SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15860, 27 March 1917, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. SAILED—March -0. Cygnet, 3.8. (noon), 124 tons, Murray, for* Akaroa. Stevenson, Sitewart and Co., agents. Storm, a.s. (3 p.m.), 405 tcra.3. A. Cowan, for Wangunui. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agente. jMgaiere, s.s. (i.lO p.m.;, 1000 ions, Dillner, for Wanganui. Blackball Conl Comwray, as'TOtr. | Wukalu, s.f. (C.5 p.m.), 360 tone, Wills, for Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. Muraroa, a.s. (8.30 p.m.). 2538 tons, Mawson, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., agents. Cano.uu~, 5.2. (8.50 p.m.), 1350 tons, Sillara, for Westport. Wtstport Coal Company, agents. " j SHIPPING NOTES. j The Union. Company's steamer Kokiri is duo at LytteMoa on Wednesday. She 13 coming from Westport, via Timuru. The schooner Lily, with & full cargo of limber from tho West Coast, 13 due at Lyttelton on Thursday or Friday. On completion of discharge at Lyttelton eho trill rskturn. • to Greymouth. The Blackball Coal Company's collier Ngahere left this port yesterday for Wanganui with a cargo of sheep. The schooner Aratapu is due a,i Lyttelton. on Thursday with a full load of timber from Greymouth. After discharge hero she wiil proceed to Kaipara with. a. load of produce. The last vessel to reach Wellington from San Francisco brought 1317 tons of cargo, including 1200 cases California!) oranges, 40 cases grapefruit, 246 Lite and 5623 cases bananas, 2144 cases Rarotonga oranges, 11 ton 3 canned fruit, 157 tons dried fruit, 45 tons bottles, i) 0 tons rubber goods. 7 tons sheet zinc, -48 tons roofing mute-rial, 137 tons oil, 23 tons paint, a quantity of periodicals, and 8 cases automobiles.

Among th© officers of the steamer Tongariro, which was wrecked on the coast last year, was Mr Burton. Davis, who was second officer on the vessel. Ho later went south and took command of the Petone, which, small steamer it will b« remembered went Home to England. The voyage was accomplished safely, and now tho once -well-known New Zealand coaster is engaged in running across from England to France. _ Mr Burton Davis is back in Auckland again aa. second officer on an oversea liner now in that port (says the Auckland "Star"). By the same steamer tha officers and engineers who went Homo on the Petone have returned. They are: —Messrs C. F. H_ Swede, C. West, F. B. Emms, and F. G. McGoverne. SHIPPING TELEGBAMS. WELLINGTON, March 26. Arrived, Poherna (5.40 a.m.), from Westporl. Sailed, Puteena (12.50 p.m.). for Picton and Nelson; Maori (7.55 p.m.), for Lyttelton.