SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14231, 30 November 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING.

■■}'S#'yy -':/' ; ; ; i '. "\ »■;.Crl ♦: —■■,- ';■•"""?■ '■■ j "■ .'■■ -■ ■ . High Water at Auckland—9.2B a.m.; 9.55 p.m. uigii wor Mwlukw _ 11<2 a.m.; 11.54j).m. "■ Sun-Rises, 4.28 a.m.; seta, 6.51 p.m. _ Moon—Last quarter, December 5, 3.4-2. a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather report at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Wind. Bar. Weather. Pane Maria ... AV.f breeze 30.00 Fine Bu«ell ...N.K., light 29.1 Xi Overcast Manukau Heads :i S'.W., light 29.94 Cloudy Auckland ... K., light 29-f 4 -. Fair Tauranga ... N., light . ; 23.91 Fair; East Cape ... S.E., light 29.88 line Gisborpe ... E., light 29.90 Overcast Tort Aburiri ... S.E., light 30.0S Overcast Wellington ... 5.E.,-liffht . 30.04 Overcast Cashpoint ... S.E., light 20.05 Showery . New Plymouth.. S.E., light 29.90 Hazy Wanganui ... S., fresh .29.93. ran-K Cape" Farewell... S.K., light 30.03 Cloudy Cape Foulwind... S.W., breeze 29.89 . Overcast " West port ... S., light 30.02 Cloudy Cape Campbell.. S.K., fbreeae 30.05 Misty Kaikonra ... E.N.K., light 30.06 Overcast '■> Fort Chalmers... S.E., breeze 30.11 Overcast Nuggets ... E., light .30.18 Foggy Bluff S.E., light 30.21 Fair Cape Egmont ... S.E., fresh 29.91 Hazy Akaroa Light ... N.E.,fresh 30.08 Foggy WEATHER FORECAST. The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' summary.and forecast The *weatJher has continued very unsettled about the East Cape, and mild and humid generally elsewhere, but very changeable in the South, where the barometer has also been very unsteady. Fogs are reported on the east coast this evening, with steady sea breezes. The present, indications ate for freshening easterly winds, with increasing cloudiness and fog and drizzling showers in , parts. The barometer will probably rise slovrly southward of New Plymouth and Napier and 'fall more rapidly, with winds veering to the northward after 24 hours, with rain probably following. PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. KANIERI. s.s., 203. T. Meyers, from Whangarei. Passengers: Mesdames Brookes, Furdie, Miss McLean, Messrs. Oakley. McQuarrie, Daw. McLean (3). Wilkinson. Klrklinde, Hunt. Rountree, the Rev. Brown.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. SOUTHERN ISLE, three-masted scow, 71, R. Caiteh'eon, from Mercury Bay.—Ford Shipping Line, agents. WELCOME, scow, 64. T. Cook, from Wliangaroa. —Ford Shipping- Line, agents. DEPARTURES WIMMEKA. s.s., 3022, G. F. Entwisle, for Sydney. Passengers: Misses Gilhohi, Baxter,. Anderson. M. A. Pembroke, Woods, Redfern, Musgrove, Mever. Miller. V. Miller, Schischka, I'alotta, Fallaver. Mesdames P. H. Watts, Cole, Fraser, Jones, Morlev, A. L. Mever, Rogers, Messrs. Phillips, E. H. Connolly, Staro'leton. L. D. Hurst, lettifer, L. J. Cole. Petrie.-'Eraser, P. H. Watts, J. P. Gregson i Fenton, B. Humphries, Garrick, Rehausen, Mopk. Kvott, Wallace, Beattie, Elred, Greig, Wykeham, Ward, Tarleton, J. M. Gow, Gittos, H. Hutchinson, H. Hasiard, the Rev. O. H. Cole, and 40 steerage. ' > . ■

NGAPUHI, • si.s., 640, E. Stephenson, for Wha- ■ ngarei. .': t. . ■ CLANSMAN, s.s., 591, E.; Mcleod, for Russell and Opua. AUPOURI, s.s., 403, T. Hanllain, for Tauranga and Ofaiwa. ■;■.;-.' , WAIOTAHI.s.s., 278, C. Hopkins, for Mercury Bay and way ports. < APANVI, ».?., 243, J. Wilson, for the North. " , EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Losdos.—Orari, s.s., sailed : November 8, due about December 20; Paparoa, s.s., to sail January. 4, due about February 23; Nerahana, s.s., via :' ~ Australia, sailed, due : about December 15; p Mamari, s.g., to sail in December, \ due , about January 19; Star of Canada, s.s., via Australia, ; sailed November 5, due about December 28. • Livebpoolu—Wakanui, s.s., to sail about 1 No- '.