SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16437, 3 February 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LITTELTON. ARRIVALS. Saturday—February Ist. Putiki, s.B. (6.30 a.m.), 409 tons, Roberteon from Timaru. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents' Poherua m. ■ (6.45 a.m.); 1175 tons Chadwick, from Greymouth Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Maori, s.s. (7.10 a.m.), 3412 tons, Stringer, from "Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Ruahine, m. (7.30 a-m.), 10,758 tons, Smith from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, -agents. - To Anau, ba (8.20 a.m.), 1652 tone, Appleyard, from Gisborne. ' Union Steam Ship Compapy, agents. ' Cygnet, e.s. (10.80 p.m.), 124 tons, from Kaikoura. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. . Sunday—February 2nd. Tarawera, s-e. (6.45 a.m.), 2003 tons, Williamson, from Napier. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Mararoa, e.s. (10.35 a.m.), JTS9S tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. DEPARTURES. Saturday—February Ist. Breeze, e.s. (11.40 a.m.), 553 tons, Braidwood, for Wanganui. A. H. Turn bull and Co., agents. Storm, ss. (3 p.m.), '405 tons, Cowan, for Du'nedin. A. H. Turnbull asd Co., agento. Putiki, B.s. (8.30 p.m.), 400 tons, Robertson, for Wellington. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Maori, s-a. (8.4.i p.m.), 3412 tons, Stringer, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Calm, s.s. (9.45 p.m.), 891 tons, Radford, for Ducedin. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. Canopus, s.s. (11.20 p.m.), 1350 tons, Sillars, for Westport. West port Coal Company, agents. Te Anau, s.s. (11.45 p.m.), 1652 tons, Apple-' yard, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Sunday—February 2nd. Briton, e.s. (8.40 a.m.), 12,248 tons, Day, for Bluff. Shaw, SaviU Company, agents.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Ngatoro, Napier, this day. Orepuki, Greymouth, this day. Maori, Wellington, February 4th. Cygnet, Akaroa, February *4th. Monowai, Dunedin, February sth. Tainui, Wanganui,, February stb. Mararoa, Wellington, February sth. Maori, Wellington, iFebruary 6tli. Mararoa, Wellington, February "tb. Maori, Wellington, February Sth. Cygnet, Akaroa, February Bth. Mararoa, Wellington, February 9th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tarawera, Gisborne, this day. Cygnet, Akaroa, .this day. Mararoa, Wellington, this day. Maori, Wellington, February 4th. iiuahii*), Port Chalmers, February 4th Orepuki, Greymouth, 'February' 4fc». Monowai, Wellington, February sth. Mararoa, Wellington, February Sth. Suovic, Port Chalmers, February Sth. Maori, Wellington, February 6th- . Mararoa, Wellington, February 7th. Cygnet,' Akaroa, February 7th. Maori, Wellington, February Sth.

SHIPPING NOTES. The liner Rnahino reached' Lytteikm on Saturday morning from London, via wst Coast ports. She has <v quantity of general merchandise to unload here, afterwhich sho wil) proceed toDunedin, thence Tiinani ana Wellington. The . Boahin« is scheduled to leave Wellington for tie United Kingdom on the 14th instant. . ' , The New Zealand Refrigerating Company _s coastal steamer Tainni will probably put m here on Wednesday from Wanganui witn general cargo to discharge. , Saturday was a fairly busy day on the

y^klh^ Zlr ° rA - , lB a l dition coastol steamer, ; Wcrc " , thr£e lar £° ocean-going-&He. m P ° rt ' tbo Sw>vic V Briton, and ic , connexion with j breeze could cot be com1 J ; moniUl -?. «fd the vessels Satwdut wT Lrttolton ' ""til edin nnw'<i7 Storm sailed for DunTl« • Breoze f °r Wanganui. cirso ,} ? d "° Dunedin with Wellington. She will load general h. fV and will probabiv for ryf™ £ or " that port on Wednesday and LytteHon. Her m.ai at this port ia expected on, Fridav. with* l^' : '? We / a L arri T o<l in J' 01 " 1 yesterday ». Uv T of ll S^ p from The vesdirect Lyttelton to " da >" fcT Gisborno

