SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 October 1908, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON—OCTOBER.

WEATHER REPORT. Greyinouth.—Wind, south-west, light; barometer, 29.67; thermometer, 56 decrees ; tides, moderate; bar, moderate. HIGH WATER. October 5.—6.19 a.m.j 7.1 p.m. October 6.-7.37 a.m.; 8.3 p.m. October 7.-8.35 a.m.: 8.59 p.m. ARRIVED. Oclob^S3JiuGl?ai;lcs ( Edyirai'd; wv 145 tons, Captain Graham, from Wcstport. October 4. —Ivini, ps, 702 tons, Captain R. G. Bell, from Port Chalmers. October 4.—-Himitangi, bs, 149 tons, Captain Manlcy, from Piclon. October 4.—Rosamond, ss, 462 tons, Captain Edwin, from Onehunga. October 4.—Alexander, ks, 185 tons, Captain Wildman, from Wcstport. October s.—Arahura, ss, 771 tons, Captain Lambert, from Wellington, Nelson, and Wcstport. Passengers : —Misses Gilbert, Green, Escott, Sheard, Turley; Mesdanies Richardson, Skinner, Flynn, Burrell, McDonald and Alison; .Messrs Clarke, Harrowby, Hinds, Hood, Klinger, Hill, Luke, Stephen, Deere, Qninlan, McKinty, Smith, Skerretl, Burr, Davis, Bird, Derrick, Absalom, King, Morrall, Crump and Cropp.

SAILED. October 4.—Charles Edward, ss, 145 tons, Captain Graham, for Nelson. October 4. Petone, ss, 388 tons, Captain Christian, for Wellington. October 4.—Kaituna, ss, 1540 tons, Captain Stewart, for Westport. October 4.—Defender, ss, 117 tons, Captain Jamieson, for Hokitika. October s.—Alexander, ss, 185 tons, Captain Wildman, for Westport and Nelson.

IN POET. Clyde, Bankfields, Himltangi, Kaitangata, Rosamond, Kini and Arahura. The Jane Douglas is due from Oknrito this evening. The Alexander sailed this morning for Westport and Nelson. The Himitangi arrived from Picton yesterday. She sails for Foxton to-day. The Kaitangata is cxnected to sail tomorrow for Sydney with a full load of timber. The Gertie is due to-jtfrtA from Foxton, for which port she loads, sailing on return to-morrow. The Koonya leaves Wellington at 3 p.m. to-day for Grey. She has general cargo from south ports. The Kini arrived at 8 p.m. yesterday from Lyttelton, and loads coal for New Plymouth and Onehunga. The Eooaiioud eis’ircd at 1 a.m. to-day from Onehunga. She loads coal for Wellington and New Plymouth. The Arahura arrived at 10 a.m. to-day from Wellington, via Westport, and sails on return north at 7.30 - m. Mr Ronalds, chief engineer of the s.s. Flora, has been transferred to a similar position on the p.s. Wanaka. The Petonc sailed for Wellington yesterday morning. She is due hack here on Wednesday to load for the same port. The Kaituna sailed at 4 a.m. yesterday morning for Lyttelton and Dunedin with coal and timber. She proceeded via Westport. The Defender sailed yesterday for Hokitika, where she discharges the balance of her cargo, and then loads timber for Wellington. Captain F. P. Evans (Lieut. R.N.it.) of the Union Company’s steamer Takapuna, left Wellington for Sydney yesterday by tho Mahono on a month’s holiday leave. He will return to Lyttelton to take command of the Antarctic Exploration ship Nimrod, which is to set out on her return to the Far South about December Ist.

The fallowing passengers leave by the Arahura: —Miss Heron ; Mesdames Schumackcr, Armstrong, Denham, York and Campbell • Messrs Schumacher, Armstrong, Hinds, Martin, Courtney, Denham, Dow, Gain, Grant, Dnckdale, Campbell, Mramster, Rev. York, Messrs Farrow, Nicholson, Sewell, Kline and seven steerage.

Captain Waddilove (well known in Grey mouth |as master of the steamer Torgauten) is to take command of the threemasted scow Eunice, which will be employed in trading' between Cook Strait ports and Australia.. She is expected to leave Lyttelton on Saturday for Havelock, where she is to load timber for Sydney. After discharge there she will probably proceed to Newcastle, to load coal for a Cook Strait port. It is understood that Mr T. H. Ker, of Christchurch, has disposed of his interest in the vessel to Mr Hrownlio, of Havelock, who formerly had a partial interest in her. THE TAVIUNI. THE WORK OF RELAUNCHING. Mr J. Daniel, the Union Company’s superintendent of repairs, who has been at Westport for some weeks superintending the floating of the Taviuni, states that notwithstanding exceptionally adverse conditions, satisfactory mogress is being made in moving the vessel towards the breakwater, through which she is to bo launched into the channel. The Taviuni has been moved about 600 feet from the spot where Mr Daniel found her. The big west-porth-westerly gale on .September 10th iUid’Hlth 'aided in moving the vessel further up the beach. The Taviuni. is now almost high and dry at neap tides. The shifting ,of the sand around the Taviuni seems to be the principal difiiculty to be contended with, and facincs have been erected around the stern of the boat to control the sand. The gale washed away a quantity of sand from under the breakwater, and it is intended to make the cut through the wall at that place. The necessary permission for carrying the Taviuni through the breakwater has been granted by the Government. The vessel has to be moved some distance inshore yet, and will then have to be carried some hOU feet to the breakwater. About thirty men are engaged on the job, and it is hoped to re-launch the Taviuni on the next new moon spring tides.

THE NGUNGURU WRECKED. (Our Own Correspondent ) KARAMEA, October 2. The s.s. Ngunguru, which left the wharf last week for Wellington, heavily laden with timber, came to grief on the south spit, caused by striking a snag just on the bar, there being a hcavv sea running at the time. Captain Fletcher had every hope of getting off the next tide, but hie hopes were blighted when he found her helm would not answer and one of her steam pipes was damaged, his steamer then drifting at the mercy of the waves. All hands were ordered to the boat, which they had great difficulty in keeping afloat through getting damaged by the rough sea. Although the boat had three holes stove in, the crew managed to land in safety. Two or three had rather narrow escapes through her capsizing as she struck the shore. I am sory to say that the Ngunguru is a total wreck. The proprietors are making arrangements to have the machinery removed. Most of her cargo has been recovered by its owners. It was strewn along the beach. COAL EXPORT. The export of coal from the port of Greymouth last week was as follows: — STATE.

First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon .. 3rd .. 10th ..• 17th .. 25th 5 44 p.m. 8 33 a.m. 3 5 p.m. 6 17 p.m.

Tons Cwt. Rosamond .. 668 7 Aralmra .. 244 12 Kotuku .. So. 15 Kittawa .. 74 16 Polierua .. 1157 4 Mapourika .. 218 9 Kennedy .. 205 12 Pnkaki .. 48 14 Kaituna .. 1233 17 Charles Edward .. 211 4 Total .. 4446 10 BLACKBALL. Tons Cwt. Pnkaki .. 1452 10 Pelono .. 712 5 Total .. 2164 15 BRUNNER. Tons Cwt. Rosamond .. .... .. 50 2 Polierua .. 112 12 Mapourika .. 135 3 Total .. 307 17 Grand total .. 6919 2