SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9824, 22 November 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP THE MOON. NOVEMBER.

THIS DAY. Sun rises, 4..17 a.m.; sets, 6.57 p.m. Moon rises, 11-3 o a.m.; sets, 12.23 a.m. High water, 10.20 a.m.; 10.47 p.ja. ARRIVED WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER. 21. OPAW'A s.s. (5.30 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. (No. 11,north, s.s. (5.40 a.m.) 377 tons. Wild man, from Wanganui. (No. 14, J MAORI? b?». (7.5 a,m.), 3112 tons. Manning, from Lyttelton. (Perry berth) KAITOA. s.s. (7.20 a.m.), 305 tons, Wildman. from Nelson and Motuoka. (No 12. jervois quay.) ■ ' COTMNNA, s.s. <11.15 a.m.), 1271, tons. Elders from Now Plymouth. (Pipitea s.s. (4 p.m.), 225 tons, Stuart, fryom Tarakohe. (No. 13, south. Queen's wharf.) , , vVAKATU, s.s. (11.30 p.m.), 157 tons, ■Wills, from Lyttelton and Kaikoura. (King's wharf.) SAILED WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 31.

MAPOURTKA, s.s. (L 5 p-m.), 1203 tons, Sowell, for Picton and Nelson. KAITOA, s.s. (5.10 p.m.). tons > Wildman, for Nelson and Motueka. MAORI, s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 3413 tons. Manning, for Lyttelton. HUIA, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 127 tons, Thoms, for Patea. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Kini, Westport, to-day. , , Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, to-day Kapiti, Wanganui, today Mapourika, Nelson, Picton. to-day, M*araroa, Lyttelton, to-day • Nikau. Moluetfca, Nelson, today Himirtangi. (Pit* 'lsland, Lyttelton, today . ~ Storm, Wanganui, Friday Kaitangata, Westport, Friday Kakapo, Greymouth, Friday Tainui, Lyttelton, Friday , Ngatoro, Greymouth Friday Hawera, Patea. Friday Waverley, Patea, Friday K-ahu. East Coast, Friday Kaitoa, Motueka, Nelson, Friday Maori, Lyttelton, Friday Waimea Picton, Friday , . Baden Powell, New Plymouth. Saturday ituia, Patea, Saturday - Jdiina, Lyttelton, Picton, Saturday Kamo Dunedin. Tim am. Saturday . Honowai. Auckland, Gisborne. Napier.

Saturday . _ , , _ Invercargill, Wanganui, Saturday Blenheim, Wanganui, Saturday To” Anau, Auckland, Saturday Kapuni, Patea, Saturday Queen otf the South, I oxton, Saturday O'pd'Wa, Blenheim, Saturday Wo'otton, Lyttelton, Saturday Eipple, ‘Gisborne, Sunday

PROJECTED DEPARTURES Rosamond, Dunedin, to-day. Kalin, East Coast, to-day. Magic, Sandy Bay, to-day Blenheim, Wanganui, to-day, 5 p.m. InverciugUl, Wonganui, to-day , Defender, Picton, tiokltika, to-day. r.oon Kennedy, Sounds, Wanganui, to-day Kapuni, Pa tea, to-day Ooftwa, lilcnli&imj to-dsiy* 5 _ Alexander, Nelson, West Coast, today.

5 p.m. pntiki, Lyttelton, Dunedin, to-day Nga'here, Greymouth, to-day Ngakuta, Greymouth, to-day , Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, to-day, 4

p.on. , _ .„ Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day. 7.45 p.m. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, to-day, 5 p.m. Wiaipori, Westport, to-day Canopus, Westport, Lyttelton, to-day, 5 Storm/Lyttelton, Dunedin* Timaru. Fri-

day , _ .. Komata, Westport, Friday Waverley, Patea, Friday Ha'wera, Friday^ Kapiti, Wanganui; Friday Tainui, Wanganui. Induy Kaitoa. Nelson. Motueka. Friday Mapourika, Pioton, Nelson. Friday Maori, Lyttelton, Friday Waimea, Nelson. West Coast Friday Himitangi, Pitt Island, Owenga, Lyttelton, Friday Mana, Lyttelton. Saturday Kamo, - Greymouth, Saturday Monowai. Lyttelton, Saturday Queen, of the South, Foxton. Saturday Wootton, Lyttelton, Saturday Oorinna, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru,