= {ra «P°rt Briton le/t Lyttelton -t? y mornui => boun( J for Bluff, where she will commence loading. From that uort Sld,w ' TrS® 5 0n °7 ai will reton t" Lyttelton on the * y ,° m P«ncdiD, and will sail in the evening for Auckland, via Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. S ' mw t'ilf" 1161 L Joh , n leaves Dunedin to-mor-Ind WaiSS? handlEC for ° amar "' Tima ™' Ihe West port Coal Company's collier CanoP? 6 , , wa f T held up -until late on Saturday a , L y ttclto » awaiting her full complement of firemen, who refused to sign on the articles pending an alteration in the method of bunkering her. Tho firemen's grievance arose.from the fact that a supply of coal 13 usually taken in for the round tnp from Weatport to Tima.ni and Lyttelton, thence back to the West Coast, I this method entailing extra work for tho fire--1 men when the supply i 3 running low, owing to the fact that the coal has then to bo brought from the farther end of the bunkers and thi3 work must necessarily be done by tho firemen, because the Canopiis does not carry trimmers. .■ What ihe, firemen wanted was that the vessel should be bunkered at every port of call, so that the supplies of coal would never diminish sufficiently to occasion extra work. The vessel's owners contended that no objection had hitherto been raised with regard to the method of bunkering the Oanopns, which lad been in operas tion for a number of years. The principal objection against acceding to the firemen's lequest was that the practice of bunkering at every port would involve unnecessary carriage of coul, as the ship's bunkers would never be empty. It was finally agreed that the vessel would be more frequently bunkered, and on that understanding the. firemen raised no further contention.

Mr L. Beavis, assistant purser on the Manuka, came ashore yesterday. Mr W. P. Long has signed on the Cormna. "as third officer.

Mr W. F. Mclntyre, late chief engineer of the Tahiti, has been appointed Government Inspector •of Machinery. Mr Mclntyro was formerly on. the Atua "and Maori. Mr Joseph Cable, .another well-known chief engineer, late of tlie.Paloona, has also.'been appointed Oovernment' Inspector, of "Machinery. Mr Cable was formerly chief, engineer of; the Arahura and Monowai. ..He was president of the Institute of M-ann© Engineers for some years. ' - <

RITE RIKA LEAVES SYDNEY.

■\ Press Association message from' Sydney aimouitws the departure on EYiday frofln Sydney - for Wellington of the Hudd art-Parker steamer Riverina. The vessel is due at Wellington fo-morrow, but- owing to the "nevr rule regarding quarantine, and the watersiders' picnic on Wednesday, 6ie' will not commence discharge until Thursday. On this trip the Riverina will not como to Lyttelton, and will probably sail on Friday on the return trip. AGREEMENT REACHED. IX MARINE OFFICERS' DISPUTE. Captain F. A. Macindoe (secr-staxy of the Merchant Service Guild) stated on Saturday, that an agreement bad been reached between the Guild and the Union Company in reference to the Guild' 3 demands for increased salaries. The conference between Mr B. Burk* and Captain Macindoe (representing l the Guild), and Captain McDonald (representing the company), which' hail extended over two days, concluded on Friday evenins-. Tim terms which have been arrived at are not quite wbai the Guild expected, • but Gipfain Macindoe states that in view of the j friendly nature' of the negotiations, he thinks members will be quite satisfied. (tress •.\ssoc:ation* telegram.) - • DUiCEDIN, * February 1. An agreement with" a currency of three years has been entered into between the Merchant Service Guild and the Union Company as to salaries and working conditions. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. \ ' SYDNEY, February 1. Arrived. Glauctas, from New Zealand. Sailed, Ardgay and Port Hacking, for New Zealand. , ' ■ AUCKLAND, February J. Sailed, Ma&o and Arahura (5 p.m .1, for East Coast.. February 2. Sailed, Fiona (8.10 a.m.). for Suva. Arrived, Oxfordshire (0.40 a.m.), from Liverpool. • WELLINGTON, February 2. Arrived, Rain, barque, from San • Francisco.