The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1043, 6 August 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain E. J. McClellan is now in command of the Waimarino, j relieving Captain A. S. Dalgleish for holiday leave. . _ . Mr. J. Summers has joined the Kaituna as third engineer, relieving Mr. T. S. Knight for holidays. Mr. J. W. Ragg has rejoined the R.M.S Niagara as second engineer in place of Mr. A. Paterson, who has transferred to the Maunganui. Mr. J. Miller, third engineer on the Maunganui, is now on holiday leave in Sydney. KAHIKA TO SURVEY.—-The Union Company’s cargo steamer Kahika Is to lay up at Dunedin for her annual overhaul and survey. PORT BOWEN DELAYED. —The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Bowen will now leave Wellington today for Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge of her Liverpool cargo. THE LIMERICK.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the motorship Limerick is now due at Wellington today from Wanganui to continue loading for Halifax and London. PAKIPAKI DELAYED.-The Federal Company advises that the Fakipaki has been delayed at Napier, and is now expected at Wellington tomorrow to continue discharge of her Liverpool cargo. THE WAIKOUAITI.—The Waikouaiti arrived at Sydney on Monday. She is to load at Sydney and Newcastle for Wellington and Lyttelton. She is to clear Sydney on Friday. THE POOLTA.-The Poolta left Brisbane last Friday for Grafton. Port Stephens and Newcastle to load for Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Bluff. THE KARETU.—The Karetu, with cargo from Newcastle and Port Stephens, left Sydney yesterday for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. WAI H EMO TO RESUME.—At present at Central Wharf undergoing overhaul and survey, the Union Company’s transpacific cargo steamer Waihemo is to resume her running in the Pacific Coast trade. The vessel is to be recommissioned and sail for Vancouver on August 16. MAKURA FROM SAN FRANCISCO.— The Royal Mail liner Makura is to leave San Francisco today on her return voyage to Papeete, Rarotonga. Wellington and Sydney. She is due at Wellington on August 25 and at Sydney on August 30. WAI PAH I RETURNING.—Having discharged general cargo and stores in the Cook Islands, the Union Steam Ship Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi loaded a cargo of fruit for New Zealand there and cleared Rarotonga for Auckland at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon. She should arrive here next Monday. JARRAH FROM BUNBURY. —G. TJ. Scales, Ltd., has received cabled advice that the steamer Brynymor, cleared Bunbury on July 31 with a full cargo of jarrah sleepers for discharge at Bluff. Port Chalmers and Wellington. Sh~ is due at Bluff on August 14, and at Wellington about August 27. KARTIGI LEFT NEWCASTLE.— Cabled advice received by the Union Company states that its cargo steamer Kartigi,' after having taken in cargo at Melbourne, Devonport (Tasmania), and Newcastle, cleared the last port at three o’clock yesterday morning for Auckland and Wellington. She reports by radio that she expects to arrive here on Sunday evening. C. AND D. LONDON VESSELS.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Nicholson is scheduled to leave London on September 3 for Suva, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and Nelson. She is to be followed from London by the company’s motor-vessel Port Huon, which is to sail on November 5 for Wellington and Auckland. MAUNGANUI AT SYDNEY.—The Union Company’s intercolonial steamer Maunganui reached Sydney from Auckland at two o’clock yesterday afternoon after being delayed on the passage by very stormy weather. The vessel is to sail on Friday afternoon for Auckland arul Wellington. She is due at Auckland uesday corning and is to sail for \Y elungton and Sydney the following day. THE RANG I TIKI. —A further radio message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from its motor-liner Rangitiki, inward bound from London and Southampton, stated that she did not expect to reach Wellington until nine o clock this morning. The vessel will iana her passengers and mails and a small quantity of cargo at the capital and then sail for Lyttelton. Port Chalmers and Bluff to discharge the rest of her cargo of general merchandise. PORT ALMA DUE SUNDAY.—According to her radio advice the Commonwealth and Dominion Line vessel Port Alma is due at Auckland from London at noon on Sunday. The vessel is to anchor at the Motujhi powder grounds in order to discharge a quantity of explosives. Her main cargo consists of general merchandise and she also has a number of passengers, who will be brought up to port by tender. The I ort Alma is expected to berth at the wharves on Tuesday morning to put out about 4,000 tons of her cargo to the agency of Heather Roberton, Limited, rso berth had been assigned to the vessel this morning. She later sails for Wellington and Napier to complete unloading.

