PORT OF TIMARU.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20806, 16 March 1933, Page 13

PORT OF TIMARU.

I Departure. Mednc.sday. March 15. Poolta. 1075 tons, for Lyitelton. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Veßoel in Port. No. 2 Whail--H.M.S. Dnnedin. Expected Arrivals. Calm. Oamaru, to-day. John, Liiuedin. March 17. Canadian Victor. Lyitelton, March 17. <>pihi, Oamaru, March 17. Wnipiata, Dunedin, .March JO. j Storm, Oamaru, March 20. 1 Waikouaiti, Dnnedin, March 24. | 'l'ainui, Lyitelton. March 25. Mamari, Nelson, March 25. Waiiuariuo. Oamaru, March 27. Port Whangarei. Dnnedin. March 27. I Port Dnnedin, Port Chalmers. March 27. lfolmglen, Dnnedin. March 28. Somerset, Bluff, April IS. Projected Departures. Calm, l.yttellou. to-day. Canadian Victor. Dunedi.ii. March 17. John, Lvttellon, March 17. Opihi, Lvtlelton, March 17. Storm, Lyitelton. March 20. j Waipiata. Lvttelton. March 20. Waikouaiti,' Lyitelton. March 24. Taiivui. Wellington, March 27. Port' W.haugarei, Lytteltou, March 27. Waimarino. Lvttelton. March 27. I llolmglen. Lvtteltou. March 2S. j Mamari. Lvtt-elton. March 28. Somerset. Lyitelton, April IS. Notes. The Canadian "Victor is due at Tiiuaru on March 17 to load woo), etc.. for New York. Boston, and. Montreal, also United Kingdom ports, sailing from Bluff linally on March 17. The .Somerset is due at Timaru from Blurt' on April 5' to load meat and general <*argo for London and W.C.U.K. ports. She proceed.* hence to Lyttelton, and sails finally from New Zealand on April 12. The Tainui is expected to arrive from Lyitelton on March 25 to load general cargo, meat, and dairy produce for United Kingdom, sailing on March 27 for Wellington. The John is duo from Dnnedin on March ,17 to load for Wellington. New Plymouth, and Wnikato, via Lyttelton. The Mamari arrives from Nelson on March 25 to load frozen meat and general cargo for Halifax, Dunkirk, «nd London, The Opihi loa'ds al Dunedin. and is due nl; Tiinarn on Friday, March 17, to load for 'Wellington. Nelson, and New 'Plymouth, via Lvtlelton. The Waikouaiti left Sydney for Bluff, Dnnedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton, and is due here on March 24. The Waimarino loads at Auckland for.dispatch from there on Friday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dnnedin, Oamaru, and Timaru. Hlib will arrive here on March 27. The Port Whangarei loads here on March 27 for Wellington, Tanranga, Auckland, and Whangarei. The Holmglen is due here on March 28 to load for Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Waikalo. WANGANELLA'S TRANSHIPMENTS. The WanganeUa. which arrived at Wellington on Monday from Sydney, had included in her cargo transhipments from the following vessels: —Kyohkoh Mam, Chxngte, Stralhnaver, and Oronlet. I i PORT NAPIER'S PASSENGERS. ! " ! The Port Napier, which left Wellington, on Tucsdav morning tor Southampton, took the following passengers : —Mr and Mrs K. G Dagger. General and Mrs G. S. Palmer, ihe L'ev D.~R. M cGregor. Mr T. Sands. Dr. and Mrs Laird. Mr Sands will disembark al Montevideo, and Or. Laird is the ship's surgeon. LONDON'S SHIPPING. During the week cuaeJ January 20. Sflll V P«e!«, representing »2!),I1R net register tons, used the Port of London, 420 vessels (75!!,9911 net register tons) were to and from colonial and. foreign ports, and 471! vessels (175,125 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic Five vessels discharged meat cargoes in the Port of London during the week; three from Australia -and New Zealand, the s.s. Norfolk. Strathnaver, and Mataroa, and two from South America, the Avclonti Slar and Upwey Grnn.gr. Altogether 108,000 carease'' of lamb and mutton, 07.000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork and rabbits, and approximately H 7,000 packages erf sundries were distributed to the London market and throughout the country or placed into cold storage. SMART PASSAGES ON CHATHAM ISLANDS RUN. The Tees arrived al Lyttelton on Tuesday niuht >u'ter two smart passages to and from Ihe Chatham Islands. Leaviug Lyttelton at 7 p.m. on Thursday, the vessel arrived at Waitangi at 7 p.m. on Saturday, exactly •!>* hours. This is ihe vessel's fastest trip. On the return passage sho took only 50 hours. After landing 1400 sheep, 40 bales of wool, aiiri ISS crates of cheese, the Te,.g left Lvtlelton again yesterdav afternoon for Waitangi. ACCLIMATISATION. ——♦— ~ NORTH CANTERBURY SOCIETY. The council of Ibc Xocth Oantcrliury Acclimatisation Society met last night, Mr L. A. Shanci presiding. The Game Committee reported Ihat the Department- of Internal Affairs had advised Uiat the '.ooiety's. application for an open season for pheasants would receive, consideration. A further request had been sent to Ihe Minister for Internal Affairs regarding his refusal to grant a permit for the export of black swans 1o London. A letter had been received from Mr J. K. MeAlpine, agreeing to tho society's request that ehiikor be liberated on his property at Craigiebnrn. It had been decided to send posters to sports dealers intimating an open season for pheasant shooting, atid suggesting- the • co-operation of licenseholders in protecting their own game. The report was adopted. It was reported* that after meeting in conference, "the North Canterbury and the Ashbyrton societies had agreed on altering the North Canterbury Societies' boundary, from the south bank of the .Rakaia river to the centre of" the stream.

Payment of h grant! of '£2 ,2s ..to I*e funds of the Ricearion Bush Trustees was agreed upon. Mr C. H. Lawreiu-e said: lUat the societr. was like!v 1o end ih.e year with a credit of £lO or £2O. Witlioul, delving inio reserves there- was very" little possibility of .dealing with bonuses for the staff.