SHIPS, CARGOES AND MAILS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 160, 2 April 1931, Page 12

SHIPS, CARGOES AND MAILS

PHASES OF THE MOON. APRIL. Day. Hr. m. Full moon 3 7 30 a.m. Last quarter .. 10 745 a.m. New moon .... 18 12 30 p.m. First quarter ..26 1 10 a.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 0.6 a.m.; sets, 5.44 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 5.35 p.m.; sets, 4.57 am. HIGH WATER. To-day, 3.3 a.m.; 8.29 p.m. To-morrow, 4.5 a.m.; 4.31 p.m. ARRIVALS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1. KAPITI, m.s. (2.5 a.pj.), 242 tons, Smith, from Wanganui. ECHO, aux. scow (12.30 a.m.), 99 tons, Jarman, from Blenheim. TAUPATA, m.s. (5.20 a.m.), 171 tons, Wahlstrom, from Mapua. MATANGI, s.s. (5.20 a.m.), 1349 tons, Hay, from Nelson. ALEXANDER, m.s. (5.55 a.m.), 877 tons, Martin, from Motueka. WAHINE, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton. GOLDEN COAST, s.s. (7.25 p.m.), 5639 tons, Svedstrup, from Los Angeles, via Gisborne. SYDNEY MARU, m.s. (8.20 a.m.), 5430 tons Noipura, from Japan, via Auckland. GALE, s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 934 tons, McKenzie, from Wanganui. PAUA, m. tanker (4.10 p.m.), 1260 tons, Patterson, from Gisborne. H.M.S. DIOMEDE, light cruiser (SAO p.m.), 4500 tons, from Nelson. ASHBURTON, m.s. (8.30 p.m.), 5047 tons, Steven, from New York, via Auckland. OPAWA, m.s. (10.30 p.m.), HO tons, Radford, from Blenheim. DEPARTURES. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1. TOTARA, s.s. (12.40 p.m.), 421 tons, Eden, for New Plymouth. TAMAHINE, s.s. (3 p.m.), 1989 tons, Kane, from Plcton. KAPUNI, m.s. (8 p.m.), 184 tons, McLachlan, for Patea. TAUPATA, m.s (4.80 p.m.), H 7 tons, Wahlstrom, for Motueka. ECHO, aux. scow (6 p.m.), 99 tons, Jarman, for Blenheim. ALEXANDER, m.s. (6.15 p.m.), 877 tons, Martin, for Wanganui. MATANGI, s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 1849 tons, Hay, for Nelson. WAHINE, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. GALE, £,s. (11 p.m.), 934 tons, McKenzie, for Plcton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Koutunul, East Coast, to-day. Kuku, Nelson, to-day. Tamahlne, Picton, to-day, 1 a.m. Maori, Lyttelton, to-day, 7 a.m. Arahura. Nelson, to-day, 5.30 a.m. Matangl, Nelson, to-day, 6 p.m. Inaha, Patea, to-day. Karepo. Greymouth, to-day. New Zealand, San Pedro, Auckland, to-day. Kalmai, Greymouth, to-day. Tamaroa, London, Southampton, to-day, 7 a.m. Tees, Chathams, Lyttelton, to-day. Kartigi, Melbourne, Portland, to-day. John. Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, today. Walnul, Melbourne, via south, to-dnjh Hawera, Patea, to-day. Matal, Cook Strait, to-day. Opawa, Blenheim, to-day. Progress, Wanganui, to-morrow. Taupata, Motueka, to-morrow. Kapunl. Patea, to-morrow. Tamahlne, Plcton, to-morrow, 2.30 a-m. Wahlne, Lyttelton, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Kaltoa, Nelson, to-morrow, 7 a.m. ] Nlkau, Nelson, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Komata, Westport, to-morrow. i Klwltea, Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, to-morrow. . Echo, Blenheim, to-morrow. j Calm, Bluff, Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, to-morrow. ] Klnl, Westport, to-morrow. j Himatangi, Mapua, to-morrow. ] Maori, Lyttelton, Saturday, 7 a.m. Arahura, Nelson, Saturday, 5.30 p.m. I Hertford, Liverpool, Auckland, Saturday, i Port Hobart, New York, Auckland, Sat- t urday. Breeze. Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Sun- j day. Katoa, Newcastle, Sunday. t Walmarino, Auckland, Sunday. Pakura Napier, Gisborne, Sunday. Kuku, Lyttelton, Sunday. <j Vinemoor. Antwerp. Auckland, Sunday. ] Vlgrld, San Francisco, Auckland, Sun- » day. Wahlne, Lyttelton, Sunday, 7 a.m. T Matangl, Nelson, Sunday, 5.30 a.gj. K Tamahlne, Pieton, Sunday, 9.30 p.m. “ Kaplti, Wanganui, Sunday. 1 Kohl, Nelson and bays, Sunday. Makura, San Francisco, via Papeete and ®

