SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11609, 20 June 1902, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. To-wommovr. Taiaroa Head : 2.48 a.m., 3.6 pm. Port Chalmers; 5.28 a.m., 3.46 p.m. Dunedin; 4.13 am., 4.31 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS ' The following weather reports from New Zealand stations were received this morning:— Cape Maria Van Diemen. —Wind, N., fresh; ther., 67; blue sky; tide good, sea moderate. Auckland.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 30.44.; ther, 58; overcast; tide good. Gisborne.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 30.45; ther., 63; clouds; sea smooth. Wanganui.—Wind, N.N.E., light; bar., 30 36; ther., 55; blue sky, clouds; bar smooth. Wellington. —Wind, N., breeze ; bar., 30.26; ther., 52; overcast, drizzling rain. Nelson.—Wind, N.E., fresh; bar., 30.23; ther., 55; overcast, rain; tide moderate. Westport.—Wind, N.N.E., fresh; bar., 30.12; ther., 64; overcast, .rain; tide high, bar considerable. Bealey.—Wind, N.W., fresh; bar., 30.15; ther., 46; rain; river rising. Lyttelton.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 30.05; ther., 55; gloomy, rain; tide high. Timaru.—Calm; bar, 30.00; ther., 44; gloomy; tide moderate, sea smooth. Daman. —Wind, N.E., light; bar., 30.02; ther., 44; clouds; tide good, sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—Calm; bar., 29.91; ther., 50; overcast; tide moderate, sea smooth. . Dunedin. —Wind, N., light; bar., 29.93; ther., 47; overcast, gloomy;,tide good. Clyde.—Calm; bar., 29.95; ther., 44; overcast, gloomy; river steady. Queenstown. —Wind, N., breeze ; bar., 29.91; ther., 44; overcast. Balclutha. —Wind, N.E., light; bar., 29.92; ther., 37; overcast; river low. Nuggets. —Wind, N.W., light; bar., 30.00; ther., 48; overcast; tide high, sea smooth. Invercargill.—Calm; bar., 29.95; ther., 44; overcast. Buff.—W’ind, N.E., light; ba;;., 29.91; ther, 47; overcast; tide moderate, sea smooth. ARRIVED.—June 19. Herald, s.s., 356 tons, Brophy, from Greymouth. June 20. Te Anau, s.s., 1,028 tons, Bcrnech, from Auckland via East Coast ports. Passengers : Misses Stewart, Weber, Hemsley, Allen, Parker, Mesdames Allen, Parker, Messrs Monk, Gardner, Haywood, Bowron, Melhuish, Captain Williams, Masters Petri, Twomey (2), Ahlfeld; and fourteen in the gteerage. SAILED.—June 20. Te Anau, s.s., 1,033 tons, Bernech, for Auckland via East Coast ports. Passengers : For Lyttelton—Miss Roberts. For Wellington—Miss Roberts, Mesdames Somerville, Roberts and child, Messrs Roberts, Marshall, Dr Somerville. For Auckland—Misses Bcrnech, Watt (2), Boyd. Mesdames Watt, Boyd, Messrs Jolly, Duffy, Watt. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Monowai, from Sydney via Wellington, June 21. Waihora, from Sydney via Auckland, June 22. Weetralia, from Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart, June 25 Pan of Balmaha, ship, from Glasgow via Wellington, left Glasgow January 19. Gladys, barque, from Liverpool via Wellington, left Liverpool January 25. Mamari, s.s., from London, left May 2. Dus Port Chalmers (first port) June 27. K infauna, barque, from Liverpool via Wellington, left Liverpool March 3. Blenheim ship, from Glasgow, left March 11 for Dunedin (first port) and Wellington. St. Flllans, s.s., from New York via Auckland, left New York April 9. Halls, from New York via Fremantle, left New York April 9. Heathfleld, barque, from Liverpool via Wellington, left Liverpool April 19. Snnex, barque, from Glasgow, left May 8. Mary Jose, from Algo* Bay (for orders), left April 14. Rakaia, from London, left May 16. Waikato, from London, left June 3. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Monowai, for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart, June 22. Waihora, for Sydney via Auckland, June 23. Weetralia, for Sydney via Wellington, June 26. The Talune arrived at Sydney on Wednesday, at 11 pm., and sails at noon tomorrow on the return trip. The Monra was timed to leave Wellington th’« afternoon for the South. The Tarawera leaves'Anckknd to-morrow at noon for the South. The Hawea went North from the Bluff last night. Timaru’s artificial harbor (says an exchange) is, without doubt, the most successful of all bold public ventures of the kind in New Zea’and. Its works were conceived and carried out in face of strong pessimism, and some of