SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19135, 2 October 1936, Page 3

SHIPPING

PORT OF GISBORNE AERIVAIiS Thursday, October 1 Margaret \V., m.v.. 7.35 p.m., 394 tons, 15. Rink, from Auckland, via Coast bays. Tho Wainui was expected, to leave Timaru yesterday and Lyttelton to-day, thence Wellington to continue loading for Napier and Gisborne. Tho steamer is due at Gisborne about Wednesday next. The Koutunui completes discharge and loading this evening and sails for Tolngn Bay, Tokomarn Bay and Auckland! She is to load at Auckland on Monday and Tuesday for Oisborne. The Pak'urn is loading ai Wellington for Gisborne and Napier. She is to clear the capital to-morrow and is due here on Monday in discharge. The Margaret \V. arrived at fiisborne at 7.H,0 p.m. yesterday from Auckland, via the Coast. She commenced discharge this morning, and on completion of loading this eveningsails for Auckland to load, again for the Coast and Gisborne.

The Gisborne Harbour Board's maintenance dredge AC was taken on to the slip at 7.30 a.m. to-day for annual survey and overhaul. She is expected 1o he out of service for about a week.

The Union Company's Island motorship Matua is expected to dock-again at Auckland on October 15 to undergo repairs. She should be out- of dock about October 21, and is expected to leave Auckland on October 22 for Tonga. Samoa and Suva to load for Auckland.

To increase the chance of assistance for aircraft in distress in the open sea. ships' captains have been asked to make an entry in their deck log-books of every aeroplane sighted in flight at sea. or in comparatively unfrequented waters. The request is issued in a notice to mariners published in the New Zealand Gazette. The notice adds that the entries made should give the time of observation and. if possible, the identification marks and any other details which will make possible the identification of the aeroplane. The coastal freighter Wingatui, which arrived at Xapier recently with cargo smouldering in her \"o. 3 hold, is now Hearing the end of her useful days and is to be replaced soon in the DnnedinAuckland trade by a new vessel, the VYaiana. wliich is'being constructed in the L'uitcd Kingdom io the order of the Union Steam Ship Company. The Montreal-Australia-Xew Zealand Line will use the big 9000-ton freighter Tekoa on an outward run to New Zealand ports, sailing on October 31. The vessel is owned by the New Zealand (Shipping Company', one of the firms holding stock in the M'anzl line, and it will be the first freighter of this company io be employed in the service taken over from the Canadian Government Merchant Marine. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS Westport.— Oct, 2: Arrived. Rata, 2.10 a.m., from Gisborne. Wellington.—Oct. 1 : Arrived, Pakura, 3 p.m., from Gisborne, via. Waikokopu. Auckland.—Oct. 2: Arrived, Tokyo Mam, from Japan, at 6.10 a.m.: Mariposa, from San Francisco, at, 0.555 a.m. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland : Kaikorai, Kairanga, Port Whangarei, Waipahi, Canadian Highlander, City of Norwich. Golden Coast. Lindenbank, Mariposa, fort Fairy. Tokyo Mam, and Wairangi. Wellington: Maori, Rangatira. Tamahine, Awatea, Kniwarra, Karetu, South Sea, Canadian Challenger. Hertford. Mataroa. Monterey, Napier Star. Bangitane, Rangitiki, and Rotorua. Awarua: Limerick. Maknra, Mannganui. Triasler, Trioha. Waiignnella, Ashburton. Canadian Scottish, Ohifiiiui Maru, Dnncdia Star. Hororata. Narbada. Xienw Zeeland. Orion, Port. Fresnantle. Qnc.cn Mary, South Africa, ami Thorwld. ... -..- ■ -