SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 96, 24 April 1916, Page 6

SHIPPING

IORT OF WELLINGTON.

HIGH WATER

To-day—9U 37m a m.; 10h 5m p.m. To-morrow—lOh 33m a.m.; 10b 58m p.m. ARRIVALS. ' April 22—Pateena, s.s. (10 p.m.), 1212 tons, ■ Irwin, from Nelson and Picton April 23—Kapuni, s.s. (3.25 a.m.), 160 tons, Gibson, from Patea April 23—Maori, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 3399 tons, Kanning, from Lyttelton. Passengers: 250 csloon and 307 steerage April 23—Queen of the South, s.s. (9.20 a.m.), J3S tons, Harvey, from Foxton April 23—Komata. s.s. (9.30 a.m.), 1991 tons, Lambert, from Westport April 23—Kennedy, s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 220 tons, {Stuart, from Puponga April 23—Tainui. s.s. (S.lo p.m.), 128 tons, Jensen, from Waitara April 23—Ripple, s.s. (11.20 p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, from Gisborne April 24—Kiui, .s.s. (8 a.m.), 1122 tons,,Platts, Irom Westport . April 24—Kowuai, s.s. (11.5 a.m.), 792 tons, Eiders, Irom : Greymouth DEPARTURES. April 22—Aorere, s.s. (3 p.m.), 77 tons, Knot, for Paten. April 22—Ngakuta, s.s. (3 p.m.), 1775 tons, Unit, for Qreyinoutli April 22—Mana, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 134 tons, JlcKinuoou, for Patea April 22—Kapitl, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, for Wangauui April 22—Hawera, s.s. (7.25 p.m.), 200 tons, Jackson, for Patea , April 22—Rosamond, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 721 tons, Stewart, for Bluff and Dunedin April 22—Mararoa, s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 259S tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton April 22—Calm, s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 890 tons, Gordon, for Wanganui April 22—Opawa. s.s. (11.35 p.m.),. 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim . ..April 22—Karori.ns.s. (11.45 p.m.)/1863 tons,. Hill, for Dnnedin April 22—Kurow, s.s. (11.45 p.m.), 2581 'tons, Thomson, for Newcastle EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Moeraki, Hobart and Sydney, 24th • Kaitangata. Newcastle, 24th Opawa. Waitara, 24th Nikau, Nelson and Motueka, 25th Enpiti, Wanganui, 25th Mararoa, Lyttelton, 25th .. :Xarawera, Lyttelton, 25th Mapourika, Picton and Nelson, 25th • Aorere, patea, 26th Opawa, Blenheim, 2Cth ' .Kaitoa, Nelson and Motueka, 2Cth Breeze, southern ports, 26th Maori, lyttelton, 26th . • . • ' " Elsie Mury. Mercury Bay, 26th Mana, Patea, 20th Hawera, Patea, 20th Ngaklita, Greymouth, 20th Kennedy, Puponga, 20th Waimea, Tarakohe, 27th Stormbird, Wanganui, 28th Koutunui, Napier, 2Sth Paloona, Melbourne, via South, 2Sth Victoria, Auckland, via ports, 28th Dongarra, New York, lsP Dorset, Australia, Ist Cygnet, Kaikonm and Lyttelton, 2nd PROJECTED DEPARTURES. 'Maori, Lyttelton, 24th Moeraki, Lyttelton, 25th Wairau, Blenheim, 25th .... Tainui, New Plymouth, 25th ■ : Maori, Lytteltou, 25th ' Tarawera, Auckland, 25th 1 Mapoorlka, Pictou, Nelson, West Coast, 25th 1 Nikau, Nelson and Motueka, 25th • Hawera, Patea, 26th . Mana, Patea, 2Gth ' ■ ■ Aorere, Patea, 20th '■ Opawa, Blenheim, 20th ■' ■ Kaitoa, Nelson and Motueka, 26th ■ Ripple, Napier, 26th '!' Stormbird, Wanganui, 20th Blenheim, Blenheim, 2flth Breeze, Wanganui, 26th Kapuni, Patea, 26th John, southern ports, 26th Waimea, Nelson and West Coast, 27th' Victoria, Lyttelton and Dunedin, 2Sth Paloona, Melbourne direct, 29th Himitangi, Chatham Islands, 29th Cygnet,. Kaikoura and Lyttelton, 3rd

. BY TELEGRAPH.

