SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18192, 13 September 1933, Page 5

SHIPPING

PORT OF GISBORNE ARRIVALS Wednesday. September 13 I’oolta, s.s., 12.30 a.m., 1675 tons, Sharp, from Napier. The Waimea left Auckland at. 0.50 p.m. yesterday with cargo for Gisborne and Napier. The vessel is due here to-morrow morning and after working this port will sail for Napier. The I’oolta. with southern cargo, arrived from Napier to-day. On completion of discharge and loading the vessel will sail this afternoon for Wellington, on route to southern ports to load again next week for Napier and Gisborne. The Titoki, loading for Napier and Gisborne, is expected to leave Dunedin to-day, Timaru to-morrow, Lyttelton on Friday, thence Wellington. Die vessel is due at Gisborne on Tuesday next, ami later will sail for Tauranga. The Kairuni. with coal from Wes! port and Groymotilh, is expected to leave Wellington this afternoon for Gisborne. She should arrive here on Friday morning. The Aorangi leaves Sydney on Thursday for Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. ’The Monowai leaves Vancouver today for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland, and Sydney. The Makura, from San Francisco and Papeete, left Rarotonga yesterday for Wellington and Sydney. The Maunganui, from Sydney, Wellington, Rarotonga and .Papeete, arrives at San Francisco on September O O The Pukoko was to leave Auckland last evening for Coast bays, Gisborne, and Napier, and is due here to-morrow morn i ng. The Awnlmu, from Lyttelton, was to leave Wellington Inst night for Napier and Gisborne. She is due hero on Friday morning, and after working this port will proceed to the Coast and Waikokopu, on route to Wellington.

The Tiroa cleared Auckland last evening, and is due here to morrow morning. She is expected to be dispatched the same night for 'l’olaga Bav, Tokomaru Bay, and Auckland.

The Union Company’s steamer Wingatui and the tanker Willy arrived at Auckland from Wellington on Monday afternoon. Both wore delayed by stormy easterly weather after they rounded East Capo and reached the Bav of Plentv. The Richardson Lino vessel Pakura, which left Wellington on Saturday afternoon, was also delayed. She was to have relieved the company’s motor-ship, Pukoko in tho East Coast bay trade, but owing to the delay the Pukcko will make another trip before being wifTTdrawn for overhaul and survey.

The lowering of the well-known keel yacht Kestrel into the hold of the Port Waikato, which left Auckland for Wellington on Monday evening, afforded an unusual sight on the waterfront. The yacht, which Inis been sold by Mr J. Ayling to Mr O. Dykes, of Evans Bay, Wellington, thus began the most extraordinary voyage of its long career. Special preparations wore made to carry out the lifting of the Kestrel successfully, a certain amount of dismantling being necessary. Ihe yacht went alongside (die Port Waikato under its auxiliary power, and a special cradle to lift the yacht was attached trr the ship's gear. The vessel was lifted out of tho 'Witter cleanly, and, although it is 88ft. overall, there was room to spare when it was lowered into the hold. With a beam of Oft. sin. and a draught of oft. bin., the Kestrel has long boon well known in Auckland ns a fine cruising boat, and it is the intention of the new owner to use the yacht for cruising in tho Marlborough Sounds.

Legislation providing that from January I, 1934, all passenger ships trading otherwise than coastwise in New Zealand waters shall carry sufficient certified lifeboat men to man boats or rafts under the conditions of an International Convention is being prepared by the Marine Department. Even in the event of the legislation not being passed, the regula lions will apply to all vessels registered in the United Kingdom. Similar legislation has recently been adopted in Canada and Australia, and any vessel calling at ports in these countries will have to comply with the regulations. An unusually long trip was experienced hv the Union Company s coastal vessel l’oolta on her passage from Wellington to Napier. Ibe l’oolta arrived in Napier about 7.30 a. lll. on Monday, having left Wellington at 1 p.m. on Saturday last. Immediately after leaving Wellington, the vessel rail into the north-east gale which swept tile coast ol both the North and South Islands on Sunday and Monday, with the result that iier passage from Wellington to Napier occupied nearly 43 hours. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS London. —Sept. 12: Arrived, at London, Surrey; at Los Angeles, Mariposa. Sailed, from Panama. Kent, and, for New Zealand, Remuera. Auckland. —September 12 : Sailed, Tiroa, 5.35 p.m., and Waimea, 9.30 p.m.. for Gisborne. September 13: Arrived. Port Campbell. 8 a. 111.. from Gisborne. Lvttelton.—Sept. 13 : Arrived, Maori. 6.50 a.m., from Wellington; Waimii, 7.35 a.m., from Dunedin. Dunedin.—Sept. 13 : Arrived, Storm, 5.45 a.m., and Titoki, 7.45 a. 111., from Wellington; Waimarino, 7.50 a.m.. from Lyttelton. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland.—Asama Marti, Canadian Victor. Golden Rod, Jnverbrmk. Karotu, Laburnum, Narbada, Opawa, Port Hunter, Veronica, and Wakakura. Wellington.—lonic, Kiwitea. Maori, Maui Pomare, O. A. Kmidson, Dana, port Hardy, Rangatira, Rangitane, Tamahino, Tckoa, and Waimii. Awnrua. —Kalingo, Makura, Matai. Maungamii, Rangitata, Rhymnoy. Ruahinc, Strathaird, and Waikouaiti.