SHIPPING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 April 1911, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOuN—APRIL. First quarter .. 6 5.25 p.m. Full moon .."14 2.7 a.m. Last quarter .. 22 6.6 a.m. New moon .. 29 9.55 a.m. HIGH WATBIL April 24. 6.1 a.m.; 6.42 p.m. April 25. — 7.15 a.m.; 7.45 p.m. April 26.-- 8.9 a.m.; 8.31 p.m. April 27. 8.51 a.m.; 9.10 p.m. April 28. 9.29 a.m.; 9.48 p.m. April 29.—10.8 a.m.; 10.28 p.m. April 30.—10.48 a.m.; 11.8 p.m. WEATHER BEPOUTB. Westport,—Wind, couth, light; barometer, 29.65; thermometer, 55 degrees; tides, moderate; bar, moderate. Greymouth.—Wind, east, light; barometer, 29.63; thermometer, 54 degrees; tides moderate; bar moderate. WEATHEB FORECASTS. "Expect easterly moderate to strong winds. Expect showery and changeable weather. Glass rise slowly, but glass fall after twenty-four hours, and then northerly moderate to strong winds freshening; tides moderate; sea moderate." ABE* V ED. April 22.—Kotuku, ss, 662 tons, Captain Flynn, from Lyttelton. April 23.—Waipori. ss, 1229 tons, Captain Barron, from Wellington and Picton. April 23.—Waimea, ss, 250 tons, Captain Wildman, from New Plymouth and Westport. April 23.—Alexander, ss, 185 tons, Captain Vickerman, from Wellington and Nelson. April 23. —Petone, ss, 385 ions, Captain Allsop, from Nydia Bav. April 24.—Ngahere, ss, 556 tons, Captain Dilner, from Wellington. • BAILED. April 23.—Koonya, ss, 663 tons, Captain Platts, for Dunedin and the Bluff. April 23.—Holmdale, ss, 195 tons, Captain Clarke, for Lyttelton. IN POKT—TFTM T)AT Petone, Alexander, Waipori, Waimea, Kotuku, Ngahere. CIPEGTED ABBIV\LB. Kapivni, Westport, this afternoon. Defender, Wellington, Picton, this afternoon. Ennerdale, Lyttelton, this afternoon. Arahura, Wellington, Nelson, Westport, this afternoon. ■•Cennedy, Wellington, Nelson, Westport, to-night. Kaitoa, Wellington, Nelson, Westport, Wednesday. Poherua, Wellington, Wednesday. Kini, Onehunga, Wednesday. Mapourika, Wellington, Nelson, Westport, Thursday. Flora, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Thursday. Kittawa, Westport, Friday. PROJECTED DEPA B WRES. Waimea, Wellington, this afternoon. Alexander, Wanganui, this afternoon. Waimea, Welington, this afternoon. Kennedy, Westport, Foxton, to-night. Arahura, Westport, Nelson, Wellington, to-morrow morning. Kotuku, Lyttelton, Tuesday. Poherua, Wellington, Wednesday. Kini, New Plymouth, Onehunga, Wednesday. Mapourika, Westport, Nelson, Wellington, Thursday. Petone, Sydney, Thursday. Kittawa, Lyttelton, Friday. The Waimea arrived from New Plymouth and Westport last evening, and sails this afternoon for Wellington direct, coal laden. The Alexander arrived from north last evening, and sails this afternoon for Wanganui direct with a cargo of coal. The Kennedy is due from Wellington, via way ports, this evening, and sails tonight for Westport and Foxton. The Kaitoa leaves Wellington to-day for Greymouth, via way ports, and is due on Wednesday. The Holmdale sailed yesterday for Lyttelton with a cargo of timber. The Petone arrived yesterday from Nydia Bay to complete loading timber for Sydney. She will probably sail on Thursday. The Ngahere arrived this morning from Wellington. She sails, on this evening's tide for Wellington. The Ngatoro is due on Tuesday from Lyttelton. She sails the same night for Wellington. The Ennerdale is due from Lyttelton this afternoon. She loads timber. The Defender is due this afternoon from Picton. She loads timber. The Holmdale leaves Lyttelton on Friday for Greymouth.

The Himitangi left Picton to-day for Greymoutli. The Arahura arrives this afternoon and sails for Wellington at five o'clock to-mor-row morning. The Kotuku sails for Lyttelton to-mor-row, coal laden.

The Waipori is loadinrr timber for Sydney, and will sail about the end of the week.

The following passengers leave by the Arahura :—Misses Bautouvich, McMurdy,' Burns, Lockhead, Berdinner, Horn, Patrick; Mesdaraes Tompkies and two children, Melville, Erickson, McMurdy, Williams, Stapleton and two children, Boyle and child, Murdoch, Murray, Low. Price; Messrs Turner, McLaughlin, Ogilvie, Russell, Tomkic, Melville, Erickson, Boyd, Lomax, Coote. Lockhead, Berthelson, FlemmiiiG. Davies, Wallace, Espie. Masters, Pollinsrton (2), Lawson,' Maskill, Byrne, Heffernan, Edge. Henderson (2), Kelly, Price, Dixon, dimming, Cook, Metbuck, Shirley, Penman, Shirley, Bottom, Devery, Miller, Paul, Keeper and boy, Richardson, Stewart, Hildebrand; 20'r;teeni£C y The Flora, which has been converted into a collier and which is due here about Wednesday next, is commanded by Captain A. T. Norton. Mr E. D. lies, late of the Koonya, is chief officer: Mr A. L. Paton, late of the Koromiko, second, and Mr G. Thy.ne third. , The Kaiapoi has gone to Westport to load coal for the warships at Sydney. The Kurow is on her way from Wellington, to Kaiparn to load timber for Sydney. Mr W. J. Whaite, chief engineer c?f the Haupiri, has gone on leave. The second and third engineers were promoted a step, and Mr R. Struthers joined as third. There were fourteen steamers of the Union Comany's fleet in Wellington harbour on Tuesday. Of that number, only two, the Tavinni and Takapuna, were laid up.. The Norwegian barque Hjordis, which left Lyttelton'on April 6th for Westport, has been chartered to load coal at the West Coast port for South Sea Islands. She will then proceed to Surprise Island to load phosphates for New Zealand. The barque Matanra. also owned in-Norway, will load a similar freight at Seychelles Island for these waters.

EXPORT OF COAL. The following is the amount of coal exported from Greymouth during the week ending Saturday, April 22nd:,; BTATE.

-'*'.'■ Tons Cwt. Arahura 1 *. *' .. 205 0 Kin! . . s g?s IS W.aimea :: 193 6 Kawhai .. 93 10 Kittawa .'. 92 16 Poherua .. 1038 11 Koonya ''••■ .. 635 13 Total • (■■■■■ . \ • ■ BLACKBALL. ..2835- 9 Ngatoro L'APAROA. .. 1466 3 Arahum ' • .. 67 6 Mapblii'ika .. 16115 Poherua ... * • .. 19k 11 Koonya .. :. 84 19 . Total BRUNNER. .. 506 11 Kini .. 255 0 Poherua .. 109 10 Koonya .. 194 16 Total ,, ;.." 559 6 NORTH BRUNNER. Pukaki .. . •• .. 205 8 Grand total ■„ . .. 5572 1?