"\ SWW' PLYMOUTH, 2Srd 'April ! 'Arrived—Gorinna (9 a.m.), from Nelson • PATBA, 2Srd April ! Arrived—Hawera^and Mana (0.30 p.nu), from KWellington • WANGANUI, 23rd AprU '. Arrived—Kapiti (10.25 a.m.) and Calm (0.50 fH.tn.), from Wellington NAPIER, 22nd April j Arrived—Westralia4(2.4s p.m.), from V.'elling- ' " ' BiENHBIM, 23rd April Arrived—Opawa.(9^o .a.m.), from Wellington PICTON, 22nd April j Arrived—Maponrika > (0.15 p.m.), from Wellington •■ NELSON, 23rd ; April Arrived—Mapourika (6 a.m.), from Wellington Limd Pictoa . HOKITIKA, 22Hd April I Arrived—Defender (0.15 p.m.), from Wellington LYTTELTON, 25rd April Arrived—Tay I. (11.30 a.m.), from Hobart? "Mararoa (0.55 p.m.), from Wellington; Canohpus (6.15 p.m.), from Wellington '■ BtcFF, 22nd April ! Sailed—Wimmerai (0 p.m.), for Melbourne

MONOWAI MISSES WELLINGTON

: On her way down from Auckland this week jihe Monowai will not make her usual call at Wellington, but will proceed from Auckland ' direct to Lyttelton. If necessary, she will leave fLyttelton to-morrow night, for Wellington witli itficursionists

AtTCKLAND-NIUE MAIL SERVICE

The break in the mail and trade service to ■ the Island of Niue caused by the fire that occurred at the end of January on the ketch Kcreru, by which it was formerly carried on, ■•waa closed on Friday (says the New Zealand Herald) by the departure to the island of the ' schooner Awanui. Mr W. F. Utting, who owned . the Kereru, and also owns the Awanui, recently ■ renewed for two years his contract with the. >*ew Zealand Government, lender which he undertakes to make six trips tothe island in each ! twelve months

/ TAY I. AT LYTTELTON

An interesting arrival at Lyttelton yester■day was the recently acquired steamer Tay I ■ with a load of timber from Hobart. The yes-, sel is to b& renamed the Orepnki, and under the command of Captain Dewhurst will probably' trade between Lyttelton, Nydia Bay, and another port to be announced later. Extensive 1 alterations will have to bo made, however, before the vessel enters her new running, in conjunction with the-Opouri

MAPOUKIKA'S DEPARTUKE POSTPONED

The Union Company advise that the ueparture of the Mapourika for Picton, Nelson, • and West Coast, to-morrow has been postponed until 5 p.m.

AMOKURA DUE BACK

From-ier interrupted cruise to the Antipodes land Bounty Islands in search of castaways the Government stea.mer Amokura is expected to : arrive at Port Chalmers on Wednesday

CEBENA'S OIL CAPwGO

The British Imperial' Oil Company's Cyrena arrived at Lyttelton on Friday morning from ' Wellington with a cargo of about 14,000 cases of • oil to discharge at Lytl;elton. Hitherto (says ■ the Sun) the wharf labourers have received Is 5d ! per hour, but have at different times asked for !' an increase. The executive of the Lyttelton Watersiders' Viaou approached the agents of ! the vessel, asking that the wages be increased to ;2s per hour. The agents and the. owners of ,' the ship had a consultation on the matter, it : being pointed out taart men in other ports were •in receipt of 2s per hour, and when that was ?made known to the. owners the request was acceded to

DONGARRA FEOM NEW YORK

It is anticipated that the Dongarra, formerly ■ the German steamer Stolzenfels, will arrive at \ Auckland to-day from New York, which port ■ she cleared on the 12th February. From Auck.- ---■ land the Dongarra will come on to Wellington ; about the Ist May

PEESONAL

Mr. Joseph Robertson, chief officer of the .' ship Celtic Glen, now in Wellington, is a cousin ! of Mr. Robert Fletcher, M.P., of this city. ■ He has spent his 28 years seafaring life ex--1 clusively in sailing vessels, and. last visited this ; port about 19 jears ago .;,,,, Mr. A. Barker, assistant purser of the Maori, ! is to join the Tarawera as assistant purser to. i morrow for the run to Auckland. On arrival 1 there he will join the Tnlune as assistant. Mr. i A. Madden, of theT:irav,u.i, -..ill lill the vacancy ■lon the Maori

The-hospital ship Maheno came out of dock ,at Port Chalmers on Friday afternoon, after ! being painted aud having a propeller shaft 'repaired From Hobart and Sydney tho Moeraki is expected to arrive in Wellington this afternoon, and will berth at No. 1 north, Queen's Wharf. She will leave for Lyttelton to-morrow evening ... Co»Maden from Newcastle the Kaitangata >:■ . due *t Wellingtonit'o-night With a cargo of white pine for Newcastle i-the barque Wanganui -was towed out ot Wangftij>Mi on Thursday by tbo Putfla