SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144132, 30 June 1913, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1913.

At Waitara the tide is 15 minutes earlier than the above figures for Now Plymouth, While at Opunake it is high water 15 minutes later than at New Plymouth. PHASES OF THE MOON FOR JULY, 1913. 4th : New moon, 4.43 p.m. 11th; First quarter, 9.14 a.m. 18th: Full moon, 5.43 p.m. 25th; Last quarter, 9.35 p.m. ARRIVED. J line 30.—Moa, s.s., 92 tons, from | Westport. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday.. Haupiri, from North, Tuesday. Taviuni, from South, Tuesday. Karori, from Newcastle, Wednesday. Moa, from South, 'Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Corinna, from South, Friday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. Auckland, June 29. —Arrived, at 4.45 p.m,, Mahcno, from Sydney. Lyttelton, June 28.—Arrived, at 1.30 a.m., Wahine, from Bnnbury. I Auckland. June 28.—Arrived, at 8.30 p.m., Canada, from Newcastle. Melbourne. Juno 29. —Arrived, Aborlour, from New York; Inveratia and Kaiapoi, from New Zealand. London, June 28— Arrived, Indralolna, from Wellington. Bluff, Juno 30.' —Arrived, at 10.30 a.m., Ulimaroa, from Hobart, with English mail. Melbourne, June 30. —Arrived, Marjorie Craig, from Kaipara. SAILED. Hobart, June 29.—Sailed, Surrey, , for Wellington. Sydney, June 29. —Sailed, at 7 p.m., Maiinganni, for AVcliington. OVERSEA SHIPPING. FOR WELLINGTON.

Sailer to Arrive. _ - Loch Garve, ship, left Marseilles May 20. THE KARORI. The Karori is clue here on ‘Wednesday from Newcastle, and will hare about 1300 tons of coal to land. THE TAVIUNI. The Taviuni leaves Wellington this afternoon for hero, and is due in the morning. She will have 500 tons of general cargo to land. THE HAUPIRI. The Hauniri is time-tabled to leave Onehunga at 2 this afternoon for New Plymouth. She will have no cargo to land, but will load cargo offering and sail for Wellington. THE MO A. The Moa arrived at 6.30 this morninn- from Westport with a. fnil load of coal—about 116 tons. She returns to Westport this afternoon, and returns here after loading again.

AN IMPROVED BOAT DAVIT.

Shipowners and others can hardly fail to be interested in the Graham patent improved “single” boat davit, which has been invented to provide a safe and expeditious method of lifting and lowering lifeboats, declares a shijrping contemporary. With the “single” davit tho lifeboat is suspended centrally, thus ensuring raising and lowering on an even keel, while the new form of disengaging hook automatically unships the sling whenever tho boat touches the water. The operating gear is all mounted on a self-contained derrick, specially constructed of steel lattice structure to handle lifeboats of any size, with chain or wire rope gun tackle purchase in place of three-folds manila, actuated through efficient gearing by a pair of crank-handles. The davit' is self-swinging, no guys being necessary; it locks itself in outboard and inboard positions, and only two men are required to work it instead' of twelve with the double davits, the time taken for launching being half a minute. One of the most important advantages of the arrangement is tho safety self-sustaining brake fitted to tho gear, which automatically holds the load whenever the men cease heaving. The following tests, which have been mado recently by Board of Trade surveyors, indicate how easily and promptly'the Graham davit can ho operated; A 26H. lifeboat, loaded with sufficient ballast do represent a crew of six men and gear, was lifted from the chocks by one man and turned out by three nion in 30 seconds; it was lowered into the water, a distance of 14ft.. by one man, in a further 15 seconds, the whole operation only taking 45 seconds. The boat was then lowered, with a full complement of 32 men, by one man. On another occasion the beat was lowered and the empty block hove up, a distance of 30ft., 'ready for the next boat, in 30 seconds. The hook disengaged automatically in all trials immediately tho boat was water-borne. Tho Maheno, Navna, Niagara, Willochra. Maunganni. Ulimnroa and 11.M.5. New Zealand will be within wireless range of Auckland to-night. The Wanganui, Ulimaroa, Mahcno, Willochra. Maunganui, Niagara, and H.M.S. New Zealand will be within range of Wellington.

DIARY. High Sun Suu 1913. "U ator. Rise. Set. 28—Saturday 9.20 7.23 4.37 20—Sunday 4.28 7.22 4.38 30—Monday • 5.3S 7.22 4.3b Julv. 1 —Tuesday 6.46 7.21 4,39 2—'Wednesday ... 7.50 7.21 4.39 3—Thursday . 8.48 7.21 4.39 4—Friday 0.39 7.21 4.39

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