SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16663, 7 April 1916, Page 92

SHIPPING.

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Haw mom ~ — — — — 3 3.51 a.m. ' Pint quarter 11 '2.6 &jm. Foil moon ______ 18 4.37 p-m. quarter _ _ _ _ „ 25 10.8 »Jn. THB SOT. Kfeea at 6.38 ajm.; Beta at 5.42 D-m. TOW WIUTFTRK. April B.—B xxn.: Wind light; fine. Noon : Wind N.E.; fine. 6 p-m.: Wind NJL, light; ioU. Bun. Noon. 5 p.m. Bonmeter „ _ _ _ 23.69 29.63 23.5 i . Xhermomtta _ ' 68 70 70 HIGH WATER. April 7— ajn. p.m. > . At Tuana Heads _ _ 6.43 6.9 At Port Ghabnocs _ _ _ _ 6.!3 6.49 At Dunedin '™ 6.53 7.19 WEATHRB REPORTS. (P«I1 Uxitbd Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 6. The foUowtaj; one the weather reports at 4 print:— , Bar. Ther. Weather. ' Cape Maria „. N., light 30.29 72 Fine BnsselJ ... .„ N„ light 30.26 74 Fine • Maaukau H N.W., breeze 30.30 70 Olondy Aackland ... N.&, breeze 30.28 71 Nair Taurauga ... N., light 30.27 74 Fair East Cape _ W. t gale 30J7 70 Cloudy Giaborne „ W., fresh 30-20 74 Fair Napier ... E., light 30.29 50 J?ine Castlepolnt ... N.W., breeco 30.18 69 Overcast . Wellington ... N.N.W., freah 30.17 68 Overcast ITew Plymouth N., light 30.27 69 Fair ■ Capo EgmonL. N., treah 30.28 69 Cloudy ffanganui .„ W., light 30.21 73 Fair Farewell Spit.. N.W., light 30.24 68 Overcast ■ Cape Fonlwind N., fresh 30.18 65 Overcast N Bjeymooth ... N., breeze 30.13 64 Overoast Cap© Campbell K.W., gale 30.13 67 Cloudy Kaltoora ... N.W., light 30.00 69 Cloudy Akaroa light... N.W., fresh 29.95 70 Overcast »ogget3 ._ N.W., light 29.76 60 Showary ... W., light 29.80 52 Showery - WEATHER FORECAST. The following are the officii al weather summary and Joreoast: —" The atmospherio pressure, has decreased, but is still high in tlie nortb. Moderate to strong northerly winds have predominated, with warm and cloudy weather. Bain has fallen in Southland and in tlie high oountry in the south. Indications aro for high westerly winds, cloudy and squally weather, with raan following generally, and a falling barometer everywhere." \ ARRIVAL. Corinna, s,s. (1.30 pm.), 1271 tons, Scott, from Wew Plymouth, (via Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. DEPARTURES. Opanva, s.s. (6 a.m.). 7320 tons, Barnes, for Bluff. New Zealand Shipping Company, agent. Calliope, s.s. (6.20 ajn.), 3829 tons, Topp, ; for Wellington. New Zealand Shipping ■■■.! Company, agent. Kotare, s.s. (4.45 pjbl), 141 tons, M'Lel- :. Lan, for Bluff and InvercargilL Kerfch Ram- : Bay. agent. Corinna, s.s. (9.30 pan.), 1271 tone, Scott, for New Plymouth, via ports. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, April 6. — Arrived;: Somerset (8.25 pan.), from Napier; Kunsara (8.40 ajru), from .Wang&nui; Mararoa (9.20 ajn.) and Moeraki (0.40 pan.), from Lyttelton; Victoria - (2.45 p.m.), from Dunedin.— Sailed: Ngatoro (0.5 ajn.), for Greymouth; Defender (7 ajn.j, for Nydia Bay and Lyttelton); Eileen. Wand, dredge (0.30 p.m.),' for Westport; 'Mararoa (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton.—To sail: Moeraki (10 pan.), for Sydney. LYTTELTON, April 6. —Arrived: Maori, front Wellington; Paloona (9.25 a.m.), from Dunedin; Breeze, from Picton; John, from Wellington.—To sail: Maori, for Wellington; Breeze, for Dunedin; Paloona, for v Wellington. " ■ INVERCARGILL, April 6.—Arrived-: Invercargill (3 pan.), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, April 6.—Sailed: Riverina (1.30' p.m.), for Wellington. ■ MELBOURNE,;ApriI 6.—Arrived: Perth, from Greymouth.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS. WELLINGTON, April 6. — Sailed: Uganda (6 p.m.), for Geelong, The Arawa went down to Port Chalihers last night to continue Homeward loading there to-day. The Karori is due at Port Chalmers this afternoon from Westport. '■ The Te Anau was to sail from Timaru < last night for Napier and Auckland. The auxiliary schooner Houto is duo here ; »t any time from Whangape, with a cargo •f timber. _ The Kaituna, is to leave Bluff either tonight or to-morrow morning with produce ior Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The American and Australian liner Toro■leo, .which left New York on February 20, is now due at Lyttelton,' and should arrive ■within the few days. After discharg- • ing at that port, the vessel will come on . to Dunedin, audi will subsequently proceed , Ao. Australian ports to complete unloading. The positioa of the five leading British! ■ shipping lines _is given as follows by an ■ English shipping authority:—British-India, 145 vessels (gross lonnage 700,308); Ellerman Lines, including Bucknalls, 133 (633,990 tons); Alfred Holt and Co., 8+ (561,389 tons); P. and' O. Company, 62 (517,578 ; tons); and Furness Line, 118 (462,554 tons). ■ The Americana generally do things in a novel, manner, ana even shipbuilding has ' been advanced to such a stage that the Standard Shipbuilding Corporation intends turning out nine vessels exactly _ alike. These will be all under construction at once, and' are to be built at Shooter Island, in New York Harbour. Tho nine ships will be each 6000-ton freighters, of a standard! i , shape, and made of plates that are stan- , dard in the steel mills. As they are to be all oonstrraeted at once, they will move across tho island as they aro advanced to- •' wards completion. One will go overboard every 30 days after the first year.

, UNION COMPANY EASTER TIME- > TABLE. The Unioti Company makes tho following announcement in regard to the Easter holiday itinerary:—Arriving at Wellington on April 17, the Manuka will sail tho following day for Lyttelton. She 'will leave that port on April 19 for Wellington, and, returning on Good Friday, will sail in the evening for Sydney, via Wellington. The Moeraki ia due at Wellington from Sydney on Monday, April 24, and at Lyttelton on April 26. She •will ieave Lyttelton on her return tho same daj*, and sail from Wellington on tho 27th. for Sydney. The Paloona is to leave Melbourne on Tuesday, April 18, for New Zealand ports, via Hobart. The Tarawera will sail from Auckland on Monday, April 17, for Wellington, via Gisborne and Napier. She will sail from Wellington on Thursday, the 20th, for Lyttelton, arriving there on the 21st, and returning on Monday, 24th, to Wellington. She loaves Wellington on Thursday, 27th, for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The Monowai is to leave Auckland on Saturday, April 22, for Lyttelton direct, and is due on April 25. She will leave for Wellington the same evening, and proceed thenoe to Dunedin direct. She is due to leave here on April 28 to resume her time-table running. The above alterations have boon found nectessary. in order to cope with the Easter holiday traffic between Lyttelton and Wellington.