PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 21264, 10 December 1930, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm, Port Craig to-day. , Turakina, Oainaru, to-morrow. Sydic, Adelaide, December 12. Maheno, Melbourne, December 15. .Kamona, Westport,. December 15. ■ • Waikouaiti, Sydney, December 17, Calm, Lyttelton, December 17. • Canadian Victor, Dunedin, December 20. Corinthic, Dunedin, December 23. Tisnaren, Wellington, December 24 . ■ Rotorua, New Plymouth, December 27. Narbada, Dunedin, January 24. Cumberland, Port Chalmers, February 3. Port Alma, Port Chalmers, February 17. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Storm, Dunedin, to-day. Turakina, New Plymouth, December 13. Sydic, Dunedin, December 13. Maheno, .Dunedin, December 15. Kamona, Oamaru, December 15. Calm, Dunedin, December 17. I Waikouaiti, Dunedin, December 18. Canadian Victor, , December 21. Tisnaren, Sydney, December 24. Corinthic, , December 29. • Rotorua, Port Chalmers, December 30. Narbada, Newcastle, January 26. Port Alma, , February 21. Cumberland, , February 23. INWARD CARGO ON HAND. ' Mongolia, ex Waikouaiti, in B shed (D. and Co.) Orontcs, ex Waikouaiti, in B shed (U. S. 6.) Port Campbell, ex-Calm,in B shed (Hend.) Rangitane, ex Calm, in B shed (N. Z. ’ S -> . Westmoreland, ex Wingatui, in B shed (J. G. W.) (D. and Co.): Dal;ety and Company. (Hend.): Henderson and Company. (H.L.T.): H. L. Tapley and Company. (J.G.W.): J. G. Ward and Company. (N.M.A.): National Mortgage and Agency Com- . pany. (N.Z.S.): New Zealand Shipping Company. (0.3.CJ: Oreti Shipping Company. (U.5.3.J: Union Steam Ship Compuy. GENERAL NOTES. 1 The Tamatea leaves for Stewart Island at 10.15 a.m. to-day and returns this evening. To-morrow she sails for Port Chalmers for overhaul and resumes her Stewart 1 Island run on Wednesday, December 17. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Turakina loaded frozen meat and dairy produce at Port Chalmers yesterday 1 morning for England and sailed last evening for. Oamaru to discharge the remainder 1 of her general cargo from west of England ports and continue loading. She is due at Bluff to-morrow in continuation and afterwards proceeds to New Plymouth. The Union Company advises that the Wairuna, with sugar from Suva,' arrived at Vancouver on November 29. She will load at Pacific coast ports this month for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney, and is to clear Los Angeles on December 21. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor ship Port Alma is scheduled to sail I from London on January 7 for Suva, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Bluff. ’ Under a 12 months’ charter to the Union Company the motor-tanker Athelqueen left Wellington last Thursday morning for San Pedro to load a further cargo of bulk fuel oil for Wellington. •The Shaw-, Savill Company’s motor ship Karamea arrived at Auckland on Monday from Gladstone to commence Homeward loading. She will subsequently load at New > Plymouth, Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton. The Karamea is scheduled to clear Lyttelton finally on January 3 for London, via ■ the Panama canal. • Three large liners will sail from New • Zealand ports on January 3 with wool for ■ London and already there is some specula- ■ tion as to their probable performances. On • that date the New Zealand Shipping Com- • pany’s Remuera is io sail from Wellington, the same company's Rotorua is to sail from 1 Port Chalmers, and the Shaw, Savill and ' Albion Company’s fast, cargo motor ship Karamea is to sail from Lyttelton, all pro- > cording via Panama. 1 The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company ! has received a radio message from the : Corinthic, stating that the vessel expects to arrive in Wellington at 4 a.m. on Tuesday next. North Island passengers will disem- ’ bark at that port prior to the vessel’s departure for Lyttelton, where the South Is- ' land passengers will go ashore. The steamer will then sail for Port Chalmers and Bluff, • after which she will return to Port Chal- ' mers on January 3, thence Picton and Web . lington, sailing finally on January 14. : The auxiliary scow Kaiaia arrived at Port Cha/mers early yesterday morning from Auckland via Wellington. The little vessel brought the diving and blasting - plant with which Mr S. Goodman will carry out his contract with the Harbour Board to remove rock which has been obstructing the free navigation of the channel between Goat ahd Quarantine Islands, and against which the Port Nicholson recently struck and damaged her hull plating and twin propellers. Personal Items. Mr F. Beswick has relieved Mr M. A. King as wireless operator on the Maori. ' Captain Donald McDonald, of the Kaimiro, and Captain Dalgleish, of the Karepo, have exchanged positions at Auckland. . Captain T. B. Sewell, who has been on holiday, rejoins the Marama at Sydney. Captain Prosser returns, to Wellington for instructions. The Waihemo recommissioned at Port Chalmers bn Saturday with Captain J. Ryan in command. His officers are: —Chief, Mr H. A. Brockett; second,-Mr W. A. McGary; third, Mr L. R. Leeder. Certificates were issued to the • following masters, mates, and engineers, by .the Marine Department during November: — Master of a Foreign-going Steamship.— Mr L. R. Leeder. First Mate of a Foreign-going (Fore and Aft Rigged Vessel— Mr T. C.. Langford. First-class Engineers (steam). —Messrs A.

