POST OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17175, 4 February 1930, Page 5

POST OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON. (Standard Time.) FEBRUARY. First quarter .. Fob. 7 4.56 a.m. Full moon .. Feb. 13 8.09 p.m. " Last quarter .. Fob. 20 8.14 p.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF FEBRUARY.

High Water Low Water

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS Tuesday, February 4. NVn'nuo. s.s. (9.45 a.m.), 1200 ions, I-!, ii. Lowe, from Wcstport, vin Napier. DEPARTURES Monday, February 3. Pukeko, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 912 Urns, Barnes, for Hicks Bay and Auckland. Tuesday, February 4. Tiroa, s.s. (12.30 a.m.), 206 lons, Owen, for Tokomaru Bay. The Wahuea leaves Auckland this evening with general cargo for Gisbomo and Napier. (She is duo here on Thursday morning. The Waipahi is loading at southern ports for Napier and Gisborne. The vessel is due here about February 12. The. Ngaloro arrived here at 9.45 si.in. to-day from Westport with coal, and is now discharging at the Kaiti wharf. She sails to-morrow for* Lyttolton. The liner Rimutaka is <luo at Tokomaru Bay on Thursday to load frozen meat ami general cargo lor London. Tile 0. and l>. Lino's steamer Tort !'irie is duo hero about February 20 from Auckland to load wool and frozen produce from London. From here she proceeds to Wellington, sailing finally on February 24 for London, via i'nnama. The Awahou leaves Auckland tbis evening for Coast bays and Gisborne, and is due here on Thursday night. The Pukeko sailed last evening for Hicks Bay, Portland, and Auckland. The Parera was expected to leave Piclon last night with general produce for r \V'aikokopu and Gisbornc, arriving hero. on Thursday. The Pakura sails from Wellington to» night for Napier and Gisborne. She is due here on Friday morning. The motor ship Margaret <W leaves Auckland this afternoon for Hicks Bay, Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, and Gisborne. The vessel should arrive here on Thursday morning. The Tiroa sailed at 12.30 a.m. today for Tokomaru Bay to lighter the Bimutaka. The lifting power of Wellington's new floating dock will be 17,000 tons. The board has already authorised the construction of the reinforced concrete wharf at which the dock will lio. The actual construction will take the better part of a year, if not more, and I lion the towing out of the unwieldy craft, will probably occupy about six month.", so that it will be about two vears before the dock reaches Now Zealand. With its 17.000 tons lifting capacity the "Jubilee Dock" should therefore be capable of handling most of the'large aversoas lhres that visit Wellington. These vessels average 10,000 tons, with a few of 12,000 tons, and in exceptional instances 16,000 tons.

The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, announces that he has been in communication -wiUi the general manager of the Union Steam Ship Co. with a view to securing a steamer to replace the wrecked Manuka on the Bluff-Melbourne service, and that he has been informed that the general manager has been doing everything in his power to procure a suitable steamer for this service. i TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Lytteltbn: Arrived at 6.40 a.m. today', Wahine, from Wellington. Svdney, Feb. 4: Arrived at 5 a.m., Marama", from Wellington; at 6.10 a.m., Maunganui, from Auckland.

THE WEATHEE

(Last Night's Forecast) A cyclone is still centred north-east of Cape Maria. The anticyclone over tiip Tnsinan Sen and southern New Zealand is losing its intensity. Winds: South-easterlies about and north of Cook Strait, strong about East Cape and in the Far North, and moderate to fresh, elsewhere. Variable winds over the South Island, with westerlies prevailing in Fnuveaux Strait. Sets rough about East Cape- and north of Auckland, otherwise smooth to moderate. Moderate to strong, but- decreasing southerly winds, and moderate to rather rough seas in the northern portion of the Tasman Sea, and moderate north-westerlies and moderate seas in the "southern portion of the eastern Tasman. Weather mainly fine generally, but some scattered showers in the East Cape and Far Northern districts, and later on the western and southern coasts of the South Island. (To-day's North Island Report.) Southerly and south-easterly winds, of a velocity ranging from a. slight breeze to a gale, prevailed at most stations to-day, a moderate south-easterly breeze being experienced at Oisbornc. The skv was cloudy at (iishorne, Castlepoint, and Tiritiri, and overcast and threatening at East Cape, where the wind was blowing at gale, force; at most, other stations blue sky with detached clouds was seen. The sea was rough at East Cape and Tauranga. moderate at Gisborne, Napier, Ciistlopoint and Cape I'allisev, and smooth elsewhere. Temperature readings n.t 9 a.m. were: A nek" land 64. Tiritiri 61, Tauranga 68, Opotiki 69, East Capo 63, Gisborne 68'. Napier 69, Castlepoint 63. Cape Palliser 69. Wellington 69. and Cape Campbell 62. (Midday Forecast) The indications are for 1 moderate to strong southeasterly winds, increasing to gale Ibrce at limes. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain probable. Barometer falling slowly. 'Seas rough. Tides good.

''a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. 4 Tuesday .. 9.40 9.58 3.05 3.42 5 Wednesday . . 10.22 10.41 3.49 4.23 6 Thursday . 11.06 11.26 4.36 5.08 7 Frid-a-j . 11.52 0.00 5.28 5.55 8 Saturday . 0.13 0.40 6.21 6.44 9 Sunday . 1.01 1.23 7.15 7.34 10 Monday . 1.50 2.16 8.1H 8.26 11 Tuesday . 2.42 3.07 9.04 9.18 12 Wodnesdav ■ . 3.34 4.00 10.00 10.16 13 Thursday , 4.31 4.59* 10.59 11.17 14- Friday . 5.33 6.03 0.00 0.01 15 Saturday . 6.37 7.09 0.20 1.01 16 Sunday . 7.42 8.13 1.22 1.58 17 Monday . 8.43 9.12 2.22 2.55 18 Tuesday .. 9.40 10.06 5.22 3.51 19 Wednesday . . 10.32 10.59 4.20 4.45 gf) Thursday . 11.23 11.50 5.18 5.39