SHIPPING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13657, 28 July 1908, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OF TIAIARU,

Th* flagstaff of Tiinarn is situated in Z*at Longtit'ide 171(leg. 15min. 13»eo.; gouth Latitude 44deg. 25min 41k*. Uirrh wafer, 2.41 a.m.; 3.3 p ni. Sun rises, 7.3 a a.m.; sets, p.m. Moon ri.-*fir 7.53 a.m.; sets, H.m p.m.

PHASES OF THE MO OX

ARRIVED

* SAILED. July 27—Kotare. c..*., 70 tons, W<-b----bine, for Dnnediu. . j n l y 27—Wanaka, s.s., 2422 tons, SreVens. for Auckland. > IN HARBOUR. Steamer —liaittiiKi. Schoouer—Lizzifa Taylor. expected arrivals. Whangape, s.s., to-morrow. Xavarino, ts.s. ? to-morrow. Corinna, 5.t5.. on 'lhursday. Flora, -s.s., on Friday. Otterburn, s.h., early. A'wara, s.s., early. Wahnate, s.s., in August.

The s.s. Rakiura will possibly he here on Saturday with a load of Waikawa nma large quantity of produce in her holds, the s.s. Wanak*. sailed for Auckland direct earlv last evening. The s.s. Kotare (D. Stuart, agent) sailed for Dunedin yesterday afternoon. She shipped 700 sacks of wheat for Inseicargill, for which port she will said alter picking up some more cargo at Dunedin. It is expected that the s.s. Kaituna w'll sail for Lyttelton this evening. ltie cargo which she Is unloading comprises 400 tons of State coal for the railways and 81,000 feet of timber consigned ''>*'• Blyth, J. Jackson, and the Westlaiid limber Company. ~ r , . The Maoriland Steamship Companv denies that it is likely to make an addition to its fleet, as is hinted in a Melbourne exchange. At present the company is making onlv a test trip with the Ennerdale between Tasmania and New Zealand in order to ascertain the posstbtliUes oi the timber trade. It k said that the Teoent bad weather on the West Coast failed to make any notable difference to the Taviuni's position, brit heavy rain delayed salvage operations somewhat. The cut in the Westport breakwater, through which it i* proposed to launch the Taviuni, will be about 50ft wide and 10ft deep, and it is said tliao satisfactory progress is being made with th The° r kFederal-Houlder-Sliire steamer Fifeshire will call at Timaru when on the loading berth. She has dischargmg Home cargo at Lyttelton, and as expected to leave that port for Dunedin to-day to complete the discharge of her import.". Then she will load for W«et of England nnrts'-.at Bluff. Timaru. Lyttelton, ami Wellington, sailing from the latter port on her homeward journey about. August 15 th.

Jiilv 28—New moon, 6.17 p.m. 5—First-quarter, 9.10 p.m. Aug. 12—Full moou, 4.29 p.m. Aur. 19—Last quarter, 8.56 a.m. Aug. 27—New moon, 10.29 a.m.