SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 17928, 25 March 1922, Page 7

SHIPPING

WAIICOUAITI LEAVES SYDNEY.

Garbing a full shipment of general merchandise, the Union Company’s steamer Wfjdkonaiti left Sydney yesterday afternoon for Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton. She if! due at Bluff on Wednesday morning, and should reach tide port about Thursday next.

THE SYDNEY STEAMERS,

The Huddart, Parker liner Ulimaroa v/as to leave Sydney at noon to-day for Wellington. She is due at tbs northern port on Wednesday, and ie scheduled to sail on the return voyage on Friday next. The Manuka is due at Sydney on_Monday from Wellington, and is to sail the earne day far Auckland. Sho _ should reach Auckland on March 31, and is listed to leave that port on. April 1 for Sydney. The Moeraki, which has replaced tho Maheno, was duo at Sydney yesterday from Wellington. She is to leave toe New South Wales port on March 30 for Auckland, where she is due on April 3.

LOSS OF THE VALMARIE,

THE MASTER EXONERATED,

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WELLINGTON, March 25. The Nautical Court set up to inquire into the stranding of the schooner valmarie on Farewell Spit found tho master committed a slight error of judgment in standing too close inshoro when approaching Farewell Spit. Although the chart, which was of a late issue, showed a sufficient depth of water, the New Zealand pilot gave him notice that the sands were shifting. 'the master was commended on the steps undertaken by him to save the vessel after she struck. The certificates of the master and mate were returned. No order was made as to costs. The court desired to draw the attention of the Marino Department to the evidence of the constant changing of the sands at Farewell Spit, and also tnat a warning bo given to shipmasters sailing in this locality.

REMUERA’S ITINERARY. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company advise that tho Eetnucra is duo at Wellington on Monday from London and Southampton via Auckland. The vessel will later visit Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete discharge. Sho will load at Port Chalmers and northern ports for the United Kingdom, and ie now scheduled to leave Wellington on April 2d for Southampton and London via Panama. KAIKOUE-A REPORTED. The New Zealand Shipping Company is in receipt of cabled advice announcing the arrival at Panama, on March. 18 of tho Kaikoura, which cleared Wellington on February 17. The vessel resumed her voyage tho following day from Colon to London.

CORNWALL LEAVES PANAMA. The Now Zealand Shipping Company has boon advised by cable message that the Cornwall, cn route from Liverpool to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, arrived at Colon on March 16, and cleared Panama the following day for Auckland. Tho vessel is now expected to reach the northern port on April 10. NEW AUSTRALIAN COLLIER. Tho Bealiba, a collier of 500 tons, imported from the Clyde to replace the wrecked steamer Lubra, reached Sydney on March 15 from Paisley, in ballast. She was built by the Larne Shipbuilding Company, Ltd., last year, and has a length of 165 ft, beam of 25ft 3in, and depth of Oft 3in. Captain Leslie brought the steamer nut from tho Clyde via the Suez Canal route. DEVON FROM NEW YORK. The Federal steamer Devon arrived at Auckland on Tuesday morning last from Lew York and Newport Nows. Tho vessel discharged 1,300 tons of general cargo, and sailed yesterday morning for Wellington, where 000 tons will bo discharged. The balance of 7,500 inns is for Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. The Devon left New York on February 12, arriving at Newport News on the 13th to load tobacco and general cargo and fill bunkers. On February 16, the morning of clearing, a very heavy snow blizzard was experienced. After passing through (he Panama Canal the steamer cleared Balboa on February 23. A stop was mode at Pitcairn on March 8, and tho islanders hoarded tho ship and traded fruit for clothes The vessel was hove-to for two hours, nn>d tonic on hoard a. hag of mail before resuming her voyage. Captain 11. W. Gardner is in command, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. SYDNEY, March 24.--Oma.na, from Auckland.—Waikouaiti, for Bluff,