Rarotonga, Monday. Marama, Sydney, Monday. Holmdale, Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Wednesday. Calm. Wanganui, Wednesday. Waiplata, Bluff, Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Thursday. Maul Bomare, Apia, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Thursday. Port Brisbane, Wanganui, Thursday. Opihi, Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Thursday.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kapitl, Wanganui, to-day. Koutunui, East Coast, to-day. Tamahlne, Plcton, to-day, 6 p.m. Maori, Lyttelton, to-day, 7.45 p.m, Arahura, Nelson, to-day, 8 p.m. Matangl, Nelson, to-day, 10 p.m. Karepo, Melbourne, to-day. Kotlti, Westport, Karamea, to-day. Kuku, Lyttelton, to-day. Sydney Maru, Melbourne, to-day. John, Wanganui, New Plymouth, today. Malmoa, London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Glasgow, via Montevideo, to-day. Matakana, Auckland, to-day. Ashburton, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Wanganui, to-day. Tees, Waitangi, to-day. Opawa, Blenheim, to-day. Cornwall, Napier, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Wahine, Lyttelton, to-morrow, 7.45 p.m. Tekoa, Hook of Holland, London, via Panama Canal, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Golden Coast, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Saturday. Kaponga, Greymouth, Saturday. Taupata, Nelson, Saturday. Echo, Blenheim, Saturday. Tamahine, Picton, Saturday, 1.15 p.m. Maori, Lyttelton, Saturday, 7.45 p.m. Arahura, Nelson. Saturday, 7.30 p.m. Kaitoa, Mapua, Saturday. Himatangl, Westport, Saturday. Orepuki, New Plymouth, Saturday. Kini, Napier, Gisborne, Saturday. Wainui, Bluff, Melbourne, Saturday. Kartigi, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Saturday. Calm. Wanganui, Saturday. Kaimai, Greymouth, Saturday. Progress, Dunedin, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Saturday. Ktwltea, Auckland, Saturday. Nlkau, Motueka, Saturday. Wahine, Lyttelton, Monday, 7.45 p.m. Matangl, Nelson, Monday, 7.30 p.m. Tamahlne, Picton, Monday, midnight. Vigrid, Lyttelton, Tuesday. Kohl, Nelson and bays, Tuesday. Kuku, Lyttelton, Tuesday. Waimarino, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Tuesday. Makura, Sydney, Tuesday. Breeze. Wanganui, Tuesday. Pakura, Napier, Gisborne, Tuesday. Komata, Westport, Wednesday. Holmdale, Wanganui. Wednesday. Calm, Lyttelton, Bluff, Dunedin, Tlmaru, Wednesday. Port Hobart, New Plymouth, Wednesday. Tamaroa, Auckland. Wednesday. Benreoch, Dunkirk, London and Hull, Thursday. Walpiata, Auckland, Thursday. Talnui, Southampton, London, Thursday. Maui Pomare, Auckland, Thursday. Oplhl, Nelson, New Plymouth, Thursday.

ORIENT LINE IMPROVEMENTS. With a view to meeting the desires of the modern travelling public, the Orient Company has made an alteration to a practice of long-standing by changing the order of meals in the third class. Hitherto dinner has been served at mid-day and tea in the evening, but since the Orontes left Sydney in February the order has been reversed, with a buffet afternoon tea served in the afternoon. The tables have also been altered, and small tables have replaced the long ones formerly provided.

