SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13855, 19 March 1907, Page 4

SHIPPING.

E.OItT CHALMERS,

Phiiks of ins Mook. 1: JtABClt. ' '1( Last quarter 7 8.12 p.m. New Moon 14 5.35 p.m. fi First Quarter ... • 2?. (M 0 p.m. ti Full Moon 30 7.H a.m. 2 Perigee 9 8.0 p.m. 5 Apogee ■ .... ... 22 10.0 a.m. d Sun rises 6.12, wis 6.22. o THE WEATHER. • 3 March 18.-8 ti.ni.: Wind N.F,.; weather a fine. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather thick |, and showery. 5 p.ui.i: Wind N.E.; weather j overcast, lo rain. ( 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. , Barometer 30.1 311 30.1 \ Thermometer ... ... 48 52 -51 „ FORECAST.—Mr .Saulin Iclephoncd at. 1 10.45 p.m.:-" E.N.E. ito S.E. winds, and •' liravy ruin showers nfttir 21 lioiii'H." 1' . WEATHER REPORTS. " l?cn TJNiTr.n Press Association.) ( WELLINGTON, March 18. The following aro tho Tvcuiher report* at t: 5 p.m.:— ' J Mamikau Heads.—Wind N.W., breeze; o bar, 28.81, ther. 73; misty; liar smooth, li New Plymouth.—Wind JB.K, fresh; bar. I 29.60, I her. 09; rain; sea Moderate, s Castlo.point.—Wind S.E., breeze; bar. e 29.95, I her. 57; rain; sea. increasing. s Wellington.—Wind S.E., strong; bar. \ 29.85. I her. 53; rain. ( Wwtporl.-Wiml S.E., frreli; bar. 29.76, a ' Iher. 63; gloomy; sea mocioralo swell. < Kaikpnra.—C'flm; bar. 30.08, ther. 54; i rain; sea smooth. t Falling biiromolcr, with easterly winds c and heavy rain, is to be expeiitod north of ( Timaru and Queenslown, and rain thence | southwards, f HIGH WATER. 1 .March 19— a.m. p.m. ' At Taiaroa Heads 5.48 6.4 ' At Port, Chalmers 6.28 0.44 ' At Duncdiu 7.13 7.29 I ■ ' s ' ARRIVALS. 1 Kara.mea, s.s., 5561 tons, Holmes, from the Bluff. Murray, Roberts, and Co., ' iificnte. Rakiura, s.s,. 81 lons, Marks, from Waikawa. Keilii Ramsay, agent. Kiinii, s.s., 143 tons, Hergqnest, from Oainaru. .1. Beadle,'jun„ agent. ' DEPARTURES. Corinna, s.s., 812 tons,, .lames, for OneJnmga, via intermediate ports. .1. Mills, agent.. Rakiura, s.s., 81 lons, Marks, for Waikawa. Keith Ramsay, agent. Karamea, s.s., 5564- tons, Holmes, for . Wellington. Murray, Roberts, and Co., agents.. Invcrcargill, s.s., 123 tons, Gillies, for Waikawa and' the Bluff. .1. Beadle, juu., agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. tfrom 'Marseilles.—lngebgrE, wiled January 15 From Liverpool.—Titania, barque, left December 19. From Sydney (via Auckland).—Moicoia, March 24. From Melbourne.—Warrimoo, March 19. From Sydney (via Wellington).—Rivenna, March 23. From Bunbury.—Cape C'ort-o, sailed March 11. ' From Surprise Island.—lrene, barqua. From Auckland.—Talune, March 22. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Wimmera, March 19. For Sydney (via Cool; Strait).—Wimmera, March 19. For Melbourne (via Bluff).—Rivcrina, March 24. ' For Auckland.—Talune. March 23. ■TO ARRIYK. At Auckland.—Devon, left' London December 11. lilocinfoniein, left New York January 3. Morayshire, duo about March 28. Mimiro, due about, March 20. Tomoana andilnveran,'loft Now York February 15. Maori,, due April 2. Arawa (new),' due about April 10. Fraukdale, left New vTork March 8. Suffolk, left Liverpool March 2. At Wellington.—Star of New Zealand, -left' London February 15. Paparoa, left Plymouth February 23. Corinthio and Kaikoura, left London March 12. At Lyttelton—lnverclyde, left New York December 6. Delphic, loft. London March 1 12. At Port Chalmers.—Waimale, due March 28. Ayrshire, due about March 1 25. Nairnshire, due about, March 25. TO DEPART. From Auckland.—Karamea, March 28, From Wellington.—lonic, March 28. UOUEW'.HD BOTJSD. Sussex, left Lyttelton for Bristol January 23. Star of Japan, left Wellington January 27, Mamari. left Wellington January 31. Waiwera, left Wellington February 3. Orari, left Wellington February 6. Pathan, left, Napier February 8. Star of Australia, left Wellington February 10. Whakatanc, left, Lyttelton Fobru'ary 11. Rimutaka, left ' Wellington February 14. Wakanui, lett Wellington February 26. Tokomaru, left Port Chalmers February 26. Indraleuia, left Wellington February 27. Gothic, left • Wellington March 1. Rangatira, left Napier March 2. Ktimara, left Auckland March 4 Kent, left Lyttelton March 12. Marere, left- Wellington March 14. Turakina; left Wellington March 14.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, March 18.-Arrivcd: Mokoia, from Sydney; .Viking, barque, from Mauritius; Defiance, hrigantino, from Newcastle, after a rough passage of 25 days.-—Sailed: 8.30 p.m., Manuka, for Sydney, with a. large passenger list.— Tho barquontino Mary Isabel, live weeks out from Auckland, was lowed into Hokianfiu 10-dav. •KAIPARA, March 18.-Saiied: Olivia, barque, for Adelaide; Alexander Craig, barque, ■ for Melbourne; Eliza Firth, schooner, for LvUcltcn. TiYTTELTON; March 18.—Sailed: 6.5 p.ni.,, Ripple, for the Chatham Islands. Sailed: Rolomahann, for Wellington. Passengers: 137 saloon and 24 steerage. Bailed: Taief!. for Greyniouth. Sailed : Pateena. for Wellington. Passengers: 67 ialqoti and 7 steerage. , OAMAIUJ, March 18.—Arrived: 8 p.m., Corinna, from Dnnedin. Sailed: 7 p.m., Riniu, for Duncdin. BLUFF, March 18.—Arrived: Koouya, .from prey-mouth; Ifahono. fiqn> Duiiediii. Arrived: 11.30 tt.ni., Warrimoo, from Melbourne. Passengers: Mcsdaines Williams, '.Barnes. Misses Cutlendon, Moriarty, Messrs Hayward, Williams. Moore, T'urton, Rogers. Barnes; and 15 in the stoerngc.-— -Sailed: 5.5 p.m., Mnhpnn, [or Melbourne; 6.30 p.m., Warrimoo, for Duncdin. SYDNEY, March 18.-A roved: Jan, from Groymouth; Pendlo Hill, from Mercury Bay; Horzogin Sopbio CharloLtc, from Auckland.

