PORT OF BLUFF

Southland Times, Issue 21772, 29 July 1932, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF

ARRIVED. —Thursday, July 28.— Waipiata s.s. (Captain Hoddinott) 2,826 lons from Dunedin at 10.10 a.m. Tongariro s.s. (Captain F. S. Hamilton) 3,728 tons from Port Chalmers at 10 p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. Waipiata s.s. Tongariro s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm. Lyttelton. August 1. Wainui, 'Wellington. August 2. Waikouaiti. Sydney, August 7. Waihemo. Dunedin. August 18. Somerset. Wellington. August 18. Port Alma, . August 22. Otlra. Port Chalmers, August 28. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waipiata, Dunedin, to-day. Tongariro, London, July 31. Storm, Dunedin. August 1. Wainui, Melbourne. August 2. Waikouaiti. Dunedin, August 7. Waihemo. Melbourne, August 19. Somerset. London. August 20. Port Alma. London, August 26. Otlra, Napier, August 30. INWARD CARGO ON HAND. Armadale, railed from Dunedin, in A shed (J.G.W.). Corfu, ex Wainui, in B shed (W. S. and Co.) Karamea, ex steamer at Bluff, in B shed (N.M.A.). Mooltan, ex Wainui, in B shed (W. S. and Co.). Taiping, ex Waikouaiti. in B shed (0.5. C. Westmoreland, railed from Dunedin, in A ihed (J.G.W.). (D. and Co.): Dalgety and Company. (Hend.): Henderson and Company. . (H.L.T.): H. L. Tapley and Company. (J.G.W.): J. G. Ward and Company. (N.M.9.): National Mortgage and Agency Company. (N.Z.S.): New Zealand Shipping Company. (0.5. C. Oreti Shipping Company. (U.S.S.): Union Steam Ship Company. (W. S. and Co.): Wright, Stephenson and Company. GENERAL NOTES. The Tamatea sailed for Stewart Island at 8.30 a.m. yesterday. She returned to Bluff last evening about five o'clock. The Union Company's steamer Waipiata arrived from Dunedin yesterday morning. She is working general cargo and will finish and sail again to-day about 4 p.m. for northern ports via Dunedin. The Tongariro will probably complete her homeward loading on Saturday morning and will then sail for Southampton and London. Tire Storm is due to reach Bluff on Monday from Lyttelton and will sail the same day for northern ports. The Morinda, from the Islands, arrived at Auckland on Saturday with the following passengers:—Mr F. Adams. Mrs A. Black. Miss A. Boryer. Mrs M. Colbeck. Mr L. Griffiths. Mrs L. Griffiths. Miss L. Harvey, Miss P. Libeau. Mr and Mrs J. McMullen, Miss J. Nobbs. Mrs E. Robins, Mr E. Turner, Mrs M. Turner, Mr and Mrs J. Williams and three children. The Forresbank, which arrived at Auckland last Friday from Nauru Island, carries a crew of sixty-one. Captain S. Clark, who is accompanied by his wife, is in command, and the following are the officers: Chief, Mr R. Houghton; second. Mr A. Bell: third, Mr E. Davies; chief engineer, Mr T. Gibbons. The Union Company advises that the Waikouaiti, from Bluff, arrived at Sydney on Sunday morning. After discharge she commences loading at. Newcastle, thence back to Sydney, leaving there at noon on Friday for Hobart, Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton and Oamaru. She is due here about August 7. LONDON'S SHIPPING. During the week ended June 10, 927 vessels, representing 1,022,787 net register tons, used the Port of London; 465 vessels (824,997 net register tons) were to and from Colonial and foreign ports and 462 vessels (197,790 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. TILBURY PASSENGER LANDING STAGE. Twenty-nine vessels totalling 306,180 gross register tons, used the Tilbury passenger landing stage during the month of May. Altogether 4300 passengers were embarked or distnbarked at the stage, in addition to baggage and mails. CHILLED AND FROZEN MEAT ARRIVALS. Ten vessels discharged meat cargoes in the Port of London during the week; eight from Australia and New Zealand, the Kia Ora. Fordsdaie, Port Napier, Port Fairy. Port Auckland, Comorin. Middlesex and Ormonde and two from South America, the Sultan Star and Duquesa. Altogether 336,000 carcasses of lamb and mutton, 85.000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork and rabbits, and approximately 17,000 packages of sundries were distributed to the London market and throughout the country or placed into cold storage. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday :— Auckland: Brunswick, City of Canton, H.MS. Dunedin. H.M.S. Diomede, Matai, Myrtlebank. Niagara. Nucula, Port Brisbane, Waipahi, Westmoreland. Wellington: Aorangi. Cambridge, Kalingo, Kent, Maori, Rangatira, Rangitata, Recorder, Tamahine. Awarua: Kaikorai. Karepo, Makura, Monowai, Tongariro. Chatham Islands: Nil. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland,. July 28. Arrived: Maunganui 9.50 a.m. from Wellington; Rangitikei 3 p.m. from Tokomaru Bay. Sailed: City of Canton 7 a.m. for Wellington; Westmoreland 11.40 a.m. for Gisborne; Port Brisbane 3.30 p.m. for Napier; Waimarino 4.25 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington, July 28. Arrived:— Maori 7, Wingatui 7.40 from Lyttelton; Ruahine 7.45 from London; Port Waikato 8.10 from Auckland; Wainui 11 from Lyttelton; Canopus 5.30 p.m. from Westport; Gabriella 7.30 from Auckland; Komata 8.40 from Greymouth. Sailed:—Ruahine 4 p.m. for Port Chalmers; Port Waikato 5.5 for Dunedin; Maori 7.50 for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, July 28. Arrived:—Rangatira 6.50 a.m. from Wellington; Holmglen 7 p.m. from Tim- ' aru. Sailed:—Gale 10.15 a.m. for Dunedin. Rangatira 8.25 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, July 28. Sailed: Tongariro 7.20 a.m. for Bluff. (Rec. 7.10 p.m.) Suva, July 28. Sailed—Waipahi for Auckland with 7143 cases of bananas.