PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14905, 2 February 1912, Page 6

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS- " . I MOKOIA, 5.8., 3502, E." Harris, from * Southern • and East Ooart ports. Passengers: Misses Men- ~; r- >, Bajns;iy, Setter, allenoweth, Gnthtiis, Are » (2), Green ski de, Robertson, Lane, Cooke (4), Mitchell. Watts, 'Simmons, Rutherford (3), Roberts, Hutton, Oowper, Hamlin, Kirk wood, Gordon, Winter. Bucku-orth, ilesdajv.es Mcnzies, Blundell, Gor.k, Griffith, Stewart, Cheshire, Bobertson, Cook, Appleyard and lnisnt, . Siiumous, t Dixon, Kelsall, Butherford, Rathlxmc, Campbell and three children, Johnston and two yimdTen. Henderson and infant, Faulkner, tastier: and twochtldttn. Prea•ie ami two cti/lclren, ' Etwoiiay. Mfcredlth, Clements, Grace awt-twa. chridiea, <Mus*ts- -.Bawson, AUfie, GonSj .B«chap^n SwitJ?, t S«ggrt, Brown, • Hnrrv, Cheshire, Cook, Wilson, Pnktc'r. Opperij- .ii." Turnbull, Hardy, Leihy, Houston, , Turner, Eingham, Campbell, Faulkner. Smith, Orchard. Jueobi, Elworthv, Milford, Jackson. Clements, Clothier, Johnston, Prime, Tilden v Masters Miller (2), Terawia, and 20 steerage.Union S.S. Co., agents. 1 j NGAPUHI, e.9., 691, C. W. Cumming, from Whangarei. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Browne and child. Mr. and''Mrs.''Bee, Mr. and Mr». Rime, Mr • and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Vyle, Mr. and Mrs. Xicolls, Misses Mawvell,. Cameron, Havrken, McLeod. Mesdantes -~Tayfor -and efuW. T-tafelett and children. Bridge?, JWffiWlW* lour children* I ear son, Cooper and children. Mellow, McLeoo*. lessrs. Armstrong:, Gilmer. Brooke. McLean, Turnill, Ellis. Dissert, McCorquindale, Bissett, Cosell, Le Clerc. Marnier. M.P., the Rots. Hawkir., lioby, Scott. Father Wietitaes, and-.1l steerage.— ! • Northern S.S. .Co., agents.,. J:, v- ■ WAIOTAHI, a.?.. 278, E. H. C&ertz,, from the Great Barrier;' ; -PSssdrtf?>ei«:"Misfe.«'£»oddi^ones, P a itrid^£^rj£,jK t^^,tH lhon» 4 DOWM, < Purcell, Jupp; "rimfoSn,. StHcketL Sihiih, Meslames .- Mc«ull4Mj^^ , BhS» •»:*!< two children, Philpott, OlGjira, XwffiW* Messi-?.. Cooper, • Bennett, Holt and ttfree cWn, McCnltough, ; Edlington, Smith, - Williams, - Captain At wood, ] Misters Smith, La Roy, Strickett.— S.S. , Co., agents.' : AUPOTfBI, s.s., 463, T. Hanltain, from Tail-"! ranga. Passengers: Misses Youngson, Stewart., ; Tanner, Willes, A. Gray, Bickers, CJoto, Mcsdamea Urnuhart. Gardiner, Prinze, Hoklcroft, Buttmare and clj?d, OlessrsA.' ty'WW MeNaughtW*. Urc,uhart, Watt in", Salmon, Shepherd, Skinner, Pickery , —Northern S.S. Co., agents. MAY HOW ABO, auxiliary schooner, 64, Jones, from Mahurangi.—Wilsons Portland Cement Co., j agents/' ,*•'» ■ ■ WAIAI'U, auxiliary schooner, 57, E. Johanaen, j from Whangivrei.-— Ford, agent. . " DEPARTURES. , KAKAIA, s.s.. 5623, E. Dunn, for Wellington, j Lyttelton, and Dunedin. AIJPOCEI, 8.8., 463, T. ' Haoltaln, for Tauranga. . KANIERI, s.*., 203»; T. Meyers,-,for. s »"hangarei. ■ : DAPHNE, 83., 132, J. Teiseira„ for Whakatane. KOOTDNUI," s.s., 171. E. Xnsell, for Tokomaru •' Bay, Tolago Bay, * and Gisborne. '» ' . K , : j VESPER, auxiliary ecow, 48, Edlington, for i» hangarei. HOOKAH, ketch, 84, W. Champion, for NguUguru - ' ' BEE, scow, ,52, T. . D.oj)os«n, .'«r Whangarei. ~ ■> EXPECfra/ ARKIYALS.- OVERSEA . LOOTOJf. —Indrapura, «.s., sailed December 20, due about February 21; Whakarua, s.s., sailed December 31. due about February 23; Hurunui, ».s., sailed January 26, due about March 12; Jndrabar&h, a.4., to sail; Nereh'anij 5.5.,. to sail. LrvEKPOOi. —W aim ana," s.s':;* • sailed 'December ■a, d to about February ,20; .s.s., sailed ! December 21, duo about February 20; Sussex, I U.S., sailed January; 12, due about March 12; | ; Surrey, 3., to , sail. New York. — Kirkdale, s.e., sailed De- ! cember 13,' due' about" 1 February 25;' Kafctenturm, ' . ' 6.5., sailed January a, due about April 2; BoEeric, «jj to sail; Arrino, 5.