ONEHUNGA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 471, 1 April 1909, Page 10

ONEHUNGA.

Arrived.—Takapuna, (7.50 a.m.), from New PlylOUtll. Sailed.—Takapuna {3.10 p.m.), for New Plymouth. Passengers: Saloon—Mesdamcs Bret*., ■ord, Pencil, Messrs. Brett, Ford, lladley, Pencil. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Rarawa (5.33 a.m.), from Onehunga. Sailed.—Rarawa (8.35 p.m.), for Onehunga. FOXTON. Arrived.—Queen of the South (7.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Queen of the South (5 p.m.), for Wei' melon. WANOANUI. Arrived.—Stormbird (5 a.m.) and Kapiti (5.15 i.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Kapiti (5.45 p.m.), Stormbird (5.46 p.m.), tor Wellington. ' PATEA. Arrived.—Aorere (6.10 a.m.), Mana (6 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Aorere (5.49 p.m.), for Wellington. . NAPIER. Arrived.—Flora (9 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail.—Poherua (7 p.m.), for Wellington. PICTON. Sailed.—Alexander (3.55 p.m.), Paieena (6.35 p.m.), tor Nelson. Arrived.—Pateena (4.40 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Mapourika (8.30 a.m.), from Picton. MOTUEKA WHARF. Sailed.—Manaroa (5.30 p.m.), for Wellington. WESTPORT. i Sailed.—Kaituna (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Kittawa, from Grey mcutli. Sailed.—Pukaki, for Wellington, Picton, Westport, and Greymouth; Monowai, for Duuedin. Passengers: Saloon—Miss Robertshaw, and Mr. Soldi; Arapawa, for "Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui, and Patea; Victoria (7.35 p.m.), for Wellington. Passengers—Saloon: For Wellignotn— Misses Smith, Gibbs, Mesdames Plumpton, Gibbs, Sir Philip Brocklehurst, Rev. W. E. Rice, Messrs. Douglas; Mawson, S. Gow, A. E. Mackintosh, Plumpton, Shepherd. For NapierAMisses Overton, Bowen, Mesdamcs Bowcn, Hnllott, Moore, Messrs. Overton, Backard, W. G. Small, G. M". Small. For Gisborne—Miss Candy, Mrs. F. 11. Smith, Messrs. T. Casserley, G. 0. Miln, A. C. Miln. For Auckland—Misses Harris, Brewer, Carper.ier, Mopdames O'Connor, Harris, Sinclair, Messrs. R. J. Sinclair, Morton, Nieholls; Mararoa (6.25 p.m.), for _ Wellington. Passengers: Saloon—Missus Gavin, Ilurse, Smith (2), Roberts, Moses, Eagle, Stubbs, Lusty, Barclay, Reid, Mesdamcs Jack, Davies, Tully, Baxter, Ross, Maxwell and child, M'Callum, Jones, Moses, Cray, Robertson, Webb, Robinson, Linscy, Low, Cross, Bishop Mules, Messrs. Price, M'Calluin, Tully, Crate,

Milne, Brown, Jack, Davie?, Olarkson, Russell, Nivon, Roberts, Bridge, Wilbrnhani', Cuddy, Singleton, Turner, Druramor.d, Blake, Zander, Dale, Butler, Jones, Gallaway, Peaohc, Suckling, Pcarce, Ray, Jones, Lensey, Low, and Cross, and 17 steerage. PORT CIIALMERS. Arrived.—Elsa (2.15 p.m.), from Nanaimo and Portland (Oregon). DUNEDIN. Sailed.—Warrimoo, for northern ports. Passengers—Saloon: For Wellington—Misses M'Laren, L. Stephens, E. Mather, A. Jenery, Grubb, Greenfield, Adam, March (3), Mrs. ll'unro and child, Messrs. J. Belman, 0. R. Stillwell, R. J. Stillwell, W. Barclay and Levin. BLtiFF. Arrived.—Koonya, from Grcymoutli. Sailed—Delphic, for Lyttelton. BARQUE LADY WOLSELEY. Messrs. Johnston and Co., local agents for the barque Lady Wolseley, notify by advertisement that all claims and accounts against the vessel must be rendered by noon to-iuorrow, otherwise tlicy cannot be rccogniscd. TIIE TAINTJI. To-day the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.'s liner Tainui i 3 expected to leave London for Wellington, via Plymouth, Cape Town, and Ilobart. She is due in Wellington about May 10. THE CLAN OGILYY. Advices received by Mr. G. 11. Scales state that his chartered steamer Clan Ogilvy is due at Timaru on April 13, from Edithburg, with a cargo of salt. She next visits Wellington, being due about April 18, and after loading at New Zealand ports is expected to sail finally for London about the end of next month. SMART WORK WITH CARGO. Our Auckland correspondent states that although the port of Auckland is not equipped with up-to-date appliances for unloading and loading steamers ■ and sailing ships, an instance of smart handling of cargo took place on Monday. The s.s. Marama, which arrived from southern ports on Sunday, landed 1365 tons of general cargo and ICO tons of luggage. Her outward freight consisted of 1350 tons of general cargo, besides seven elephants belonging to Wirth's Circus, 50 horses, and numerous other animals. The whole of the inward and outward cargo (a total of 2815 tons, exclusive of the animals belonging to tho circus) was worked in tho smart time of 21J hours. lIOKITIKA HARBOUR, At tho meeting of tho Hokitika Harbour Board (says the "Grey River the chairman, after pointing out the varies schemes for improving the harbour, including two from Mr. Leslie Reynolds and one from Mr. Thompson (of tho Grey Board), said that it has been considred advisable to procure a [further report. During the last fortnight the chairman had made careful inquiries as to the available engineering ability in New Zealand, and had communicated with two well-known marine engineers, whose replies ho placed before the board. After consideration, tho board resolved unanimously that the chairman be empowered to arrange for a visit from Mr. Arthur Dillon Bell, of Auckland to advise on a scheme for the imnrnvPTppnf, nf the "irnkitilcn. TTfirlinnr.

