SHIPS AND SHIPPING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7446, 22 May 1911, Page 10

SHIPS AND SHIPPING

PHASES OF THE MO OH. mat.

Sun rises. 6-57 a.m.; sets. 4.58 u.m. Moon sets, 1.51 p.m. High ■ water, 10.59 a.m.; 11.25 p.m. ARRIVED. a SATURDAY. MAT 20. MARAHOA, b.s. (6.45 a.m.). 2598 tons, Manning, from'Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon —Misses bo Man, Anderson, Owen. Shinaw, Connelly. McKay, it out, Kussel), Buchanan, McFarlane, Drewett, Ward, Fergus, Is urso Robertson, Me-d.ames Nairn, Daly, Bowie and two children. Anderson,- Brailsford, Rutherford, Chctwin and child., Kyle, Boss, Kemp and two children, Ristell, Dudley, Chilterton, Painter, Gieslcr, Morlcy. Jeffries, White, Cook, McOaskey, Ballance, Fergus, Thorpe, Hon. T. Fergus, Messrs Ferguson, Capper, Waterhouse, Gardner, Daly, Halley. Maoklow, Wilson, Forbes, Chctwin, Anderson, Poole, Boss, McMillan, Kemp, Haggety, Haymes, Elsworthy, Giles, Mitchell (2), Morrison. Eagloston, Hill, McLeod, Painter, Clark, Tliomas, Gieslcr. Morley, Ilaync.?, Flaming, Hadliold, Hay, Gamble, Pcarcc. Grihble, Aitken, Orchard, Miles, Wild, McKenzie, Madden, Heatley, Moore, McLennan. McCastney, Gass, White, Walker. Wynne, Heine, Holdsworth, Gardiner, MoCaskey, Hall, Wright: 37 steerage. KAPITI. s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 242 tons. Sawyers, from Pict-on. , VICTORIA, s.s. (11.55 a.m.). 2969 tons, Enfcwisle, from Sydney, Auckland. Gisborne, and Napier. ' Passengers; Saloon—Miss Sweet, Miss Cable, Mrs Cable, Messrs A. J. Powlev, G. H. Carne. T. Brown, Finch, Parks,* R. Forrester, ,A. J. Young; 6 steorNIKATJ, s.s. (9.20 a.m.). 252 tons. Hay. from ■ Motuoka and Nelson. DIZZIE TAYLOR. ketch (10.40 a.m.), 77 tons, Petersen, from Timaru. RAKANOA, s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 2246 tone. Carson, from Westport. MAPOUBIKA. s.s. (5.40 p.m.), 1203 tons. McLean, from Greymouth, Westport, and Nelson. Passengers: Saloon-Misses Rankin, Wheeler. Gibson, Mesdames Armstrong, Gibson, Nash, Kennedy, McWilliams, Cotton and two children. Green and boy. Ellison, Major Wilson, Messrs Baker, Myers, Beck, Reader, ’ Sykes, Keen, Gcorgeson, Amtman, Ayers, Rankin. Turner, Woodroffe, Caldwell, Heine (2), Begg, Gorman; seven steerage. PATHBNA, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 1212 tons.

