SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16204, 14 April 1916, Page 3

SHIPPING.

I» . — High Water at Auckland—a.m.; 8.51 p.m. _ » _.„ „ Manukau—s.27am.; 5.50pm. Sun— 6.17 a.m. ; seta, 5.26 p.m. Moon— April 18, 4.88 p.m. i I WEATHER REPORT. • Rainfall in City for 24 hours ended • midnight April 13 (HERALD sauge) .OOin. , Tho Meteorological Department supplied i the following weather report at 4 p.m. yes--1 lerdav:" Wind. Bar. Ther. Weather. , Capo Maria E., fresh 30.07 71 Pine , Bussell ... E., fresh 30.08 72 Fine ; Manukau H. S.W., li,?ht 30.11 76 Fine . Auckland ... N.E., ligat 30.10 68 Fine . Tanranga ... N.. light 30.12 69 Fine ■ • East Cape ... W., light 30.05 11 Cloudy . Gisborno ... N., light 30.12 '69 Fine ; Pi. Ahnnri... E„ light 3a05 68 Fine . Ustlepoint... N.W.. light 30.01 67 Cloudy , Wellington... N.N.W.. m.g. 29.97 66 Fair . N. Plymouth W.. light 30.16 68 Fine ! CLgmont... N.N.W., 1. 30,15 71 Fino , Wanganui ... W„ breeze 30.05 70 Fair ; Farewell Sp. W„ light 30.09 66 Fine ,C. Foulwind N., fresh 30.06 60 Overcast . Greymouth... N.. fresh 30.02 63 Cloudy . Stephen 15.... W., fresh 30.10 63 Cloudy . 0 Campbell N.. gale 3009 CO Hazy . Ivaikoura ... Calm 30.00 69 Fair . A £? a Light N.W., fresh 29.75 .74 Cloudy . Ft. Chalmers N.W., br. 29.63 62 Overcast . Njißßets ... N.W., light 29.59 69 Cloudy Bluff... ... N.W.. br. 29.60 63 Cloudy. Strons northerly winds have predominated, ■ especially about Cook Strait. Cloudy weather generally, and falling barometer everywhere. TO-DAY'S FORECAST. ' Present indications are for strong northerly winds, changing to westerly, northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and westerly, changing to southerly, oleewhcre. _ Expect cloudy and boisterous conditions, with rain generally, and colder' weather following shortly. Barometer falling everywhere, but probably rising in the South after about 21 hours. | . | PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. .MANAIA. b.s, (7.10 p.ro.\ 1169 tons, W. F. Norbury, from Whangarei—Northern S.S. Co., agents. WAIOTAHI. b.b. (4.30 p.m.), 278 tone. A. I Stephenson, from the Great Barrier.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. NGAPUHI, us. (5.10 p.m.), 691 tuns, T. Haultuin, for Tauranga. KANIERI, 8.8. (3.20 p.m.), 203 tons, Johnson, for Whangarei. GLENELG, b.s. (6.16 p.m.), 288 tons, J. Quinn, for Whangarei. TANIWHA. as. (6.15 p.m.), 263 tons, J. Freoman, for Paeroa. CHELMSFORD, b.s. (8.5 p.m.), 121 tons, Pert, for Marsden Point. VESSELS DDE TO-DAY. Arahura, from East Coast. . Ngatiawa, from Ohiwa and Opotila Aunouri, from Houhora, etc. Taniwha, from Paeroa. Kanicri, from Thames. Tasman, from Whakatane. • VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Te Anau, for Wellington and Lyttelton. Canopus, for Wcstport. Mannia. for Whangarei, Northern Wharf. Maui, dredge, for Gisborue. Waiotahi, for Coromandel, Northern Wharf. Waimarie, for Paeroa, Northern Wharf. The Kaituna is expeoted to Teach Auckland from tbo Bluff, Oamaru and Timaru on Saturday. The overhaul of the dredge Maui is practically completed, and she may leave Auckland for Gisborne to-day. THE ARAHURA. The Arahura left Gisborno yesterday at 8 a.m., and is expected to reach Auckland about the same hour to-day-NEW TYPE OF OIL SHIP. Cigar-shaped ships, carrying each 20,000 tons of oil, will probably be used to take oil to England from America in the near i future. They will travel under water, or, at least, in an almost submerged position, and bo towed across the ocean by steamers. It has been found that a submerged vessel can I be towed much more easily than an ordinary i vessel of tho same size, this being duo to ! the fact that the vessel is, evon in its surface position, almost entirely submerged, and I the discovery has been made use of in the • design of the new gigantio oil-carriers. Another novelty will be the permanent storage of large quantities of oil under water. Ordin- ' ary oil storago tanks are splendid marks for big guns, and are also vulnerable to attack i from the air. The new method consists in sinking large steel cylinders filled with oil I in on artificial lake, the oil being pumped in or out as required. An air cKamtier in loath cylinder provides means for raising it I to the- surface.