SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14665, 14 May 1913, Page 12

SHIPPING NOTES.

The* Fodor&I-Shire Line steamer Surrey, from West of England ports, arrived at Wellington on Monday, and is due at Lyttelton on Thursday. Tho Taviuni is due here on Saturday from Southern Ports, and will sail tho samo day j for Wellington, New Plymouth, Westport and Greymouth. A good deal of interest was taken at Wellington on Monday in the borthing of the Mapourika at the Railway Wharf. Captain Hounes, who was in command, had to back his' vessel between tho Wool and Railway Wharves, fo as to berth her at the latter. In tho stiff southerly, which considerably hampered the vessel's movements, and with a busy fleet of ferry boats continually getting into, the congested area available for manoeuvring, Captain Holmes's task was by no moans an enviable one. A slight error of judgment would have meant either a collision with" one of tho ferry boats, or considerab'e damage to tho Wool Wharf or the Kaitangata, which was lying at tho Railway Wharf. After nearly an hour's manccuvring, the Maoourika was pa'ely "tied up." It was. a ticklish job exceedingly well done. Tbe'Raiinra is loading timber at Greymouth for Lyttelton. Mr A. Brooks has joned the Haupiri as chief officer. Mr W. R. Keiley, third engineer of tho Karamu. has signed off the vessel's articles. Mr A. Wishart lias joined the vessel as chief engineer. Mr J. A. R. Scott hr.. joined the V <•.*■_ r .a ns fourth engineer in succession to Mr W. Coates, who left by the Willochra on Friday to. join the Atua at Sydney. Mr W. G. Ssndcs, second engineer of the Koromiko, ia ashore on holiday leave. Mr A. B. Daniels, third engineer of the Wait-mnta, has filled the vacancy ou the Koromiko, ar.d Mr Hamblin has joined the Waitcmata aa third engineer. Mr J. G. Lockie has signed on tho Monowai as third engineer. Mr Stone, chief steward, is at present on holiday leave, owl his place has b*en filled by Mr W. Bowditch. The Otago Harbour Bonrd'3 salvage tug", at the construction of which good prosres-s is being; mode at Port Chalmers, will b. easily the be-«t yes. el of her kind south of the line. Something about tho extent of her enormous pumpir.tr capacity was demonstrated when one of her pumps Tecently sucked all the water out of the stranded steamer Kowhai in an incredibly «hort space of time. A powerful yearchlight, to be utilised for deßcryins- distant object!* at nifrht time, will be a feature of the modern equipment of the . tea m*r which is lik-ly to "be out of the builder.' hand, by tho end of this year. Mast <_f the hull pistes are now in and thp .ir. modc'lii .■ of the hull is now 1 apparent. Her modelling'is the subject-of j very favourable eomnvent by the people who j go to see the iron ship being built.' j