PORT OF GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17607, 24 October 1931, Page 3

PORT OF GISBORNE

PHASES OP THE MOOH. OCTOBER, 1931. Full Moon, October 27, 1.04 a.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF OCTOBER, 1931. (Standard Time.) High Water. Low Water

SHIPPING ARRIVALS Friday, October .23 Parera, s.s., 4.30 p.m., 544 tons, ■Miles, from Lyttelton, via Waikokopu. Saturday, October 24 Pakura, s.s., 2.25 a.m., 701 tons, Coklicutt, from Wellington, via Napier. DEPARTURES Friday, October 2 5 Margaret Wi, motor-ship, 3.50 p.m., 394'tons, L. D. Clark; for Auckland. Totara, s.s., 4.30 p.m., 425 tons, Kdbn. for Westport and Greymouth. The Waimea is en route from Napier to Auckland, where she is to load on Monday and Tuesday next for Gisborne and Napier, 'being due here on Thursday. The Waipahi is to load for Napier and Gisborne, working Dunedin and Oamaru on Tuesday, next, and leaving Timaru on Wednesday, thence Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is expected to arrive at Gisborne about November 4. j , The Totara completed the discharge of her coal cargo here yesterdlijr and sailed for Greymouth. i The Now Zealand Shipping Co.’s steamer Cornwall is duo at Gisborne on Tuesday next to load frozen meat, butter and general cargo for London and Glasgow

• .The Parera arrived last evening from •Lyttelton and Waikokopu, and was to ■sail early this afternoon for Auckland, ■‘where she will load on Monday and; Tuesday for Coast hays, Gisborne, and JPWpier,* replacing the*' Pukeko. She is due here on Thursday morning. 1 The Pakura arrived’ early tins morning' f Horn Wellington and Napier, and was to sail at 3‘ p.m; for Wellington, where she loads again on Monday ahd 'Tuesday for Napier and Gisborne.' The Tiroa was to.' clear Auckland at noon to-day for Hicks Bay and Gisborne; She arrives here on '.Monday morning, discharges on Tuesday, and sails on Tuesday night for Tol.aga Bay, fokomaru Bay, and Auckland. The Margaret W. sailed yesterday afternoon for Auckland, where she loads on Monday and Tuesday for Coast bfivs and .Gisborne. She, arrives here on Thursday morning, and sails that evening for Auckland, via the Coast. ■ The Pukeko, on arrival at Auckland from Napier, goes on to the slip for' survey and overhaul. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS Suva.—-October 23 : Arrived, Niagara; from Auckland. Sailed, Niagara, for Honolulu and yancouvor. i Sydney.—October .23 : Sailed, Uliinaroa,' 3 p.m., for Wellington. * Sydney.—October 24: Arrived, 5.30 a'.rii., Monowai, from Wellington. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland: Port Hobart; Rona, Tamaroa, Brunswick, Golden West, Ivanna; Kbr'etu, Kent'; Maunganui, Maui d/pmare, Morinda, Newton Elrii, ; -Tofua, ■arid 1 Minister Wedel. 1 Chatham' Islands: Ruaihine. : Wellington l : Athelempress, Kulfngo, Mkdri, Nordbav, Tamnhih'e; Wahine, Aorangi, Athelqueen, Bttliaren, Coptic, Oorintnic', Niagara, Nucula, Sierra. Taranaki, Tongariro, Ulirtiaroa, Vaculone, and* Zealandic. y Awarua: Port Hunter, , Australind, Didmede, Waikouaiti, Wainui, Wairuna, and Athelempress.

THE WEATHER ' (Last Night’s Forecast) A small but intense cyclone developed to-day off the east coast, of tho. South Island, with its centre near Kaikoura, while an intense anticyclone, is situated to th© west of New Zealand. Winds: Northwesterly strong- to gale force at first about Cook Strait; elsewhere moderate to strong, south-westerly, arid 5 sontherlio's soon becoming general arid freshening. Seas (N.Z. waters): Moderate north of Knit Cape ; elsewhere rough. Eastern Tasman Sea : Strong southerly winds and rough seas. Weather: Changeable and somewhat squally at first, with somo showers and some heavy squalls in parts of the South Island. Conditions, however, improving again soon; Colrl' temperatures. (To-day’s North Island Report.) OVercasf conditions were reported at Tnuranga this morning, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. A moderato soutli-westeiiy gale was blowing at Tiritiri. and light to strong variable breezes elsewhere. The barometer bad fallen suddenly since yesterday. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland 57 degrees, Tauranga, Opotiki; and Wellington 53, East Capo 57, Gisborne 58, aud' ; Napier 55. Hough seas were reported at Tiritiri ;- moderate or smooth elsewhere. (Midday Forecast!) The indications are for westerly winds, strong to gale arid hacking by West to south. The'wcath'er will:probably prove squally and changeable, and becoriie colder’, but will gradually improve. Barometer soori. Seat rough. Titles

24 Saturday . . a.m. 3.16 p.in. 3.42 a.in. 0.46 p.m. 10.14 26 Sunday 4.05 4.30 10.35 11.00 20 Mortday . . 4.50 5.20 11.25 11.46 27 Tuesday 5.45 0.10 0.00 0.14 23 Wednes. . . 6.36 7.13 0.35 1.00 20 Thursday .. 7.25 8.00 1.16 1.44 3,0 Friday, 8.13 8.44 1.57 2.24 31 Saturday' .. 8.54 9.25 2.35 3.02