The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 155, 21 September 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Captain D. Clark is in command of the Gisborne sheepfarmers steamer Tiroa, which is to sail this evening for Hicks Bay and Gisborne after completing repairs to the damage done when the collier Hikurangi ran into her at King’s Wharf recently. Mr. H. Parker is chief officer and Mr. L. H. Wilson is purser. . .. Mr. W. Hunter, chief engineer on the Vacuum Oil Company’s tanker Pulpit Point, which is at Auckland at present, is to proceed to England at the end of this voyage to take charge of the engineroom staff of the company’s new tanker, Voco, which is being built in England. The Voco is to be commissioned about February next.

RONA FOR AUCKLAND.—The Colonial Sugar Company advises that the Rona, now at Fiji loading, is expected to arrive at Auckland next Monday with sugar for the works at Chelsea.

PORT CAROLINE TO COMPLETE.Due at Wellington to-morrow from Auckland to complete her loading, the C. and D. Line advises that the Port Caroline finally departs from Wellington on Saturday for London, via the Cape Horn route.

OTOKIA AT WELLINGTON. —With a full cargo of crude oil for the Union Company’s tanks at Miramar, the tanker Otokia arrived at Wellington last evening from San Luis, California. ISLAND FRUIT STEAMER. The Union Company advises that the Island fruit steamer Waipahi, which left Wellington at 10 p.m. on Monday for Auckland, arrives here early to-morrow, and is expected to leave at 5 p.m. the same day for Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke and Mangaia.

MANUKA FOR MELBOURNE. —The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the passenger steamer Manuka leaves Wellington at 4 p.m. today for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluif and Melbourne. She is to clear Bluff finally on September 27. PORT HUNTER SAILS 5 P.M. TOMORROW. —Heather, Roberton and Company now advises that the C. D. Line’s steamer Port Hunter, which is completing her loading at Auckland, will leave here at 5 p.m. to-morrow for London, via Cape Horn. TAINKER PLEIODON DISCHARGING. The British Imperial Oil Company’s tanker Pleiodon, which arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from San is discharging at the Western Wharf. She is expected to complete putting out Auckland’s quota, 4,000 tons, by Friday, when she will be dispatched for Wellington and Timaru to complete.

NEW OIL TANKERS. —Two new tankers, sister ships to the Pulpit Point and Plume, are being built in England for the Vacuum Oil Company. They are to be named the Voco and the Yarrowville. Both vessels have been specially designed for the Australian and New Zealand trade. The Voco is expected to be in commission about next February and the Yarrowville about four months later. SOUTHERN CROSS SAILS. —The Melanesian Mission steamer, Southern Cross did not sail as scheduled yesterday afternoon. The vessel does not carry wireless, and the Department of Marine objected. However, thing;s were settled this morning, the Minister of Marine giving the Southern Cross permission to sail. She cleared port at 10.10 a.m. for a three months’ trip to the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides.

DISMANTLED SCOW MOA.-The scow Moa. which lost her foremast in a storm on the north-east coast on Saturday, and was a.fterwards towed- to Awanui Heads by the steamer Apanui. is to be brought to Auckland by the tug Simplon, and should arrive here early on Friday morning. The Moa’s mast broke off at a position 12ft. below the topmast. It was an Oregon pine spar 75ft. long and 17in. in diameter,

TAIN UPS MOVEMENTS.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the liner Tainui leaves Lyttelton to-day for Napier, Waikokopu and Wellington to complete her loading, and sails finally from the latter port on Octoner 2 for Southampton and London, via Panama. ROTORUA AT COLON.—Cable advice received by the N.Z. Shipping Company states that the liner Rotorua, en route from London and Southampton, arrived at Colon last Saturday morning. The vessel, which is bringing passengers for disembarkation at Auckland and cargo for discharge at Auckland a*id Wellington, is due here on October 8. WESTMORELAND LOADING. —The Federal steamer Westmoreland arrived at Timaru this morning from Port Chalmers and leaves to-morrow for New Plymouth, Wanganui roadstead, Wellington and Auckland to complete her loading. She is due here on October 2 and sails finally from this port on October 6 for London, via Panama. MIDDLESEX TO SAIL.—The New Zealand Shipping Company is endeavouring to dispatch the Federal steamer Middlesex from Auckland about Saturday for Lyttelton, thence Timaru and Wellington to load. From Wellington the Middlesex returns to Auckland on October 20 to complete loading, and is expected to clear this port finally on October 24 lor London, via Panama. OMANA LAID UP. The Northern Company’s small steamer Omana was laid up yesterday to have her hull cleaned and painted. The Torea took her place in the Auckland-Warkworth run last evening and the Kawau is to sail for Kawau. |Mullet Point and Matakana instead of the Omana to-morrow morning. The Omana is expected to complete on Friday, when she will resume running again. PULPIT POINT IN PORT.—Under ten years’ time charter from the Vacuum Oil Company, of London, to the Vacuum Oil Company, of New York, the tanker, Pulpit Point, arrived at Auckland late yesterday afternoon and berthed at Western Wharf to discharge 3,000 tons of bulk oil into the company’s tanks at Freeman’s Bay. The Pulpit Point was here last July, arriving at Auckland on July 10. She then proceeded to Australia to complete discharge and returned to San Francisco a month ago. She left the American port on August 29 and experienced fine weather all the way across, with moderate variable winds prevailing most of the time. The voyage was made iin 21 days, the vessel averaging 11.3 knots to Auckland. The Pulpit Point has been running between America and Australia and New Zealand for 12 months now, and her sister ship, the Plume, has been in the trade for a month longer. Captain W. D. Owen is in command of the tanker and associated with him are the following officers:—Chief, Mr. W. B. Simpson; second, Mr. T. S. Scott; third, Mr. R. H. Wright; wireless operator. Mr. W. Lawlar: chief engineer, Mr. W. Hunter; second, Mr. W. J. Chisolm; third, Mr. W. Brown; fourth, Mr. J. Burns. The Pulpit Point carries a crew of 43 all told, the officers being British and the remainder Chinese. The local office of the Vacuum Oil Company advises that it hopes to dispatch the Pulpit Point at noon to-morrow for Melbourne, via Wellington, to complete discharge. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Hinemoa, Tutanekai, Tofua, Ruahine. City of Batavia, Mataroa, Anti nous, Waipahi, Kaimanawa. Chatham Islands.—Kia Ora, Ruahine. Wellington.—Maori Wahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Pakeha, Golden Sea, Port Caroline, Kent, Sussex, Manuka. Awarua.—West Islip, Schouwen, Makura, Tahiti, Somerset. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVAL TO-DAY RARAWA (8.15 a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. The Rarawa, which arrived at Onehunga this morning from New Plymouth, sails again at three o’clock to-morrow afternoon for the same port. The Hauturu is expected to arrive back at Onehunga at six o’clock to-morrow morning from Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato She is scheduled to sail again at 2 p.m. the same day for Hokianga. The Arapawa is due back at Onehunga on Saturday next with a cargo of coal from Westport. The Anchor Line steamer Kaitoa. is due at Onehunga on Monday next to load for Picton only.