BUTTER MARKET WEAK

N.Z. Finest Salted, 111/-

DANISH AT LOW LEVEL

The New Zealand Producers’ Co-opera-tive Marketing Association’s weekly cabled market report from London, dated March 31, is as follows:—Butter: Market quiet. New Zealand, 110/- to 112/-; Danish, 110/-. Cheese: Market quiet. New Zealand, white 51/- to 52/-, coloured 54/- to 55/-.

The London butter market has showed marked weakness during the last ten days. The outstanding feature is the low price of Danish butter, which at 116/- a cwt, represents a premium of only 5/- on New Zealand. This is the lowest point touched by Danish butter for a considerable period. Early In January It was quoted at 128/- at a time when New Zealand stood at 115/-, but during February the spot price of Danish went up as high as 152/158/-, a premium of over 39/- a cwt on New Zealand. Sluce then the price lias gradually sagged to its present low level. The average price of Danish butter for tho whole of last year was 150/- a cwt, as against 182/4 tor 1029.

OVERSEAS SHIPS

Dominion Bound SOMERSET (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Jan. 30 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Tlmaru, New Plymouth (arr. Mar. 20) and Nelson. RANGITANE (N.Z.S. Co.), from, Loudon, left Southampton Feb. 18 for Wellington and Auckland (nrr. Mar. 25). DUNROBIN, left Makatea Mar. 7 for Auckland, New Plymouth (arr. Mar. 28) and Wanganui. HERTFORD (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Feb. 14 for Auckland (arr. Mar. 27), Wellington (due Apr. 4), Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth. SPRINGBANK, left Nauru Island Mar. 12 for Auckland and Now Plymouth (arr. April 1). ASHBURTON (A. and A. Line), left New York Feb. 15 for Suva, Auckland, Wellington (arr. Apr. 1), Lyttelton, Dunedin, Wanganui and Australia. MAHANA (Shaw, Savill), left London Feb. 19 for Suva (left there Mar. 31), Port Chalmers (due Apr. 5), Lyttelton and Napier (Napier cargo lor transhipment). GOLDEN COAST (Burns, Philp), left Los Angeles Feb. 28 for Auckland, Gisborne, Wellington (arr. Apr. 1), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Sydney. VINEMOOR (G.B. and H.), left Antwerp Jan. 5 for Auckland (arr. Mar. 30), Wellington (due Apr. 5) and New Plymouth. I’OBT HOBART (C. and D. Line), left New York Feb. 28 for Auckland (arr. Mar. 30), Wellington (due Apr. 4) and New Plymouth. TAMAROA (Shaw, Savill), from London, left Southampton Feb. 27 for Wellington (due Apr. 2) and Auckland. SYDNEY MARU (W. Wallis), left Moji Mar. 1 for Hong-Kong, Manila, Australia, Auckland, Wellington (arr. Apr. 1), and Melbourne. ILVINGTON COURT, left Ocean Island Mar. 21 for Auckland (due Apr. 2). VIGRID (Shell Co.), left San Francisco Mar. 9 for Auckland (arr. Mar. 31), Wellington (due Apr. 5) and Lyttelton. TONGARIRO (N.Z.S. Co.), left Antwerp Feb. 21 for Auckland (due Apr. 8) and New Plymouth. NEW ZEALAND (T.O. Co.), left Los Angeles Mar. 6 for Auckland, Wellington (arr. Apr. 2), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. RANELLA (Shell Co.), left Ballk Papan Mar. 19 for Auckland (due Apr. 6), Lyttelton and Wellington (due Apr. 14). MAKURA (Union Co.), left San Francisco Mar. 18 for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington (due Apr. 6) and Sydney. MAHIA (Shaw, Savill), left Liverpool Feb. 28 for Auckland (due Apr. 7), Wellington (due Apr. 13), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff.

VOCO (V.O. Co.), left San Francisco Mar. 19 for Auckland (due Apr. 9), Wellington (due Apr. 13) and Lyttelton. WAIKAWA (Union Co.), left Los Angeles Mar. 16 for Papeete (left there Mar. 31), Auckland (due Apr. H), Napier (due Apr. 17), Wellington (due Apr. 22), Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. CANADIAN CONQUEROR (Can. Nat.), from Halifax, left Loulsberg, N.S., Mar. 7 for Auckland (due Apr. 12), Wellington (due Apr. 17), Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia.

