SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 17968, 8 March 1917, Page 4

SHIPPING

TIDES. —MARCH S. Bluff 1.12 a.m. 1.31 p.m. Invercargill .. 1.52 a.m. 2.11 pm. Riverton .. .. 0.12 a.m. 0.31 p.m. PORT OF BLUFF. ARRIVED. March 7—Theresa Ward, 9 tons, Hamilton, from llalfnioon Bay. Harbour Board, agents. SAILED. March 7 —Theresa Ward, 9 tons, Hamilton, for llalfnioon Bay. Harbour Board agents. The Westralia. after overhaul at Sydney. will take the Wimmora's place in the Melbourne-New Zealand service. The Wimmora will bo in future engaged in the Sydney-Auckland-East Coast service. The barque Antiope, which has been refitted after her stranding at Bluff, will proceed, in fulfilment of a charter fixed be forts the mishap, to Newcastle, and thence to the West Coast of South America. Her further movements have not yet been fixed, as the necessary permission applied for from the Government lias still to he granted. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Mararoa arrived at Lyttelton at 8.25 a-m. yesterday, and connected with the second express, THE 1N VER CAI i GILL. The coasting steamer Invercargill, which was built in Dunedin in ISSS. lias been out of commission lately, says the Evening Star. She was recently inspected at Port Chalmers with a view to her suitability for the Wellington-Wanganui trade, and the sum involved in her probable change of ownership is said to be in the vicinity of £6OOO.

•‘Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) SYPNKV, March 7. Sailed (2 p.m.)— Victoria, for Melbourne. (Per United Press Association.) WE ISLINGTON, March 7. Sailed —Mamma 1 1 o p.m.), for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Arrived —-Maori (1.57. a.m.), from Lyttelton: Glams (8.25), from Surprise Island: Kittawa tfi.SOi, from Westport; Jlarama (L 25 p.m.), from Auckland: .John (2.20 p.m.), from Timaru; Kamora <4.SO) from Greymouih. Sailed —Pateena (12.55), for Picton and Kelson; Maori (7.55), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, March 7. Arrived Breeze (5.5 a.m.). from Timaru; Maniroa (8.25 a.m.), from Wellington: llimitangi (5.50 a.m.), from Chatham Islands; Moeraki (9.10 a.m.), from Svdney. Sailed—Calm (.7,40 p.m.). for Wellington; Kini (5.5 p.m.). for Greymouth. To Hail —Cygnet, for Kaikoura; Marnroa, for Wellington; Moeraki, for Wellington. ST HANDING Of’ THE MARAKOA. WELLINGTON, March 7. The Marine Department to-day received from Captain Smith, Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine, evidence in connection with the recent stranding of the Mararoa. The Department was now considering whether a magisterial en%iUr,y would he held. THE WEATHER. SUMMARY AND FORECAST. WELLINGTON, March 7. Mr Bates' weather summary: High atmospheric pressure still prevails, but has given way over the dominion slightly to-day. Fair to cloudy weather has ruled, with a predominance of easterly breezes. Present indications are for easterly winds, changing to freshening northerlies, the barometer falling everywhere soon. Warm and humid conditions are probable, with Skies clouding over and unsettled weather following generally.