SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11895, 25 May 1903, Page 6

SHIPPING.

BLOB WATER. TO-HOBBOW. Taisroa Head: 1.62 a.m., 2.14 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.32 a.m., 2.54 p.m. Dunedin: 3.1? a.m., 3.39 p.m. ' ’ TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The following weather report* from New Zealand stations were received this mom. ing : Cape Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, N., fresh; bar., 29.62; ther., 64; blue sky; tide good, sea heavy. Auckland.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 29.70; ther., 59; bine sky; tide moderate. Gisborne.—Calm; bar., 29.69; ther., 55; blue sky, clouds; sea smooth. Wanganui.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 29.70; ther., 52; blue sky, clouds; tide high, bar smooth. Wellington.—Calm; bar., 29.62; ther., 41; blue sky, foggy. Nelson.—Calm; bar., 29.67; ther., 42; blue sky ; tide moderate. Westport.—Wind, S.E., light; bar., 29.59; ther., 64; blue sky, clouds; tide good, bar moderate. Bealey.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.68; ther., 45; overcast; river low. Lyttelton.—Wind, N.E., fresh; bar., 29.53: ther., 53; blue sky; tide high. Tima.ru.—Wind, N., breeze; bar., 29.64; ther., 47; blue sky, clouds ; tide moderate, sea light. Oamaru.—Wind, N., breeze; bar., 29.53; ther., 41; blue sky; clouds; sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—Wind, N., fair breeze; bar., 29.51; ther., 49; clouds; tide good, sea swell. Dunedin.—Wind, N.E., strong; bar., 29.35; ther., 50; overcast, gloomy; tide good. Clyde.—Calm; bar., 29.55; ther., 35; overcast; river steady. Queenstown.—Calm; bar., 29.49; ther., 38; overcast. Balclutha.—Calm; bar., 29.48; ther., 36; blue sky. clouds; river low. Nuggets.*—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29 60* ther., 47; gloomy; tide poor, sea rough InvorcargilL—Calm; bar., 29.48; ther., 38; overcast. Bluff.—Calm; bar., 29.50; ther., 47; overcast; tide moderate, sea smooth. ARRIVED.—May 24. Petone, s.s., 388 tons, Christian, from Groymouth. Wakanui, s.s., 6,582 tons, Worster, from Timaru. Waikare, s.s., 1,901 tons, Worrell, from Sydney via Auckland. Passengers; Misses Griffitns, Sherwin, Green (2), Mesdames Wright, Menzies, Messrs Preston, P. Stalker, Purdie, W. R. Perkins, E. J. Neill, Harris, Ruimerstrom, Dr Menzies; and nine in the steerage. SAILED.—May 24. Victoria, s.s., 1,870 tons, Waller, for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart. Passengers : For Hobart Misses Anderson, Lane, Gleeson, Myers, Mertin, Mesdames Hollins, Stewart, Given, Finch, Messrs Brownlee, Bell, Hammell, Lloyd, Phillips, Rivenhall, Hare, Atholwood, Stavely, Scardon, Decauckson, Winkleman, Robins, Merriman, Walpole, Patey, Carey, Wilson, Smart, Solomon, Bridget, Cuyler Hastings, Stewart, Hazlett, Misses Anderson, Babites. For Melbourne—Mesdames Barclay, Allen, Smith and child, Gabites, Messrs Morham, Ryan, Strong. For the Bluff—Mr Henry; and eight m the steerage. Tarawera, s.s., 1,269 tons, Bernecb, for Auckland. Passengers : For Lyttelton— Mr Hislop. For Wellington—Messrs C. Williams, J. Russell, Savage, Gillies, Mrs Gillies. For Napier—Mrs Miller. For Auckland—Misses Herbert, Brown, Mrs Basire, Messrs Basire, Burton, Brown, Herbert, Mackenzie (2); and thirteen in the steerage for all ports. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Warrimoo, from Melbourne via way ports, May 27. Medea, from Liverpool via Wellington, left January 20. Kildalton, from Glasgow via Wellington, left January 31. Jnlins Palm, from Glasgow, left February 14. Bapallo, from New York via Australia and Northern ports, left March 19 (at Melbourne May 14). Louise Roth, from New York, left March SL Enropa, from Liverpool via Wellington, left April 4. Colbert, from Glasgow via Wellington, left April 10. Omba, from New York via Northern ports, left April 30. Northern Monarch, from Liverpool via Wellington, left May L PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waikare, for Sydney via Auckland, May 26. The Taieri will leave Port at 8 a.m. tomorrow for town, and will sail on Wednesday for Westport. The Waikare leaves here at 2 p.m. tomorrow for Sydney via Auckland. The Warrimoo should leave the Bluff tomorrow for Port Chalmers, and come tv» town cn the afternoon tide on Wednesday. Local agents advise that the Rapallo, which arrived at Melbourne on May 14, is iue at Dunedin on June 13. .The Waikare, from Sydney via Aacfcand and East Coast ports, arrived at Port it 2.15 p.m. yesterday, afterwards steammg up to Dunedin and berthing at the :ross wharf. She left Sydney on the 15th, arriving at Auckland on the 19th, snd called at Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, leaving the latter port on Saturday, and arrived as above. Heavy head seas were experienced down the coast as far as Wellington; otherwise the voyage was fine. The Victoria sailed yesterday afternoon lor Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart. The Tarawera left yesterday afternoon for Auckland via East Coast ports. The Petone, from the West Coast, arrived at Port Chalmers at 11 a.m. yesterday. She has a cargo of coal for rranshipmeut to the Waimate. The Wakan-ii, from London and Northern ports, berthed at the George street pier yesterday afternoon. She sails for London to-morrow. As showing how greatly the prices of new tonnage nave decreased (says a writer in a Home paper), I hear that some two or three years ago a shipbuilder on the Northeast Coast built a cargo steamer of a certain size and type for over £60,000. He is at present duplicating the vessel for under £43,000. It is believed by shipbuilders that prices for new tonnage have touched bottom; in fact, they distinctly show an upward tendency, especially in view of the recent rise in the pnee of steel plates and other material. It may be mentioned that a decrease of 5 per cent, in the wages of shipyard employees means about £SOO in the expense of building a 7,000-ton cargo steamer, while an advance of 6s per ton on the price of steel is equal to an extra £SOO in the cost of building a 7,000-ton steamer, which requires about 2,000 tons of steel plates and angles. SURVEYING THE COAST. WHAT H.M.S. PENGUIN IS DOING. Our Wellington correspondent writes: Shipmasters particularly those connected with big vessels trading to Wellington, will be interested in the survey of the proaches to the port and fairway which have. been recently taken in hand by H.M.S. Penguin. This survey has disclosed information of great importance to Wellington. It has shown that the harbor has greatly shoaled since it was last charted in 1849, shallow depths of 24ft In patches being found in the fairway. The water between Ward Island and Muritai has shoaled in many places to lift and 12ft, and between Hope buoy and Ward Island there are places where only sft of water covers the mud and sandbanks. Commander Dawson is of opinion “that the tontinual discharge from the Hutt River into the harbor since it was last surveyed in 1849 has tended to shoal up this portion of the harbor. In the present state of the harbor leading lights from Somes Island will take a vessel right over the shoal wote*. and deep-draught vessels hare run

