SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 400, 8 January 1909, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF . THE MOON. JANUARY. . ■ Day. Hr.ra. . Full moon ... •... v ... 7 1 43 a.m.' • Last quarter ... ... ... 15 541 a.m. .New moon ... . 22 11. 42 a.m. First quarter .., ... ... 29 237 a.m. . HIGH WATER. , To-day, 5.33 a.m.; 6.9 p.m. . To-morrow, 6.20 a.m.; 6.55 p.m. ; ■ ■ ■ ■ SUN. ; ' 7 Sun rises "to-day, 4.28 a.m.; sets, 7.27 p.m. ARRIVALS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. KAPITI, s.s: (1.30 a.m.), 242 tons, Corby, from Patea.. , / CLAN MACAULAY, s.s. (2.30 a.m., in the stream), 2834 tons, Roden, from Buabury, via ■Auckland. ; ROB ROY, s.s. (2.35 a.m.), 95 tons, Cracroft, from Havelock. v KOTUKU, s.s. (5.30 a.m.), 1054 tons, Angus, from Greymouth. MARAROAi s.s. (5.45 a.m.), 2598 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton.—2so passengers.

PETONE, s.s. (6.5 a.m.), 708 tons, Dilner, from Greymouth.

VICTORIA, s.s. (7.55 a.m.),. 2969 tons, Entwistle, from Dunedin and Lyttelton.—4o passengers. •

; CORINNA, s.s. (8 aim.), 1271 tons,-Crawford, from southern ports.

TUTANEKAI, s.s. (8.20 a.m.), 811 tons, Posl from the Bluff.

" AMOKURA, s.s. (12.10 p.m.,;inthe stream), 720 tons, Hooper, from New Plymouth Picton.

, KffiIPAKA, s.s. (1.50 p.m.), 133 tons, Sawyers,: from Patea. V-..

-'KAMONA, s.s: (2 p.m.),''1425-toni Platts, from Weslport. ' 1 . .

AORERE, s.s. (2.10 p.m.), 77 tons, Lidtfiard, from Patea. • NAVUA, s.s. (3.30 p.m.), 2930 tons, Lacey, from Suva and Auckland.

: PATEENA, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 1212 tons, Stewart, from Nelson and Piqton—ll3 passengers.

DEPARTURES. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. MANAROA, s.s. (4 a.m.)i 122 tons, Hart, for Havelock and Pelorus Sound. NORA,' NiyEN,.,s.s. . (8;iO, a.m.), 56 tons,

Brown, for trailing criii6e.' [ COEINNA,; .S.S. - (12.i5 v s .p.m.), ' 1271 tons, | Cameron, for New Plymouth and Oneliunga. , ROTOITI; 5.5V:;(12.50'p.m.),',1159, tons, Robertson, for Picton*".Nelson, New. Plymouth, .'and -ipassengers. r ,i : '*K ' ' LAUDERDALE.;'" s:s. (2.30 • p.n(.), 1G63 tons, Holm; for [Newcastle. "■■■ - "VICTORIA;'■■s£ y (5: ; p:m.),-; 29G9' -Entwistle,' for Napier, Gisborne', Auckland, ; and Sydney. . MARAMA, s.s. (5.15 p.m:)/G437' to'nsiVGiMiSii for southern ports, Hobart; and Melbourne.—sß. passengers. , - - ROB ROY, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 95 tons, Cracroft;for Picton. HUIA, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 127 tons, Dowell, for Wangauui. ..... RURU, s.s. (5.45 p.m.), 65 ions, Nelson, for Napier. . WAKATU, 6.5. (6 p.m.), 157 tons, Brigden, for Kaikoura. - -V 1 , . STORMBIRD, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 217. tons, M'lnty®o, 'for' Wanganui. ' .PENGUIN, s.s. (8.10 p.m.), 824 tons,'Naylor.for Nelson.—2o passengers. QUEEN OF 'TIDE SOUTH, s.s. (8.10 p.m.), Harvey, for Foxtou. ... i : MARAROA, s.p. (8.15 p.m.), 1 2598 :tons, Manning, for Lyttelton.—6B • passengers.' ■''. 'PETONE, s.s. (9.45 p.m.),-' 708 tons; DiUner/ for Napier.::'.!-. ./.- '■■ -'' • -OPAWA, s.s. <(10 p.m.), 110. tons,fEckford,' for Blenheim. ::. - ' ...... , , - ... ~

