SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17199, 20 June 1916, Page 11

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

PHASES OF THE MOON IN JUNE.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER 9 a.m. Noon 5 n.m. Barometer . . 29.76 .29.77 29.65 Thermometer .51 58 53 Wind, N.E.; cloudy. TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sun rises 7.36 a.m., Bets 4.2 G p.m. Moon, rises 9.4 S p.m.. » ets IM* tt,m ' High water 7.59 a.m., 8.24 p.m. SAILED. Juno 19, 6.25 }>.ni.—Wiramera, s.s., 3022 tons, Kell, for Melbourne, via southern ports. Kinsey and Co., agents. Passengers —For Dunedin: Mesdames Atkinson and three children, Moroloy and Napier, Messrs Napier, Ireland, Atkinson ond J. A. Scott. For Bluff: Messrs Smith mid Dennis, Lor Melbourne: Misses Johnson and Arkle, Mmdavues Twineham tnd Nordetta., Messrs F. Gill, Nordetta, Lowo and Hart. Juno 29, 5.25 p.m.—Mararoa, b.s., 2098 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—Two hundred and fortv saloon and steerage. June 19, 10 p.m.—Koroaiiko. 8.9., 2479 tons, Baldwin, for Sydney. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. June 20, 10.20 p.m.—lsgaher*, 1108 tons, Dowell, for Greymouth. Blackball Coal Company, agents. June 19, midnight.—Canopus, s.s.. 1337 tons, Venn, for Wcstpcrt. Westport Coal Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze, s.s., from Wenaanui, this day. s.s., from Wellington, this day. Maori, b.s.. from Wellington, this day. Corinua, s.s., from Timnru, June 21. Mararoa. s.s., from Wellington, June 21. Tarawera, s.s., from Duncdin, Juno 21. Storm, s.s., from Timatu, June 21. Maori, s.a„ for Wellington, Juno 22. Kaitangata, s.s.. from Wallaroo, June 22. Mararoa, b.s.. from Wellington, June 23. Breeze, s.s., from Timaru. June 23. Maori, s.s., from Wellington, June 21. Storm, s.s., from Picton, June 24.Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington. Juno 25. PROJECTED DEPARTUHBB. Breere, s.s., for Dunedin, this day. Storm, s.s., for Picton, this day. Maori, 5.3., for Wellington, this day. Corinna, s.s., for Nelson, June 21. M&Taroa, s.s., for Wellington, June 21. Tarawera, s.s., for Auckland, June 21. Manuka, s.s., for Sydnoy, June 21. Maori, s.a., for Wellington, June 22. Kaitangata, s.s., for Wellington, June 22. Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, June 23. Breeze, s.s., for Wellington, June 23. Maori, s.s., for Wellington, June 34. £torm, s.s., for Dunedin, June 24.' MaTaroa, s.e., for Wellington, June 26. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY. The Maori will he the ferry steamer today; Owing to the bad bar, the Kowhai is .still "held up at Westport. OVERSEA VESSELS. Steamers bound for Lyttelton,.— From London. Athenio, ».». (Shaw, Savill and Albion ComCmy), at Wellington J« ne 6;- due Lyttelton in June. Rotoru*, a.s. (New Zealand Shipping Company), due July. Ruahine, a.s. (Now Zetland Shipping Company), at Hobart J\me 18, due Lyttelton about June 30. „. • Tainui, s.s. (Shaw, Sarill and Albion Company), due Lyttelton about July. Corinthic, s.s. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Company), due July. From New York. Tongariro. s.s., (New Zealand Shippingi Company), due August. Kinross, s.s., (vacuum Oil Company), at Wellington, due Juno 20. . Murita-i, b.s. (Commonwealth and Dominion Line), due Auckland June 22, Lyttelton July 3. ■ . I Port Hardy (Commonwealth and Dominion Line), sailed May .10, at Wellington, due Lyttelton about June 21, PapaToa, a.s. (American and Australian Line), due Lyttelton about July. Baron Balfour (Vacuum Oil Company), to fail. From Liverpool.Karamea, s.s. (Federal and. Shire Line), at Auckland, due Lyttelton June 24. Buapehu, s.s. (Federal and Shire Line), sailed April 28., due Auckland July 2, Lyttelton July 10. ',. _. ' . , Durham, s.s. (Federal and Shire Line), due Lyttelton July.' Kia Ora, s.s., (Federal «nd Shire Line), left Cape Town May 9, due Lyttelton June. From Montreal. Pnkeha, s.s., Kaikoura, s.s., Aralnen, s.s., Booxal, 6.5. J Coonargo, s.s% Dongana (to ■esiU. SHIPPING NOTES. The Wootton has practically completed her • overhaul, and to-day she will sail for Wellington, taking cargo. ■ ■ Having completed discharge of her cargo of coal, the Koromiko loaded sheep for Sydney. About 900 were taken on board, and the vessel sailed last night. In continuation of discharge of her cargo of caso oil, thi Vacuum Oil Company s Kinross is due in port this morning from Wellington. She should sail for the south about Thursday. , ~ , , ... . Tho steamer Dalmore, which was built at Greenock in 1907 by Messrs Scotts' Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd, ond was owned by the Alliaree Shipping Company, Ltd. (J. M. Campbell and Sons, managers), has been purchased by the■ Lmon Steam Ship Company.- of I»ew Zealand, Ltd o: Dxinedin and London. The vessel, which was Toristercd at Glasgow, is of -1717 gross and 8048 net tons, and it will be remembered loaded in New Zealand on hehalf of th& Scales Line, and subsequently was engaged in Government work.

