SHIPPING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19887, 15 March 1939, Page 3

SHIPPING

PORT OF GISBORNE YESTERDAY’S ARRIVALS Vesper, aux. scow., 7.30 p.m., 4(5 tons, G. RofT, from Auckland. Pukeko, m.v., 11.10 p.m., 742 tons, S. M. Petley, from Wellington. VESSELS DUE AT GISBORNE Totara, Greymouth, to-morrow morning. Kopara, Auckland, to-morrow morning. Margaret W., Auckland, to-morrow morning. Pakura, Portland, March 13 or 20. Imperial Star, Auckland, April 16COASTAL TRADE

The auxiliary scow Vesper arrived at Gisborne last night on her last trip from Auckland in place of the scow Altair. With the installation of a new engine at Auckland the Altair has been given more power and the craft is expected to resume in the Auckland-Gisbornc trade this week. After discharging her cargo of benzine the Vesper sailed this afternoon with empty drums for Auckland. , The Pukeko commenced the discharge of her Wellington cargo at . Gisborne this morning and is to be dispatched to-night for Napier, Lyttelton and Wellington. The Wainui arrives at Gisborne early this afternoon from South Island ports and Wellington. On completion of discharge and loading she will sail for Napier, thence Wellington and (Bluff. The Totara,, which was en route from Greymouth*to Wellington, has been diverted to Gisborne and is due here to-morrow morning to discharge a cargo of coal for the Railway Department. The Kopara is due at Gisborne tomorrow morning from Auckland, via Coast bays, and is to sail the same day for Napier, returning thence to northern ports. j The Margaret W. arrives here to- ’ morrow morning from Auckland and on completion of discharge and loading sails for Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay. HOMEWARD LOADINGS Gisborne Roadstead Imperial Star (Blue Star Line), loads at Gisborne April 16-18 and clears Lyttelton finally on April 29 for London. WAHINE’S FAST TRIP Leaving Lyttelton at 10.45 p.m. last Friday after being held up because of a breakdown on the express from Invercargill, the Wahine made a fast run to Wellington of Bhr. 50min. On excursion trips from Wellington to Picton the Wahine has done 21 knots. During her war service as a dispatch ship and a minelayer the Wahine, then still a coal burner, is credited with having attained 23 knots. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND Awatea . left Auckland March 14; due Sydney March 17; leaves Sydney March 17; arrives Wellington March 20. Wanganella leaves Wellington March 10; due Sydney March 20; leaves Sydney March 24; due Auckland March 28. Maunganui, .from Melbourne, via Bluff, due Wellington March 17; leaves Wellington March 18 and Bluff March 20; due Melbourne March 24. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE Monterey, left Sydney March 3, arrived and left Auckland March 0; due San Francisco March 21. . Mariposa, left San Francisco February 28; arrives and leaves Auckland March 17; due Sydney March 20. Niagara leaves Sydney March 16; arrives Auckland March 20; ; loaves Auckland March 21; due - Vancouver April 17. I <\ o rangi leaves Vancouver Marcn 15; arrives Auckland April 3; leaves : Auckland April 4; due Sydney ) April 7. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE Auckland. —JI.M.S. Endeavour, Kairanga Awatea, Omana, Waipon, Ambassador, Antiope, Evita, FordsdaJe, Frankfurt, Maetsuyckcr, Mariposa, Parracombc, and Port Halifax. Wellington.—-Matai, Rangatira, Wahinc- Tamahine, Gabriella, Korowai, Kurow, Waitaki. Doric Star, Cambridge,’ Cassel, City of Glasgow, Edward F. Johnson, Monterey, Pakeha, Piako, Port Brisbane, Port Darwin. Port Denison. Port Hunter, Rangitane, Rangitiki, Rangitata, Rimutaka, and Remuera. Awarua. —H.M.S. Achilles, Maunganui, Triadic, Triaster, Trienza, Triona, A. F. Corwin, Dominion Monarch. Esperance Bay, Largs Bay, Maloja. Moreton Bay, Narkunda, Orama, Or[ord, Orontes, Oronsay, Orcades, Otranto, Queen Mary, Strathaird, Stratheden, Strathnaver, and Naniwa Maru I Chatham Islands. —South Seu.