SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14290, 28 February 1912, Page 11

SHIPPING NOTES.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kakaia arrived yesterday morning from "Wellington to complete loading for London. The vessel is taking a fairly large quantity of wool and general cargo, and will sail to-night or to-morrow morning for London, via Monto Video. The Federal-Houlder Shire Line steamer Somerset ie to leave Tort Chalmers on Saturday for Northern ports to load for the West of England. TBc vessel will call at Waitara, Wanganui, Picton, and Wellington, and will leave Wellington on March 16th_ for Tiraaru and Lyttelton to complete loading, and will Bail finally-from the port on March 23rd for Avontnouth, via Cape Horn. • The Tyser Lino eteam'or Mu'ritai arrived at Wellington from Napier yesterday to complete loading and coaling. She will sail from Wellington to-morrow for London, via Las Palmas. The Star of Sootland is to leave Wellington on March Bth for London. ! The Warrimoo is due at Wellington, to-day with 77 ealoon and 76 steerage passengers from Sydney. She i» due here Friday, and will leave the same day for Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. On account of the waterside workers' picnic holiday at Dunedin on Saturday the Warrimoo will not lea,ve that port until Monday, March 4th, and her departure from Blufi lias been fixed for Tuest'E« Union liner Maitai, from San Francisco, via Papeete and Barotonga, is due at Wellington to-morrow morning,"-aiid will leave on Friday at 3 p.m. for Sydney direct. The Union Company's Island steamer, Navua, has been fitted with a wireless telegraphy apparatus There are now thirteen of the company's passenger steamers fitted with 'Tholv'hangape left Auckland on Monday for Newcastle to load coal for Lyttelton and The'Kitlawa, from Grcymouth and Westport via Wellington, will arrive here thu, incrnoon to complete discharging. lhe Pukaki was to hftve left GreymoUth last night wth" load of coal lor Wellington and Lvttelton. The Kini will leave. Greymouth tomorrow with a full cargo of timber, for The Vanaka, which is loading transhipments ex the Belle of SootUad and tie Henrik Ibsen, will leave Auckland to-morrow for Lyttelton. On her way down she wni call at Napier for a shipment of eneep. The HuddarUParker steamer . lcton* letl Port Chalmers at 1i.45 p.m. yesterday, ana is due here early this morning. The vessel has a large quantity of cargo to lilt, end wiu leTve to-night for Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, and Sydney. The Huddart-Parker steamer Llimexoa i» due to-morrow morning from Melbourne via Hobart, Bluff, and Dunedin, and will a"l on arrival of the 5.25 p.m. train for Sydney via Wellington. The Opouii returned yesterday afternoon from Nydia Bay. After discharging her cargo Of timber the vessel will load general cargo fox Picton, Greymouth, and Hokitika, and will tail to-morrow night. The echooner Morning Light is loading for Nelson and Waitapu, and will be ready Jor sea to-day. The Amdlia Sims loaded for Wellington, and the Aratapu for Kaipara, are still dehyed for want of jailors. The Huia will probably be ready to sail at the end of the week for Kaipara. Mr Cftrmichael, of the Warnmoo, has traneferced to the Moana. as chief steward, and Mr. Young bae joined the Warrimoo. Mr J. Shaw, late purser of the Nayua, has come ashore on holiday leave ,and will afterwards join the office stiff of the Union Steam Ship Company in Sydney. Mr F. Coull, assistant purser on the Navna, transfer* to the Tofna'in a like capacity, while Mr J. H. McNarn, lately purser of the Aparima, jome the Tofiia as purser. Mr E. St. C. Clair, who was assistant purser on the M»ung»nui, is now purser on the Flora. . There has been only one change in the staff of the lonic since her last trip, Dr. J.

S. Fraser having relieved Dr. R. Dr. J. E. Simp.-on, who made two voyage* to Now Zealand in the Corinthic, is now surgeon on the Olympic. Following are the current rates of freight for coal cargoes from Newcastle to Lyttelton: —Auckland 9s, Gisborae 16s 6d, Napier 10s 6d, Wellington 9s M. W"ansanui 13a, Lyttelton 10s, Timaru 10a Gd, Dunedin 10s Cd, Bluff 10s Od.