SHIPPING

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13337, 28 March 1911, Page 4

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. This evening, 8.49. Td-niorrow morning, 9.9. Sun set—This evening, 5.51. • Sun . rise—To-morrow morning, 6.10. PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH. New Moon 10 8 13 p.m. First Quarter 8 10 38 li a.m. Full Moon 15 11 35 17 p.m. Last Quarter 23 0 3 16 p.m. Nsw Moon 31 0 14 20 a.m. Perigee 7d. 3h. 42 a.m. Apogee 22d. Oh. 38 a.m. ARRIVALS. March 2S.—Arapawa, s.s., 268 tons, Corby, from Wellington; March 28.—Hnia, s.s., 127 tons, Burl, from Wellington. DEPARTURES. March 27. —Moa, s.s., 183 tons. Sawyers, for Westport. IN PORT. Arapawa, Huia, and lima. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Pctone, s.s., South, Thursday. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hula, s.s., Wellington, to-night. Arapawa, s.s., Wellington, to-night. The Moa, from Weslporl. was the only arrival yesterday. She berthed at the Castlecliff wharf and discharged a cargo of coal for the Freezing Company, and sailed southwards at 6.55 last evening. The Arapawa and Huia were the only arrivals this morning. They x'cturn to Wellington this evening. The Auckland dock, which has been out of commission for several weeks, is now fit for service. The caisson has boon undergoing extensive repairs, and having had to be docked in the dock itself, a temporary wooden coffer dam had to ho con strncted to close the entrance. The dock has now accumulated a good deal of work, and’ will be occupied throughout nest month. THE FLORA. The Hobart Mercury has something to say about the Flora, now being converted into a collier at Port Chalmers: —“The Flora was originally built in England in 1882 for tbe purpose of carrying cattle from Hull to Hampton. In the same year a cablegram was received from the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company asking for a vessel suitable to replace the s.s. Tasman, which had been wrecked. The Flora “was requisitioned, and converted into a passenger-carrying vessel, and despatched to Tasmania, where she arrived in 1883. She was then engaged in the Sydncy-Hobart trade, and when the T'.S.N" Company amalgamated with the TJ.S.S. Company of New Zealand the vessel. ' with others, was made over to the latter company. After leaving the service. between Hobart and Sydney, the steamer was put on to the New Zealand coastal trade, and since then has been used in practically all of the company’s services." OVERSEA VESSELS FOB WELLINGTON. Steamers. Cranley (due about March 29), sailed from New York December 24, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser Line.) Eaikoura (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. Lino.) Kia Ora (duo about March 25), sailed from London February 11, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill.)