SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17807, 5 July 1923, Page 14

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Wednesday, Julj 4th. Tairoa,-s.a. (7.1b a-m.), 7962 tona, Summers, from Wellington. Shaw,. Swill..and' Albion Co., agents. Port Xembia,' b.s. (8.30 »jiu), .4886 tons, Craven, Irom Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. iLararoa, a.a. (8.56 a.m.), 2588 tons, Sewell, from Weuington. Union Steam. Ship Company, agents. Gale, s.s. (11.55 a.m.), 610 tona, Sharpe, from Timaru. A. n. Turnbuli and Co., agerite. DEPARTURES. ; . Wednesday, July 4th. . - Mararoa, s.a. (6.40 p.m.), 2690 tons, Sewell, for Wellington. Unioh. Steam Ship Company, agents. Galo, s.s.' (9,10 p.m.), 610 tons, Sharpe, for Wellington. A. H. Tumbull and Co., agents. Canopus, o£. (8.95 p.m.), 1337 tons, . Sillars, for Westport. Westport Coal Co., agents. Kaimanawo, b.g. (7.15 p.m.), 2380 tons, McDonald, for Timaru. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Opua, .b.s; (5.15 p.m;), 575 tons, Dewhurat, for Wellington. F; E. Sutton and Co. agents. Expected Arrivals. Wahine, Wellington, this day. Wingatui, Auckland, this day. Ngakuta, Timaru, this day. Kaituna, Greymouth, this day. Kini, Timaru, this; day. Moeraki, Dunedin, this day. Kemuem, 'L'imaru, 'this day. Wakatu, Knikouru, July 6th. Hdwra, Auckland, July 6th. Opihi, Timaru, July 6th. Port' Macquairie, Wellington, July 6th. Mararoa, Wellington, July 6th. Holmdale, Timaru, July 7th. Storm, Timaru, July 7th. City of .Bagdad, Wellington, July 7th. . Calm, Timaru, Timaru, July Bth. Breeze Wellington, July Bth. Wingatui, Timaru, July 11th. Pqrt Chalmers, London,. July 12th. Cumberland, Wellington, July 13th. Whangapc, Dunedin, July 15th. Port Hunter, Timaru, July. 17th. :, ■ . Kalomo, New Plymouth, July 18th. Atholl, Wellington, July 19th. . , Westmoreland, Wellington, July 26th. Koemo, Wellington, August sth. Naringa, Wellington, August 17tls. Projected Departures. Port Kembla, London, this day. Tees, Greymouth, this day. Wahine, Wellington, this day. Tairoa, London, this day. Mararoa, Wellington, July 6th. Wingatui, Dunrdin, July 6th. Ngakutv Greymouth, July 6th. Opihi, Wellington, July Gth. K-itunn. OamaTii .Tit''- flth. Kini, Napier, July 6th. Moeraki, < Wellington, July 6th. Howr?. lie 11 '""-!- July r <h Holmdale, Wellington, July 7th. Storm, Picton, July 7th. Breeze, Dunedin, July 9th. Calm, Wellington, Jtily 9th. Wingatui Auckland, July 11th. Port Hunter. Wellington. July 20th. Naringa, Dunedin, August 21st. SHIPPING NOTiES. During the month of June, 131 vessels, with s. tot-il net tonnage of 148,214 tons, entered the port of Lyttelton, as against 121 vessels, aggregating 113,668 tons, during the corresponding month of 1922. The Tecs is to complete loading to-day for Greymouth. The Kini is to load to-morrow for Napier and Gisborne. The Storm came out of dock at Port Chalmers yesterday, and is due on Satiir lav f-oui Timaru to lead for Ficton and Wangamii. The Breeze is expected to arrive on Sunday from Wellington, and will load on Monday for Dunedin and Timaru. The Calm, due from Timaru on Sunday, loads on Monday for Wellington and Wang»mii.

The Gale sailed last evening for Wellington and Wanpamii, and is due back on Tuesday, via Wellington, to load for Dunedin and Timaru. The Port Ktmbla is to sail to-day for London, via Monte Video and Las Palmas. The Wingntm is to discharge Auckland cargo to-day and to-morrow, and sails for Diinediii to-morrow afternoon. The Opihi loads on Saturday for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, to tho sgensy of the Vmoa Company, j

