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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22389, 30 April 1938, Page 23

NEW MOTOR-SHIP

KAIPARA AT LYTTELTON

An arrival at Lyttelton yesterday morning from New York, via North Island ports, was the fast new motor-ship Kaipara, which is on her first visit to New Zealand. The Kaipara was launched from the cast yard of Messrs W. Doxford and Sons in October last, having been built to the order of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Ltd. The last of the five vessels built for the Eastern Canada-New Zealand-Austra-lia trade and the second for the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Kaipara began her career under the most unfavourable conditions. After running her trials successfully in Whitley Bay, near the Tyne, she set out tn January in ballast for Canada, and ran into the worst Atlantic gale of the winter. Several vessels were seriously damaged, and a number of lives were lost on ships in parts of the East Atlantic. The Kaipara was severely buffeted. It was considered advisable to put back for repairs, and she ran for Glasgow, where the damage, which was not serious, was repaired. The Kaipara has been specially designed for the trade between Canada, Australia, and Hew Zealand. She is a single-screw , ship with a Doxford opposed-piston, fourcylinder oil engine of 4800 indicated horsepower. She is an open shelter deck vessel with three complete decks and with a raked stem and conical stern. She is 438 feet long, 59 feet broad, and has a moulded depth of 29 feet 8 inches. Electric welding has been used considerably in her construction. Five main hatchways serve the cargo space, and a deep tank forward of the engine-room is fitted for water ballast. Insulated space for meat and vegetables is arranged in a 'midships storeroom. The Kaipara is discharging to the agency of the Federal Company. She will leave later for Dunedin. PORT OF TIMARU ARRIVAL, Yesterday Port Caroline, from Port Chalmers. D. C. Turnbull and Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Holmlea, Dunedin, May 1. Port Waikato, Dunedin, May 1. Breeze. Dunedin, May 3. Waipahi, Oamaru, May 4. Waipiata, Dunedin. May 4. Storm, Oamaru, May 5. Karu, Oamaru, May 6. Kaimai, Oamaru, May 6. Waimarino. Oamaru, May 8. Otaio. Bluff. May 8. Wainui, Oamaru, May 15. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Holmlea, Lyttelton, May 2. Port Waikato, Lyttelton. May 2. Port Caroline. Lyttelton. May 2. Breeze, Lyttelton, May 3. Waipiata, Lyttelton, May 4. Waipahi, Lyttelton, May 4. Storm, Lyttelton, May 5. Karu, Lyttelton, May 6. Kaimai, Lyttelton, May 6. Waimarino, Lyttelton, May 9. Otaio. Lyttelton. May 11. Wainui, Lyttelton, May 16.

OVERSEAS VESSELS FOR LYTTELTON

Antigone, due end May from Liverpool. Nova Scotia, via Auckland, Whangarei. New Plymouth. Wanganui. and Wellington. To discharge newsprint. Completes at Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. Brisbane Maru, due about May 3 from Moji, via Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. To discharge and load. Completes at Napier and Auckland. Canadian Challenger, due about May 3 from Wellington. To load. Completes at Dunedin and Bluft. To sail from Bluft May 12 for New York. Boston, and Montreal. City of Christchurch, due May from New York, via Auckland and Wellington To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. City of Mobile, due about May 19 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. City of Yokohama, due about May 4 from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin Cumberland, due about June 1 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington To discharge. Completes at Port Chalmers. Fordsdale, due about May 12 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and New Plymouth. Fordsdale, due about June 3 from Timaru. To load. Completes at Wellington. To sail from Wellington June 11 for London, via Panama. Mania, due about May 7 from Port Chalmers. To load. Completes at Wellington and Auckland. To sail from Auckland May 17 for London. Avonmouth, Cardiff, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via Panama. • Mataroa, due about June 2 from Auckland. To load. Completes at Port Chalmers and Wellington. To sail from Wellington June 17 for Southampton and London, via Panama and Curacao. Narbada, due about May 22 from Calcutta, Rangoon. Penang, Singapore, ana To discharge and load. Completes at Timaru. Dunedin, and Bluff. Otaio. about May 14, from Timaru. To load. Completes at Napier. New Plymouth, and Wellington. To sail from Wellington May 24 for London, Avonmouth. Liverpool, and Glasgow. Port Caroline, due about May 1 from Timaru. To load. Completes at Wellington. To sail from Wellington May 6 for London, via Cape Horn and St. Vincent. Port Denison. due about May 7 from Wellington. For final loading. To' sail May 10 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, iand Glasgow, via Panama. Port Jackson, due May 17 from London, via Suva. To discharge. Completes at ! Dunedin and Bluff. Port Jackson, due about June 9 from Timaru. To load. Completes at Wellington and Auckland. To sail from Auckland June 22 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. Port Montreal, due about May 29 from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Tekoa. due about June 2 from Port Chalmers. To load. Completes at Wellington and Auckland. To sail from Auckland June 20 for Southampton, London, Avonmouth, Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow. Trehata, due early July from- New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Turakina, due about June 16 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Wairangl, due about May 27 from Napier. To load. Completes at Wellington. To sail from Wellington June 4 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. Zealandic, due June 30 from London, via Suva. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Bluff, Timaru, and Nelson.

PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE

Aorangi left Vancouver April 13 for Sydney Due Auckland May 2. leaves May 3; due Sydney May 7. Leaves Sydney May 12 for Vancouver. Due Auckland May 16. sails May 17, due Vancouver June 3. Niagara left Sydney April 14 for Vancouver. Arrived Auckland April 18. left April 19: due Vancouver May 6. Leaves Vancouver May 11 for Sydney. Due Auckland May 30. leaves May 31. Due Sydney June 4. .... „„ Monterey left San Francisco April 26 for Australia. Due Auckland May 13. Sydney May 16. Melbourne May 20 Mariposa left Melbourne April 25, Sydney April 29, for San Francisco. Leaves Auckland May 2, due San Francisco May 17.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE

Awatca left Sydney April 29 for Wellington, due May 2. Leaves Wellington May 8, Auckland May 9, for Sydney; due Wang'anella left Auckland April 29 for Sydney, due May 3. Leaves Sydney May 7 for Wellington, due May 11. Leaves Wellington May 12 for Sydney, due May 16 and Melbourne, due May 18.

PERSONAL

Captain C. Sharpe has resumed command of the Tamahine. relieving Captain J. Ritchie, who has transferred to the Kakapo, relieving Captain D. N. McLeish for orders. Captain S. Hewitt has taken command of the Waiana at Auckland. Captain G. B. Morgan, D.S.C., took command of the Awatea at Sydney yesterday, relieving Captain A. H. Davey for holidays. _ x , . . Captain W. A. Gray took command of the Walmarino at Auckland on Thursday. His deck officers are:—Chief, Mr N. H. Pearson; second. Mr G. H. Edwards; third, Mr G. V. Ward.

DESSAU TO LOAD

The Dessau is due at Dunedin to-morrow from Noumea and will complete her loading in New Zealand. She should -be at Lyttelton on Tuesday and Wellington on Thursday. She will leave Wellington about May 10 for New York.

PAKEHA'S MOVEMENTS

The Shaw, Savill steamer Pakeha left Bluff at midnight on Thursday for Lyttelton, Plcton, Wellington, Walkokopu, and Glsborne to complete her Homeward loading. She Is scheduled to clear Glsborne finally on May 14 for London, via Panama.

NARBADA CLEARS SINGAPORE

Advice has been received by the Union Company that Its chartered steamer Narbada, en route from Calcutta, cleared Rangoon on April 20 and Singapore on April 25 for Samarang to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedln, and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on May 16.