SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14524, 28 November 1912, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's Steamer Rotoxua loaded the following cargo at Lyttelton for London :-U0 bales wool, 12. sacks peas, 203 sacks oats, 96. casus tallow, 17 casks pelts, 19 casks casings, ■* cases sundries, 1615 carcases frozen mutton, anci 600 crates runners. ._,...- _ The flew Zealand Shipping Company s steamer Otaki, at present discharging at Wellington, is to proceed thence to Nelson, Waitar-, and Wanganui Other, loading ports will probably bo Tokoma-uJ-ay, Gisborne, Napier, Lyttelton, and .Wellington. Ac-or-ins to present arrangements, the X sail from Wellington on December 28-h for London. , The New Zealand Shipping Company s steamer Rimutaka left Port Ctolmwre jw* Bluff, and is due at.Lyttelton about Friday. After taking in cargo, tho vessel will proceed to Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, and Wellington to compete Ahe Rimutaka is to sail finally from Wellington on December -Sib for London. A ehortage of sailors is delaying tho Norwegian barque Pcstalozzi, which is under orders to proceed from Tunaiu to South Australia to load wheat for the United Kingdom. It is understood that the barque is *hort of Bis men, and that eailormen approached in Lyttelton declined to ship in the vessel un-l-ss they were paid £20 for tbo run across and given a .Tee passage back to New ZeaOne day late, tho Mokoia is duo here this morning from Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, and will sail on arrival of tho 0.55 a.m. train for Dunedin. Tho vessel may be docked at Port Chalmers to-morrow lor cleaning and repainting, in which case she will return to Lyttelton on Sunday, and •Mil f.n Monday for Auckland via the East Coast. The Poherua was expected to sail from We. tport last night for Lyttelton, -where sho is due to-morrow. She is bringing a load of coal from Grey mouth and Westport.

The Kittawa left Greymouth at 10.50 p.m. on Tuesday with a cargo of timber for Timaru and Lyttelton." She is due here on Sunday.

After an uneventful voyage tho Himitangi returned yesterday afternoon from tho Chatham Islands. She brought five passengers and the mails, and her cargo comprised 315 bales of wool, 251 live sheep and 460 cases ©f fish. A few cases of fish were landed at Lyttelton, tho balance being for Wellington, for which port the steamer sailed last night. The Westport Coal Company's collier Canopua, left Westport at 10 p.m. on Tuesday with a full load of coal for Lyttelton. Sho is due hero ebout 8 o'clock this morning. The rumour that Captain F. P. Evans, of tho Tahiti and Captain Crawford, of the Tofua, are to exchange positions is officially denied is Dunedin.