■■ ' .. vember 27, due .: January 18; Karamea, *.«., < sailed October;. 29, due - about December 20;' Nairnshire, s.s., via Australia, sailed October 16, due about December 16. Morayshire, «.»., ; via "Australia, sailed 'November 13; -. Aotea, ».«., to sail December 30, due about February 19; Buteshire. s.s., : via Australia, to sail December 11. New Tokk.— of Nitb, s.s., via Australia, •ailed October 2, dues about December 20; Aucbendale, s.s.. sailed October 10, dm about December 20; Indradevi. s.s., via Australia, sailed September 18, due ■■ to-day; Indragbiri, s.s., via Australia,, tailed October ■ 21, due about December 18; Jacqes, barque, sailed * November 26; Star, of >"« Zealand, s.s., via Australia, sailed '. November 12, due about January 6; Andromeda, barque, to sail; Spithead, . s.s.. via Australia, to sail January 10, due about middle of March. New Zealand, s.s., via Australia, sailed Novenv Paislet : Hapai, dredge, to sail. Mabs2H uKS— Doridfc, barque, via Wellington, sailed Aiurust 23.' ,' . "Sax Francisco.—Hyndford, 8.5., sailed October 30; due; Croydon? s.s., to sail; Eiverdale, s.s., sailed November 20, due about December 18. , Sydney.—lndradevi, s.s., to-day: Maheno, s.s., ... Sunday;, Aldebaran, , barque, sailed. ■ Newcastle.—Casablanca, barque, sailed Novem■ber 13/ Calcutta: Aparima, 8.5.. to sail November 25. - Java.—Caldergrove, s.s., sailed, due middle De- ".■;"• cember. Fiji.—Tofua, 5.5.,. to-m0rr0w...,.■ South Sea Islands.—Tofua, s.s., to-morrow. - Rabotossa.---Alice/ schooner, early. Ttjtctla.— American ■ gunboat, due. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.— s.s., via the South, about tomorrow; Anglo-Saxon, s.s., to load December 10. , * Sydney.—Maheno, s.s., Monday. • . Fiji.— s.s., December 7. South Sea Islands.— s.s., December 7. '. ■['< "■ '..'.' UNION COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. East '. Coast.— WednesdayV Wanaka arrives from the Bluff, " Oamaru, and Timaru. Thursday;: Tofua arrives from Sydney, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga; Tarawera arrives from Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, : Napier,,<. and Gisborne; Squall arrive* from' Gisborne and Tolago Bay. Friday; Wanaka sails for Bluff, Oamaru, and i Tiaiafu, at & p.m. Saturday:. Tarawera sails for Gisborne, Nij&er, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. at 12' noon; Squall sails for Tolago Bay and Gisborne at 12 noon. West Coast.—To-day: Barawa arrives from New Plymouth. Wednesday : Rarawa sails '; for New Plymouth at 3 p.m. (2.10 tr.). Friday: Rarawa arrives from New Plymouth; Kotuku sails for New Plymouth, Wellington, I'icton, and Nelens, at 3 p.m. ~ HUDDART-PARKEECO/S MOVEMENTS. To-day: Victoria sails for Dunedin, via East Coast ports, at 3 p.m. NORTHERN COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. • ,- To-day: Rarawa arrives at Onehunga from New Plymouth about 8-30 a.m. ;= Paeroa-leaves for Te . Kao arid Parengarenga; Waiotahi arrives 'from /"Mercury Bay, etc., about 4 p.m.; Tasman arrives from. Whakatane about 6 a.m. . Note.For time of departure of outward steamcrt ' see the company's time-table on page 1. /";':';' VESSELS IN HARBOUR. firif. H.M. cable steamer, la stream. : i Opawa, s.s., at Railway: Wharf." , : : Victoria, s.s., at Hobson-street Wharf. Waiwera, s.s., in stream. Sussex, 8.5., at Queen-street Wharf. ,; Southern Cross,' s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. .'• Awaroa, s.s., at Quay-street Jetty No. 2.. ; , ? ? Ganymede, barque, at Railway Wharf. :. Northern. Chief, barque, "at Hobaon-street Exten- . ■ sion. .■ - • ' •" - , . ■ . Waratah, schooner, at Hobsonistreet Extension. ! " . EXPORTS. . Per Wimmer.n. for \ Sydney: 29 sacks broken r :. glass, 54 cases frozen fish, 30 bundles' hay, 120 hides, 6 sacks hides, 20 empty casks, 20 empty hogsheads, 31 drums gas ; liquor, 120 sacks gum, 52 cases gum, 6 cases vanilla beans, " 9256 pieces timber, a quantity of theatrical scenery,; 55 bars silver (value £5750),; 159 sacks pumice sand, 103 ■ bales hemp, 16 cases hams,'2o cases .pumicine, 74 sacks hematite paint, 10 cases sandsoap, and sun- ;'-/ . ■ „ , dries. , , ,