considerable danger. 1 ' The existing safe channel measures about four cables in width and proper bearings to follow have been supplied by Commander Dawson for the guidance of masters of vessels of deep draught. The Athenic, which left port last week, used the new channel with com venience and safety. Presently the right channel will be gazetted for general information Commander Dawson expresses admiration for our harbor in its general characteristics and conveniences, but considers that it is a somewhat dubious policy for a Harbor Board to spend thousands of pounds upon improvements in and about the wharves while neglecting the fairway. Work still before the Penguin in this harbor is chiefly concerned with matters outside the entrance, and a couple of fine days will probably see its completion when the vessel resumes work. Her commander hopes to leave about the first week in June for Sydney, where the ship will winter, and the preparation of charts will be undertaken. The Penguin will probably return to New Zealand in September or October of next year. The locality where she will resume work is not yet decided, but it will in all probability be on the east coast of the North Island. The South Island has not yet been touched. That is work ahead.” SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 24.—Ovalau, from Oamaru.—Herald, from East Coast,— Fazilka; for Suva. KAIPARA, May -24.—Frank Guy, barquentine, for Warrnambool—Eliza Firth, schooner, for Lyttelton WELLINGTON, May 23.—Zealandia, for Napier.—Monowai, for Sydney.—May 2)4: Indradevi, from Napier. LYTTELTON, May 23.—Rangatira, for Picton. TIMARU, May 24.—Wakanui, for Port Chalmers. INVERCARGILL, May 24.—From the Bluff, Perthshire, for London. SUVA, May 24.—Moura, from Auckland.—Djihitt, Russian warship, for Noumea. BLUFF, May 25.—Victoria, from Dunedin.—Rosamond, from Grey mouth. Perthshire, from London. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)