TO-DAY'S SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11729, 20 June 1916, Page 6

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING.

POST OF LYTTELTON. HIGH TIDE. Jane. *.m. P.r*. ?red_esd*y .81 8.19 9-» hursday .22 9.37 10.0 Friday .23 10.23 W. 4» Saturday - 21 U.B n - 31 Sunday . 25 11.5* Monday . 26 O.W 0.4 i. Tuesday . 37 1.6 LoO ARRIVED. June 20, 6.50 a.m.—Maori, p.*., :»99 tons, tfuuriaff, from Wellington Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengcrs-300 laloon and steerage. SAILED. June 19, 6.35 p.m.—Wimuiera. si., 3022 Jons, Kell, lor Melbourne, via' southern wrts. lunacy and Co., agents. Passengers .-For Dunedm: Meedaines Atkinson and three children, Moreley and. Napier. Mobst* frapier, Ireland, Atkinson and J. A. Scot.. For Bluff: Messrs Smith and Dennis. J<or Melbourne: ilisses Johnson and Arklo, Mes(Umes Twineham tad Nordetta,, Messrs F. •Bill, Nordetla, Lowe, and Hart. June 29, 8.25 p.m.—Mararoa., h.s., 259S tons. Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship . .Company, agents. Passengers—Two hundred : »nd fortv saloon and steorage. Ji«, ft is 10 : p.m.—Koromiko, b.s., 2179 ions, Baldwin, ior Sydney. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Juno 20, 10.20 p.m.—Ngahere. 1196 tons, D*eraU, for Grey-mouth. Blackball Coal Comjpaay, agents, Juno 19, midnight.—Canopus, s.s.. 1337 tons, • Venn, for Wesipcrt. Westport Coal Company, agents. * EXPECTED ARRIVALS. . Breeze, S.S., from Wenganui, this day. Kinross, s.s., from "Wellington, Juno 21. Corinna, St., from Timiru, June 21. Ifararoa. s.s„ from Wellington, June 21. Tarawara, s.s.. from Dxmedin, June 21. Storm, ».t., from Ttmani. June 21. Maori, 8.a., far "Wellington, June 22. Xaitua_»t», s.e., from Wallaroo, Juno 22. ' Hwaro.l, «.s., from Wellington, Juno 23. Sreew, 8.8., from Timsru, June 23. taori,,B.B.,from.'Wellington. June 24. Storm, e.s., from Picton, Juno 21 WTararoa,; s.s.. from Welliugton. Juno 25. Maori, ».s., from Wellington. June 27. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Breeze, s.s., for Ihinediii, this day. JMSaori, s.s., for Wellington, this day. Ptorm, 5.5.,. for Picton, June 21. jDorinna, s.s., for Nelson, Juno 21. 'Mararoa. a.s.. for Wellington, June 21. T*rawera, s.s., for Auckland, June 31.. Manuka; s.s.. for Sydney, June 21. Maori, 5.3., for Wellington, June 22. Tfaitangata, s.s., for Wellington, June 22. Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, June 23. Breeze, s.s., for Wellington, June 23. Maori, a.?., for Wellington, Juno 24. Etorm. s.s., for. Dunedin, June 24. Mararoa, s.s., for. Wellington. June 26. Mftori, a.s., for Wellington. June 27. THE SHIPPING YEAR. ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS FROM ; LLOYD'S REGISTER. Captain Oolonna, local agent for Lloyd's. has forwarded "Lloyd's Register of Shipping" and Stntisitcal Tables " for 1915. The list "which contains vessels added to and removed from the register of the United Kingdom during 1915, states that the total addition of steam tonnage during the year was .1,461,816 tons gross; and, of sailing- tonnage, i 1,934 tons gross; or, in all, 1,523,720 tons gross. Of the tonnage added to the register, about > 51' per cent consisted of new vessels, practically all built in tho United Kingdom. The gross deduction of steam tonnage from the register amounted to 1,452,079 tons; and pf sailing tonnage, to 52.222 tons; or. in all. to 1,534,901 tons. Nearly 19 per cent of this Reduction was due to ordinary sea casualties, breaking up, dismantling, etc., and 53 per jent to war losses. ■ The tonnage sold to foreign owners during J&ls was returned at 232,949 tons, or about J5.2 per cent of the gross deduction. The J team tonnage deducted on this account is M.406 tons, and the sailing tonnage 33.513 lahs. The total tonnage'deducted under this Ixead was £89,800 tons lower than the average lor the. previous four years. The countries which acquired th* largest amount of tonnage from the-United Kingdom within the "year under roview wero the United State 3 (88,348 tons), Norway (38,623 tons), and Greetoe {80,279 tons). The Registrar-General's returns indicated that about 12.9 per_ cent of ■ <Uie tonnage Temoved from the register be- . leause of foreign was built before : ' 1890; about 24 5-6ths -per cent during the Ears 1890-1899; and nearly 43 per cent dur- _ the years 1900-1909. In addi'ion to the pannage- transferred to foreign flags. 