PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16178, 15 March 1916, Page 5

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. OPAWA, s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 7230 tons, Barnes, from West of England, via Australian porta. -A. H. Nathan, Ltd.. agents. TASMAN. s.s. (2.45 p.m.), 171 tons, Cummints, from Whak*tine.-Northem S.S. Co.. agents. _ MANAIA, s.s. (9.15 p.m.), 1159 tons. W. F. Norbury, from Whangarei.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. AVUSLABIE. s.s. (11 p.m.), 245 tons. E. H. Gocrtz, from Paeroa.— b.B. Co.. agents. GAEL, s.s. (8.45 p.m.), 95 tons, J. Taw, from Coromandel.— S.S. to., agents.

DEPARTURES. . WESTBALIA, s.B. (9.55 p.m.), 2884 tons, Bates, for Southern ports. Passengers:— For Tokom&ru Bay: Misses Perry, Thompson, Church, Mrs. McCrae, Messrs. Oates, Smith, Williams, Leslie, McCrae. For Gisborne: Misses Nield (2), Walsh, Landoz, Mesdames Coken, Good, Lolkonf and two children, Wykes, Gudgeon, Hailo Giles, Stewart, Messrs. Benjamin. Merriman, MoCullough, Fijson, Shepherd, Drake. AnderEon, Neale, Johnston, Innes, Stewart. Gudgeon, Good, Coken, Archdeacon Williams, Rev. Lane. For Napier: Mesdames Sternberg. Messrs. Finemore, Holdsworth. For Wellington: Miss Crocher, • Mrs. Spencer, Messrs. Kingsbury, Harrison, Jones. For Lyttellon: Misses Griffiths, Cooper, Mathias. For Dunedin: Mrs. Peters, Messrs. Patersom 'Bev. and Mrs. Jolly, end 10 steerage for all ports. GLENELG. s.s. (6.20 p.m.). 283 tons, Jonas, for Whangarei. WEKA, s.s. (6.20 p.m.), 127 tons, Freeman, for Paeroa. NGATIAWA. «.s. (0.45 pjn.), 463 tons. Faulkner, for Opotiki, etc. KANIERI, B.S. (2.20 pjnj. 203 tons, Johnson, for Wliaagaiei. . VESSELS DUE TO-DAY* Karori; from Lyttelton.. NgapuM, from Tauranga, Clsiisraan, from Russell. Apanui, from Awa'nui. Kanieri, from Whangarei.Weka, from Paeroa. Chelmsford, from Marsden Point VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Rinrataka, for Wellington. Manai*. for Whangarei,' Northern' Wharf. Clansman, for Bussell. Northern Wharf. Waimarie, for Paeroa, Northern Wharf. ' Waiotabi, for Great Barrier, Northern Wharf. Daphne, for Coromandel No. 8 Jetty. VESSELS EXPECTED "AT~AUCKLiNI>: COASTAL AND INTER-COLONIAL. Appro*. Vessel. From date. Arahura --« ». East, Coast Mar. 17 Kaituna ... ... Lyttelton ~» Mar. 18 Arawa Wellington Mar. 18 Tarawera Southern port* Mar. 19 Makura Sydney •.. Mar. 21 Monowai ~. ... Southern ports Mar. 23 SAIL. • Sailed. Bona ,m m. - Newcastle) wi Feb. 20

• VESSELS 10 SAIL FROM AUCKLAND.

" Approx. Vessel For date. Arahnra' M ... East Coast Mar. 18 Tarawera ~. > „■ Southern ports Mar. 21 Monowai ... ... Southern ports Mar. 25 Victoria -. "... Southern ports Mar. 28

SHIPPING IN PORT, v Orate, tchooner, in stream. . Southern Cross, mission steamer, rn. stream, Kerera. ketch, at Fitzroy "Wharf. Oom*. 8.5., at King's Wharf, Bakanoa, 8.5., at Chelsea. ■ Birautika. s.s., at Queen's Wharf. Flora, s.s., at King's Wharf., Opiwa, S.S., at King's Wharf.

The Karon is expected to arrive from Lyttelton about noon to-day. ... The Bimutaka leaves at daybreak to-day for Wellington to continue discharging operations. , _„« . As the Kaituna, which left Lyttelton for Auckland on Monday, is calling at, Gisborne and Napier en rente, aha is not ex* pected here before Saturday- ~,.,. The barquentine Lindstol. which lew Auckland with timber for Sydney on February 18, arrived at her destination on March 7., She will complete discharge at NewThe barque Bona,. now due at Auckland from Newcastle, has been ordered to load for Melbourne, thence back to Auckland with artificial manures. , , The C. and D. liner Niwaru arrived at Fremantle from London on March 8. After .»calling at Melbourne and Sydney she wUI ' come to Auckland, being due here towards the end of the month. . , , . The Westralia left for Southern ports last evening. She returns to Auckland on March 26, and is timed to sail for Sydney the following day. The Opawa arrived from the West of England, via Australian ports, yesterday afternoon, and berthed at the King's Wharf. The voyage was uneventful. Qn discharge of 5000 tons of cargo here the Opawa proceeds South to complete discharge. HIGH-PRICED SHIPS. The fine shelter-deck steamer Verdun, of Glasgow, 2694 tons net, and 4295 tens gross register, has been sold through, Liverpool and Glasgow shipbrokere to British buyers for tho extraordinary price of £155,000. which on a deadweight of nearly 8000 tons, works out at nearly £20 per ton. She is practi-l cally a new vessel, having been launched in November. 1914, at Port Glasgow, by Messrs. Russell ?nd Co.. ITALY'S LAEGEST LINER, The trans-Atlantic liner Duilio, the largest and most important passenger ship yet con structed in Italy, has been launched at Genoa for the Navigszione Generale Itahana. The new ship is 27,000 tons burden, and has a speed of 20 knots. She is to be used in the South American service. A LONG WAIT. The American steamer Newton, which left San Francisco on September 30 for Newport New* and Stockholm, and arrived at Balboa on October 15. after waiting there for 84 days, owing to the canal slips, proceeded on her way to Newport News on January 7, then on to Stockholm.