THE • SHIPPING YEAR.

ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS PROM

LLOYD'S REGISTER,

Captain Color.ua, local agent for Lloyds, has forwarded " Lloyd's Register of Shipping and SUtisitcal Tables" for 1915. The list which contains vessels added to and removed from the register of the United Kingdom during XSJIS, state 3 that tho total addition of steam tonnage during the year -was 1,461,816 tons !?ross; and, of sailing tonnage, 61.934 tons gross; or, in all, 1,623,720 tons gross. Of the tonnage added to the register, about 61 per cent consisted of new vessels, practically all built in the United Kingdom. The gross deduction of steam tonnage from the register amounted to 1,462,679 tons: and of sailing tonnage, to 82,222 tons: o;-, m all. to 1,534,901 tons. Nearly 19 per cent of this deduction ivas due to ordinary sea, casualties, breaking up. dismantling, etc., and 53 pelcent to war losses. The tonnage sold to foreign owners during; 1915 was returned at 232/Jl9 tons, or about 15.2 per cent of the grocß deduction. In* steam tonnage deducted on this account i" 191,406 tons, and the sailing' tonnagu 38,543 tons. The total tonnage deducted under this head was 289,800 tons lower than the average for the previous iour years. The countries which acquired thh largest amount of tonnage from the United Kingdom within the year under review were the. United SlatGS (tiB,34S tons'i. Norway (38.623 tons'), and Greece (30,279 Tho Registrar-General's returns indicated that about 12.9 per cent of the tonnage- removed from the register because of foreign transfer was built before 1890; about 24 3-oths per cent during, the years 1890-1899; and nearly 43 per "cent durthe years 1900-1909. In addition to the tonnage transferred to forpym flags. 39.307 tons were transferred to British colonies during 1915, as compared with 65.263 tons in 1014 44,437 tons in 1913, 87.231 tons in 1912, 37.371 ions in 1911, and 05,120 tons in 1910. New vessels built in the United Kingdom directly for colonial and foreign owners are not included in these figures. On tho whole, during 1915 the number ol steamers' on the official register of the United Kingdom decreased by 86, bus Iho tonnage increased by 9137 tons, while the number of soiling vessels decreased by 182, and the tonnage by 20,288 tons. The total number of vessels «m tho register decreased by 265, and the total tonnage by 11,151 ton* during the year. During 1915, 417 now vessels of 968,533 toes were classed by Lloyd's Register. Corresponding with the genera) movement of the shipbuilding industry, tho tignree showed a decrease of 768.198 tons on those for 1911. Of these ve'»-els. 404 of 965.744 tons were Reamers, and 13 of 2739 tons were sailing vessels. With the exception of five small wood vessels of 293 tons, the material used in the construction of 'he whole of the tonnage classed was steel. The output of sailing tonnage was so small as to bo practically negligible. The perccntaga of sailing tonnage to the total tonnage classed for 1915 was 0.29 as against 0.32 for 1914. For tho five years 1909-1913, tie mean of the yearly averages was 0.92 per cent. A largs number of vessels of special design were classed during 1 tho year. Thosp comprised 15 vessels built on the longitudinal system of construction, with a total tonnage of 97,295 tons; 40 vessels, of 50,865 U»Vk f°S Wiisius petroleum in, jWiUj, most

of which were buUt »n *.ha longitudinal system; 6 steamers, fitted with steam turome engines, five of which have geared turbines, one steamer fitted with a combination 01 reciprocating engines and steam turbmes, and 9 largo vessels with oil ongdnes, together with other steamers intended for Channel and coasting purposes, and numerous vessels of various special types, such as jraenw. dTcdges, river nteamere and barges, motor vessels, tugs and fishing vessels. . ~ The average size of the steamers classed during the year was 2390 tons. During 1915, 38 steamers of over ™» tW» each were classed, as compared With 52 in 1914 45 in 1913, 25 in 1912, 20 in Mil, f> S 1910,17 in 1909, and 17 in 1906. flix of the steamers classed during 1918 *™ tons each, the largest being the steamer Crbita, of 15.0T8 tons. . Of tho tonnage clawed during the year, 679,178 tens, or about 70 per cent, were built in the United Kingdom. foreign centric the States <^»£ l ?jj? largest amount of tonnage (104.728 tone), • hen followed Holland (63,093 tons). Japan (54 997 tons}, and Denmark (24.713 ions). 1 The tonnu* built for the United Kingdom was 599,913 'tons, and 868.620 tons for other countries. Among the latter, the Wed States led with 105.464 tons; then followed Holland with 60.369 tons; fIBJW. ™™ 54 097 tone J and Denmark with 30,470 tons

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. June 19. Arrived (noon). Kauri, from .Suva. Arrlved-Port Hardy (7.55 a.m.), from A ffiaSl&oii (7.55 p.m.), for Lytelton.'

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. NEWCASTLE, June 19. Sailed-Inga, for Arrived (9.45 a.m.), Riverin*. from Welling lon.

New moon . . 4 r 7 a.m. Firat quarter. , » n 20 a-m. Full moon . . 1« 9 12 a.m. Last quarter . 23 0 46 a.m. New moon » . U 10 13 p.m.