SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 16074, 31 October 1912, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. \EASES OF THE MOON. ' OCTOBER

■ YESTERDAY’S 'WEATHER. 0. a.m. Noon, o p.m Barometer . . 30.05 30.01 30.03 Thermcmeler . 59 01 £9 Wind, N.E.; cloudy. TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. Blgh Water, 8.5 a.m.; 8.3 G p.m. Sun rises, 4 47 a.m.; sets 0.12 p.m. Moon sets, 7.53 a.m. ARRIVED. October SO, 8.25 a.m.—Tnrawcrn, s.s., 2003 tons, M’Lean, from Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Pnssengors—Mrs . Bhoro, Messrs Peterson, Roes and Shore, and throe steerage. . . ' October 30, 9.20 a.m.—Mokoift, s.s., 30j2 tons, Harris, from Auckland, via Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers Misses Bourke, Hedge. Northe, Webster, Townsend ' and Dene, Mesdamcs Kelly, Tanner. Stewart and child, Elsworth. Griffcn, Dean, Power and Pan, Messrs Bristow, Kelly, Taylor, CDtin, Northe, Alexander,. Ryder, Waddell, ■ Fisher, Elsworth. Row, Griffith, Jago, Hegg(M, Berry,. Roberts, R. Low, Edwards, voasg, Ayres, Davis, Loncrgan, Dean, Carlter and Lloyd, Dr Crawshaw, and forty steerage. V-* October 30, 0.35 a.m.—Mararoa, s.s.. 2otS tens, Maiming, from Wellington. Union i Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers— One hundred and thirty-nino saloon and 149 . steerage. ■ , . ... S;■;.«■ October 30, 11.25 a.m.—Defender, s.s., ISo 'lions, Jameson, from Karamea. Kinsey and • .Co., agents. „ „ ,„ 0 ■ October 30, 3.30 p.m.—Melbourne, s.s..^lia tons, Hcddle, from Newcastle. J. A. xicdpath and. Sons, agents; C. Porrior and Co., 'port agents. ■ _ , . October. 30. 5.30 p.m.—Wakatu, s.s. Ij7 tons. Wells, from Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., •gents. SAILED. ’ October 30—Opouri, s.s., 571 tons, Reece, . for Greymonth. Now Zealand Express Company, agents. ~,,, , October 80, T. 30 p.m.—Canopus, e£., «o 7 gt tons. Gibbons, from Westport. Westport : Corf Company, agents, ip? Octobor 30, 5.20 p.m.—Mokoia, s.s.. 3002 tons, Harris, for Dunedin. Union Steam - ' Ship .Company, agents. Passengers—Mrs J. L Ritchie, Messrs, Jackson and Callaghan. , , October 30. 5.40 p.m.—Kairaki. s.s.. 46S tons, Scott, for Kaiapoi. Now Zealand Express Co., agents. .October 30. 6140 p.m.—Mararoa. s.s.. 2093 l i tons. Manning-, for ■Wellington. Union Steam : Bhin Company, agents. Passengers—Misses I,' Riddell, Stead and Clothier, Mesdamea Hcnton ana Stuart and two chi'drcn, Messrs ■ Shirtcliffe, Jackson. Scott, Hcineman. Hen- ; . ton Borrows, Studholmc. Chandler, Dansey . and Manning and twenty steerage. Y October 30, midnight—Tarawera- s.s., 2003 v tons, M’Lean. for Auckland.. via Wellington, I v Napier and Gisborne. Union Ship it?.Company, agents.' Passengers:. For Welling- i ; ton Mrs Leslie; for Gisborne Messrs Browne and Haines; for Auckland —Mi3S Kimber and Mr Sandford. . ||f , EXPECTED ARRIVALS. 1 THIS DAY—Maori, s.s., from Wellington; ’ TJlimaroa, s.s., from Molbourno, via Hobart, /Bluff and Dunedin'; Cygnet, s.s, from Kai- ! kcure,; Kairaki, s.s., from. Kaiopoi; Breeze, •.s., from Timaru. } ■:** UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY. • -’’The ? Maori will arrive from Wellington j |3tMa: morning. Sho will sail to-night on the , • •'return journey. The W aiiemata and) Kittawa j liljjwiU not loave port until to-morrow. The . I Waipori will leave Wellington to-night for ] I The Kowhai is due to leave I