The Moeraki was delayed in the South, and is now doe here to-day to discharge and load for Melbourne. At present she is timed to sail to-morrow on the arrival of the 2.43 \>.m: train from Chri'tchurch, for Welling-ton,-en route for Melbourne. The S.S. and A. steamer Tairoa arrived yesterday morning to complete loading for rioi'iss. She ip to sail to-day for London, via Hon to Video and Teneriffe. The Cumberland,' which arrived at Auck : land this week, from Liverpool, is to leave Auckland on Saturday for Wellington, where she is due on Monday next. She is to sail the following Thursday for Lyttelton and Dunedin to completfl discharge. Advice has been received by Mes3Tß. Hud-dart-Parker Company that the Chinese steamer Ling Nam failed from Iquique.(Chi)e) on June 28th for Wellington. The veracl, which is coming vi a Papeete, ia duo at Wellington on. July 25th. From Wellington the L;ng Nam will proceed to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, . Thursday Island, Manila, and Hong Kong. The agente advise that the steamer will not be able to .take passengers from Wellington, as she is already fully booked. . VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. Ranger, Canadian Spinner, Cape May, Crugness, Atholl, Laburnum, Flora, Middlesex, Totua, Ventura, ■ Wilfred, Waimata Kaloino, Eimutakt, Kav tongata, Havre, Port MacQuarrie. Wellington—Wahino, Harare*. Ngaio,'Koromiko, Maung&nui, Moeraki, Wingatui, : Tutonekni, Devon City, Kurow, Arawa, City of Bagdad, Orowaiti, Athonio, Port Auckland, lonic . . . Chatham Islands—Otarama, Athenic, lonic, Westmoreland. "RANGE IN HARBOUR." SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS. At the meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday the engineer reported as follows, in regard, to the recent heavy "range" in th« inner harbour, which caused eoine damage to thu Boards property:

■: The question of excessive range in the inner haotoiir arises frota.time to time, when seas axe heavy, on tho coast, and it used to be suggested that the construction of the reclamation mole increased such range. I do not think that the reclamation mole has anything to do with it, and I atn not- sure that the range tc-day. is greater than it used to be, but if it is, I am of opinion that such increase ib due to the dredging of the .entrance channel and of the inner harbour. 'l'bo usual devices for the reduction of range in a harbour are wave trap's to intercept and diflßipate the'waves, sometimes in the form of short spurs of piling immediately inside the entrance; but there is no room in our harbour for such, as in the only pkeds where they would have any effect, they would interfere with navigation. The only practical reducing' the' range in our har-bour-are:—'■'■•'

(1)-Ah extension of tho eastern.breakwater in the form of a. spur from the bend, in continuation of the long straight part, (2) A further mole from Sticking Point in a southerly direction extending: to the present dredged entrance channel.. , ' The "first expedient would require about 16-2,850 tons of atone, and would coat about £81,425. It would reduce the range by about one-third. The second expedient would require . about 510.C00 tons of stone, and would cost about £200,000. It would reduce the range by.about Another third, and would also form part of any plan for extensions t& the port.:. If a further island breakwater were constructed southward of the dredged channel and extended eonthward for about 1100 ft,. the,range Would be almost entirely prevented, but there would be a dangerously yapid tadarcurrent through the new entrance thua .formed. On the whole, I could not adrise anything further than the spur to the prewar breakwater, at t'hie stage, and" I am .' ™bt/whother.eren. this is pißtifiod ■ The' matter referred to the HarW Improvement Committee. .

CARGO BROACHING. (HMIBB ASSOCXAtIOB TSHBBAM.) V i.'u , • DUNEDIN, July 4. Ernest Ashton. and Thomas Webster, mom-' hereof the crew of. the steamer Tckoa, were'' convrcted at the Police. Court tc-day'on a charge of.steahng.two bottles of whisky, the ?*' '" " :«»«** ♦w r B » rthoIo j? e », toe Magistrate, 'gist** that under ordinary circumstances the pfeT ally wo„ld be imprisonment, but he did not Wish to impose that penalty, which m£lt keeping the men in «*. .Dominion. The pohcr stated that cargo-broaehin* wW very prevalent; and they Were r^ u pre to • ' H.M.A.S. GERANIUM SAFE. ' (BT- CABLK-MBSS A»BOCXATIO J r_cOp m . H _ > (Eeceived July 4th, 7.80 p.m ) wma a - ' . BHI »BANE, July 4. H.M.A.S. Geranium whi.h vZ ii Srounded on a reef, jVeafe h %,„ **<»% Id Thursday Island XidS W **°™** ported by H.M.AS. Fantomef ° WU BteaM ' PORT OF TIMARU. Sailed, Remuera, for Lyttelton vesael in port, Devon. i ■ i. EXPECTED AHRIVALS. . Kini, from West' Coast, to-day. holmdale, from Oamaru, to-day. Storm, from Dunedin, to-day. Komo, from Oamaru to-day Kaimanawa, from Dunedin,' to-morrow Opihi, from Dunedin, to-morrow Wingatui, from Dunedin, early Arawa, July 7th. Port Hunter, July 14th. Katoa, from Oamaru, July nth Atholl, from Montreal, July 18tb. IVolomo, July. NOTES. . I Kemuera Bailed yesterday for Lyttel- ' The Devon is loading froxen meat for West ' of Eng and ports. She is expected to e »a PtlaL ' KeW Pl y nw «th and July 1-tb. -She will arnve at this week and will reach Tiniaru via Wellington Lyttelton, Dunedin and Oamaru. She will' 1 \r F Der » al UCC for Wellington audi Auckland, and eail the same day via LyttelThe Kini is due here to-dav (mm n— jthe Holmdale, Storm ant W due to-day from southern ports to load for the north.