PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17452, 29 December 1930, Page 5

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OF THE MOON

DECEMBER. First Quarter. Doe. 3.30 p.ui,

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

DECEMBER. (Standard Time.)

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS Sunday, December 28

Tiroa, s.s. (4.50 a.m.), 206 tons, Owen, from Napier.

DEPARTURES Saturday, December 27

Waimea, s.s. (5.40 p.m.), 604 tons, Gardner, for Napier.

The Waimea, now at Napier, sails today for Auckland, where she is to undergo annual overhaul and survey. The vessel will resume in the East Coast service about January 12. in the meantime the service will be maintained by the Waimarino, which leaves Auckland next Tuesday for Gisborne and Napier. Tho Wainui leaves Dunedin next Monday for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington, to load general cargo for Napier and Gisborne. She is due here about January 14. i The New Zealand Shipping Co. s steamer Huntingdon loads at Gisborne about January 9 for United Kingdom porls. From here she goes to Tokomaru Hay. To continue Homeward loading, the overseas steamer Norfolk is due at Gisborne about January 19. The motor ship Pukcko loads at Auckland next Monday and Tuesday for Coast bays and Gisborne, and is due here on the following Thursday morn-

ing. , , The Pakura, which sailed hence on Saturday, loads general cargo at Wellington next Monday for Napier and Gisborne. , , The Parera arrives at Gisborne next Saturday from Napier to load live stock lor Lyttelton. The motor ship Margaret W., now loading at Auckland, sails this evening, and is due here on Wednesday morning. The vessel returns north that night. The Tiroa arrived yesterday morning from Napier, whence she returns to-mor-row evening. _ T> . The 0. and D. Line motor slop • Huon loads at Gisborne about January 12, taking frozen produce tor Loiuton. 'The Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Co.’s steamer Golden Cross is due at Gisborne about January 20 to load troz.r-u meat and general cargo lor Honolulu arid Pacific (Mast ports. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS Napier.—-Arrived, Waimea, 2 pm. yesterday, from Gisborne. _ Wellington. -Sailed, Waunariim. 10-20 p.m. yesterday, for Napier. _ London, December 27.—Arrived: A Panama, Port Nicholson and hangitam.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland --Canadian Britisher, Karepo, Mamma, Maui Pmiiare, Nerhada. New Zealand, Niagara, Toiua. 1 ongarno, Vacuolino, and Waiheino. ■Chatham Islands: Westmoreland, Purl Hunter, and Surrey. 'Wellington: Maori. Walnuc. lamaliinr, Aorangi, ITimaron. Huntingdon. Rotorua. Beumohr, Sydie, and Rarunga. Awnrua,: Mouowai. Discovery, Huminoa. and G. C. Brovig.

THE WEATHER (Last Night’s Forecast.) The anticyclone which recently has been centred to the north lias extended southward, and to-day it lias been covering the whole of the Dominion. he depression over the Tasman Sea lias dcfTPiißod in extent, but- is still <>* cyelonie form between Norfolk stand and the Queensland Coast. Winds: Varia'i In bul mainly nortlierlies at first, moderate generally. but freshening, changing to southerlies sou 11 1 Imm Cook <3l fail. Seas (N.Z. waters): Rather rough about f'oolc and Foveanx Straits, otherwise smooth to moderate. Tasman Sea: Moderate io strong north-east winds in .the eastern Tasman Sea, veering to south-easterlies in tho _ southern portion : seas moderate but rising in the northern portion. Weather: Still for the most part fair to fine, but showers developing in the northern and southern extremities of the Dominion, and cloud increasing generally. Temperatures warm, but becoming cooler shortly in the South Island. (To-day’s North Island Report.) Blue skies were reported at Gisborne and further north this morning, but overcast conditions prevailed further south Light to fresh variable breezes were reported. The barometer showed little •movement. Temperatures at 9 o’clock I were: Auckland 71 degrees, Tauranga 75. Opotiki 7J, East Cape 70. Gisborne SO. Napier 79, and Wellington 60, Rough seas were reported at Chpe Campbell; moderate or smooth elsewhere. (Midday Forecast)

The indications arc for freshening northerly winds. Expect dull weather, with much mist and fog in parts, and misty rain. Barometer falling slowly. Seas moderate and tides poor.

High water. Xjow water. 2!) Monday a.in. 0.00 p.m. 0.14 a.in. 5.56 p.m. 6.27 ao Tuesday . 0.36 0.56 6.41 7.09 31 Wedlies. . . 1.18 1.40 7.28 7.51