BOREN (Speddlng, Ltd.), left Los Angeles Mar. 22 for Auckland (due Apr. 15) Wellington (due Apr. 18) and Australia. ORARI (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Mar. 15 for Auckland (due Apr. 16), Wellington (due Apr. 22), Lyttelton, Tlmaru and Dunedin. INNAREN .(Speddlng, Ltd.), left C&pe Town Mar. f 7 for Wellington (due Apr. 16) and Auckland. OTOKIA (Union Co.), left San Pedro Mar. 25 for Wellington (due Apr. 19). REMUERA (N.Z.S. Co.), from London, left Southampton Mar. 13 for Wellington (due Apr. 19), Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff.

NIAGARA (Union Co.), left Vancouver Apr. 1 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland (due Apr. 20) and Sydney. PORT HUNTER (C. and D. Line), left London Mar. 13 for Auckland (due Apr. 20), Wellington (duo Apr. 24) and New Plymouth. tiITY OF SWANSEA (A. and A. Line), left New York Mar. 21 for Auckland (due Apr. 27), Wellington (due May 2), Lyttelton and Dunedin..

GALLIC (Shaw, Savill), left London, In ballast, Mar. 14 for Oamaru (due Apr. 26). DEVON (N.Z.S. Co), left Glasgow, In ballast, Mar. 20 for Port Chalmers (due Apr. 30).

CORINTEIC (Shaw, Savill), from London, left Southampton Mar. 27 for Auckland (due May 4) and Wellington (due May 11). WESTMORELAND (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Mar. 28 for Auckland (due May 5), Napier, Wellington (duo May 12), Lyttelton. nnd Dunedin.

PAKEHA (Shaw, Savill) left Ncwcaetle-on-Tyne Mar. 28, in ballast, for New Zealand (due May 5). CANADIAN COMMANDER (Can. Nat.), left Halifax Mar. 25 for Auckland (duo May 6). Wellington (due May 12), Lyttelton and Australia.

Loading for Overseas ’ BENREOCH (G. H. Scales), at Wellington: hence Apr. 9 to Dunkirk, London and Hull, via Panama Canal. CORNWALL (N.Z.S. Co.), at Wellington; hence Apr. 8 at daybreakth to Napier, Gisborne and Auckland; thence Apr. 13 to London, via Panama Canal. MAIMOA (Shaw, Saviil), at Wellington; hence Apr. 2 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Montevideo and Tenerlffe. MATAKANA (Shaw, Saviil), at Wellington; hence Apr. 2 to Auckland; thence Apr. 10 to London, via Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro. PORT NAPIER (C. and D. Line), at Gisborne: thence Apr. 2 to Auckland; thence Apr. 11 to London, via Panama Canal. PORT BRISBANE (C. and D. Line), at Wanganui; thence to Wellington; due here Apr. 9; hence Apr. 11 to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Panama Canal. RANGITANB (N.Z.S Co.), at Auckland; thence Apr. 2 to Lyttelton, Bluff and Wellington : due here Apr. 17; hence Apr. 25 to Southampton and London, via Panama Canal. SOMERSET (N.Z.S. Co.), loads at Nelson Apr. 2; thence to Wanganui, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington; duo here Apr 17; hence Apr. 22 to Halifax, Hook of Holland and London, via Panama Canal TAINUI (Shaw. Saviil), at Wellington; hence Apr. 9 to Southampton and London via Panama Canal. TEKOA (N.Z.S. Co.), at Wellington; hence Apr. 3 at daybreak to Hook of Holland and London, via Panama Canal. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. LONDON, March 31. Sailed.—From Colon, Mataroa and Herminius; from Panama, Remuera; from San Francisco, Golden Cross. COASTAL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—llvington Court (8 p.m.), from Nauru Island. Sailed.—Rangitane (3.25 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Vigrid (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Springbank (4 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed.—Dunrobin (3 p.m.), for Wanganui PATEA. Arrived—Hawera (7 a.m.) and Inaha (11.55 a.m.), from Wellington. PICTON. Arrived.—Kaimiro (6.15 a.m.) and Tamahlne (6.10 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed. —Tamahine (9.15 p.m.), for Wellington. BLENHEIM. Sailed—Opawa (2 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON. Arrived. —Rata (6.10 a.m.) and Kaitoa (6.20 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Arahura (7.30 p.m.), for Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Sailed. Kaimai (10 p.m. Tuesday) and Karepo (9 a.m.). for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived, —Maori (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington; John (7.55 a.m.), from Timaru: Wainui (8.30 a.tn.), from Dunedin; Tees (8.35 a.m.), from Chatham Islands; Klwltea (11 a.m.), from Tlmaru, Sailed. —H.M.S. Veronica (2.5 a.m.). John (3.20 p.m.), Wainui (6.5 p.m.) and Maori (8.40 p.m.). all for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived. —Ilolmdale (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Holmdale (5.15 p.m.), for Tlmaru; Oplhl, for Bluff; Kahika, for Timaru. THE CANADIAN COMMANDER. The Canadian National steamer Canadian Commander, is reported to have left Hall- i fax on March 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, i and Brisbane. She is due at Auckland about May 6, and here a week later. i