«., to sail; Anglo-Bolivian, . as., to sail; Hohenlela, m., to sail; Tomoana, : s.s., to saiL . . ,yj r":C" -i ' ' pHJLADELPniA.— s.s., sailed in Novem- , ber, due about end of February. '' " St. John (Oaitapa) Waiwcra, -5.»., sailed; December 28. due about March 4; Wakanui, i.e., sailed Japtiory about J}»rch^®rj£aßunea, M-ti., 'o sad; Wamiate, #.s., to st«u. Jan Pkahoisco. —Croydon, s.s., smiled Dcoem ber 22. now due; Belle of Scotland, s.s., Bailed January 12, duo about February, 13; Ilcnrik Ibsen, s.s.', to * sail; Purley, s.§., to tail; Aymeric, b.s., to sail; Hercules, s.s., to saiL Columbia • Bryan.—Hornelen, s.s., sailed January 3, due about to-day. . VAKCOimat-r-Zealanfll3, rK. M S., February 13; Marama, R.M.S., March. 12. . , ■ ■, v .... " BTDSFT.—lS'imnici'SfJ' t; S.£',' '' SuA&V; 1 ' Morea, E.M.S., Eel rufcry Jfiiiv Jllakuraj It.February 16; Navua Ir s.s., February-:f!Z ... n , MELBOtriiirß.-w&pii tfraJjj, barmue t .sailed Janu. ary 31. i-t> vqnt* tntnamf t* >. ADEi»Aii>i!.— Craig, barque, sailed January 15. , Brisbane.—Bentinck, a s., Bailed • January 27, duo about to-morrow. I Btjnburt.Clan OKilry,_ t.s., to saiL NKWCASTliK.—Aide'baran, * ""Krque, to sail; Casablanca, to ' Bail. ' * ' Cook and Societt Is/usoaCholita, s.s., duo iearly in February; Hauroto, s.s., February 8. Friesdl/Y Islaxm.— fl.s., February 22. Fiji.—Fiona, s.s. ! , to sail, due early in February; JJavua, 8.a., February 22. Uxi.asv Iblasd Tricon, barque, due early. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.—COASTAL. This Day: Kanieri, from Whan'g-ir'ei;. N'gatiawa, from v>ppf^|j fj}T /m.i'/j.ijj'/J PHOJECI*EI) • DEPitoUIiES.-OVERSEA. LojrDOff.—Delphic,' s'.s.'', direct/ about to-morrow; Zealandic, s.s., -, direct, about February 8; Kaipara, s.s., via the South, about February 15; Morea, 8.M.5., via Australia and Suez, February 16; Bakaia, s.s., direct, about February 29; JJamaji, b.s., direct, about February 29. Vancouver.-- 8.M.5., Februa./ 16. HOBART.— barque, to sail. Sydney.—Victoria, s.s., .Monday; Zealand ia, R.M.S., February 13; Morea,, 8.M.5., February 16; Tofua, 8.8., February 27; Bona, ' barque, to sail. South Ska Islands.—Tot'ua, s.s.,- February 27. Fiji.Hiuioto,. s.s-, February ,13; Tofua/ s.s., February 27. Cook and Society IslandsTaJunc, «.»., February 13. PROJECT -DEPARTURES.—COASTAL. This Day: Star of Scotland, for Wellington; Fails of Orchy, lor Napier und Southern ports, Ngapuhi, for Whangarei; Waiotahi, for Mercury Bay and Toirua; Glenolg, for Whangarei. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. . Delphic, s.s., at Railway Wharf. M.nn.ari, e.s., at Railway Wharf.* - Star of Scotland, s.s., at Quean-street Wharf, - Wairuna, s.s., at IM»')ii-atiVct Wharf. Ibuaiata, s.s., at Railway Wharf.. . i ' Mokciu, s.s., at Ouoen-strect WTiarf. Falls of Orchy, b.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Tofua, s.s at No. 4 Jetty. Southern Cross, s.s.. in stream. Bona, barque, at Railway Wharf. Jcshio Craig, barque, at Hobson-street Extension. Helen, barque, in stream. "" Isabella Detraine, schooner, at No. 4 Jetty &abel, schooner, in stream 7 * Greylioiind, auxiliary schooner, it Ilobson-street IMPORTS. Per Mokola, from Southern ports: 247 racks seed, .3393 sacks wheat, 633 200's flour. 160 Wo flour, 610 50's flour, 278 sacks bran, 270 boxes soap, 110 bags ghalf, 350 sacks malt, 209 bales straw, 563 cases canned goods, 164 cases tea, and transhipments ex Otaki, Taimii. Ruapehu, Uli maron, Marienfels, Aparima, and Drayton Grange. The Wairuna is fixed, to sail at noon to-morrow for West port direct. Tlio departure of the White Star liner Delphic for London direct, has been postponed until daylight to-morrow. The latest charters announced include the fourwasted schooner W. 11, Talbot, 743 tons, which has been fixed to load lumber at Columbia Bivcr for Dunedin. Tit,i Hud dart-Parker steamer Victoria left Wellington last evening for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland She arrives here on Sunday morning. The Kamona cleared Onchunga shortly after 1100:1 yesterday for Kaipara to load timber for Melbourne. ' V*l'i'tv' - ■■'" ■ ■ T]je collier" iJifakd' left'" 'Westport tit 7 a.m. vesterday for > Oivshußsra. She' has 118b: tons coal, 400 bags of. chaff, find 22,G00ff> of. timber to discharge a't the* west' CbaSt port.- / The German Bteamer.' : Martenfels, which Was recently at Auckland ,wif}i>eazgo. from New .York, left . Dunedin yesterday for Newcastle. She loads coal '.here for Fastern ports. 1 V

