SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10960, 1 May 1907, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

The Union Co.'s s.s. Moura Captain Hutchings) arrived from Soutlicrn ports at 7 o'clock ahis morning, and proceeded to Auckland about 1.30 p.m. Gisborne passengers— lnward : 90 excursionists. Outward: Misses Taylor, Williams, Wilkinson, Gardner; Mesdames U 'Ren, Backhaul, Beere, Crump; Messrs'- Pearson, Williams, Runciman, Schumacher, Pearson. Hardy, Robb, Woods, Smith, Long, Kessiog, Crump, Madill, Whitehead, B righting, Lalar, Lindsay, Morris,. The Union Co.'s s.s. Mokoia (Captain Smith) arrived from Sydney and Auckland at ,3 p.m. to-day. The steamer proceeds to Southern ports to-night; last boat 5 o'clock. The Tyser steamer Star of New Zealand is due from Wellington to-morrow mooring to load for London. • "**. Tlie Union Co.'s s.s. Squall is expected to complete her discharge of bridge material this afternoon, and returns to Auckland this evening. The Union Co.'s >colliers Kotuku and Kaiapoi are expected to arrive from Westport and Newcastle respectively tomorrow. The s.s. Weka returned to Napier early i this morning. The Union Co.'s s.s. Haupiri left Auckland last night for Coast bays and Gisborne. Transhipments ex Corinthic from London came to hand by the Moura tliis morning. .'_,•'■ The ketch Coronation is detained m port weather bound. • According to this week's Gazette, Capt. MDonald, of the s.s. Waikare, reports that from' careful bearings taken from a position N.W. of Napier breakwater the correct magnetic bearing from eastern side of breakwater to outer rock on Cape Kidnappers is S. 51|deg. E., and that the correct, magnetic bearing by latest Admiralty chart allowing for the increased variation is S. 554deg. E., a differenceof 4deg. Masters are cautioned that when making Napier from Cape Kidnappers m, thick weather, it will be" advisable to steer an, outside course to the extent of 4deg. ' .