THE WAI-ITI. 7, DARGAVILLE. March 18. Messrs Brown and Sons, after six weeks' work endeavouring to upright the barque AYai-ili, which wis capsized on January 28. have tl.irqwu up their contract, having fruitlessly expended several hundred pounds.

The Hakiura. arrived from Waikawa at, 5 a.m. yesterday, and sailed in the afternoon for tho same destination. The Karamea returned to Port Chalmors from the Hint! about 6.30 a.m. yesterday to load frozen moat front Oamnru and Burnside, in addition to general cargo. Tho Karameji. sailed again at 5 o'clock hud evening for Wellington. The Whajigape \yas floated out of dock at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, after undergoing survey ami overhaul. Sho sails this afternoon for Newcastle. The Pukaki will proceed to Port this morning to discharge the balance of her coal info lighters and trucks, uml sails this evening for Wostporl. The Tarawera goes into commission again about the middle of next month, ami. will supplement the present, ferry service during the Kaster holidays. Mr (!. Holdsworth, general manager for the Union Comi»ny, returns to Dimedin from Melbourne by the Mouruki on March 26, awl Mr T. W. Whitson returns from Suva by the Mourn, on April 1. The Curiima sailed yesterday afternoon, [or Onohmigii and Now Plymouth, via tho usual porl^. Captain K. Phillips, lale master.of the Manuka, who ;lias been on sick leave in Australia, is still seriously indisposed. The ltituu. from Oanutru. arrived at nuncdin at 2 o'elpek tliis morning. Mr O. Cront'lier. formerly secretary of the Merchant Service Guild, and kite of tin! steamer .Riwjiku. is juw mate of the coastal steauier (lerfie. Tin: Warriinoo is due today from Jlejbouruo, and will probably come right up to lowii on this morning's lido. Qwiii;; In a. combination of rain and shortage of railway trucks the work ot discharging enrgo iron) (ho Surrey ceased yesterday at 2 mil). 'i'Jio New Xcaland and African Company's steamer Ayrshire, now at Wellington, is dm; here alxnit fhe end of thp present mouth. She bus about 600 tons of cargo for

