SHIPPING NOTES

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14325, 10 April 1912, Page 11

SHIPPING NOTES

Frozen meat and amoral cargo is now being loaded by the Shaw, Snvill and Albion liner Athenic. It is expected that she will leave on Friday for Wellington, to complete loading for London. A large number of paspongers have booked by tho Athemc, which is to sail from Wellington on the 18th inst. for London, via Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro. Toncriffe and Plymouth. The New Zealand ' Shipping Company s stramor Wakanui arrived at Lyttelton yesterday morning with 200 tons of cargo from St John, N.B. The vessel left the Canadian port on January I.lth, and had an uneventful passapo of 49 days to Melbourne. Calls were also mode at Sydney, Auckland and Wellington on the way to Lyttelton, and the vessel is to sail »4. noon to-day lor Dunedin, to complete discharging. Given good weather and sufficient Tailw&y trucks, tho New Zealand Shipping Company's, steamer Kemucra should complete discharging in time to sail to-morrow for Bluff and Timaru. She will return here next week, and will leave later for Napier and Wellington to complete loading. On May 2nd the Remuera will sail .unally from Wellington for London, via Monte Video. Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe and Plymouth. Tlio vessel will bo fully lxx>ketl with passengers for London when she sails.

In addition to the cargo from Lyttelton. Timaru. Port Chalmers, Napier, Auckland and Bluff by the Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Turakrna, a summary of which waa published on Monday, tho steamer look the following:—From Wellington—For London: 438.5 boxes butter, 3559 cTates cheese, 3216 bales wool, 1068 packag-es general cargo, 158 packs peas. 181 casks tallow. 35 caries po'.Jf, 20 bales basils. 3 bales hair, 8 bales leather, 15 balca tow, 201 cases honey. 1000 bags legs and shoulders mutton, 27,501) carcases mutton ajid lamb. For Mouto Video: 1365 cases' apples, 155 cases fruit pulp, 11 packages general cargo.

After a passage of fifty days from Napier, via Monte Video, the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro arrived a. London last Saturday.

A busy day in in store for shipping agents and waterside workers to-morrow. In addition to the Athenicand Remuera and the fleet of oollicrs and coastal cargo steamers already in port, the Maunganui, M'onowai. Maori and Wimmera will alao be working big cargoes, and consequently, trucks and labour will bo in heavy demand.

At the Auckland Harbour Board's meeting yesterday it was resolved that a system ot compulsory pilotage for the port of Auckland be adopted, to come into force on ana after October Ist next.

The Union liner Maunganui, from Melbourne, via Hobart, Bluff, and Dunedin, will arrive here to-morrow, and is to sail on arrival of the 4 p.m. train for Sydney, via Wellington. The Moeraki, due at Wellington this morning from Sydney, will arrive here on Friday, and will leave the same night for Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. Owing to the Eaater holidays having delayed her in the North, the Monowai, from Auckland, via Giaborna, Napier, and Wellington, wil] not arrive here until to-morrow. She. will leave on arrival of the 12.10 train for Dunedin. Returning here on Sunday, the Monowai will leave again on Monday for Welluigton, Napier, Gisborne, acd Auckland. Advice was received yesterday that the Union Steam Ship Company's new cargo f--earner Kaitoa, 2~50 tons, now completing at Sunderland, has been chartered to load railway material at Middlesbro' for Fremantle. The Kaitoa will subsequently brinff _ cargo of jarrah from Bunbury to New Zea"-j land.

A cable received by the Union Steam Ship Company on Saturday stated that the Tahiti cleared San Francisco last Friday for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotonga. 'lhe. vessel was a day lato in starting, but is expected to pick up time on her way to Wcl-

lington, and to arrive oa her duo date, April 25 th. The Waihora loft Westport at 1.15 *.m. on Sunday for Sydney, with a part cargo °* grain from Timaru and Lyrteslton, and a siiipmcnt of coal from Westport for the naval dopot, at Garden Island, Sydney. Sho will subsequently load coal at Newcastle for Lyttelton. On her way north from Dunedin, the Hud-dart-Parker etcamer Wimmera will arrive here to-morrow morning, one day laic. The vessel has cargo to discharge, and a larg« quantity of produco to tako in. She wi.i leave to-morrow night for Wellington, ->apier, Gisborne, Auckland, and Sydney.

On her way from West of England ports to New Zealand, tho Fcderal-Houldor-Shire Line steamer Surrey loft Newcastle on Thursday last ( and arrived at Auckland yesterday. After calling ot Wellington, whero she will land 2500 tons of cargo, tho Surrey will arrive at Lyttelton about the '24th inst.

After taking in coal and water, the dredge Manchester left Wellington at 1.20 p.m. on Saturday for Sydney.

After a long passage of forty-five days from Dunedin, the German barque Antuco arrived safely at Port Piric, South Australia, on March 29th. Tho barque, which saved her second charter by two days, id now loading wheat for the United Kingdom or Europe.

A shortage of railway trucks in delaying colliers and limber-laden steamers. The Koonya and Karori are expected to sail today for Westport, and the Kittawa and Kamona on Thursday or Friday.

Provided thai she can get sufficient railway trucks to complete discharging, the Opouri will leave to-night for Picton, Xew Plymouth and Greymouth.

Owing to there being inmifficietit water.on the bar, tbo Kairaki, laden witn timber for Lyttelton, is nnablo to get out of Karamoa. It will probably be Friday or Saturday before she arrives here.

Repairs to her boiler are again delaying the Wootton, but she is expected to be ready to sail to-morrow or Friday. On her way from Wellington and Kaikoura this week, the Wakatu will land cargo at Stonyhurst and Motonau. Tha vessel is dne hero Friday or Saturday. - A load of timber from Karamea, is being discharged by the Defender, which arrived yesterday morning. Shortage ol railway trucks is delaying the vessel, but she is expected to soil to-morrow lor Wellington, Parakoho (near Farewell Sp_it), and Hokitika. If the negotiations whicm' are in progre - . for her purchase by North Island owrKsrs are completed, the schooner Amelia Sims will soon close her connection wfjTi tho Lyttelton coastal trade. The vessel is loading a cargo cf produce for Wellington and" is expected to sail to-day.

Captain Jarvia,. lato chief officer of the Surrey and tho Dorset, ia on his **ay to New Zealand to take charge of the" F.-H.-S. steamer Sussex at -Wellington. Captain Grant, who has had command since Captain Clarke's departure for Home, will revert to his former position as chief.