PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14984, 4 May 1912, Page 6

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

TUI'VF s-*.. 2067. P. C. Ross, from the Cook -Hi' Society Island*. Passengers: Miss Anderson, Jin«. Mottrani, Messrs?. Cook, LpcVmsrton, Dr. Mottram, and three steerage.— b.t>. Co.. Limited, agents. HAUROTO, ?.s., 1963. P. Todd, from Weft port. —Union S.S. Co., Limited, agents. *PINUI s« , 243. ,7. Wilson, from Mangontu. Whanraroa, Houbora. and Awanui. Passengers: Kisdames Tavlor, Connie. Murray, Buijoyne, Pnpike, Rohe, Coja, Gambell (2). Messrs. S. Busby, Leekis, Musealo, Wrde. Busby, Murray \callick, Murrav, Taaffe.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. DAPHNE, s.s.. 192. J. Teixeira, from Whakatane. Paspenjrers: Messrs. Morgan, Woodrofle. Wakefield.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. PAEROA. 5.8., 91. J. Taw. from the Great Barri»r. Paiscnsrerj: Messrs. McDodd, Austin, Waiker, Johnston, Ilallay. Aloock, Bailey. Fannin, Parsons, Rouch.—Northern S.S. Co.. fluents. MAHURANOI, s.f., 206, F. Savage, from Jlahuranpi.—Wilsons Portland Cement Company, agents.

DEPARTURES.

HACPIBI, P S., 748, J. Morrison, for Limestone Island. NGAPUBI, «•».. 691, E. Stephenson, for Whangarei. GLENELG, ».8., 288, Jonas, for Whangarei, DAPHNE, s.s., 192, J. Teixeira, for Mercury Bay and. Tairux THREE CHEERS, scow, 98, Rogers, (or Wha* ngaret OAED MILLE FAILTHE, scow, 63, Thomson, for the coast. May 4. MAITAI, 3393, A. C. Showman, for Newcastle. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.—COASTAL. To-day: Clansman, from Northern porta; Aupouri, from Tauranga; Ngapuhi, from Whangarei; Daphne, from Mercury Bay and Tsirua; Glenelgr, from Whangarei; Greyhound, from Northern ports; Waiotahi, from Opotiki; Koutunui, from X»Ql9llgai Squall, from Gisborne. foinorfott-: TtlMß'Wa, /fOJII SfIUtJIWD ports; Waipori, from Wcstport; Haupiri, from Limestone Island ; Wakanui, from Tokorn*ra Bay ; Xg«tiawa, from Opoiilll. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.—COASTAJU Today: Monowai, for Southern porta; Paeroa, for Ohiwa; Wacaia, for the Bluff Kanieri,' for Whangarei; Timnan, for Whakatane. - VESSELS IN HARBOUR. Monowai, s i., at Cjoeen-etreet Wharf. Talune, e.a,, at Robson-strcet Wharf. Hauroto, «.&, at Queen-street Wharf. t'holita, 8.8., in Graving Dock. Orar:, s.B, at Railway Wharf. . Wanaka, s.s., afl Jlailwav -Wharf. h.'.t C.-.V.'V ' Rons, barque, at Railway Wharf. ~^TSsi t js*rq»wv in Graving Dock. Samoa, schooner, at No. 4 Jetty. IMPORTS. Per Talune, from the Cook and Society .Islands: 1650 tons fruit and general cargo. The Island steamer Chilota was docked yesterday morning for survey and overhaul. Hie Wanaka is fixed to nail at noon to-day for the Bluff, Oaroaru, and Timaru to load produce for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The Monowai will change her berth to the -Kin-street Wharf this morning in order to load transhipments for Southern porta ex the Talune from the Cook awl Society .Islands. Due at Auckland from West port to-morrow, the collier Waipori will berth at the Hobson-street Wharf to discharge her cargo of coal. The Waiotahi, after being detained at Opotiki for several days l>y adverse weather, left the Jlav of Plenty port yesterday morning for Auckland. She is due here early this morning. The "coastal steamer Ngatiawa was successful in crossing the Opotiki bar inwards yesterday morning Irtin.Ohiwa. She is to leave this morning for Auckland direct, and should arrive here about 8 a.m. tomorrow. It is expected that the Shaw,'Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora will ' now be despatched from Wellington at daybreak to-morrow for London. Amongst latest charters announced is that of the barque Marjorie Craig, which has been fixed to load a cargo of flour at Warrnambool for Auckland. " '

The Union Company's' intercolonial'liber Moeraki left Wellington last evening for Sydney direct. She is due at Sydney on Tuesday next.

After completing her discharge of Liverpool «»argo at Dunedin, the Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Surrey will be docked for cleaning and painting prior to loading Homeward cargo.

The Hoddart-Parker steamer Wimmera is due at Dunedin to-morrow morning from Auckland and East Coast ports. She leaves Dunedin again on Tuesday afternoon for Auckland and Sydney, via way ports, and is due back here on May 12.

