PERSONAL

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 55, 2 September 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL

Captain A. B. Smith, late of the Otaki, is now master of the Hnrunui in place of Captain A. H. Riley. Captain Forbes, of the Ruahine, who had to go ashore in London on sick leave, is still reported unable to resume his duty The following candidates for nautical certificates have been successful -.—Henry Bayne, passed for master, ordinary; John Eric Bergquist, passed for first mate, foreign-going steamship; Francis George Mabb, passed for mate, home trade; Peter Scott Isbister, passed for second mate, foreign-going steamship; John McAllan Eadie, passed for master, home trade Captain C. Fleming, Government Marine Superintendent at* Auckland, is at present in Wellington on business conuected with the Department. ■ He- will probably, remain in Wellington till the end of next week

The Waimea was ta^en round to the Patent Slip this morning lor overhaul It'lsnow announced that the Brisbane River, which was expected to call Ui for bunkers at Wellington to-day-, on her voyage from New York to Sydney and Melbourne, is not now coming' here " . The Port Nicholson, due in Wellington this afternoon from Auckland, is timed to leave for Lyttelton on Wednesday Advice received in Wellington states that the. schooner "Defiance has been fixed to load timber towards the end of the year on the Pacific Slope for Wellington It has now been ascertained that the schooner Bertha Dobbeer, about which vessel's destination there had been some doubt,-is coming from San Francisco to Wellington The- Warrimoo left Dunedin. after having been under survey at Port Chalmers on Thursday for northern pqrts. She will proceed to Newcastle to load coal for New Zealand

Efforts "art-being' made to secure a crew for the steamer Petone, which has been sold to South African owners. The vessel is expected to leave Lyttelton shortly, for Capetown - .

The Corinna is now expected tb leave Dunedin to-day. She will sail from Wellington for Nelson and New Plymouth on Wednesday - The Kowbai, due to-night from Greymouth, will sail on Tuesday for Greymoutli, whence she goes to Onehunga and New Plymouth Tlie Kaituna left Melbourne on Thursdaj with a large cargo for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The vessel should reach Wellington in about twelve days' time Mr. G. Allport, Secretary for Marine, has received the report of the preliminary enquiry held at Auckland into the recent stranding at Kawhia ot the scow Albatross. It has not yet been decided whether a magisterial enquiry will be necessary The four-masted schooner Cecilia Sudden sailed from Port Huon (Tasmania) on the 24th August for Auckland with a full load of hardwood She will arrive at the northern port in a few Jays' time and after discharge will proceed to Puget Sound to load lumber