SHIPPING NOTES.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 566, 2 December 1915, Page 10

SHIPPING NOTES.

The R.M.S. Maitai is due at Lyttelton tomorrow from Wellington, in order to be dry-docked for cleaning and painting. The vessel is expected to sail on Saturday for Wellington, and sails on December 9 for San Francisco, being due there on December 29. The coasting steamer Wakatu, which left Lyttelton last night for Kaikoura and Wellington, is due here, to-morrow night. It is quite probable that the vessel will sail on Sunday night for Kaikoura and Wellington. The Union Company's Mokoia," which arrived at Lyttelton to-day from Melbourne and Hobart, via way ports, brought transhipments ex the steamers Australien, Onda, Tasman, Zealandia, and Kooyong, the following being the principal lines:—3o cases beer, 5 bundles paper, 25 cases glass, 8 casks cream of tartar, 10 barrels sulphur, 10 bags cocoa, .'531 packages desiccated cocoanut, 62 cases nails, 12 casks wine, 1202 hags salt, 4 cases flagstones, 80 cases wine, 5 cases macaroni, 80 casks glucose, 120 bags rice, 4 cases hardware, 4 cases furnishings, tl cases drapery, 2 cases boots, 1574 pieces oak, 9 crates cyclt parts, 0!) packages rubber goods, 20 cases-vltadatio, 1200 bags super, 45 cases tobacco, 145 bags onions, 10 barrels oil, 128 cases tinware, 14 cases cocoa, 5 cases cotton goods, 8 cases separators, 21 packages plumbago, 237 bags bark, and 42 jars muriatic acid. The vessel sails to-night for Hobart and Melbourne, via Wellington. The Sliaw-Savill liner Matatua, which left Napier on October 7 for London, via Australian ports, Durban, and Cape Town, left Durban on Sunday last in continuation of her voyage. The four-masted barque Golden Gate has been chartered to load general cargo at San Francisco for New Zealand, but the ports have not been mentioned. To sec such a vessel chartered to load in San Francisco is something out of the ordinary, and it is many years since sucfi a charter has been arranged. It is proof of the shortage of steam tonnage existing throughout the world at the present time. The Golden Gate is a steel four-masted barque of 2341 tons, and was built in 1888 by the Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company. Up till -1912 the vessel was owned by Messrs J. Ilerron and Co., of Liverpool, when she was sold to, a lirm in San Francisco, which, however, has not altered her port of register, and so I the gallant old vessel still hails from Liverpool, flying the red ensign. The Cygnet sails for Kaikoura to-morrow, and for/Akaroa on Friday and Monday. The Canterbury Shipping Company's Storm is making an extra passage from Westport to New Plymouth. The vessel will make a call at Tarakolie en route, to pick up a quantity of cement, and is due at Lyttelton about December 10. Upon arrival at this port the vessel will be drydocked in order to undergo her annual overhaul and survey. ' _ The Union Company's Moana leaves San Francisco on December 8 for Wellington, and is due there on December 30. The vessel then comes on to Lyttelton to be' dry-docked for cleaning and painting, and is due Jiere about January 1. The Union Company's Kahika, which' left Lyttelton on Tuesday afternoon for Wellington,, and Gisborne, is due back at Lyttelton on Tuesday. next from Gisborne direct, and sails in the evening for NewPlymouth With general cargo. The hospital ship Marama arrived at Wellington yesterday from Port Clialmers. Captain B. M. Aldwell retains command. Mr H. Winslow has signed on as cliief officer, Mr L. A. White as second, and Mr G. W. Evans will join the vessel as third. Mr Dowling has joined tlie Kaituna as chief officer, relieving Mr Hughan, who proceeds to Wellington for instructions. Mr G. Madden, second officer of the Manuka, signed off the. vessel's articles yesterday. He is to vjoin the Kini as chief officer, vice Mr Gibson, who comes ashore for orders. Captain Tullocli, of the steamer John, has been appointed to the, command of ' the barque Ahtiopc, which was purchased recently from the Paparoa Coid Company by a Dunedin firm which intends to refit the vessel and commence running to Western Australia. Mr W. R. Percy, late of the Makura, who arrived in Wellington some days ago as extra officer of the Monowai, has joined the Maori as third officer, in place of Mr' H. E. Schmidt, who has transferred to the Komata as second: - It is reported that the old barque Antiope, which was rescued from ( the dismantled a few days ago by the Otago Milling Company, is to be thoroughly and then

employed in a special trade between Western Australia and New Zealand ports. The old ship Tamar, which is now owned by Mr T. A. Shute, of Liverpool, arrived at Newcastle on Sunday, November 21, after a fair passage of 49 days from Monte Video. Several good day's sailing were recorded, the best day's run being 310 miles in 2,4 hours, an average of 14 knots per hour, which compares .well with the modern tramp steamer. The Tamar has chartered to load Caledonian coal for tlu- West Coast (South America). * NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO.'S LINE. The Orari leaves Wellington to-day lor Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, and Napier, re turning to Wellington for ihial dispatch on the lutli inst. The Ruapeliu is due at the Blull' to-day," and should leave there about Sunday, sth inst., for Wellington and Auckland. The steamer leaves the. last-mentioned port on the 15th inst. for London. The Mamari, from Montreal, should finish discharge at Lyttelton to-day and leave in the evening for Duuedin. The Remuera left Hobart at (i a.m. yesterday, and should reach Auckland ou Monday next. The Rimutaka arrived at Plymouth on November JSO.