SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17449, 20 April 1920, Page 3

SHIPPING.

[lgh Water. Auckland : 7.51 a.m ; 8.16 p.m. figh Water, Manukan Heads:'9.so a.m. ; 10.15 p.m. lira—Rises. 6.22 a.m.; sets. 5.18 p.m. loon: First quarter. April 26. 0.58 a,m. WEATHER REPORT. tainfall in City for 24 hours ended midnight. April 19 (Hebaij) gauge) .69in. Official report issued at 4 p.m. ay:Wrnd. Bar. Tber. Weather. !ape Maria... W., fresh 30.12 66 Hazy lußSell ... N.. fresh 30.04 66 Showery fanukau H. W.N.W., £. 30 01 60 Overcas* lUckland _. N.W..U. 29.98 64 Rain. 'auraasa _. N., fresh. 30.06 64 Overcast iisborne ... N.E., br. 30.09 66 Overcast H. Ahuriri... E., br. 30.05 66 Overcast Wellington... X.. fresh 29.88 60 Cloudy I. Plymouth W., fresh 29.94 65 Fair '.. Egmont... N.i V.. fr. 29.33 65 Fair Vanganui ... N.W., 'A. 29.91 67 Gloomy 'arewell 5.... N.W., fr. 23.93 58 Cloudy '. Foulwind N.W., fr. 29.75 60 Overcast ingymouth... N.W.. fr. 29.75 58 Showery Stephen 15... W., fresh 29.90 55 Cloudy ;. Campbell N.. fresh 29.79 61 Cloudy Lkaroa Lt.... N.E., It. 29.66 60 Hazy 't. Chalmers S.W., It. 29. 60 Dnzsle Nuggets ... S.E., fr. 29.70 55 Rain A westerly storm area has dominated, and he weather has been unsett'od, with rain n most parts of the country. Northerly o westerly winds, strong to gale, have pre■ailed. Present indications are for westerly rinds, strong to gale, backing to southerlies. Che ..iarometer will rise everywhere soon, Cloudy, unsettled and colder weather may be ixpected, with further rain probable ecner--1.11 y and snow on the higher level's in the south. PORT OF AUCKLAND. DEPARTURES. ■Daphne (5 p.m.), for Mercury Bar; Waipu (5 m.), for Whangarei Heads- Apanui (5.15 p.m.). for Awanui; Chelmsford (6.50 pJU.), for Whangarei; Ngapuhi (7 p.m.), f*r Tanranga; Claymore 19.15 p.m.). for Houhora; Clansman (10.20 p.m.). for Russell; Manama (10 p.m.), for Whangarei. — « VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Niagara, from Vancouver, 6 ajn. Atua, from Suva, 11 a.m. Ngapuhi. from Tauranga, 7 a.m. Manaia. from Whangarei, 6.30 p.m. Taniwhti. from Paeroa, 4 a.m. Waipu, from Mangapai, 7 p.m. Ngatiawa. from P&renga, 8 a.m. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Arahura, for Gisbpme and Napier, 3 p.m. Jubilee, for Niue'* Island. OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS. Niagara, sailed from Vancouver, March 27, due Auckland, April 20. Moana. Lett San Francisco, March 27; due Wellington, April 20. Makura. left Auckland, April 6, for Vancouver. Tofua, left San Francisco for Wellington, April 10. lonic, left Southampton, March. 31; due Auckland, May 15. VESSELS IN PORT. In Stream— H.M.C.S. Iris. Queen's Otaki, Arahura. Central Wharf Canadian Raider, Talune, Rothesay Bay. King's —Opawa, Rakanoa, Huia. In Calliope Dock Louis Thwranlt. North Wall—Kittawa. Hobson Wharf—Jubilee, Kakapo. The Talune was floated out of the Calliope Dock yesterday after undergoing an extensive overhaul. She is expected to sail for the Eastern Pacific about the end of this month. The Rakanoa will leave for Newcastle -on discharge of her cargo of coal. She will lift another cargo of coal at Newcastle for a New Zealand port not yet disclosed. The Ajana, the vessel recently purchased by tie New Zealand Shipping Company. will in future, be known as the Otarama. She is expected to sail from St. John on May 10 for Auckland and other New Zealand ports. The Arahura will shift from the Queen's to the King's Wharf this morning, and will sail for Gisborne and Napier at 3 