SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4637, 16 April 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. (Calculated tor No w Zealand mean time). APRIL. D. IT. M. East Quarter ... I •> |j* P-” 1 Nov/ Moon 0 1 a - m ' First Quarter ... 15 4 p.m, Full Moon 23 6 20 a.m. Sun rises, 6.36 a.m.; sets, 5.21 p.m. Moon rises, 1.45 p.m.; sets, p.m. High water, 10.53 a.m.; 11.20 p.m. ARRIVED. TUESDAY. APRIL 15.

Pania, s.s., 40 tons. North, from Blenheim, via Port Underwood. Opuwu,, s.s., 70 tons, Clark, from -Bleus.s.. 494 tons, Lake, from West Coast, Nelson and Picton. Passengers— Saloon: Misses Gurney, Casey, McMahon, 801 l (3), Muir, McAlpine, Martin, biovwright, Coulthard, Kelly, Walshe, Crouoher, Buxton, Johnson, Simpson, Love, Mackay, Butler, McArtuey, Wortloy, Kelly, Mesdamea Pethorick, Owen, Russell, Nesbitt and child, Moore (2), Mackay, Butler, Brown, Watson, 8011, Davidson and infant, Karnback and child, Crumpton, Siovwright and 3 children, Watson and 4 children, Woolley, Badman, Miv hone. Love, Darvill, Watty, Pollard, Rev Fahey, Colonel Owen and servant, Messrs Love, Wallace, Jelly man, Wortloy, Bonny, Watloy, Garrick, Hawkeswood, Charamos, Watson, Sulivan, Tnit, Gifford, Cuff, Smith, Crompton, McGregor, MoFarlane. Brown, McVio, McKay, Jones, Crawford, Woolff, Wearno, Mcßreartv, Slade, Head, Cowern, Clothier, Luke, Thompson, Sievwright, Moore, Merritt, Coyle, Macgregor, Cassin, Reynolds, Nicholson, Greer, Tosswill.Wong, Raymond. F oy, Baeyertz.Keau, Hunter-Brown, McArtney, Deainer, Moore, Luke, Bussell, Hepburn, Gavanagh, Kirkwood, Hooton, Graham; 26 steerage. Upolu, s.s., 700 tons, Rolls, from New Plymouth. Mapourika, s.s,, 717 tons, Worrall, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Lane, Baxter, Nihoniho, McNallany (2), Foot, Ockendon, Austin, Sage, Mesdaraes Baxter, Nihoniho (2), Bellamy, Austin, Snodgrass, Ellis and family. Rev Ellis, Messrs Hillary, Ridge, Nihoniho, Tosswell, Roche, Stavoley, Rutherford, Low, Maxwell, Hill, Jones, Bowman, Snodgrass; 26 steerage. „ , , Wasdale, ship, 1755 tons, Hamond, from Adelaide. Moura, s.s., 1278 tons, Beaumont, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier. Passengers—Saloon; Misses Cuff, Rutherford, Mesdamcs Finn, Nicholas, Wallis and 3 children, Wrightson, Woods, Dr Baokvridgo. Rev Murray and family, Messrs Mackay, Machell, Silly. Sproul, Woods, Cleland, Simpson, Nicholas, Wallis, Thompson; 7 steerage. Admiral, s.s., 82 tons, Eckford, from Auckland.

SAILED. TUESDAY, APRIL 15. Moura, s.s., 1278 tons, Beaumont, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers—Saloon: Por Lyttelton—Misses Colville, Mullaney. Geo, Hope. Simpson, Mesdames Bae, Lamb, Dobbie, Silvani, Foley and 2 children, Boldingham, Messrs Heard, Rae, McIntosh, Smith. MoFarlane, MoLaohlan, Fay, Redstone, Hawkesworth, Russell, Burke, Cuff, McGregor, Vickerman, Melladen, Tosswill, Bull, Farrar, Dobbie, Cooper. For Dunedin—Misses Gill, Maxwell, Fergus, Fraser, Rae, Mesdames McGill, Coschinie, Rae, Bean, Mitchell, Johnson and family, Rev Williams, Messrs Rae, Barmelle, Brown, Lawrence. McColl, Johnson, Morris, Dunbar, Reis, Henningham, Anderson Dramatic Company (20); 11 steerage for both ports. Mapourika, s.s.. 717 tons. Worrall, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: For Picton—Misses McCulloch, Austin, Mrs Austin, Messrs Rigg, Adams. For Nelson—Misses Cross (2), Batchelor, Mesdames Smith, Goulston, Leahy and child, Messrs Bowen (2), Allan, Rigg, Good, Smith. Goulston; 6 steerage for both ports. Stormbird, s.s., 137 tons, Mclntyre, for Wanganui. , Charles Edward, s.s., 123 tons, Wildman, for Nelson and West Coast. Opawa, s.s., 70 tons, Clark, for Blenheim. . . Potono, s.s., 388 tons. Christian, for Greymouth. Aorere. s.s., 45 tons, Tinney, for Patea. Wakatu. s.s., 95 tons. Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Pukaki, s.s., 850 tons, Stringer, for Westport. Queen of the South, s.s., 121 tons. Manly, for Foxton. AVEDNESDAY, APRIL 16. Upolu, s.s., 700 tons. Rolls, for Picton and Smith. Passengers Saloon: For Picton—Miss Mookett, Mrs Mookett, Messrs Hall, Young, Spicer; 5 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Norfolk, from Brisbane, this day Rotomahana, from Lyttelton, this day Takapuna, from, Onehunga and New Plymouth, this day Huia. from Wanganui, this day Mana, from Patea, this day Opawa, from Blenheim, this day Talune, from Sydney, this day Kotnku, from Westport, Thursday Charterhouse, from Westport, Thursday Rotokino, from Port Chalmers, Thursft|cahu, from Napier and East Coast, Thursday. Mararoa, from South, Thursday Queen of the South, from Foxton, Thursday. Aorere, from Patea, Thursday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rotomahana, for Lyttelton, this day, at 5 p.m. Haupiri, for Picton. Nelson ana West Coast, this day, at noon. _ Opawa; for Blenheim, this day, at midnight. Huia, for Wanganui, this day, at 5 p.m. Perthshire, for London, this day Mana, for Patea, this day, at 5 p.m. Manaroa', for Havelock and Sounds, this day. at 3 p.m. To Kapu, for Motueka, this day, at 2 p.m. . Kahn, for Napier and East Coast, this day, at 4 p.m. . , . , Panin, for Blenheim, this day Talune,' for Melbourne via Southern ports and Hobart, Thursday. Mararoa, for Sydney via Auckland, Thursday Mapourike, for Picton and Nelson, Thursday Takapuna, for New Plymouth and Onohunga, Thursday Queen of the South, for Foxton, ThursWaverley, for Nelson' and West Coast, Friday Aorero, for Patea and Opunake, Friday. VESSELS IN PORT. QUEEN'S WHARF. , Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons. VVasdale, ship, 1755 tons. Pania, s.s., 40 tons. ■ Kumara, s.s., 4020 tons. Manaroa, s.s., 50 tons. Te Kapn, s.s., SO tons. Bnthwell, barque, 1130 tons. River Boyne, barquentlne, 460 tons. WOOL WHARF. Admiral, s.s., 82 tons. Jessie Osborne, barque, 1058 tons. RAILWAY WHARF. Southern Isle, scow, 100 tons. GLASGOW WHARF. Perthshire, s.s., 3622 tons. BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, Tuesday. Sailed—Miguel Dolarringa, for Bluff. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Sailed—Zealandia, for East Coast, Wellington, Lyttelton /and Dunedin. Passengers for Wellington—Miss Congrave, Mesdames Davidson and child. Willis (2) and 2 children, Teague, Messrs V»ills, Rattray, Willis, Milner, Hamilton. Stern, Davidson; 6 steerage. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Sailed—mararoa, for Sydney via Lyttelton, Wellington, East Coast and Auckland. Passengers for Wellington—Misses Sinclair, Pirio (3), Baker, Hislop, Harahan, Mesdames Smail, Pirie, Sinclair, Messrs McLaughlin, Wood, Pain, Pirie; 8 steerage. LYTTELTON, Tuesday. Arrived—Rotomahana (7 a.m.), from for Wellington. Passengers Misses Lumsden, Maddison, Peagram. Dadelszen, Brice, Horn, Moore. MoGirr, Hamilton, Wright, Stevenson, Hunt (2), Webb, Robinson, Morris, Mo- . Gregor., Mulligan (2), Irvine. Mesdames

Stewart, Maddison. Styes and 2 children, Coradino and child, Wing, Neale and child, Maci'arlane, Hamilton, McCarthy, Hannan and 2 children, Jetfcoates, Pender, Jones, Messrs Salmon, Darby, Maddison, Geliy, Oxley, Styes, Wing, Irons, Mulligan, Wright, McKay, Mansfield, Blackmoro, Pearless, MoLeay, Sellers, Marshall, Nicoll, Watt, Griffiths, Williams, McKenzie, Mullins, Mirams, McCarthy, Hewitt, Brice, Jeffreys, /Brannigan, Oates, Brent, Blackmorc, Rennie, Janes, Hercus. NAPIER. Tuesday. Arrived—Te Anau (11.20 a.m.), from 'Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. Arrived—Takapuna (4.20 a.m.), from Onehunga. , , „ , Sailed—Takapuna (12.20 p.m.), for Wellington. To sail—Botoiti (9 p.m.), for Onehunga. ONEHUNGA, Tuesday. _ Arrived, early Tutanokai, from Kaipara. TIMAEU, Tuesday. Sailed—Agapanthus (3.30 p.m.), for Oamaru. PICTON, Tuesday. Arrive*! —Mapourika (4.50 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Mapourika (6.10 p.m.), for Nelson. WANGANUI, Tuesday. Sailed—Huia (2 p.m.). for Wellington. PORT CHALMERS, Tuesday. Sailed—Rotokino <4.45 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, Tuesday. Sailed—Mokoia (0 p.m.), for Hobart and Melbourne. Messrs Archibald, McMillan and Sons, Ltd., Dumbarton, have launched a large steel four-masted ship, about 3400 tons gross register, and 5200 tons deadweight. The vessel, which was named the Urania, is fitted with two deep water ballast tanks, steam winches and