PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15294, 6 May 1913, Page 6

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

/ ARRIVALS. MAITAr, p.p. (6.30 a.m.), 3393 tons, A. Carson, from Southern find East Coast ports. Passengers : Jlesdanies Downlov' anl child, Bruce, Kemptliorne, Nelson, Gordon and four boys, Morns, Hunter and boy, .Reynold Riach and four children, Balhic and two children, McGill, Scott-, Misses Nutsey, ilassey, Perry, Beckett, Bruce, Taylor, Wright, Tweneaux, Parkhouse, Lamber© Kicholl (2), Cavvku-ell, Messrs. Cooper, Curtis, Nathan. Atkins, Dalgety, Humes, Miller, WansiKine, Barrett, Long, • Barry, Fraser, O'Keefe, Beeves, Robinson, Guthrie, Martin, Rosemcrag, Hill, Freeman. . Brown, Fletcher, Duff; Gordon,, "Williams, Smith, , Morris, Squires, lies, Hunter, Dal hie, McGill. Reynolds, Scott, and 45 steerage. —Union S.S. Co., agents. KAITUNA, s.h. (10 a.m.\ 1977 tons, W. Thompson, from Westport,—Union S.S. Co., agents. AMOKURA," Government training-ship (5.40 p.m.), 805 tons, 1300 horse-power, 13 knot*, Commander G. Hooper, the Hauraki Gulf. KANIERI, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 203 tons, T. Meyers, • from Whangarei.—Northern S.S. On., agents.. DAPHNE, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 192 tons, E. H. GoerU, from Ohiwa and Vfhakatani;.— S.S. Co., agents. : • • 7 BADEN-POWELL, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 176 tons, H. v Petersen, from Whangarei.—Northern Coal Co., agents. . ' . ENDEAVOUR,. aux. ketch, 84 tons, O. Johnson, ' from Whangarei.,—New Zealand Portland Cement, • Co., agents.. •. OLIO, topsail schooner, 81 tons, W. Pelley, from V .TVhangarei—-J. J. Craig, Limited,. agents.. Mai 6. NAVUA, - 8.0. Q. 50 a.m.). 2930 tons, D. Todd, from Suva (Fiji).— S.S Co., agents. . , „ DEPARTURES. / MAHENO, s.s. (8.40 p.m.), 5282 tons, D. Mo- I ■5. Lean, for Sydnev.'. Passengers: Misses Mores, 1. - • Perry, Stitt (2), Tayldr, Xurthill, Boache, Hayes auc?" two children, E. Dunn-, Donnan, Drever, ; . Bfidgson,' Russell, Fox, Luitdon, Mesdaraes Yfonp, \r. ? Bartholomew, : Morris, >; Hill, Stitt, Wldte v , Scho- ; field, Holland, Crawford, Sheeh&n, Tucier, Mars--3;, den, Carter, Gruggs, Crawford, Barrance, Raven, ; ; Muton, ;SchofieW, Trevor, Bums, Messrs. Bar•S tholomew, Morris, {till, Gibson, Edmiston, Devc* ;reux,' Trevor, Burns, Gould, ; Cole, ; Johnson, Dun- - can, Marsden,' Carter, Raven, Barranoe, H. over-;--.ton,-"( Russell, J. D. Brown, - Russell, Dighton, - r Brown, .. Smith', Vaughan, W. Hardie, Fox, Ben- • nett, Adams, Pirus, Atkins, .Robertson, Dawson, '■» Marsden.v Tempcrlev, Baxter, Merritt, . Fraser, Hayward, Gould, Rev. L. Walker, and 140 steerage ; \ - . *>' ' ' : '$.% MANAIA, Ks.' (10.5 p.m.), 1159 tone, E. Stephenv Son, lor Whangarei. . ' : NGAPUHI; s.s. (7.10 p.m.), • 581 tons, T. Haultain, for Taurangx ;'. ;-■*<\ /. M'-'jS.i V'%.'■■■ r f r< '/* ? CLANSMAN, s.s. (6.20 p.m.), 635 tons, E. Mc-' : Xeod, for . Russell - and Opua. • ,v .. „ v 4i NGATIAWA, s.& (5.10 p.m.), 465 tons, I W. Bark, *s£ for;'Tauranga and: Opotiki, ■; ■ GLENELG, 8.8.' (3.25 p.m.), 288, tons, F. Jonas, lor WhangareL . . : . WAIOTAHI,- s,s. (7.20 p.m.), 273 tons, C. Hopv> kins, for- Mercury Bay and ■ Kuaotuno. ~'.' ■,/ :. - ~ APANUI.