The Squall, after undergoing her annua? s «" e J and ovHi'baul .at :AucWhhd,|w3 takfc«P: h sf," tl f' running. to Tofegi Bay and GisWoriic towards the end "of next week. The Kaitanrat-a has been fixed to load coal at West port for Auckland. She, is to leave tne West Coast port early next wreck. At 6 a.m. todav the Tyaer liner Star of Scotland » to nail for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dnnedin, where ihe remainder of her New York cargo will be discharged. . , • The Union Company announce- that it has now been decided to despatch the steamer Hauroto from Auckland for Fiji on February 13, instead of on February 14, as previously advertised. Tho Federal-Houldcr-Sbiro liner Surrey is Ito sail from Liverpool to-morrow for Auckland. Wellington, Lvttelton, and Punedin. She will be followed on the loading berth by the Buteshire, which is to leave Liverpool on March 2. . Tbo Ooriana is duo' at Onebunga to-morrow morning from New Plymouth. She loads OfiWi boxes of butter for transhipment to the nners Kuapehu and Drayton Grange and the San Irancisco mail steamer Aorangi at Wellington. The Rosamond is due at Onehunxa this morning from Nelson. Sho has about 4000 sacks of chaff to land, ami will load 800 crates of cheese for transhipment, to the liner Kuapehu at Wellington. The Rosamond sails for New Plymouth and Wellington Uiis afternoon. The W.inaka, due here to-morrow evening from Timaru direct, has 2191 tons of produce to discharge. She is expected to sail about Wednesday next lor the Bluff, the vessel being fixed to load produce there about February 12, Oamaru February 14, and Timaru February 15 n?r Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The Shaw,. Savill and' Albion , steamer Mamari will in all probability- clear about Tuesday next for Wellington and 'Timaru. On completion of discharge of her London cargo at those porta the Mamari will load in the Dominion for London, sailing from Auckland finally about the end oi i this month. | In continuation of her voyage from Montreal the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers Ra- " kaia cleared shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday for ! Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. After discharge at the latter port, the Kakaia loads at various Dominion ports for London. She will com- . plete her loading at Auckland, sailing from this i port finally about February 29. According to the Otago Daily Times, the Kini is to be overhauled at Port Chalmers. It is also stated that the vessel sprang a leak at Westport. last trip, and that temporary repairs were effected at that. port. Cablo advice received by the local agents for the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company concerning R.M.S lonic, states that the liner left Gapei town in continuation of her journey from London to Wellington on Sunday evening last. The lonic is due at. Wellington on February 20. * The trip to Sydney from Puget Sound, which will shortly be commenced by the Everett 0. Griggs, the only six-masted barquentine known in Australia, and "one of the few sailers equipped with wireless, will extend to Newcastle, as she is shipping some lumber for that port. Instead of proceeding to Xow Zealand, as might have been expected, the Union Company's training-ship Dartford, now at Sydney discharging red wood from Eureka, is to continue in