SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 16, 18 July 1918, Page 6

SHIPPING

£ORT OF WELLINGTON. ■. '. •./.- ">.». ..,.•.■ HIGH WATER. )■ To-day—lib. 50m a.m.; Oh p.m. To-morrow—Oh 14m n.m.; Oh 38m p.m. ; ARRIVALS. July 17—Putikl,, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 409 tons, Hobertson, from Lyttelton July 17—Corinna, s.s. (4.45 P-m.), 1271 tons, Elders, from New Plymouth ■. July 17—Hinemoa, s.s. (4.40 p.m.), 542 tons, Bollons, from Karori Rock July 17—Wakatu, s.s. (5.50 p.m.), 107 tons, Wills, from Lytteltou and Kaikoura Jnly 18—Queen or the South, s.s. (12.20 a.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, from- Foxton July IS—Regulus, s.s. (12.45 a.m.), 58a tons, Vickerman, from Wangauui July 18—Invcrcargill, s.s. (2.5 a.m.), 224 tons, Wahlstrom; from wanganui July 18-Koklri, s.s. (3.10 a.m.), 1214 tons, Stewart, from Wcstport - . July 18—Nikau, s.s. (7.10 a.m.), 24S tons, Hay, from Nelson ... . . . July 18—Maratoa, s.s. (7.40 a.m.), 2d96 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton ■ ■ July 18—Moeraki, .s.s. (8.15 a.m.), 4392 tons, Collins, from Lyttelton - July 18—May Howard (10.20 a.m.), 64 tons, Cameron, from Dunedin , DEPARTURES. July 17—Calm, s.s. (noon), 981 tons, Radford, for Wanganui ' , July 17-Pateena, s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, for Picton and Nelson July 17—Perth, s.s.. (1.20 p.m.), 1799 tons, Dawson, for Greymouth July 17—Tainui, s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 128 tons, Bonner, for Wanganui • . ; -■ - July 17—Kara, s.s. (5 p.m.), 267 ton 3, Robinson, for Nydia Bay July 17—Kaitoa, s.s. (6.50 p.m.), 305 tons, Wildman, for Nelson and Motueka ' July 17—Maori, s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 5412 tons',' Manning, for Lyttelton.-. . Passengers:, SaloonMisses Edmond, Quimi, Holmes, Blake, Raphael; Clifford, Walter,' Moritz'sen, Elliott, Baflell.'Eiir,' Beaumont, Lancaster, 'Thompson (2), Moore, Blair, Mesdamos Frost, Moore, Horniraan, Gray; Green, Tewesley, Nlccol, Hannan, Jagger and child, Wells, Watson, Crowther, Moritzspn, Lechner, Franks and child, Eaifell and child, Anderson, Low, Green, Rule, Walls, Lewin, Hardie, Andrews, Townson,, Messrs. Emerson, Kinniburgh, Ross, Frost, , Barber, Thompson, MeKenzie, Crosby,. Macltay, Swinston, Graham, Dodd, RQbb, Campbell, Read, Sevcny, Hamilton. Me William, Westeran, Stout; Laviu. Nottingham, Rattray, Foster, Horuiman, Thompson, 1 Nicoll, Jagger, Gillespie, Hagger, Markmaim, Luttrell, Letts, Beauchnnip, Evans, Brady, HoSiarth, Porter, Rae (2), Kintr, Harris, Bainford', Stalker, Perrymari, Bagrie, Kirk, Robinson, Hall, Bodrle, Sapper Buckley, Miller, Hall, Towson, Cooper, Lieut. Bridgeman, Lieut.-Colonel Mill, Captain McDougall, Private Stevenson, Watson, Major Crowther, Lieut. Beauchamp, R.Q.M.S. Scott, Lieut. Moritzson, Captain Reeve; Private Jeffrey, Captains Hardie and Andrews July 17—Hawera, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 174 tons, McKinnon, for Patea

