SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11701, 6 October 1902, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOKROW. Taiaroa Head: 5.53 a.m.. 5.55 p.m. Port Chalmers : 6 19 i.m , 6.35 p.m. Dunedin : 7.3 a.m., 7.20 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The following weather reports from New Zealand stations were received this morning : Capo Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, S., moderate gale; ther., 54; clouds; tido good, sea heavy. Auckland.—Wind, S., light; bar., 30.21; ther., 53; blue sky; tide good. Gisborne.—Wind, S.W., fresh; bar., 30.14; ther., 52; clouds; tide moderate, bar moderate. WanganuL—Calm ; bar., 50.23 ; ther., 50; blue sky; tide good, bar smooth. _ Wellington.—Wind, N.E., light; bar_ 50.17; ther., 55; blue sky, clouds. Nelson.—Calm; bar., 30.13; ther., 52; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate. Westport.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 30.21; ther., 64; overcast; tide good, sea moderate. Bealey.—Calm; bar.. 30.16; ther., 44; blue sky; river low. Lyttelton.—Calm; bar., 30.16; ther 54 : blue sky ; tide high. "* Timaru.—Wind, N., breeze; bar.. 50.20; ther.. 56; blue sky; tide moderate sea light. Oamaru,—Wind. N.E., light; bar 50.18; ther., 47; blue sky; tide moderate,' sea swell. Port Chalmers.—Wind, S.W..fresh; bar oO.OS; ther., 51; blue sky. clouds; tide moderate, sea smooth. Dunedin.—Wind, S.W., light- bar o0.05; ther., 54; blue skv, clouds; tide poor. -3 de -T Wind ' xw - I)rce * e ; iw., '0.06; ther., 59; blue sky; river slight rise. * "" Queenstown.—Calm ; bar., 50.17: titer 40 : blue skv. clouds. B^v™-—Wind, S .E., fresh: l» r ., oO.Oo; ther., 49; blue skv, clouds; river rising. Nnggets—Wind, S.E.. light: bar., .'0.17; ther., 59; blue skv. clouds; tide moderate, sea moderate. Invercargill.—Calm; bar.. 50.14: ther., 4o: blue sky, clouds. Bluff.—Wind, W., fresh; bar., 50.09; I her. 48; blue sky. clouds; tide moderate, sea heavy. ARRlVED.—October 5. Rimu, s.s., 143 tons, Bergquist. from Invercargill. Rotomahana. s.s.. 901 tons, Macbeth from Lyttelton. Zealandia, s.s.. 1.756 tons, Wyllic, from Sydney via Auckland. Passengers- From Sydney—Messrs J. M'Ewen, J. Inirie. A Prmgle, Miss Vaughan. Prom coastal ports—Mesdames M'Farlnne and infant Ormond and infant. Merkiie. M'Lean, Ruthberg. Misses Taylor, Todd, Messrs F Lynch, E. Byrne, A. Dadour, Bradshaw' W. J. Prictor, A. Anderson. Bray, Tannock. Kenny, J. Liston ; and tw o 'in the steerage. October 6. Aparima s s., 5,684 tons, Courbarron, from the Brnfl. SAILED.— October 5. Enuiee, scow, 171 tons, Fletcher, 'or Nelson. Monowai, s.s., 2,157 tons. Neville for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart Passengers: For the Bluff Messrs W. Tannock. Ponder, Sheridan F or Hobart—Mr Bower. For MelbourneMisses Floyd, Gibson. Mesdames Flovd (2) Waite, Croot, Messrs Flovd (5), Waite' Salmon, Price, Miller, Detinold. Walsh' Meadows; and eight in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Westraha, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, October 8. Waikare, from Sydney via Auckland October 12. Mokoia, from Melbourne yia Hobart and the Bluff, October 15. Elingamite, from Sydney via Auckland, October 19. Don. ship, from Liverpool vi» WeUiaeton (at Wellington September 15). Waakato (left Cape Town August 27), from London, June 3. Samuel Plimsoll, from Glasgow, left June 18 (disabled, being towed from Gisborne to Drmedin). Annesley, from Liverpool via W«Uinetpa, left July 12. Ripley, from New York via Aurtralia and Auckland (at Auckland, October 4). Akaroa, from London, left July 24. Komara, from London via Auckland and Northern porta, left London August 2. Nelson, from Glasgow, left August 2. Goodwin, from New York via Auckland, *ft New York August 15. Lady Elizabeth, from Liverpool via Wellington, left August 24. Indradevi, from London via Australia tad Auckland, left September 9. Baogatoa, from London, left September 5. Otxraty of Inverness, from Glasgow, left September 12. Tarsnaki, from London, left September PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Zealandia, fox Sydney via Auckland, October 7. WcstxaEa, for Sydney via Wellington, October 9. W&ikara, far Sydney via Auckland October 14. Mokoia, for Sydney via Wellington, October 16. Etingamito, for Sydney via Auckland, October 21. A joint naval and military board report that the troopship Oswestry Grange (which took troops from South Africa to England) was clean, that the health of ■lie troops was good, and that there was no overcrowding. The Rotomahana, from Lyttelton, arrived at 6 a.m. yesterday, and was berthed at the George street pier in readiness for docking and overhaul. She left Lyttelton on Saturday afternoon. The Aparima, from the Bluff, arrived at 7 ajn. to-day, and was berthed at the George street pier. She left the Bluff yesterday. The Zealandia. is advertised to sail for Sydney via usual way ports on the arrival of to-morrow's 2.30 p.m. train from town. The Upolu is timed to sail at noon tomorrow on her usual northward run. The Rimu arrived from tho South yesterday. The Zealandia, from Sydney via Auckland and way ports, arrived "last evening after a trip of an uneventful nature. ONEHUNGA. Tho Marine Department having it.'coguised the importance of having increased berthage accommodation at Onehunga wharf, and having placed .a sum of money on the Estimates for that, purpose, the districttraffic manager, Mr Buxton, and the district engineer, Mr Biss, in conjunction with the harbor-master, Captain Neale. have had a conference and, it is underStood, have reported to the department the nature of the work uecessary to meet with the demands made upon the port for the berthage of vessels. It is probable (says the 'Auckland Star') that the work will be taken in hand immediately. THE ENGLISH SHIPPING TRADE. The English shinning trade is approaching a very critical position, says the 'New-iastle-on-Tyne Chronicle' of August 2. for low as were the rates of freight that prevailed down to a month or so ogo, there ha 3 been a further reduction. It is very long since the cost of the carriage of coal by sea to, say, Genoa, has been so low a*s from 4s 6d to 4s 9d per ton. And as the co-it of the coal to the steamers has risen in the last fortnight, it is evident that the. position has been altered for the worse to the shipowner, who previously found it difficult to make ends meet. At the present time the bulk of the cargo-carrying steamships are running without profit, and in some cases at a serious loss. It is obvious that this cannot long endure, and unless there should soon bo a change for tho better, it may be expected that there will be an increase in the number of steamers that ajre laid idle in tho ports. The vessels that have of late been got to eoa have taken up a number of the sea-

men tLat were unemployed in the spring and early summer; bat now the prospect seems to be that there ■will ba more men thrown out of work unless freights improve.