TAMAROA FROM HOME Due Here 7 a.m. To-day Tho Shaw, SaviU Company has received a further wireless message from Its liner Tamaroa, en route from London and Southampton to Wellington, reporting that she expects to arrive in the stream at 7 o’clock this morning. She will berth about 9 o’clock at the Plpitea Wharf to land her passengers and mail, of which she has 1044 bags and 297 parcel receptacles, and to commence discharge of her London cargo. The Tamaroa is to leave here again next Wednesday for Auckland to complete discharge and to commence her homeward loading.

NEW ZEALAND IN PORT Tho Texas Oil Company’s motor tanker New Zealand is due at Wellington this morning from Auckland, and will berth at the Point Howard Wharf to discharge bulk motor spirit from San Pedro She will later proceed to Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia to complete discharge ’

ASHBURTON IN PORT. To continue discharge of her New York cargo, the A. and A. Line motor ship Ashburton arrived In the stream at Wellington last night from Auckland. She is to berth this morning at the Miramar Wharf and will later shift to No. 1 south Queen’s Wharf. The Ashburton is expected to leave Wellington again to-day for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Wanganui to complete discharge. v

WAINUI FROM MELBOURNE Union Company’s Walnul, from Melbourne, via Bluff, Dunedin and Lvttelf On ’ ls . due here this morning. She is to leave here again on Saturday for Melbourne, via Bluff.

THE MAUI POMARE. The Government motor-ship Maui Pomaro is due at Dunedin next Monday from Apia and Niue Island. She is to u there ™. a ?s ln the following day for and “Ad

THE TEES. Gardiner, Bennie nnd Halliburton advise that the Tees is due at Wellington this fr s:s l lslands, via Lyttelton. She is due to leave here again on Saturday for Waitangi, s

VBS Ahe Union Company has received cabled advice thatthe R.M.S. Makura, en route from. San Francisco, left Rarotonga at 8 P;“’ , last Monday for Wellington S She 1 is due here next Monday morning, and will to/syXy. 10 P ’“’ the

TONGARIRO REPORTS IThe New Zealand Shipping Company has tireless message from the7Tonths} r °.\ en rout 9 fro m Antwerp, reporting that she expects to reach Auckland to toAZ’har^a^Ukffi 0

~ w KARETU REPORTS. From Newcastle and Sydney via Wny’s B Knr^n d ~L ovuka ’ the Union (tom- & Karetu reported by wireless e t£dw PeC Sh? > Auckland at 6 Sydneys ay * 8,110 to

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r, LEAVES balboa Cabled advice has been received bv iho tet S c aViU r Co “P an y dav tor Lonilo , u > lef t Balboa on Tuesi°r Oamaru, where she Is due on April 26 to commence her homeward loading.