The Atua arrived at Lautoka at 7 a.m. on Thursday from Sydney. She is expected to leave Levuka at 5 p.m. to-day for Samoa, Tonga, and Auckland. The Atua is due here on May 16.

The Rosamond left Picton at 8 a.m. yesterday for New Plymouth and Onchungn. She has 4000 *ack» of chaff- on--board for Onehunga, where she is due on Monday morning.

The Kaitangata, after discharge of her cargo of timber from Greymouth at Melbourne, goes to Adelaide and Newcastle to load for New Zealand. The barque From was floated out of the Graving Dock yesterday morning ami berthed at the Hailway Wharf to commence loading stores for Noujwa and Surprise Island.

; The Orari is making excellent progress with the discharge of her London cargo at the Railway "tvharf. , .it will probably be the latter end of next week before she gets away for Wellington and Nelson to complete discharge.

The Union Compitny's big steamer Waitemnta arrived at Newcastle on Thursday from Calcutta and Singapore. After loading' 3UOO tons of coal the vessel leaves for Auckland, Wellington, Lytt-el-ton, and Dunedin. She is due here at the latter end of next week.

The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Auckland passengers by the Buahine from London will .arrive hero by the Main Trunk express to-morrow morning. The Auckland cargo will be forwarded by the Mokoia, leaving Wellington on Monday and arriving here on Thursday next.. ■ •

The Richardson Line steamer Koutunui, after sheltering for some tune at Hicks'a Bay, proceeded to Tauranga .to replenish her bunkers. She left again at 3 p.in. yesterday for Auckland,' and id due here early this morning. The Koutunui loads for East Coast bays and Giaborns, and nils on Monday evening. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer AVubauui was to have left Tokomaru .Bay at midnight last night for Auckland." She is due here this evening, and after loading what cargo is oiTering will be despatched for London, via Monte Video, at daybreak on Wednesday next. The United States and Australian Company'# Neidenfels was duo to leave New York on April 27 for Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Lyttelton, and Dunedin.

Mr. A. Piper, formerly third officer of the War:imoo, has Just passed his examination at Wellington for a chief mate's ticket, and has been "appointed second officer of the Komata. .

The German four-roasted barque Ulrioh left Melbourne on April 25 for Newcastle to load Wallaend coal for the West Coast.

The German ship Schwarzenbek haa left IfexilJ','."" J or Newcastle to load coal back to the >V est Coast. ~ • ■

Tho stwuner. XhumaU arrived at Sydney on April 25 from New Zealand ports with 812,000 ft of timber consigned to Messru. It. *■ Lamb and Company. " lD ana Tho barqnentine Alexa 14 ...» « 275,000 ft of arrived at Sydney on April n W - 71! 275,000 ft of white pine, ccxnLned to thf n Box and Packing Case Company the 01,1011 Captain Peters baa received advices tw .. Glasgow steamer Goodwin, which has made £ve r Jl voyages to Australia, and was lately under the command of his son (Captain Peters, j U 1 h been sold to Italian buyers, and wiil in futn?« be known as the Antosco Accamc. The new Fedoral-Houlder-Shiro steamer Wilt•hire, on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Australian port®, waa due to arrive at Sydney yesterday. The German barque See* torn was despatched from Newcastle on April 24 for Chan aril with 2338 tons of coal. « •'Laden with 1683 tons of W.illsend coal, the Norwegian barque Ophelia left Newcastle on April 2s, for tones. The barque' flavour was despatched from Newcastle on April 24 for Callao with 2018 tons of Hurtrood coil. shipped by the Scottish-Australian Jurwood coal, shipped by tho Scottish-Australian ia'r.j; Ctmi-'-ny. i ■

The Marine Department notifies that a frreen light is now being exhibited from the end of the I Railway Wharf no.v under construction oil the western flioie of Melon Harbour. The , P. e " I driver, which was moored at the end of the wharf, lias been removed. ' The Union Company has now 67 steamers afloat, the largest of which, the Makura, has ft tonnage of 10,000 ten#, and the emallest, the Squall, » tonnage of 365. There are four steamers building, having a tonnojfe respectively of 13,50© tons, 3750 ton*, 2400 tons, and 800 tons. The total tonnage, of the fleet is 196.573 tons. The Ty«er liner Marero is expected to leave Sydney to-day for Auckland, Napier, and Wellington ill continuation of her voyage from London. The Mare re is due here about Wednesday next. The Monowai's departure for East Coast and Southern ports has been further postponed until 6 p.m. to-day. The Tyser steamer Indrabarah and the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Hurtinui left Wellington yesterday afternoon for London. The Union steamer Maitai cleared the Railway Wharf at. an early hour this morning for Newcastle. She loads "coal there, probably for Auckland.