Saturday Ngatoro, Greymouth, Saturday Kaitangata, Auckland, Saturday Te Anau, Dunedin, Monday Blenheim. Havelock and bays, Monday Hinemoa. southern lighthouses, Monday Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, Tuesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS WANGANUI, Wednesday—Kapiti (9.50 a.m.) and Baden Powell (11.5 a.m.), from Wellington. PXCTUN, Wednesday—Mapourika (6.25 p.m.), from Wellington, NELSON, Wednesday Nikau (4.25 a.m,), from Wellington. Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. , . GREYMOUTH, Wednesday Kowhai (2.15 a.m.), for Lyttelton and Wellington. „_, , KAIKOURA, Wednesday Wakatu (12.45 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Wednesday Mararoa (9.5 a.m.), from AVelUngtou; Himitangi, from Pitt Island. Mararoa (6.25 p.m.) and Himitangi (7 p.m.), for Wellington.

The coastal steamer Putiki is now timed to leave Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. . Xbe Union Company advise that the Kakapo is expected to leave Greymouth to-day with, a full load of coal for WelTheresa Ward has arrived at Pprt Chalmers from Bluff to undergo her annual overhaul. The heavy rain and scarcity of labour at Wellington necessitated the postponement of the departure of a number of the boats in port. The New Zealand Refrigerating Company’s steamer Tainui is due at Wellington to-morrow from Lyttelton, and will sail with cargo for Wanganui m the evening. , „ . A shortage of labour at Wellington yesterday necessitated postponement of the departure of the Alexander for Nelson and West Coast until to-day at 5 p.IQ. , The steamer Nsr-ahere is to bo brought off the Wellington patent slip a t 8 o’clock this mprning. The Pateena will go up on the cradle at about 11 o clock this morning. , , . , Mr R. L. Rutherford has taken the place of Hr T. F. Slandering, a fourth engineer in the Union Company s service. , The Westport Coal Company’ s steamer Canopus is to leave Wellington at 5 p.m. to-dav for Lyttelton to load for Westport. II 1 aw rain has delayed the Te Anan at Auckland. The vessel is now timed to leave there at noon to-day direct to" Wellington, where she is due on Saturday.

The Kam arrived at Lyttelton on Monday and ’"■as to have left on Monday for Tfmaru, bnt owinsr to labour not boinsr available for unloading, sho could not be disnatcbed until Tuesday, returning to Lyttelton to-day. Recently two small steamers, with eoa) cargoes, left Napier without unloading because labour wag not available. It had been susttrested that ihig was not the truo reason, but statements made at a subsequent meeting of the Napier Harbour Board proved that labour was not available.

The Kamo loft Dunedin yesterday is to sail from Tiraaru to-day, and is due at Wellington to-morrow morning, ihe vessel will sail from here on Saturday for Greymouth, taking general cargo. The steamer Wootton. wnich left Wellington last evening for- Lyttelton, is due back here on Saturday, and an rimn will bo made to dispatch tne vessel on the return trip on Saturday night. The New Zealand Refrigerating Company's steamer Mana is due at Wellington on Saturday from Lyttelton and Picton. and will sail with, cargo for Lyttijtun on Saturday evening. The schooner Lilv. nt Present on the slip at Lyttelton, is undergoing several alterations, principally to her keel. The centre-beard has been taken out _ altogether, and six inches more keel is going to bo added, thus doing away with the centre-board, and the vessel shou.d not make as much leeway as has been tho case in the past. KAITANGATA FOE AUCKLAND. The Kaitangata is to leave Wellington on Saturday, taking cargo from here for Auckland direct. The vessel, is due here to-morrow from Dunedin, via Westport, with general cargo from the Otago port to put out hero. AN INSURANCE SCHEME. According to news from New York. German companies, managed in New York b.y German citizens, are, insuring American merchantmen and their, cargoes against submarine attack. To do so they must have full information about the ships and their cargoes, as well as the probable route to be taken. Among the companies are the Mannheim Insurance Company, of Mannheim Germany; the Nord-Deutscho Insurance, Company, of Hamburg; and the Allianz Insurance Company, of Berlin. EUNICE SALVAGE SALE. In another column Williams and Harper announce that they have been instructed by the underwriters to sell at Rountree's Stables, Castlecliff, Wanganui, the whole of the salvage from the wrecked' auxiliary scow Eunice. The salvage includes two semi-Diesel 60 h.p. twin cylinder engines, Kelvin winch, Anderson winch, propellers, tailshaft, , cables, anchors wire rope, blocks, steering wheel, cast O’’ tank, copper piping, two deck pumps topmasts, spars, ropes, sails, etc. WATBESIDHBS MEET TO-NIGHT. A' 1 snecial meeting of the Wellington Waterside Workers’ Union will be held in the X store -waiting room at 8 o’clock this evening." Tho business will comprise consideration of a number of delegates to tho Waterside Federation Conference to bo held at Dunedin on December oth; th© receiving of nominations of delegates; the election of returning officers and scrutineers; and remits for the conference.

