PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 21431, 27 June 1931, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

VESSEL IN PORT. Huntingdon s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waipiata, Dunedin, to-day. Storm, Lyttelton, June 30. Kartigi, Westport, June 29. Wainui, Wellington, June 29 Port Huon, Port Chalmers, July 1. Port Dunedin, Dunedin, July 3. Waiotapu, Lyttelton, July 4. Waikouaiti, Sydney, July 6. r Opawa, Dunedin, July 20. Port Fremantle, Port Chalmers, July 22. Tairoa, —, July 31. Waihemo, Lyttelton, August 20. Karamea, Lyttelton, August 24. Narbada, Dunedin, September 20. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Huntingdon, Timaru, to-day. Paua, Dunedin, to-day. Wainui, Wellington, June 29. Kartigi, Dunedin, June 29. Waipiata, Dunedin, June 29. Storm, Dunedin, June 30. Port Huon, Lyttelton, July 3. Waiotapu, Melbourne, July 4. Port Dunedin, Timaru, July 5. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, July 6,

Opawa, , July 23. Port Fremantle, , July 24. Tairoa, Port Chalmers, August 4. Waihemo, Melbourne, August 20. Kafamea, , August 26. Narbada, , September 21. INWARD CARGO ON HAND. lonic, ex steamer, in B shed (D. and Co.) Mongolia, ex Wainui, ill B shed (D. and Co.) Naldera, ex Waikouaiti, in B shed (D. and Co.) (IX ind Co.): Diltety and Compaar. (Hend.): Henderson sod Compar.jr, (H.L.T.H 11. L. tapler sod company. (J.G.W.): J. G. Ward and Company. (N.M.A.): National Mortgage and Agency Con'any. (N.Z.S.): New Zealand Shipping Company, (0.5. C. Orsti Shipping Company. (U.S.S.): Union Steam Ship Company. GENERAL NOTES. The ketch Rakiura (G. Cross, master) returned to Stewart Island yesterday, leaving Bluff at 3.15 p.m. The Union Company’s freighter Waipiata left Dunedin at 4.20 p.m. yesterday and is expected to arrive in time for an 8 o’clock start this morning. She will return to Dunedin on Monday. The Shell Oil Company’s motor vessel Paua left Lyttelton at 11.45 a.m. yesterday after being delayed by the bad weather conditions prevailing further north. She is expected to arrive at the week-end. After discharging the Southland portion of her bulk oil, she leaves for northern ports via Dunedin. ■ The Union Company’s freighter Waipiata was scheduled to clear Dunedin at 3 p.m. yesterday for Bluff, where she is due this morning. The Waipiata sails on Monday for Dunedin. From Auckland, the Union Company’s passenger steamer Tofua arrived at Suva last Friday. Thence she goes to Tonga and Samoa, returning to Auckland via Suva. The O. and O. Line steamer Golden West is due at Auckland to-day from Los Angeles. She will discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin. The A. and A. Line stdatner City of Kimberley, which . sailed, from New York on May 23, is due at Auckland on Tuesday next. She will discharge at Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin,; and Australia. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Tongariro, from Wellington, and the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Mahia, from Wellington, via Hook of Holland, are reported to have arrived at London last Thursday. What, is believed to be a record passage for a trading vessel between the Chatham Islands and Wellington has been made by the steamer Tees, which did the trip from Waitangi to Wellington in 44 hours. The time taken by the Tees has been beaten by one other vessel in the past, when the Rama, formerly the gun boat Torch, of 610 tons gross register, did the distance between Wellington and the Chathams in 42 hours. On that occasion the Rama had to make port quickly to get medical assistance for a sick person on board, and the passengers had to help in stoking the fires, 'lhe Rama was wrecked at the Chat hams in 1924. As she had facilities-better than those of the ordinary trader for getting up speed, the time taken by the Tees is likely to be accepted as the record for the distance for trading vessels. The chief engineer (Mr W. Morris) said that he attributed the Tee’s fast trip to the fact that she had been overhauled, also to the fact that she had good bunkers, and had favourable winds for the passage. The Tees has been trading to the Chatham Islands for eight years, and, whereas there were once a number of vessels in the service, she is now the only one maintaining the connection between the Islands and New Zealand. The Tees is of 553 tons gross register, and is commanded by Captain Dowell. She brought 14 passengers from the Chathams for Wellington, and her cargo consisted of fish and 200 crates of cheese. The Tees has been chartered by the Holm-Company to take the place of the Progress, which was wrecked at Ohiro Bay, and will run for some time under her new agents. HUNTINGDON AT BLUFF. Loading has proceeded steadily on the Federal Line steamer Huntingdon since her arrival on Thursday last from Port Chalmers. She is taking in frozen meat, cheese and other Southland products, and, weather permitting, will probably finish working today. She sails on completion for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wanganui and Wellington, and leaves the last-named [>ort on July 11 for London, Avonmouth, Cardiff, Liverpool and Glasgow. Captain 11. G. B. Field commands the Huntingdon, and associated with him are the following: Chief officer, Mr P. S. Calcult; second, Mr H. Wilkinson; third, Mr M. Walter; fourth, Mr J. Brookesmith; chief engineer, Mr A. White; second, Mr A. Percival; third, Mr F. Roberts; fourth, Mr H. Macro; fifth, Mr W. Hill; sixth, Mr F. Ward; seventh, Mr J. Brown; first refrigerating engineer, Mr G. Bisson; second, Mr E. Hull; wireless operator, Mr A. Mugridge; chief steward, Mr P. McMahon.

