SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18157, 31 January 1921, Page 4

SHIPPING

PHASES OP THE MOON. Ji.KUi.ET. Last quarter Ist 4.5 p.o. N«wt;ocin _ 9th 4.87 p.m. First quarter _ _ _ _ _ 17th 6.1 p.m. Full moon 24th 10.38 a.m. Last quarter ... ... ... THE SUN. Bose to-day at 8.4 am..: sets at 7.38 pm. THE WBATHBB. January 29.—Wind S.W.; rain. Noon: Wind S.W.'; Showery, 5 p.m.; Wind 8.W.; fine. i .... Ba.m. Noon. sp.m. Barometer ... ... 39.94 30.00 30.16 TfienhbmOter ... January 30— Barometer ... ... ... 80.18 80.18 30.14 Thermometer Min.,4o; max.,65. HIGH WATER. January 31— a.m. p.m. At Talmoa Heads ... 8.48 9.14 , At Port' Chalmers 9-28 9-34 At Dunedin ... ... ... ... 9.68 10.24 ARRIVALS. January 20. Kadwarra, s.s. (7.15 am.), 8051 tons. Whyborn, from Makatea Inland. Union Steam Ship 1 Company, agent. Storm, b.s. (9,25 a.m.}, 405 tons, Robertson, from Timaru. Tapley and Co., agent. January 30. Kotarei 8.8 (8 p.m.), 147 tons, Mumby, from Bluff. Keith Ramsay and Co., agents. DEPARTURE. January 29. Tutanekai, b.s. (noon), 811 tons, Burgess, for Bluff. Government Shipping Office, agent. ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 30.—Arrived: Ruahine (1.40 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Helen B. Sterling (9.10 a.m.), for Newcastle; B. R. Sterling (9.50 a.m.), for Sydney. WELLINGTON, January 29.—Arrived; Sealda (10.30 a.m.), from Auckland; Arahura (5.45 p.m.), from Pictou. Sailed: Ripple (6,10 p.m.), for Napier. January 80.—Arrived: Tarawera (1.25 a.m.), from Port Chalmers; Wahine (7.20 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Mapburika (7.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Nikau (8.15 a.m.), from Nelson; Baden Powell (8.30 a.m,), from Lyttelton. Sailed: Somerset (7.20 a.ffi.), for Timaru. The Flora, bound fOf fLyttelton from Wellington, was sheltering in Worser Bay all to-day. LYTTELTON, January 29.—Arrived; Wahine (7 a.m.), from Wellington; Trevalgan (7.25 a.m.), from Wellington; Bellbuckle (9 a.m.), from Wellington; John (11.30 a.m.), from Tarakohe; Essex (5 p.m.), from New York, via Panama. ——Sailed; Baden Powell (10 a.m.), for Wellington; Kanna (1.30 p.m.), for Wellington; Wahine (8.40 p.m.), for Wellington. January 30.—Arrived: Trewellard (noon), from Newcastle; Maori (1.55 p.m.), trom Wellington. TIMARU, January 80. —Arrived: Waitomo, irom Newcastle.

BLUFF, January 80.—Arrived: Tutanekai tncoh), from Port Chalmers. LONDON, January 29. —Arrived: Bessa, from Christiania; Taiaroa, from New York; Iceland, from Panama; Champaigny, from Coquimbo; Treloake, from Coronel. Sailed: Omar ■ and Wiltshire, for Sydney; Snandon, Chateau D’lf, and Professor Koch, lor Melbourne; Oronite, for Brisbane;' Donald M'Kay, for Townsville; Meriwa and Mailman, for Fremantle.

The Essex, from New York, via Panama, arrived at Lyttelton on Saturdaq. Rain was pretty general throughout the dominion.,on Saturday, and work was stopped at many of the ports. The Tofua left Auckland on Friday night for Sydney, whence she will return to Auckland. The Government steamer Tutanekai left at noon on Saturday for the Bluff and West Coast Sounds.

