SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Volume 12869, Issue 12869, 19 July 1906, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HKrH WATER. \ ' £ TO-MOBBOW. b' Eriaroa Head: 1.49 a.m., 2.M) p.m. Port Chalmers:. 2.29 a.m., 2,50 pJD. Dunedin: 3.14 a,m., 3.30 pjn. CELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS :v The following weather reports were reprieved from Now Zealand Btationa this aoarnmg : < Cape Maria Van Dknnen.—Wind. N., sghi; bar., 29.86; thcr., 58; gloomy; tide high, sea smooth. Wind, E., light; bar., 53.95; ther., 55; clouds; tide moderate. T Gisborne.—Wind, N., light; bar., 8.95; thcr., 55; bine sky, cloudy; tido Moderate, sea smooth, f, Napier.—Calm; be*., 29.93; ther., 52; (•wrcast; sea heavy. i;*Waogaxrai.—Wind, N.E., light: box., J9-95; ther., 56; ram: bar smooth. Calm; bar., 29.95; thcr., 56; rain. f Nelson.— Calm; bar., 29.92; ther., 53: weancasi, rain; tide moderate. Wind, E., light; bar., 89.87; ther., 51; overcast, rain: tide moderate, bar slight swell. • Beaky.—Wind, N.W., light; ba T ., 29.85; ther., 42; rain: river low. Lyttelton.—Wjnd, N.E., fresh; bar., 29.95; ther., 5o; gloomy, drizzlv; tide **&. Chnsieourch.—Wind, N.E.. light; bar., 29.95; ther., 49; overcast, gloomv. ".Timaru.—Calm: bar.. 29.87; ther., 44; wercast, gloomy; title moderate, sea ponsiderabk. " Oamaru.—Wind, W.. light: bar., 39.81: ther., 51; overcast, gloomy: tide good, sea heavy swell. Port Chalmers.—Wind. N.E.. light; Jar., 29.84; ther., 48; gloomy ; tide moderate, sea rough. Dunedin.—Wind. X.N.E., light: bar.. 29.71: ther.. 45; tide moderate. Clyde.—Calm; bar., 30.05; ther., 15; hhre sky, cloudy : river steady. Queenstown.—Calm; bar., 29.79: ther., B6; clouds. Balclutha.—Calm; liar., 30.17: ther.. 19; bruc sky, cloudy; river steady; sharp DOSt. Nuggets.—Wind, N.E., light: bar., 29.93; ther., 55; foggy; tide high, sea heavy easterly. Invereargill.—Calm: liar., 29.90: ther.. 59; blue sky, cloudv. Bluff.--Wmd, N.E., light; bar., 29.74; ther., 39; clouds; tide moderate! sea smooth. ARRIVED.—InIy 18. Poherua, s.s., 749 tons. Lindsay, from the West Coast via Oamaru. SAILED.—JuIy 19. Warrrmoo, s.s., 2,076 tons, M'Beth, for Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers: Miss Edgar, Mrs M'Lean, Mr Neil. For Wellington—Misses Capper, Fleming, Samson, Mesdames Harvey, Samson. Mac Donald, Messrs Greenland, Lees, Price, Harvey. For Sydney—Misses Hazlett, Bellamy, Mesdames Hazlett, Ritchie, Graham and four children, Messrs Young, Hazlett, Foster, J. M. Ritchie, Ritchie, Graham; thirteen steerage. Poherua, s.s., 749 tons, Lindsay, for the West Coast. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Tarawera, from Auckland, July 21. —lntercoloniaL Wimmera., from Sydney via Cook Strait, Juhr 21. Victoria, from Sydnev via Auckland. July 22. Moeraki, from Melbourne, July 24. Satumus, from Bunbury, early, —Oversea, Steam.— Devon, from West of England ports, arrived Auckland July 17; due July 31. Wakanud, from Liverpool, sailed May tl; arrived at Auckland July 11. Tomoana, from New York, sailed May 35. Banffshire, from West of England porta, staled May 26 Bnrgerowister Haehmann, from New STork, sailed May 30. Cape Cotso, from London, sailed June 2; due July 23. Gowanburn, from New York, eailed June 15. Willesden, from New York, sailed Jane 15. Aotea, from Liverpool, Bailed June 19; [hie August 6. Banga-fcrra, from London, eadled June 50. CanwraJl, from New York, sailed July Warmate, from London, to sail Angus* H dro September 23. Maori, from London, to sail August 31. Derpbic, from Liverpool, to sail September 30. Whakaiane, from London, to sail October 4. Waiwera, from London, to eail October Pabeha, from London, to sail December —Oversea, Sail.— • Brunei, from Liverpool, sailed May 4. Aneteiiian, from Liverpool, sailed 3vent Drammenseren, from Maiden Island, too August. '._ Arthor, banpae, from Maiden Island, Bariy. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tarawera, for Auckland, July 20. Wimmera, for Melbourne, July 22. Victoria., for Sydney via Auckland, Julv 34. Moeraki, for Sydney via Cook Skait, July 26. Inport noon to-day :—At Dunedin: Warrimoo, Pohcrua (steam), Olive, Catarina (sail). At Port Chalmers: Moana, Te Anau., Progress (steam), Speculant (sail). There was a very heavy sea outside the Heads this forenoon. The Poherua, from the West Coast via fjamaru, arrived yesterday evening, and alter a short stay at the port steamed up to Dunedin. She left for the West Coast in the afternoon. The Warrimoo left the cross wharf for Sydney at 2 p.m. to-day. Tumbull, Martin, and Co. advise that the steamer Suffolk is to load at West of England ports, sailing from Bristol on the sth August, Manchester on the 11th August, and Liverpool on the 18th August [or Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. The vessel will come ilirect to Auckland from Liverpool. The Snffolk will be followed by the Rippingfciam Grange, loading at Middlesborongh on the Ist August, and Glasgow on tie llth August, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. This vessel will also come direct to Auckland. The Pukaki worked Timaru to-day, and after discharging part cargo at Oamaru to-morrow she will come on here. She is expected to-morrow evening. The Tyser steamer Marere arrived outside at Napier yesterday afternoon, but had to stand off owing to tie heavy sea running. Captain S. E. James, late chief officer :>f the Tarawera, and formerly in command of the Coriima, has been appointed to the command of the steamer Squall, recently purchased by tie Union Company. and Co., local agents for the bfracie Beazky Line of sailing ships, adrise that the barque Brunei, 1,555 tons. EJaptaia Malcolm Mac Lean, which sailed Erom Liverpool on May 1, is bringing a general cargo of 2,270 tons for Weflington and IjOol tons for Dunedin. k"As showing the progress of the Argen,ine beef trade, it may be noted that the Ayrshire, on her last voyage to London irom New Zealand, shipped 2,749 quarters of beef at Monte Video, where she sailed on tho way Home. ',;■:-The schooner Ronga, winch re«enSy liapsised in Cook Strait and which has been held by the Receiver of Wrecks at Wellington for some time, was handed aver to Messrs Levin and Co. yesterday. [t is understood that the vessel is to be hj During the last voyage of the Corinthic

