SHIPPING,

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11955, 2 May 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING,

High Water at Auckland— a.m.: 123 p.m. „ Manukan—2.49 a.m.: 3.22 p.m. Sun—Rises. 6.45 a.m. sets, 6.9 p.m. Moon— New, Thursday, -10.15 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The following is Captain Edwin's weather report, from New Zealand stations, at 5 p.m. I yesterday:—Munukau Heads: Wind, eastV north-east, fresh; barometer, 29.80; thermo- »:?"••: meter, 57; weather, rainy: sea, smooth. New ,<X-t Plymouth: Wind, soiith-eaht gale; barometer, 29.84: thermometer, 61; weather, fine; fiea, smooth. Castlepoint: Wind, south, breeze; barometer, 30.01; thermometer. 52; ' * weather, gloomy: sea., heavy. Wellington: Wind, south, fresh; barometer, 30.07; ther- *,> mometer. 49; weather, gloomy. Westport: ; Wind, south, light; barometer, 29.94; thermometer. 58; weather, fine; sea, moderate. Kaikoura: Wind, south, light; barometer, %v 30.14; thcfrinomete., 57; weather, gloomy; sen, moderating. Oaruaxu: Wind, calm: barometer, 50.18; thermometer, 61: weather, cloudy; sea. smooth. Bluff: Wind, west, light; barounetei, 30.13; thermometer, 52. Fine southerly gales are to be expected at all places northward of Napier and New Plymouth, with rain and strong southerly i winds; thence southward on the East Coast , to Kalkonra, and moderate easterly winds ■ ■ elsewhere. ARRIVALS. Te Anan. «.»., 1652, John Bernecli, from Southern and East Coast ports. Passengers: Mesdames Williamson, Shiffen and child, Lov;ll, Lindsay, two children, and maid, Burrow and family, Aicken and child, Crawshaw, Baec-ter and child. Misses Burrow, Crawford, Crawshaw, Stacey and nurse, Hon. Jameo Carroll, Messrs. Stevens, Stevenson, Sherridan, Sheffen, Stoppard, Gillman, O'Keefe, Lovoll. Finlay, Burrow, Bickerton, Fairweuther, Ilarken, Miller, Baseter. Wilkinson, Hodgson, and 21 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., ,"."-' agents. -" • Gisborne, schooner, 68, H. Pankow, from k", ■ Gisborne.—M. Niccol and Son, agents. Marital, s.s..' 225. 0. Hopkins, from the Great V, Barrier. Passengers: Miseos Silva, Banderson, Messrs. Catting, Swanson, Shore, Tott.— •■-;; Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Lizard. H.M. screw gunboat. 715 tons. 600 horse-power. 6 guns, Commander John C. ;■ Watson, for Sydney. Tongariro. s.s., 7661, ,T. U. Sutcliffe, for fc ILondon, via the South. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ?: £ON»ox: Indralema, s.s., via Australia, duo early. Indra/jhiri. s.s., via Australia, due about ; May 27. Rirau*n T ia, s.s., via Hobart, sailed from Capetown April 20. Matatna, s.s., direct, sailed April 3. , : ; Waimate, s.s., via Capetown and Hobart, ' ■ due about June 20. Niwaru, s.s.. via Australia, sailed. BAN FRANCISCO: Sonoma, R.M.8., May 20, NKW ruilK: Oakley, s.s., via the South, sailed from Fre- :. -' ■ mantle April 24. !'; St. Fillans, e.s., via Australia, sailed April 1. 'C ■'•'••■ Star of New Zealand, via Australia, to sail about April 30. *.•••' Hafis. s.s., via Frsroantle, sailed April 9. Kronborg, ss., direct, to load. Beira, s.s., via Fremantle, to sail about May 1 " ' 15. Himiro, s.s., via Australia, to load. Charles CI. Rice, barque, via Wellington. .■',■■ saiied December 2. sailed from Rio do Jaz noiro February 24. SYDNEY: Mararoa, s.s., Sunday. ii^ :: : FIJI: !; Taviuni, s.s., Tuesday. TONGA: Hauroto, s.s., early. CIjARBNCH EIVER: Rio, barquantine, sailed. KSWCASTLB: Clan McLeod. barque, sailed. i.' -Vision, brigantine, sailed. 'ABBIiAIDB: • Kitinreza. barque, sailed. WOLLONGONO: U Defiance, brigantino, sailed. - PROJECTED DEPARTURES. BAN FRANCISCO: L Sierra, R.M.s.. May 17. ■ £g NEW YOfiK: ' ' > v.-* •. Kinclune. barquo, to load. ' e«ua?les G. Itice. barque, to arrive. IYDNEY: Waiiars, s.s., Monday. ■ * ' fin: a jyvManaponrl, e.g., Wednesday. ,£?'>tfONGA: ■"ss:•' ■• Manapouri, s.s., Wednesday. BAMOA: • « Manaporrri, s.s., Wednesday. „ : ; UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. •v ■ ~ . Saturday: Te Anau leaves for Southern '■< ports at 12 noon (no cargo after 11 a.m.); . '.',,.:•■ Takapuna arrives from Wellington and New ,*< ;• Plymouth ; Taieri leaves for Westpert at «''.• ' ' noon. ■ ; •

NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day: "Wellington leaves for Marsden -- .''•■•'.••• Point and Whangarel at 3 p.m.; Clansman arrives from Northern ports early: Glenelg ■ : leaves for Tuuranga at 7 p.m.; Chelmsford arrives from Whangarei Town Wharf; Muritai leaves for Kuaotunu. Mercury Bay. ana Kennedy's Bay at 9 p.m., Terranora arrives ■ • from Oniwa, after connecting with Ouot.iki; Waimaua arrives from Whangapoua and Port diaries Ngapnhi arrives at Otiehunga from New Plymouth. « Thames Service: Steamers leave for Thames ," and Paeroa daily. See advertisements daily pjtff , : . papers. ■'...•• • . §jp, vF.SSFT.S IN HATmnilß ■']■-■''.; Rjngarco;:iti. H.M.s., in Calliope Dock. Hinemoa. Government s.s., at Queen-street ■"-. Wharf. Indradevi, s.s., in quarantine. '.'•■'.. Manapouri, 5.3.. Queen-street Wharf. Taierl, s.a.. at Hobsen-street Wharf. \: Henry Failing, ship, at Railway Wharf. Airiobaran, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Ctago, barque, at Quay-street Jetty. |e«s; Kinclune, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. 4 .. San.oa, three-masted schooner, at Railway Wharf. Hartda Isle, barquentinc. in stream. The Now - Zealand Shipping Company '8 ;'. ..■■• B»oamer Tongariro left for Wellington yestery day morning. , •• ,;-.- The Union Company* steamer Taviuni is ; , time-.; to leave Suva for Auckland to-day Last night the Northern Company's steamer Mu,Mtai arrived from the Great Barrier, . and leaves at 9 o'clock to-night for Kennedy's 1 ; Bar, Knaotunu. and Mercury Bay. The Union Company's steamer Taieri leaves for Westport at noon to-morrow. Yesterday the barquentine l'endlc Hill sailed from Napier for Sydney. The Northern Company's steamer Clansman ... arrives from tha North early this morning, | , and leaves for Tauruugu m the evening. „ ' THE WARSHIPS. H.M. gunboat Lizard left for Sydney direct yesterday morning. H.M.s. Phcebo, which is at present at Wellington, is to visit New Plymouth about the , . 13th inst. ' 'I'UIO iiANAPOUiII. • • the union Company's steamer Manapoiiri, which arrived from Sydney and the Islands on Wednesday night, was visited and inwiected by Dr. E. W. Shrraan. the port health olticer. yesterday morning, and granted pratique. The steamer afterwards berthed at the Queen-street Wharf to discharge hei cargo, 'the Maiiaponri leaves on Wednesday evening next foi Tonga, Samoa. Fiji, and Sydney. THE ELINGAMITE. The Huddart-Parker steamer Elingaintte arrived at Gisborne from Auckland yesteiday morning. The steamer is now timed to leave Dnnedin for East Coast ports and Auckland at 2 p.m. on Wednesday • next. She is expected to leave Gisborne. for Auckland :; : at 8 a.m. on the 11th, arriving at this port early on {fee morning of the 12th, and proceedius on to Sydney the same evening. ! THE GISBORNE. Ths schooner Gisborne arrived -from UUhorno yesterday with a cargo of manure. Captain Pankow reports sailing from Gig. borne on Sunday evening last, and met with ■-,'. light airs and calm:-, ami a strong easterly Toll to the East Cape; thence strong north-north-east winds and sea to arrival. On ,•■ discbrxree the schooner loads general cargo for Gisborne. THE WESTRALIA. • The Kuddart-Parker steamer Westralia arrived at Wellington . from .Sydney yesterday morning, and leaves for .Southern ports to-day. The steamer is timed to leave the Bluff at 6 p.m. on Tuesday next for Hobarl and Melbourne. ' I 'HIE SAMOA. The new German three-masted schooner Samoa went for a preliminary trial trip of her Union Oil engines yesterday, everything working smoothly. The vessel will leave for Apia early next week. THE TE ANAU. The Union Company's steamer 'IX Auau, Captain John iternech, arrived from Southern and East Coast port, yesterday afternoon, berthing at the Queen-street Wharf Mr. P. Isaac, the purser, reports that the steamer left Dnnedin on Friday last, and called at Eyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne, leaving the latter port at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, and arriving at 1.20 p.m. yesterday. Fine weather was experienced to Napier; thence strong north-east and north >v : winds and heavy rain to arrival. The Te Anau leaves for East Coast and Southern ports at noon to-morrow. ■ . A MONTH'S WRECKS. The number and tonnage of British vessels respecting the loss of which reports were ~:,;■., received at the Board of Trade during the K?: month of February, 19GJ.'. and the number of lives, lost, are as follows:— 3 r tonnage, 4714; lives lost. 21. Steam, 34; tonnage, 9389; lives lost, 65. The above is a record of '" reports received" in the month, v. and not of * wrecks which occurred (luring i the month. Many of the reports received '" ;V --J;in February relate to casualties which oc- ' ? curred In previous months. Casualties not ' resulting in festal lost, of vessels and the, lives lost by such casualties are not included. ' "'„ SHIPBUILDING RETURN. " Burin" February Scotch shipbuilders , launched 28 vessels, of about 47,210 tons gross ae compared with 14 vessels nf about 22,811 tons gross in January, and 18 vessels of about ;£-?■/'■ '■'.■'■'.-'■■'■-.■■ >'.■.■•■-.•