Greymonth to-morrow with a cargo of timber Lyttelton. She will sail later for DunI ‘•din and return to Lyttelton next week‘and I . load for Napier and Gisborne. Tho Pukaki I |waa due to leave Greymonth last evening for I /Lyttelton. Tho Devon loft Newcastle at 3 IfSfcm. on Saturday last, and is duo on Friday. I iShe has about 8000 tons of coal for LyttelI .ton and Port. Chalmers. Tho Kaiapoi is exI pected to leave Dunedin to-night with the I? balance of her cargo of Australian timber. I 'Sr The’Shaw, SaviU and Albion Company’s ■ Tainui, which is at present discharging Home I . csrgo in, Wellington, is due hero on Sunday I next in order to put out 2000 tons of cargo. Tho I Tainui is iu command of Captain T. MorEatt, I who has the following officers with him: I* Chief, Mr F. Greene; second, Mr J. H. GasI kcll; third, Mr W. H. Hartman; fourth, Mr I J. S; Wishart. Mr George Greenhill is chief I. - engineer, Mr D. Wynd second, Mr J. A. MilI ler third, Mr W. Straw Eon fourth, Mr D. I Ritchie fifth, and Mr E. Farrow sixth. , Mr 1 T. H. Webb is chief refrigerating engineer, I and Mr R. Bond is second. Mr J. Crabb is I;? the wireless operator, and. Dr J. H. E. Jar vis I is surgeon. . , ~ , ■■ir, The Australian Union Line steamer MakaB 7 -rini arrived at London on October 20 from Australia, via Dunkirk. Sho is duo to sail B on November 14 for Melbourne, Sydney and I: New Zealand ports. ■•> Mr C. B. Foxley, late seoond officer of the I Tainui, is now in England for the purpose' ; ■ 'of undergoing Royal Naval Reserve training. BjfeTEe Federal-Shire steamer Surrey, cn route B: from Liverpool, , arrived at Wellington on B; Tuesday'morning. . The vessel has a large ■ cargo to discharge at the northern port, and ■ will sail on -Saturday next for Lyttelton and I Dunedin.’ Subsequently she will load at I Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington, and will I nil-for Avonmouth on November 29. The ■ - Surrey has about 850 toco of cargo to land ■ 'here. I ' After a passage of sis days eight hours, I the Melbourne arrived from Newcastle yes- ■ terday afternoon with a full cargo of coal. ■ ;Fine weather was experienced on tho run ■ ; across the Tasman Sea, and the voyage was ■ uneventful. On Monday tho Melbourne H sighted the Shaw, SaviU and Albion Com- ■ pany’s /Pakeha, bound to Newcastle from I. Timaru. Captain Heddle. late of tho Bris- ■ * bane, is in command. On completion of ■ disohargo tho vessel will proceed to Opau. ■ ~Subsequently she will load at the Great ■ Barrier, probably for Melbourne. ■ ... Tho Rimutaka will leave for Port Chal- ■ mors on Friday. Tho Tongaxiro is expeoted ■ 'to leave Blu3 shortly for Port Chalmers also. ■ j.-.'The v New Zealand . Shipping Company’s ■ shine, at present in port, will sail on ■ . Saturday for Auckland for Homeward load- ■ fas. j ■ - During the past week there has hecn » ■ -steady stream of vessels coming to and fro, ■ ' •nd in many instances large quantities of ■ ,'cargo have been discharged. The demand ■ for rolling Stock has - been heavy, and np to ■ yesterday shippers'had no cause to complain, ■ .Vut how tho supply of trucks has given out, ■ and for the next fow days there will only I be sufficient available for ordinary working ■ fcoUTS. ■ ' The Kairaki sailed for Kaiapoi last even- ■ te; She will return to port to-day and ] ■ lead for GTeymouth. ■ Tho Huddart-Parker Compsny’s Ulimaroa ■ la due this morning from. Melbourne, via ■ ports. She will sail this afternoon for Sydney, via. Wellington. . ■ TRADE OF NEWCASTLE. flie October issue of Messrs Earp Bros.