CHRONOMETER RATING NOTICE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1290, 20 November 1911, Page 7

CHRONOMETER RATING NOTICE.

A galvanometer signal for rating chronometers will be sent from the Obser\atoiy at 1 p.m. to-day to the museum and to .the public telegraph ofiicc. The needle, will move at l-.p.m. esactly of .New Zealand mean time, at .which hour a chronometer, eet to Greenwich mean time should, snow 13h. 30m. Any difference will be the error of the chronometer, fast or. slow, on Greenwich mean time. • , True time will he similarly signalled at each hour of the day. j;, ADAMS, ' Astronomical Observer. M.UTAI LEAVE? SAX PBANOISCO. Ou Novemher 15 the Union Company s I!.M.S. Maitai left San Francisco for Weilinston, via Papeete mid Harotonga. The ves-el is due at Papeeta on 27. Rarot-onja. November 00, and Wellington Uecamber 7. MAPOURIKA DELAYED. Adrice received from Greymouth oil Saturday stated that.there was too much qja on thft bar,- too b;g a fresh in the river for anj' shipping movements at th° port. Hopes were entertained of dißnntching the Mapourika for Westport.and Wellington, however, on. the _evening s tide. As no word has reached Wellington

of this being accomplished, it is safe to presume that she is still iiifidc the bar. The vessel .should have arrived at Wellington on Saturday, hut it is* unlikely tlitit she will reach here until to-morrow morning:. Vef.-Hi!* detained outside the bar at Greymouth on Saturday were the Kaituna. Te Anau, Kowhai, Ngatoro, and Defender MAHKNO'S DEPARTURE DELAYED. Owing Jo the large amount of cargo ottering at Sydney for Auckland, the Union Company's steamer Maheno is practically a. full >hip. Because of this fact, he;* departure from the northern port for Sydney has been postponed until 11 a.m. to-morrow. MANUKA LEAVES SYDNEY. Cable advice received from Sydney yestorday stated tliat the Union Company's steamer Manuka cleared for Wellington direct at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The vessel should arrive here early on Wednesday morning. TUItAKINA FOR LONDON*. At J 1.20 A.m. yesterday the New Zealand Shipping Company's It.M.S. Turaluua left Wellington for London. The vessel, which is due ab her destination about December 27, took the following cargo from the undermentioned ports:—From Lyttelton— 817 bales wool, 42/ bale? shine, 17 bales basils, 217 bales tow, 86 bales hemp, <16 hales leather, 7 bales hair. 1 bale rabbitF.kmsv 478 crates chec.se, 1510 boxes butter, 15s casks tallow, 16 casks pelts, 753 f-ackfi peas, 102 sacks beans, 19 sacks seed, 47 carcasses lamb, 3 carca.-ses mutton, 8 packages sundries. From Auckland—429 crates cheese, 20,477 boxes butter. Port Chalmers —laO hales wool, 6 bales hair, 125 bales rabbitskins, 434 crates cheese, 1420 boxes butter, 109 casks tallow, 68 sacks seed, rrom Timnru—633 bales wool, 1 bale hair, 199 crates cheese, 118 casks tallow, 53 casks pelts, 393 sacks peas, 177 sacks beans, 9999 sacks wheat. From Invercargill—3ll67 crates cheese. The Wellington cargo was not obtainable on Saturday. RECORD LUMBER CARGO. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, November 19. Ail unexpected arrival at Auckland yesterday was the steamer Anerley, from Puget Sound and Colombia River. The vessel brought tho largt-et cargo of lumber ever carried to New Zealand, amounting to four million feet of Oregon pine and red wood. The timber was stacked 17 feet high on the deck, and is consigned tQ Auckland, Napier, Timaru, and Melbourne. A wireless message received at Wellington at an early houoro stoates that the Moeraki will reach the Bluff early this morning. Mr. Richardson, late of the Taviuui, has transferred to the Makura as second officer, in placa ot Sir. L. B. Woden, who i* awaiting orders. A record cargo of meat was shippefi from Geelong by the Fcderal-Houlder-Sliir* Line steamer Durham, which left Melbourne on November 10 for London and Liverpool. It consisted of 50,775 carcasspj lamb, 4201 carcasses mutton, and 83 packages of < sweetbreads and kidneys. Included in her cargo were GCO bales of woo). Telegraphic advice received in Wellington on Saturday stated that the scow Ngaru left Pouto (Kaipara Harbour) tim-ber-laden for Wellington at 11.40 a.m. A heavy north-west ga-Io was blowing outside yesterday, and this caused a considerable eea. 'Die Patca Shipping Comparty's steamer Mans, which left port ut 12.15 p.m. for Paten, was compelled to put back. She arrived at tho wharf at 5.3j p.m.

Mr. J. Townsciul, cecond engineer of the M&raroa, left the vns?cl at Wellington on Saturday, and Mr. E. Low filled the vacancy. To-morrow 111n Hinemon leaves Auckland for northern lighthouses. An arrival at Lyttelton at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday was the l>arnuo Helen Denny. She brought coals from Newcastle. Bad weather on llic West Coast has been responsible for the abandonment of iho Flora's time-table running this week. Dried fruits to the extent of 7CO tons ex the slcumcr Berlin, will arrive in Wellington. per Manuka, from Sydney on Wednesday. Ur. J. Styche, second engineer of the Kamona. has come ashore. His place has been taken by Mr. C. West. By noon to-morrow the Tyser Line's chartered etearoor Cranley is expected to ho rid of the Wellington portion of her New York cargo. She then for Lyttelton. After having been detained at Westport by bad weather for,, sonic day?, the ICoi mnta and Polierua arrived at Welling ton 1 yesterday morning. Both vessels return to tv.e West Const port on completion ot discharge cf their coal cargoes. - Ff.iving' left. '<7f<homo at 7 p.m. on Pafn ♦ day the hippie will lift some wool at Matikona and the To Awaitc coast stations on her way to Wellington. She arrives this morning and sail* ot 5 p.m. to-mor-row for Napier and Gisborno. Prior to leaving Wellington for Lyt.felton and the Chatham Islands, the Tliniitangi will mnUo another trip to Black head and back. . Cnntain Pennington, who hns been standing by the Kittavi during her o\trhnul at Port. Chalmers, has resumed command of the vessel, rind Mr. C. H. Vro.it, who has boon ashore on leave of absence, b.i.e joined her as chief oflicer, From 7Mrt Chalttierts the Kittawa. proceeds to Grcvmouth. T'ie ScaJc." chartered steamer Clan Ogilvy is to bring another load of inrrah timber from Bunbury to New Zcaluml ports. ' lijifit Tnefdav the "Union C-ompanv's Kn?torn tracer Anarimn arrived-nt Calcutta. She will le.Tve ibout the end of this month for New Zealand. Mr. Hislop. third officer of the Afnori. has been promoted to second of the Cor-, inna. Mr. ITughan. third officer of the Mararoa is now third on the Maori. Captain Aldwell. of the Maori, who has boon on holiday leave, resumes command of his ehip to-day, and Captain Stringer goes on holiday' leave.