H.M.S. DUNEDIN. —The warship Dunedin is to sail at 5 o'clock this evening on an extended cruise to Southern ports. She is expected to arrive back about the beginning of November. THE HU I A.—The Nobel Company’s schooner Huia arrived at Grafton qn Monday morning, and is expected to sail tomorrow for Auckland with a full cargo of timber. THE ULIMAROA.—The HuddartParker Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa is to be dispatched from Wellington at noon on Friday for Sydney, taking passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel is due at Sydney on Tuesday morning next. BENEDICK FAILS TO REPORT.— The tanker Benedick, under charter to the Shell Company, was due to arrive at Auckland from Singapore today, but so far has failed to report. According to advice received from the company she will probably arrive late tomorrow.' CORINTHIC SAILS FRIDAY. —Now at Prince’s Wharf discharging the remainder of her general cargo from London, the White Star liner Corinthic is to be dispatched at 5 o'clock on Frldav evening for Lyttelton to commence her ■ Homeward loading. Her local agent is A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd. THE KAPUNI.—The South Canterbunshipping Company’s vessel Kapuni has completed her conversion from a steamer to a motor-ship, and will leave King’s Wharf at 2 o’clock this afternoon on a trial run. She will then load and sail for the South. SHIPBUILDING R ECORD.—Swedish shipbuilding set a new record in 1929. Fifty-seven vessels of 169,009 deadweight tons were delivered by Swedish yards in 192!*. as against 39 vessels of' 167.009 deadweight tons in 1928 and 35 vessels of 81,000 deadweight tons in 1927. HIKUPANGI FOR NORFOLK.—Spedding Lt<L, advises that James Smith and Co.’s small steamer Hikurangi is to make another attempt to revive the Norfolk Island trade, sailing at 3 o’clock on Monday afternoon for the island. Cargo will be received on Saturday and until noon on Mondav. No berth had been allotted the this morning. WAIOTAPU DUE SUN DAN .—According to her wireless advice the Union Company’s cargo steamer Waiotapu expects to arrive here on Sunday afternoon from the Pacific Co%st with a cargo of lumber, case oil and general merchandise. After putting out the local consignment of her cargo she is to sail for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney to complete unloading. thence Newcastle for bunkers. TOFUA SAILS SATU R D AY.-The Union Steam Ship Company advises that its Island passenger steamer Tofua. now at Queen’s Wharf taking in cargo, is to be dispatched at 11 o’clock on Saturdav morning for Fiji, Tonga, Niue and Samoa. The vessel will also take passengers and mails. She is calling at Niue Island in order to pick up a consignment of fruit that would ordinarily be lifted by the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare, which is now laid up on the patent slip at Wellington for repairs. THE RON A.—At present at Chelsea Wharf discharging the local portion of her cargo of raw sugar and mo asses from Fiji, the Colonial Sugar Re.ining Company’s steamer Rona is expected to complete unloading on Tl.ursdav evening. She is to move from Chelsea Wharf to King s Wharf on Friday morning to load a quantity of manure for discharge her noxt tri P- The vessel is scheduled to sail at 5 p.m. on Fridav ror Sydney to complete unloading her present cargo. HENZADA OVERDUE.—The C and D Line s chartered steamer Henzada is ov^ due this port from New York. The vessel was scheduled to 5f re on July 29 - but this morning her local agent, the Farmers' Co-opera-tlve Auctioneering Company, had received no radio communication from her as to the expected time of her arrival indirect message received in Auckland recently stated that the vessel \\as encountering very stormy conditions and was being severely buffeted about. a cargo of general merchandise V w* d l* char £? at Auckland, Wellington. Wn e on’u Timaru a " d Dunedin. She has been allotted a berth at Queen’s Wharf. SURPLUS OF SHIPPING—Owing to the unfavourable conditions in the freight there is for the first time since i? e „ war a toUr Plus of tonnage in the German merchant service, according to a report from Hamburg. The general shortage of cargo, which has led to a collapse of freight rates on Home-bound traffic from several of the important markets of the world, as well as the inadequate export traffic on several of the outward routes, has prompted owners to curtail their services and lay up vessels. At the end of April there were 35 vesseN aggregating 135.U00 gross tons, laid up at the Port of Hamburg, of which 3° were of German and three of foreign nationality. CARGO STEAMERS.—According to cable advices from London. Sir John Biles, who was naval constructor for the Admiralty for many years, and was UTler professor of. naval architecture at the GlasgoNv University, addressing the conference of the institute of naval architects at Liverpool, said that the most economical ship of the future would be one drawing 60 feet of water and capable of carrying from 70.000 to 80,000 tons of cargo, instead of the limit of 20.000 as at present. The development would greatly affect the depth of the docks. Pr< fessor T. R. Wilton said that the prospect of discharging 70.000 tons of carp.* in a length of I,oooft was somewhat horrifving to dock engineers. but doubtless ’ the problem was solvable.

AORANGI COMING.— En routs from Vancouver to Sydney, the Royal v«n motor-liner Aorangi is due at *Suva 11.30 o’clock tomorrow m-rning. according to her wireless advice. She is to resume her voyage at 5.30 p.m. the same day, sailing for Auckland, and is due here on Sunday afternoon. pratique has been granted the vessel is to berth st Prince's Wharf to land passengers, trailand cargo for New Zealand. The Aaraag; is scheduled to sail at 10 o’clock on Monday night for Sydney in completion of her trip. She is due at Sydney on Augur: WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Astoria, Benedick. Canadian Challenger, Columbia. Golden Wee:. Henzada, Kartigi, Katoa, Labummr. Lady Lewis. Moeraki, Plume. Port Alma. Tutanekai, Waiotapu, Walpak:, ctokia. Chatham Islands.—Tamaroa. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine. Tamahine, Ngaio, Niagara, Aorangi, Kawatirv. Port Fremantle. Karetu. Rangrtik'.. Pakipaki. Mirrabooka, City of Khartomn. Awarua Clydebank, Renuert PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU 0.30 p.m.). 270 tons, Jack-son-Fowler, from New Plymouth. HAUTURU is expected to sail for Xev Plymouth at 2 p.m. today and returns 7 a.m. Friday. .HOKIANGA sails for Hokianga 3 p.m. tomorrow and returns on Sunday. KAITOA is expected on Saturday and loads for Nelson only. ROXAKI is due hack from Ragta* and Kawhia 6 a.m. Thursday, and mils for Hokianga 3 p.m. the same day.