SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18687, 17 October 1922, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. October. Full Moon 6th 12.23 p.m. Last Quarter .. .. M .. 14th 9.25 a.m. New Moon ... .. ... .. 21st 1.10 a.m. First Quarter .. .. .. .. 28th 0.66 a.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 5.16 a.m.; sots at 6.32 p.m. THE WEATHER. October 16.—Fine, with fairly strong wind from a northerly direction. _ Barometer stood at 29.80 in the morning, with a tendency to fall. Lato in tho afternoon it, stood at 29.65. Thermometer: Min., 55; max., 70. WEATHER REPORTS. (Fbb Vkitzd press association.) WELLINGTON, October IS. Tho following aro tho official weather reports at i p.m. Bar. Thor. Weathe* Cape Maria ... N.W., light 30.22 64 Cloudy - Russell S.W.. light 30.23 C 4 Fine Uannkau H. ... W., light 30.22 64 Fine Auckland ... N., fresh 30.18 63 Fair Tauranga ... W., light 30.08 60 line Gisborne E., light 30.13 63 lair Napier ... .;. N., light 30.18 60 Fine Castlepolnt ... W., light 30.09 56 line Wellington ... N., fresh ' .10.07 58 line New Plymouth N.W., light 30.13 60 Fmo Cape Egmont... N., fresh 30.14 60 lino Wanganui ... W.,light 30.13 63 lair Farewell Spit.. W.. fresh 30.18 60 Cloudy Capa Fonlwind N.W., light 30.10 64 C.ondy Groymouth ... N., breeze 30.08 58 Cloudy Stephen Island W. p fresh 30.09 55 Fmo Cape Campbell N., fresh 29.95 66 lino Kaikoura ... E.. light Akaroa light... N.W., light ;3.54 60 Fine Nuggets... *... N.E.. light *9.io -a Chercast Bluff N„ fresh 20.fi'! 54 Gloomy WEATHER FORECAST. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 16. Following is the official weather forecast; Present indications arc for increasing northerly to westerly winds and changeable, equally weather generally, with rain soon in ■■the West Coast and southern districts. The barometer is unsteady, with a falling tendency. HIGH WATER. Ootcber 17— P- m - At Taiaroa Heads .. .11.39 At Port Chalmers .. .. “ At Dunedin 0-20 0.49 ARRIVALS. October 16. Holmdalo, s.s. (6.55 a.m.), 610 tons, Holm, from Wanganui, via Wellington. Keith Ramsay, agent. Kini, s.s. (8 p.m.), 1122 tons, Jauney, from Gisborne. Union Steam Ship Co., agent. DEPARTURES. October 16. Waimana, s.a. (4.45 p.m.), 10,389 tons, Charman, for Timaru. Dalgety and Co., agent. Holmdale, fl.a. *(11 p.m), 610 tons, Holm, for Oamaru and northern ports. Keith Ramsay, agent. Storm, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 405 tons, Sharp, for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tapley and Co., agents. ' City of Dunedin, Sis. (2.30 p.m.), 7857 tons, Laidlay, for Bluff. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, October 16.—Arrived: Pinna (8.40 a.m.), from Singapore; Opihi (11.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Las Vegas (1.50 p.m.), from San Francisco; Moerald (5.45 p.m.), , from Sydney. Sailed: Navua (5.15 p.m.), for Suva. WELLINGTON, October 16.—Arrived; Koromiko (S.SS a.m.), from Auckland; Tahiti (7.20 a.m.), from Sydney; Mahia (8.10 a.m.), from Auckland; Waikawa (9.30 a.m.), from Newcastle. Sailed: Kaluka .(11.45 а. for Bluff. Arrived: Durham (8.30 p.m.), from Auckland; Paparoa (10.55 p.m.), frm Picton. Sailed: Dorset (5.40 p.m.), for Gisborne; Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Koromiko (8.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; John (11.5 p.m.), for Picton and Wanganui. LYTTELTON, October 16,-Sailed: Breeze (1.10 p.m.), for Dunedin; Mararoa, for Wellington. TAURANGA, October 16.—Sailed: H.M.S. Veronica (5.35 p.m.), for Napier. NEWCASTLE, October 15.—Sailed: Canadian Explorer, for Bluff. SYDNEY, October 16.—Arrived: Manuka (10.30 a.m.), from Auckland: SAN FRANCISCO, October 16. —Sailed: Waihemo, for New Zealand. LONDON, October 15. —Sailed: Wnimato and Piako, for Australian ports. October 16.