SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 17485, 28 July 1915, Page 4

SHIPPING

Times. —JULY 2s.

POUT UK EL.l’I'T. ARRIVED. ,ju I v 27—Mokoia, 213S tons, Mcßeth. iiom Melbourne via Hobart. Passengers for Bluff; Mesdames Parsons (and two children). Ely, Dale, Cleary, Hull, Hales, and Parsons. Union Steamship Co., agents. SAILED. July 27 —Mokoia. 213 k tons. Mcßetn, for Dunedin. C.S.S. Co., agents. The Mokoia reached Bluff from Melbourne yesterday forenoon with Jhe following cargo;—7ls cases fruit, 1 . o cases apples. 5302 feet timber. 12 sacks canary seed. 20 sacks rice. 12 cases tobacco, 12 bales sheepskins, S'hi bags salt, 100 cases whisky, 1500 sacks phosphates, 10 cases lemons, 25 cases oranges, and 20 cases tea. The Mokoia sailed last evening with the folowing cargo;—- 110 ('sacks oats, 250 sacks bran, 200 cases fish, SOO cases milk and sundries. The Union Company advise that the Home liner Somerset, which leaves .Now Zealand shortly, lias been booked to load at Bluff 25.000 sucks of chaff and produce for Australia. ft was erroneously stated in yesterday's issue that the Manuka on her arrival at Blurt' brought a consignment of t-ugar. The Wanaku came from Oamaru to Bluff, and sailed on Monday night for Auckland direct. She expects to leave me northern port to-morrow night for Bluff, carrying the usual sugar shipment. The I'.S.S. Co.'s Kaituna, left Edithburg on Saturday last with a cargo of gypsum and salt for Bluff and northern port -a The Union Steamship Co. have arranged with the agents of rite Soiner- . 1 11 ad 21. 1.10" sacks of produce, etc., for Sydney about August I. The eElect of the war in reducing the ■Westport coal output Inis had a disastrous’ oftv-ct on the Westport Harbour Bourn's revenue. Tim income tor the current rear was estimated at n" l V , ‘. ill . and the expenditure was planned according!but for the seven months that i.r, oxruved the revenue "n tin- rails', a ■ s and wnarf avcount has amounted ..niy •'25,0'.'". The chairman has v. abhi-"I the decreasing income with anxiety, and hoped for improvement iron; month to month, but he now considers l:.at his duly compels him to impress upon the board the necessity lor re- ; renc;'merit. The members present at ia>: meeting recognised the tmplousi. situation. It is expected that a re. enaction and rearrange meat will be made with the' least possible hardship to individuals in the board's service. In any ta-e some cf tie- board's proposals will j. to be held over until the war clouds 101 l by. i ’onliuultig her jourm-v from New York to _\'e\v Zealand, the C. and I‘. liner Whakarua is reported to have left Panama lor Auckland "I! .lull' T. Mho is cue there about July 2‘J. The Xew Zealand Shipping Company's Kaikoura was scheduled to leave Liverpool for Xew Zealand ports on July 21. Sh- is coming out under the auspices of me C. and S. Line. !l 1-- announced that the Clan liner 2‘iaa Earquhar has been hxed to load at Mew York for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne. Sydney, and Brisbane, on August 1. She will come down under Cue auspices of the C.S. and A. Line. bun; at Wellington from London, via Capetown and Hobart, about July :!(*, M.M.S. Tainui is bringing the following passengers; —Saloon; for Wellington— Mesdames Irving and Mcßride, Messrs burst's?, Irving. Xewcy. Cor Auckland A. M<niivee, .Mr.- Mitchell. .Ur Mitchell, for Lyttelton—Mr C. Mil wood. Steerage for Wellington —.Misses Smith (21, Young, Mesdames Dredge, Simmon.-:, Smith. Ilossoa, Young. Messrs Detainer, Dredg", Grist. < >ag, Simmons. Smith, Sorenson. Young. Cor Auckland. 27: Oishorne,' 1 1 ; Westport, 5; Wanganui, 2; Lvttelton, 2; Xew 1“I c.mo u t!;, ! ; M'apier, 2; Bluff. 5.

bailed—'Wootton, for Xydia Kay; Wakatu, for Kalkoura; Maori, for Wellington. DUXEDIX, .Inly -T. Arrived— Ketone tSHS a.in. I, from G rpvmoiuh. Sailed — In ve rears ill (Tie p.m.), for HI tiff and Invercargill; Violoria (-.10 p.m. i, for Auckland via. way ports. THE IV EAT lIE K. SUMMARY AXI> EC II EC AST. Hair weather has prevailed except about Hast Cape, where conditions have been squally and showery, Southeilc breezes have predominated, and the barometer has continued high everywhere. Present indications are for variable winds; moderate south-easterlies changing by oast to northerlics northward of Cook strait, and northerlics prevailing and freshening shortly elsewhere. Expect fair weather generally, but with increasing liaae and cloudiness, especially in the Wes! Coast and southern districts. The barometer is due to fall shortly.

Bluff a.m. p.ni. Invercargill u,m. Kiverlon ...1 p.i.i,