39307 ,-, tons were transferred to British colonies durasg'l3ls, as compared with G5265 tons in 1914, 44,437 tons in 1913, 87,281 tons in 1912, 87,374 tons in 1911, and «5,120 tons in 1910. {New vessels built In the United Kingdom directly for colonial and foreign owners are Siot included in these figures. ! On the whole, during 1915 tho number of , rt«amers on the official register of the Unitad Kingdom decreased by 86. bu; the tonto*g* increased by 9137 tons, while the mim- * fcer of sailing vessels decreased by 182, and . the tonnage by 20,288 tons. The total number of vessels "Xi the register decreased by 263, and the total tonnage by • 11,151 tons during the year. During 1915, 417 new vessels of 9C8.533 tons were classed by Lloyd's Register. Corresponding with the general movement of the {Shipbuilding industry, the "figures showed a decrease of 768.195 tons on those for 1914. Of these vessels, 404 of 965,741 tons were steamers, and 13 of 2789 tons were sailing Vesoels, . "With the exception of five small wood vessels of 253 tons, the material used in the construction of 4 he whole of the tonnage classed was steel. The output of sailing tonnage was so small m3-to be practically negligible. The percentage of sailing tonnage to the total tonnage classed for 1915 was 0.29 as against 0.32 for 1914. For the five years 1909-1913, the mean of the yearly averages was 0.92 per cent. A larga number of vessels of special design, were classed during- the year. These comprised 'l3 vessels built on tho longitudinal syßtem of construction, with a lofal tonnage of 97,295 tons; 40 vessels, of 50,560 tons, for carrying petroleum in bulk, most of which were built on the longitudinal system; 6 steamer?, fitted with steam turbine engines, five of which have geared turbines; one steamer fitted with a combination of reciprocating engines and steam turbines, and 9 large vessels with oil engines, together with other steamers intended for Channel and coasting purposes, urA numerous vessels of various special types, such as yacht?, • dredges, river steamers and barges, motor vessels, tugs and fishing vessels. The average size of the steamers classed during the year was 2390 tons. During 1915, 38 steamers of over 7000 tons ?aeh were classed, as com-Dared with. 52 in 1914. 45 in 1913. 25 in 1912. 26 in 1911, 28 in 1910, 17 in 1909. and 17 in 1908. Six of the rleamers classed during 1915 were over 10,000 tons each, the largest being the steamer Crbita, of 15,6.78 tons. Of the clapped during the year. 679,178 tons, or about 70 per cent, were built in the United Kingdom. ■ Amomr foreum countries the United States contributed tho largest amount of tonnasre (104.72;; tons); 'hen followed Holland (63,092 tons), Japan (54,997 tons\ and Denmark (24,712 tons). The tonnage built for tin United Kingdom ras 599,913 tons, and 368,620 tons for other Mimtries Among the latter, the United States led with 105.-161 tons; then followed Holland with 60.369 tons; Jcpnn, with JH.907 tons;, and Denmark with 30,470 tons MANUKA DUE TO-NIGHT. Tho Union Company's Manuka i? due at Wellington to-night from Sydney. She has cu board IS9 passengers and about 960 tons of cargo for Wellington. The Manuka will not come on to Lyttelton this trip. RUAPEHU AT SYDNEY. Advice has been received to the effect that the Ruapehu will sail from Sydney on Thursday next The vessel i 3 en route- from Liverpool, and mil call at Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. SHIPPING. The San Francisco "Chronicle" pays: Andrew Mahony, who recently contracted for the construction of two auxiliary schooners a.t Benicia, and which will be ready for s»pa ihe latter part o£ this year, has offered the two vessels for sale or charter. These craft ■will carry 1,500,000 feet of lumber, and have a. dead weight capacity of 2250 weight t<<r>.-. Other vessels now for salo include the schooner Annio Lnrsen. It is reported in shipping circles that practically every vessel S lying out of this port under charter could 9 "bought at reasonable rates. SHIPPING NOTES. A letter has been received by Captain Uacindoe, secretary of the Merchant Service Guild, from Captain F. W. Baron, who is w»U known in local shipping circles as a master in the Union Company's service. Captain Baron left New Zealand a short time Ago as extra officer in one of the Shaw, Savill and Albion liners for the run to !■>,?• land. On arrival there he offered his ?>'*■ -vices to the Admiralty, and wss fortunate enough to Teceive a commission in th« He has now been posted to the Soyal Fleet Anriliaries, which is a little fcoowa "but imrortant branch of the Navy. Br 0. H- Grimm, surgeon of the Moans, ■rlo l«ft the vessel at San Francisco last " Mp on holiday leave, has rejoined his ship, in©! Dr H. A. Sheffield, of San Francisco, -went ashore. , , The Vacuum Oil Company's chartered Fteamer Kinross left Wellington early this ■morning for Lvttel'on. and consequent!-.-will not .-retfc-h, lwe,.. until to-morrow morning.