relieving Mr W. B. Cunningham, who joined the Moana. The Ripple, which sailed last evening, had % full cargo for Wellington and Gisborne. The vessel is due beck here about Thursday

next, and will maYo a call at Pictoa on her w-iiv down. ■ . , ~ The Kini baa been substituted tor tne Pukaki and will arrive here io-morrow from Timaru. Alter loading, the Kini sails lor Wellington, Picton, Weatport and ureyniouth. . , The only, vessels in port last night were two steamers and three schooners. The Kiltawa arrived yesterday evening with a cargo of timber from GToymouth, and is expected io sail to-morrow night for Timani, for which port she hae part cargo. After a long passage of twelve daye, the schooner Morning Light arrived in the etieam on Wednesday night with a cargo of timber from Waitapu. Tho vessel was delayed by n succession of etrong southerly winds and bad weather. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received the followin gcablegram from London under date of July 11th:—The Whakatane has about 600 tone of cargo damaged and unfit for re-shipment. The balance of cargo is being forwarded by the Waimate, sailing on July 21st.