The NEWCASTLE, <*n < 0 has received cabled advice that the Katoa left Newcastle at 9 am. on Tuesday for WeUlngton She is due here next Monday. The Gabriella left Newcastle at 6410 a_m yesterday for Napier and Plcton She ia due at Napier next Wednesday. “

LEAV FS PAPEETE. Wnnr n vH nlon Com P an y advises that the en route from Pacific Coast P or j S \? -Papite on Tuesday for Auck]s 11 d; i n ,a V e l’ Y? Ui 2 ston “‘i Australia. She on AprU 22 “ Ckland 0U April 11 and here

r. m LEAVES SUVA. s- h „ a „ « ai ]y i< iS has been received by the Shaw, Savill Company that the Mahana. eu route from London, left Suva on Tuesday afternoon for Port Chalmers, where she is due next Monday morning. Sho will later proceed to Lyttelton to complete discharge. The Mahana’s Napier cargo will be discharged at Lyttelton for transhipment to Napier.

MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Gotten is in command of the C. and D. Line motor-ship Port Hobart, due at Wellington on Sunday morning from New York, via Auckland, and his officers are:—Chief, Mr. G. W. Jinman; second, Mr. E. Copeland; third, Mr. G K Rowlands; fourth, Mr. E. W. Dingle’ chief engineer, Mr. W. M. Nelson; senior second, Mr. J. Rattray; junior second, Mr. J. Sanderson; senior third, Mr. L. Bentley; junior third, Mr. W. A. Scotland; senior fourth, Mr. J. Harrietts: junior fourth, Mr. L. Hall; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. E. Cameron: second, Mr. W. Warner; surgeon, Dr. D. J. Jones; wireless operator, Mr. J. Carey; chief steward, Mr. T. G. Lofts.

Captain C. W. Coldicutt has resumed command of the Pakura, relieving Captain W. McLachlan.

Captain W. Steven is In command of the A. and A. Line chartered motor-ship Ashburton, which arrived at Wellington last night from New York, via Auckland, and his officers are:—Chief, Mr. P. D. Kemp; second, Mr. F. W. Mould; third, Mr. W. Hunter; chief engineer, Mr. H. Chalmers; second, Mr. N. A. Black: third, Mr. R. Jolly; fourth, Mr. F. Mcßae; fifth, Mr. J. Brunton; wifeless operator, Mr. H. Cross; chief steward, Mr. R. Vowells.

METEOROLOGICAL Yesterday’s Reports The following reports are based on observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Wellington, at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Norfolk Island —Bar., 30.05; N.E., moderate breeze; blue sky and detached clouds. Cape Marla—Bar., 29.95; ther., 60; S.W., light air; blue sky and detached clouds; sea moderate. Auckland —Bar., 29.99; ther., 68; W.. moderate breeze; blue sky and detached clouds. East Cape—Bar., 30.03; ther., 68; S.E. gentle breeze; blue sky; sea moderate. Cape Egmont—Bar., 29.97; ther., 06; W.N.W., moderate breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea moderate. Napier—Bar., 29.90; ther., 67; N.E., slight breeze; blue sky. Farewell Spit—Bar., 29.87; ther., 66; W., fresh breeze; cloudy; sea moderate. Stephen Island—Bar., 29.85; ther., 64; W„ moderate breeze; cloudy, hazy; sea rough.

Wellington—Bar., 29.83; ther., Gl; N.W., moderate breeze; blue sky and detached clouds; sea moderate. ■ Cape Campbell—Bar., 29.77; ther., 69; N„ fresh breeze: blue sky and detached clouds; sea rough. Greymouth—Bar., 29.91; ther., 58; N., slight breeze; cloudy; sea considerable. Akaroa Lighthouse—Bar., 29.69; ther., 62; N.W., moderate breeze; cloudy; sea smooth. Nugget Point —Bar., 29.68; ther., 56; S.W., gentle breeze; blue sky and detached clouds: sea moderate. Puysegur Point—Bar.. 29.67; ther., 51; N., moderate breeze: cloudy; sea moderate. Chatham Islands —Bar., 29.87; ther., 54; N.E., light air; overcast, passing showers. Sydney —Bar., 29.52; S., slight breeze; steady rain. Hobart—Bar., 29.52; N„ light air; blue sky and detached clouds.