PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 21949, 25 February 1933, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

SAILED. —Friday, February 24.— Waipiata s.s. (Captain Gray) 2826 tons for Dunedin at 2.55 p.m. Ngahau, scow (Captain Carey) for Lyttelton at 6 p.m. VESSEL IN PORT. Veronica H-M.S. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wainui. Melbourne. February 27. Cornwall, Timaru, February 27. Highland Warrior, Lyttelton, February 27. Storm, Lyttelton. March 3. Wainui. Wellington, March 6. Waikouaiti. Lyttelton, March 6. Canadian Victor. Dunedin, March 14. Canadian Scottish, Dunedin, March 14. Tekoa, Wellington. March 17. Gallic. , March 21. Mahana, Sydney. March 28. Somerset, Oamaru. March 30. Port Gisborne, Lyttelton. March 19. Port Dunedin, Timaru, March 31. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wainui, Dunedin, February 27. Highland Warrior, Wellipgton, February 28. Cornwall. London, March 1. Storm, Dunedin. March 3. Waikouaiti. Sydney, March 6. Wainui. Melbourne, March 6. Canadian Victor. New York, March 15. Canadian Scottish, Australia. March 15. Tekoa, Port Chalmers, March 18. Somerset. Timaru. April 1. Port Gisborne, Wellington, . Port Dunedin, Lyttelton, April 3. INWARD CARGO ON HAND. Cornwall, railed from Dunedin, in A shed D'Amiens, ex Waikouaiti, in B shed (J.G.W.). . . „ . . c Cathay, ex Waikouaiti. in B shed (W. b. pnd Co ). _ Taiping, ex Waikouaiti in. B shed (0.5. C. Akaroa, ex Storm, in. B shed (N.M.A.). Coptic, railed from Dunedin, in A shed (N.M. A.). (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.A): 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 sails for Stewart Island, at 10.15 a.m. to-day and returns to Bluff this evening. The waterfront again presented a busy appearance yesterday and work was carried out under ideal weather conditions, save for a brief interval when a shower fell. As a result of operations it was expected the Rotorua would finish working last night. She is timed to sail for Napier at 2 a.m. to-day. The scow Ngahau completed discharging her cargo of motor spirit at 4 p.m. yesterday and sailed a couple of hours later to return to Lyttelton. The local agents. Messrs J. G. Ward & Co., advise that the Federal Steam Navigation Company's ship Somerset is due to arrive at Bluff from Oamaru on March 30 to load, leaving again for Timaru on April Advice has been received through the local agents of the Union Steam Ship Co. that the Wainui sailed from Melbourne at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. She is due at Bluff on Monday morning, sailing again in the afternoon for Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington. The local agents (Messrs Henderson and Co. Ltd.) report that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd’s motor vessel Fort Gisborne is expected to arrive at Bluff from Lyttelton about March 9 to load frozen meat, dairy produce and general cargo for the United Kingdom and Continental ports. The same company’s motor vessel Port Dunedin is also due to arrive from Tinr.aru on March 31, sailing again for Lyttelton on April 3. . To take delivery of ’ the Union Company’s former cargo steamer, Waitemata, Mr K. Ishibashl. the Sydney representative of the Yamashiti Shipping Company, which recently purchased her, arrived in Auckland on February 13. A Japanese crew for the Waitemata is being brought to Auckland by the Ryoka Maru, which is due early this week and she will sail for Japan before the end of the mot th. The Ryoka Maru is to load 8000 tons of scrap iron at New Zealand ports. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's chartered steamer Highland Warrior is expected to leave Lyttelton this afternoon, being due to arrive at Bluff to-morrow afternoon to load frozen me it and dairy produce, sailing again on Tuesday for Wellington. During the week ended January 6, 1099 vessels, representing 821,867 net register tons, used the Port of London. 372 vessels (626.771 net register tons) were to and from Colonial and Foreign ports and 727 vessels (195.096 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. Twenty-six vessels, totalling 280,143 gross register tons, used the Tilbury passenger landing stage during the month of December, 1932. Altogether 2,237 passengers were embarked or disembarked at the stage, in addition to baggage and mails. Eight vessels discharged meat cargoes in the Port of London during the week ended January 6; seven from Australia and New Zealand, the s.s Rangitlki. Maloja. Port Adelaide, City of Delhi. Ulysses. Buteshire and Port Auckland and one from South America the s.s. Highland Chieftain. Altogether 254,000 carcasses of lamb and mutton, 41,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork and rabbits and approximately 20,000 packages of sundries were distributed to the London market and throughout the country or placed into cold storage. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Tlte following vessels were within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: Aramis, Brunswick, H.M.S. Diomede. H.M.S. Dunedin. Gallic, Golden Cloud, Karetu, Mariposa, Monowai, Niagara, Port Bowen. Port Gisborne, Port Plrie, Tekoa. Waipahi. Waitemata, Wanganella. Wellington: Akaroa, Aorangi. Carinthia, Kent, Marama, Matakana, Monterey, Otira, Port Napier. Port Wellington. Rangatira, Rangitane, Rangitikei, Remuera, Tamahine, Wahine. Awarua: Benledl, Maimoa, Makura, Maunganui. Piako, Rotorua, Wainui. Chatham Islands: Nil. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Auckland, February 24. Arrived: South Africa (1.45 p.m.) from San Pedro. Sailed: Waitemata (6.55 a.m.) for

Japan; Waimarino (4.30 p.m.) for Wellington. Wellington, February 24. Arrived: Kini 3.20 a.m. from Gisborne; Rangatira 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Poolta 7.25 from Gisborne; Holmdale 8.30 from Wanganui; Kiwitea 4.55 p.m. from Greymouth. Sailed: John 5 p.m. for Dunedin; Matakana 6 p.m. for Lyttelton; Karepo 6.45 for Auckland; Otira 6.55 for London; Rangatira 7.50 for Lyttelton. To sail: Kini for Greymouth. Lyttelton, February 24. Arrived: Wahine 6.45 a.m. and South Sea 12.15 p.m. from Wellington; Opihi 9.15 a.m. from Timaru; Wakakura 4.40 p.m. from Akaroa. Sailed: Opihi 3.20 p.m. and Wahine 8.20 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, February 24. Arrived: Waikouaiti 6.30 a.m. from Oamaru; Gale 4.30 p.m. from Lyttelton. London, February 23. Sailed.—Mahia from Colon; Mataroa from London; City of Cambridge from New York. Suva, February 24. Sailed.—Yesterday, Karetu for Auckland; Waipahi for Tonga. Arrived.—To-day Mariposa from San Francisco. (Rec. 8.45 p.m.) Sydney, February 24. Sailed—Marama (4 p.m.) for Wellington.