- 8.5.; (5 pjn-), 213 ton*, J. "Wilson, for - Awamii, Houhora, Whangiuroa, and"MangonuL : "WAIMAME, - B.S. . (11.15 p.m.), 245 tons, "W. , . Bettis, for Paerba. , ... ; .. . y i frf* ROTOMAHANA. s.s. (11.20 a.m.), 183: tons, ' r A. Stephenson, for (toromstidel.. ' • . ;• . Vs i> . : V CHELMSFORD, s.s. (6.25 ! m.), 121 tons, for v . Marsden- Point and way ports, r ; ; v " Vx AKARO/, S.S., 70 . tons, J. Whittingham, for i<: Mercury Bay. , KAHU,' aux. scow, 43 torn,, A. Berridge,. for Matata. ' *<. • .>. <" i . . STEAMERS DUE TO-DAY. , '<.>& Mamma, R.M.S., from ;■ Vancouver : and j.way. ports. -V- ,>VBerths at Queen Street Wharf. ■- , Munaia, from ; Whangarei. 'V ■ '/ "VVaiotahi, ■ from Mercury • Bay; and .way ports. ; •_ ; Botomahana, from CoromondeL , STEAMERS SAILING TO-DAY. ; Marama, R.M.S.,'. for Sydney direct. sW sl4itai,' for East Coast and Southern ports, uf TaJone,. for the Cook and Society Islands, ilsiiKavna, - for "Wellington • and>Westport.... f; •;.% : Taniwha, for Pseiwa. - •" : . Eanieri, for WhangarcL . >'' Tasinan, for Whakatane. Squall,' for East Coast, bays and Gisborne. - ," , VESSELS - EXPECTED AT AUCKLAND. ;/?■};?■■■■ ' COASTAL AND • INTERCOLONIAL. "7 j Appro*. Vessel. ■ '-frr''- From •; v.li' date. Pakeha- ... ... -X' Whangarei ;;v^.• May - 7 ■ • - VFaitemata ... Titnaru ...' May 8 ; -• Jlokoia ... . a... .u. ... Southern #irt9 .'.' -May 9 . Niagara ... : : .» Sydney -• ... .May 9 • ■ "Wimmera -. ._ .... Southern ports May 11. ' -Victoria ... ; ... . ... Sydney . r . ... ; May 11 ■ • Kocowai... • ... Scnthern ports May. 15 •;';'To:ua '' ... • Sydney, via, : ,May 16 •• ...': ; ."Whangape ... '• ... Newcastle , v May 17 - - Kamoua ... ... Newcastle / ... . May 17 • - Maneno ... '•« "• ... Sydney./ , ... • May 18 Maitai /L'-f'- : ... ... Southern ports.. v May 18 Kii ... r ... j "... Southern port* May 27 ; tCarftma — .... ... Sydney. •, . June 6 / SAIL. Vessel. i • ' '■--<> 1 From . " Sailed ? • Benorita ... ... Newcastle l- ... ' Apr. 12 Samar " ... ... : ... Columbia River : Apr. 15 Joseph Craig ... . „.. Melbourne > ... 'Apr. 24 Northern Chief ... Newcastle ... .To sail - if ' Amaranth ' ... , 1 ... Puge-t Sound ' - To sail ' ft ' Loch sarve . ; ; ; Marseilles . ... .- To sail' ■ Triton''. ... . ... Maiden Island Duo ." V ; . OVERSEA.,' . " ■■ v ' j :• Approx. Vessel.- : Sailed. " From date:.' • Bimutaka : ... Mar. 15 Liverpool ! May 14 ' ' Muritai ..« • ... Mar. 21 London ... May 15 ft Wiii'uora - — Apl. 13 Calcutta ... May 20 : Karamea ... Mar. 29 Liverpool ... May 25 : Vahvefa.-i ... ; Apl. 4 . Plymouth .j"i Mar 27 Courtfield •'. ... Mar. ' 3 New York... May 23 Bafcaia -.w' •" Apr. 7 . St. John ... May 29 Brauenlela < ... Mar. 26 • New York May 30 M-akura... ... To sail - Vancouver June 3 t Jndrapora'i....; Apr. 8 London ... ; June 4 Kiwaru." .J "... Apr. 21 : London. ~ ... - Juue 10 . • Star of. India ... ; Apl. 26 • London June 20 I Crown of Toledo ■ v.- — . New Yoirk .. Juno 30 ' Kuscara v ... 'Apl: 25 St. John . V July '4 I • ; : Aberlour.:.. : ■~< ApL 24 -'. 'New York:... July 8 I'' ' ' '' ' . ; '- ~ VESSELS TO SAIL FROM AUCKLAND. .' ■ . Approx. Vcs«el. ' . • ' Destination. '.date. Grevhound ... Northern ports May 7 "Kaituna ... Westport • ... May 9 Paksha ... ... • ... London ... May 9 . ■Waitemata Newcastle ... * May 10 .' Niagara... ... ...Vancouver ... . May 10 MokoLa ... ... ... Southern ports May 10 ■Wimmera .Sydney ... May 12 Victoria... ... ... Southern porta May 13 "Monowai... ' ; " ... ... Southern ports May 16 . • Maheno ... "... Sydney ... May 19 ' Maitai ... ... ... Southern ports May 20 Tofua ... . ... i ... Islands and Svd. May 20 Navua ... ... ... Suva, etc. ... May 21 Kia Ora ... ... London, ... May 23 