SHIPPING

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13335, 25 March 1911, Page 4

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. This evening, 5.43. To-morrow morning, 6.22. Sun set —This evening, 5.56. Sun rise—To-morrow morning, 6.5. PHASES OF THE MOON. .MARCH. New Moon 1 0 8 13 p.m. First Quarter 8 10 38 17 a.m. Full Moon 15 11 35 17 p.m. Last Quarter 23 0 3 16 p.m. New Moon 31 0 14 20 a.m. Perigee 7d. 3h. 42 a.m. Apogee 22d. Oh. 38 a.m. ARRIVALS. March 24 —Kapiti, s.s.,' 242 tons, Sawyers from Wellington. March-25—Maim, s.s., 134 tons, Dixon, from Wellington. March 25.—Stormbird, s.s., 217 tons, Dowell, from Wellington. DEPARTURES. March 24—Moa, s.s., 188 tons. Sawyers, for Westport. March 24—Kap.iti, s.s., 242 tons. Sawyers,' for Wellington. March 25.—Bimitangi, s.s., 323 tons, Manlev, for Greymouth. * EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze, s.s., Picton, this morning. ATapawa, s.s., Wellington, Tuesday. Petone, s.s.. South, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Breeze, s.s.. South, to-day. Stormbird, s.s., Wellington, to-day. Mans, s.s., Patea, to-night. BY TELEGRAPH. LONDON, Friday. Arrived—Marere, from Wellington, WELLINGTON, Friday. Sailed —Stormbird, for Wanganui. PICTON, Friday. Sailed—Breeze, for Wanganui The Mana arrived at the town wharf this morning. Low water prevented her from getting into Patea. She is expected to get away to-morrow night. Messrs Hatrick and Co. advise that the Alexa will sail from Newcastle on Sunday, with a load of sleepers and coal for Wanganui.

Officers of the Victorian Agricultural Department have made arrangements for the shipment of cheese by the steamer Ayrshire, leaving Melbourne in the middle or May (says the Argus). Cheese makers have been advised to increase their production- of cheese, and are expected to take I full advantage of the opportunity. Difficulty has been experienced by shippers of butter in getting shipping space for butter now that the fruit export season is approaching full swing. Only when notice nas been given that the space is urgently required can it be obtained for butter. One of ine questions that will be considered at the conference of Ministers of Agriculture is that of obtaining sufficient space for the rapidly-increasing fruit supplies. Apples and pears have been down to la and Is 6d a case on the Melbourne market owing to the glut. The charges almost swallow the whole of the price received, and in some cases growers have received a debit account. Other growers have taxon back many eases of fruit from the local market, while one grower is stated to have ploughed a large number of apples into the soil. OVERSEA VESSELS FOR WELLINGTON. Steamers. Cranley (due about March 29), sailed from New York December 24, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser Line.) Kaikoura (due about March. 25), sailed from London January 25, via Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.) Arawa (due about March 20), sailed from Plymouth February 4, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill.) Kent (due about March 26), sailed from Liverpool January 7, via Australia. (F.H.S. Line.)