Tbo llaupiri sailed shortly after 8 o'clock last nijrht (or Limestone Island. She returns to-morrow morning, and sails on Monday evening for East Coast porta and bays. Last night tho Wellington radio station advised that the steamers Mocraki (Wellington to Sydney), liemuera (Wellington to London), Moana (Lyttelton to Dunedinl, Wimmera (Wellington to I.vtteltonl, and Malic no (Sydney, to Auckland) were within wireless communication. , THE TARAWERA. The Tarowera, en route from Southern ports, is appointed to leave Oisborno this morning for Auckland, via Tokomaru Bay. She should arrive hi.Te about noon to-morrow, and has 750 tons of cargo to discharge at this port. . MARAMA AT VANCOUVER. The K.MS. Maraina, which sailed from Auckland on April 12 for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver, arrived at the Canadian port at 7 a,m. on Thursday last. The Mara ma is scheduled to sail again on the return voyage on May 15, and is due back at Auckland on Tuesday, June 4, and Sydney on June 8. HAUKOTO FROM WESTPORT. At 7.30 a.m. yesterday the Union Company's Island steamer Hauroto arrived from West port direct, berthing at. the Queen-street Wharf. She left the West Coast- coal port at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, ami experienced moderate southerly winds and s-eas on the passage. The vecsel has 60 tons of coal to discharge here and 700 tons for Fiji. She sails at 3 in- on Tuesday for Suva, Levuka, and Savu SfIVU. ZEALANDIA DUE AT SUVA TO-DAT. By the medium of a wireless message received from the R.M.S. Zealantlia, the Union Company was advised yesterday that the liner expects to reach Suva at 10 a.m. to-day from Vancouver and Honolulu. The vessel, which is en route to Auckland and Sydney, is expected to resume her voyage from Suva this evening, arid in that ease she should arrive lure on Tuesday afternoon next. The ZeaUndia sails for Sydney direct on Tuesday evening. ANGLO-BOLIVIAN LEAVES SYDNEY. Messrs. A. 11. Nathan, Limited, local agents for the American and Australian Line, have received cable advice to the effect that the steamer AngloBolivian left Sydney at 11 p.m. on Thursday for Auckland in continuation of her voyage from New York. The vessel, which is due here on Wednesday morning next, has 1000 tons of cargo on board lor th:9 port. After discharging here the Anglo-Bolivian proceeds to Wellington, thence to Lytteltoa- and Danedin, to complete her discharge, : ] WIRELESS FROM THE MAHENO. By a wireless message received by the Welling- J ton" radio station lost night it was advised that ; the Union steamer Mabeno will arrive at Auck- i land at 3 p.m. to-morrow from Sydney. The j vessel is bringing 79 saloon and 141 steerage pas- i sengers. and on arrival will berth at the Queenstreet Wharf. THE TASMAN SEA. "An Old Auckland Shipmaster" writes as follows :—" It may interest the general public, as well as navigators, to know that, according' to measurements of different charts the Tasman Sea is stretching. The distance from the North Cape to Sydney- by careful measurements on the Admiralty chart, of 1877 was 1050 mile#; in the New Zealand Pilot of 1837 it was set down et ICB6 miles; and on the Pacific Track Chart of 1897 it was put down as 1038 miles. By the latest Admiralty chart (19G7) the distance is stated as 1105 miles, thus showing an increase in the distance of 55 miles during 30 years. Working the distance out by Mercntor sailing, it is now, as it was 30 years" ago, 1089.3 miles. Now, which chart is correct?" Ml <■ rtLWill llwblliMIHI»H If !>■ UAiUiHiiHh TALUNE ARRIVES FROM EASTERN PACIFIC. Punctually at. 4 p.m. yesterday the Union Company's steamer ®aiune, Captain P. C. lioss, arrived in the stream at Auckland Irom the' Cools and Society Islands. ; After being granted pratique by the port health officer, she berthed at the Hobson-street Wharf. The vessel brought 1650 tons of fruit and general cargo, the various lines of fruit being in excellent condition. The purser reports that the Talune sailed from Auckland at 5 p.m. on April 9 and arrived at Rarotonga at 9 p.m. on April 14, after a fine weather passage. Departure was taken from Raro tonga 'it 6 p.m. oil April 15 for Raiatea, where the steamer commenced . loading. Call* were then made at Papeete, Huabin-e, Aitutaki, Mangaio, and Rarotonga, final departure being taken from the latter port at 6 a.m. on April 26 for Auckland. Strong south-east winds and rough seas were experienced until April 27, thence light variable winds to the 29th. On Wednesday the vessel encountered strong westerly winds and very rough seas, which lasted until making the New Zealand coast at 7.30 a.m. yesterday. The Talune will be* floated into Calliope Dock on Monday morning for cleaning and painting. She is scheduled to sail at 10 a.m. on Wednesday next for the Cook and Society Islands.