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ' Blehljeim,'Blenheim, _ January'B.; 'Defender;-Thtfaru,' January 8;' ; : ' : ■ : Wflirau;:.Nelson,- Motuek'a',-'January "8. '' - / Arawa, Timaru, January. 8. Rimutaka, Jannary 8.,... , Maori,.rLyttelton,. Jariuavy' ' ! ; .:Mana, January 'Si ?■■■;Moeraki;' Melbourne,' Hobart, Bluff, Dunedin, and-.Lyttelton>, January,,B; ..." Mokoia;, Sydney, via Auckland, January 8. ••■Kennedy,, Nelson, Jatiuary B.' ! i i"J. «t.', Kahu,' East Coast, January' 8. Waitapu, - January: 8;- ,\.. Sto'rmbird; Wanganui,' January- 9.,: ; ,v •s. . /..Queen-' of ' the, South,-Foxton;. January 9. , Opawa, Blenheim, January 9. Huia; Wanganui, January 9.. WaraToa, Lyttelton, January 9Komata; Newcastle,, January-9. Aparima, Calcutta, via Auckland;' January 9. Mapourika, West Coast, Nelson, and Picton, January. 9. Maiiaroa, Havelock,. January 9, Putiki, Westport, Picton,. January 10. AiTakapuna, New-Plymouth, January:' 10..V y .Monowai,":.'.Dunedin, ; ?,Lyttelton; January' 30.:.', . 'Lytt«ltoh;' January- 10j ! ' >, Kaitangata, Westport, January 10. ~ • Waikaro, Auckland? via .ports; January' lli -Wakatu,. Ifaikoura, 1 January '11. ■ 5 ,-»»"• ; Ulimaroa; Sydney, Jaimiry' 13;.

•.PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ' ; y Kahu, -East Coast,''. January 8. y Blenheijn, Blenheim, January 8. Kiripaka, Paiea, January 8. Aorere,; Patea, January 8. Wairau/Nelson, Motueka, . January 8. . Maori, Lyttelton, January 8. . Pateena,'Nelson,-January';B." • Mokoia,- Lyttelton, Dunedin,-January 8; . Moeraki, Sydney. direct,. January 8. . ■ Nelson,' January 8. ■ Stormbird, January 9. Huia,' s Wanganui,-. January 9. Opawa, Blenheim, January 9.- \ ; QuSen.of .the South, Eoxton,: January 9. Arahura, Picton,' NelsonJ West Coast, January 9. ' t ' v.-.-. , Mararoa,' Lyttelton, January '9. - Defender, .West Cbast, January 9. Araiva, London, January 10. Waikare, .Lyttelton, Dunedin, January 11. Takapuna,.NewPlymouth, January' 11. Manaroa,'Motueka, January 11. : : ' Koonya, West Coast, January: 12.;-vV,■. , o..y.r■.* .'•Wakatu,' .Kaikoura, January 1 12. ; ■.V-.-'-y :i Opawa,: London, January 12. ' ' llapourika, .Pieton, '~ Nelson, '• West. ' Coast, January. 12.. - v . ; Eimutaka,'London, January 14. > Br TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. SYDNEY., January 7. 1 Sailed.—Koromiko,' for the Bluff. ■ COASTAL , THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. . AUCKLAND. ' Sailed.—Aparima : (4 p.m.),' for 'Wellington.' ■ Arrived.—Waikare,' from ; Dunedin ana '; East Coast'. 1 ■ 1 1 ONEHUNGA. i Arrived.—Rarawa . (9.20 a.m.), from-New. Plymouth.' ' '" ' '■ /y. ". ' Arrived.—Holmdalo (7.30 p.m:, Wednesday), from Westport. ■ ■■ ■ y Sailed.—Rarawa, for-New Plymouth.' Passengers: Saloon—Misses Brinton, > MTDerinid,' Atkins (2), Whitelav,' Williams ' (2), Morey,: Pollen, Mesdames Lusk, .Pollen, Gault, Hallctt. Wixstead,' Bycroft' • "and ■ child,' Taylor, Messrs."; Nops, Harris,' 'Rae,.. Cunningham, Kavell, ■Fearon, Corrie, Collins, Hopkins, Brooke,' 1 M'Lean (4), Lakeman, Dr.'M'Cormick. V NEW PLYMOUTH.- .'. Arrived.—Takapuna (2.30 a.m.), from Onehunga. ' . ' Sailed.—Takapuna (9 p.m.), for Onehunga. ' ' NAPIER. : Arrived.—Mokoia '■ (9.30 a.m.), from Gisborne. Sailed.—Mokoia (4.10 p.m.), for Wellington. y y"'-' : '' ." PICTON. ' 'Arrived.—Rotoiti (5.50 p.m.), from Wellington. To saikr-Rotoiti (9.30 p.m.), for Nelson. •' !'; ■ BLENHEIM. To sail.—Blenheim (5 a.m., Friday), for Wellington. .NELSON/ . Wairau' put back through stress of weather at 11 this morning. Sailed.—Wairau (3.20 p.m.), for Wellington. WESTPORT. ' ■ 0

