SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16624, 22 August 1917, Page 5

SHIPPING.

High Water. Auckland— 9.50 a.m. • 10.15 p.m. a•' !>•" Maniikau—ll.49 a.m.; — p.m. bun—Rises. 6 28 a.m.; sets. 5.20 p.m. Moon—First Quarter. August 26, 6.38 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. Rainfall in City for 24 hours endod nudnieht Aus. 21 (HERALD gauge) .16in.

Moderate to strong northerly -winds have predominated. The barometer lias fallen everywhere.. and cloudiness baa increased, with rain m parts. TO-DAY'S FORECAST. Present indications are for northerly to westerly winds, increasing strong to gale. expect cloudy, unsettled weather, with rain, generally, and snow on the higher levels in where U a a barometer everyPORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. MAXAIA (6.10 p.m.). 1159 tons. Norbury, from Whanearei- In Saloon: Misses Hat'jc.d, Mv-Glen Christie (2), Brown, Hall, -inornpson. Gilsop, Clausen. Irving, McLeod, ~a n" Lodge, Brighara, Mcsdames Hoiloway. t.»rr. Russell. Rivorsodgo. Finnerty, Hoara, Finnerty, Smith, Alcock, Den* Over (1), McAndrew. boawetl and 2 children. Clausen, Look wood and child, Dowoll. Moore, Sax ton. Over, Archibald. Campbell and child. Ken - ') Pr 'y • I'oa and child, Messrs. Hoilowav, bands, Gordon Coward, Hales. Reuse, Buckley . Whitehead. Rouse, Franks, McAndrew. rioiirn, Mcßae. McKenzie. Carter, Mct utcheon. Main. Harnett Pawhao. Dysart., Irnne. Mouneon. Lamb, Morgan. Blomfield, Dunn I nishch. Baker. Had, McAndrew, lioswell, Going, Foulkes. Hay ward. Moore, boston. Smith. Rademacher. Fleet. Chissell, Smeath Bolton. Barnes. McMillan, Leo, Lokinel n Holgato. Sergeant-Maior Butcher, l>r. Walker; and 26 steerage.— Co f TANTWHA ( 5 20 a.m.), 263 tons. Freeman from t aoroa.Northern Co. ' WAIFIT '3.20 p.m.), 201 tons. Pert, from Coroxnandel.—Northern Co.

DEPARTURES. WAIMARIE (midnight), for Paeroa, KANIERI (7.10 p.m.). for Whangaroi. TASMAN (10.10 p.m.), for Whakatane. GLENELG (6.10 p.m.). for Whangarei. KARORI (5 p.m.). for Wcstport. CLANSMAN (5.45 p.m.). for Russell. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Ngapuhi, from Taurnnga, at 7 a.m. Mako, from East Coast bays. Waiotahi. from Opotiki. at 7 a.m. Kanicri, from Whangaroi. at 7.30 a.m. Daphne, from Mercury Bay. at 10 a.m. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Manaia, for Whangarei, at 10 p.m. Aupouri, for Hokianga, at noon. Daphne, for Great Barrier, at midnight Fairburn, for Opotiki. at 3 p.m. Tho Aupouri sails for Onehunga. -via Hokianga. to-day. While at Onehunga she will relieve the Rimu while that vessel is in tho New Plymouth run in the place of the Rarawa. tho latter vessel coming on to Auckland tor her annual overhaul. The Regulus will arrive at Onehunga from Nelson on Wednesday. August 29. She will leave the following day for West Coast ports. THE KAMONA. Tho Kamona is to load a cargo at Wcstport for Auckland this week. Part of her cargo will be discharged at the King's Wharf. « THE POHERUA. The Poherua is booked to load a full cargo of chaff at Picton for Onehunga on. Friday. RICHARDSON STEAMERS. The Mako is due to-night from Napier, via East Coast bays. She is timed to sail again for the bays on Friday evening. Tho Awahou will not reach Auckland from the coast until Saturday morning, and will sail on the return trip on Monday.

COAL-WORKING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT. The hulk Prince of Wales, belonging to the Blackball Coal Company, has been fitted with electric light to facilitate coaling at nighttime. It is now 18 months since the com pany's hulk Blackwall was fitted with a steam generating plant, which proved bo satisfactory that the company decided to equip its other vessel with electric light.

Official report issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Wind. Bar. Ther. Weather Cape Maria... N.W., fr. 20.79 69 Hazy Kussell N.W., It. '29.63 66 Cloudy Maiiukau H. XV. fresh 29.68 58 Cloudy Auckland ... W.N.W.. f. 29.69 61 Fair iauranga ... W light 29.68 57 Fair kast Capo ... N.W., br. 29.70 67 Cloudy tnsborne ... N.E., It, 29.63 67 Fair Ft. Ahurm... S.E., light 29.62 50 Fair Wellington N. light 29.61 61 Fair A. Plymouth N.W.. It. 29.63 57 Overcast Wanganui ... S.W., br. 29.68 65 Fair le Foul wind N.E., It. 29.49 88 Fair mouth... E., breeze 29.49 38 Cloudy btephon Is. E.. light 29.60 47 Cloudy V, Campbell N.. fresh 29.56 48 Fine Akaroa Liaht N.. fresh 29.61 42 Fine It Chalmers N.E., r . 29.60 45 Fair 131115 ... K.E.. It. 29.43 45 Cloudy