SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 17659, 17 February 1916, Page 4

SHIPPING

BLUFF HARBOUR. ARRIVED. February IS —Kotare, 79 tons, Hanning, for Preservation Inlet. N’.M. and A. Co., agents. The Kotare readied Bluff yesterday with a cargo of scrap mining machinery from Preservation Inlet. The Union Company advise that the Flora is now loading at Auckland for Bluff. She will leave Auckland on the ISth, proceeding via Timaru and Oamaru. The Wimmera will bring down all transhipments at present lying in Dunedin. arriving at Bluff on Thursday afternoon. The presence of no fewer than four oversea sailing vessels in port at Auckland indicates, remarks a northern exchange, that owners of these craft are not slow to take advantage of the shortage of steamers. The vessels referred to are the four-masted schooner Alert, which brought a large cargo of timber from Puget Sound, the barque Mananui. with general cargo from Newcastle, the barque Activ, and the harquentine Lindstol, both loading for Sydney. In addition to these the barque Louisa Craig is due at Auckland shortly. EXPECTED AT BLUFF. Wknmera Melbourne... .Feb. 18 Kotare Dunedin Feb. 23 Invercargill Dunedin Feb. 23 Invercargill .Dunedin Feb. 30 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 1 Paloona MeiDourne... .Mar. 8 Invercargill Dunedin Mar. 8 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 8 Wimmera ........Melbourne. .. .Mar. 10 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 15 Invercargill Dunedin Mar. 15 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 25 OVERSEA SHIPPING. DUE AT WELLINGTON. Steamers. From Left. Due. Kiwaru .... London Jan. 18 Mar. 27 Kumara .. London Jan. 5 Mar. 1 Hi mu taka .. London Jan. 17 Mar. 12 Arawa London Jan. 29 Mar. 15 Tongariro .. Liverpool Dec. 6 Feb. 14 Devon Liverpool Dec. IS Feb. S Zealandic .. Liverpool Dec. 21 Mar. S Opawa Liverpool Jan. 7 Mar. IS Otaki Liverpool Jan. 23 Apr. 2 Baron Ogilvy New York Jan. 13 Feb. 27 Talawa .... New York Nov. 14 Feb. 14 Port Augusta New York Nov. 25 Feb. 6 Waiwera ... Montreal Dec. 1' Feb. 12 IWaihemo ••• 'Frisco Jan. 23 Feb. 2C NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY. The following are the approximate movements of tlie New Zealand Shipping Company’s vessels;— Berwick Law—Now at Gisborne; Will leave Wellington about February 18. Rotorua—Now at Lyttelton; will leave Wellington about February 26. Tongariro—Now at Auckland;will leave Wellington about March 11. Arrino —Now at Auckland; will leave Bluff about February 23. Calliope—Due at Port Chalmers March 15; will leave New Zealand in March. Rimutaka —For Auckland, Dunedin, «nd Lyttelton, left Plymouth January 17: will reach Auckland about March 7; will leave New Zealand in .March. Opawa —Bor Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin, left Liverpool January 7; due at Auckland .March 12; will leave New Zealand in April. •< Otaki For Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, left Liverpool January 23; due at Auckland March 28; will leave New Zealand in April. Waimatf —For Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, l.yttclton, and Dunedin, left St. John February 15; due at Au.Jrlaud April 27; will leave New Zealand in May. Turakina —Fur Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin, left Plymouth February 16 due at Auckland April 39, .Matatua For Adelaide, Melbourne, Svdney, Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin, left St. John February 20; due at Auckland April 29. Ruapehu—-For Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, leaves Plymouth March 1; due at Auckland April 23; will leave New Zealand in .May. Orari —For Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. leaves Liverpool Marcli 31; due at Auckland June 4; will leave New Zealand in June. Reniuera —For Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, leaves Plymouth April 1; due at Auckland .May 19; will leave New Zealand about July 15. Ruahinc —For Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, leaves Plymouth April 29: due at Auckland June 16; will leave New Zealand about July 33. VANCOUVER SERVICE. M A KURA, left Sydney January for Auckland. Arrived there January 21. Left January 25 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu, line Vancouver February 19. NIAGARA, left Vancouver January 19 for Auckland, via Honolulu and Suva. Arrived Auckland February 7. Sailed same day for Sydney direct. Arrived there Fthniary 11. SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. MOANA, left San Francisco February 2 for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotonga. Due Wellington February 24. .MOANA. leaves Wellington for Sa-n Francisco .March 2, via Rarotonga and Papeete. lone San Francisco March 22. (Per United Press Association.) AI'CKLAND, February 16. Arrived Louisa Craig U. 15 p.m.), from Melbourne.

j Sailed —Victoria (4.35 p.m.), for Sydney. •To Sail —Westralia. and for southern ports. WELLINGTON, February IG. Arrived —Maori (7.15 a.in.), from Lyttelton; Tainui (9.50 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Berwick Law (5.25 p.m.), from Gisborne; A rah lira (6.45 p.m.), from Greymouth, via ports; Petone(7.s p.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed—Himitangi. (12.30 p.m.), for Chathams: Pateena (12.50 p.m.), for Picton and Nelson: Maori (7.65 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kamona (5*.45 p.m.), for Westport; Karu (5.45 p.m.), for New Plymouth. DUNEDIN, February 16. Arrived —John (0.10 p.m.). from Wanganui; Corinna (1.20 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Wlmmera (3.05 p.m.), for Melbourne via Bluff; Baron Ogilvay (2.40 p.m.), for Timaru; John (8.30 p.m.). for Wanganui via way ports; Corinna (9.50 p.m.), for New Plymouth via way ports; Breeze (10.40 p.m.), for Timaru. THE WEATHER. SUMMARY AND FORECAST. WELLINGTON, February 16. Tlie following is Mr Bates’ weather summary for the past 24 hours: —In the northern and southernmost districts unsettled and squally conditions have prevailed, the effect of the disturbances which have been located’north and south of the dominion. The central area of New Zealand has experienced more favourable weather owing to the neutralising effect of the .two storms. Southerly winds have predominated in the North Island, while variable directions have been reported in tlie south, and gales about Foveaux Straits. Forecast: Present indications are for southerly winds strong to a gale, and changeable and showery weather generally. The barometer is unsettled, but is duo to rise everywhere shortly.

TIDES. —FEBRUARY 17. Bluff . ■ 0.1S a.m. 0.40 p.m. Invercargill 0.5S a.m. 1.20 p.m. Kiverton .. . 11.IS a.m. 11.40 p.m.