Carey, from Nelson and Picton. Passen- . gers: Saloon —Misses Kaikes. Brusewitz, j Babin, Keir, Kawiinson, Flours. Morris, Mesdames Ryden, Sherwood and child. Fathers, Fell, Brusewitz. Cooper and child, Sherwood and child. Satchell, Ferguson. Milroy, Humphries, Blight, Cleaver. Holland. Jensen, Nico:, Harley, Hon. Mills, Dr Nairn, Messrs Ryden, Smith 13), Rogers. Sherwood. Bruce, Eaikos (2), Morgan, Duncan, Bruse* witz, Eyre. Chatfie-d, Craig, Thompson, 1 Oliver, Nelson. Widdop, Keir, Kcbbell, Humphries, Blight, Dixon, Smith, Nicholas, Guiia, Bearden, Haydan, Oxley, Wilson. Warburton, Baton, Stanton, McClusker, Jordan, Shugar, Watson, McDonald, Evans, Collins, Captain Kenny; eight steerage. SUNDAY. MAY 21. WHANGAPE s.s. (6.40 a.m.), -2931 tons. White-Parsons, from Westport. "WAITEMATA, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 5432 tons. Vint, from Calcutta, via Singapore, Sama- 1 rang and Auckland. ~ MAORI, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 5559 tons, Aldwell, | from Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon —Misses Thompson, Parsons, Coates,.. Williamson,: Marks, Johnson, Bremner, Frankish (2), w il- j berg and two children, Turnbull. Townsend. M'esdames Buckingham, Strachan, Eldred, Hodgkins, Dingle, Lough, Mandell, | Winchcombe, Gilliver, Turnbull, Sir Geo. j Clifford, Dr Holes Rev. Hooper, Messrs Buckingham, Sullivan,’ McEwen, Herrics, M.P., Allen, Turnbull, Bell, Starkey. Hall, iveith, Sellars, Cohen, McEvedy, Boal, Mollard, Menzenthin, Dingle, Koch, Byrne, Vincent, Cox, Hodgkins, A. and K. Duncan. McEwan, Bidwill, Munro, Barnes, Nathan. McLean, Shanley. Brittenden, Pratt, Grahanii Abbott, Reid, Lees, Clark, Lindsay, Hamilton, Mitchell, Nicoll, Gilliver, Willberg, Smart. Clarkson, Batgcr; 36 steerage. TARAWERA, s.s. (12.55 p.m.), 20C3 tons, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passengers; Saloon—Miss Hansty, Mesdames Arhdge, Bickham, Messrs Arlidge, Thomson, Beauchamp, Betheridge*; eight steerage. ARAPAWA, s.s. (1.55 p.m.), 268 tgns. Corby, from Lyttelton. MOA, a.s. (4.35 p.m.), 115 tons, Sawyer, from Motueka. , WAKATU. s.s. (6.35 p.m.), 157 tons. Wills, from Lyttelton and JKaikoura. NGATORO, s.s. (7.10 p.m.), 1137 tons, Christian, from Greymouth. DEFENDER, s.s. (8 p.m.), 190 tons, Jamieson, from Greymouth. PUKAKI, s.s. (midnight), 1444 tons, Tate, from Port Chalmers, SAILED. SATURDAY, MAT 20. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s-s. * (10.5 a.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. ARAIiURA, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 1596 tons, Lambert. tor Picton, Nelson,, 'Westport and Greymouth. Passengers—l6o saloon and >0 sieex'aee lor all ports. KAITOA, s.s. (2 p.m.), 117 tons, Graham, for Westport and Greymouth. KOMATA. s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 1994 tons, Beiihton. for Westport. MORAYSHIRE, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 5576 tons, Howard, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. NIKAU, s.s. (5 p.m.), 248 tons. Hay, for Nelson and Motueka. POHERUA, 6.s (5.20 p.m.), 1175 tons, Bohm, for Greyiuouth. VICTORIA, s.s. (8.15 p.m.), 2969 tons, Entwisle, for Dunedin. MAEAROA. s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 2598 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon — Misses Lindsay, Aickcn, Hawkins, Elder, Ma&on (3), Vallance, Pinlayson, Gibson, B.aUe, Warner, Henderson, Doffleld, Mosdames Board, Sawtell, Harris, Grimwood, Mason, Butcher, Deighton, Lough, Harris, Weatherley, Messrs Board. Murgatroyd, Rattray, Soott, Baker, Sawtell, Barltrop, iCelsall, Bradley, Filves, Rennell (2), Ross, Sutherland, Sage, G. Sparks, Menzies, Watson, Melville, Harries, Weatherley. ■ . SUNDAY,' MAY 21. KIRIPAKA, e.e. (8.45 a.m.), 133 tons, Mcit/O'Sh, for .Wanganui. : lIUIA,. s.s. (9 .a.m.), 127 tons, Burt, for Wanganui. KArT.iT, s.£. (11.5 a-.