SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17936, 15 May 1920, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE UOON. _ _ Mat. Pun moon 3 , 1.17 p.m. ' I»»«t quarter H 5.21 p.m. Now moon 18 6.55 p.m. First qua?tar 24 b.37 a.m. THE SUN. Rtoas to-day at 7.27 a.m.; sets at 4.42 p.m. Bises to-morrow at 7.58 a.m.; sots at 4.40 p.m. THE WEATHER. May 14.—8 a.m.: Wind N.K.; fine. Noon : Wind (T.B.J overcast. 6 p.m.; Wind N.E.; overcast. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. (Barometer 20.80 :!9.78 20.75 ifhenaometer ... ... Max., 45; min., 33. HIGH WATEII May 15— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads — 0.4 At Fort. Chalmers 9.13 0.44 At Duriedia ... ... 0.48 1.14 May 16— At Taiaroa Heads 0.28 0.53 At Fort Obalmers 1.8 1.33 At Dunedin 1.38 2.3 WEATHER HBPOUTS. (fn Uxrraq, fnaaa amooiatimi.) WEmSUTON, May 14. • The following #rs tha weather ropoirtß at i p.m.:— Bar. Ther. Weather. Capo Maria ... W., fresh 2U.59 69 Cloudy Russell W., fresh 20.52 63 Cloudy Manukan H.... S.W., fresh 20.47 60 Overcast Auckland ... S.W., breeze 2U.47 57 Showery Tauranga ... S.W., (refill 29.37 58 Fair Gisbonje 8.W.. hreeie 20.30 54 Showery Napier S., fresh 20.33 GO Overcast Cbatlepoint ... S.E., light 29.44 51 Overcast Wellington ... S., fresh 29.49 50 Cloudy ■ New Plymouth Calm 29.45 50 Overcast Oape Egmont... S., light 20.46 5G Overoast Wanganul ... S., breeie 29.47 64 Overoast jiarewell Spit.. W., light 29.40 54 Ovoroast Cape lYralwind S., Iresh 29.48 52 Rue (Jreymouth ... S.W., fresh 29.52 50 Fine Stephen Island S.W., light 29.47 50 Overcast Oape Campbell S., fre»h 29.50 62 Overcast Kalkoura ... R.W., light 29.51 60 Overcast , Akaroa light... S.W., freeh 29.60 49 Ovorcast Nuggets S.K., fresh 29.60 44 Overoast Bluff Oalm 29.55 47 Pine WEATHER FORECAST. Tha following aro the olfloial weather summary »nd forecast:—" Strong, squally southerly winds bars prevailed, with oold, showery weather in most parts of tho dominion. The atmospherio pressure has increased slightly in the nortJi bnt lis still low everywhere. Present indications are for strong but decreasing southerly winds, veering to westerly and northerly and then Increasing again. Ctold Mid changeable! weather may be expected generally, with scattered showers. The barometer has a rising tendency in tlio north, but will fall Shortly In toe sooth." DEPARTURES. Port I/yttelton, s.b. (1.15 p.m.), 6494 tone. Renaut, for Melbourne. Swift and Co., agents. Kotare, e.s. (3 p.m.), 146 tons, Mumby, for Timaru and Lyttelton. Keith Rameay, ag«n". The Anau, s*. (4.15 p.m.), 1622 tons, Platte, tor Napieff and Gifibcrrne, via porta. Union Steam .Ship Company, agent. SHIPPING- TELEGRAMS.AUCKLAND, May 14.—Arrived: Waihemo (6 p.m.), from Weningion. Sailed: Hay nil i (11.30 a m.), for Gisborne; Awabou (4.40 p.m.), for East Coast bayß. To sail: Maheno (10 p.m J, for Sydney; Waihora and Kaitangato, for Newcastle. , , m WELLINGTON, May 14—Arnvxd: War hine (7.40 ajn.), from Lyttelton; Manuka (10 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Ngahere (10.30 a.m.), from LytWton; Wootton (1.15 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Tarawera (11.80 p.m.), from Ihiiiedin.—-—-Sailed: Otftki (6.50 a-.tn.), for ! ' Dunedin; Wahine (7.50 p.nf.), for Lyttelton. To sail: Ocrinno (10 p.m.), for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, May 14.—Arrived: Maori ' (8.66 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Wanaia (1.40 a.m.), for Dunedin; Poherua ' (1.45 a-m.), for Westport; Maori (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington. ■ TIMARU, May 14.—Sailed: Wanaka (9.16 pjn.), for Dunedin. . MELBOURNE, May 13.—Arrived: Glaucras, from Auckland. , NEW YORK, May 12.—Arrived: Armagh, {bom Wellington. * - The Rabanoa is expected to complete, her unloading to-day, and to eail for Westport. The Corinna, which was fixed to leave _ Wellingtan at 10 p.m. yesterday for Dunedin, is now dme here an Sunday morning. - The Kadtuna left Weetport early yesterday i morning with coal for discharge at Ijytte-Hon, 'i Oamaru, Dunedin, and Blufl. The Kokiri arrived at Napier from Gisborne ' yesterday morning, and will have her cargo completed on Monday. Her movements from Napier, however, have not been fixed The ferry steamer Maori berthed at I/yttelton at 9.10 a.m. yesterday, connecting with the seodnd south express. • The Otaki left Wellington at 6.50 a.m. yes- ■ terday for Dunedin direct, and is due here this morning. She will be occupied in unload-, iag her Liverpool cargo for about a week, and will then proceed to Melbourne to complete. The John