from London to Auckland much interest was shown by the navigating stuff in tlie passage of several large spots across fclic son's disc from July Ito July 3. Diagrams were drawn, showing "their noon position each day, and these wiD be duly forwarded to the Meteorological Office London. '

It is reported that the repairs to the steamer Waihi, which took the ground recently while working one of the Marlborough bars, will have cost £2OO bv the time she is ready for sea again. " The vessel is being repaired at Wellington. The three large boilers which have done service at the Calliope Dock, Auckland. for some years, liavo just been replaced! Mr Maseficld, an Auckland ironfoander, offered to buy them at £5 apiece. The Harbor Board declined to sell them at that price, and submitted them to public auction. They were knocked down to Mr Masefiold at 6s 8d each—£l for the lot, not sufneinnt to pay for the expenses of the auction !

Tho inquiry held by the Collector of Customs at Wellington into the circumstances connected with the wreck of the little steamer Piaka near Penearrow Lighthouse last week- disclosed the fact that the vessel left Wairau bar for Wellington without a. certificate. She was in eliarge of Mr John Symons. who holds both a master's certificate and an engineer's certificate, but his companion was not certificated. The question as to whether proceedings for breach of the Shipping and Seamen Act should be instituted will probablv engage the attention of the Marine " Department. The Act provides that no steamer shall go to sea unless she has a certificate and cjirrms a certificated master and a certificated engineer. THE WRECK OF THE AOTEA. [Special to the Star.] GTSBORNE, Jury 19. A ' Herald' representative who visited the wreck of the Aotea telegraphs: that th* vessel is lying on boulders' at the month of the Waikawa Creek, being squarely bottom up. One can walk the whole length oil tho bottom The keed and copper are undamaged, but everything is stripped off the deck. The mast's, deck fittings, and deck <xugo are strewn an the. beach in all directions. Tho vessel was evidently turned over at sea. There are many rocks in the vicinity. Tim Aotea was at anchor at about 4 p.m. on Monday, and those watching her lights are confident that at 6.30 she was making an effort to get cut, being a considerable distance from her anchorage About 6 a.m. on Tuesday a resident on the spot found the wreck." The ship's boat, with two oars in it, came ashore undamaged, about twenty yards west of the wreck, and the bodies af the cwptam and Mrs Nicholas were found about the same distance to the east. Holes have been broken through the sides and the vessel explored, but thero is no trace of further bodies. Apparently the cargo in the hold is in pood order at present. With an ordinary sea, the vessel is dry at high tide. This shown the force of "the sea at the time of the wreck. A number of people visited the vessel from.: inland stations and along tho coast, although the weather "s very bad. An inquest was held yesterday on the bodies found at Waipiro Bay. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, Julv 18.—5.45 p.m., Naviia. from Sydney and the Fricndlv Islands.—Wauaka," from the Bluff. July 18.—Helen Denn-r and Silas, barques, from Wellington.—Hirotha and Constance Craig, barques, for Sydnev.—Surprise, scow, for Wellington. WELLINGTON", July 18.— Mararoa, for Lyttelton. SYDNEY. July 13.—2 p.m.. Tahine, from Wellington.—6.3o p.m., Manuka, for Auckland.

MELBOURNE. July 18.— Moeraki. for the Bluff.

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