SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14983, 2 June 1914, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES.

At present discharging West of England cargo at Lyttelton, the F. and S. line's chartered steamer Mimiro will in all probability be despatched to-day for Dunedin to putVaut thc balance of her cargo. Among the arrivals at Lyttelton yesterday was the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Rimutaka, which is running under charter to the Federal and Shire Line. The vessel is originally from Liverpool, and is expected to get away for Timaru about Thursday next A Press Association cablegram from Sydney records the departure from that port on Saturday afternoon of the American and Australian Line's chartered steamer Tannenfels, for Auckland. The vessel is bringing general cargo from New York, whence she took departure on March 28tb, aud is duo shortly at Lyttelton. Undex charter to the A. and A. Line, the steamer Whakarua ia due from New York, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Wellington, to-morrow morning. Tbe vessel has about 900 tons of cargo for discharge at Lyttelton. • x».. •_, , _-I 1 The Vacuum Oil Company a chartered steamer John Hardie is expected to be despatched to-day for Timaru and Dunedin to complete discharge of her cargo of case oil. An expected arrival at Lyttelton from Bluff on Thursday next is the Commonwealth and Dominion liner Muritai. The vessel is expected to sail for London on Saturday or The Aparima arrived at Newcastle from Dunedin on Sunday, to load fox the Ea_t. ( The Melbourne Shipping Company© steamer Melbourne left Newcastlo on Saturday for Lyttelton, and is due towards the end of the week. . The coastal steamer Wakatu i_ due to-day from Wellington and Kaikoura. After dis charge ehe will be placed upon tho patent slip for her annual overhaul. A much busier day was experienced at Lyttelton yesterday' than has been the case for some months past. Tbe aggregate tonnage in port at noon, excluding the Harbour Board's vessels and the ooaafcal schooners, was 42,919, of which amount 37,496 tons were accounted x -for by overseas steamer-, thoso engaged in loading and discharging operations being the Federal and Shire chartered steamers Mimiro and Rimutaka, thc Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tainui, the Vacuum Oil Company's chartered steamer John Hardie, the Jarrah Timber Company's chartered steamer BordeTer, and the Union Company's big Newcastle collier Wnihora. Mr J. Barnett, chief officer of tbe Waihora, having signed off the vessel's articles in order to proceed Home ou holiday leave, has been succeeded by M_ Hill.