PORT OF BLUFF

Southland Times, Issue 21820, 24 September 1932, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF

VESSEL IN PORT. Mat EXPECTBD ARRIVALS. Wainui. Melbourne, September 26. Malmoa, Tlmafu. September 27. Narbada. Dunedin, September 28. Matai. Centre Island, September 28 . Canadian Cruiser, Dunedin, September 23. Waipiata. Dunedin, September 30. Wainui. Wellington. October 3. Storm, Lyttelton. October 3. Waikouaiti. Sydney, October 3. Nolisement. Juan de Nova, October 4. Norfolk. Port Chalmers. October 8. Port Gisborne. Dunedin. October 20. Rangltlki, Wellington, November 10. Northumberland, Dunedin, January 12. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Matai, Centre Island. September 26. Wainui. Dunedin, September -6. Malmoa. Wellington, September M. Narbada. Newcastle. September 29. Canadian Cruiser, New York, September Waipiata. Dunedin, October 1. Matai. West Coast. October 3. Waikouaiti, Dunedin. October 3. Storm. Dunedin. October 3. Wainui, Melbourne, October 3. Norfolk. Timaru. October 10. Port Gisborne, Timaru, October 23. Rangitiki, . November 12. Nolisement. port and date Indeftniw. Northumberland, . January 14. INWARD CARGO ON HAND. Canadian Conqueror, ex Kclmal, In B ,h Canadlmi T ’Hlphlander. ex Waikouaiti. in B ChitralJ ex Waikouaiti, in B abed (W. 3 Bn Ccm°rln. ex Waikouaiti. in B abed (W S ’Kaltoa?°ex Wainui. in B shed (U.S S.) Otlra, ex stedmer at Bluff, in B sued (D al port° Hobart, ex Kalmal, in B ahed (I Ta!roa, ex Orepuki. in B shed (N.M.A.) Tekoa, ex Waipiata, in B shed (N—S.) Totara, ex Wainui. in B shed (U.S.S.). (D. and Co.): Dalgety and Company. (Hend.): Henderson and Company. (HL.T.): H. L. Tantoy and Company. (J.G.W.): J- G. Ward and Company. (N.M.A.): National Mortgage and Agencj C °(NJLSJ: New Zealand Shipping Com’’ToS.C.): Oreti Shipping Company. (U.S.S.): Union Steam Ship Company. (W.S. and Co.): Wright, Stephenson and Company. GENERAL NOTES. No shipping movement was recorded at Bluff yesterday. , _ , The Canterbury Shipping Company s Storm, on her usual run, is due to reach Bluff from Lyttelton on October 3 sailing the same day for Dunedin. The Union Company’s Indian trader Narbada, which is now at Dunedin, is to sail on Tuesday for Bluff, where she is due on Wednesday. The vessel is to sail on Thursday for Newcastle. Tlie Union Company s intercolonial freighter Wainui. which cleared Melbourne at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, is due to reach Bluff on Monday sailing the same afternoon for Dunedin and other northern ports. Clearing Auckland at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the Union Company’s freighter Waipiata is due to reach Bluff on Friday. At Bluff the Waipiata will load back for Lyttelton. Wellington and Auckland, sailing the following day. The Government steamer Matai, which is at present at Bluff, is to sail for Centre Island on Monday. She will return to Bluff on Wednesday, and after loading will sail on Monday, October 3, for the West Coast Sounds Cable advice received states that the C and D. Line’s motor ship Port Dunedin left Liverpool on September 17 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on October 24 and at Dunedin early in November. The C. and D. Line’s motor ship Port Fremantle is to sail from London on September 28 for Suva, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. She is due at Lyttelton about November 14 Running under the auspices of the A. and A. Line, the motor ship Australind left New York on September 17 for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about October 21, and at Dunedin about October 31. The Port Gisborne Is due at Auckland on October 13 from London. She will complete discharge at Dunedin and will load at Port Chalmers, Bluff, Timaru, Wellington and Auckland. The Port Gisborne is to sail from Auckland on November 5 for London, via Cape Horn and Dakar The New Zealand Shipping Company S motor ship Opawa, under Federal Lina agency, left Liverpool on August 27 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on October 4. The Oceanic Company’s liner Monterey was scheduled to sail from San Francisco on Thursday on her return voyage to Auckland and Sydney, via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Pago Pago and Suva. She is due at Auckland on October 10. For the twelve months °nded June 30. 1932. ships entering and leaving the Port of London totalled 55,213,290 net register tons, compared with 56,595.937 net register tons for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 2.4 per cent. During the week ended August 5, 673 vessels, representing 731,227 net register tons, used the Port of London. Three hundred and eighty-four vessels (606,337 net register tons) were to and from colonial and foreign ports and 289 vessels (124,890 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. , , Six vessels discharged meat cargoes in the Port of London during the week, three from Australia and New Zealand, the Port Gisborne, Carthage and Norfolk, and three from South America, the Highland Monarch, Napier Star and H.irdwicke Grange. Altogether 416,000 carcasses of lamb and mutton, 122,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork and rabbits, and approximately 45,000 packages of sundries were distributed to the London market and throughout the country or placed into cold storage. Further evidence of the parlous condition of shipping Is (says the Financial Times) provided by the decline during July in the Chamber of Shipping’s index number of freights. The fall was not general, being pricipally due to the decrease tn the United States and Canada groups, but the index number representing the whole has unfortunately shown an unbroken decline since March. The problem before shipping interests Is enormously difficult and almost impossible of solution under the prevailing conditions of world trade Should trade return to a normal volume the present total of world tonnage would possibly not be more than necessary for requirements. As it is. the tonnage now emp'oved In this country alone represent something like 5,500,000 tons dead-weight carrying capacity. To a very large extent the present unfortunate state of affairs can be directly attributed to the various forms ot State assistance to shipping. In its recent report the chamber justly described such State-aided ships as a standing menace to the freight market. They hamper the operation of all ships working on an economic basis. Efficient ocean transport is essential for international commerce. The present disorganization Is detrimental to both