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, >or ‘ AORBRE, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, for Patoa. BLENHEIM, s.s. (midnight), 120 tons, Watson, for'Blenheim. , , ■ OPAWA, -s.s. (midnight), 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Tainui, Waitara,; to-day . Gisooxne, Pioton, to-day gapajva, Karamea, Westport, iO;day ane Douglas. Karamea, • to-day Rosamond; Onehunga, New Plymouth, today . ■ Gisborne, to-day ■ • Mana, Patoa, to : day . . x-.oa.ea, to-day .. ; ... n ai.rn.oa, Napier > to-day ■ Mararoa. Lytolton, Tuesday ; Pateena. Nelson, Picton, Tuesday i o;o. Auckland via. ports, • Tuesday • Flora. Dunedin via .ports,, Tuesday Haupiri, Auckland via ports, Tuesday Hinpaka, Wanganui, Tuesday Huia, Wanganui,'Tuesday ' Blenheim, B-eimeim,. 'Tuesday Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, Tuesday Komata, .Westport, Tuesday • Poherua, Greymouth, Tuesday. . , Opa-wa, B.cniieimi Tuesday Queen of the South,, Poston, Tuesday , Alexander, Napier, Tuesday . Aorerc, Patea, Tuesday .■ .... Arahura, Greymouth via ports, Wednesday Warrxmoo, • Sydney Wednesday Kapiti, Wanganui, Vvednesday Victoria, Duneoin, Lyttelton, Thursday PROTECT ED DEPARTURES. Maori, Lyttelton, 8- p.m. ’ * Tarawera,-Auckland via-ports, to-day, 5 . p.m. v . . . Pukaai, Auckland, to-day, 5 p.m. Waitemata, ..Lyttelton, ..Dunecun,.,to-day Pateena, Picton, Nelson, to-day, 12.45 p.m. Wnaugape, Lyttelton, to-day De.enuer, Karamea, to-day Breeze, Lytteiton Duneoin, to-day Wakatu, Kaxkoura, Lyttelton, to-day,, 4 p.m. . Waixnea, Nelson, West Coast, to-day, 6 p.m. Arapawa, Wanganui, to-day, 6 p.m. . Kapu.ru, Patea-, to-ciay, 5 p.m. Manaroa, Motueka, today, 5 p.m. Tainui, Waitara, Mokau, to-day, 3 p.m. Kahu, East Coast, today Sormbird, Wanganui, today, 5 p.m. Njkau. Nelson, Motueka, Tuesday Blenheim, B-enheim, Tuesday Mana, Patea, Tuesday Aorore, Patoa, Tuesday Grawa, Blenneim, - Tuesday • • .. A aj>ouriKa, is exsoii, Wcot Coast, Tuesday Rosamond, Onehunga via New Plymouth, Tuesday Mararoa, Lyttelton, Tuesday ,ofl. Dunedm, Tuesday Queen of the South. Foxton, Tuesday Flora, Westport, Greymouth, Tuesday lonic,. Lyttelton, Tuesday . Hincmoa. Strait lighthouses, Tuosdav Manganapa, Weatpoi-t, Karamea, Tuesday Rakanda, Westport, Tuesday p.e. ‘Napier, Gisborne. Tuesday Huia 1 , Wanganui, Wednesday Kiripaka, Patea, Wednesday Alexander, Nelson, West Coast, Wednesday Kapiti, Wanganui, Thursday ■ Warrimoo, Melbourne via south, Thursday Victoria, Sydney via north,'Thursday

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. ; . SUVA, Friday.—Levuka, from Sydney. MELBOURNE. Sunday—Mooraki. from Bluff via Hobart. ■, . SYDNEY, Friday—Wmmxera (10 a.m.), from Auckland. Saturday.—Warrimoo (3.30 p.m.). for 'Wellington. NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Wanaka, from AUCKLAND, Saturday.—Koromiko, from Westport. Bellambi (1 a.m.), from Newcastle. Swanley (6 p.m.). for Wellington. Itauroto (5 p.m.),' for southern ports. Sunday.—Mineric (2 a.m.), from San Francisco via Apia. Maheno (8.33 a.m.), from Sydney. ONEHUNGA. Saturday.—Rosamond (10.55 a.m.), from New Plymouth.. Sunday.—Rosamond (10.45 a.m.), for New Plymouth and Wellington. Rarawa (3.45 p.m.), for Now, Plymouth. MANUKATJ HEADS, Sunday.—Rarawa (5.15 m), orosse-u the bar outward. EAST CAPE, Saturday.—Swanlcy (4.30 p.m.), passed south. NAPIER, Saturday.—Mokoia (4.25 p.m.), from Wellington. Walmea (11.40 p.m.), for Wellington. ’ NELSON, Saturday.—Waverley (2.5 p.m.). from Wellington, , Sunday.—Arahura (2.30 a.m.), from Wellington and Picton. Nikau (5 a.m-). from Wellington. Arahura (8 a.m.), for Westport. KARAMEA. Saturday.—Jane Douglas (2.30 p-m.), for Wellington. WESTPORT. Sunday—Komata (1.40 p.m.). from Wellington. Mangapapa (12.5 a.m.). for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Sunday—Moray shi re (2.30 and Mararoa (2.45 p.m.), from'•Wellington. PORT CHALMERS, Saturday.—Pukaki (3 p.m.), for Wcilllngton. The Alexander, eastward hound, passed tho We’lington Heads at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. The Holmdale, bound from Greyraou+h to Gis K orne, passed the Heads at 6 p.m. yesterday. Tho Rcgu'u?, bound from Westport to Gisborne, passed the Wellington Heads at 11 o'clock last night. Tho Flora is due at tomorrow from Dunedin via port?, and will sail on the afternoon for Westport and Grovmotith. The iOrrntn. from-Wc'J-»ort. -ud the Poh?~r:a. from are both due hack he’-o to-morrow night. Tho Whnngape. which arrived at Wellington early ye-teddar morning from is to leave here to-day for Lyttelton. Tho dredge Whakarire has completed .the drc'lgtn" in the vfcinitv of Clvde and this morning will rrturn to the Falcon

