THE WAIMATE.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 136, 6 December 1904, Page 4

THE WAIMATE.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Waimate, wlnoli arrived at Port Chalmers from London on Sunday last, is in chaige of Captain J. P. Forsdiok, who has the following deck officers with him :— Chief, Mr. H. G. H. Davis; seoond, Mr. 0. .W. Clement' third, Mr. H, O. Mays : fourth,. Mr. J. M. Scott; Dr. SandJtein is surgeon, and Mr. H. R. Bone chief steward in charge. The enjineroom is under the control of Mr. Vf. H. Pitcher, Mr. O. Stephenson is second engineer, Mr. F. Rae third, Mr. W. Q. M'Philp fouith, and Mr. T. O. Large fifth. The chief uefrigerating engineer is Mr. B. A. Collinge, »nd the second Mr. J. W. Russell. The trip ■but to Neyr Zealand was uneventful, fine weather being experienced throughout the mn. From Fort Chalmers the steamer is to go on to Lyttelton with the balance of cargo from London. She will then commence loadIng for London, calling at Pioton, Wanganui, Waitora, and Wellington, and sailing finally from Wellington. Advice has heen received that the New Zealand and African Company's steamer Ayrshire has been delajed at Lyttelton owing to a shortage of railway trucks. From Lyttelton ■he is to go to Port Chalmers, and then come back to Wellington, being due here next Monday morning. This will be the final port in New Zealand, and the vessel will probably leave here for Sydney, Fremantle, South Africa, and West of England ports about the 12th. The southerly gale whioh sprung up yesterday blocked the movements of tha oomUI fleet. The Manaroa, which sailed at 3.40 p.m., put back to port at 6.30. The Hinemoa moved to the stream yesterday afternoon, and •ailed for the Southern lighthouses early this 'morning. Just before the arrival of the Waimate at Port Chalmers from London all the passengers assembled in the saloon and requested Captain Forsdick to visit them. Dr. Sandstem, on behalf of the passengers, presented the captain with a silver-mounted pipe suitably inscribed as a mark of appreciation of his efforts on behalf of the passengers. The Government steamer Hinemoa, which wiled for the Southern lighthouses early this morning, took a quantity of powder for the defende works at Lyttelton sad Port Chalmers.'