TAIROA FOR BLUFF. The National Mortgage and Agency Company advise that the Shaw, Savill liner Tairoa is expected to arrive at Bluff from Australia on July 31 to load frozen meat, dairy produce and general cargo for London, etc. The vessel is expected to sail about August 4 for Port Chalmers. KARAMEA LOADING. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Line motor vessel Karamea is loading at London and sailing on July 15 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Timaru. The vessel is due at Lyttelton on August 17 and Bluff about August 24. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, June 26. Sailed: —Ulimaroa 11.10 a.m. for Sydney. To sail: —Port Fairy 10 p.m. for London; Kalingo 11 p.m. for Wanganui. . Wellington, June 26. Arrived:—Wahinc 7 a.in. from Lyttelton; Kanna 7.35 a.m. from Napier; John 1.50 p.m. from Lyttelton; Waiotapu 6.50 p.m. from Auckland; Kiwitca 9.45 p.m. from Greymouth. Sailed:—Hauraki 7.15 a.m. for Vancouver ; Storm 10.30 a.m. for Lyttelton; Lucerna 11 a.m. for Dunedin; Rata 5 p.m. for Tarakohe; Alexander 5.30 p.m. for Oner hunga; Wahinc 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, June 26. Arrived: —Foxton 2.10 a.m. from Foxton; Maori 6.45 a.m. from Wellington; Holmdale 7 a.m. from Tiinaru; Gale 11.45 a.m. from Wanganui; Kahika 11.50 a.m. from Oamaru. Sailed: —Breeze 10.50 a.m. for Wellington; lonic 11.5 a.m. for New Plymouth; Paua 11.55 a.m. for Bluff; Kuku 1 p.m. for Wellington; Holmdale 3.25 p.m. for Wellington; Wainui 4.15 p.m. for Wellington; Gale 6.10 p.m. for Dunedin; Foxton 6.30 p.m. for Foxton; Maori 8 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, June 26. Arrived:—Tees 7.10 a.m. from Wellington; Waipiata 8 a.m. from Lyttelton; Coptic 11.45 a.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed: —Waipiata 3.30 p.m. for Bluff; Tees 6 p.m. for Timaru. Sydney, June 26. Arrived: —Waikouaiti from Bluff. Sailed: —Niagara 1.30 a.m. for Auckland. London, June 25. Arrived:—At London, Port Nicholson; at Panama, Taranaki. Sailed:—Monowai from Vancouver; Tainui from London.