LATE SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 150, 29 June 1929, Page 11

LATE SHIPPING

BLACKBURNE'S TABLES./ : "" In the reference •to ■ Captain Blackburne's navigational tables,, It was itated that several hundreds of: his' book have been purchased for use in the, tT;B. NaVy. • In order to make the position clearer. Captain Black* burne writes:—"The Hydrographer at thi U.S.A. has purchased 415 copies .of Blaclt* burne's Ei-Meridian and Posltion-flndta* tables.-for use In U.S. naval ships. Tbls worn is my own property.. Besides the three stan*. ard works,- Norle,' Baper, . and Inman, wbicbj contain all the logarithmic tables, etc, neces* sary for. navigation in all parts of the worldj for Azimuth purposes only/ 'Burdwood's' and 'Davls's' Tables are mentioned. ■: These, tables* which, were originally published by. the Ad* aiiralty, have for the last forty years or more) been the only Azimuth tables: permitted fo< use in. the 8.0. T. examination, and-all candidates have been obliged to obtain the tearings of sun, etc., for compass correction bg their aid. About -15 years'ago a'-cbncessloa was made to New. Zealand'"candidates to UH New Zealand Azimuth Tables; and- nearly alb If not all, bur New- Zealand .'.candidates nsi them in preference to r the older works. . . * When the new syljftbus Is adopted/cahdldatel are to find the true bearing of any-heavenlx body by Azimuth or Amplitude. Tables, dlaS gram, or any other method tbe candidate may select. The New Zealand -Marine Department's Azimuth Tables, with about half a" dozen figures, give the true bearings in any par* of the world, of any heavenly: body,-and at any. time of day or night. ' Burdwood's an 4 DavlsVs Tables cannot claim to do this." BY TELEGRAPH. . f .... LONDON, 28th Jan* ' Arrived—Port Hunter, Port Napier. : SAN FRANCISCO, 28th IQim« Arrivedr-Golden Cross. ; . J PANAMA. 28th ««■«. ■ Sailed—Northumberland.- . .-■-.• ! } PORTLAND (Oregon), 88th Jon*. Sailed—Brynje. " ■• ' ■ •■ . - ,LYTTELTON, ; B9th June, Arrived—Wahina 1 (6.45 a.m.); from WelVB» ton; Opihi (9 a.m.), from Tlmiru. ■ .