shoal, whore her services will bo required for some years. , . While tho Rakanoa was sheltering under ■Long Island, the collier Pet-one, bound from Newcastle to Oamaru, came in to the anchorage on Thursday. The master wished to bo reported- * , Mr E. V. Sevan, in charge of the Shaw, Savill and Albion possenger department of Messrs Levin and 00., is on holiday leave. During the voyage of tho Waitexnata from Calcutta, the purser, Mr J. H. MeNarn, became severely indisposed for several days, but has now recovered his health. ' . .. Mr P. W. Barnett, third engineer of the Arahura, has come ashore, and Mr D. Rankin has filled tho vacancy on that vessel. The Hiuemoa is to get away at daybreak to-morrow for tho Cook Strait lighthouses. Mr W. Cossentine, lato of the Pukaki, is to‘.loin the V/liangane as second officer. The Manganapa. duo this morning from Karamea and Westport, is to sail on the return, trip to-morrow. Tho auxiliary scow Echo is to leave Karajnea to-day for Blenheim. The lonic is now expected to get away to-morrow for Lyttelton with remainder of cargo. •. _ A periodical visit is being made by the small steamer Tainui, which is timed to leave Wellington at 3 p.m. to-day for Waitara and Mokau. Mr A. A. Thomson, managing director of the Karamea Steam,ship Company, is recovering from his recent illness, and expects to he about in a week or so. The ketch Lizzie Taylor arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning with produce from Timaru. She left Timaru on Tuesday morning, but was becalmed off Akaroa until Friday. The ketch was off Lyttelton at 12.30 p.m. on Friday, and then came ou to Wellington in less than 23 hours- During the southerly blow one of the main-, sheets carried away, and the lifeboat was damaged. The Lizzie Tajdor is to load timber at Havelock for Timaru. Mr E.' Sinclair, assistant purser of tho Tarawera, has been admitted to the Christchurch hospital to undergo au operation c or appendicitis. On completion of discharge of her cargo “ram Calcutta. * the -.Waitexnata will leave Dunedin for Newcastle to load coal for Wellington, Lyttelton and Timaru. TYSER BOATS COMING. Three Tyser steamers are expected at Wellington this week. The Niwaru, from London via ports; is expected on Wednesday: the Star of Canada, from London via ports, should arrive about Friday: and on the following day the Star of Australia, from New York via ports, should bo among the arrivals. NEW PATEA STEAMEE. TENDERS FOE WOODEN BOAT. Tho expansion of trade from Patea to Wellington has prompted the Patea Shipping Company to call privately for tenders for the building in New Zealand of a new wooden, steamer to cope with next scaeon s frozen produce output from Patea, # The now vessel ie to be designed on similar lines to that company's steamer Kapuni, built at Auckland by W. H. Brown in 1909, and engined by Duncan and Eosa, Glasgow. Tho new boat will be TCBft in length (Bft longer than the Kapuni),'and 20ft beam (name as Kapuni). There will be installed the latest type of refrigerating plant, and the two holds, which will .both be insulated, will have' d' capacity of 1000 quarters of beef/ or 3000 ;carcases-of mutton, or 4000 boxes of butter, or 1500 crates of cheese. It has not been decided whether the vessel's engines will be imported or constructed in New Zealand. They will be compound .surfare-condeusing engines capable of giving a speed of nine knots. The company will decide,, within about a week, as to - which builders will receive the order. Tho vessel is to bo ready for sea in about six months. About half : a dozen tenders have come -to hand.