JJarama... ... Vancouver ... June 7 Atua ' ... ' ... ... Islands and Syd. , June 17 VESSELS IN HARBOUR. New Zealand, H.M.S., in stream. Iris, 1 cable steamer, in stream. : Maitai, 5.5.,-at Railway Wharf. Kaituna, s.s., at Ilobson Street Wharf. Navua, s s., in stream. . Amokura, Government training-ship, at Calliop« ' ' Dock Wharf. Squall; s.s., at Hobson Street Extension. Greyhound, aux. schooner, at Hobson Streel ' ' -Wharf. Surrey, s s., at Queer. Street Wharf. ■ . Taluns,-s.s'.,;at Hobson Street Wharf. Koromiko, s.s., at Railway Wharf. Kaipara, : s.s., at Railway Wharf. Tutanekai, Government s.s., at- No. 4 Jetty. ; Bauroto, s.s., in stream. . ' . " ' ' IMPORTS. . ' Per Maitai, from Southern ports: 831 bags oats 2215 aacks wheat, 928 bags flour, ' 657 sack: potatoes. 735 bags onions, 86 sacks pollard, £' Ijaies leather,' 142 packages tea, 40 sacks seed -220. sacks malt, 130 sacks peas, 36 boxes soap, jl cases confectionery, 54 hogsheads and 30 kegs ale 71 cases canned fruit, 40 sacks oatmeal, 320 sack bran, 10 sacks wheatmeal, and sundries. The ; Union. Company's steamer Maitai arrive* from Southern • ports early, yesterday morning ..TUo. vessel was delayed by wet weather at Wei lington, which aefcounts -for her being a da; ; * •: behind' her original time. . The Maitai sails fo the South again, this afternoon^. i. $i&& The turret-deck steamer Koromiko will go h Chelsea - towards V the end of this - week to die v* V large the remainder of her Newcastle ooa ■■ cargo. * • The Richardson :steamer Squall : is loading fo . East i Coast, bay 9 - and Gisborne. She is .to sai - 1 ■ this evening. > ' - ' The' " collier Kaituna arrived from Weatpor westerday morning with a full load of coal. Oi • v -completion of ', discharga tlie s.Kiicnna v . retaiu# fit - ; yteApoxb. ' ' lb »* reported that the BritisK-lodia Stemr Firigztioa Company, h« -pteoal : an«order witl

The Tofua, en. route from Sydney and Island ports ..to Auckland, left Levuka at 1 p.m. on Friday last lor Samoa. She is due at Auckland on May 16. : The- Waitemata"was to have left Timaru last night for Auckland direct, with a cargo of produce. The vessel is duo licre on Thursday evening. . The Kini left Greymouth at 6 a.m. on. Saturday i for Wellington, Picton, and Onehunga. She is due at Onehunga on Thursday, and on completion of discharge returns to Greymouth. Tlio Union (Company's steamer Talune is timed to sail at noon to-day for the Cook and Society Islands. . The Manuka left the Bluff last evening for Hobart and Melbourne. She is duo at Melbourne on Saturday next. From Gisborne the Tyser liner Indrabarah proceeds to Wangauui roadstead, I-tffctelton, and Wellington. She will complete her Homeward loading at the latter port, and is to sail from there for London oil May 23The Federal-Shire liner Esses was to have left Wangnnui roadstead last evening lor Avonmoutn, via Las Palm Mr. Gilbert, late fourth officer of Hie Tonga-' riro, has ~ transferred to the Komata as third, in place of Mr. DalgTeish, who has been promoted to second officer of the Koroato. Mr. Drennan, third officer of the' Flora, has transferred to the Karamu, and Mr. Peters, fourth of the Mokoia., is now third officer of the Flora. Mr. Clark, iate second officer of the Komata, has transferred to the Mapourika in a similar capacity. Mr. H. C. Williamson, assistant purser of the Moeraki, and Mr. S. Jones, assistant purser of tho Maori, have exchanged positions. