SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11925, 25 December 1900, Page 4

SHIPPING

PORT CHALMERS. Tike-Bail at Pout Chalmers. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will bo signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time signal is to be given. Phases of ttck Moris. DECEMBEK. Full moon 10th 10.8 p.m. Ust quarter 14th 10.12 a.m. Now moon 22nd 11.31 a.m. First quarter 29th 1.18 p.m. Sun rises to-day 4.21 a.m., tels 7.54- p.m. Sun rises to-morrow 4.22 a.m., sets 7.54 p.m. THE WEATHER. December 24.-8 a.m.: Wind S.AV.; weather misty. Noon: AA'ind S.W.: weather misty. 5 p.m.: AVind S.AV.; weather misty. 8 a.m. Noon. S p.m. Barometer 30.0 30.0 30.0 Thermometer 54 60 62 HIGH WATER. December 25— a.m. p.m. At the Heads 4.33 4.59 ■ At Port Chalmers 5.18 5.39 At Dunedin ... „ 6.3 6.24 December 26— At the Heads 5.19 5.40 At Port Chalmers 5.59 6.20 At Dunediu 6.44 7.5 ■ARRIVALS.

Himu, 5.5.,.143 tons, Marks, from Preservation Inlet. K. Ramsay, agent. Mokoia, s.s., 2154 tons, Spinks, from Melbourne, via the Bluff. ,T. Mills, agent. Passengers : Mesdames Fergus, Leask, Sine], Kilgriur, Preston, Gibbs nnd child, Hunter and child, Bannerman, Croft, Misses Turubull, Hallack, Hay, Wright, Grant, Leask, Capper, Cleaver, Crump (2), Fitchett, Messrs Milne, Blackie, Shiel, Kilgour, Kilpatriok, Gibb, Hunter, Preston, Grant, Croft, Hon. T. Fergus, Rev. Keogh; and 12 steerage.

DEPARTURES. Senorita, barquentine, 324 tons, Murray, for Kaipara. N.M. and A. Company, agents. Mokoia, fl.s., 2154 tons, Spinks, for Sydney,' Via Wellington. •"!. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Heinemann, Hunter, Kean (2), Culling (2), Mitchell, I/ako, Tewsley, Bennett. Gayston, Whitfield, Dryden, Dickson, Mesdames Boss, Kounle, Heinemann, Hunter. Morgan, Smith and three children, M'Laren and child, Wliitfiold and three children, Kertz and two' children. Dryden, Jones and two children, Messrs Moore, Theomin, Smith, Fantham, Cox, Reeves, Black (2), Hunter, Horden, Capper, Kounle, Baker, Ibboteon, Sinclair, Poole, Swanson, Cannon, Mitchell, Lamach. Bosemon, Sharp, Organ, Grnham, M'Dowell, Packman, Flynn, Ford, Gunn, Thomson, Jack, Whitfield, Kertz, Storey, Gilley, Moore. Jones, Brown-Durie, Jamieson, Mitchell; and ten in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London.—Auckland, shin, left October 5. Loch Cree. barque, left November 7. From Liverpool.—lnvercargill, left October 1. . From Sydney.—Zealandia, December 30. llonowai, January 5. From Melbourne.—Moana, January 1. From . Auckland.—Mararoa, January 5. "Waihora, December 27. From Kaipara.—Annie Hill and Enterprise, : €al y' PROJECTED DKPAPvTURER. For Sydney.—Talune, December 26. Zealandia, January, 2. For Melbourne.—Westralio, December 30. For Auckland. —Waihora Decemher 28. For Westport.—TTpolu, January 4. For Greymouth.—Janet Nicoll, January 3.

MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMEKS. To AnnivE. At Auckland. — Waikato, left London October 31. Indradevi, left New York Nevember 9. Mimiro, left London November 10. At Wellington.—Dunedin, left London October 5. Papanui, left Plymouth November 10; due December 31. Gothic, left London November' 25. Star of New Zealand, left London December 14. Pakeha. left London December 7. At Lyttelton.—Banffshire, left London December 14. ' At Port Chalmers.—Aotea, left London November 3. Otarama, left London Decemberl. , TO DEPART. From' AVellington.—Matatua, January 2. Rakaia, January 3. From Port Chalmers.—Morayshire, January 6. . . . . HOMEWARD BOUND. Indramayo, from Wellington, November 9. Waimate, from Wellington, November 10. Maori, from Wellington November 20. AArakariui, from Auckland, November 21. Mamari, from Wellington, December 6. Eiffel Tower, from Wellington, December 6.Paparoa, from Wellington, December 6. Buteshire, from AVellington, December 14. 'lokomarui from Wellington, December 22.

