PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 21716, 31 May 1932, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Monday, May. 30. — Wainui s.s. (Captain J. Brisco) 1,633 tons from Lyttelton at 3.45 p.m. SAILED. —Monday, May 30.— Matai s.s. (Captain J. Burgess) 1049 tons for southern lighthouses at 8 a.m. VESSELS IN PORT. Norfolk s.s. Wainui s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm, Wellington, June 2. Matai, southern lights, June 6. Waikouaiti, Sydney, June 7. Port Gisborne, , June 9. Opawa, Port Chalmers, June 18. Karamea, Port Chalmers, June 22. Port Hunter, Lyttelton, June 30. Zealandic, Lyttelton, July 5. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Norfolk, Port Chalmers, to-day. Storm, Dunedin, June 2,

Waikouaiti, Dunedin, June 7. Matai, West Coast lights, June 7. Port Gisborne, , June 11. Opawa, London, June 21. Karamea, Timaru, June 24. Port Hunter. Timaru, July 3. Zealandic, Gisborne, July 7. INWARD CARGO ON HAND. Arahura, ex Waipiata, in B shed (U. S S.) Mataroa, ex steamer at Bluff, in B shed (D. and Co.) Narkunda, ex Waikouaiti, in B shea (W.S. and Co.) . . Nikau, ex Wainui, m B snea <J. S. 5.) Opihi, ex Waipiata, in B shed (U. S. S.)

GENERAL NOTES. The ketch Lily sailed for Stewart Island at 7 a.m. yesterday. The Union Company’s intercolonial freighter Wainui arrived from Lyttelton shortly before four o’clock yesterday. She is expected to sail for Melbourne this afternoon. The Union Company’s freighter Waipiata, which arrived from Dunedin on Saturday, yesterday worked general cargo, and it was thought probable she would complete late last night and sail for Dunedin after mid-night. The Government lighthouse steamer Matai left yesterday morning to visit the nearer southern lights. She will later return to Bluff and finally leave for the West Coast on Monday next. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Company advise that the Canterbury Shipping Company’s coastal vessel Storm is due at Bluff on June 2 and is to sail the same day for her usual northern ports. The Union Company’s collier Kiwitea is at present loading at Westport for Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru and Lyttelton. The Kiwitea is due at Bluff on Thursday to discharge 600 tons of coal and is to sail the same day for Dunedin. Messrs J. G. Ward and Company advise that the Opawa is to reach Bluff, her final port of loading, on June 19. At Bluff the Opawa loads frozen meat, dairy produce and general cargo ahd sails for London and West Coast of the United Kingdom ports on June 21. The vessel is scheduled to reach London on July 26. The Tamatea will resume her Stewart Island run during the present week. During the week ended April 8, 709 vessels, representing 844,023 net register tons, used the Port of London. Three hundred and fifty-seven vessels (664,754 net register tons) were to and from colonial and foreign ports and 352 vessels (179,269 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. Inward bound vessels belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company which have hitherto called at Southampton will in future proceed direct to London and disembark passengers at the Tilbury landing stage. A striking peculiarity of the steamer Welcombe, which arrived at Dunedin on Friday from Ocean Island and Lyttelton, is her bow. Although the Welcombe is a modern flush-deck steamer, the upper portion of the bow is flared sharply forward, like that of a sailing ship. The pupose of this is in no way utilitarian, but perpetuates a custom which has been maintained in the company, Pyman Bros., London, since the sailing ship days. The bow, together with the black funnel with broad white band and black ball, denotes the “house” under which the vessel plies, and although the company has now only two ships under its flag both were built with the sailing ship bow. The Welcombe was launched only two years ago, and since she was commissioned her voyages include one to South America and several trips from Nauru and Ocean Island to Australia with phosphates. Recently the Welcombe brought phosphates to Auckland and Wanganui and then loaded wheat in South Australia for Shanghai. From Shanghai she sailed for Ocean Island and after a 10 days’ stay at that island left on her voyage to Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Ten vessels discharged meat cargoes in the Port of London during the week ended April 7, eight from Australia and New Zealand, the Port Bowen, Moldavia, Surrey, Themistocles, Karamea, Remuera, Orontes, Otaio, and two from South America, the Highland Chieftain and Sultan Star. Altogether 502.000 carcasses of lamb and mutton, 93,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork and rabbits, and approximately. 29,000 packages of sundries were distributed to the London market and throughout the country or placed into cold storage.

NORFOLK AT BLUFF. The Federal Line steamer Norfolk, at present loading frozen meat, cheese, wool etc. at Bluff for the Home market, left Glasgow in ballast on April 16 for New Zealand, coming out by the Panama Canal route. Panama was left on May 3 and Bluff, her first Dominion port on the present voyage, was reached on May 27, Friday last. Weather conditions were fairly good throughout till near the New Zealand coast, where the vessel ran into the recent gale. ’ '• this port the work of loading the Southland portion of the Norfolk’s cargo for the Home trip should be finished to-day and she will probably sail this evening for Port Chalmers, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington. At the latter port completion of her Dominion loading will occur and she -will then sail for Southampton and London, being scheduled to leave on June 14, Captain R. McNish, D. 5.0., commands the Norfolk, and associated with him are: Chief officer, Mr J. Lunnon; second, Mr K. Lloyd-Jones; third, Mr G. E. Mason; fourth, Mr G. D. Lyver; chief engineer, Mr P. H. Wilson; second, Mr S. Hallyburton; third, Mr W. Ryde; fourth, Mr D. A. Myles; fifth, Mr H. Whittaker; sixth, Mr W. T. Peters; seventh, Mr N. E. Chubb; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr G. Loveland; second, Mr F. Casey; wireless operator, Mr B. Wheeler; chief steward, Mr H. J. Byers.

TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (United Press Assn—Telegraph Copyright.) Auckland, May 30. Arrived:—Niagara 6.30 a.m. from Sydney; Wingatui 7 a.m. from Wellington; Canopus 8.30 a.m. from Westport; Port Gisborne noon from New York. Wellington, May 30. Arrived:-rMonowai 6.45 a.m. from San Francisco; Waimarino 11.55 a.m. from Auckland; Asama and Iwate 2.25 p.m. from Sydney. Sailed:—Storm 5.30 p.m., Waimarino 6.30 p.m., Rangatira 7.50 p.m. all for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, May 30. Arrived:—Koutounui 9.30 p.m. from Napier. Sailed: —Gale 3.20 p.m. for Wellington; Huanui 4.50 p.m. for Dargaville; Taupata 5.45 p.m. for Nelson; Maori 8.10 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, May 30. Arrived (Sunday):—Holmglen 11.20 p.m. from Wellington. Arrived (May 30): —Opihi 11.50 a.m. and Holmdale 1 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed:—Rangitane 2.15 p.m. for Lyttelton; Opihi 6.10 . p.m., : Orepuki 6.30 p.m. and Holmglen 6.10 p.m. for Timaru; Holmdale 11 pan. for Oamaru. London, May 28. Arrived:—At London, Piako and Cornwall; at Panama, lonic. Sailed:—From Honolulu, Ventura; from Norfolk, Armadale. Arrived:—At London, Northumberland and Maikoa. Sailed:—Port Victor from Montevideo; Tongariro from London.