61.600 tons in February last year. For the two months the total is 42 vessels of about 70,021 tons gross, against about 75,570 tons gross in the corresponding period of last year, about 60,720 tons gross in 1900, and about 60,805 tons 'gross in 3899. English builders in February put into the water 23 vessels, aggregating about 74,182 tons gross, against 11 vessels of about 22,443 tons gross in January and 33 vessels of about 110,650 tons In February last year. The total launched in the United Kingdom in the two months has been 77 vessels, aggregating about 173,236 tons gross, which compares with 58 vessels of about 185.270 tons gross in the first two months of 1901, 60 vessels of about 127,146 tons gross in 1900, 94 vessels of about 197.504 tons gross in 1899, and 83 vessels of about 143,7"8 tons gross in 1838.

THE LARGEST SAILER. | American builders, who have accomplished a great deal, and frequently built " the highest ship afloat, sir," will have to bestir themselves if they wish to retain pre-emi-nence in the size of their ships. Tho fivemuster now being built for Messrs. F. Laeisz, of Hamburg, will, when completed, be the largest sailing ship afloat. She will be named the Preussen, her designed displacement being 12.000 tons, and registered tonnage 3000. This German-built vessel exceeds in tonnage any of the American five-masters. and even exceeds the seven-masted steel schooner (now under • construction at the yards of the Fore River Shin and Engine Company at Qinccv, Mass.), which hot) a displacement of 10,000 tons. German builders are finding the American schooner idea a good thing, and the bis schooner will no doubt soon become a . much more important factor in German shipping than it is at present.