ia now fixed to leave Wellington at noon to-day for, Dunedin with a consignment 'of coke for the Railway Department. After discharge she will load for Oomairu, Timiaro, and Wanganui. The Kotare sailed yesterday afternoon for ( Timaru and I/yttelton, whence she will return to Dunedin, sailing subsequently to Invercargill and Bort Graig. At the last-named , port fihe will take a cargo of timber for Dunedin. The Flora left Wellington last night for Picton, and will load there for Onehunga. The Woatomo arrived at Geelong yesterday morning after bunkering at Newcastle, and is now loading a oargo of wheat for Lyttelton and TimartL _ ' The' Kauri is fixed to leave Wellington on Monday for Melbourne, where she wall bo docked for survey and overhaul. Greymouth reported yesterday: " Fine, easterly winds, and a smooth sea." The Kowhai sailed for Bluff from Greymouth yostorday morning. The vessel will not ooato on to I>unedin, but will return to Greymouth after discharge to load for Lyttelton. . The large American barquo Monongahela arrived at Sydney on Thursday after a smart I passage of 14 days from Wellington. The Tainui arrived at Wellington from Bluff on Thursday night to complete her Homeward loading, and the vessel is at present : fixed to sail on Tuesday afternoon. The. Opawa will be delayed at Lyttelton . owing to the holidays connected with the visit of the Prince of Wales, and is not expected to arrive" at Dunedin until about May 21 with the balance of her Liverpool cargo. The Maheno was timed to leave Auckland for Sydney at 8 o'clock last night, and the Manuka was to leave Wellington for Sydney . and Hobart at 6 p.m. The Kakapo left Wh&ngarei for Wellington yesterday afternoon. The Kaitangata Lnd Waihora have been fixed to load at Newwwtlo, the former vessel for Auckland, and the latter for Wellington. Cable advice received by the Union Company stoics that the barque G-ladibrook arrived at Callao on Aipril 30 fr<®n Newcastle. She will load nitrates back to Australia. The Kermanlic is the name given to a four-masted aohooncr launched early this month from tho Huon Timber Company's yard at Hospital Bay (Tasmania). She :'s intended for the inter-State and New Zealand trfrde. Captain J. P. Neil son, n-t • present master of the Thumka, will Ikwo command. . The oversea steamer Waimate was docked at Port Chalmers yesterday for repairs. She had evidently struck something solid. The hull was dented in two places well forward * Tjort side, and in the vicinity of the bilge. The steamer had evidently bumped again, for, near its after end, tho port bilge keel for a distance of about 20ft was flattened against in© hull. Ijoo&o rivets were bs-in# dealt with, by a gang of men woriing last, mgi»t, and the temporary repairs to the not yery serious damage is expected to ,be finished in time for the Waimate to come out of dock this morning. . The departure of the Port Victor from, Port Chalmers for London, via Panama, has been fixed definitely for to-morTow. CONCRETE SHIPS. The report on the appropriation account . for 1918-1919 for tho Imperial Ministry of Shipping shows the total deficiency to have been met from a vote of credit which amounted to just over £100,000,000. Tl» report deals at somo length with the financial ttspect of the building- of concrete shipa, and shows that after the armietics the •whole policy of the construction of concrete ships was reviewed, when it wae deoided that it would he more economical to cancel oontraots. The total loss to tihse State wtts reduoed to about i£2£oo,ooo. RELEASE OF SHIPPING. • The release of inter-State shipping traffic from Government control dees not reJievo the shipowner desirous of trading Australian registered tonnage overseas (New Zealand includod) from tho obligation of obtaining Government permission before removing a°veesel from the coastal service. Already the release of shipping has boon followed by several applicatioma of this nature to the Controller of Shipping. Questioned on tho matter the Controller neateautod a previous intimation that tho release of slopping did not -affcot the War Precautions Regulation that prohibited the renwwil—for trading purposes or by eal»—of an Australian ves'jlßl from the coast without the consent of fJve Minister of Customs. This regulation, ho said, which had operated in connoction with the rccent control of shipping movements, wes still in existence, by virtue of the time extension of tho W«r Precautions Regulations relating to shipping granted by Parliament towards the olose of lost semion.

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