SOLD TO THE EAST

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 81, 30 December 1929, Page 12

SOLD TO THE EAST

KAIAPOI AND KAITANGATA The Union Company has sold two of its best-known cargo steamers, the Kalapoi and Kaitangata, to Eastern buyers, a British company at Hong-Kong, who will take delivery of both vessels at Wellington about the end of January. The Kaiapoi and Kaitangata are practically sister ships. They were built by Messrs. Osborne, Graham and Co., Sunderland, the Kaiapoi in 1966, and the Kaitangata in 1907. The former's engines were manufactured by the N.E. Marine Engineering Co.. Sunderland, and the latter’s by Messrs. G. Clark, Ltd., Sunderland. The Kaiapoi's principal dimensions are: 2003 tons gross, 1247 tons net; length, 279.2 feet; beam, 40.1 feet; depth, 18.1 feet. The Kaitangata’s are: 2005 tons gross, 1195 tons net; length, 279.5 feet; beam, 40.2 feet; depth, 18.1 feet. During the last quarter of a century much of the Union Company’s obsolete tonnage has been sold to Eastern buyers and the ships have taken a new lease of life in trading on the Chinese coast and in other parts of the Orient. About a year ago the Union Company thus dsiposed of the Koromlkp, Karori, and Kittawa. The Kaiapoi and Kaitangata are being replaced by the new up-to-date colliers Kaimiro and Karepo. COPTIC LEAVES BALBOA. Cabled news has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that the Coptic left Balboa last Tuesday afternoon for Suva, Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington, en route from London. The vessel is due at Suva on January 11, and at Auckland on January 17. HERMINIUS DUE TO-DAY. In continuation of her voyage tom Bunbury, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Herminius left Auckland at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday for Wellington. The vessel is due here this morning, aud will berth at the Pipitea Wharf to discharge the local portion of her cargo of jarrah for Millar's West Australian Hardwoods Co. PORT DENISON LEAVES COLON. The C. and D. Line have been advised by cable that the Port Denison left Colon on Friday for New Zealand ports, en route from Liverpool. She is due at Auckland about January 17, and at Wellington about a week later. PORT DARWIN’S ITINERARY. The C. and D. liner Port Darwin arrived at Dunedin from Timaru on Saturday afternoon to put out the remainder of her New York cargo. She is to leave Dunedin on Tuesday for New Plymouth to commence loading for London. The vessel will load also at Wanganui and Wellington, and is due here on January 12. The Port Darwin is to leave Wellington on January 16 for Lyttelton to fill up. She will sail finally from Lyttelton on January 22 for London, via Panama Canal. RUAPEHU LEAVES MONTEVIDEO. Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Ruapehu arrived at Montevideo last Tuesday morning from Port Chalmers, aud sailed again on Wednesday morning for Teneriffe, Southampton, London and West Coast ports of Great Britain. The vessel left Port Chalmers on December 3. TURAKINA TO LOAD. The New Zealand Shipping Co. report that the Turakina, which arrived at Townsville on Friday morning from Brisbane to complete discharge of her Liverpool cargo, is to come to New Zealand to load for the United Kingdom. The vessel will proceed from Townsville to Wellington, where she is due about the middle of January, to commence loading. THE TONGARIRO. The New Zealand Shipping Co. have been notified by cable that the Tongariro left Sydney last Tuesday afternoon for Bunbury, and will proceed thence to Fremantle, from whieh port she is to sail on January 6 tor Europe. The vessel is loaded for Gibraltar, Dunkirk, Hull. Antwerp, Hamburg, London, and Liverpool. THE CAMBRIDGE DELAYED. The Federal Co. ndvise that the Cambridge has v"en further delayed at Lyttelton, and will not leave there until to-day for Wellington, where she is due to-mor-row morning, to fill up. The vessel is timed to sail finally from Wellington next Saturday for London. Avonmouth. Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal. NEW YORK TO WANGANUI. Mr. W. Wallis reports that the A. and A. chartered steamer Winton, whieh is to leave New York on January 25 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth, will also discharge at Wanganui. She will visit Wanganui after New Plymouth. THE CANADIAN EXPLORER. ■ Cabled news has been received by the Canadian National Steamships that the Canadian Explorer arrived at New York on December 20 from Auckland, and sailed on December 21 for Boston and Halifax. She left Auckland on November 14. THE CANADIAN HIGHLANDER. A cable message to the Canadian National Steamships reports that the Canadian Highlander sailed from Panama on December 15 for New Zealand ports, en route from Montreal. She is due at Auckland about January 11, and at Wellington about January 16. MARAMA FROM SYDNEY. A cable message to the Union Company reports that the Marama left Sydney at 4 p.m. on Friday for Wellington, where she is due to-morrow morning. The vessel is bringing 300 passengers and 600 tons of cargo. THE INVERGORDON SAILS. The Andrew, Weir Company’s tanker Invergordon, having completed discharge of her cargo of fuel-oil for the Union Company, left here at 12.25 p.m. yester- ■ dav on the return run to San Pedro. The I vessel will not make another trip to Wellington. BASIC SLAG FROM ANTWERP. ' The steamer Largo Law, 4005 tons, has been chartered to load basic slag at Antwerp fur New Zealand ports.

KANNA TO SURVEY. The Union Company’s collier Kanna, which arrived at Wellington last evening from Westport, is to pay off at this port, and will undergo her periodical survey and overhaul. POOLTA FROM AUSTRALIA. The Union Company have received cabled news, that the Poolta is to leave Grafton (N.S.W.) on Friday for Newcastle to fill up; and will leave the latter port on January 6 for Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Dunedin and New Plymouth. She is due at Auckland on January 13. TEES FOR CHATHAMS. Messrs. Gardiner, Binnie and Halliburton advise that the Tees will leave Lyttelton on January 6 for Waitangi Owenga and Kaingaroa to load wool and live sheep for Lyttelton. The vessel will probably make another trip from Lyttelton to the Chathams on her return. . CARGO FROM NEW YORK. The A. and A. Line steamer City of Wellington will be followed by the Otaki, which is to leave New York this week for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and the Winton, which is to sail on January 25 for New Zealand ports.