SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14346, 26 October 1910, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1910. diary. October, High Sun Sun 1910. Water. Rise. Set. 22 Saturday ... 11.53 5.22 6.38 23 Sunday ... 0.15 5.21 6.39 24 Monday ... 1.2 5.20 6.40 25 Tuesday ... 2.3 5.18 6.42 26 Wednesday 3.9 5.17 6.43 27 Thursday ... 4.25 5.16 6.44 28— Friday ... 5.40 5.14 6.46 At Waitara the tide is 15 minutes earlier than the above figures for New Plymouth, while at Opnnaho it is high water 15 minutes later than at New Plymouth. Phases of the Moon for October. — Now moon, 3rd, 8.9.12 p.m.; first quarter, 12th, 1.17.12 a.m.; full moon, 19th, 2.1.16 a.m.; last quarter, 25th, 5.24.21 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Kotuku, from South, Thursday. Coritma, from South, Friday. Pukaki, from West Coast, alxiut Friday, Kotuku, from North, Saturday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Brisbane, Oct. 26.—Arrived; Star of Australia, from Dunedin. Fremantle. Oct. 26. Arrived; Moldavia, from London. OVERSEA VESSELS FOR WELLINGTON. STEAMERS. Tokomaru (due about October 28), sailed from Montreal August 19, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.). Indrabafnh (due about November 9) sailed from London August 26 via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser.) Opawa (due about October 28), sailed from London September 6 via Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.) _ Morayshire (due about October 30), sailed from Liverpool August 20, via Hobart and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line.) Arawa (due about October 31), sailed from Plymouth September 17, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill.) Delphic (due about November 4), sailed from Liverpool September 8 via Sydney and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill.) Niwaru (due about Nov. 7), sailed from New York August 26 via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Lino.) Nerehana (due about November 8), sailed from London September 6 via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser.) Vermont (due about November 13). sailed from Now York August 23 via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Ruapehu (due about November 15), sailed from Plymouth October 1 via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Co.). Mimiro (duo about November 20), sailed from London September 21 via Australia, Auckland and Napier, (Tyser.) Drayton Grange, (due about November 20), sailed front Liverpool September 17 via Australia. (F.-H.-S. Lino.)

Hawke’s Bay (due about November 26), sailed from Liverpool October 1 via Auckland. (Tyser.) Turkistan (due about December 2), sailed from Montreal September 13, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.) Star- of Canada (duo about December 10), sailed from London October 6, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser.) . Sussex (due about December 16), sailed from Liverpool October 15 via Sydney. (F.-H.-S. Line.) SAILER. King Malcolm, barque, sailed from Marseilles Juno 23. (Briscoe and Co.) Houto, schooner, sailed from Brisbane September 17. COLOUR VISION TESTS. The Board of Trade White Paper on the vision teste made in 1909 is a distinctly interesting document, and will almost certainly ho the basis of much further discussion of a rather thorny question. Regarding the method of testing for form vision there is very little difference of opinion. Tho means of ascertaining colour vision are, however, almost generally condemned, chiefly because they imply a gift of accurate sight far beyond the actual needs of the capable navigator. But to tho inexpert the greatest defect of the system of testing is its inconclusivoness. Under it, candidates are passed as perfect in their vision at ono stage of their careers and rejected as imperfect at a later stage. For example, five officers already in possession of certificates —two first mates, a second mate, a mate in the British home trade, and a second hand in the fishing trade —wore rejected by tho colour test last year. Moreover, only in ono of the five cases was the tost tho new one. A system which does this sort of thing without regard to the sea service of tho candidates can hardly he called perfect. Altogether 5942 candidates were successful in the tests for colour vision, and eighty-six failed. As they stand those figures seem to leave little to lx? desired. The percentage of failures is not high. But it is disturbing to find on closer examination that of tho eighty-six candidates who failed, thirty-one appealed, and fifteen passed on the second examination. Those successes on appeal suggest that tho system is dangerously indefinite.