PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17179, 8 February 1930, Page 3

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON. (Standard Time.) FEBRUARY. First quarter .. Feb. 7 4.56 a.m Full moon .. Feb. 13 8.09 p.in. Last quarter .. Feb. 20 8.14 p.ni,

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

SHIPPING

DEPARTURES Friday, February 7. Waimea, s.s. (3,50 p.in.), 504 tons, Evans, for Napier. I'akura, s.s. (8.50 p.ni.). 700 lons. Coldieutt. for Napier and Wellington. Saturday. February 8. Awaiiou, s.s. (1.30 a.m.), 410 tons, ues, for Auckland. Margaret \V, motor ship (11.00 a.m.), 289 tons, Holmes, for Coast Jlavs and Auckland.

The Waimea sailed yesterday afternoon for Napier, and is due at Auckland to-morrow. She. loads there on Monday and Tuesday for (Osborne and Napier. Tell Waipabi, with general cargo from southern ports, via. Napier, is due here on Friday. The liner Rimutaka was unable to commence Homeward loading this morning at Tokomaru Bay owing to the heavy sea. The Niagara left Sydney on Thursday, and arrives at Auckland oil Tuesday. She sails the same day for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver, arriving at the Canadian port on February 28. Tile Aorangi sailed from Vancouver on Wednesday tW Honolulu, Suva, Auckland, and Sydney. I'be vessel is due at the New Zealand port on February 24, and at Sydney on March 1. The Makura, from Sydney, via Wellington, Rarotonga, and Papeete, is due at San Francisco on Friday. The Tahiti arrives at Wellington on Monday from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga. She leaves Wellington oil Tuesday, and is due at Sydney on February .15. The Awaiiou sailed at 1.8(1 a.m. toiliiv for Coast bays and Auckland, and is due at the lastmentioiied port tomorrow night. She loads there on Monday and Tuesday, and sails on Tuesday evening for Hicks Ray, Tokomam Bay, and Gisborne. .'flic Rarera left, here yesterday afternoon for Tolaga Ray and Tokomaru Bay to discharge general cargo and load sheep lor Lyttelton. From the southern port; she proceeds to Wellington to load rails lor (iisbonio. The Pakunt sailed last night for Napier with territorials. The vessel is due at Wellington to morrow, uml loads there-on .Monday and Tuesday for. Napier and (lisborne. The' motor ship Margaret \V sailed this morning for Tolaga Ruv, Toko mam Bay, Hicks Ray, -and Auckland. She is due. at Auckland to-morrow night, mid loads on Monday and Tuesday for Coast bays and (lisborne. The 'Pima is lightering the liner Rimutaka at Tokomaru Ray. The'auxiliary ketch Huaiiui arrived at Wellington at d.-'KI a.m. to-day from New Plymouth. She leaves Wellington early next, week for Gisborne. The 25-ton schooner Sea Elf, formerly owned by Messrs. J. J. Craig, Eld., Auckland, lias been sold to Messrs (joyvan and Saricli, and will go to the Islands, Under the name Saucy Kate thp vessel has been trading out of Auck land sinCQ 1876. She was built at Mercury Bay, and in her time was one. of the smartest of the big fleet ol schooners that carried the coastal trade in the early days. Nearly all her contemporaries have disappeared, and she is now one of the- last of her kind afloat. When her name was changed and she was offered for sale, about 12 months ago. the Sea Scouts proposed to buy her and use her as a training ship, hut the scheme fell through owing to lack of funds. Sir Alan O. Anderson presided over the annual meeting of the Orient Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., dn December 20. The chairman called attention to the remarkable economy of the modern steam engine. After allowing for the difference between oil and coal, their new 20.0QCton steamers burned rather less per mile than their 12,000-ton steamers built twenty years ago. The Ormonde was only 12 'years old, but. the gain in economy had been so rapid that the company had this year replaced the turbines of the Ormonde, and the fuel saved would pay for the new turbines in some three years. “During the year,’ he continued, “Messrs Vickers, of Barro\v, delivered the Orontes, and she is now on her first mail, voyage. We now have five of theso 20,000-ton ships. telegraphicTshipping Wellington: Arrived, at 6.30 a.m. to day, Huamii, from New Plymouth. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland: Tofiia, Veronica, Laburnum,, Bona, Port Dunedin, Kalingo, Cornwall, Brunswick, City of Winchester, Mopaki, Niagara, Ferndale, Port Denison, Sierra, Maraina, Canadian .lieblander, and Northumberland. Chatham Islands: Otaki and Mamilius. Wellington-: Maori, Waliine. Tamahine, Araliura, llerniinius, Plume,Golden Cloud, Poolta, Malieno, Dunedin. Aorangi. IJlimaroa, Maunganui, Otokia, Mahana, British Glory, Antonio, Coptic, Rimutaka, Rotorua, Rangitata, Tahiti, and Argyllshire. . AJwarua : Tahiti. Argyllshire. Sir ■Tames Clark Ross, C. A. Larsen. Southern Princess, Kosnvos, City ol New York. Eleanor Bolling, lPinemoa, Vfnkura, Kaiiiiiro, Tutanekai. and Malieno.

THE WEATHER

(Last Night’s Forecast.)

I lip weather over New Zealand and the Tasman Sea is still controlled by an extensive anti-cyclune. No storm systems of any intensity tire located at present within the area covered by our reports. Winds light to moderate and variable south-westerlies prevailing over the North Island. Sens smooth in most parts, but moderate to rather rough about • Fast Cape. Variable winds in (ho eastern Tasman, easterlies prevailing in the northern portion and westerlies in (lie southern : seas smooth or moderate. Weather fine generally, with rising temperatures. The fine weather is likely to continue over the jweek-end.

(To-day’s North Island Report.) Overcast conditions prevailed this morning between Opotiki and Napier, but at Auckland, Taunuign and Wellington there wore blue skies, with hazy conditions at Wellington. I’ain was falling til Hast Capo. The wind varied front slight southerly and south-easterly breezes in the, vicinity of Auckland and Opotiki to a fresh southerly at Nasi Capo, while a slight northerly prevailed at Cast lepniat, light southerly at Cape I’alliser, and a slight northerly tit Wellington; calms prevailed al Taurangu and Napier. The stale of the sea was smooth to moderate, with rough eonfl it ions at Castlepoint. Temperatures at P a.’m. were': Wellington (iS, Aueklaud and Nattier (17, Gisborne ami Opotiki fid, Tiiuranga H’t ami Cast Cape tin, (Midday Forecast) The indications are tor moderate to strong south-easterly winds. There is a prospect, of fair to eloudv weather mainly, with a few scattered showers. The barometer has little movement, but will he rising) later. Seas moderate; tides poor.

FEBRUARY. High Water Low Water a.iri. p.m. a.in. p.m. 8 Saturday .. 0.13 C 40 6.21 6.44 9 Sunday .. 1.01 1.28 7.15 7.34 10 Monday .. 1.50 2.16 8.10 8.26 11 Tuesday .. 2.42 3.07 9.04 9.18 12 Wednesday .. 3.34 4.00 10.00 10.16 13 Thursday 14 Friday . 4.31 4.59 10.59 11.17 .. 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 3.22 3.51