Arrived.—Rakanoa (10.40 a.m.), from Wellington. .:.

.'!. . ; DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Monowai, from Auckland. Arrived.—lnvercareill, .from 'Timaru, Sailed.—lnvercargill,'for southern ports,

LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Storm (4.35 a.m.), _ from Wanganui. Arrived.—Moeraki (G a.m.), from Dunedin. Arrived.—Maori (6.45 a.m.), from' Sailed.—Moeraki (4.55 p.m.), for Wellington. . gai ed.-Jlaori (S.iS p.m.), for Wellington. - • g a !jed.-Eimutaka (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington. _ sailed.—Moeraki (4.45 p.m.), for Wellington. Passengers—Miss Boddington, Jfesdames. Iteii-' toul, Edwards, Mitchell and. 3 children. Messrs. F i, Wel,s - Power, Stewart, Edwards, Mitchell. For Sydney—Miss Stewart, Messrs. tobey, Stewart, M'Keague, J. Newmai, ■. J. .J. Brittan; 19 steerage. -v Sailed.—Storm, for Timaru. • ; TIMARU. Sailed.—Arawa (y .45, a.m.), for v Wellingeon : .'■ CORNWALL, FROM LIVERPOOL FrJL iS i1 Xpeote ? 'r 4 ' J' le -P-H-S. line Cornwall, from Liverpool direct, wi reach •Wellington before the end of this Iweek. , THE DRAYTON GRANGE P.H.s m °£ine > ARAWA FOR LONDON. At noon yesterday ' tlie "Shaw^Savili-liSer Ws lr morninV ma Tl, f< T ' W * irin ß. l °n.' : and/is due. MM" C j' - a ß?»te--advis?- that Dieted wwtfiJio i! lng i loa(iili S can.be:'comor Monday? kaVa for "■« ■ '' _ ;. . SHEEP FOR PETONE, „S S - e T iD^ the Lin ® steamer Aleife ? ere with a conP i. ? etoae - :Tllo "vessel is to proceed there to land them, and on Sats4nmen°t eS phens Wand for a further, cbn- > .. ... THE TUTAXEKAL , „! ! ei '! rl ! a I the Government steamer Tutanekai arrived in port from the Bluff. She remains Here some time so as to enable the fitting up oi a new auxiliary condenser, whioh was started some time sjnee. 1 .MORAYSHIRE'S LOADING PROGRAMME, 1 Dunedin, tho 3T.H.S. Line steamer Morajshire, on .completing there, prbceeds thence to the Bluff, Lyttelton,. AVaitara, aud Wellington, in rotation. She is timed to leare xrom this port on January 23 for Avonmouth, .via Monte Video.,; ... JANUARY WOOL, SALES. ■ A Press Association;!telegram from Napier states that the Tyser liner' Niwaru,' which loaded wool in New Zealand for London for the January sales,, arrived in London on Wednesday, , after a passage of 41 days. The , vessel arrived in ample time for,her-Wool to be included in lists. MOVEMENTS OF TAINUI. . : • The local agents advise that the Shaw, Savill.iandAlbion Company's R.M;S. Tainui leaves JMelfon for Timaru on January 13; then'ca .she-goes back to Lyttelton on .TanuarydS.-From-the Tainui com?s on'to. Wellington-,J iftntl- is due here on January 21"or 22.: > She'is timed to sail finally from this port for.London' on January 28. •• , "... • :

