SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17936, 3 December 1923, Page 14

SHIPPING.

/ PORT OF LYTTELTON.

i ■ ARRIVALS.

( 6 Jf?® 8 ' from 'iimariL.. Union fcte&m - Stop W.| (6io! ».m;) V from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., (ruction " dredg# a*.rn.)» Smith," frtfm . Oa-maru. . Ly4Ji?lton Harbour Corinna, e.a.(11.30 a.m.J,.-1271 -tons, _ 'ser, from Timfcur'' • Union- Steam:-Ship Co., ag Cygnet, '• ij. : (7 p.m.); 1» ■>»*,■ Murray, from Kaikoura, Cygnet, Ltd., ageiita, ; John. 6.8. (7.20 p.m;), 342 tofts, Hawidt, from Wellington., F. E; Sutton ; and . Go. a.s. (7,40 p.m.),. 157. tofts, eon; from Kiosey and 00., lAa,,i agorits-' • -■< tStindaV, CD&wanbeF 2nd. r ■. »i ; Ksmo, b.B. .. (835 . a.m.)„M2B& tons, .fro»;j Tirriaxu. '•• Union SteaM Ship • Co.i.fcgents.-. ■ : HBr»roa: v 6.b;» (a -2638 tons, Irwin*, from Wellington. Union' Steam Ship , Co.j agents.' '' •* sv .'_■ . „. v Gale. b.b. (4 p.m.), 610 tona, Robertson, from Wellington. A. IL "ToroVuli; and Co., agents. ' •/ Cax-adian 'Spinner, 8.5.. (noon), 5768 tons, Maiming,, from " Dunedin. ; Canadian Government Merchant Harinc,>Ltd.,- agehta. , DEPARTURES.:

Saturday, December lat. V i Kaitaiigata, U.s.- (12.30 p.'m->, 2005 ton*, for DuaeofiiL" TJxuq* Steam thip Cp. t #genta. "y ; v '. Progress, 840 tons, Williams,for Nelsoiu ' R E. Button and C 0.,/ agents*' ' *' J "Coiinna, s.s. (3.25 1271 tons, Prosser, for Wellington'.' 1?12i6a " Steam Ship' Co., agents. ■ ■ . " '■ ' - Wootton, a.a. (5 4 pjaJ, • ISO tons, Owen, for Wellington. " A. 'Rhiad-' sad* 1 Co;, agents. Maori, sj.' (8.20 p.m.), JH76 tons, Cameron, for "Wellington Union Steam 1 Ship.. .Co., agents- . Sunday, December 2nd. John, B.s (3 p.m.),' 542 tons, Hawick', for. Timara. F. E. , Suttqn and-Co., agents.

Eijpected "Arrivals, ' Maori, Wellington,. December . 4th. Mararoa, Wellington, December sth. Oity of Naplea, Wellington, December 4th. Kini, Wellington, December '' 4th. Turakina, (Wellington, December 4thJohn. Timaru, December. 4th. ' ' WaikotLaiti, Dunedin, December sth. Opihi, Timaru, December 6th.' Kennedy, DecemW 6th. ' Waihemo, Newcastle, December Vti. Kaitahgita,' Dunedin, December 7th. Komatftj'WeHihgton,"December 7th.. : Ka.Tori', -Wellington, .December 10th. ' Kaiapoi, Wellington, December . 10th. Poxt Hacking, Wellington, December llti. Ruahine, Wellington, December 12th. Wairuna, Saa Francisco, December 12th. Port Victor. Wellington,. December 17th. Kent, Wellington, December 2Dth. Athenic, Wellington, SOth.Calm, Timaru, December 4th.

Projected Departures. .j&iL Opus, Wellington, this dny. . ' Mkraroa, .Wellington, this day. Wakatu, Kaikoura, this' day. Dunedin, thia day. Wingatui, Auckland, this day. Kamb, Napjer, this -diy; Canadian Spinner, "Wellington, this: day. ■- Maori, Wellington, December 4th. Calm, Wellington, December 4th. Opihi, Wellington, December sth. Kennedy,' Fox ton; December 6th. Kaitangata, Auckland, December 7tk. Torakina, Dunedin, December Bth. - Karori, Dunedin, Decembac 10th.

