SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15699, 19 September 1916, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRlVED—September 18. Calm, 5.6. (5.45 a.m.>, 890 tone, Gordon, from Wanganui. A. H.- Tnrnbull and Co, agents. SAlLED—September 18. . John Anderson,. ■ es. (10.30 -a.ro.), ■ 52 tons, Couper,. for Akaroa., Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. , • ■ Calm, a.s. -(11.45 a-m.), 890 tons, Gordon, for Dunediu. A. H. TurobuH .and Co., agents. . , • Kaituna, s4. (3.45 pjn.), 1377 tons, Ryan, for Wellington.- Union Steam Ship Company of Now 1 iiealand, Ltd., agents. Wootton (5.10 .p.m.), lfiO tons, L. Larecn, for Wellington. A. Bhind and / Co., agents. • _ ;, Pateena, s.s. (BJS p.m.). 1212 tone, Beid, for Wellington. Passengers—Mioses Gibeon,. AlcKenzie. Alexander, Boot,-Freed, Kershaw, McLean, McMahon, Mason, Packer, Freeman, Lublow, Meedaraes Bradley, Rowntree, Gildin" Mason, Dallison, Rev. Battey, Lieut.-Coi. | Murphy, Lieut. Acheaon, -Messrs Fletcher, j Siward, McDonald, Bead, Hazelwoodr Pater- ; eon Tripp ' Snelling, Moir, Bakewell, Dick, Herd Hutton, Duncan, Stedman, Bees, CarI ter, Tumbull, Patereon, McGeorge, Hayman, Hulme, Stark. Dillon, Allison, JViJaon, Laurenson Tulle, Perryman, and Voyco and 50 steerage. Union Steam Ship Company of i New Zealand, Ltd., agents. Monowai, as. (9 p.m.), 3433 tons, A. Drewotto for Auckland, via Wellington. Napier, and'Giaborn©.. Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand.'Ltd., agents. SHIPPING NOTES. An arrival at Auckland at 7.5 a.m. on Sunday was the Shaw, Savill and Albion Line a steamer Delphic, from Liverpool, via ports. The vessel goes next to Wellington, and will subsequently visit Lyttelton, where she is due in about a week's time . The Opouri is due at Lyttelton to-morrow from Greyniouth, with a load of timber. She is to leave on her return on Thursday next. To put out the local portions of her cargo i from London, the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner .Kimutaka is due at Lyttelton from Wellington to-morrow., She will leave for Dunedin either on Friday or Saturday, and is expected to return later for Homeward loading. , . . _ , The Canterbury Steam Shipping Company'* steamer Calm arrived at Lyttelton yesterday morning from Wanganui, and left later for Dunedin. She is expected back on Thursday next to load for Picton, Wellington, and Wanganui. ... „ . , . The Kokiri left Auckland on Saturday for Lyttelton, with transhipment on board ex the Wairuna, from San Francisco. She 10 due at Lyttelton late to-night.or to-morrow morning* . _ .. ~ . ~ Th© Corinna will reach LytteKon probably on Thursday next, to load for Nelson and New Plymouth. . , Well up to time "the Union Conrpanys intercolonial steamer Moeraki, from Sydney, arrived at Wellington early yesterday morning She is due at Lyttelton to-morrow | morning, and will leave on her return in the. The Nautical Committee of Enquiry into the loss of the steamer Stormbird at the month of the Wanganui river, completely exonerated the master. Captain Gibson, and j tho pilot. THE WKBCK OF THE TONGA RIBO. kauticaiTenquiry. (press association- telsgeam.) WELLINGTON, September 18. The Marine Court of Enquiry into the wreck of the Tongariro eat specially to-day to take the evidence of Captain Hemming, master of the steamer Kimutaka. who stated that he had made a great number of voyages along the East Coast. The course he usually set was ten mile 3 off Arid rocks and Castlepoint light. A course of 7J miles from Ariel rocks should clear Bull rock. He conOidered the course taken by Captain Makepeace was a safe one in fine weather. There was nothing rash or imprudent in going to clear Bull rock by two miles. Yon think the captain was justified, in all the circumstances, in taking the course be did?— Yea, in daytime. Is it an advantage to be near the coast i in daytime when the weather is clear?—lt ■ is because you can then pick np Castlepoint I light in a parallel position. Frequently it is not picked up in misty weather. In daytime I always go within three miles of Bull It is shown tha,t the vessel,was a milo in on her course at Gable End foTeland. Is that a remarkable circumstance?—l have not noticed it. ''~,.. „,_ ,_• Is it possible or probable that the ship would make that leeway with steering?—lt is, with the wind in certain directions. In such a case a course nothing to-westward would be all right. You would not think two miles safe with simply dead-reckoning to go by?—l would

not. A master expects bearings to be taken by his officers. It is a standing order to them to take bearings approaching any point. As a rule I would aak the officer on .duty, "How is 6he coming down?" or something of that kind. When I went on tho bridge in approaching Bull rock I would ceo that the red sector was picked up at the right time. I would make enquiries in connexion with it from the officer of the watch. John Flynn, master of the steamer Wa--naka, said he was familiar with tho East Coast of the North Island. He agreed that a course to take a vessel two miles off Bull lock was a safe and prudent one. Ho generally passed Ariel rocks five miles away, cllowing two to three miles to clear Buli rock. He went round Castlepoint ten miles away on the day before the wreck Passing the locality, he noticed that a set had been produced by the strong north-north-east wind, and he passed Portland Island only four miles instead of six and a half miles away. VESSEL COMPLETELY UNDER WATER. (press association ** NAPIER, September 18. According to telephone advice, the Tongariro is now completely under water. The bow, which has clung to the rock so long, suffered badly during the recent heavy weather. ' The sea in the vicinity iB strewn with wreckago, mostly timber, but very little cargo. The_ local manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company has expressed the opinion that there will be little or no sound cargo saved from the sea. He does not think any further efforts will be made by diving, as the spot is too exposed. SHIPPING AND MAILS. SYDNEY, September IS. Arrived, Manuka (1 p.m.), from Wellington. SHOPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, September 18. Arrived. Mapourika (12.30< a,m.), from Greymouth; Kamo (3.15 a.m.). from Westport; Ngakuta (6.15 a.m.), from Greymouth; Moeraki (6.55 a.m.), from Sydney; Kittawa (8.20 o-m.), from Greymouth; Magic (4 p.m.). from Sandv Bay. ' Sailed, Takapuna (12.45 p.m.), for Picton and Nelson; Maori (7.50 n.m.). for Lyttelton • .' N . DUNEDIN, September 18. Arrived, Kahrka (7.15 a.m.). from Westport; Victoria (7.30 a.m.), from Wellinsrton. =3