K. Alexander, J. W. Beedell, and H. M. McKay. . - Second-class Engineers (steam).—Messrs A. G. Lorimer and A. C. Prince. Third-class Engineers-(steam).—Messrs J. R. T. Hughes, J. O. Howie, H. N. Garland, R. P. Sinclair, J. Hetherington, W. H. Eaddy, J. Murdoch and E. V. Aldiss. First-class Engineers (oil).—P. J. McComish. C. J. F. Addis, N. E. Walker, and F. S. Maltby. Restricted Limits Oil Engineers.—-Messrs G. O. Maloy, A. J. McKenzie, and I. C. Pearson. AKERS POINT LIGHT. The Marine Department advises that the light at Akers Point, Stewart Island, in latitude 49deg 53.9 S., longitude 168 deg 11.2 E., is temporarily unreliable.. Reports state that the light is cither extinguished or flashing very regularly. It will be attended to about January 20, 1931. WELLINGTON-LYTTELTON SERVICE. The Union Company announce that to copc with the holiday traffic in Christmas week extra daylight trips -will -be-made by the Wahine and Maori on December 23 and 24. ' On her arrival at Lyttelton on Tuesday, December 23, the Wahine will land passengers and mails and then make a daylight trip back to Wellington. She will leave Wellington the same evening for Lyttelton; arriving there the morning of Wednesday, December 24. She will sail from. Lyttelton the same morning for Wellington and will then take up- her usual running, leaving Wellington on the night of December 24. The Maori will make a daylight trip from Wellington to Lyttelton on December 23, and will leave Lyttelton on the night of December 23 for Wellington. She will make another daylight trip from Wellington to Lyttelton on December 24, and take up her usual running ' from Lyttelton the same night. There will be no daylight trips on Christmas Day, but the usual service will be run. THE DUCHESS SAILS. Wellington, December 9. The Duchess left at 5.40 a.m. under her own steam for Auckland. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, December 9. Arrived Canopus 4 a.m. from Westport; Ulimaroa .1.0 p.m. from Sydney. Sailed: —Taupato 2 p.m. for Norfolk Island; Rona 6.20 p.m. for Sydney; Kamona 6.20 p.m. for Wellington; Kaponga 8 p.m. for Newcastle. Wellington, December 9. Arrived:—Maori 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Holmdale 10.45 a.m. from . Wanganui; Breeze noon from Wanganui; Kurow 2.45 p.m. from New Plymouth; Progress 4.50 p.m. from Mercer; Kahika 5 p.m. from Napier. Sailed: —Kaituna 5.15 p.m. for , Greymouth; Kaimiro 5.15 p.rri. for Lyttelton; Breeze 6 p.m. for Dunedin; Holmdale 6 p.m. for Dunedin; Maori 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. To sail:—Kahika 10 p.m. for Greymouth. Lyttelton, December 9. Arrived:—Wahine 6.40 a.m. from Wellington. Sailed:—Scottish Heather 7.30 a.m. for Balak Papan; Golden Coast 1.30 p.m. for Timaru; Waipiata 4.10 p.m. for Dunedin; Wahine 8.30 p.m. for Wellington; R.otorua 8 p.m. for Napier. Dunedin, December 9. Arrived:—Kanna 12.20 p.m. from Bluff. Sailed:—Wainui 4.30 p.m. for Oamaru; Turakina 7.30 p.m. for Oamaru; Kaiaia 3.30 a.m. for Wellington. Sydney, December 9. Arrived: —Marama 7 a.m. from Wellington.