—Sailed; Eimutaka, for Wellington. The Montrose, which was due to leave Lyttelton last evening, is expected here today to discharge Canadian cargo. She is from Montreal and Three Rivers, and after discharge proceeds to Melbourne and Sydney to complete discharge. - , - The Tutanekai sailed from Wellington early _ last Thursday morning to replenish supplies, etc., of Cook Strait lighthouses. She will be about 10 days on the work, making visits at intervals back to Wellington. The Waimana, after loading a quantity of produce, left Port Chalmers yesterday for Timaru. Her final port of departure rs Auckland. The Kini arrived at Port Chalmers last night for periodical docking. The Canterbury Steam shipping Company has purchased a new steamer similar to tue б. Breeze. The length of the new boat is 175 ft, and engines and accommodation are amidships. The vessel carries about 70J tons ■ on a moderate draft. She is expected to leave London about the end of thus month, and cornea by way of Panama direct to Dunedin, and it is hoped to have her hero by tho beginning of next year, running in the Dunedm-Wanganui, and way ports at ■that time. The new steamer is being renamed the Gale, and tho company’s fleet, with her included will number five vessels’: The Storm, the Breeze, the Calm, and the recent addition to the fleet. The Breeze left Lyttelton at 1 p.m, yesterday for Oamaru and Dunedin, and is timed to leave here to-morrow for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. .The Kamona is due at Dunedin to-morrow from Greymouth, via Lyttelton, and after .discharge will return to the West Coast. The C. and D. Line steamer Pott Napier left Auckland last Thursday evening for London, via Montevideo. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cable news that tho Kaikoura left Montevideo on October 10 for Las Palmas and London, en route from Wellington. Tho steamer Otira, running under tho auspices of the White Star Line, left Liver pool on September 21 for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Rockhampton. : : After lying idle in Port Jackson for 10 months the sixmasted American barqueutine E. R. Sterling is to be placed in commission. The vessel has been chartered to load 4200 tons of coal at Newcastle for San Francisco. The American schooner John and Winthrop, recently sold to the Tasmanian Government for services as a hulk, was to leave Sydney at the end of last week for Tasmania in tow of one of tho Tasmanian Government steamers. Tho Matatua, running under the auspices * of the Aberdeen Line, left Antwerp on September 19 for London to complete loading ■ for Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. She was to sail from London on September 27. Certain slight alterations will be made to the launch Moturata, which left Dimodi’i early last week for Lyttelton. She will be. engaged in conjunction with the other of the company’s launches—the Onawc, Rualiine, Roe-Moana. and Rata—in the summer holiday service to the Peninsula bays and elsewhere. Last year it was found at times that the other four launches were unable to cope with the volume of traffic. The Moturata is expected to arrive at Lyttelton this Week. The Australian steamer Gabriella, after discharging a part cargo of coal, poles, and piles at Auckland, left that port last Tuesday for Kaipara to discharge the remainder of her coal cargo. At Kaipara she will load 750,000 ft of timber for Sydney, and will afterwards go to Hokianga to complete loading with another 750,000 ft of timber. The Ruahine, which arrived at Auckland last Tuesday from London, is to be converted into an oil-burner when she returns to England. The Remnera is at present at Home undergoing alterations to make her also * an oil-burning vessel. The Port Denison, which sailed from London on September 22 for Dunedin, arrived at Colon yesterday week, and is expected to reach Dunedin about November 1. After discharging at Dunedin, Lyttelton, and New Plymouth she will load Homeward at a port yet to be determined upon. Tho Ruahine reached Auckland last Tuesday. After leaving London ohc called at Southampton to embark 599 passengers. She sailed from Southampton on August 31, and cleared Panama on September 17. A short stay was made at Pitcairn Island on September 29. Fine weather was experienced throughout the voyage, which was uneventful. The Mahia, which readied Auckland early