SHIPPING NOTES. ■After ■ serving 27 yeara on the pilot - staff of the-Wellington Harbour Board, Mr W. H. Meredith retired cn Friday last," At a large attfindHiice of fellow-officera well*wishers around the waterfront flfc o farewell ceremony, Captain J.' E. - Daw-sin, harbourmaster, referred in eulogistic terms to the loyalty and faithful -service of .Mr Meredith. OSptain Munxo : aJao endorsed the remarks. On Behalf of his fellows-officers, Captain Dawson presented Mr Meredith with iwo upholster** chairs, inscribed in silver, a case of pipes tobacco pouch", and «* jrarao of money Mr Meredith, who is 65 yeara «£ age, went to se» in 1873 in' the- barque Omega, and «u at continaoTisly he waa wrecked in the Union Steam Ship Matai <m Richard Rock, Bay of Plenty, on June* 2nd jowfr P s^ ent **

To-day's include Cygnet,, for K*ikomra, Nelaon, and "Wakatu tor Kritap. .»d Wdltojun, <3, („ '"dta™. Wingatai for Auckland, Opna for Welhnyton. Westport Karao for and Gia&orne. dredge Canterbury returned to • from Oamani on Saturday. TteltOß The Moerrti is to j««e Mefowtrae to-iawr-rew for Bluff, Dunedin. Lytteltoa aad'tpS linston. ' * cl "

The Kennedy is to load hero on Thursday for Foxton.

Th« John is due back from Timaru to-mor-low, and will load for Wellington, Wanganui, und New Plymouth. The Kini is due to-morrow from Greymouth, via. Wellington, with & part cargo of con!.

The Kaiapoi wis expected to leave Hobart o» Saturday for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, a&d Auckland. . . . The Turakina, with Home cargo, is dee hire to-morrow.

The City of Naples is dno to-morrow from Wellington to discharge New York cargo. The. Canadian Spinner arrived yestaiday from Dunedin to load for NeT?.,York, Boston, end Halifax. She is to salt this afternoon for Wellington. V" l£r It, £. Williamson has Joined the Kaitoke is third officer, in place of Mr J. W. Thomson.

Mr W. Johnston the place of Mr. H. T. Atchison, third engineer of the Kaitoke. >

_ The Shaw-Savill liner Mahia is due nt Wellington on Friday nejrt .from ; Atiatf»]i» to comfn'6hce "loading for London. The vessel ajao .load at.BhrfE," Gisborae, Auckland, .and Wellington, and is due at Wellington on Defi&ftiber 1 26th.She leaves on December 81st for Lyttelton to complete loading, and ehould soil from here on January Sth for London/via the Cape Horn route. The Federal Line hn# received cable news that th» A. and A. Line chartered steamer Noddea left New York on TCovember ;"21st with cargo to disch-rrge at Auckland; Wellington, 'Lyttelton, Timarn . Dunedin,. Bluff ! and/ Melbourne. The . vessel is dxie- at Auck! land on December 27 th., > i «i»d D. Line state that the Port Kembla is to load in New Zealand ;fot Lon-! S®* S|i« is .«*•' W««ganuj on December I ~ pm Newcastle, and. will afterwards c i £ £ ew pl ?nionth, Lytteltori, GiAHm. »ud WelhUfirtdn.' The veseoi is to leave Wellington about January 14th' for London.

VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS , RANGE OP N.Z. "