ARRIVED AT MELBOURNE, Last Thursday the Tyscr liner Star of Scotland arrived at Melbourne after a gooa passage of 41 days from- London. The vessel is expected to arrive at Wellington about .Tun© 17th. . WAITEMATA FROM CALCUTTA. The recent southerly gale considerably delayed the Union Company's steamer Waitemata (from Calcutta) on. her passage from Auckland. She left Auckland at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, and had fine to moderate weather till off Castlepoint, at 3 a.m. on Friday, when a full south-easterly gale and high head seas were encountered. The Waitemata battled with the gale right round the coast till arrival here at- 7 o'clock yesterday. ' The vessel berthed at No. 6, Queen s wharf. The Waitemata left Oamaru some months ago for Newcastle, and proceeded thence • to- Hobart and Port Huon to load sleepers Tor Bombay. Tho vessel then went to Calcutta and loaded 4055 tons of gunnies, oils, bonemeal, tea, coffee, and pig-iron for New Zealand. She left Calcutta on April 11th, cleared the Hoogley on the same evening, and had fine weather to Singapore, where she arrived early on April 18th, The vessel loaded 611 tons of-piues, tapioca, rattanware, pepper and spices, and sailed on th© afternoon of the following day. Samarang was reached on the 22nd. and after loading 4544 ba.es of kapok th© voyage was resumed at midnight.- Fine weather r pr©- : vailed till after passing Goode Island, near Thursday Island, then strong south-easter-ly winds prevailed till; near the. Three Kings. Fine weather then lasted till ar,rival at Auckland, where 262'“tons of cargo were discharged. The Waitemata has 1832 tons to.put out at Wellington, and, is expected to sail this evening for southern ports with remainder of cargo.

NEW STEAMER MUEITAL The Wellington Harbour Ferries expect to Launch their new tug Aluritai either tomorrow or on Wednesday. The -vessel is to take the water alongside the Taranaki street wharf. : BAKANOA HAS BOUGH TBIP. The* collier Rakanoa (Capfain Carson), arrived- at Wellington on Saturday after- ■ ( noon coal-laden from Westport after a j somewhat prolonged'' passage. She left , Westport on Wednesday morning, and on entering Cook Strait ran into a heavy south-easterly ga’e. which nourly increased in violence. The Bakanoa went into an anchorage at Long Island at 2 a.m. on Thursday. At‘l p.m. on Friday'the Bakanoa. resumed her way, and found that the gale still raged, but from the south. As the vessel was deep-laden the Bakanoa ; went well to the southward to got a lead for port. The engines were reduced to half-speed, but the seas swept along the decks a‘most continuously. The vessel came into port without mishap, notwithstanding a severe handling by iho elements.. VICTORIA IN'. A GALE. ! The Victoria, which arrived at Wellington at midday on Saturday from Sydney, via Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, ex- : perienced a very rough passage from Gis- . borne to Wellington- The vessel approach- ’ ed the Napier wharf at 6 p.m. on Thursday, but as there was no one there to ; take the. lines the Victoria headed out again. The vessel returned early on Friday morning -and berthed at the wharf. j • SWANLETT LEFT AUCKLAND. The A. and A. liner Stanley (from New ; York), left- Auckland at 6 p.m. on Saturday for Wellington, where she ia due in time to commence discharging early tomorrow morning. The New Zealand and African Steamship Company are the local agents. j STAB OF CANADA. The Star of Canada, which Arrived at Auckland on Friday, left London on 22nd. and met with fine weather >eneraFy on the long run to Melbourne, where she arrived on Mov Ist. She acc^>m.T , d-»«bed the io’7 r 'ncv between London and Melbourne in 53 dors 21 an average Rneed of 12.7 1-notß on bo"r i-e ; n? main ,t a ? ned throughout. Fr-m ■' r c n -fm' ,n i? v^rsc 1 xrov*' *n «ST-fsr./»v ard a TV'- d'"-'hr-r" r ng rnrgo fberc , e p t that port laot S3*aH«iv morn’ny «or ■'nckland. °n the acres* Tn«rnrn p,-»r. oont’noma Ro-jT'h oasi r>nd oocVr’v o-afp- wr T o c-ov"'"r:'-'‘rri.. .7. M. TTart i- jstfil fn '*r.mrr>«snrl of ft-* r€ c. «•,-» and Tv? hci 1 " -wHh h-m -V fo*Jin-r J -nrF n’meerg:—CV.cf. Mr J. -T. Fatterson; second, Mr C. P. Throw*?: 'third Mr C- Vatidcnfourt.h. Mr P. Gresham. Mr C. Brooke i« chief engineer. Mr W. Garrick se-onrt. Mr A. 'Macdonald third, Mr W. Campbell fourth, Mr A. Lawrence fifth, Mr ,