last week, loaded at Glasgow and Liverpool, and sailed from the latter port on September 3. Colon was reached on September 17, and she cleared the Panama Canal the following day. Fine weather was experienced until a week before reaching Auckland, when she encountered a north-west galo, with -high seas. The gale lasted 24 hours, and was followed by fine weather to port. The steamer was 35 days on the voyage, and averaged 13.23 knots. The Mahia has a full cargo of" over 7000 tons of merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Pert Chalmers. Tho cargo consists mostly of bar and other iron, also a large recently arived at Auckland, sailed from Liverpool on August 17, and eJeaisd Panama <m September 6, meeting

■with line weather on the voyage, which was uneventful. Her cargo consists of general merchandise of a large variety, «nd will discharged at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. On deck she had 20 horses, nine thoroughbreds and 11 draught horses. Eight of tho animals aro for Auckland, 'and the remainder for tho south. Tho Navua, which left Auckland lust for the Western Pacific on September 16, met with oast and north-easterly winds and heavy seas on the trip to Suva. Otherwise a fair passage w*as inado. The Navua left Suva, for Auckland at 5.15 p.m. on Saturday week, and experienced an uneventful voyage, She brought 67 passengers and a cargo comprising 14.141 cases and 926 bunches of bananas, and 1751 cases of pineapples A prominent Sydney shipping man the other day complained as to the manner in which Australia has been imposing a heavy duty on vessels of less than 500 tons, states tho Sydney Shipping List, but none on ships over that'tonnage. For various reasons, ho stated, wo build very few of the smallerclass now, and as local companies that patronise outside yards aro clover enough to exceed 500 tons, most of the imported ships come in duty free. Not only tho vessels, be pointed out, but all tho fittings, such as winches, which could be produced in Australia, escape the duty, and are sold and used in competition with our own industries. We also lose tho fleet of little coasters, which aro the beat of all recruiting agencies for the mercantile and naval marine, but this is mainly due to the unions. LABURNUM’S CRUISE. After on absence of nearly four months in the South Pacific, H.M. sloop Laburnum has returned to Auckland. She loft Auckland on June 23 and visited Suva, Watcrwiteli Banks, Atapu, Noko Noko, Faakau, Swain’s Island, Pago Pago, Apia, Niue, Vivau, Hatpai, and Lifuki. At Lifuki the ship laid well off the shore, on account of the many dangerous reefs, but as the sloop was leaving her anchorage for Nukualofa she struck the edge of a reef. All hands were ordered to their stations, and a kedgo anchor was put out. The Laburnum by this means was - got off the reef after a few hours’ hard work hv the officers and crew. She stayed at Nukualofa for four days, where .the ships company were treated well by tho Tongans. At this place the Queen of Tonga and the Prime Minister came on board and were entertained at dinner. WIREILESS INTIMATIONS. Tire following vessels were expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night:-Auckland; e Ka^ a ’ toko, Kurow, Las Vegas, H.M.S. Chatham, Niagara, Penna, Moeralu, Eaiwarra. Wellington; Maori, Mararoa, iNgaio, Koromiko, Katoa, Kaiapoi, Paporoa, Tutonekni, Dorset, Paloona, Wnikouaiti, H.M,.S. Veronica, Uhmaroa, Waimana. Chatham Islands: Port Napier, Canadian Victor, Canadian Transporter. COMMONWEALTH SHIPS. THEIR ENORMOUS COST. Tho Minister for Defence (Jlx Massy Greene), in the absence of the Prime Minister (Mr Hughes), replying to a question n. the Federal House of Representatives said that the total payments up to June 30 loi the construction of ships tor the Commonwealth Line in Great Britain were; Moreton Bay Hobson s Bay •Largs Bay Esperanoo Bay Jervis Bay 71 6,029 Payments were not yet complete, and the latest estimates of cost furnished by tho general manager as to three of the slap were: Hobson’s Bay mn Largs Bay }'^s,ooo Esperance Bay 1,110,000