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Opawa is to be despatched from n e;lingtoii lor London on Friday next. The Union Company's steamer Kowhal, which left Dunedin for the Campbell Islands last. Friday rooming, will bring back whale oil and other material from the islands. ' Tho Italian ship Australia, which came to Auckland some time ago from Marseilles, with a cargo of roofing tiles, was on the unemployed list at Melbourne up to a few weeks ago. It is not unlikely that the Australia will be ordered to Newcastle. -- - . : . Mr. J. B. Smith, late purser of the Mararoa, is to loin the Niagara as extra purser at- Auckland. He will transfer to the Makura at Honolulu, and again to the Marama fit Auckland, and will continue to exchange vessels every trip at the two ports mentioned. The Union Company's i steamer Maheno, which sailed for Sydney Inst night, has on board 80 saloon and 140 steerage ' passengers. She is due at Sydney on Friday. The New Zealand Shipping Company has fixed the Federal-Shire steamer Devon to load at Montreal for Australian and New Zealand ports, to sail about May 20. She will be followed by the steamer Matatua, to sail on June 20. The German barque Martha Bockhahn, which recently discharged a cargo of West port coal at Matupi, left that port on the 7th ult for Sydney Heads for orders. Upon arrival off the heads she will be instructed to" again proceed to Westport, and there load another cargo of coal for the Islands. , There arrived at Fremantlo on the 6th ult from Cardiff, a new steamer named the Hawkhead, *622 tons register, which was recently built for Messrs. Crawford and Rowat, Limited, owners of the well-known Tort Line of sailing vessels. The Hawkhead, which was recently taken 'up on time-charter, will load coal.at Newcastle for an American port, after which she will proceed to Puget Sound to load lumber for an Australian port. ... Tho Government training-ship Amokura returned to port last' evening from the Hauraki Gulf, an.'i berthed at the Calliope Bock Wharf. Captain W. Douglas, of the barque Rona, returned to Auckland from Sydney by the Maheno on Sunday. -Captain R. Campbell is in temporary eor.is:W:d of the Rona. Mr. A. Vi'ynn-WUliams, assistant-purser of the afaitai, ; av.d : Mr. G. Burgess, assistant-purser of the TtolaiK, have exchanged positions. •; The hK.-.juentine Handa - Isle sailed from Hoki-ang-s, ywterdav tot Sydney. She is loaded with sbout 23C,COC«t of white pine timber, after discharge of which she will go to Newcastle to load a : oargo of piles for Napier. The Maitai's departure for East Coast and Southern ports has been postponed until 4 p.m. to-day. ; The barqutntine Senorita is now 24 days out on * the passage from Newcastle to Auckland. She should put in an appearance at any time. A three-masted scow passed Cape Maria Van Diemen yesterday morning, bound east. She will probably be - the Arnah-Na»Pogue, from Greymouth to.Auckland, with a full cargo of timber. MARAMA ARRIVES AT 7 A.M. TO-DAY. Wireless reports received by the Union Company yesterday from the captain of the R.M.S. [aroma stated that . the vessel- will arrive at Auckland at 7 a.m. to-dsy from - Vancouver and way ports.. The liner, after undergoing medical inspection in the stream, will berth at th* new Queen Street • Wharf. She is timed to continue her voyage to ' Sydney at 5 p.m. to-day. MOKOIA RANKING . LATB. The. Union Company advises ; that the Mokoia, the . mid-week steamer from Southern jorts, was detained at Lyttelton by wet weat'ier at the latter end of