SHIPPING NEWS

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13932, 14 July 1917, Page 3

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER AT OAMARU ' T °- (la y 10,38 a.m. 11.16 p,m To-morrow ... , 11,44 n,m, Monday .. .. 0.20 a.m; 0,50 p.m SUNRISE AND SUNSET. Hise. ' Set. To-day .. 7;31 a.m; ' 4.50 p.m. To-morrow .. . 7.31 a.m. 4,52 .p.m. Monday .. .. 7.30 a.m. 4.54 p.m. , PHASES OF THE MOON, Now Moon-July 19th, 2.30 p.m. First Quarter-July 27th, 6,10 p.m. Full Moon—August 3rd, 4.41 p.m. Last Quarter-August 10th, 7.26 a.m. NOTES. Tho Corinna has been delayed at Dunedin, and will not leave for Oamaru till fioon on Monday; She is due- the same evening, and aftor loading about 200 tons, of produce for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth, will sail on Tuesday morning early. ' • The Te Anau is due. to leave Auckland on Monday for Oamaru, via Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Bluff, ami is expected to arrive on the 26th inst.

The Calm should arrive from the West Coast, via tho Bluff, on Wednesday, 18th inst. A smart piece of work was done at the graving dock at Lyttelton last Saturday. The Maori arrived from Wei-

lington at 6.35 a.m., and innnciliatoiy after thd landing of passengers and lug. gage she went into the graving doek, By 7.4 a iho was securely docked and the cleaning had begun. The Maori came Out of dock about 5 p.m., and took up her usual running. During the first two years of the war tile overseas shipping requirements of the Dominion may lie considered to have been well met, states the report of the Controller of the Imperial Supplies Department (Mr R. Triggs). ; Certain delays and inconveniences were experienced, hut, taking nil circumstances into consideration, producers were fortunate in seeing refrigerated stores practically dear of meat, butter, and cheese at the end of both seasons. This season, however, owing to the losses of tonnage by submarine and other casualties, coupled with the deflection by the Imperial Government of tonnage from New Zealand trade to meet the. urgent necessities of the Empire, the situation as regards shipping facilities lias become much less favourable. This is clearly indicated bv the increased quantities of meat in 601b carcases anil dairy produce remaining in store on May 111, 1017, as combined with the sanio date last year in parentheses:—viz,, moat, 3,290,000 (2,642,362) carcases; cheese, 126,000 (62,000) crates; butter, 242,000 (84,000) boxes. The losses of insulated carrying capacity, represented in terms of 601b carcases of meat, .are 1,10:},800 carcases, space, for which was distributed overf twelve steamers; 1 all but the Matatua' Bangntira; arid Tongariro, dostroved by tho enemy, Of these vessels only the Rotoma and Clan MacTavish carried produce consigned to the Imporial Government—viz,, Kotorua, meat, wool, cheese, and schetlite, representing in the aggregate value £415,575, and Clan MacTavish, meat, £47,558.

FERRY SERVICE,

The following vessels leave Lyttoiton (or Wellington on the arrival of trains from Christchurch as under:— To-day—Maori, at (i.55 p.m. Monday—Mararoa, at 5.20. p.m.. ...