PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16627, 21 April 1928, Page 3

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON (Standard Time.) APRIL. First, quarter .. April 27 9.12 ft.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS Saturday, April 21. Knhika s.s. (6.50 a.rn.J, 1172 tons, Dalgleisli, from Napier. DEPARTURES Friday, April 20. Pakura, s.s. (5 pm.), 700 tons. Coldicutt, for Wellington. “The Waimea arrived from Napier this morning. She is expected to complete discharge and sail this afternoon for Auckland. The Knhika, with southern cargo, arrived from Napier this morning. She is expected to complete discharge and sail at 6 p.m. for Lyttelton. From the latter port the vessel proceeds to Dunedin to load again for Napier and Gisborne, via the usual ports. The Aoiangi, from Sydney, Auckland. Suva and Honolulu, arrives at Vancouver on April 27. The Niagara, from Vancouver, Honolulu and Suva, arrives at Auckland on Monday, and sails the next day for Sydney, where slip, is due on April 27. ‘The" Tahiti, from Sydney, leaves Wellington on Tuesday for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco. The N.Z. Shipping Co.’s steamer Remuera, now loading frozen meat and general cargo.at Tokomaru Bay for London. is expected to complete and sail on Sunday for Picton. The k.s. Gabriella left Newcastle yesterday morning for Auckland and Gisborne. She is due here about April 20 to discharge coal, coke, and timber. The Gunbar, which left Auckland •yesterday, is expected here, via the coast, on Monday to discharge general cargo. She is to sail for Napier the same evening. The AwnhoU departed yesterday afternoon for Portland and Auckland to load for Gisborne. She is expected to leave Auckland on Tuesday for Gisborne.

The Pakura sailed hence last night, for Wellington. She leaves the latter port on Tuesday evening for Napier and Gisborne. The Parora is bar-bound at Greymouth, but is expected to sail this evening for .Gisborne with coal. Tlio Putild left Westport yesterday and is expected here on Monday' to discharge coal. The Koau and Buru are transhipping cargo to the s.s. Remuera at Tokomaru Bay.

The 0. and D. Lino .steamer Port Adelaide leaves Now Plymouth on Monday and is due here on Wednesday to load frozen meat and wool for London. The Tiroa sailed yesterday' afternoon for Hicks Bay and Auckland. She is to leave the last mentioned port on Tuesday evening for Gisborne, via Hicks Bay.

The auxiliary schooner Elsie Mary arrived here yesterday afternoon from Auckland to discharge general cargo. She sails for Auckland on Monday evening. t The steamer Australiml has been sold to a Dutch company'. Her name will be transferred to a now motorship. News lias, been received that the new Government motor-ship Maui Pomare, mow en route from Home, is loaded for Samoa, and not for New Zealand. After discharge at Samoa, the vessel will load there for Wellington, where she is clue about the middle of May.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Sydney, April 20: Sailed, Mnraraa, for Auckland ; Maunganui, for Welling ton. Lyttelton: Arrived, at 6.35 a.m. ; Wahine,' from Wellington; at 7.40 ami., Breeze, from Tinman Sailed at 7.30 a.in., Mahia, for New Plymouth.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland: Niagara, Turakina, Port Napier, Voco, Bucanness, Ivnponga, Mnrnma, Lubrico, Tutanckai, Waipahi, Tofua, Port Albany, and Gambia River. Chatham Islands: Port Auckland and Herminius. Wiling ton: Tamahine, Aorangi, Maraari, Pori; Adelaide, Remuera, Kaikorai, Veronica, Kairanga, Terawhiti, Maunganui, and Mahia. Awarua: Makura and Manuka.

WEATHER FORECAST The indications are for southerly winds, moderate to strong, but decreasing gradually. The weather probably will be cold and changeable, with isolated showers, but improving. Some frosts are likely inland. The barometer is rising. Seas rough; tides good.

WEATHER REPORT Bain was reported this morning at Auckland and Wanganui, overcast conditions in the Bay of Plenty, and blue skies elsewhere. Light' to fresh variable breezes were reported. The barometer had continued to fall steadily. Ternpevaturos at 9 o’clock were : Auck.and 63 degrees, Tail ran ga, Opotiki and Gisborne 64, Napier 67, Wanganui 52, and Wellington 55. Bough seas were reported'at Opotiki and Cape Campbell; moderate or smooth elsewhere. Wairoa report:. Light westerly wind; moderate sea; good bar.

APRIL. High water Low water a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. 21 Saturday .. 5.57 6.23 0.00 0.18 22 Sunday .. 7.04 7.33 0.46 1.18 23 Monday .. 8.07 8.30 1.49 2.14 24 Tuesday .. 9.07 9.29 2.49 3.11 25 Wad. .. 10.00 10.23 3.47 4.04 26 Thursday .. 10.51 11.09 4.40 4.57 27 Friday .. 11.41 0.00 5.33 5.52 28 Saturday .. 0.00 0.34 6.29 6.48 29 Sunday .. 0.52 1.21 7.22 7.42 30 Monday .. 1.40 2.09 8.10 8.31