PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17227, 5 April 1930, Page 3

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON

APRIL. First Quarter, April 6th, 10.55 p.m. Full Moon, April 13th, 6.10 p.m. Last Quarter, .April Blst, 9.39 a.m. New Moon, April 29th, 0.38 a.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHAK? Al'ttFL. Hik'h Water. Low Water.

SHIPPING ARRIVALS Saturday, April 5. Tiroa, s.s. (7 a.m.), 206 ions, Owen, from Hicks Bay, with Margaret W, in tow.

DEPARTURES Friday, April -!.

Awnlutu, s.s. (fi.,'!U p.m.), -110 tons, Jones, for Auckland. I'akuru, .s.s. { 1.0.30 p.m.}. 700 tons, Coltlicntl, for Wellington.

Tlio Waimeo loads at Auckland on .Monday and Tuesday for Gisborno and Jfapior, and is due here on Thursday. The Waipahi, loading at southern ports for Napier and (lisborne, was expected to leave Lyttclton to-day for Wellington, and is due liere on Thursdav or Friday next.

The Xgatoro, with coal from Westport ami Groymouth for Napier and Gisborne, cleared Grey month early early this afternoon, and is due here. about Wednesday. The Kuhiku leaves Dunedin on Monday -for Onmuruj Timaru. and l.ytleltou to load for Napier and Gisborne, and is due here about .April 2.'!. The N.Z. Shipping Co.'s liner Eangitiki is expected to leave AuelUand tomorrow la commence loading frozen meat and general cargo at Gisborne on Monday for London.

The Aorangi was dispatched from Vancouver on Wednesday, and clears Honolulu on April 8, and Suva on April IS. She arrives at Auckland on April 21, and sails the next day for Sydney, whoro she is duo on April -li. The Niagara, which left Sydney on Thursday, clears Auckland on Tuesday, Sin a on April 11, and Honolulu on April IS, and arrives at Vancouver on April 2~>.

The Tahiti, from San Francisco, Papeete, and Rarotonga, arrives at Wellington on Monday, and sails the following day for Sydney, where she is due on April 12. The Marama, from Sydney and Wellington, via Rarotonga and Papeete, arrives at, San Francisco on April 11. The. Union Co.'s freighter Poolta, although originally duo to leave the inner harbor at 5 o'clock this morning, was unable to tako her departure, "owing to the sea making it impossible for her to negotiate the bar without considerable danger, reports Hie Napier Telegraph of yesterday. It was hoped _to despatch the vessel, which was drawing lift, 6in., later iu the morning for Greymouth, but the conditions were such that it was deemed advisable to postpone her departure until the after noon. The Pakeha was. anchored in ■the roadstead, but was idle, as it was impossible to work the lighters owing to the swell.

The Awahou sailed at (5.30 p.m. yesterday for Hicks Hay ami Auckland, frho is due at Auckland tomorrow, and should sail on Tuesday evening for Coast bays and (fisborne. The Pareiu is expected to arrive here on Tuesday or Wednesday from Lytleltou. via Waikokopu, with'general cargo. The Hakura was dispatched at 10.30 p.m. yesterday for Wellington. The vessel*is due there to-morrow morning, loads on .Monday and Tuesday, and sails on Tuesday' nighl for Napier ami (lisfonio.

The Tiroa, which arrived here at. 7 a.m. lo day from Hicks Hay with the motor ship Margaret \V in tow, sails this evening for Auckland. She should arrive there on Monday morning', and sail again on Tuesday al'ternoon for Hicks Hay, Tokomaru Hay, and Tolaga Buy. The .s.s. tlikurangi, which will maintain the Margaret W's timetable in the Auckland - East Coast - Gisborne service, leaves Auckland on Tuesday afternoon for Gisborne. iSlie is due here on Thursday morning. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Wellington: Arrived, Tamahino, 1.55 a.m., from Picton • Progress, 4.15 a.m., from Timaru; Arahura, 5.30 a.m., from Nelson. Sailed. Koho, J a.m., for Blenheim. Wellington : Arrived, Maori, 6.55 a.m. and Corinthic, 7.15 a.m., from Lyttelton; \ikau. 7.20 a.m., from Map'ua; Kohi, 8.10 a.m., from Takaka. Sailed, Port Caroline, 6.55 a.m., for Auckland. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland ; Elveric, Port Victor. Tiuapehu, Egero, Niagara, Moerdki, Tofita, June, Wairuna. Maui Romaic, Wichita, Kalingo, Canadian Transporter, L'ort Hardy, Winton, Kilt Ora, Ma.kura, and Rangiitiki. Chatham Islands: Southern Princess and Tairou.

Wellington: Maori, Wahino, Tamaltiue. Arah/ira, City of Lincoln, Plume, Waihomo. Aorangi, fJltniaroa, MatingaHtii, Oanoncsa, Port Caroline, Tasmania, Golden Coast, lonic, Otokia, Remuera, Waikouaiti. Tahiti, Northumberland] Ruapehu, Port Napier, Port Victor, and Middlesex.

Awarua : City of New York, Sir .lames Clark Ross, Eleanor Boiling, Maheuo, and Karelu. THE WEATHER (Last Night's Forecast), The anli cyclwic to the eastward is at hit moving rapidly away. A shallow depression is advancing on to the Dominion, and a new and intense cyclone is now centred over Tasmania.. Winds : Northerly, freshening aomowhnt, backing to southerly soon in the south and over the remaindee of file Dominion within ?A hours. Seas (N.Z. waters): A considerable swell ou the east ceast, but otherwise smooth lo moderate. Tasnmn Sim: Winds becoming southerly and modecale to fresh iu the eastern Tasnmn Sra. with g«n trolly moderate seas. Wetilhev: Mainly fair, hut clouds increasing and scattered showers developing in most districts, but more especially over the South Island. Temperatures becoming cooler. indications of a further period of fine weather following. (To-day's North Island Report.)

Overcast conditions were reported this morning at. Auckland, Fast Cape, and Gisborne, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light to fresh variable breezes arc general. The barometer had fallen steadily since

yesterday, Temperatures at 9 o'clock were; Auckland 65 degrees, Taurungvi and F.asl Cape 64, Opotiki. and Wellington 63. (lisUirne and Napier 62. Moderate or smooth seas are reported everywhere. (Mid-day Forecast.) The indications are for moderate northerly winds, and veering by east to south, jtkpect dull weather, with much mist and log in parts. The weather appears to bn cloudy and unsettled, with rain following. Barometer falling slowly. Seas, considerable swell, and increasing; tides modei'iKto.

a.m. \i.in. a.m. p.m. 5 Saturday . . .10.32 10.49 d.10 4.-Jit (i Sunday . • 11.18 11.30 .0.00 5.1.7 7 Monday . . 0.00 0.04 5.52 (5.07 8 Tuesday . . 0.25 0.51 6.44 6.59 9 Wednesday 1.14 3.38 7.35 7.50 10 Thursday .. -'.05 2.27 8.25 8.43 U Friday .. 2.55 3.19 9.10 9.39 12 Saturday .. 3.49 i.v.i 10.11 10.39 13 Sunday .. 4.40 5.14 11.00 U..42 14 Monday .. 5.49 0.19 0.00 0.09 15 Tuesday .. <•■->'> 0.40 1.08 10 Wednesday 7.58 8.20 1.47 2.04 17 Thursday .. 8.54 9.20 2.43 2.57 IS Friday .. 9.45 10.OH 9,30 3.18 19 Saturday .. 10.32 10.54 4.20 4.3G