donkey boiler, Jarvis patent brace winches, and every recent improvement. She been built to tho order of Messrs B. Wenoke and Sohne, Hamburg. Yesterday morning tho Upolu brought to Wellington from Taranaki 915 boxes of butter for transhipment to Australia. The repairs to tho barque Jessie Osborno are beiug pushed on rapidly, and next week the vessel will again commence to load wool for London. To-day the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Paparoa is to leave Lyttelton for Waitara. She will arrive at this port on Sunday. , The Government steamer Tutanekai is to leave Onehunga to-day for New Plymouth and Wellington. The steamer Hails left New York on the oth inst. for New Zealand via Fremantle. The Hafls will he followed by tho steamer Beira, which is advertised to leave New York on the 15th May. Mr E. Looney, jun., late of Luke and Co.'s ‘foundry, has passed examinations as a third-class marine engineer and as a first-class stationary engine-driver. SHIP WASDALE. FROM ADELAIDE. Yesterday morning the ship Wasdale, from Adelaide, was towed into harbour. Captain Hamond reports leaving Adelaide on the 29th March, and experiencing strong south-west winds to Gape Borda thence northerly winds till off Tasmania. Prior to sighting Cape Farewell last Sunday strong southerly winds prevailed. Cargo for Wellington consists of 73 tons salt and 50 tons flour. Tho vessel has also on board 850 tons concentrates for London from Adelaide. The vessel will load wool at this port for London under charter to Mr G. H. Scales, and should leave for her destination in about a month’s time. THE TONGAEIRO. PRESS ASSOCIATION. HOBART, Tuesday. The steamer Tongariro sailed at 6 a.m. for New Zealand. THE WEATHER. TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS The following weather reports from typical New Zealand stations wore received at 5 p.m. yesterday: Manukaxi Heads. —Wind, south-west fresh; barometer, 30 36; thermometer, 62. General remarks—Showery; sea rough. New Plymouth.—Wind, west, light; barometer, 30 01; thermometer, 65. General remarks —Fine; sea slight swell. Castlepoict.—Wind, north-west, light; barometer, 29.90, thermometer, 53. General remarks —Fine; sea moderate. Wellington.—Wind, south, light,* barometer, 29.00; 1 hermometer, 50. General remarks —line. Westport.—Wind, south-west, fresh; barometer, 30 00; thermometer, £4. General remarks—Fine; sea moderate. Kaikoura.—Wind, north-east breeze; barometer, 20 90: thermometer, 57. General remarks—Fine; sea moderate. Oamaru. —Wind, south-west, light; barometer, 29.85; thermometer, 54. General remarks—Fine; sea moderate. Bluff.—Wind, west, moderate gale; barometer, 29.83; thermometer, 50. General remarks—Showery. Moderate southerly winds and increasing pressure, with cold weather, are to be expected in all parts of the country. E. A. EDWIN. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS. Tho following reports of the weather at the nndermentioned typical Australian stations were received at tho Colonial Museum yesterday;— Albany, 14th.—Wind, west; barometer, 80.2. General remarks—Fine and clear. Hobart, 14th.—Wind, calm; barometer, 30.2. General remarks—Calm; threequarter clouded. Sydney, 15th. —Wind, calm; barometer, 80.8. General remarks—Half clouded. OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were aa follow:—Barometer, 29.023; maximum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 63.5; minimum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 55.0; wind, south. R. B. GORE. COLONIAL OBSERVATORY. CHRONOMETER-BATING NOTICE. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. The ball will drop at noon precisely, at which hour a chronometer sot to Greenwich Mean Time should show 12h 80m. Any difference will be the error of the chronometer, fast or slow on Greenwich Mean Time. , True time will also be given to-day by hourly galvanometer signals to the Museum and the Public Telegraph Office. N.B.—For the information of shipmasters, a rad and white pennant is displayed over the time-ball tower on those days on which the ball may be used for close-rating purposes. T. KING, Observer. Colonial Museum. Wellington. IBth April, 1902.