SHIPPING NOTES. '

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14658, 6 May 1913, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES. '

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruapohu, which arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning irom London, via way porta, ie due here about Friday to complete discharging. Captain R. C. Clifford is still in command, and has with him the following officers:—Messrs C. G. 'j.ongo (chief officer), W. Croudace (eecond), F. J. Gaulton (third), R. D. Hoekine (fourth), C. B. Wcleby (surgeon), W. P. Scanes (purser and chief steward), G. W. M. Scott (chief engineer), B. Bvlce (second), E. D. Powell (third), A. M. Millar (fourth), C. Port (fifth), J. W. Cameron (chief refrigerating engineer), J. W. Watkins (second), N. Grant (electrician), and P. L. Brownfield (Marconi operator). The Ruapehu has about 1300 tone of cargo to land here. The New Zealand Shipping Company's «team«r Whakatane, from St. John, Canada, via Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland, wae delayed by bad weather on the passage to Wellington, and was overtaken by the Shaw, Savil! and Albion steamer Kia Ora, which left St. John (sixteen daye after her. The Kia Ora, which ha« 500 tons of general cargo, and the- Wha&atane 300 tone, Are due here to-day or Wednesday, and will go on to Dunedin. to complete discharging. After, being delayed come days by bad •weather, tho Federal-Siiir© Lino steamer Essex finished coaling iate last ,night, and sailed for Wanganui to complete loading for West of England ports. During her etay at Lyttelton she load«i the following cargo: — For Avonmouth: 14,136 carcases mutton and lamb, 1087 eacke peas, 79 packages dross, and 495 crates of cheese (tranehipped from Bluff). For Liverpool: H 4 oi7 ca:ca*«s mutton and lamb, S3 casks tallow, 146 casks pc'.ta, 4 drums glycerine, 60 ewe runners, 100 emm honey, I*7 bozee extract soap, 1768 Kicks peas, 671 sacks beans, 6 packages eundnea. For Glasgow: 4038 ewearcs mutton and lamb, 659 quartere beef, 1 case kidney*, 26 bales wool, 40 cases honey, 4 packages eundriee, and C6l caeee preserved meats (transhipped from Bluff;. The Eh?cx will sail finally from Wanganui roadstead to-morrow mght or Thursday morning for Avonmouth, via Lac PaJmae. I

After a passage of 22 daye tb« Italian sliip Yal!aroi, which sailed from Lyttdton on April 11th, arrived at Newcastle on Saturday. The ship ie to loud coal at Newcastle for a port on th« Woet Coast of South America.

The Ksrari from Grey month and West port, has been delayed at Wellington some dayf", but ie to a*il to-dey for Lyttelton. She is due hero to-morrow to cornpleto discharging. The Kittawa, which left Grcymouth Ist* on Saturday night, with a cargo of coal and timber for Lyttelton, is expected to arrive here this morning.

Thei Kaun anilcd Ixom N<w«uj«* tt s o clock on Saturday morning, with a load cf coa: for Lyttelton, end w uu« ii«re ibout iriday next. | -w«w The Pohcma m, espcclcd to Wre Qtermouth ket night with a cwgo oi ooJte' Lyttclton. She is da* btit, to-morrow area'OfT- * . .....

The Arepawa with a load of sheep for Ityttelton, was forced to put back to Ci, homo on Sunday by the gaK. Xo W rd of her leavxnp ha* since been receiwd but eho ie «jT'ectcd here to-morrow. She will return to the E«tCoMt porta, taking c*rgo for Aupier and Gieborne.

Iho long continuance of the noutheTly rale hue proved too much for the fleet of .teunem due to axmo from the Nortii, and they hate evidently all been forced to Wbejtec Wanaka, out from Kapiw sine* 4-30 p.m. on 1-nday the Pukaki five diy* out from W«tport, tlio Storm from Picton, the Opouri from GreymouUi, and sighted off Cape Camp. bell at 2 a.m, on Sunday, the KaiiaJri from Gieborne.and the KitUwa from GrevmoutL were all due yeeterday, but there tnm no eirni of them up till daTk. The Wootton, bo'Sd from Nydia Bay to Lyttelton, pat into Pictoa for coal supplies on Sunday evening. : Tho PukaJri, which left Weetport lei Thurfday morning, arrived at Lyttelton late last night, nearly five days out. She encountered the gale on Friday morning, tad was forced to Bbclter until Jtto on Suad» night.