SHIPPING.

Southland Times, Issue 14633, 25 January 1911, Page 4

SHIPPING.

TIDES—JAX. 25. Bluff .. 9.39 a.m. 10.1 a. lll. Invercargill .. lit. 10 a.m. 10.-l I p in. Riverton . . 5,39 a.m. 9.4 p.m. BLUFF HARBOUR. The steamer Breeze which left Lyttelton at 5 p.m. on Saturday tor Bin if, was Off the port last evening. The Union S.S. Uo.'s steamer Kaiapoi. from Newcastle for Dunedin, passed eastward through Foveaux S'.rail yesterday afternoon. EXPORTS. Ex Warrimoo —20 half-sacks gravel, . bales wool, 101 cases preserved meats. 535 cases preserved milk, 02 sinks oatmeal, 650 sacks oats, 150 sacks ryegrass. U.S.S. CO. STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Thursday, 26th Jan. Wanaka arrives from Auckland about 5 p.m. Friday, 27th Jan. —Wanaka leaves for Napier, * Gisborne and Auckland on arrival of 11.25 a.m. train. Monday. 30th Jan. —Moeraki arrives from Sydney via North about 7 a.m. and leaves for Hobart and .Melbourne on arrival of 3.35 p.m. train from Invercargill. Monday. 30th Jan.—Manuka arrives from Melbourne and H°hart about i a.m., and leaves for Sydney via North, on arrival of 1.15 p.m. train from Invercargill. DIRECT SHIPMENTS TO BLUFF. The following are sailings from London for Bluff direct : Feb. 6—Shaw, Savill & Albion boat. April 6—N.Z. Shipping Co.'s boat. —From Liverpool.— Nov. 17 —Durham, due Feb. 7. Feb. 4 —Norfolk, due April 27. April 29—Nairnshire, due July 20. July 22—Ken:, due October 12. Oct. 14 — Drayton Grange, due Jan. 4. (Per United Press Association). *• WELLINGTON. Jan, 24. Sailed —Mararoa for Lyttelton. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 24. Arrived—Wakatu from Wellington via Kaikoura. Sailed—Alexander for Wellington. Nelson, Westport and Greymouth; Kittawa and Kaitangata for Greymouth ; Maori for Wellington. PLYMOUTH, -Jan, 23. Sailed (yesterday)—Ruahine for Wellington. ST. JOHN (CANADA). Jan. 22. Sailed—Gerty and Whakatane for Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. DUNEDIN, Jan. 24. Arrived—Warrimoo from Melbourne. Sailed—lnvercargill for Invercargill and Waikawa ; Monowai for Auckland.

THE WEATHER.

WELLINGTON’. Jan. 24. Following is the report of the weather at 4 p.m. Cape Maria Van Diemen —Wind. S.E. light; bar. 30.10; then. 71; sky. hazy ; eea, smooth. Russell —Wind. S.E. fresh; bar. 30.10; ther. 75: fair; moderate. Manakau Heads —Wind, S. breeze; bar. 50.12; ther. 74; fine, hazy; smooth. Auckland —Wind, N. breeze; bar. 30.13; ther. 76; tine. Tauranga—Wind, W. light; bar. 30.17; ther. 75; fair; smooth. East Cape—Wind, E. light; bar. 30.22; ther. 77: fine; considerable. Gisborne —Wind. E. breeze; bar. 30.20: ther. 75 : fine; smooth. Port Ahuriri—Wind, N.E. light ; bar. 30.18 ; ther. 76 ; fine; smooth^. Wellington—Wind. N.N.W. light; bar. 30.16 ; ther. 73 ; fair. Castlepoint—Calm ; bar. 30.00; ther. 73 ; tine ; moderate. New Plymouth—Wind. W. light ; bar. 30.22 ; ther. 70 ; fine ; smooth. Wanganui—Wind. N.W. light ; bar. 30.23 ; ther. 75 ; fair ; smooth. Cape Farewell —Wind, N. light ; bar. 30.11 ; ther. 70 ; fine ; smooth. Cape Foulwind: —Wind, S.W. light: bar 30.17 ; ther. 68; fine; smooth. Westport—Wind S.W. light; bar. 30.16; ther. 67; fine; smooth. Kaikoura —Wind. N.E. breeze ; bar. 30.10 : ther. 72; fine; moderate. Port Chalmers —Wind. N.E. light; bar. 30.10 : ther. 69; fair; smooth. Nuggets—Wind, N. breeze; bar. 30.12; ther. 71; hazy; moderate. Bluff —Wind, W’.S.W. moderate gale ; bar. 30.02; ther. 65; hazy; heavy. Cape Egmont—Wind, W. light ; bar. 30.22 ; ther. 70 ; fine ; smooth. Stephen Island—Wind, W. light; bar. 30.18; ther. 67; fine; smooth. Akaroa Lighthouse—Wind, N.E. light; bar. 30.11; thei. 69; fine; moderate. MR BATES’ FORECAST. W’ELLINGTON. Jan. 24. Following is Mr Bates' summary and forecast :—The weather has been very warm and hazy everywhere and the winds generally light and variable, but strong westerlies have prevailed in Foveaux Strait with heavy seas. The baro.meter has continued to rise. Present indications are for a slowly falling barometer everywhere. Moderate to strong westerly winds are probable northwards of New Plymouth and Napier and northerly winds elsewhere. The weather will probably continue warm and hazy, bu' Squally at times in the far South. A NEW INVENTION. WEIGHING CARGO LOADED. The porhydrometer. a new instrument Invented for automatically registering the weight of cargo loaded on vessels on which it is installed, is at present prominently under notice. Some excellent results have been attained wilh l f on the new steamer Anerley, recently built at Sunderland, and tin- lit’ t real test of the invention may be said to have been made on that vessel. Tim weight registered by the porh ydromel er when that vessel was loading coal at Cardiff was found to be absolutely correct when compared with the the weights given by the railway company. P.ul on two days during loading the porhydromeler registered two tons more than the railway weights. Two tons in 1300 tons seems a very small difference, but even that difference is probably accounted for by the delivery of stores mi board during the loading, us the instrument is so sensitive that it registers any additional weight. The following is an extract from the Anerley’s log relating to the porhydrometer;—SkF. Anerley, of London. —Abstract of Log.— Sun derland. 27th October. 1910 ; water ballast. 10S4 tons; porhydrometer, 10-.! tons. Bunkers shipped. 30l tons; pmhydrometer, 301 tons. Bunkers consumed on voyage from SunderlandBarry, 82 tons; pot-hydrometer, S2 tons. Barry.—9 a.in. 4th November. Bunk-rs overshoot. 61(1 tons; porhydrometer. 6''! tons. The three Unis us regisi, i--i 1 by porhydrometer in excess, 1 allow for ashes accumulated in port from donkey boiler. Friday. till November.—i’are.i over shoot, 203 Urns; porh ydrometi-r, 203 tons. Saturday, slh Nuventbei- Cargo over shoot, 7 12 tons; porhydronieter. 711 744 tons. Monday, 7th November—Cargo over shoot, 712 tons ; porhydrometer. 1301 tons. Tuesday, Bth November — Cargo over shoot, 96S tons; porhydroXneter, 968 tons. Wednesday, 9th November —Cargo over shoot, 918 tons; porhydrometer, 91S tons. Thursday, loth November —Cargo over shoot, 581 tons; porhydrometer, 584 tons. Friday, I lib November —Cargo over shoot, 143 tons; porhydrometer, 443 tons. —F. J. -MACK, Master.