interests. The recommendations of the chamber for international co-operation in a plan for laying up or scrapping surplus tonnage. in which bankers and others Interested would naturally be concerned, seems the only way out of the present impasse. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday : Auckland: City of Delhi, DeebanK, Golden Harvest, Maul Pomare, Maunganui, Niagara, Nucula, Piako, Waihemo. Wellington: Aorangi, Discovery 11., Maori, Orari, Port Wellington, Rangatira, Rangitata, Remuera, Tairoa, Tamahine, Tekoa, Vacullne, Walkawa, Zealandia. Awarua: Kanna, Makura, Matai, Monowai. Waikouaiti, Wainui. Chatham Islands: Nil. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Auckland, September 23. Arrived: Port Huon 6.15 a.m. from New Plymouth; Maunganui 7 a.m. from Wellington; Piako 7 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed: Maunganui 3.15 p.m. for Sydney; Deebank 5.20 p.m. for Newcastle. Wellington, September 13. Arrived: Poolta 2.20 a.m. from Gisborne; Rangatira 7.0 and Waimarino 7.15 from Lyttelton; Canopus 8.5 p.m. from Auckland. Sailed: Port Wellington 7.30 a.m. for Auckland; Waimarino 12.30 p.m. for Picton; Kiwitea 1.30 for New Plymouth; Holmglen 7 for Picton; Rangatira 7.50 for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, September 23. Arrived: Maori 6.45 a.m. from Wellington; Orepuki 10.30 a.m. from Timaru. Sailed: Wairuna 4 p.m. for Melbourne;. Maori 7.55 p.m. and Orepuki 5.5 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, September 23. Arrived: Narbada 8 a.m. from Timaru; Storm 10 a.m. from Bluff; Wingatui 4.45 p.m. from Lyttelton. Melbourne, September 23. Arrived.—Kalingo from Greymouth. (Rec. 7 p.m.) Suva, September 22. Arrived—Niagara from Auckland en route to Vancouver; Norfolk from London. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, September 23. Arrived: Monowai (10.30 a.m.) from Wellington. (Rec. 8.30 pin.) Sydney, September 23. Sailed.—Zealandia (4.30 p.m.) for Wellington,