p.m. to-day. The Moeraki will be docked at Sydney this week, and her departure from Sydney for Wellington has been postponed until Friday. The three-masted schooner Louis Thierault was floated into Calliope. Dock yesterday for a general overhaul. . - t The Arawa is expected to leave Southampton early next month for New Zealand porta. The Kauri left Newcastle last week for Geelong, where she will loai wheat for New Zealand ports. # THE RIVERINA. The Riverina left Sydney for Auckland at 10 a.m. on Saturday. She will be due here to-morrow morning and an effort will be made to despatch her for Sydney again on Thursday afternoon. GALLIC AND NARENTA. The Gallic is to leave Sydney about May 19 for New Zealand to load meat for Home. The Gallic left London on March 13 for Australian ports. The steamer Narenta is due in New Zealand about June 10 to load meat for the United Kingdom Both vessels are coming to the agency of the Shaw, faavill and Albion Company. NIAGARA DUE THIS MORNING. A message received from the R.M.S. Niagara yesterday stated that she expected, to reach Auckland from Vancouver at 6 a m to-day. She will berth at Queen's Wharf, and will leave for Sydney to-morrow afternoon. ATUA arrives to-day. The Atua is expected to reach Auckland at 11 a.m. to-day from Suva. She will land her passengers at the Queen's Wharf and will then proceed to Chelsea to discharge her cargo of sugar. THE PORT LYTTELTON. - Advices from the Port Lyttelton stated that she expects to arrive at Auckland on Thursday from New York via the -Panama Canal. The Fort Lyttejton left the canal two days before the Otaki. which, arrived here yesterday. She is coming to trie agency of Heather, Roberton. Ltd. AIT AN GAT A LEAVES WESTPORT. The collier Kaitangata, which has been bar-bound at Weslrort since Sat urea y. was ao.e to get away at 10 a.m. yesterday tor Auckland. She is duo here on Thursday. NEW SHAW-SAVILL STEAMER. The twin-screw . cargo steamer Tairca, which was built to the order ui the imw, Saviii, and Albion Company, Ltd., by S.r W* G' Armstrong. Wrutworth, and Co.. at lueir Armstrong shipyard, was launched in February. The Taixoa is the first mercantile ves.-wl launched from this yard, which wis originally laid out entirely for warship building. Lndor the firm's commercial reconstruction policy, the navav yard is at piesont fully occupied m . the construction of many other types and sizes of mercantile vessels The designed horse-power for trie machinery is 5000. which gives a. speed oi about 13 knots. The vessel la fitted with wireless The Tairoa is of the two-dock and shelter-deck type, .and is insulated throughout for the carnage of frozen and chilled meat. Special attention has been paid in the oosign to the rapid and economical handling of cargo, each hold bem" provided with numerous derricks and winches for this purpose, there being It. ; nches in all. The principal dimensions oi tie vossel are:—Length between perpen diculare. 477 ft: breadth moulded, 62jt 9in; depth, moulded to upper deck, 34ft 4in depth moulded to shelter-deck, 42ft 4m | deadweight on loaded draft of 26ft 9in 11000 tons. The hull is divided into nin< i watertight compartments by means of e.gh trauverse watertight bulkheads. Water ballas is carried in the after-peak and the ioubl bottom extend** the full length of the vesee between this tank and the fore- peak bulk head. The propelling machinery consists* o two sets of Quadruple expansion engines supplied with steam from five boilers, whirl are fitted with Howden's forced-draugli system.