this port, and will probably dishchage at Dunodin. She brought out 10.046 tons of cargo this trip. She will load' for Home Under charier to the Now Zealand Shipping Company, and will probably proceed to the llluffJhsf and return lure for Homeward 'loading' before proceeding north. The Tysor steamer Harem, which Failed from Wellington on March 14 for London, tool: the following cargo from Wellington: 26,462 carcases lamb, 11,954 legs mutton, 5337 carcases mutton, 392 sack-.t meat nundries, 357 cases frozen meat sundries, 742 casks tallow. 101 casks pells, 498 bales wool, 37 bales sheepskins, 18 tales tow. A message from the sen that lias been a long time on its travels has reached Gishomo from one of the New Zealand trooper.-) who went to South Africa from (liolwriK! in 1900. Upon a .scrap <if newspaper he scribbled the words:—" Drayton" Grange. (Tenth Contingent on board, all well; one day from Sydney.—Thomas Howell. Anyone finding this please send to Poverty Hay Herald." The paper was placed in a lmtilfi itntl foiisitjiird to llm pi'ii, and was found a few weeks ago on the coast of Queensland, :i few miles south of Cooktown. Another sailing ship of an unusual type, named tho Hcndova, was launched on January 27 by Messrs Napier and Miller on tilt) Clyde'. Tho Rendova, which has been built "to the order of Messrs Lever Bros. (Ltd.), of Port Sunlight, has been specially designed for the conveyance of oil in bulk, or general cargo, ami is a sister ship to the Sunlight, now on her way from Glasgow to Sydney. The Rendova is 230 ft long, with a beam of 37ft. and will, carry about 2200 lons on a light draught of water. She lias been lilted with nine bulkheads as well as it fore am! aft division in the oil space, forming 10 oil compartments, in addition lo general cargo 'tween decks and forchold and two peaks. A large boiler has been fitted with feed and general donkey pumps, also two powerful duplex double-acting pumps for dealing with oil cargoes, which can bo rapidly discharged. She is equipped with a steam winch for working general cargoes and windlass and capstan. A freshwater condensing plant and exhaust lank have also been lifted. The crew arolmused in the forecastle and the captain and officers in the poop. Room has also been provided for apprentices.

NEW FORSACKS FOP THE SURREY. Messrs Slcvenson ami Cook's engineering j firm at. Port Chalmers lias secured the tender for litliiiK the new furnaces lo the steamer Surrey, now discharging at the Gconro street pier. 'Ponders were invited at. all the chief ports in the colony, and it is satisfactory to note that Port Chalmers is to the.- fore in that, class of work. The new furnaces are to arrive in Wellington by the Corinthic to-morrow, and will probably be transhipped bv the Talune, arriving here on Thursday. The contract calls for the completion of the work in 11 days after their arrival at Port Cbidiiicrs, and it is understood the contract, price will reach four figures, tho work to be dono to the satisfaction of Lloyd's and the New Zealand Government inspectors and the New Zealand ami African Company's engineer. Pume'.s ribbed furnaces are at present in use, but it is not yet • known what make the new ones are. The Surrey's furnaces were passed by Jho authorities before the vessel left. Loiroon this trip, and appeared to 'be in porfiaot. order, Init during the voya<rc they showedsigns of 1 stress, and as ihe result of careful gauging while under pressure, and also special survey, it was deemed necessary to discard lliem.