METEOROLOGICAL

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 82, 31 December 1929, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

YESTERDAY’S REPORTS Norfolk Island.—Bar., 29.93. N„ light breeze; cloudy. ' Awanui.—Bar., 29.89; ther., 68. W.S.W., slight breeze; overeast. Auckland—Bar., 29.81; ther., 70. S.W., fresh breeze; overcast. . East Cape.—Bar., 29.72; ther., 73. W.. gentle breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea smooth. „„ ~i: Cape Egmont.—Bar., 29.77; ther., 66. W., gentle breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea rough. ■ Napier.—Bar., 29.01; ther., 80. N., gentle breeze; cloudy; sea smooth. Farewell Spit.—Bar., 29.66; ther., GOS.W., strong breeze; blue sky: sea rough. Stephen Island. —Bar., 29.66; ther., 63. W„ light breeze; blue sky, hazy; sea rough. . , Wellington.—Bar., 29.65; ther., Go. N.W., gentle breeze; blue sky; sea rather rough off-shore. Cape Campbell.—Bar., 29.56; ther., 80. W., fresh breeze; blue sky; sea modGreyinouth.—Bar., 29.81; ther., 58. 8., fresh breeze; blue sky and detached clouds: sea considerable. Akaroa Lighthouse.' —Bar., 29.58; ther., 60. N.E., moderate breeze; cloudy; sen moderate. Nugget Point—Bar., 29.56; ther.. 50. W.. slight breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea moderate. Puyscgur Point—Bar., 29.64; ther., 54. N.W., moderate breeze; cloudy, passing showers; sea rough. Chatham Island.—Bar., 29.52; ther., 56. H Hobart (9°a?m.).—Bar.,' 29.74. W.N.W., slight breeze; overcast. LINERS COASTWIS-. The Mataroa will leave Auckland at 6 o’clock this morning lor Picton to proceed with her homeward loading. The Port Campbell left Lyttelton last night for Timaru to continue loading. She will leave Timaru on Saturday for Port Chalmers. The Cambridge left Lyttelton last evening for Wellington, where she is due this morning for further loading. The Cornwall is to clear Dunedin on Saturday for New Plymouth to put out the remainder of her Liverpool cargo. The Ruahine will sail from Wellington at 6 o'clock to-morrow morning for Tokomaru Bay, in continuation of her -loading itinerary. . , The Rimutaka is to leave Port Chalmers on Saturday for Lyttelton to continue discharge of her London cargo. The Norfolk will get away from Wellington at 6 o’clock to-morrow morning for Napier to complete loading for London.| DEATH OF CAPTAIN VOY. Captain William Voy, master of the Burns, Philp, and Co.’s Island steamer Matarum, and one of the best-known seafarers in the Pacific, died in Brisbane last week at the age of 60 years. Captain Voy left Sydney as a passenger in the Mataram with tlie intention of spending Christmas with friends in Brisbane. On the run up the coast he had a seizure, and as soon as the steamer berthed he was taken to hospital. For three months Captain Voy had been on sick leave in . Sydney. Of a total of 43 years at sea, Captain Voy was for almost 30 years a master in the Island service of Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd. He was particularly well known in the Solomons, but he had a good knowledge of almost every other group in the Pacific as well. Among his commands were the Mindlnt, Melusia, Montoro, and Mataram. He was master of the Mataram when she was in the Singapore trade. Captain Voy was a native of the Orkney Islands, and before entering the service of Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., went to sea in sail. He was a widower. THE NARBADA REPORTS. The Union Company received a wireless message yesterday from the Narbada, en route from Calcutta and Eastern ports, stating that the vessel will arrive at Auckland on Thursday morning.