PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16797, 9 November 1928, Page 5

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OP THE MOON NOVEMBER. Now moon .. Nov. 12 9.05 p.ffi. First quarter .. Nov. 21 1.06 a.m. Full moon .. Nov. 27 8.56 p.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF NOVEMBER. High water. Low walcr.

SHIPPING ARRIVALS 'l'llursday. November & Awahou, s.s., (7.20 p.m.). 407 ions .(ones, from Auckland. Friday. November 9. Elsie Mary, anx. schooner (IE a.m.) 99 tons. Owen, from Auckland. DEPARTURES Friday, November 9

Wairnea, s.s., (2.5 a.m.), 454 tons Inman, fur Napier.

The Wairnea completed the discharge of her Auckland cargo here yesterday and sailed at 2 a.m. to-day for Napier. From Napier the vessel proceeds to Auckland to load again for Napier and Gisborne.

The Kahika. loading for Napier and Gisborne, is expected to leave Lyttelton to-day for Wellington. She is due here about Wednesday to discharge. The Kaituna, with 'timber from New-' castle, now discharging here, is .expected to complete, and sail on Saturday next for Napier. The Kaiapoi. with coal for Gisborne. Napier, and Wellington, ms due hero on Monday next to discharge.

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s liner Rimutaka, which is now leading wool and general cargo at Tokomhru Bay for London, is expected to complete at the Coast, port to-mon'ow and sail later for Gisborne. She arrives here on Monday morning to commence, loading further cargo for London, and on completion here the same day the .vessel proceeds to Napier. The Aorangi, from' Vancouver, via ports, arrives at Sydney to-morrow. She leaves ,Sydney orl Novemlber 15 for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver.

The Niagara, front Sydney, via, ports, arrives at Vancouver to-day. She will leave Vancouver on November 14, for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney. The Maungauui, from San Francisco, leaves Papeete to-morrow for Rarotonga, Wellington, and Sydney. . . The Makura, from Sydney■ and Wellington, leaves .Rarotonga to-morrow for Papeete and' &an Francisco. The Awahou arrived at 7.20 p.m. yesterday from coast bays and Auckland. She is expected to spii again to-night on the return trip north. , The Mako is due here to-morrow from Wellington. On completion of discharge here the steamer returns to Wellington. The Putiki. from Wellington and Waikokopu, should arrive here to-morrow to,discharge cargo. The Kaon is still transhipping cargo to this liner Rimutaka at Tokomaru Bay.

The Gunbar is expected at Gist’iorne from coast, bays and Auckland this afternoon, and proceeds hence to Napier.

The Tiroa sailed hence, this a f ter noon • for Hick’s Bay and Auckland. She is due at tlie lnsbmeptioned port on Sunday, and loads on Monday for const bays and Gisborne.

The auxiliary; schooner Elsie ' Mary ,'Trrived from Auckland at. 11 a.m.-. today, and sails again to-morro\Y.evening with general cargo for Auckland, The auxiliary, ketch Tfunnui is dpo here from Tojag a Bay to-night to load general cargo for Wellington. Purchase of cranes and other wharf equipment, at a total cost, of £22,14u 8s has been decided upon, by the Lyttelton Harbor Board. The _ equipment is for the No. S jetty at the’port ahd will comprise two 5-ton grabbing cranes (at. £4579 each) together with rails, girders, grabs, plug hokeS and spare parts, for a total sum of £12,621 8s; and two more similar cranes at £4579 each, also two grabs at' £lB4 each, making a, grand total of £22.147 Bs. Early yesterday morning a'terrific gale swept across Bluff harbor, causing a fair amount of damage to the fisiring and oyster boats moored at the wharves. The wind rose about 2 a.m. from the west-nnr’west, and soon attained gale force. Many of the vessels Were in danger of drifting on to the rocks ashore through the parting of mooring lines, but the, watchman was aware of the danger, and quickly got rnto communication with the various owners. Most, of the damage was done to the fishing vessels, one btia't’s stern being shattered. The weather improved considerably later in the morning.—l\A. A. heated bulkhead was noticed on the steamer Port Darwin on the voyage from Timaru to New Plymouth, and resulted in the discovery of oyerheated coal in the, forward cross hunker. A t New Plymouth yesterday and last night a, gang was engaged flooding ttic. bunker and getting down to the seat of the trouble. The temperature was gradually reduced and late at night the position Was practically normal. There was ho actual lire. —P.A. *

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Arrivals: At Port Said, Nudeas at Victoria (B.O.), KirhWOod. 'Sailed : For Australia from London, Port I'airy; {coin Coloii,. Nohata; Iroui Pert Said, Oronsay: from Tacoma, Golden Eagle; from Kobe, ivvokko Mam. Sydney, Noveiriber 9. Arrived. 4.30 a.m., Ultimata, from Greymouth. Lyttelton ; Arrived at 6.35 a.m. to-day, Maori, at 9.36 a..rh. Kasama, at, 6.5. a.m., Hertford, from Wellington; a,f 10.20 a.m.. Knhika, and at 6.30 a.m., Kurow. from Timiuu. WEATHER RETORT Itlne skies were reported this morning at Gisborne and Napier, but conditions els?,where were overcast. Light to fresh north-westerly breezes were general. Tho ‘barometer showed little movohhetii. temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland 61 degrees. Tamanga 66, Opotiki and Gisborne 69. East (’ape 68-, Napiei 76, Wanganui 70. and Wellington 56. Bough seas were reported at ('ape Campbell ad Castle point : moderate or smooth elsewhere. . Wnirna report : Strong westerly wind; moderate, sea; good bar. WEATHER FORECAST

Tho indications are for northerly winds, moderate to strong, and freshening to gale at times after about lf> hours The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, wij.li rain following later, and will probably become eoliler. The. barometer is falling, I>ut will rise again after about, 20 hours. Seas moderate, increasing off shore: {idea moderate.

9 Friday a.m. 2.32 P.lll. 2.57 a. ui. 9.00 p.ra. 9.27 10 Saturday 3.20 3.48 9.54 10.14 11 Sunday 4.12 4.39 10.49 11.02 12 Monday 5.04 5.33 11.41 11.51 13 Tuesday 6.01 6.26 0.00 0,34 14 Wednesday 8.56 7.22 0.41 1.22 15 Thursday 7.43 8.10 1.26 2.07 16 Friday 8.27 8.51 2,07 2.43 17 Saturday 9.06 g.ea 2.38 3.16 15 Sunday 9.44 10.04 5.17 3.55 19 Monday 10.'21 10.43 3!52 4.31 20 Tuesday 11.01 11.24 4.27 5,10 21 Wednesday 11.47 0.00 5.11 5.53 22 Thursday 0.04 0.29 5.57 6.37 23 Friday 0.52 1.19 6.50 7.31 24 Saturday 1.41 2.09 7.48 8.27 25 Sunday 2.31 3.01 8.47 9.21 26 Monday 3.25 3.59 9.47 10.18 27 Tuesday 4.26 5.02 10.51 11.17 28 Wednesday 5.27 6.07 11.57 0.00 29 Thursday 6.36 7.11 0.20 1.01 30 Friday 7.37 8.13 1.21 2.02