SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 16780, 8 July 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING

ARRIVED.—June 8.

Oorinna, s.s. (2.30 p.m.), 1,271 tons, Elders, from Wellington. SAILED.—.June 8. Tarawera, s.s. (12.15 p.m.), 1,993 tons, Evan, for Auckland via ports.

The Oorinna arrived at Dunedin this afternoon from Wellington direct, and was berthed at the Cross wharf to discharge and load. She is fixed to sail to-morrow for Oa-maru, Timaru, Nelson, and iNew Plymouth. The Kowhai arrived at Timaru at 9 a.m. to-day from Westport. After discharging her cargo of coal she will go to Westport and Greymouth to load for Wellington. Reports received from Greymouth sta-lo that the weather was unsettled there today, with strong easterly winds. A moderate sea was runnine on the bar, and a <ligbt fresh in the river. Westport- reported a slight current in the river, and ■a moderate swell on the bar. Two sailing vessels were in the Lower Harbor this morning, anchored but ready for sea. namely the scow Hazel Repton, loaded, ' with timber for Melbourne m Carey Bay, and the schooner May Howard, at the Ka.ik. THE MONOWAI.

The Union Company advise that the work of overhauling the Monowai at Port Chalmers is expected to be completed about the end of this week. The vessel will then take up her former running m the Dunedin-East Coast-Auckland service, but her sailing date from here has not yet been definitely fixed.

INSURED ON ALL-RISKS BASIS,

It is not often that underwriters are asked to make the conditions of msurrnces leva onerous during the curi-c-n y t L )>a > * Iji-i • -'-a &«' &*" •■" Y.\ - fa"-" *" <-~" "'"-'" ('-i''*" j. * J ~-- mi . a i =.r '' risks hails lu.' under the conti'J of managers: whose other vessels are done \ ith the fp a absolutely clause*, and, m ordtt to I ring tbt, insurances on tho transferred vessels into lines, -with thosa aheadv btdTidmg ui the manageis name th* policies have been endorsed to tV pf+eet that the mrurances are changed from all risk to f.p.a. absolutely, and a return of a proportionate part of the premium has been settled to adjust the rate accordingly.

AMERICA'S NEW SHIPS,

THE FIRST MILLION TONS.

Tho first million tons of -dups pleted and delivered to the United Stnteft Government under the direction ot the Shipping Board, have been put on fh» hin-fc spa-i to hcli) defeat Germany. A. total of 159 vessel* of 1.108.621 tons v;as oomple.tod np to May 11. according to •d-aifstics compiled by expert' ot vne Shipping Board. SirK-e- January 1 more tonn'half of tho total ton mot (667,896) has been delivered, and the monthly totn-'a have phov.-n n. steady increase, says the 'New York Herald' of May 18. .Most, of tin* .--hips delivered wore rerpn"it >i(d oi *U < r m co " rl '* forTll h p •> i T it ii St itc oitvs en the v "> lu t'h M 1 i-e ( f *f 1 ;n tibcti -it Nmu, ot th -.1 irj=> of t' „ n l x \ orxl pi (J .rumiit ni' fii <W lltd ihionJi 46 hj, /■ bi l lniiih<d due to dtl \ n <b- ',, •; il p ml utlti iiiachincr\ 1m f n ( cunr-U'fd «>ud -.ltp I) nU o's con , ( i i tn Cr\ rrimnt t* ■<" > undo i - <-p cvl ti 1 ofi the Pacific c~ + H i ■•, nd it the Bond I if 1 llers frr Hint t ilf tho woodo bnll r ' d \( ha i dilM.rcd md ire a\iilin; in

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