SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14525, 29 November 1912, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Rakrora left Greymouth late on Wednesday nisrht with a cargo of trmoer for Lytte'.ton. She is due here early to-morrow m The Poherua, loaded with coal from Greymouth and Westport, left the Utter port lat« on Wednesday night for Lyttelton. She « due here about 1 p.m. to-oay. . Tie Katoa, bound from Newcastle to Lyttelton, passed Stephen Island at 8.30 a.m. yesterday, and is due here about 8 a.ia. to*/h» Kini is doe at "Wellington to-day from Napier, and wiU bo laid up for eurvey and OV i'be "Shaw, Savill end Albion liner lonic is due at Wellington atxrot 2.30 p.m. tomorrow from London, via riymoutb, Teneriffc, Capetown and Hobart. is «xBected to arrive at Lyttelton about Friday next to complete discharging, -fhe lonic is to leave Wellington finolly on her return to London, via way ports, on December 27th, instead of December 24th The Shaw, Savi:J end Albion etoamer Waiwera is to be iaid up at port Chalmers for three or four weeks. The Zesisndic, now discharging London c »t«o at Auckland, is under command of Caotoin J. B reen - &** officers ere:—Chief, Mr W. first, Mr W. 8. Qninn; eecond Mr J- Alcock; third, Mr E. J. French; fourth. Mr E. O. S J .uart. i*. J. S. Elliott, jIB b the ship s surgeon. Mr J. Calderxtood is c! " ef engineer, Mr It. E. Harrie second, Mr R. Forbes third, Mr W. Clare fourth, Mr W. C. Hiesiaa filth. Ur S. TiS.

termgton eixth. 13j A. Smethurst is chief re/rigerating engineer, Mr J. Ferguson second, and Mr J. Wilson boilcrmaker; while Mr A. Hattrick is steward-in-chargo. Tho /ealundic ia expected at Wellington about nest Monday.

Ihe Delphic waa originally timed to leavo Liverpool on CVtober 2Cth Xor the four main Zealand port 3, but according U> latest advices this vessel left Liverpool on November 19th for Australian porte, and will afterwards como on to Now Zealand to load. Under charter.to the A. and A. Lino the f-caaier Buteshiro Jcit New YcrS on Friday last 22nJ iust., for Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lytlelion, and Duuodin. Captain F. Vf. Baron has resumed command of tho Waipori in placo of Captain Foster, who has gono to Wellington for orders.

Mr J. Rankin hae joined the Kini as chief officer, in place of Mr G. .ourton, who hae gono to Dunodin for ordere. Mr J. W. Cameron has joined tho Pukaki ns pc«ond officer, in placo of Mr A. H. Prosser, who hae- gone to Wellington for orders. Mr W. Frost, late of the Kittawa, has joined the Koonya as chief ofticer, in place of Mr Jk>be:tson, who has gone to Dunedin for orders. Mr F. A. Clark, late of tho Ktirow. has joined the Koina'a as second officer, in place of Mr G. Graham, who has gone ashoro at Wellington for orders. Mr J. Stewart, lato of the' Tev-.uni, hae gono to Sydney to join the Karori ac second officer. Mr Proaser, late of tho Pukaki, will probably join tho Kaiapoi as second o2icer.

iMr J. Sales, chief engineer of the Vkrioria, who has been on holiday leave, rejoined his chip at Sydney. Mr Haynian is now wirele&s operator on tho Victoria, in p'oce of Mr Sandell, who has joined the Federal liner Duiham, as chief operator. Mr T. Anderson has joined tho Mararoa as chief engineer in place of Mr li. Burt. The Waitara Harbour Board hae notified tho Marino Department that a dangerous rock, with only fivo fathoms of water o-ver it, has been about 54 miles north-west of Waitara.

The Wairuna* will load at Nowcastlo next week for Lyttolton, where she will remain until after tho Christmas and New Year holidays. The Wootton arrived at Kaiapoi yesterday morning.