PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16628, 23 April 1928, Page 5

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON (Standard Time.) APRIL. First quarter .. April 27 9.12 a.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHAEF APRIL. High water Low water

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS .Sunday, April 22 Gunbar, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 4SB ton?, Farrell, from Aucklaud, Monday, April 2." Putiki, s.s. (2.20 a.m.), 400 tons, Barnes, from Westport. DEPARTURES Saturday, April 21 Kahika, s.s. (6 p.m.), 1172 lons, Dalgleish, for LyttcJton. The Waimea is expected to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. to-morrow with cargo for Gisborne and Napier. She is due. at Gisbonw on Thursday morning to discharge. The, Kahika completed the discharge oF her southern cargo here on Saturday and sailed for Lyttelton. From Lytteiton the vessel proceeds to Dunedin to load again for Napier and Gisborne, via (he usual ports. . The Tahiti, from Sydney, leaves Wellington to-morrow for Ravotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. The N.Z. Shipping Co.'s steamer Remnera completed loading frozen meat and general cargo for London at Tokomam Bay yesterday and sailed for Pictoh. The Awahou is expected to leave Auckland to-morrow for coast bays and Gisborne. The Putilci arrived this; morning Westport to discharge coal. She is expected to sail for Auckland this evening. The Faknrn leaves Wellington tomorrow night, and. is due here, via 1 Napier, on Friday. The Koau and Burn have been engaged transhipping cargo to the s.s. Rehvuera at Tnkornnru Bay. The Patera is still bar-bound at Greymputh, \ The C. and D. Line steamer Port Adelaide is due here on Wednesday to load frozen meat, and wool, and she proceeds later to Wellington and Port Chalmers to complete loading for London.

The Tiroa. is expected to leave Auckland at noon to-morrow, and ,is due here, via Micks Bay, on Thursday morning. She will sail on Thursday evening for coast bays and Auckland. The Gabriella is due at Gisborne from Newcastle on April HO to discharge coal, coke, and poles. The auxiliary schooner Elsie Mary leaves Auckland at fi p.m. to-day for Gisborne. She is due, here on Wednesday, and will sail on Friday on the return trip to Auckland.

A notice in the Gazette .states that a sunken rook is reported to exist at a distance of three-quarters of a mile off Miners' Head, Great Barrier Island, and in a line With the outer extreme, of Moko liinau Islands, A sounding of seven fathoms was obtained in this locality. shortly after which some white patches of rock,'indicating a lesser depth, were observed. ,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Wellington: Arrived 1 , at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, Paknra, from Gisborne. Auckland: Arrived at 9.15 p.m. yesterday, Tiroa, from Gisborne, via Hicks Bay; at 1 a.m.'to day, Waimca, from Gisborne. Lyttcltan: Arrived at 7 a.m. to-day, Tongariro, from Wellington.

WEATHER REPORT Overcast conditions .were reported in the Bay of Plenty tin's morning, hut blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island, light north-westerly breezes being general. The barometer had fallen during the week-end. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 62 degrees, Tauranga 68, Opotiki 65, East. Cape and Wanganui 61, Gisborne 63, Napier 66, and Wellington 60. Rough seas were reported at Capo Campbell, Cape Palliser, and Gistlepoint y moderate or smooth elsewhere. Wairoa report: Light westerly wind; moderate sea; good ba,r.

WEATHER FORECAST The indications are for moderate southerly winds and cool temperatures. Barometer rising slowly. Tides good. Seas moderate.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Auckland: Turakina, Voco, Marama, Lubrico. Tutanekai, Tofua, Hinemoa, W'aipahi, Port Albany, Gambia River and Waihemo. Chatham Islands: Port Auckland, I'ort Napier and Hurunui. Wellington: Maori, Wabine, Ngaio, Arahura," Taminhme, Aornngi, Mamari, Port Adelaide, Remnera, Xaikorai, Veronica, Kairanga, Maungariui. Piako, Kaponga, Westmoreland, Port Victor, and Maimoa. Awarua: Makurn, Manuka and Somerset.

a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. 23 Monday .. 8.07 8.30 1.49 2.14 24 Tuesday .. 9.07 9.29 2.49 3.11 25 Wed. .. 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 Saturdnv .. 0.00 0.34 6.29 6.48 29 Sunday * .. 0.52 1.21 7.22 7.42 30 Monday .. 1.40 2.09 S.10 8.31