Th© Storm, which arrived hero on Saturday from Timoru, is to sail again to-day for Wanganui, via intermediate ports.

The - Koiwana reached Fort Chalmers on Saturday morning to discharge the cargo of rock phosphates she has brought from Makatea Island. The Waitomo reached Timaru on Saturday morning with 1 a cargo of coal from Newcastle.

The Te An.au was to leave Napier on Saturday night for Gisborne and Auckland. She will sail from Auckland at the end of the week for Dunedin, via intermediate ports. The Cosmos is expected to get away from Port ■ Chalmers to-morrow for Newcastle, where she will .load for Now Zealand. AUXILIARX KETCH OVERDUE, The - following is a copy of a telegram received from the Naval authorities at Wellington:— •." The auxiliary ketch Six John Forrest, 160 tons, bound from Thursdoy Island to Suva, is .reported overdue at the latter port. She vu last sighted by the steamer Sealda on January 11 in Whitsunday Passage, off the Australian coast. Until a notice to mariners is issued, please warn shipping to keep a good lookout, and report if vessel is sighted.”

P. AND O. COMPANY.

the last annual report. ; To hand from London is a copy of the i' report of the board of directors of the Peninp sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (Ltd.), which was approved by shareholders at the annual meeting on December 8. The document discloses that after allowing for depreciation and making an allocation to the insurance funds (raising the total of the' latter to £2,600,000), there remained a credit of £772,607. The net profit for the vear to September 80 amounted to £657,377. Last year the net gain was shown as : £611,858. after transferring £1,000,000 to various funds and providing for depreciation. The appropriations endorsed at last month’s meeting comprised:—s per cent, dividend on preferred stock, £152,000; 12 per cent, dividi nd, and 8 per cent, bonus on the deferred stock, free of income tax (of which 2i per cent, on preferred and 6 per cent, on deferred were paid in Hay last), £508,668; a balance of £111,939 being carried forward. . The statements of accounts is a masterpiece of minimum disclosure, this being, presumably, with a view to letting competitors know as little as possible about the finances of the company. The entire assets are lumped info one item, which embraces every- ; thing valuable, from steamers end other

' * craft ; Rown wards, no detail whatever being l!\ supplied in the balance sheet. The total of , the account is £22,693,549. Liabilities are ■ given as: Capital—£6,43l,l2o; debenture stock ' at 3i per cent, £1,495,880; reserve fund.

ii £1,809,295; contingent fund, £1,000,000; insur- ■ ance fund, £2,600,000; provident good service fund, £300,000; bills payable, sundry balances, and accounts not closed, £8,564,114; and the profit and loss account £493,140.

, The report included a proposal for the distribution of £205,000 to deferred stockholders, the new stock ranking for dividend as from October 1 last, being in all. respects pari passii with existing stock of the same class. The fleet numbered, at the date of the statement '64 vessels, of which 10 were being built. The total tonnage was 666,511, plus the 8.1.8. N. Co.’s fleet, of 912,935 tons, making altogether 1,479,496 tons. The P. and O. Banking Corporation, which was launched last year, is stated to be already doing a considerable business. An assurance is given that the mail services, including that to Australia, are to be "re-established as soon as the reconditioning df the ships and the de- ’ livery of those now building make it possible."