* ■ trade and shipping report, in dealing with the trade of Newcastle, states:— Although the export of coal to foreign ■ posts shows a decrease as compared with ■ the preceding month, there has been no nppreciable falling-off in tonr.ago available for loading. Tho cranes aro still overtaxed, and ■ •omplaints of delay from tho shipmasters ■ and agents aro numerous. The local Cham- ■ her of Commerce is taking up tho matter ■ of these complaints in a very onorgotic man- ■ nor, and in the interests, of tho port and district of Nowcastle.it is hoped that their ■/•fforts will be successful. On Ist inst. there wore forty deop-soa vessels, with an ■ estimated carrying capacity of 160,000 tons port, loading and to load for foreign des- ■ tinations. For the month'ended 30th ultimo P 3 steamers and 23 sailers, with 190,222 tons ■>f coal, wore sent forward, to foreign dcsti- ■ nations,, as against 28 steamors and 38 ■ •ailers with 247,016 tons for tho precoding ■ month, and 20 steamers and 10 sailers, with ■ 123,567 tons for the corresponding period of H’last year. Freight rates for the East aro firm,, whilst for South American ports lower rates arc being accepted. The present ruling rates of freight to forports are as follow:—San Francisco 19s, 23s, Yalparaiso 245. West Coast Range Manila 123, Singapore 11s. Java lie 6d. Freights—Auckland 9s, Gis- ■ borne 16s 6d, Napier 10s Cd, Wellington 9s Wanagnui 13s. Lvttelton 10s. Timaru 10s Dunedin 10s 6d, Bluff 10s 6d. Tho export of coal to foreign ports for ended 30th ultimo totals 190,222 tons. H-’ TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. ■ WELLINGTON, Ootober 30. Arrived, 7.40 p.m., Maori, from Lyttelton; ■ fclO • mi, Maunganui, from Sydney. Sailed, 8.5 p.m.. Maori, for Lyttelton. .... KAIKOURA. Ootober 30. failed, 6.80 a.m., Wakatu, for Lyttelton. AKAROA, Octebor 80. H Arrived, 2 a.m., Kotare, from Lyttelton. Sailed 10 p.m., Kotare, for Dunedin. TIMARU, October 30. ■ ' failed,’s.4s pm., Breeze, for Lyttolton. ■ PORT CHALMEP.S, October 30. §■' failed, 3.20 p.m., Ulimaroa, for Lyttelton.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, October 30. Sailed, at 3 p.m.—Victoria, for Dunedin, via way perts. KAIPARA, October 30. Sailed—. Eliza Firth (3.25 p.m.), schooner, for Lyttelton; Annie Hill (3.35 p.m.), schooner, for Lyttolton. WELLINGTON, October 30. Arrived—Maunganui, from Sydney; passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Charters, Harrison, Joll, Townsend, Hcaslon, Br.rko and Macleod, Mc£damo3 Morrow, Charters, Oswald, Smith, Harrison, Muir and Watson, Messrs Chartors, T'atson, Milnes, Harrison, Gamble, Dornean. Milnes, Bushfield. Drake, Russell, Evans, Reid, Nathan. Corkill, Raynor, Bendel, M’Guiro, Vaughan, Mscleod, Wolfram and Preston. Sailed— Maori (S p.m.), for Lyttelton, with 230 saloon and 111 steerage passengers. DUNEDIN, Octobor 30. Sailed —Ulimaroa. for Sydney, via Wellington ; passengers for Lyttolton—Me f dames Moo"ey and child, Fenwick, Roberts and Duncan and child Messrs Biss. Thcomm, Armour. Hay, Fenwick, Roberts, King, Duncan and Brown. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.' SYDNEY October 30. Sailed—Maheno (2 p.m.). for Auckland. MELBOURNE. October 30. Sailed—Moeraki, for the Bluff.

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