SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15955, 17 October 1922, Page 5

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS. Monday, October 16. Awahou, s.s. (10.20 p.m.), 407 tons. Nairn, from the Coast, and Auckland. Tiroa, s.s. (11.45 p.m.), 206 tons, Clark, from Auckland, via the Coast. The Arahura was to be dispatched from Auckland at 1.30 p.m. to-day for Tokomaru Bay and Gisborne. She is to be tendered upon arrival, here to-mor-row afternoon for inward passengers. The launch for outward passengers does not leave the wharf until 4 p.m. on Thursday, the Arahura proceeding on to Napier that evening. The steamer is to arrive back at Gisborne again on Saturday morning, and after being tendered at 6 o’clock saiis for Auckland direct.

The N.Z. Shipping Co.’s steamer Dorset ieft. Wellington at 5.45 p.m. yesterday, and is duo at Gisborne about. 6 o’clock to-night. After loading a quantity of Homeward cargo the vessel goes on to Hicks Bay to-morrow night to continue lifting freight. The Inga was brought, up to the town wharf early this afternoon to continue the discharge of her Newcastle coal. She is expected to finish discharge, also the loading of a quantity of timber, on Thursday night. From this port the Inga, proceeds to Greymouth.

The little steamer Tiroa reached Gisborne last night from the Const and Auckland. She is to sail to-morrow for Tokomaru Bay, Hicks Bay, and Auckland. At. the latter port, she is to load for the Coast and Gisborne.

The- Baden l’owcll made Napier early this morning from Gisborne. After loading shingle she is to get. away today on the return to here. The steamer is to leave Gisborne again to-morrow for Napier. • The Awahou arrived at Gisborne last night from the Coast and Auckland. She sails tb-night for Tolaga Bay, Tokomaru Bay, and Auckland. The steamer is due at tlie latter port on Friday to load for Coast Bays. The Putiki is due from Napier and Wellington on Saturday. She loads here for Wellington. The aux. schooner 'Te Aroha is expected to reach Gisborne from Wairoa to-morrow, night. She loads here for Wairoa. The ketch Huanui is expected to finish discharge of her Auckland cargo tonight. She is afterwards to load for Auckland. Three overseas yesesls, all with cargo, entered the port of Gisborne, from British possession during the quarter-qnd-ed September 30. The aggregate tonnage was 1340, while the crews totalled 49. No vessels cleared from Gisborne during the quarter.

DUTCH MOTOR. SHIP. The Dutch oil tank motor-ship Hermes, 3768 tons, is an object of considerable interest at Auckland. She arrived there on Wednesday night., from Singapore with 100,000 cases of Sumatra benzine, having accomplished the voyage in 23 days. In this connection it is instructive to recall that the Union S.S. Co. is having built tho world’s largest motor-ship for the Van-couver-New Zealand-Sydney service, a giant vessel with a speed more than equal to that of. the Niagara. Built in Glasgow in 1914, the two motor engines of the Hermes give a total of 2240 h.p., enabling the vessel to attain a speed of 10-1 knots per hour in favorable weather. These two engines burn only seven tons of oil daily, and it is estimated that their care and attention is so minimised that a saving is effected of 10 men’s work as compared with a steamer • of similar size. The vessel can start her engines and get under way at a minute’s notice. Tho engines are started, by air’compression, produced by a small motor-pump. ..Steam is not completely excluded from the engineroom, however. A boilor of'very small dimensions is employed to generate steam to operate the stealing gear and winches, and to supply a heating system throughout the vessel. The interior capacity of the vessel Ts taken up with 24 oil tanks. Valves at the lower ends of the-tanks connect with a pipe line running round the lower part of the ship’s hull. In the operation of loading the vessel tho oil is pumped, by means of tlie ship’s pumping engines, to this pipe beneath the water line; and the liquid can Ire admitted into any number of the tanks at will by. regulation- tho valves. It is possible to fill the ship at tlie rate of 500. tons qf oil per hour. The tanks are of steel and 14 of them arc constructed to hold 300 tons in water and the remaining 14 to hold 100 tons in water. , The ship’s total capacity is 5000 tons of liquid cargo. Owing to the fact that. New Zealand, ports are not equipped with suitable oil tanks in which to discharge a liquid cargo, the Hermes carries her present shipment in case form. The cifses are stacked into the 28 oil tanks in much the.isame way as they would be dealt with ill a steamer’s ' hold. The vessel lias 6ne funnel, by which the: spent oil fumes from the engines are emitted, but when the engines are rum ning smoothly the ship travels practically smokeless. , ■

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Newcastle: Arrived, • Kaikorai. Sailed, Kaituna, for New Zealand. ; Napier': Arrived at. 1.35 a:m., Baden Powell, from Gisborne. Wellington: Sailed at 5.45 p.m. yesterday, Dorset,'for Gisborne. Port. Chalmers : Arrived -at 7 p.m. Yesterday, Kini, from Gisborne.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Auckland : Arahura, Hauraki, Navua, Ruahine, H.M.S. Chatham, Kaitoke, Kaiwarra. Chatham Island: Port Napier, Canadian Victor, Canadian Transporter. Wellington : Maori, ■, Mararoa, Nagio, Canadian Explorer, Waikouaiti, H;M.-S. Veronica, Tahiti, Corinthic, Kaiapoi, Kiirbjv, Katoa,' Dorset, Tutanekai, Koromilcb, Port Aucldand.

WEATHER REPORT. North-westerly gales were blowing this morning at Capo Palliser and Wellington, fresh W.N.W. breezes at Cape Maria and t, Napier, fresh northerly breezes at New Plymouth and , Cape Campbell, "westerly breezes at Gisborne and Castlepoint. Rain was falling .at New Plymouth and Wellington. " Tcmperaturo readings at 9 a.m.: Cape Maria 63, Auckland 59, Tauranga .58, Gisborne 61, Napier 62, New Plymouth 56, Wellington 56, Capo Campbell 58. STATE OF T IE SEA. Rougli seas were reported at Capo Palliser, New Plymouth, and Cape Campbell, considerable at Cape Maria, moderate at Tiritiri and Castlepoint, smooth at Tauranga, Gisborne, and Napier. WEATHER FORECAST The indications are for westerly winds, and backing by west to smith. Changeable and showery weather expected. Barometer rising. Sea moderate; tides good.