July 17—Waverley, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 157 tons,, Ksk, for Patea EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Pateena, Picton and Nelson, 18th Komata, Westport, 18th Karao; Greymouth, 18th Blenheim, Wanganui, ISth Opawa, Blenheim, 18th irepuki, Lyttelton, 18th Maori, Lyttelton, 19th .Kaitoa, Nelson and Motueka, 19th Komata, Westport, 19 th" Hawera. Patea, 10th ■ Waverley, Paten, I9th Taimii, Wanganui, 19th . . . ..,.-'.. Kapitt, Wanganui, 19th PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Mararoa, Lyttelton, 18th Nikau, Nelson and Motueka, 18th Moeraki, Sydney, 18th - -■ Wairau, Blenheim, '' 18th , '..,,,, JSTgakuta, Greymouth, 18th' ■"' ■'■ '..^'-■'- Corinna, New. Plymouth, 18th —— ■■ • •*• -• ■■ Wakatu, Kaikoura and Lyttelton,' 18th ■ Invercargill, Lyttelton, 18th Queen of the South, Foxton, 18th Monowai, Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, 19th Putiki, Timaru and Lyttelton, 10th - ■ ■ ■ Pateena, Picton and Nelson, 19th tBY TELEGRAPH. : ' WANGANUI, 17th ' July Arrived—Blenheim (12.50 p.m.),-from Wellington „,,,. . ... . ' '■ ' ISth July, , Arrived—Kapiti (3 a.M.),-Calm (3.25 a.m.),'and Tainui (4.55 a.m.), from Wellington " " " Sailed—Blenheim (2.40 a.m.), for Wellington ' ■ : NAPIER, 18th July Arrived—Eipple (7 a.m.), from Wellingtoli ' - . PICTON, 17th July Arrived—Pateena (4.45 p.m.), from Wellington '■ NELSON, 18th July Arrived—Kaitoa (5.15 a.m.), from Wellington; Pateena. (1.45 a.m.), from Pictpn LYTTELT«N, 17th July Arrived—Baden Powell, from Wellington Sailed—Himitangi (9 p.m.), for" Wellington : " 18th July Arrived—Maori (8 a.m.), from Wellington To sail—Maori (7.45 p.m.), for Wellington.. „ Monowai did not sail . - ■ - WEBTPOKT, 17th July • Arrived—Komata, from Wellington -PERSONAL.,- ' Mr. A: B. Speakman, late of the HuddartParker Company's service, died at Auckland on Friday. Mr. Speakman v/as well known in Auckland shipping circles and to the travelling public some years .ago when he. was purser on" a number of the company's steamers. When the company opened a branch' office in Auckland Mr. ppeakman was appointed chief and claims clerk, from which position he" retired about a year ago owing to his health failing , Captain Spring-Brown, who came ashore from the Mararoa about a fortnight ago, has taken command of a vessel at Sydney Captain J. G. S. Doorly has taken command of the Te Anau in place of Captain W. -I. S. Eyre ■ .-,.... Mr. N. L. Thomson, second engineer on the Pateena, has signed off that vessel's articles. He is proceeding to Sydney by to-night's boat .

AUCKLAND HARBOUR REVENUE. - The chairman, at Tuesday's meeting of the 'Auckland Harbour Board, announced that the revenue .of the board from all sources. £Pr the six. months ended the 30th".Tune amounted to. £99,021 lGs, : of which -£96;557 0-f 7d was—fromthe Waitemata harbour, and £2464 15s 5d from the Manukau. "This,". . said -Mr. Heatier, period of last year of £21,190 83 Id, the increase being due to the receipt of £9400 on account of the s.s. „ of which £1000 was after-' ■wards refunded, and £13,595 14s 8d from the harbqur improvement rate.. As predicted at the beginning of (the yeaf, the receipts from shipping have shown a falling oIT, the amounts lieing £1725; port charges, £1252; and shipping wharfage, £322. In view of prob-. able further decrease it behoves the board to i consider'carefully every demand for expendi-I ture, and to exercise the utmost economy." j EXCITING TIME AT SYDNEY j The hulk. Gleaner, loaded with, about 500 tons of.copra, caught fire on the night.of.the., 10th July while berthed at one of the smaller wharves at Sydney. The hulk, Which was an old American three-masted schooner, was ctuir-' tered'by Messrs. Burns, Philp, and. Co., and used for the storage of copra while awaiting shipment. The wharf at which the vessel was lying was a considerable distance from the roadway, and had to bo reached by scaling a precipitous height. The firemen succeeded however in running a uose from a hydrant on tho road down to the wharf, through a defile, and began to attack the fire. The hulk was loaded above the deck as well as in the hold with copfa, and smoke was issuing from the vessel in sucli dense volumes that the firemen had' great difficulty in approaching her. 'it was later realised that it- would be impossible to extinguish the flames, and it was decided to sink the vessel. The damage is estimated at £15,000.

After a stay of eight days at Wellington the schooner Huanui left the port at 11 o'clock yesterday morning for Melbourne With general produce the auxiliary schooner Gisborne left Wellington yesterday morning for Dunedin and Inverc'argill. Tho vessel is in command of Captain llanning, who, on arrival of the Gisborne at Dunedin, will leave the ship and come to Wellington to take charge of the Hula. Owing to the winds met with.at the Heads the vessel anchored in Worser Bay. She Is to leave during the day provided weather conditions are favourable . , Bound from Onehunga to New Plymouth on Tuesday the Earawo was unable to cross the Manokau bar. She returned to port, and' yesterday was unable to leave owing to bad ■weather. The Karawn is now fixed to leave Onehunga this evening for New Plymouth The Opawa was delayed at "Blenheim"yes-! terday afternoon owing to a heavy sea on the Wairau bar In the month of June Calliope Dock, Auckland, was used by ten vessels aggregating 8750 gross tons, the dock being engaged in all for twenty days. In the same period the 600-ton slipway was used by seven vessels aggregating 1299 gross tons, for a total of fourteen days last month three mail steamers, eight intercolonial and island traders, 23 c9iist.ll steamers, one transport, one hospital ship, one oversea 1 sailing vessel, three intercolonial sailing vessels, two coastal sailers, and 397 local coasters entered the port of Auckland, tho total of 441 vessels, aggregating 169,284 gross and 07,002 net. tons (reports the Star). As. compared with the month of June last year, the largo-shipping shows an increase of five vessels, but a^ decrease of 15,311 gross tons, while the local coastal vessels show a decrease of ten vessels, bnfc an increase of 4819 gross tons. last month s departures totalled 424 vessels'of 146,941 grOSSj »nd 83,556 set tons