SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17146, 31 December 1929, Page 5

SHIPPING

DEPARTURES Monday, December 30 Pukeko, s.s.' (4.20 p.m.), 912 tons, Jinnies, for Napier. The Wingatui, with southern cargo, left Wellington at 6 p.m. yesterday for Napier. She is due here on Friday or Saturday next to discharge. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s liner Ruahine is due at Tokomaru Bay on Thursday morning to load frozen meat and general cargo for London. The Pakura loads at Wellington on Monday and Tuesday next for Napier and (iishorno. The Parera is expected to leave Wellington to-night with rails for Gisborne. She is due here at the ,end of this week. The Pukeko sailed yesterday afternoon for Napier, on rotrtc to Auckland. The motor ship Margaret W leaves Auckland this afternoon with general cargo for Gisborue. The vessel should arrive here on Thursday morning, and feail again on Thursday night on the [return trip north, calling at Coast hays en route.

The Tiroa and motor ship Karoro will bo dispatched to-morrow for Tokomaru Bay to lighter the Ruahine, which will load frozen produce there for London.

On the homeward passage of her second voyage, the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s motor liner Rangitiki made a fast run of 18 days from Wellington to Balboa. She left Wellington at 5 p.m. on December 7 and arrived at the Panama' Canal on the afternoon of Christmas Day. The Rangitiki left Colon last Thursday afternoon for Southampton and London, aim" is expected to arrive at the Channel port on or about January 8. SOLD TO THE EAST The Union Co. has sold two of its best-known cargo steamers, the Kaiapoi and Kaitangata, to Eastern buyers, a British company at Hongkong, who will take delivery of both vessels at Wellington about the end of January. The Kaiapoi and Kaitangata are practically sister ships. They were built by Messrs. Osborne, Graham and Co., Sunderland; the Kaiapoi in 1906, and the Kaitangata in 1907. The former's engines were manufactured by the N.E. Marine. Engineering Co., Sunderland, and the hitter's by Messrs. G. Clark Ltd., Sunderland. The Kaiapoi's principal dimensions are 3003 tons gross, 1247 tons net; length, 279.2 ft,; beam,- 40.1 ft.; depth, 18.1 ft. The Kaitangata's are •' 2005 tons gross, 1195 tons net; length, 279.5 ft.; beam, 40.2 ft.; depth, 18.1 ft. During the last quarter of a century much of the Union Oo.'s obsolete tonnage has been sold to Eastern buyers, and the ships have taken a new lease of life in trading on the Chinese coast and in other parts of the Orient. About a year ago the Union Co. thus disposed of tbe Koromiko, Karon, oftd Kittawa. The Kaiapoi and Kaitangata are being replaced by the new up-to-date colliers Kaimiro and Karepo. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Auckland: Sailed: 11.30 p.m. yesterday, Aorangi, for Sydney. Napier: Arrived at 3.50 a.m. to-day, Pukeko, from Gisborne, via the coast. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland: Aorangi, Kalingo, Maui Pomare, Mataroa, Waiotapu, Tofua, Arlington Court, Canadian Victor, Narbada, and Port Gisborne. Chatham Islands: Canadian Constructor. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Tanialiine, Anihura, Tahiti, Port Darwin, Maimoa, luvargordon, and Niagara. Awarua: Sir James Clark Ross, C. A. Larsen, Kosmos, Southern Princess, Maheno, Falstorbo, Makura, Kawatiri, Karetu, Hinemoa, and Port Campbell.

THE WEATHER Last Night's Forecast.) A slight anticyclone is moving on to New Zealand. A shallow depression is located in the western Tasman Sea. Winds: West to south-west provailing at first, but later veering to north-west; mainly ligh't to flrcsh, but strong on parts of the West Coast and later in (look and Foveaux Straits. Seas: Smooth on the east coast, moder, ate to rather rough on the west coast and in Cook and Foveaux Straits. Moderate south-west to westerly winds, later veering to north-west in the eastern Tasman; seas moderate. Weather mainly fair to fine, with moderate temperature, later becoming showery again on the west coast of the South Island and in the far southern districts. (Today's North. Island Report.) Bloc skies were reported this morning •it Wellington, Napier, 'and in the Bay of Plenty, bnt conditions were overcast elsewhere in the North Island. A severe westerly gale was blowing at Opotiki and light to fresh south-westerly winds elsewhere. The barometer' had risen l steadily since yesterday. Temperature's at 9 o'clock were : Auckland 66 degrees, Tauranga 62, Opotiki 67, East Cape 65, CHsborno 71, Napier 76, WanganUi 69, and Wellington 61. Rough seas were reported at Cnstlcpoint; moderate or smooth elsewhere. (Midday Forecast) The indications are for northerly winds. moderate to strong, and freshening. There is a prospect of fair Weather and warm temperatures, with increasing haze and cloudiness. Barometer falling slowly. Seas moderate; tides good.