SHIPPING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22818, 13 December 1948, Page 6

SHIPPING

The Toiara iB expected to load coal aij Westport tomorrow for Tokomaru Bay. The Matua, which left Auckland on Thurso day last, arrives at Suva today. The vessel leaves Suva tomorrow and proceeds to Apia, Vavau and Nukualofa, returning thence to Suva and Auckland where she is due on Do* cember 28.

The Monowai is to re-enter the New Ze;i, iand-Australia service. leaving Wellington on her initial voyage to Sydney on January; 28.

The Rimutaka (Captain P. B. Clarke), now loading at Auckland, is to sail on January 14 for Southampton and London, proceeding via Panama Canal. The Wairimu, now at Calcutta, is to row turn to New Zealand via Colombo, Batavia ( Samarang and Sourabaya. The vessel is dug at Auckland about January 20. The Kopara is due at Gisborne on Thurso day or Friday from Lyttelton, Wellington, and Napier. The Pukeko arrives at Gisborne on Friday from Auckland and Portland. From Gisborne the vessel proceeds to Napier and then to Tokomaru Bay, where she is to load wool for Auckland.

The Pakura loads wool at Hicks Bay tomorrow and at Tokomaru Bay on Wednesday for Napier. The Margaret W loads at Auckland today and tomorrow for Coast bays and Gisborne, She is due at Gisborne on Thursday. The Ruahine, which sailed from Wellington on November 25 for the United Kingdom, via Pitcairn Island, the Panama Canal and Curacao, is due at Balboa on December 18 and a Caracas Bay on December 21. The vessel should arrive at Southampton on January 4 and at London on January 5.