SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11863, 17 April 1903, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. tO-VORpnW. Taiaroa Head: 6.32 a.m., 6.53 p.m. Port Dhalmers: 7.12 a.m., 7.33 p.m.’ Dunedin; 1.57 a.m., 8.18 p.m.

TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS.

The following weather reports from New Zealand stations were received this morning:—

Cape Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, S.W., fresh; then, 64; gloomy; tide high, sea heavy swell. Auckland.—Wind, S.W., fresh; bar., 29.97; tier., 63; clouds. Osborne.—Wind, N.W., fresh; bar., 29.93; tier., 70; blue sky; sea smooth. Wanganui.—Wind, S.W., fresh; bar., 29.95; ther., 60; overcast, passing showers ; tide moderate, bar heavy swell. Wellington.—Wind, N.W., fresh; bar., 29.90; ther., 59; clouds; tide good. Nelson.—Wind, S.W., moderate gale; bar., 29.83; ther., 57; blue sky, clouds. Westport.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.99; ther., 66; clouds; tide poor, bar considerable.

Bealey.—Calm ; bar., 29.92; ther., 52; blue sky; river low. Lyttelton.—Wind, N., light; bar., 29.85 ; ther., 53; gloomy; tide high. Oamarn.—Wind, S.E., light; bar., 29.86; ther., 56; overcast, gloomy; tide moderate, sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.80; ther., 54; blue sky; tide good, sea smooth.

Dunedin.—Wind. S.W., light; bar., 29.70; ther., 55; bine sky; tide good. Clyde.—Wind, N.W., fresh; bar., 29.79; ther., 54; overcast; river fall. Queenstown.—Wind, S.W., fresh; bar., 29.80; ther., 51; blue sky, clonds. Balclutha.— Calm; bar., 29.78; ther., 47; overcast; river low. Nuggets.—Wind, S.W., fresh; bar., 29.83; ther., 50 ; blue sky, clouds ; tide moderate, sea smooth. Invercargill.—Wind, S.W., moderate gale; bar., 29.83; ther., 50; blue sky, clouds.

Bluff.—Wind, W., fresh; bar., 29.82; then, 52; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, eea rough.

SAILED.—ApriI 17.

Oralan, t.s., 767 tons, Watson, for West Coast via Northern ports. Tarawera, s.s., 1,269 tons, Rolls,' for Auckland via way ports. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Misses North, Gorrie. For Wellington—Mrs Reunert, Messrs Silk, Jay, Rennert, Robinson. For Auckland—Mesdames Bartleman, Roy, Smith and child, Messrs Roy, Smith, Duncan; and six in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Te Anau, from Wellington and Lyttelton. April 18.

Banffshire, from Picton, April 18. Balmoral, from New York via Australian and Northern ports, April 18. Victoria, from Sydney na Wellington April 18.

Zealandia, from Sydney via Auckland. April 19. Waikare, from Sydney via Auckland, April 26. Port Sonachan, from Glasgow, left December 16.

Medea, from Liverpool via Wellington, left January 20. Julius Palm, from Glasgow, left February 14. Kildalton, from Glasgow via Wellington, left January 31. Bapallo, from New York, left March 1. Eangatira, from London, left March 5. Jeseric, from New York, left March 13.

Wahnate, from London, left April 2. Colbert, from London, left April 10. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Victoria, for Melbourne via way ports, April 19. Zealandia, for Sydney via Auckland April 21.

Waikare, for Sydney via Auckland, April 28.

With the present S.W. breeze the barque Port Sonachan, now 116 days out from Glasgow, may be expected at any moment. The steamer Jeseric, now forty-two days out from New York, is also due. The Tara-wera sailed this afternoon for Auckland via the customary way ports. The Ovalan took her departure this afternoon for West Coast via Northern ports in the Koonya’s run. The Te Anau was to leave Lyttelton this afternoon for Dunedin, and may be looked for to-morrow morning. She will remain here until Friday, when she will take up the Talnne’s run.

The Upolu, leaving Oamaru to-night, is due to-morrow. she will sail on the return trip on Monday, as usual. .The Harbor Board are making progress with the work of excavating and enlarging the basin off the Victoria wharf, so that steamers may have more room in which to swing. The old beacon has been taken up to facilitate the dredging operations. Its place will be taken by a temporary buoy, moored further out. The Canterbury from Liverpool via Wellington, broke bulk yesterday, and is steadily getting rid of her cargo. The Sarah and Mary is now clear of her cargo, and has started to take in ballast for the return trip north. The collier Boveric is getting on well with the discharge of her cargo. It is expected that she will have put out about 2,000 tons of her total of 2,500 by tomorrow. Subsequently she is to load with grain. THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

The lonic sailed for London from Wellington yesterday afternoon. Passengers: First saloon: From Wellington Miss Miles, Mesdames Miles, Bayley and maid, Gilmth, Messrs Kingsford, Bayley, Ogden! Tbew, Turner, Masters Bavley, Qilruthr Prom Christchurch—Misses Berry, Milnes, Mesdames Milnes, Birch, Hill, Captain Wardlaw, Messrs Wardlaw. Milnes, Hill, Master Milnes. From Wanganui—Miss Christie. From Melbourne—Mrs Gann, Mr Gann. From Auckland—Mr Teddy. From Napier—Misses Wenley (2), Mrs Wenley and maid, Mr Wenley, Master Wenley, Second saloon, sixty-nine; third class, seventy-two.

THE S.S. SHAMROCK,

SYDNEY, April 16.—The Marine Court found that the wreck of the steamer Shamrock was due to the second officer mistaking the orders of the captain and the default of the chief engineer (Henderson) in not taking more effective measures to move the engines. The Court has called upon Henderson to show cause why his certificate should not be suspended.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, April 16.—Tavtuni, from the Eastern Pacifies.—Star of Australia, for Napier.—Hinemoa. for the Northern Lighthouses.—Herald, for Greymouth.—Nganuhi for New Plymouth. ’ KAIPARA April 16.—Defiance, brigantine, for Sydney.—Amelia Suns, schooner for Lyttelton. ’ WELLINGTON, April 16.—Mararoa, for Napier.—"Victoria, for Melbourne via the South and Hobart. Passengers for Dunedin—Misses Wilson, Pacev, Mrs King Messrs Macandrew, Calder, Wallis, Corless’ Perry—To Anau, for Lyttelton and Dunedin.—Balmoral, for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, April 16.—Athenic, for Picton.

TIMAEU, April 16.—Norfolk, for Lyltel ton.

fFor continuation see Late Shipping.)