CORINNA SAILS SATURDAY. Tho Corinna, which, was to have left Wellington to-day for Dunedin, Oamaru and Timaru, will not sail until Saturday. The vessel arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from Onehunga and New Plymouth. HIMITANGX ARRIVES TO-DAY. The Chatham Islands Fishing Co/s steamer Himitangi arrived at Lyttelton yesterday from Pitt Island (Chathams) and is due at Wellington this afternoon. The vessel is to sail at noon, to-morrow for Pitt Island and Owenga (Chathams) tg load Jive stock for Lyttelton. THE BLACKBALL BOATS. Tho Blackball Coal Co.'s steamer Ngakuta now timed to leave Wellington at noon to-day for Greymouth. Tho Ngahere is expected to get away from Greymouth with a full load of coal, and is to said on. Saturday on the return trip. KOWHAI BRINGS TIMBER. The Union Co. advise that the steamer Kowhai left Greymouth at 2.15 o'clock yesterday morning' for Lyttelton, where she will discharge part of her cargo of timber. The vessel" will subsequently come on to Wellington 'with the remainder. TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE. Mararoa ferry berth; Wakatu, No. 7, Queen's whaif; Nikau _ No. 10, Queen’s wharf: Waverley, No. 5, Queen’s wharf; Kennedy. No. 13 south. Queen’s wharf; Kapiti, No. 2, north, Queen’s wharf; Hinemoa; ferry wharf; Himitangi, No. 12. centre, Jervois quay: Kini, Railway wharf; Waimea, Glasgow wharf; Putiki, Taranaki street wharf; Komata, Taranaki street wharf. STORM~DUB TO-MORROW. The Canterbury Company's steamer Storm ia now not expected to arrive at Wellington until to-morrow morning from Wanganui. The vessel will load cargo for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru. and will sail for those ports tomorrow evening.

AUCKLAND MONTHLY RETURNS. During tho month of October, states the report of the harbourmaster to the Auckland. Harbour Board, 493 vessels ol an aggregate of 174.751 tons, visited the port. Gne Royal (Mail steamer, live largo cargo steamers, ten intercolonial or island traders, twenty coastal boats, a. 'Government steamer, an oversea sailer* and two intercolonial -sailing together with 458 local coasters, made up this total. The gross tonnage of the overseas boats exceeded 46,400, the international vessels displaced over 30,000 tons. ' while the gross tonnage ot the coastal vessels using the port aggregated 108,000. As compared with the corresponding month of last year, the large shipping shows a decrease of six vessels and 71.C00 tons, and 44 fewer local coasters came in. Tho arrivals at the Manukau harbour during last month consisted Of 31 vessels, the same number as for the same month last year.

OTAGO BOARD’S FINANCES. The recent investigations by the Harbour Board with a view to economising administratively is likely to result (so it is said) in the retention of the present staff. A slight increase may, in fact, be deemed necessary in the way of appointing an additional typisto in the secretarial department. The Leith canal works aro likely to bo suspended, and if that; occurs it will mean a cutting down of loan, expenditure to the extent of about X3OOO per annum. It is estimated that about X-iOOO will require to bo expended next year in dredging at tho Dunedin wharves, n t the Dunediu end of the Victoria channel, and in the channel at Burkes. The hoard’s finances are said to be in fair order, and that if tho volume of shipping does not decrease any' more during the ensuing year than during the past‘twelve months the board will be able to pull through tho war depression. Recent readjustment of tariffs has proved of material value, and further readjustments (including that of charging a harbour improvement rate), such aa ia already charged at two North Island ports, will further assist in tiding over a period of difficulty which has been experienced at all our seaports as a result of the war. MAPOURIKA AND PATEENA. The Mapourika’s next trio to the West Coast cannot be definitely fixed. As the Pateena cannot be readv to re-enter the Wellington-Picton-Nelson service before next Wednesday, the Mapourika will leave Wellington again on Monday for Picton and Nelson.

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