SHIPPING.

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 May 1906, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF GREYMOUTH.

HIGH WATER. May 18.—6.58 a.m.; 7.28 a.m. My 19.—7.55 .m.; 8.19 p.m. May 20,—8.40 a.m.; 9.1 p.in. WEATHER REPORT Greymonth. —Wind. 'south-east, light hreez.e; weather, misty; barometer, 30.18, t lioriiionu'tor, 48 degrees; tides, good; bar, smooth. WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin wired from Wellington at 9 a.m. tins day as follows : "Expert strong winds to gale from between north and west and southwest ; glass fall, but rise after 12 hours from now; tides good, sea considerable, and rain probable. ARRIVED. May 17. Pareora, ss. 355 tons, Captain I Slack, from Lyttelton. May 17. —Mapourika, ss, 718 tons, Caplain .Stewart, from Westport, Nelson and Wellington. . Passengers.—Misses Olsen. Michel, Kerr, Rowe, Falla, lirebner ; Mes dames Olsen, Harlend, Michel, MclSnrnie, Ludwig, ,Jennings, Leach, Lindop. Armstrong. Rarltrop and four children; Messrs Manttan, Michel, Mclinrnie, Dr. T. McDonald, Van Slaveren, Ludwig, Harris, D. Buchanan, Ellis, Cooper, Brown, Lindop, Marel, Butler, O'Donnell, Batchelor, Croft, Armstrong, Webber, Mi Ivor, Barllrop, Humphrey, Shepherd, Wright, Graham, Maher, Round. Israel, Odey, Bradley, Chong Hoy. SAILED. May 18, Poherua, ss, 749 tons, Cap tain Lindsay, for Westport and souln. May 18.—Mapourika, ss, 718 tons. Cap tain Stewart, for Westport, Nelson, and Wellington. Passengers Miss ...andl; Mesdames Blundell, Ward aiiu child; Messrs Ward, Hamtileton, Mandl, Wigell, Nicholson, Derrick, Churton . Coltman, Leathern, Phillips, Hopkins, McDonald. Schultz, Poet, Martin, Cad/.ow, and II steerage. IN PORT. Karitane, Pareora. Whangaroa, Edward, Annie Hill. The Kainona is due to-night to load lor Lyttelton. The Rosamond left New Plymouth this morning for Grey direct. The Mapourika sailed early this morning for Westport and north. The Poherua sailed this morning foi Westport, Timarn and Dunedin. The Defender left Wellington last night with a full cargo for Grevmouth and Ha kitika. 'l’he Arahura leaves Wellinglon at neon to-morrow for Grey, via usual ports, i.ri is due here «n Monday morning. The Par i‘a arrived from Lyttelton last, night, ill sails for Wellington this evening wiih a cargo of Blackball coal. Thu, Defend r for Grcynioutli and H..kitika from V-. -. Ilington aijd Lyttelton due to-umiT.iw morning. The Anchor steamer Alexander is again employed carrying sheep from Pelorus Sound to Lyttelton. . She arrived at Lvtlelton on Saturday last with 1150 sheep. After landing these she sailed again for another load. Mr Hunter, late chief otlicer of the Warrimoo, is at present in temporary command of the Rotoiti, in the Welling ton-Nelson-Taranaki-Oneliunga service in place of Captain Robertson, who has taken charge of the Takapuna whilst Captain Holford is away on holiday leave. Owing to the hirge imports of general cargo during the last few days, an extra number of railway trucks have had to he used to get the consignments for Hok.ui;a and elsewhere away, with the result, that there is a shortage of waggons for the carriage of timber, with its attendant delay to shipping. Captain Hutchings, who had charge ol the Poherua for some time, and subsequently took temporary command of the Tarawera in the East Coast trade, has just relinquished charge of that vessel in order to lake over the Moura, which is employed in the Island trade. Mr T. A Douglas, late chief otlicer of the Wainiii. accompanies him as chief. The Moura left Dunedin on Saturday last for Suva. Fiji, via Westport.

PH. VSES OP THE MOON —M \Y. First Quarter .. 2nd 6.37 a.m. Full Moon .. 9th 1.40 a.mi. Last Quarter .. 15th 6.33 p.m. N ow Moon .. 23rd 7.31 p.m. First Quarter .. 31st 5.40 p.m.