PASSENGERS FOE SYDNEY. ' ' : ,- Looal bookings by the Union CompanVs steamer Moeraki, which leaves Wellington to-dav tor Sydney, are as follow:—Misses Lockartt, 'A; Nash, .Williams, M.'Dunk, Waterhouse, Glas-' gow, Green, North, Winchester, Couzens,. Mesdames R. S. Warwick.-Foster,' Swan, - Winchester, Messrs. Arundel,-Moss,'P,. Gordon, Wiffen, Hartley,' Fielding, H. F. Robinson, cLoxton (3)/ bray, Hi.J, Simpson,-G. S. Fisher,-F.; Temple, ■Foster, Hart, and O'Brien,' Master Sheppherd.

' . SCALES LINE OF STEAMERS. ' '' 1 . second- of. the - Clnli'- 'Line of steamers—-' ' Uan- Macaulay—arrived in-port yesterday .to take the; wool-berth-for London, under'charter . to.; Mr;: -:'H. . Scales; . whose, flag they haW hoisted.,. The Clan Sutherland has-nearly.com-pleted the' Wellington portion-of her loading, and ■ leaves for Lyttelton to-'day." The Clan Macaulay, the • second " representative , of> the 1 .fleet, arrived -yesterday from -Banbury,' via Auckland with-'a shipment"-t)f.4oo,Qooft.'.of 'timber : to disoharge. Afterwardsvshe-.loys '.wbol.'-- Her' of call is'Pictoh; for which she will probably . leave, next..Tuesday.'" . jVjiptaii} B. J. Roden,.- R.N.R;, is in command of the;. Clan Macaulay, and has with'.him the following- oiheers -.-Chief, Mr.'' A. Wv Robertson-;' sfcond, ,|lr.- E. G. Scott-Smith, RiNIR, • third, i Mr, I'.' .'Lofthouse." .; , ~ .It is understood-that Captain. Lindsay, who 'came from Auckland - with the Clan Macaualy will transfer-to the Clan Sutherland to-day. ' PATEA ■ HARBOUR BOARD. :'<• ■' PILOT'S MONTHLY REPORT. '' • In-his monthly report'for December, and up to January '5, the pilot;.at: Patta-'states.—The.' channel ■ over. the' bar is" straight bearing' S.W. bv |S. by compass from. ; the lighthouse,, with, about 12 to-13 feet at water, spring' tides, and' about 8 to 9 feet> high water nehp tides, and'about 140 feet wide'until abreast 1 of the guide'pier, then .it gets very narrow,' as ■ the sand is-making. round;the;eii.d of the ; guide pier from the' gap in the' end - of'the western • wall. 'The. river, keeps the'same with'-, wafer' from-the tide gauge up. There have been 27;.-arrivals and departures: since''my ! lasl report, 7 boats going out on the' lights,/this .makes, a total for the twelve' months of 237 ar.'rivals.; and- 236 departures;:as. against 228'ar- 1 rivals andi22B departures for 1907, thus showing-an.-increase of and 8 departures oyer last year -H;ing at the .station' is'in good working order. CARGO FOR LONDON. On: Tuesday,.-'the •Shaw^Saviil' steamer' Aotea; which.- left..Wellington for London, ■ .had on board. the 'following exports i—From /Wellington r4239 carcasses mutton, 1 10,000-legs'.and shoulmutton', 9025 carcasses lamb, 1000 quarters beef,' 3837.ba1es wool,-655 bales hemp; ; 391casks' tallow, 150 casks' pelts,' 19 sacks, seed, 2179 boses butter.- From Patea—2l7B' boxes butter;. Trom Napier—9ls9, carcasses lamb;': 8725." carcasses mutton,'. 100 boxes' kidneys,' 752, ijuafters763 Abates : wool,. 3 bales sheepskins, < 3 dumpsrabbitskins, 38 casks pelts; 71 ;casks, tallow;' v From - Gisborne—9B76 carcasses lamb, '7535, carmutton, 249 quarters, beef, 50; boxes-kid-.n'eys, 140 -legs and. ISO .shoulders, mutto'^i' ! ,67. casks tallow; 109 cases preserved meats, 'j casks pelts,' 1177 bales , wool; v Fiom Aucklmd—" 10 .'boxes gold, 3i bars ...bullion;,. 2 bars' silver, 309 carcasses lamb, ,547 carcasses miitton,' 86t •quarters beef, 92 casks tallow, 107..bales toy, ; 310 bales hemp,' 33 bales cotton, 116 bales wool, 1411-sacks.copra, 78.; cases shell, 27 cases vanilla, 1961, cases and')3l9 6acks>kauri gum, and sun-: dries. . . / • BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS:,' '' The detailed, returns''of. the navigation and - shipping.of the United Kingdom for 1907,5h0w that. the.net .tonnage of-sailing, and steam- ves; ' sels,' : including their repeated; , voyages, . that, entered -and . cieared, with cargoes : and in last, at British ports,-was as follbws:—;' .-. •" ENTERED. . : 1905. ;. . 1906. 1907. ' _ , , ■ Tons. . Tons.' Tons. British vessels 35,200,869 38,189,269 -. 40,415,618 Foreign vessels 20,423,105 ' 22091,923 25,825,295 Total ... 55,623,974 60,281,192 ' 66,240,913 : CLEARED. ' 1905. 1906. ,1907;-. „ , , Tons. Tons. . Toris. :; ' British 'vessels .. 35.;62,218 . 38,276,710 40,892 824 Foreign vessels ' 20,654,542;. 22,232,408 26,137 983

