SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 October 1908, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON—OCTOBER. First quarter .. 3rd 544 p.m. Full nioon .. 10th 833 a.m. ' List'quarter .. 17th 3 5 p.m. New'imoon .. 25th 617 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. Greymouth. Wind, south-east, fresh breeze; barometer, 30.10: thermometer, 52 degrees; tides, moderate; bar, moderate. WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin wired from Wellington at noon to-day as follows : "Expect southerly heavy gale, glass rise, tides low, sea moderate, rain probable, probably very cold flight." HJOH WATER. October 7.-8.35 a.m.: 8.59 p.m. October 8.—9.20 a.m.: 9.45 p.m. October 9.—10.6 a.m. ; 10.25 p.m. ARRIVED October 7.—Rakanoa, ss, 2246 tons, Captain Carson, from Westport. J SAILED. October 6.—Rosamond, ss, 462 tons, Captain Edwi, for Wellington and New Plymouth. October 6.—Gertie, ss, 140 tons, Caplain Rogers, for Foxton. October 6.—Jane Douglas, ss, 75 tons, Captain Irvine, for Jackson's Bay. ' IN PORT. Clyde, Bankfields, Kaitangata, Rakanoa.

The Kennedy leaves Nelson to-night, and is due here to-morrow night. The auxiliary scow Echo is due at Westport to take up the Ngunguru's run to Karamea.

The Rakanoa arrived this morning from Wellington to load coal and timber for Lyttelton. The Okarito bar is in splendid order at present, but cannot be depended on to remain so for any length of time. The Rosamond sailed at 8 a.m. to-day for Wellington and New Plymouth with a load of State coal.

The Kaitangata is expected to leave o; to-night's tide for Sydney. She has a ful load of timber.

The Petone, from Wellington, was due p,t six q'oolck this morning, but up to time of going to press had not put in an appearance.

Mr A. R. Pryde, having returned from holiday leave, joined the Koonya as chief officer last week, relieving Mr Kent, who came ashore for instructions.

The Koonya is due to arrive to-night from south. ports, via Wellington, Nelson and Westport. She loads State coal for Bluff and Dunedin.

The Mapourika left Wellington at 5 p.in on Tuesday for Grey, via way ports, and is expected to arrive to-morrow morning as usual. .

The Poherua and l'ukaki are both due at Greyinoutli—the former to load State coal for Wellington and the latter Blackball coal for Lyttelton. The position is considered hopeless of the steamer Ngunguni, which went ashore recently near the entrance to Karamea. Mr A. A. Thomson, of the Karamea Shipping Company (the owner), is, at present at;Karamea, arranging for the salvage of the engines, boiler and gear of the N gunguru. The Ngunguni is urimsuVed. She was built in 1893 at Auckland "by Mr Wi H. Brown'for the Nguncmru' Coal Company. Her principal dimensions are : Length, 91ft ,2in; beam, 17ft; depth, 6ft 7in.. .-Her tonnage;is r lO5 cross -and 70'jietr : The Ngunguni is constructed of kauri. A few years ago the vessel was engaged in the Nelson-Puponga trade, and subsequently ran between Wellington and Puponga. Afterwards she entered the Wel-lington-Blenheim trade. A few years ago the Ngunguni was purchased by the Karamea Steamship Compny, and the To Kapo's engines and boiler were transferred to tne Ngunguru.