SHIPPING.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 May 1906, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF BREYHOUTH.

HIGH WATER. My 19.—7.55 .in.; 8.19 p.m. May 20.—8.40 a.m.; 9.1 p.m. May 21.--9.10 a.m.; 9.37 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. Greymouth. —Wind, north-west, fresh breeze; weather, rainy; barometer, 29, 89; thermometer, 60 degrees; tides, good ; bar, considerable sea; river, strong iresh. ARRIVED. May 18. Charles Edward, ss, 137 ions. Captain Graham, from Westport and north. May 19.- -Kamona, ss, 903 tons, Gaplain Emslie, from Wellington. SAILED. May 19. Charles Edward, ss, 137 tons, Captain Graham, for Westport. IN PORT. Karitane, Kamona, Parcora, Whangaroa, Edward, Annie Hill. The Parcora sails for Lyttelton tonight, weather permitting. The Kittawa is due here to-morrow to load timber for Wellington. The Defender, from Lyttelton and Wellington, is expected here to-morrow. The Karitane sails at 7 p.m. to-night for l.vttelton with a full load of limber. The Oreti, from New Plymouth, and Defender, from Wellington, are due today. The Koonya leaves Lyttelton to-day for Wellington and West ('oast, and is due here on Wednesday. The s.s. Arahura is delayed in Wellington for the purpose of bringing down the 'Frisco mail. The Kamona arrived last night from Wellington. She sails at seven to-night fur Wellington and Lyttelton. The Charles Eward arrived last night from Wellington, and sails at seven this morning for Nelson and Fusion. The Kennedy left Wellington last night for the Coast, via Nelson, is due on Monday, and sails at noon same day for Westport, Nelson and Wellington.

The Arahura leaves Wellington at noon to-day for Grey, via usual ports, and is due here on Monday. She sails on return at 10 a.m. on Tuesday . A strong northerly gale set in last night accompanied with heavy rain, which brought up a considerable sea, and there is a strong run in the river.

The .Jane Douglas arrived at Hokitika from mu: 11 ' m ports yesterday inorniiip. and sailr. lii' I’ictmi witli a full canto of timber cm Monday. Slio returns with a full ia rgi i f iiroihee. Captain 11-. ale. of Newcastle, lias lieer. appointed mu cesser to Captain \V. Tyler, ell the Sydney harbour pilot stall’. Caplain Tyler is to lake the position of liar bmirmaster at Newcastle vice Mr Manuel, who recently resigned. ’ Captain Thonip •son. another well-known harhonr pilot .it Sydney, leaves for England on a si.v inonths’ holiday trip. On the last trip of the Union Company's steamer Wanaka from Napier to Lyttelton she carried 1250 sheep. It would appear that the. tallies have turned. In the past the North Island drew on the South for their supplies of stork. Now we are drawing on (lie North (or our supplies of hot li sheep and cattle' The Union Company’s big earner, (he Aparima, 5704 tons, has been chartered to load a cargo of hardwood at Hospital l!ay (Tasmania) for Penang, Singapore. She sails from that port for Calcutta via the Straits Settlements, about the 28lii hist. The Union Company's fleet now consists of lifly-five steamers of a gross ton nage of 112,540. Of those, the Mahono (5852 Ions) and the Loungana (2448 tons, are turbine steamers; the Aparima (5704 tons). Manuka (4505 tons), Moeraki (4296 tons), Aina (3500 tons), Navua (2930 ions) Monra (2027 Inns), Arahura (1596 tons). Hotoiti (1159 tons), and Mahinapna (468 Ions) are twin-screw steamers. Mr Mills is now at Home arranging for the build ing of a twenty knot turbine steamer foilin' Wellington-Lyttelton ferry serviie and others for the intercolonial and eoas tai services.

H..M.S. I’ionecr, which arrived at Wei limrton last weak, was commissioned a' I'hatliam in (Huber last to relieve tin .Miidnra as the drillship for New Solid Wali-a (,lueciis!aiiil and Ta .mania Sin- i a i.-.-d with a d i-.plio i-iimnt of 2.200 lop. and wa-i limit at < li.Hliam al a rot nl JJ184,-It'll. Tin- i-iolir -r was lame bed ii 1280, and completed in the followin': yt-ar. Her dimensions are :■- Length, 50: feet, breadth 56ft 9in, and draught 15ft bin. Her engines worn Imilt at Fairfield, are capable of indicating 7000 horsepower, and of developing a speed of f.C knots. Tin- armament of the Tinned consists o (eight 4-in guns, eight three pounders, and two light gnus, and she is also provided with two torpedo tidies. Her complement is 224 all told. ])i-;i-:i> SKA I‘CLITIC'S. Great Britain will assuredly have ir take in hand the amendment of her navigation laws. I'nfortnnately, enormous vested interests oppose almost everything in Hie shape of reform legislation in iliesi days, and it is far easier for the colonic: to impose conditions and restrictions on their coastal trade than it is fur the ■Mother t 'Olllll rv to follow their twain pip. lint British shipowners are entitled to some protection against unfair foreign competition in their own ports. In the matter of the load line, for instance, at present foreign vessels are at a great advantage, as compared with British vessels, because they can load tip to any extent, and British owners cannot. * The British shipping lines ask for the internationalisation of the load line and its application to all shinping enterin ' or clearing at British ports. .Many British vessels, which have been worked at a loss have been sold to foreign owners and less stringent regulations, at a substantial profit. This subject has been widely discussed, in view of MrLloyd George's promise to introduce a new Shipping Bill, but the Government’s measure is said to be concerned only with the employment of foreign? rs on British ships. The editor of the Shipping World attributes the increase in the number of foreign seamen in British vessels to Hie great improvements effected by the Board of Trade -n the conditions of sea life. But there are other causes at work. Under the “Midge” system, he says, “the-wages of the men arc transmitted to their homes, and they are given a free passage from the port where they are paid off. Consequently, if theship is in a foreign port, she has to take a foreign crew for her next voyage. Suppose a British sip is paid oft’ at Antwerp, the money of the crew is sent to their homes, and they are themselves sent homo at the expense of the ship. Consequently (ho owners have either to ship a new British crew from this country or take such a crow as they can get in Antwerp.” This is a point not generally taken Into account in the discussion of the question. All authorities agree, however, that the best way to secure British seamen for British ships is to render the life at sea more attractive to boys, and many owners are going out of their way to school lads, in all branches of marine engineering and seamanship.

1’IL \SES OF THE MOON —MAY. First Quarter .. 2nd 6.37 a. m. Full Moon .. 9th 1.40 a.m. Last Quarter .. 15th 6.33 p.m. New .Moon .. 23rd 7.31 p.m. First Quarter .. 31st 5.40 p.m. 1