IMPORTS. Per Mokoia, from Melbourne:—ls ingots tin',. 100 oases currants, 27 bags onions, 20 cases soap, 75 do limejuice, 35 ohesfe tea, 50 bags onions, 23 cases emrjty bottles, 6 tumblers, 70 bags bark. 475 cases fruit, transhipments ox Victoria and Euryalu3, and a quantity of sundries. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 24.—The Zealandia's passengers include Miss M'Lcnnan, Mass Calder, Messrs Calder (2), and Benson.— Sailed: Elingamite, for Sydney. NAPIER, December 2*.—■ Arrived: Hawke's Bay. from Auckland. GREYMOUTH, December 22.—Sailed: Janet Nicoll, for Dunedin. at 11.30 p.m. LYTTELTON, December 23.—Sailed: Barque Ganymede, for Capetown. TIMARU, December 24.—Arrived (in roadstead) : Matatua, from Onmani. BLUFF, December 24.—Sailed:- Waikarc, for Hobart. NEWCASTLE, December 24.—Sailed: Border Knight, for the Bluff.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

SYDNEY. December 24.—Sailed: Fifeshire (yesterday), for Auckland. HOBART, December 24.—Arrived: Papamii, from London, via the Cape.

AH the sailors in harbour, ashore and afloat, at Dunedin and Port Chalmers, are invited by Mr A. R. Falconer, seamen's missionary, to Christmas tea in the Choral Hall at '6 o'clock this evening. Tho s.s. Invercargill runs an excursion down the harbour to-day, and both the s.s. Rirmi and s.s. Invercargill run excursions to-morrow.

The s.s. Rirmi, from Preservation Inlet, arrived yesterday. She brings 78,000 ft of timber.

The s.s. Mokoia, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff, arrived at 5 a.m. yesterday morning, and was berthed at the cross .wharf. She left Melbourne at 6.40 p.m. on the 18th, cleared Port Phillip Heads at 10 p.m., and reached Hobart at 6 a.m. on the 20th; left again at 1 p.m. the same day, and anchored off the Blutf at 9.15 a.m. on the 23rd; left again at 5 p.m. the same day for headquarters, and reached the cross wharf as above. She experienced light northerly winds to Hobart, light to moderate westerly winds thence to the Bluff, fine weather along the. coast, and smooth seas throughout. The Mokoia brings transhipments from the Euryalus and A Tictoria. She left for Sydney, via AVellington, at 5 p.m. yesterday.

The barquentine Senorita was towed to sea yesterday afternoon, and sailed with cargo for ICaipara. AYe look for the arrival of the S'.iaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamship Aotea, Captain Evans, to-day or to-morrow. She is now 52 days out from London.

THE SUPPLY OF TONNAGE.

The latest available particulars with respect to launches and construction of vessels in the "United Kingdom throw, light upon the question of the supply of tonnage and in turn upon freights. So far this year there have been fewer launching than last year. The tonnage under construction is smaller, and after making allowance for removals from the register from •various causes the addition to the effective tonnage is less than a year ago. From January to September of the preeent year there were launched in the United Kingdom 489 vessels, of 956,416 tons gross, compared with 487 vessels,' of 1,067,146 during the corresponding period of 1889. From the returns compiled by Lloyd's Register of Shipping it appears that, excluding warships, there were 452 vessels, of 1,204,008 tons gross, under construction in the United Kingdom at the close of the quarter ending September 30, 1900. The total was 61,000 torn? less than for the previous quarter,, and 197,000 tons less than for the December, 1898.. quarter, which was the largest on record. Of the total, only 29 vessels, of 11,596 tons, wore sailers. Last year British owners sold to foreigners 604 vessels, of 609,589 tons, and to the end of August last they had disposed of 214 steamers, of 336,195 tons, exclusive of new vessels. This was at the rate of 540,292 tons per annum, and eclipsed any previous rate of yearly sales to foreigners. Spain has taken this year no less than 46 Bteamers, of 93,761 lons. According to the official list of ships regie-

lered in the United Kingdom, there were during the nino months of this year 529 steamers, of 877,555 tons gross, and 229 steamers, of 22,111 tons gross, registered, a total of 758 vessels, of £99,666 ton?, compared \\\th 1037 vessels, of 1,273,361 tons, for the whole of 1899. During the same period tliero were removed on account of wrecks, sales, etc., 942 vessels, of 747,937 tons, so that on September 30 there were 184- vessels lees, (hough 151,729 lons more, on the. British register than on December 31, 1899. _ -Hie tonnage increase was much less than in the corresponding period of last year. During 1F99 the number of vessels owned in the United Kingdom decreased by 195, and the tonnage increased by 387,1-71.