SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13834, 21 August 1908, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Water fl-fc AucVla'.id —1.55 a.m. ; 2.25 p.m. ... . Hisrn Jfarukftu3.s4 a.m.; 4.24 p.m. Sua—Rise*, 6.59 a.m.; sots, 5.20 p.m. Moon—New, Thursday.. 10.29 a.m. WIIATHER REPORT. The following is Captain Edwin's weather report at 5 p.m. yesterdayßuseell: Wind, south-west, •Hrht* ' barometer, 29.91; thermometer, 56; weather, fine; pea, rough. Manukau Heads: Wind west-north-west, strong; barometer, 29.89; thermometer. 51; weather, cloud*; bar, rough. Auckland: Wind, west, light; barometer, 29.89; - thermometer, 66; weather, fine. Tauranga: Wind, west, light.; barometer, 29.82; thermometer," 53; weather, rain; sea, moderate. East Cape: Wind, west, gale; barometer, 29.74; thermometer, 57; weather, fine; sea, heavy. Gisborne: Wind, west, light; barometer, 29.70; thermometer, 58; weather, fine; sea, smooth. Port Ahuriri: Wind, north-west, fresh; barometer, 29.68; thermometer, 58; weather, fine; sea, moderate. Wellington: Wind, south, breeze; barometer, 29.81; thermometer, 49; weather, showery. Castlepoint: Wind, south-west, breeze ; barometer, 29.76; thermometer, 55; weather, cloudy; sea, heavy. . Wanganui: Wind, south, fresh; barometer, 29.80; thermometer, 52; weather, showery; sea, lumpy. Farewell Spit: Wind, north, light; barometer, 29.80; thermometer, 48; weather, cloudy; tea, moderate. Cape Campbell: Wind, south, flale; barometer, 29.82; thermometer. 47; weather, overcast; sea, rough. Kaikoura: Wind, south-south-west, gale; barometer, 29.92; thermometer. 46; weather, showery; sea, considerable swell. Tort Chalmers: Wind, nouth-west, light ; barometer, 29.95; thermometer. 46; weather, rain. Bluff: Wind, southeast, light; barometer, 30.00; thermometer, 44; weather, showery. The following is the weather forecast to 3 p.m. to-day:—Strong winds to a gale from the westward at places northward of Kaikoura and Hokitika. but changing northward itfter 12 hours; strong winds So a gale from the northward elsewhere. Rain is probable generally. PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. WAIKARE, s.s . 3071, John Bernech, from Southern and East Coast ports, Passengers: Misses Johnston, Appleton, (,'allaghan, Mesdames Hardy, Cooper. Vowles and infant, Simeon, Cox, Messrs. Ewen, Alness, Walker, Wilson, Kirk, Lane, Shanks, McLean, Lane, Mobberley, Baker, O'Connor, Deeble, Pollock, Woodward, Hookey, Smith, Bain, Brown, Elwarth, Pemberton, Armstrong, Porter, Carroll, and 18 steerage.—Union B.S Co., agents. NGAPUHI, S.S., 640, K. Stephenson, from Whangarei. Passengers: Sirs. J. Hamilton, Messrs. McCann, Bach, Ctllpan, Brott, Blakeley, Steadman, Wilkinson, Ingram, Hughes, Hamilton, Dixon, and four ' steerage.—Northern B.S. Co., agents. WAIOTAHI, s.s., 218, C. Hopkins, from Mercury Bay. Passengers: Mrs. Irvine. Messrs. Balfe, Eraser, Steadsuan, Kane, Targate.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. GLENELG. s.s., 276, F. Jonas, from Whangarei. —James Smith and Co., "agents. PAEROA, s.s., 98, H. Goertz, from the Great Barrier. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Wake, Miss Odborne, Messrs. Ehrman, McMillan, Bates, Dawson.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. YOUNG BUNGARJ3E, s.s., 76, Whittingham, from the coast Devonport Steam Ferry Company, agents. DEPARTURES. KOMATA, s.s., 2246, Stringer, for Westport. TUTANEKAI, Govt, s.s., 842, C. F. Post, for ■Wellington. INGA, s.s., 573, Spinnager, lor Sydney, via Hokianga. SQUALL, s.s., 378, P. C. Ross, for Tolago Bay and Gisborne. AUPOURI,' s.s., 463, T. Haultain, for Taurings, UNION S.S. CO.'B MOVEMENTS. East Coast. Saturday: Waikare sails for Southern ports at 12 noon. Wssa- Coast. • To-day: Takapuna arrives from Wellington and New Plymouth and sails for New Plymouth only at i p.m. (2.10 p.m. train). HUDDART-PARKER CO.'S MOVEMENTS. Sunday: Wimmera arrives from Sydney; Victoria arrives from Southern ports. Monday. Victoria sails for Sydney at 5,30 p.m. Tuesday: Wimmera sails for the South at 2 " p.m. NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day: Kanieri arrives from Whangarei; Ngji puhi leaves for Whangarei at 9.30 p.m. Thames service: Steamers leave to; Thames and .Pfceroa daily.. -See advertisement daily