SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13651, 7 February 1910, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

- The New Zealand Shipping Company, local . stents for the U.S. and A. Line of oargo ' steamers, have received word that the Tyser -' steaner Mimiro has been chartered by that line'to-load at New York for Melbourne, Syd-.-Hey; Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and - Port Chalmers. The Mimiro will leave New - York next month.. V'~ It is reported that Captain J. D. S. Phillips, of the Aorangi, will take command of the Maitai, which is to resume running in. the - Vancouver service. Mr P. Mudie, who h«s been on holiday leave, has rejoined the Maram— as chief engineer, 'neer, sad Mr McAlpine. who has been acting chief, has resumed his position as second e_- .' ' gineer. . - Practically all the crew of the Norwegian v barque- Imacs, which was lost recently at th» Islands, have now found employment. The ' lecoad mite _v joined * coastal vessel, four of tbe hands have gone to Auckland to join " i? e _**'P Aahmore, bound for Glasgow from „ Tvohukohu, and the first' mate and steward '. ""«■for Sydney by the Marama. ' -•• __c Kaitaagata was '" to leave Grey- , meuth on Saturday evening with a cargo of ' *»£*« "Weffi-gto- and Lyttelton. - The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Karajnea, which arrived at Wellington on Friday ■ irom Giaborne, will probably leave Wellington to-day for Auckland, instead, of Lyttelton as ' ESfaT '"i**"-** l, a - d wiU **M "°**» Auck- ' The Shaw, Savffl and Albion " steamer > __ no^*, ° ad «« at' the King's whaif. is • n Vid^ mgton . t0 - iaorrOW for London ' _*3_J„ .V. m °_i ~ m _« n ?'» steamer Waiwera. ~ Fr dav^ll^f 1 " th _^ raa - n at Wellington on ' S_w_? ll '- < ,B1 - ?*<*<«. w expected to sail UomWelflngton today for London via Mont.

Mr G. H. M.-Ken.ie. purser of the Mokoia and Mr V. Duff, purser of the Pateena, ha« temporar.lv exchanged posi ions. Mi-Or*-ha J. l»te "of the Monowai is now purser on the Wanaka. Mr Scigel. late purser of the V.rama ho* recovered from his recent 11lis now purser of the Warrinioo Mr S G.'or-e, of tbe latter vessel, will join the Maraniii as purser at Sydney, in place of Mr Greenland, who rejoins the Apariraa. Air C Watt, chief steward of tbe Marama, ri'j'oiacd Ihp vessel at Melbourne, after holiday C T_o New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruapc-hu, from London and I lymouth. via Capetown and Hobart, is due at Wcilir.<'ton to-morrow. The vessel is expected to arrive at Lvttelton about Sunday next. Her southern passenger* will reach Lyttelton on Wednesday morning. . The Union Steam Ship Company c Mahinapua for many years a familiar trader on the New Zealand coast, and lately employed in the Tasmar.ian coastal trade, is about to be dismantled and converted into a coal hulk. The M'ahinapua is a steel twin-screw steamer of 38C tons, built in 1881. by Denny and Bros., of Dumbarton. ~__,, Tho Wairuna will proceed shortly from Westport to Sydney with a load of coal for the warships. There is a fleet of five schooners and scows in T>ort just now, all of which are discharging" cargoes of timber. Tho Huia, from To Kopuni, via Wellington, arrived at 12.30 a.m. on Saturday with 130,000 feet of timber, and thc scow Ngaru arrived in the stream at 9.30 pin with a load of white pine and totara from Wellington for the Railway Department. The Huia made the run down from Wellington in just under 30 hours, and thc Ngaru took 38 hours to cover the same distance. The schooner Clyde arrived on Saturday afternoon with a full load of timber from Greymouth.