THE “PAUA” AT TIMARU

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17756, 17 September 1927, Page 11

THE “PAUA” AT TIMARU

CARRYING PETROLEUM IN BULK.

FIRST VESSEL UNDER NEW ZEALAND FLAG

Tu'uJst; 1 and 'p'udTier ' first v »j£ vi l0 r Timaru on .Monday alternoon, caii>m fa ;i quantity of petroleum. rireles In Shipping and Commeicial Liu es ,n ttie arrival since this .tanhu ,« «« !“ owned by The Bntisn I mpm ud O. (j 0 . (N.Z. - ) Limited is-the hist ' < rk to carry Bet role uni lit bulk in ~,i Zealand waters, under the New Zcak. Kl W Zealand has’ a somewhat remarkable history i*} One of the first bteel . l Steamers built, was constructed by t S^^n^r^-c^tion^engmed v" .sel was built for the same Lompany, th ,se h^f^^%f^n^ a iand so far aT'the shipping is concerntdThe addition oft4ie”l’aiia’totheal,,,.|V i, r ,rn fleet ot Coastal liaain„ vessels is to the . rapid development of the British Imperial On Co’s, bulk facilities, as. a result o: tlli comparatively recent maugura m.M the comprehensive scheme hn tl potation and distribution of Petrol 0 1 and their kindred Products m iNe* Z Tlmmotor vessel “Paua” is merely another link in .the lengthening chan of modern facilities . employ ed as •» result of the enterprise of the ™ iell Oil t'bmpimv who in N‘'\v Zoahim < Australia, pioneered the bulk movement.

Constructional Details. Built bv Messrs Harlaml and Wo!# Ltd., at Oovan, Glasgow on the combined lrnn-verse and longitu )n svsicin of training, with sti aiglit st • and raised quarter-d. ek, tins vessel Is fitted with two twin masts, and is piopclied through a single screw by Diesel 111 Tho 1K “l J 'aua” has two longitudinal bu’khcads and nine oil-tight compartments as cargo tanks, and is classed at Llovds 100 A.I. for the carriage of petroleum m bulk and cases. Hie vessel has a gross tonnage approximating 1,260,-and while the' port ot registrv is for the moment London, tins will "be altered to Wellington now that the tanker has arrived. r lLo tlmioiidons of the “Bairn” are; length 216 ft. 10 nehes,, breadth (moulded) 36ft 84m., d< The Vessel’s 9 oil compartments 3 ceidre tanks and 6 wing tanks have a capacitv of 804 ions of motor spirit m the centre tanks and 9-3 tons Jawing tanks, making a total of 10 - tons. The centre tanks are fitted to load and discharge 13,690 cases ot petroleum products and a luriher -not) cases of motor spirit can. be can-led m the forehold, whilst an additional 6910 cases can he accommodated in thc.ning tanks. The vessel's bunker capacity is lib lons of Diesel tucl. The Diesel machinery consists..oi a Burnioister and Wain eimm", bin t by .Messrs Jlarland and M olfl Limited, and" is-of the 4 stroke single-actmg type, coupled direct to the propeller. •The engine has (i cylinders ot M mm. diameter with a stroke ot 900 mm. designed to develop .00 b.h.p. at 130 revolutions per minute.

Tho guaranteed speed of the vessel is 91 knots on a consumption of. H tons of Diesel fuel per 21 hours. An 80 h.h.p. auxi’iar.v engine is provid Hi for driving the cargo pumps and winches. mid a' donkey boiler supplies steam to . accommodation heating, steering gear, auxiliary pumps etc. The tanker is fitted with gas ejectors, vapour lines, steaming out connections and the lasted type rd hlic.moal lire extinguishers. The two cargo pumps have u capacity of U)0 lons each pc* hour, one being driven by auxiliary motor and the other by steam. Ibe accommodation for the officers and crew of the ship is excellent while, the tmiker is fitted to comply with New Zealand regn’ntions regarding moss rooms for crew (of 18) Hot and cold water and shower baths, are among the p’rticularly fine appointments embodied in the vessel.

The Official Trials.