last week. She is to ieave Wellington this evening for Napier, G&borne, and Auckland, and will sot sow arrive here until Friday morning. £.?, i-,7 TO LOAD A3? NEWCASTLE. The local office of the Union-.Company announces that the' collier. Kamona has been fixed to load a coal cargo at Newcastle at the end of this week for Auckland.' The Whangape will also load at Newcastle this week for Auckland. NIAGARA'S CARGO.: The - Canadian-Australasian : Royal' Mail steamer Niagara," which -is due at Auckland from Sydiaejr on Friday, morning, on the outward voyage 10 /Vancouver, via,way , ports, will load the following : cargo at this port 620 - quarters of , beef, 290 carcases . of veal, 165 sacks |of ■ frozen meats, 500 carcases of mutton, 600 boxes :cl butter, 50 tons flax, 50 bales wool, 100 cases of Jam, 150 socks of onions, , and 150 cases of kauri gum. : 'FEDERAL-SHIRK LIKE SAILINGS. • Some alterations in the Federal-Sliire Line sailing programme '■ from • the United i Kingdom are announced. :: The Nairnshire, originally intended to leave London on - May 6 for Australia, will not get away before May 20, while the Suffolk, iimcd to sail on Slav 21 from Liverpool for v New Zealand portal will sot .get away before May 31. • THE : FIR'S 'ON TOE, COURTFIELD. i, The steamer Court field, which is under chartei to the United »Tvser Line, arrived, at Melbourne on April 28 from "New York, en route to Sydney and New Zealand 'ports. . During the voyage,- on. March ,30,; a • fire occurred on board, which ' caused considerable excitement among nei officers and crew, as quite close to the seat oi the outbreak a quantity : oil turpentine oil: and other inflammable material a was stowed. Cap tain .' Wiseman stated that had the flames ixol been subdued before, they spread to this cargo there would • have been no option but: for al : hands to take to the boats, and abandon. th< ship. : • Luckily, however, this ..was averted, th< fire, . after about two hours' strenuous fizh'tint on the part of the crew, being completely ex tinguished. u This / incident occurred when tin vessel - was about three days' steam from St Vincent (Cape Verde Islands), in the North At lantlc Ocean. - A good deal of cargo was dam aged by fire and water. BY WIRELESS. ;■ The following vessels are expected to be withit wireless range of the Auckland radio station to 'night Niagara (Sydney to Auckland), Kia Ori (Auckland to Wellington), Maheno (Auckland t< Sydney), Ulimaroa (Sydney to Wellington) Marama (Auckland to Sydney), Manuka (Bluif ti Hobart), Talune (Auckland to Rarotouga), Wlm mere (Dunedin to Lyttelton), Nnvua (Aucklan< to Wellington), Maitai (Auckland to Gisborne) and Roserio. 'V ■ - • ; ' NAVUA IN THE STREAM. " At an early hour till* montf.tig the Union Com pany's serine." Kavua arrived . 'it Auckland iron Suva viiiisei, and * anchored in . the stream. , Sh will berth at Queen Street Wharf .at 8 a.m. and, after discharging * (junrrfity; of fruit am general cargo, /Ails lor and westpor this • evening. . . r . ' RONA IN THE GULF. Early yesterday morning a barque was stghtei outside Tiritiri, which proved .to "be the locally owned trader Bona, which sailed from Newcast* for Auckland on April 24. The vessel was beat ing about the gulf all' day against a: southerl; wind, and had not reachcd port up to an earl; hour this morning. She is loaded with a carg of coal and coke consigned, to Messrs. Winston* Limited, after discharge of which she will loa timber at Auckland for Sydney. a