PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 20664, 20 April 1929, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Friday, April 19.— Kaponga s.e. (Captain A. S. Stewart) 2343 tons from Wellington at 4.30 a.m. VESSELS IN PORT. Rangitiki t.m.v. Port. Darwin s.s. Kaponga s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waipiata Dunedin, to-day. Calm, Dunedin, to-morrow. Kartigi, Hobart, to-morrow. Port Hunter, Australia, April 22. Huntingdon, Dunedin, April 24. Devon, Australia, April 25. Manuka, Melbourne, April 28. Wairuna, Dunedin, May 22. Kia Ora, Port Chalmers, June 20.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Port Darwin, Lyttelton, to-day. Kaponga, Greymouth, to-day. Kartigi, Dunedin, April 21. Calm, Dunedin, April 22. Wiapiata, Lyttelton, April 23. Rangitiki, Wellington, April 24. Port Hunter, Lyttelton, April 24. Devon, Dunedin, April 26. Huntingdon, Dunedin, April 29. Manuka, Dunedin, April 29. Wairuna, Dunedin, May 24. Kia Ora, Lyttelton, June 22. GENERAL NOTES. The Waipiata was expected to leave Dunedin at 10 p.m. yesterday for Bluff. She is due here this afternoon- and will sail on Tuesday for Titnaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland. The Kartigi left Hobart at noon on Wednesday and is expected to arrive here tomorrow evening. The Kent sailed from Liverpool on April 13 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. The Calm sailed from Lyttelton yesterday and is expected to arrive at Bluff tomorrow evening to commence loading on Monday morning. She will sail for Dunedin on Monday evening. PORT DARWIN ’ LOADING. The Port Darwin continued loading refrigerated and general cargo for United Kingdom ports yesterday. She arrived at Bluff on Thursday morning from Port Kembla, Australia, to load back Home. She should complete to-day sailing thence for Lyttelton and northern New Zealand ports to complete. RANGITIKI DISCHARGING. The New Zaeland Shipping Company’s new motor liner Rangitiki continued discharge of the Bluff portion of her London and Southampton cargo yesterday. Her cargo is composed of basic slag, tramway rails and general. She should, with fine weather, complete by Wednesday next sailing thence for Port Chalmers. Lyttelton and Wellington, sailing finally from the latter port for London- and Southampton. Her departure from Wellington has been postponed until daybreak on Saturday, May 11. ( KAPONGA ARRIVES, The Union Company’s frieghter Kaponga arrived at Bluff early yesterday morning

from Wellington to load for Melbourne and Adelaide. She left Wellington at 11.30 p.m. on April 16 and experienced moderate to fresh winds on the run down the coast. She expects to complete loading the Bluff portion of her cargo to-day sailing for Greymouth to complete proceeding thence, to Melbourne and Adelaide.'

Captain A. S. Stewart is in command and associated with him are the following officers: Chief W. Freeman; second, J. B. Gibson, third, S. H. Crawford; Chief Engineer: A. N. Wickes; second, J. W. McGill; third, W. B. Fitzpatrick; Chief Steward, J. Weir. KIA ORA REPLACES MAHANA. The local agents for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, Ltd., advise that they have found it necessary to substitute the Kia Ora for the Mahana’s proposed directloading for 'Bluff. The Kia Ora will load in London, sailing about May 8 for Port Chalmers, where she is due about June 15, after which she proceeds to Bluff, arriving here about June 20. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, April 19. Sailed:—Raranga 6.45 a.m. for Tokomaru Bay; Ulimaroa 11.15 a.m. for Sydney; Nucula 3.30 p.m. for San Pedro. Wellington, April 19. Arrived: —Wahine 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Kanna 11.20 a.m. from Greymouth; Corinna 11 a.m. from New Plymouth; Gale 2.30 p.m. from Lyttelton; Canadian Challenger oNO p.m. from Auckland. Sailed:—Gale 6 p.m. for Picton; John 7 p.m. for Picton; Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyt : telton; Corinna for Dunedin. Lyttelton, April 19. Arrived: —Cygnet 1.40 a.m. from Kaikoura; Maori 7.10 a.m. from Wellington; Opihi 9.45 a.m. from Timaru; Totara 4.5 p.m. from New Plymouth; Calm 8 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed: —Katoa 3 p.m. for Wellington; Opihi 9.10 p.m. for Wellington; Maori 8.10 p.m. for Wellington; Kaiapoi for Auckland. Dunedin, April 19. Arrived:—Golden Cloud 8.30 a.m. from Wellington; Storm 1.15 p.m. from Wellington ; Waipiata 2 p.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed: —Westmoreland 11.20 a.m. for London; Storm 6.10 p.m. for Timaru; Waipiata 10 p.m. for Bluff. (Rec. 9.5 p.m.) Sydney, April 19. Sailed: —Maunganui 4 p.m. for Auckland; Marama 4.30 p.m. for Wellington. Panama, April 18. Arrived:—Port Fremantle and Pipiriki. New York, April 18. Sailed:—Tairoa. Balboa, April 18. Sailed:—Raiedall.—Australian Press Association.