The “Paua's trials” were carried c«tt on June i6th. off Southampton when at tlm invitation of the chairman and Directors of the British Imperial Oil Co (N.Z.) Ltd., a large party comprising the Company’s Executive and guests' attended a function on board. During the inspection of the vessel general "admiration was expressed at the thoroughness with .winch the work of constructon had been earned out. An

almost on tire absence ot vibration partieu arlv noticeable during the trials. During the afternoon the partj assembled in the officers’ dining 10 - on ihe main dock, Sir ltobert Wale., Cohen presiding. , ■ „ Following tlie: exchange of couitesies and the reading of messages received from absent guests. Sir Robert thanked those present lor assisting m the. efdebi atioii .of u rather histone oeeasion. That tanker was. be believed, the first to Hy the New Zealand lag One might perhaps be pardoned d one ■• lied one’s mind back to the time, • than 50 vears ago, alien the first tank-er-steamer in the world took the &eah. In that short span there has gi oil n up a vast fleet ul ships of .1 ®s, up to and exceeding 20,OIK) tons capacity, carrying petroleum and its products in millions of tons to etc■ quarter of the globe. He hoped that that dav they might bo laying the foundation of a development as faireaching in its consequences as tha which i'ol'owed the launching of the first oil-tank steamer in the voild. ft had been a proud thing for the owners of that ship. The British Imper,a 0 1 Company of New Zealand one ot thelarge family known as the .tu l group—that it had la’en to then lot To harry the flag of New Montand on the first tank-vessel m her lustoic, ami to enable tlu; Dominion to be the fn>t, of all the daughter nations ol the Fan,lire to sail a tank vessel round lei coasts and on the high seas. He lalmosf said a “lank-steanu i. that vessel was propel ed not b> sLum but hv Diesel engines now rapuilN I - coming recognised as ihe most efficient poword'or a modern slop. The “Rami” during her trip to Nea Zealand was in command ot t.anUun T T Davies, hut it is understood that Captain D. R. Paterson, who has for some considerable time been in cominiiiiil ol the “Anamha which to ‘lato lias been employed on coast.iltiat:ln hv The British Imperial Oil Compaiy, CN..') Ltd., wi’l take over command ot c “Patia” in the immediate future.

A CHINESE PUZZLE.

For cleaning a petrol funnel and gauze which has become .clogged with grease or dirt, mix a wmeg assful of nitric acid with an equal bu of water. Prepare a strong solution of washing soda. ■ The acid should be poured through the gauze seie al times until it will run through instantly, after which the soda sola tlon should be poured through n the same way to neutralise the add. lbe strainer should then be rinsed i water, and then with me. i> 1 spirit to absorb any water which ma> liavo remained on tlie gauze. ie funnel should be allowed to di> o a few minutes before using.

The Nattrass tank carburetter, a New Zealand invention which did not fulfil the hopes of the syndicate which found money for its exploitation in the Dominion several years ago, is now being introduced to Australian motorists. The device dispenses with the ordinary carburetter, the mixture being obtained by folcin " air bubbles through the petrol taim in such a way that petrol vapour becomes mingled with the air in correct proportions. The suction of the engine then draws the mixture duect from the rear tank into the cylinders. The idea is simply a reversal oi ordinary carburetter principles in which the liquid petrol is foiced through the air.

PRACTISE THIS RULE AT INTERSECTIONS.

At crossroads always give way to the driver approaching from your right. That is an excellent tralnc rule, and the driver who does not practise it would certainly lose a case brought as a result of a collusion. It is safe to say that only one driver in 2 0 applies the rule in Auckland. More. may he aware of its existence, but one only lias to drive through the city streets to discoie how seldom it is applied. Crossroad collisions would he eliminated if every driver slom ed down to a moderate pace at inteisections, and, at the same tune, watched carefully to see no vehicle vas approaching closely on his right hand.

Mr. Wang is a Chinese motorist living in Tientsin who thinks himself aggrieved by an advertisement which appeared in a local paper offenng p-lvcerine . as a safeguard against cylinders being cracked through frost. He relieves himself of the indignation -which possesses Ins celestial soul, as follows: Dear Gentlemens, I am very soyy that my ciacked radiater is not mended by your glicerin as seen in your advertisement of the English Peking and. Tientsin Times? It leaks the watei out nearly worse than before I paid the three dollars for the admixture of the gliserine supplied from you at the Hua Yung Fu Garage. But the No. 1 fitter said that it should be used at first How can 1 know this? The brakes were too much oily and my car dash tne gai age house end but not so hard and the hot water radiater then leaked a 111 Can you kind gentlemen tell the garage owne give me back my three dollars as not true advertisement in the paper for the cracked ladiater. Or can everyone lose theirs too.

Two motorists were summoned in England recently for leaving then cars unattended in one of the mam streets of Leamington. The replies to the charges were somewhat unusual. both defendants saying tnev had come from abroad —one from China and the other from Australia —where, they told the magistrates cars could be left in the street and no notice was taken of them.