W, Goode sixth, and Mr W. Johnson seventh. Mr E. Fraser is chief refngeratqr and Mr J. Ross second. Mr O. Clark if chief steward. OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS. Swanley 'Cdue to-morrow morning), sailed from New York February 10th via Australia aud Auckland (A. and A. Line/) Delphic (duo about May 24th), sailed from Liverpool March 18th, via Auckland. Savill.) Niwaru (due about May 24th), sailed from London March 12th via Australia, Auckland aud Napier. (Tyeer.) Pakeha (due about May 24th), sailed from Liverpool April 15th via Fremantle, Melbourne. Sydney, and Auckland. (Shaw, (due about May 24th), sailed from Ban Francisco May 3rd via Papeete aud Rarotonga. (Union S.S. Co.) Star of Canada (due about May 24th), sailed from London March 22nd via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Drayton Grange (duo about May 26th), sailed from Liverpool April Ist via Capetown. (F.-H.-S. Line). Star of Australia (due about May 27th), sailed from New York March Btb, via Aue* tralia aud Auckland. (Tyser.) Turaklna (due about May 29th), sailed from Plymouth April 15th via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.B. Co.) •' \ ' ‘ Wakanui (due about June Ist), Bailed from St. John March 26th via Australia, and Auckland iN.Z.S. Go.) . John' Hardio (due about Juno 4th), sailed from Philadelphia March 12th via Fremantle, Brisbane and Auckland. (Golim and Co.) . . • • ~1 Matatua (due about June 9th), sailed from London April 14th via Auckland (Shaw, Savill.) ~ .. . Athenic (due about June 12th), sailed from Plymouth April 29th via Capetown and Hobart. iShaw, Savill). ' . , ■ Star of Scotland (duo about June 17th), sailed from London April sth via Australia, Auckland, 'and A Napier. (Tyser), Parthenla (duo about Juno 17th), Bailed from New York March 29th. via Australia and Auckland. (Dalgety and Co.) Tongariro (due about Juno 30th), sailed from London May 15th via Capetown-and Hobart. (N. 2.5. Co.) < Nairnshire (due about July 7th),. sailed from Liverpool' May 6th via Auckland and Napier. (P..H.-S. Line.) . Mimiro (due about July 18th), Railed from New York April 18th, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Line) Kaipara (due about July 13th) sailed , from London May Bth via Auckland. (N.Z.B C Jlarere (due about July 16th), sailed from London April 22nd via Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Star of India (duo about July 19th), sailed from London May 12th via Australia, Auck* land, and Napier. (Tyser). ' Ascot (due about July 2Gth), sailed from St. John April 23rd via Australia and Auck* land. /N.Z-S. Co.) BAILEES. Dunorag, barque (73 days out), sailed from Liverpool March 10th. (Johnston and Oo > Australia, • Italian ■' ship v (44 days- out), sailed from Marseilles April Bth. (Brisco*-, and Co.) HECTOR OBSERVATORY,' -WELLINGTON. CHRONOMETER EATING NOTICE. A galvanometer signal for rating chrono meters will be sent from the Observatory at noon torday to the-museum and to the , public telegraph office. Tho needle will, move at noon - exactly of New Zealand mean time, at which, hour a :eet to Greenwich*mean, time should show 12h 30m. Any difference ’Will be' the error of the chronometer, fast or slow, on Greenwich mean time. , , True time will be similarly signalled at each hour of the day. ‘ • C. E. ADAMS. Astronomical v Dominion Museum, Hay 22nd; 1911.

0* IT. ' 44 a.m. First Quarter 6 0 Full Moon .... 5 40 p.m. Last Quarter 21 8 53 p.m. New Moon .. 28 THIS EUV. ' 0 54 p.m.