proveir.ent ot tno HoKitika .Harbour. MOEEAKI, FROM SYDNEY. VTell up to tirao the Union Company's steamer — Moeraki arrived in the stream at 8 a.m. yesterday. Pratique wa3 granted, and 6he berthed at No. 1 north, Queen's Wharf. Sho left Sydney at 2.35 p.m. on Saturday, and on the run across experienced light south-east winds, with moderate south-east swell throughout. Included in the imports brought by tho vessel are the following items:—sßß bags coke, 300 felloes, 119 bundles shafts, 196 shafts, 46 sacksspokes, 183 pieces timber, 47 ingots tin, 96 bags rice meal, 40 baij.i shell grit, 125 bags pollard, , 32 bags was, 30 drums carbide, 164 pieces jarrah, 566 socks, Hour, 80 sacks molasses fodder, 600 bags rice, SCO cases fruit, 145 bags tapioca, 511 cases pines, 130 eases schnapps, 100 cases sardines, 667 bags rice, 711 chests tea, 2 horses, and a largo quantity of sundries, including transhipments ex Airlio, Furtli, Asturias, Bumbea, Taiyuan, Moana, Bremen, and Manila. She leaves for Melbourne via southern ports and Jlobart at 5 p.m. to-day . NELSON-WELLINGTON STEAM SERVICE. The Union Company advise the following sailings from Nelson for April:— For Picton and Wellington-.—Thursday, April 1, Pateena, 2.30 p.m.; Friday, April 2„ Te Anau, 7.30 a.m.; Monday, April 5, To Anau, 9.30 a.m.; "Thursday, April 8, Pateena, 8 p.m.; Monday, April 12, Te Anau, 10 p.m.; Tuesday, April 13, Pateena, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, April 14, Arahura, 11 a.m.; Thursday, April 15, Pateena, noon; Saturday, April 17, I'ateena, 8 a.m; Tuesday, April 20, Pateena, 9.30 a.m.; Wednesday, April 21, Arahura, 9.30 a.m.; Thursday, April 22, Pateena, 10 a.m.; Saturday, April 24, Pateena, 10 a.m.; Tuesday, April 27, Pateena, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, April 28, Arahura, noon; Thursday, April 29, Pateena, noon. s May not call at Picton. For Wellington direct:—Saturday, April 3, Mapourika, 6 a.m.; Saturday, April 3, Pateena, 3 p.m.; Tuesday, April 6, Pateena, 5 p.m.; Wednesday, April 7, Arahura, 9.30 a.m.; Friday, April 9, Arahura, 7 a.m.; Friday, April 9, Te Anau, 7.30 a.m.; Friday, April 9, Mapourika, midnight; Saturday, April 10, Pateena, noon; Saturday, April 17, Mapourika, 6 a.m.; Saturday, April 24, Mapourika, 0 a.m. At noon to-day tile Government steamer Hinomoa conies off the Slip, and leaves to-morrow night for Cook Strait lighthouses. Mr. S. J. Davis, late purser of tho Wanaka, left for Dunedin by tho Maori last night, to join the Wairuna in a similar capacity. The magisterial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collision of the steamers U'akatu and Storm will lie held at Lyttclton to-morrow morning. In conscnjjcnce of the rain interfering with discharging operations the departure of tho t Itawkes Bay for southern ports is postponed till to-day. Yesterday morning the Sliaw-Savill cargo steamer Kumara arrived from Picton. .She has already on board a large quantity of general cargo, collected at various ports, and will fill up and re-bunker hern.. Tile Kumara will get, away, probably, on Friday or Saturday, for London. Union Company advices report that the Kaituna was to leave Wostport last r.ight for Wellington; the Komata is expected to leave Greymouth to-day for Wostport, Timarti, Lyttoltoii, and Wellington. Bad weather has delayed the I'oherua at Napier, and she was expected to leave there last night for Wellington. The Elsn, which left Portland. Oregon, on February 24, for Now Zealand, arrived at Dunedin yesterday. She has between two and three million feet, of timber aboard, 600,000 feet of which is for IfogE and Co., Dunedin. Aftor (lisr charging her Dunedin portion of tho cargo tho Elsa will go on to Lyttclton, Napier, and Auckland.