papers. IMPORTS. Per Koromiko, from Newcastle: 1800 tons coal. . Per Waikare, from the South : 987 sacks pota'n, toes, 265 bags chaff, 223 sacks oats, 659 sacks bran, 190 sacks flour, 50 sacks oatmeal, 715 sacks wheat, 155 sacks malt, 27 sacks barley, 125 sacks ■ pollard, 20 sacks seed, 83 casss cheese, 460 cases fruit, 277 bags balk, 260 bigs rice, 2 horses, 135 tons transhipments ex Maaiari, and sundries. Transhipments per Mamari :rom London arrived from the South yesterday by the .Waikare. (■ J' The Union Company's steamer Waitemata was berthed at. the Railway Wharf yesterday. To-night the Northern Company's steamer Ng-a-puhl leaves for Whangarei. • The Northern Company's steamer Waiotahi .leaves this evening for Mercury Bay and Taiiua. THE WAIKARE. The Unio.i Company's steamer Waikare arrived from Southern and East Coast ports at 10 a.m. yesterday and berthed at the Hobson-street Wharf. The steamer left. Dunedin on Friday - last and called at the usual coast ports, leaving Gisborne at 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday and arriving as above. The steamer leaves tor East Coast and Southern ports at noon to-morrow. THE TONGARIRO. The New Zealand Shipping Company's fine steamer Tongariro is due to load at Auckland about September 21, and is expected to make ■ Auckland the final port of departure on September 24. The vessel will be due at 'London on November 6 and will carry first, second and third-class passengers. THE ENCOUNTER. H.M.S. Encounter, which has been out in the gulf for the past, few days, returned to port yesterday. After taking in water and stores the warship leaves for Sydney. THE OSWESTRY GRANGE. The steamer Oswestry Grange arrived at Melbourne from Liverpool yesterday, and after dill- I ing at Sydney comes to Auckland. THE WIMMERA. The Huddarfc-Parker steamer Wimmera left i Sydney for Auckland on Wednesday night and is expected to arrive on Sunday afternoon next. THE KAIPARA. . - The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaipara is expected to arrive at Auckland from v- London on Thursday next. THE RUAPEHU. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruapehu, en rout© to London from New Zealand, left. Monte Video on Wednesday last. THE INVERTAY. * The steamer Invertav, which put into Durban (South Africa) in distress whilst on. the way from New York to Auckland, resumed her voyage on August 3. " ■ BARQUE IN THE GULF. Captain Stephenson, of the s.s. Ngapuhi, which arrived fro Whangarei last night, reports passing one of the barques of the Craig line off Hawaii at 7:30 p.m. yesterday. The barque will probably arrive at Auckland to-day. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following notice to mariners has been issued by the New Zealand Marine Department:— Extension of shoal and alteration of buoy in Tauranga Harbour: Notice is hereby given that the shoal off the turning-point from the Stella , Passage to the Katikati. locally known as Sulphur Point Spit, hag extended to the northward, and in consequence the No. 1 red buoy of Stella Passage has been moved 300tt in a north-by-east direction, and now lies in 10ft at low water, springs. This change in the buoy's position narrows the Stella channel, as marked by No. 1 black ard No. 1 red buoys. These two buoys are now nearly abreast of each other and 500 ft •part. Vessels working Faulkner's channel into the Katikati can now steer across the spit extension from the buov in 4ft at low water, springs. Charts, etc., affected: Admiralty chartNo. 2521; New Zealand Pilot, seventh edition, 1901, chap, iv., page 137. THE OEVIC. The White Star liner Cevic, now at Melbourne, en route from Liverpool to New Zealand, has a large general cargo for Sydney. Like all the vessels of the White Star line, the Cevic is equipped with twin screws, and she is on her -■first visit to Melbourne. Her length is 500 ft— " about 25ft longer than the longest steamer that has ever been taken up 'he river. Her voyage ■ to Melbourne occupied 46 days, and was made in fine weather throughout. The Cevic was built 14 years ago, and carries no passengers. She is a remarkably handsome-looking ship, and steams at the rate of 14 knots an hour when required. ' Captain C. E. Stare);. wNt has charge, was . formerly an officer Of the oid Blue Anchor liner Bungnree. .