the croakers, who at the outset declared it would in course of time, through the action of the continuous movement northwards of the travelling shingle, become and remain an island lagoon, croak on even to this day. Its advocates, however, have, in the Harbor Board’s recently-published annual report and balance-sheet, facts and figures which* proved beyond all doubt that the harbor is a paying enterprise, and what they originally anticipated it would be—“the makng of the town and district”— for without the harbor the town of Timaru would not be the progressive place it is to-day, neither would the fertile and productive district which shares with it the necessary taxation to pay interest on the harbor loans. The Te Amu, which has had her share of the bad weather recently prevailing in the North, arrived this morning, berthed at the cross wharf, discharged and loaded cargo, and sailed this afternoon on the return trip to Auckland via the usual ports. Mr Isaac, her old purser, who has been ashore here on sick leave for a voyage or two, rejoins her this trip; and Mr Williams, late of the Upoln. who has been relieving Mr Isaac, leaves her, probably to join the Omapere. The Tokomaru commenced this morning to take in frozen mutton. She is expected to leave to-morrow afternoon for London via the North. The Wellington Harbor Board yesterday decided to purchase a ladder and bucket hopper dredge, capable of lifting from a depth of 43ft. '/’his is necessary owing to silting up having been discovered in the fairway. After considerable discussion a proposal by Mr George Fisher, M.H.R., instructing the engineer to take steps to give effect to the construction of a graving dock was rejected by five votes to two. The Herald arrived from the West Coast yesterday afternoon, and will return thence to-morrow. During the height of the gale at Napier on Saturday (says Wednesday’s ‘New Zealand Times’) an accident happened to the driving shaft of one of the Indralema’s windlasses. Soon afterwards the vessel was forced to slip one of her anchors and 105 fathoms of chain. On Monday the dredge J.D.O. was engaged in searching for the anchor. At evening the Indralema steamed out to sea again, as there ■was too much risk of losing the other anchor. When the rough weather subsided the Indralema returned to port to complete her loading. RECORD STEAMING. The Union Company’s steamer Monra, which arrived in Auckland from Wellington and Westport recently, is said to have registered a very fast steaming performance. On her trip from Wellington to Westport the Moura made the passage in 16h 45mit, which is the record between the two ports.

THE NIWARU. Speaking at a luncheon on board the new Tyser liner Niwaru at Melbourne, Mr Benson said that a second vessel of _ similar type and dimensions was now building for the line, and was to be succeeded by two others to meet the growing demands of the trade. The Niwaru has a carrying capacity equal to 10,000 ton# deadweight, and, needless to say, is equipped with all the latest improvements for the safe and rapid handling of cargo. A feature about her is that she is fitted with a twin-screw which minimises the possibility of detention through breakdown, THE CALLIOPE DOCK. Prom a cablegram received by the Auckland Harbor Board from its secretary (Mr J Brigham) it appears that the Admiralty desires the use of about an aeje and a-quarter of recla’nie.d, land, which is part of the scheme for the equipment of Calliope Dock as a naval station.' The Board have agreed to grant the land, provided the Admiralty subsidy is sufficient to'pay interest on the cost, and to extinguish the amount required to effect the reclamation, and that the right of access be retained by the Board. TO MORROW’S STEAMERS. The Monowai was to leave Lyttelton this afternoon for the Port, where she is due in the morning. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. Advice is to hand that the Kumara, from Wellington (May 6), arrived at London on the 18th inst. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, June 19.—Rotoiti, for New Plymouth a,"d Wellington.—Henry Failing. sh ; p, for Port Townsend. KAIPARA HEADS. June 19.—Elmville, from Wellington —Balmain, for Sydney. WELLINGTON. June 19 —Monowai, for Melbourne via the South and Hobart. — Zealandia, for Napier. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)