SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11396, 13 April 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

ORT CI-.ALMEBS,

Tiue Ball at Pout Ckal_ik_3.

N»w Zealand mean lime at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in tims 11 fiours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will bo signalled mice a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue (lag will be hoi-ted at the niu-l-hsad, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of tha day when the lime signal i« to be given. Phases ok the Moon. Al'lilL. Last Quarter 3rd 11.3. p.m. New Moon ... ... 10th 5.58 p.m. First Quarter 18th 10.5 a.m. Full Moon .. ... 20th 6.43 a.m. Perigee 6th 10.0 p.m. Apogee 18th 1.0 a.m. Sun rises 6.47 a.m., sots 5.30 p.m. THE WEATHER, April 12. —3 a.m.: Wind N.E; weather line. Noon: Wind N.K.: weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E. : weather fine. 8 a.m. Noou. 5 p.m. Barometer- .. . 30.14 30.12 30.0 Thermometer . . 48.0 60.0 64.0 FORECAST.—Mr Paulin telephoned lapt night: "Squally N.W. to S.W. winds, and heavy rain showers: elcftriciil indications; barometer unsteady." Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday : — "North-east to"north and west gale, with heavy sea and high tides. Glass 'fall. Indications for rain." Mr H.- Skey kmdly supplies the following abstract of weather at Dunedin, for March : — Mean barometer, __._.3in. Moan elastic force of vapour, .325 in. Mean temperature in shade, 55.2. . Mean solar radiation, 103. Moan terrestrial radiation, 42. Mean daily velocity of wind, 131 miles. Mean amount of cloud (from 1 to 10), 5.3. Tolal rainfall, 5.144 in. No. of days on jvhich rain fell, 15. HIGH WATER. 'April 13- a.m. p.m. At tho Heads 4.23 4.42 At Port Chalmers 5.3 5.22 'At Dunedin 5.48 '• 6.7 DEPARTURE. Annie Hill, schooner, 121 tons, Paterson, lor Macquarie Island. H. Guthrie, agent. . EXPECTED ARRIVALS.. Frem Glasgow.—Bessgeld, ship (N.M. and 'A. Co.), iailed February 14,'; due May 5. Southe.k, barque (Dalgety and Co.), .ailed March 15; due Juno 14. Waiwera, 5.«., nailed February 26. _ From Liverpool.—Silverhow, ship (December 30, Neill and Co.); now due, Kirklobli, barque (Neill and Co.), sailed February 8; duo' May 9. Loch Bredan, barque (Noill and Co.). sailed March 14: due June 13. From New York.—Hawke's Bay (January 31; Hick. Martin, and- Drysdale). Ribston (February 21); duo April 15. Queen Eleanor (March 1). , T, , T From Lady Elliott s Island.—Jaspar, barquenline, now due. From Sydfiey—Talune, April 15. Mararoa, Ap__L..l6_. - From Melbourne.—Tarawera, April 13. From Kaipara.—Sarah and Mary, early. From Westport.—Taupo, ApriJ 14. From Auckland.—Tc Anau, April 13. From Greymouth.—Herald, April 17. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney.—Trirawera, April 13. Mararoa, April 18. Monowai, April 20. For Melbourne.—Talune, April 17. . For Westport.—Tunpo, April 14. Corinna, April" 21. For Auckland.—Tfi Anau, April 14. For Greymouth.—Herald, April 19.

MOVEMENTS OE jOIRECT STEAMERS. , TO AP.BIV.-_

At Port Chalmers.—jtiawko's Bay (Tyser), New York, January 31. Ribston (A. and A. line), New York, February 20. Waiwera (S.S. urid A. Co.), from GHasgow, February 26. Ruahine (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth February 25; due-April 12. Matatua'(S.S. and A: Co.), left London ,March 26; due about May 13.': ■'..- - , - ' ' , At Wellington.—Tokoroaru, from London, February, 26; , due April 13. Wakanui, due April" 28." '''...' „,,„', At Auckland.—Waimate, March 17; due At* Lyttelton.—Rimutaka (N. Z. S. Co.), from -London,: April 1. •....-• TO DEPAET.. From Wellington;—Fifeshire (Shire), April 11 Maori (S.S. and A. Co.), April 20. Ruahine, May 11. Waiwera (S.S. and A. Co.), May 6. Kaikoura 'N.Z.S. Co.), April .22.. . ft'oi-BW.-Rb BOUND. . , Queen Louise J roni .¥elliugton,February 17. Tolosa (Tyser), Iron, the Bluff, February 14. Rakaia (N.Z.S. Company), from Lyttelton, February 27. Otarama (N.Z.S. Co.), from Lytteltbn, March T. Gothic (S.S. and'A'.: .Co.). from Wellington, March- 2. Rangatira (S.S; and A- Co.), from Wellington, March 23. Papanui |N.Z-.S. Co.), from Lyttelton, March 25. BanfEahire (Shire), from Wellington, March 28.