_ Auckland—Ara&ura, Arawa, C«pe May, E. I ,K. Sterling,- Kaiwarra, Korotaiiw, .Port Hacking, Port. Victor, Ulimarca. Que-1 tec City, Wi.ik&Wa, Ttfest Niha.'"' ' . J __Welting4on—Mai-ama, Manuka, Waimarino, , lonic, Opwn*, .•?*£- Orowaiti, Waikcniaiti." MaQius-<! TutSaekaij Xfard&na..i Chatham Islands—Kaikoura, "V^est^lfilM. STEWARDS' DUTIES. NIGHT WATCH AND DAY OFF. .v •*.../•." - i • f *'ih • . T?he Arbitration. Court at'WeUisjjton- on Friday considered an application 'by the Inspector of Awards for the .interpretation of clause 4 (A) of the NewZealand.Stewarts': Award, involving the duties' of „ nightwatchmen in-parfc The clause'ls as follows:' —"lke hours of any steward acting is.6 siel>ttt-atchinan Tn-' port,'" whearifceris sfre -W passengers on board, shatt be frutnß p,m. to. 7 ft.m, For acting: aaaightwutcitnianli* shall be ■■ granted eight working hows' off wort in port on>,the next day if H;i»: not a Sunday, or a holiday. • If hsdaes'-noigat the > eight hours* off,-he shall'be 'p»l<l*n extra sum of 'l3s." , i • _The question for the Court to answer 'wjfc: ' Whether 'B' -steward ■: signing . on .sbis'a ! articles as a nightwatehman Is a steward, acting as nightwatchman whenem* ployed m this capacity in port, and entitled to-bo piid ita 6ccordanceWith'snb-elaus4(*J < of the foregoing clause.'' ■ The. point made was that the- steward. njfatwatclunMi, after flaithine hU hours ■*•»■•: op., h$A-<& tUta out the glory hole!' between 7 ajn. and 10 a.m. C9?»t^jnded. that .tbia involved 4ne - loss «i. ipfkv'i^Sujg-'iiqit^ij-';off' weft, and tl»*t thetttfore' She; w*s .entlt&d to ISs as ia the clause lot tne< aw^rd'.^ 1 . . Afterihearing argument, 'Mr £n*tiee' Pfofcir" said it was perfectly , clear that « steward .who acted as mghtwatehman in port whowas required to.-do any worlc after 8 O'clock would come under theclaussß in the'&ward. £ Kennedy (for the Union)asked tlsit the ,Court. should - give, a deSnite i answer .in writing, and that a public notice. «hould i be I put'up in the "glory hole" bo that themen could see. ■ .:. • j •-His Honour said that the answer to thu Soestion put before itho Ooftrf uwld be inle affirmative. ••.'•■ t 1

j OTAGO HARBOUR. 33 feet:OF WATJSR at dukedjn WHARF, (SPECIAL TO "TBB PHSSS-") . ';. J. :. PXJNEDIN,- December l.' „ . .At the montUly of the Otago EfirDour Board, ■ Mr* H, C. Campbell, in cwnsaenting upon the harbourmaster's report, 6aid that'he lhad Jdotieedin tie 'Press that the steamer lonic had left Lyttelton drawing 3?ffc.. Tlaet. port? vn th»* ■• TfUllV final port of . ca|L. : ; v Danedia was always being left out because it r was said that s there was not sufficient depth of wnter. Tfce Otago harbour had |J3ft at low water a>V; the George street wharf, and from*n«iviga- 1 tion "point of view thera Vru not a:-89Jter. harbonr in the Dominion than Otago for moored vessels, either at Port Gh*lnurs or Dunedin. , , - Captain Sondstrom said that the Iwrboor •was improving every day, and was eQOMi, i if - not- • superior, to Xiyttelton harboar. Mr Cable, in ; xef erring. •{© the good worSc dose by the engineer (Mr J. HcG. Wiilrie), esid that the new , night-berthing signal on the Board's bmldingwa»»gTeaii improve* ment on the'old, antiquated system ofsign*!ling. ' ' The chairman (Mr T. H. Bu«ell) eaid tnat: when the new retaining wall waa completed] very little-dredging ofthe harboar. be required. ' -

PORT OF TIMARIL \ „ . Arrived. Ktmfl, from D-oaedin. ' .- \ ; Balled. ' ■ 1..'-': Kamo, ior Napier - and (Jiaborna. ' , Expected Arrivals. Calm, from Uacedia, to-day. Gale, .from Dunedin, to-morrow* 5 ; . ' | Kini, from Dunedia, to-nwrrw. . ■ . n Opihi, from Ihinedin, Wedwteday- 1 i Kjiitangata, from Dunedia, Thursday- '.. Storm, from Oaznara, December Jstft. Karori, from Auddaad, early. - - •, -Tarakins. December. •« • .v>vw.i a ' | Notes. • The arrived from Dsneelia Aft. •,§£?'» J urday aadsailedrflor Napier and § Xha Calm is due from Djwe^9 load foe Wellington, Picton «*>A A for which posrts she will nail "wa 1 iihs same: da>. . ,•> 'i A * 1 rv&i ia Tlie Gale ia scheduled to w»w I Dncedizi to picJc | Wellington and Wangamti, eailiog •§?< 1 teltob.. , 1 Th« Kioi -will be here front H morrow to load for Westpert 1 awtttk - J^wa