■Total; ' ... 53,416,760 - 60,509,118 ; 67,030,807-•Onfc-of. the ■ total of 67,030,807-tons cleared for'•1907 steamers amounted to 61,598,920 tons. The grand total- entered last'-year. showed ; an increase of- -5,959,721 tons, 'and the total cleared an * increase .of 6,521,689 'tons.' The .- increases' are to some.'extent apparent only,, as the 1907; returns';have'not.-been compiled onlquite the same basis, as for previnus -years? .vessels calling off-Southampton and' Plymouth 'to'land-or embark passengers being included'since January 1, 1907. \

received by the Union Companv from Westport yesterday state that the bar was : nofc ; workable, and- that the MapSurika was ! un-' able to' enter.

The Union Company s training . ship Dartford, has been delayed at Ivaipara by the strong westerly,weather. She will sail for Melbourne as soon,as the weather becomes favourable.

Yesterday the Government training ship Amokura arrived back in .port, nnd will Jnv up . for ' a-time, so as to enable the lads to have their annual three weeks' vacation. Wi" the vessel is laid up only a- few of the ship's company will remain'on. board. - '■ We hear/ says the ."Duhedin Star," that' the latest addition to the; fleet of .the New Zealand Shipping Company is to receive the name ofthe Ruahine, and that the. command- of the ship will devolve on Captain C. H. Greenstreet. tho genial commodore' of the fleet, ■ j

• The Union Company's cargo steamer Karori is at present laid up in Sydney.

From Dunedin: the barquentine Mary l6ahe' proceeds' to Whangape to load for Sydney. The ship Dechmont has reached Sydney froD London, after a passage of 105 days.

/Captain J. Robertson has transferred from the Poheriia to the command of the Kittawa at Lyttelton. ' - 7

Owing to the heavy-weather outside Nelsc: tlie Wairau had to. put back at that porShe. is. due here to-day. ~' 1 • v The Union Company, expect to dispatch their cargo,, steamer Kaitangata from Westport to night. : forT Wellington.. ' . '

■-It is understood, that the: Anchor Steamshijpompany; sold' the hull- of the Charles Edwm as she: was- lying at'AVanganui; for , ' . ■ ■

Captain Jordon, •of the Union : Company's: service, who returned from-' Sydney on. Wednesday, will take command of (lie Island trader Navua.. He relieves Captain G. H. Lacey, . transfers to the Hauroto. Cable information has come to hand stating that the liner Hawkes Bay is to load" at Glasgow -and -Liverpool for New Zealand 'ports direct. According: to the Tyser Line time-table she . will leave the latter ' port on Janu- - '/; ■

: Exports from Dunedin by the Rimutaka are as; follow:—1751 bales wool,' 4.08 bales Bhee skins/ 5 bales ;• rabbitskins ,14 bales • hair, 6 'bales-feathers; 13 bales pelts, 1221-cases cheese, 1200 cases butter, 5422 carcasses muttpn,' and 3 packages sundries.