the deep water business She will proceed to Newcastle under this engagement Just announced, and there load coal for San Francisco, subsequently proceeding on to Puget Sound for a cargo of lumber, to be discharged at Sydney and Newcastle. On Tuesday next the Canadian mail steamer Marama is due at Vancouver from Auckland, via ; Suva and Honolulu. i The R.M.S. Zealandia, en route from Vancouver to Auckland, is due at Suva on February S. She is due at Auckland on February 13 and nails for Sydney direct the same day. The Union Company announce that the Hwipiri is expected to leave Gisborno on Tuesday next, for Auckland, via Whangarei The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Runutaka is to leave London on Sunday for Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Timaru. She is duo at Dun- . edin about March 28. < j Hie Shaw, Savill and' Albion : liner Atbewc was to have sailed from London yesterday for Welling- ; ton, via Teneriffe, Capetown, and Kobart. The vessel is due at Wellington on Marsh 19. ( On February 22 the Shaw, Savill and Albion- ; Company's steamer Tainui leaves Wellington for London, via Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro, j Teneriffe, and Plymouth. , I ! The R.M.S. Maitai was due to arrive at San ! Francisco - yesterday from -Wellington r aid ■ way 1 ports. She leaves the Californian port the rei' turn voyage on Wednesday next, and is due back 'at Wellington on February 29.' • ' Tomorrow the mail steamer Aorangi leaves Syd ney for Wellington. She is due at the Southern port, on Wednesday next,, and is scheduled to sail ( on. February 9 for- San Francisco, via Eaiotonga i and Papeete. ' . } KATTENTURM LEAVES NEW YORK j Cable advice has been received announcing the , departure of the United Tyaer liner Kattenturm from New York on January 21 for Australian and New Zealand ports. Auckland will be the- vessel's first port, of call in the Dominion, and she is due hero about April 2. She subsequently proceeds to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and the Bluff. ' j Messrs, Heather, Roberton and Co. are the local , agents for the * vessel. " • | SOUTHERN STEAMER ARRIVES. j At noon yesterday the Union Company's steamer j Moko.a, Captain E." Harris,"arrived from Southern ports and berthed at the Queen-street Wharf. .The j i purser reports that departure was taken from mm- { edin at 6.30 p.m. oil Friday last, the usual calls ! being made at Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, I Gisborne, "and Tokomaru Bay 'en route. Fine j weather, with light ■ • variable winds' and smooth I ■ seas, were , experienced throughout the passage. The Mokoit sails on the return voyage to , East Coast and .Southern ports at noon to-morrow. • TYNE' DOCK EXTENSION. ' \ j An important extension' of the graving dock facilities at South Shields is about to be made. i Jlessw. J. Readhead and Sons, .the. well-known , shipbuilders, have purchased a large area of land ] fronting the river, and adjoining their present graving dock, together with a quantity of property I 'I in the immediate locality: -It/is intended' to utilise j the area by the construction of a new dry dock, j i 450 ft long and 6?ft wide, for which plans have'] been prepared. The dock tvili be built at a slight 1 angle with the river frontage, and will leave a considerable space for shops • and offices. The plans are now under consideration. • : TAHITI AT WELLINGTON. , With tbo inward European and American mails the Union Company's R.M.S. Tahiti arrived at Wellington shortly before 6 a.m. yesterday from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rart)tonga. The Tahiti leaves Wellington 'to-day for Sydney direct. ROTOR AT HOBART. The New Zealand • Shipping Company's R.M.S'. ] Rntorua arrived at Hobart at 10 a.m. yesterday from London, via Capetown. She'iß expected to j I leave the Tasmatuan port this morning for Wei- i i lington, where she i 3 due on Tuesday next.