PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13726, 16 April 1908, Page 4

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. AUl'Ol'RI, p.p., 240, T. Haultain, from T.iuranga. Passengers: Misses Scott, Vereoe, Morris, Mei-rlii.nl as Langwell, Commons, Norria, Badger, •75. Hoyte,' Messrs. W. 0. Palmer, Commons, R. Kins, Smith, Phillip*, A. A. Smith, J. Nicholson, S. Darragli, W. Shera, 11. B. Scott, anil 13 (steerage.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. WA lOTA HI, s.s., 278. C. Hopkins, from Tairua, Mercury Bay, Kuaotunu, Kennedy's Bay, and Port Charles.' Passengers: Mesdames Craig, Sadgrove, Misses MeOee, White, Messrs. Richards, laycock, Moeke, Mulgrew, Kenton, Boyce, Sherlock, Frean, Lava, P. Bryant, Da?ia, Horad, Hryco" (2), Stevenson. Masters Craig, Sampson (2), Hampton—Northern S.S. Co., agents. KANIERI, s.s.. 203. T. Myers, from WhangaTei Passengers: Miss Smith, Mesdames Smith and child, H. Stanton and: four children, Messrs. W. Culpan, 0. Stanton, Mair, M. Murray, M. Venuis, W. Bartley, W. Stafford, A. Hellaby, M. Walker, W. Jones, 0. Thompson, W. Stafford, Master G. Stanton.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. • DEPARTURES. ' TALUKE. s.s., 2073, J. P. Jordan, fur Fiji. Passengers: Misses Tliiel, Barrow, Day, Murray, Malcolm. Phillip, Stmt. (2), Dane. Fisher, Baker, im Thurn, E. Dickson. M. Whaanga, McTeate, Morton, Hart, Mesddmes Hempton, J. W. Linford. K. O. Leiver, Raphael, McConnell and child, F.die, fiarclav. Short, Fleming, Stmtliers, JlUHnley, \V. Moore,' Short, J. Gane, Piper, Bankino and child, Barron... Craig, E. Massage, Smith and two children, Sturt, Lady I.eohmere, Messrs. Rhodes. J. Cane, Fisher, V/. A. Smith, Kemslev, MePhail, McNeamen, Butler, Pope. J. Barber," Cottrell. F. ,1. Saville, Piper, E. 0. 'Lower, Barron, Stmt, T. Fenton, Swinnock, J. Fisher, Murchie. Hempton, Short, Fleming, HunsS«v, Struthers, W. Moore, Short, Haines. Walker, Vl,'. Craig. B. Murdoch, Wilson, Rendorp, Monekton, EdiP (2), D. W. Taylor, Holderson, Day, 'sen, J. C. Sorenson. W. L. Stephens. J. W. Lin ford, Sir K. l.echmere, Captains Undsay, Xevillp, Kenning,- and 42 steerage. MANAPOURI. s'.e., 2060, A. D. Ohrisp, for the . Cook and Society Islards. Passengers: Misses Howard, A. 11. Browne, Mesdames Curtis, Koep- ' pen. Messrs. W. 15. Curtis, Young, Koeppen, ■ Denis. Crocker, A. 11. Browne, llemus, the fiev. • Father O'Laveriy, Major .Tones, and five steerage. XGAPUHI, 5.8., 640, W. 0. Cr.mming, for Wlialigarei. AUPOURI, s r., 240, T. Haultain, for the Great "•'Barrier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Losrox: Niwaru, «s., via Australia, due April 29. Turakina, 8«., due about May 2. Star of Australia, s.s., to tail. 'I'omoana, 5.8., Tokwnaru, s.s., due about July 22 Liverpool : Karamea- 5.8% to sail. Morayshire, s.s., due in May. Nairnshire, s.s., to sail. Indraghiri, s.s., due April 24. Whakatane, e.s., due about May 16. Matatua, *.8., due about May 25. Delphic, s.s., Via Australia, due May 16. Vancouver: IndraTcli, s.s., to sail. Sax Frakcisco : . Inveric; s.s., to sail. New York Strat.havon, s.s., via Australia, due' to-day. Mimiro, s.s., via Australia, due April 29. ' v : * ' Vermont. J.s., to sad. African Monarch, e.s., sailed February 29. Bucero3, 8.5., direct, sailed April B.' "•'Star of New Zealand, s.s., to sail. .Calcutta: .= , Waihora, s.s., due early in May. STDNET: Victoria, 5.8., Sunday. ■ Fiji: Atua, s.s., April 22. - TOXGA: Aeon, 8.8., due. Atua, s.s., April 22. Sakojl: Atua, s.s., April 22. JIELBOTJRSE :•« t. i Ganymede, barque, to sail. . Newcastle : Earl Douglas, s.s.. sailed April i. . Daniel, barque', sailed April 9. ■■■■• James Craig, barque, to sail. Marseilles : Caracciolo, ship, to anil.

s UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. ;7. : .■. .■. * East Coast. ■■■■■•■".' To-day: Rakauoa sails .for Westport at 4 p.m. Friday: Squall arrives from Giahorno and Tolagn Bay; Maitai arrives from Bunedin, etc. Saturday: Maitai sails /lor Southern ports at midnight; Squall sails for Tolago Bay and Gisborne at 2 p.m. ..,,., ~ West Coast.' > FVidav: Takapuna arrives from New Plymouth .'- and Wellington, and sails for New Plymouth at 2 p.m. (train 1.10 p.m.). ' HUDDART-PARKER CO.'S MOVEMENTS. -"=-■ . Saturday: Wimmera arrives-from the South. : 'Sunday: Victoria arrives from Sydney. : Mondav: Wiramera aails for Sydney at 5.30 p.m. ' Tuesday: Victoria sails for Southern parte at 2 I NOETH£RN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. ! To-day: Rarava arrives at Onehnngo from Ne* Plyriouth about 3 a.m. and leaves for the fame port at 3 p.m. (train 2.10 p.m.): Waiotalu '.'■"'. leaves for Tauranga at 5 p.m.; Ngapuhi arrives ■'■''■ from Whangarei about 4 p.m.; Claymore leaves -• for Hokianga at l p.m. (train 1.10 p.m.); Aupovm arrives from the Great Barrier about 6 p.m. and leaves for Whangarei at 8 p.m.; no steamer for Whangarei Town Wharf. '-"■: Friday: Ngapuhi leaves for Whangarei. at 9.00 p.m.; Apanui arrives from Awauui, Waiharara, liounora, Mangonni, and Whangaioa about 11.30 ' SUll. ; Konieri arrives from Whangarei; Aupouri ' arrives from Whangarei about 3 p.m.; Paeroa arrives from the North about 6 a.m.; no steamer from Wlwngarei Town Wharf. Thames service: Steamers leave for Thames and Paeroa daily. Sec advertisement daily papers. ' ..i/. .The Union. Company's steamer Manapoml left ■■- '-..'■■'■ yesterdav for the Eastern Pacific with a number '- •'■ of passengers and the usual miscellaneous cargo. East night the Northern Company's steamer " Ngapuhi left for Whangarei. 'The Union Company's steamer Talune left for " ; ..Fiji yesterday. . ••i.' V ester lav morning, the Northern. Company s , steamer Aupouri arrived from Tauranga and left "?'-'•. for the Great Barrier at midnight. ■'■ ' '>" The Union'-Company's steamer Rakanoa leaves for Westport this afternoon. •v The barque Northern Chief was towed Tip to . ' /-(aelsea yesterday, to discharge her cargo of coal ' : '...■; from Newcastle 'at the Sugar Works. .THE STRATHAVON. ' ■ ' > 'Jbe steamer Stratbavbh,' from New Tork, Melbourne, and Sydney, is . due at Auckland to- ■■:-... .. day. '■'--■•" :. -■ •'■ . .- v':'r ■ ;' THE AEON. j '■'-'■ : ' : The, Weir steamer Aeon leaves for Sydney ! It fp morning with original cargo from San. Fititi- \ Cisco, J'ugi't Kouud, and th> Islands. Tilt". VICTORIA. The Kiulda.rt-Parker steamer Victoria left Syd- ■••. Ittey /or Auckland yesterday afternoon and ill ~be, due mi Swi.dav evening next. THE MAORI. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer -•'Maori' will he floated into Calliope Dock on Tuesday nexi lor general overhaul. THE CORONATION. The ketch Coronaticn, which has just undergone her annual survey and examination, will '; sail for East Coast ports to-day with a full • general cargo. :'■•..' f.. , THE OPAtYA. A message from LyUdt.on .last evening stated that the New Zealand Shipping Company had been advised that the s.b. Opawa left London jesterifay for Duuedin, Lyttelton, and the Bluff. ' RAISING OF THE NORMA. I " : The. work of raising the barque Norma, which "was sunk at the Semaphore anchorage, Adelaide, has been resumed. As there are several hundred bags to he shifted before an actual effort is made to raise the Norma by pumping air into her hold, the work is expected to continue for several weeks. Wheat from the Norma is being dumped overboard, it being unfit for any commercial purpose. The steamer Argyle will work continuously on the sunken barque until the ' wheat bus "been discharged. VESSELS CLASSED. During 1907 780 new vessels, of 1,379,534 tons, have been classed by Lloyd's Register. Oorres- . ponding with the general movement of the ship- ' building industry the return shows a decrease » of 114,433 tons "as compared with the similar figures for 1906, which were the highest on record. Of these vessel'! 733, of 1,367,968 tons, are steamers, and 47, of 11,566 tons, are sailing vessels. ' '•'■■ With the exception of one iron steamer of 445 tons and 34 wood vessels of about 3500 tons / ' the material used in the construction of the '■',-;- whole of the tonnage classed was steel. Hailing tonnage, which formed 2o per cent. of the total tonnage classed in 1891, <30 per cent. in 1892, only between 1 and 2 per cent, in each of the years 1039 to 1801, 5.7 per cent, in 1902, 4.1 per cent, in 1903, 1.3 per cent, in 1904, 0.73 : per cent in 1905, and only 1.46 per cent, in ■ 1906, was 0.84 per cent, ot the total classed in .•:',:,,.' ISO?; '■■■'-.'. r • 'Among - the vessels classed during the year were many of special types designed to meet the ' requirements of particular trades, including a number of \csfels fitted with steam turbines. The average size of the steamers classed during fl the past year is about 1866 tons, and of sailing .;v.:■„■.' yemeiti about 246 tons. During 1907 eight steamers o! • over 7000 tons ca/'h have been classed, as compared with 17 in 1900, nine in 1901,' 23 in 1902, 81 in 1903,'15 in , 1904, l* in 1305, and 12 in 1906 s Tbo largest l§f:m;■'■■:;: '' : 'L >:';■.■■'■:■■' '- ~ : ;;-;:;;,&.'V-'-'.' ; ' '.. -■-. ■ • .■.-■• ' feSSIsS-':'':';:' ,!,■ ....■■.- ~'.■ '■ ;-.

steamers classed were th* two big Cunard steamships, Mauritania (31,938 tons) and Luaitajila (30,822 tons), the Hcliopolis (10.897 tons), Aiaw* (8372 ton*), and Iroquois (9202 tons). Thfe«» sailing vessels of over 1000 tons nave been classed during 1907. s Of the tonnage clawed during the year 1,215,535 tons, or over 88 per 'sent., have been built in the United Kingdom. Among foreign countries Germany, Holland, United States of America, and Denmark nave, Contributed Hie largest amount, of tonn#ge. The return include* a statement showing the countries for which (lie vessels have been classed were built. Nine hundred and two thousand live hundred and ninety-five tons, or 65.4 per cent., have been built for the United Kingdom, and 476,939 tons, or 34.6 per cent., for other countries. Among the latter AustriaHungary lend* with 81,605 tons, Germany has 79,132 tons, Denmark 41,041 tons, Norway "39,654 tons, Italy 36,510 tons, and the British colonies 30,848 tons.