SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144084, 1 May 1913, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1013.

At Waitara tho tide is 15 minutes earlier than tho above figures for Non 7 Plymouth, while at Opunake i£ is high water 15 minutes later than at Now Plymouth. PHASES OF THE MOON FOR MAY, 1913. sth; New Moon, 8.1 p.m. 13th: First Quarter, 11.22 p.m. 20th; Full Moon, 5.55 p.m. 28th: Last Quarter, 11.40 a.m. ARRIVED. April 80.—Waiinea, s.s., 452 tons, Wildman, from Tarakohe. May I.—Flora, s.s., 1273 tons, Williams, Irom Southern Ports. May I. Rarawa, s.s., 1072 tons, Norhury, from Ono’hnnga. Passengers:— Misses Horrirks (2), O’Leary, Casper, Whyte, 'Worthington, and others; Mesdames Clayton, Casper, Hamilton, Stanford; Messrs. Clayton, Bennett, Appleyard* Millan, Collins, Short, Casper, Hamilton, Flynn, Hart, Wylie and child, Wells (2), Rev. Roach; 14 steerage. SAILED. April 30.—Moa, s.s., 92 tons. Sawyers, for Westport. April 30.—Karamn, s.s., 934 tons, Bold, for Onchunga. April 30.—Waiinea, s.s., 452 tons, Wildman, for Onchunga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Saturday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Sydney,. April 30.—Arrived, Moana, from Wellington. Onehnnga, May I.—Arrived, at 8.45 a.m., ICaramu, from New Plymouth. Melbourne, May I.—Arrived, Kamona, from Grey month; Muritai, from London. SAILED. Wellington.’, April 30.—Sailed, at 5.10 p.m., Tongariro, for London. Melbourne, April 30.—Sailed, Warrimoo, for Bluff. ■ Newcastle, April 30’.—Sailed, Wildoohra, for Dunedin. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

THE MO A. The Moa left at 4.30 p.m. yesterday on lior return to Westport. THE KABAMTJ. The Karamn completed discharging her coal yesterday afternoon and sailed at 5 p.m. for Onehunga. THE WAIMEA. The Waimea arrived last night from Tarakohe with 40 tons of cement. She sailed at 9 p.m. last night for One-

hunga, her cargo for that port being 250 tons of comeat.

RARAWA’S CARGO. From Onehunga this morning the Barawa landed 63 tons of cargo including 20 tons cement and a small quantity of fruit. One motor car was also landed. THE FLORA. The Flora arrived in tho stream at 3 this morning and berthed at 6 a.m. She had 500 tons of cargo to land and was to have sailed at 3 p.m. for Westport and Greymouth. The Victoria, Wimmera, Moeraki, Talune and Ruapehu will be within wireless range of Auckland to-night. The Wimmera; Maitai, Talune, Ruapehu, Tongariro,. Manuka, Rotorua and Kia Ora will bo within range of Wellington to-night. THE PORT OF HOBART. The Dominion Royal Commission, which is now taking evidence in Australia sfhd will soon he sitting in Tasmania, evidently regards the entry of big ships into the Australasian trade as a not very remote possibility. At any rate, it is taking pains to find out the capacity of tho various harbours in the Commonwealth and New Zealand for accommodating IOOOtt. liners, and in pursuit of these inquiries has approached the Marine Board for information concerning tho Port of Hobart, iho Mercury states that tho Marine Board is able to tell the commission that tho navigable depth of water at the on trance to the Derwent is 54ft. at low water, which covers a width of one mile, while tho whole _width_ ol the entrance is about two miles, with not less than 48ft., and the river, which has an average width of two miles and a-hait as far up as Hobart, has generally 60tt. to 70ft. of water, without a single .obstruction of any kind. The hoard is therefore-not overstepping tho- mark when it tells the commission that the port is navigable in any state of the tide and weather by vessels of 4(»tt. draught. Tho superior position that the Port of Hobart occupies can be better‘understood by comparison, .for instance, the width of the entrance channel to Sydney is only 700 ft-, a httle more than the length of the 18,000 ton steamer Ceramic, which is shortly to enter the Australian trade, and tho depth is only 40ft., or about oft. more than the maximum draught ot that ship, while the Melbourne Rip has only 37ft. of water, and is navigable only . by vessels of 29Jft. draught. At the new pier at Hobart, which will probably be completed this year, there is to be a minimum depth of 36ft. at low water for its entire length of 1210 ft., a length of 750 ft. on one side having a depth of from 40ft. to 60ft., and the board informs the commission that in throe months, at an additional cost of £6OOO, the minimjim depth could be increased ra 40ft. 4;

U.S.S. CO. TOPS 200,000 TONS. The May Shin Guide issued by the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand shows that the tonnage owned now stands at 202,643 tons. This is the first time in the history of the Red Funnel Company that the 200,000 tons mark has been topped. The steamer responsible for the attainment of tho round figures is the recently-purchased Gifford—soon to bo rc-namcd Waitomo. Those figures, of course, do not 'nclnde the' four “Grange” steamers, now_ called the Roscommon, Westmeath, Limerick and Tyrone. Their added substance would mean the addition of about 20,000 tons to the already imposing register of the Union Steam Ship Company. There is also the new Willochra to be counted in. It is just announced that this fine vessel has boon chartered for the Union fleet to replace the Warrimoo in tho intercolonial trade. Her tonnage is nearly 9000, and with tho “Granges” .she brings the gross register tonnage under tho control <of the Union Company ' to nearly 230,000. Latterly, the company seem to have been pursuing a policy of purchase to some extent in preference to dealing with the builders. Apart from tho four “Granges,” which wore the objects of a big deal, they have purchased two big cargo vessels —the Kauri and the Waitomo. There wore also tho' Aorangi and the Tahiti, both comparatively recent acquisitions. Now there is the’Willochra, whoso charter includes the right to purchase—a right that will no doubt be availed of to meet the increasing demands on tho company’s progressiveness.

DIARY. -April, High Sun Sun 1913. Water. Rise. Set. 26—Saturday .... ,. 12.02 6.45 5.15, 27—Sunday .. 1-.40 6.40 5,14 28 —Monday .. 2.32 6.47 5.13 29 —Tuesday .. 3.31 6.49 5.11 30 —Wednesday May, 1913. ' 1—Thursday .... .. '4.38 6.50 5.10 .. 5.44 6.53 5.8 2—Friday .. 6.38 6.53 5.7

f FOR WELLINGTON. From London. Steamer. Left. Due. Norehana ... Ruapehu Harare Athenio Muritai Indrapura Paparoa Otald From Liverpool. Surrey Feb. IS May 12 Rimutaka Niwaru From New York. Briez Izel .... Courtficld .... ,Fob. 20 May 12 Baunfels Crown of Toledo Mar. 3i Juno*2b From St. Johd Whakatane . Feb. 15 Apr. 30 Kia Ora Rakaia