SHIPPING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16215, 21 August 1918, Page 3

SHIPPING.

TAVO COAL BOATS. Two of the Union Company’s steamers are expected here shortly with coal from the West Coast. . The Kittawa is loading 600 tons of State coal at Greymouth and is due here about Saturday, and the Kini may get here on Monday with 400 tons of coal from WELLINGTON PASSENGER SERVICES. The Union Company advise that the Mapourika, which has been running betwteen AVellington and Auckland, leaves Wellington on the 26th inst. to take the Pateena’s AA rellington-Picton-Nel-son run for three trips. The Pateena replaces the Mararoa between Wellington and Lyttelton for three trips, commencing on the 27th. The Mararoa then resumes and’ the Pateena lies up for about 4 weeks, the Mapourika remaining in the Picton-Nelson running meanwhile. The Government steamer Tutanikei left Wellington on Saturday morning for the Chatham Islands to pick up the members of the crew of the wrecked steamer Himitangi. The vessel, which is in command of Commander Hooper, R.N.8., of the Amokura, will return direct to AVellington, and is expected to arrive there about the end of the week.