Among the: steamers laid up at Newcastle on ■ account'of the coal strike is the Australian Mail liner Century. '~,;,,. ' '■'.'.. .'■ '■■■''■ - ■";-.'. The steamer St. Louis has left Sydney for Noumea with the steamer France, a vessel of about 500 tons, in tow. The France formerly traded on the New Caledonian coast, and went to Sydney some time ago. She was at anchor at ' Kerosene .Bay,- Sydney, for many months,- and the owners have now decided to use her for interisland work. ' On' September 14 there was launched on the Clyde a steel-screw steamer named Armadale, •which has been built to the order of Messrs. ': Bethell, Owvn, and Co., London, for their Australian s trade. The vessel has been built .to Llyod's 100 Al class, and is fitted up for a limited ' number of first-class passengers. She is supplied with all the latest improvements for the rapid - and efficient handling of /;argo. .' • - NOVEL USB FOR A HULK. * The hulk Sunbeam has been secured by the South Australian Government from Messrs. Huddart, Parker Proprietary, Limited, and recently ,■■■'.■■. the vessel was towed from her former restingplace in the South Australian Company's.basin ~ to the North Arm, where she will be temporarily ' moored. '■'.'. It is proposed eventually to take the - vessel to the north bank," opposite to the outer a harbour wharf, and there scuttle her to form the nucleus of the > breakwater which it is proposed -..•.' /'"to build on that side .of the harbour, '■}■';■(. DJBA3TH OF PETTY OFFICERS. >."'■-. ,- Probably it may; not be generally known that, ' : ' bo far as London is. concerned, there is at the present time a distinct dearth of really good, reliable petty officers, such as boatswains and quartermaster, says an English paper. As an instance -of this it may be mentioned that only re- '*'"'- cently a chief officer of a big passenger and targo steamer was inquiring for a boatswain. The pay offered,was certainly good, being at the rate of £5 10s per month, with an agreement for three years. The,- ship was bound for the coast. of Central America. "Even at the rate of pay offered it was not possible to get a man suitable for the job, which is rather surprising, in, view of the fact that £5 10s per month is more than some of the steamship lines pay.their fourth or fifth officers. The inference would be : that good seamen, with ' qualifications fitting them for ' boatswains' jobs, need not be long out of an engage- .. " ment.- ... ; _^__________ • THE 'FRISCO BOAT. The Australian Mail liner Hyndford is now fully due at Auckland from San Francisco and , Apia, and should put. in an appearance at any moment. THE ISDBADEVI. The Tyser liner Indradevi, from New York and Austral, is due at Auckland to-day.

DRY DOCK AT VANCOUVER. ■•■•'/ A contract has been given for the immediate construction of a dry dock at Vancouver (British Columbia). The dock is to have a capacity for handling vessels of 10,000 tons'burden. ; Its dimensions will be 510 ft in length, 70ft in width, and 50ft draft over the sill. * The contract for the material has been awarded to a firm which will build the dock in England and ship it out in parts. An accessible site for this dock has been obtained in the harbour, and it will, find plenty of business,, as the port is frequented by a large number of sail and steam vessels, whose hulls need cleaning and painting .after long voyages In the Orient and tropics, previous -to making return voyages with cargoes. At present the only docking "facilities for vessels of considerable tonnage is at Esquimau ■ (Vancouver Island), which causes delay and extra expense for this service.