SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1053, 27 June 1917, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. JUNE. Full moon .. .. 6 0.37 a.m. Last quarter .. ~ 12 ti.9 p.m. New moon .. .. 20 0.32 a.m. First quarter .. .. 28 3.33 p.m. MOON. Moon rose to-day 11 a.m., sets . TIDE. To-day, 9.32 a.m., 9.53 p.m. To-morrow, 10.14 a.m., 10.35 p.m. SUN. Sun rose to-day 7.37 a.m., sets 4.28 p.m. PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. WAKATU (3.15 a.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. CALM (5.5 a.m.), 890 tons, Gordon, from Tlmaru. MAUAHOA (9.10 a.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, from Wellington. SAILED. TUESDAY, JUNE 26. MAOIU (7.55 p.m.), 3412 toDS, Manning, far Wellington. VESSELS EXPECTED AT LYTTELTON. Vessel. From. Approx. date. Opouri Tlmaru June 27 Cygnet Kaikoura June 28 Maori Well i" ton June 28 Mararoa Wellington June 29 VESSELS TO SAIL FROM LYTTELTON. Vessel. For. Approx. dale. Storm Dur.edin June 27 Calm Wellington June 27 llararoa Wellington June 27 i vgnet Kaikoura June 27 Maori Wellington June 28 Mararoa Wellington June 30 Breeze Duiicdin June 30

NOTES. Eight vessels, aggregating 13,(523 gross tons, have been admitted to American registry under the Art <>r August ItJ, 15)14, says the ".Shipping and Shipbuilding Record," since June 30, 1916; 102 -vessels, aggregating (i 3. r >,(i!lt gross tons, represent the total number of vessels admitted under the Act of August 18, 1914. Since July 1, 1910. returns show the sale of 48 American vessels of 70,880 gross tons to foreigners, of •which 33,490 were sold to Norwegians, 11,270 to Japanese, 9431 to Uruguayans, 7!)f>. r > to Dutch, 5403 to British, 2802 to French, 1303 to Spanish, 1120 to Nicaragua™, 1083 to Cubans, 074 to Russians, 00(1 to Danish, 3fi6 to Venezuelans, 232 to Dominicans, 203 to Costa lticans, ISii to Portuguese, 123 to Mexicans, and 28 to other countries. Captain .1. Morrison, who was in temporary command of the Aralmra, has taken •harge of the Tarawcra at Port Chalmers, says the "Post." Captain J. Mawson lias taken command of another steamer at Auckland in place of Captain Appleyard, who has gone on transfer. Captain J. Scott, who joined the Komata last week as extra ameer, took command of the Kamona at West port on Wednesday last, relieving Captain \V. Winsloe, who goes on transfer. ..ir C. \V. Kichardson has joined the Maori as purser.