. OVERSEAS STEAMERS. Auatralpool sailed from London for Brisil; bane on December 6. Aiding* left London for Fremantle on December 18. m ‘ Albion Star, from Whakatane, reached Panama on January 9. Athenic loft Southampton on January 18, and should arrive in New Zealand about the end of February. Auetralport, for Sydney, left London on Australbrook loft Wellington on January 17 for Neyv York. ' Armagh,' Homeward-hound from Wellington, reported at Panama January 28. Bellbuckle due Dunedin February 8 from New York, via Lyttelton. ■ Canadian Highlander duo WeTbngton Feb- ; ruary 12 from Melbourne to loud for Vancouver. . .. _ . _ _ _ . Cape Premier left Durban January l r - for A Corinthio is to leave Southampton on February "3, and is due in Now Zealand at the , end of March. Cornwall left Wellington January 22 for Newcastle. _ , _ , . , Cathlamet to leave Part Charmers to-day . for Australia. _; . , , i • Crosby Hall left London January 2D fox Dunedin. >. Dorset, at Wellington, to load at Napier {or London. _ . .. . . . , Ganges, from Calcutta, discharging at Aitcklsuide )' Durham, from Wellington, loading at / Hororota is due at Auckland on January f jjQvotoveail again in February. •: Xonici.ifrom Wellington, reported at Colon January &1. Kumar* is due at New 1/ymonth on FebU-' jxiaiy 2, and will leave Wellington on Feb- !■' ruary 1« to load at New Plymouth, Wangam\ nui, and Wellington. Bj-'i.. Karame* arrived London January 20 from H, Wellington. . T « W; Kaiwarru arrived a* Dnnedm January 29 sfe from Makatea Island. M-: Kaikoura left Weßinftoca ftaramesr « for fe;L<ffl{tea. ;;. ;,Vy" i '■ ■ ■■

Langton Hall left London January 25 for Auckland. Otarama is due at Auckland on February 5, and will sail again in March. She comes from Liverpool. Otaki arrived Napier January 24 from Newcastle.

Port. Chalmers sailed from Wellington for London January 8. Piako left London on January 16, end is due in New Zealand on March 12.

Port Victor, from Wellington, arrived London January 24. Port Macquarie sailed from London for Sydney on January 1; due Auckland early March.

' Port Natal left Sen Francisco for Wellington on December 23.

Port Hacking sailed from New York for New Zealand ports on December 11. Port Napier sailed from Auckland for London on January 4. Port Caroline, Homeward-bound, reported from Panama on January 16. Port Augusta arrived Auckland January 26 from Newcastle. Port Kembla, from Wellington, reported at Panama January 18. Port Curtis arrived London January 24 from Wellington. Port Melbourne, at Blufl, for Australia. Paparoa loading for England at Port Chalmers. Pakeha arrived Dunedin January 27 from England and New Zealand ports. Proceeds to Bluff. Raranga due at ‘Wellington February 7, To load for United Kingdom at . Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, soiling from Wellington February 26. . , Remuera, now due at London, is due in the dominion again in April, nad will sail in May. Rimutaka is due at Auckland on February 16, and will sail again in March. Ruapehu left London on January 14, end is duo in Now Zealand, on March. 3; to sail again April. , . , „ , Ruahine due Auckland to-day from Wellington. Suffolk, from Wellington, reached Panama on January 9. Sussex, from St. John, is due at Auckland this week. Somerset, at Wellington, thence Timaru, Lyttelton, to load for London. Surrey left Wellington December 31 for London. . Sealda, from Calcutta, to leave Wellington to-dey for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Trevalgan, from Montreal, left Wellington January 28 for Lyttelton and Dunedin. West Oaroargo left Sen Francisco January 28 for Auckland and Sydney. Woodarra left Wellington December 31 for Falmouth. Waitemata arrived Auckland January 25 from San Francisco. Waiwera is due at Auckland on January 31, and will sail again on February 12 for United Kingdom. Waimana will leave England at the end ot January, and is due in New Zealand on March 20. , Westmeath, for Wellington, sailed from the United Kingdom on January 18. Waimate, from St. John, is due m New Zealand in March, and will sail in May. Zoalandic, en route from Liverpool for New Zealand and Australian ports, left Capetown on December 29. Willaston left Hampton Roads, December 28 for Lyttelton; due this week.' Waimarino left Newcastle January 25 for Fiji and Vancouver, where she will load for Auckland and Australia.