FOXTON HARBOUR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 7

FOXTON HARBOUR.

- LIGHTING THE BIVER AT NIGHT. '"•'' ... (By Telegraphs-Special Correspondent.), - ' palmerstohi September 22,;Tho monthly meeting ofthe Foxtoh- H&r-, bour Board .was .held ■to-day..: .Present:— MeSsfs.. P. Hennessy ... (chairman), ' Nash, Tolly, and Stiles:. -. ':'."'■ ; :■'.'• -.'■! . Messrs. J.!G:'"Wils6n and P; Hcnnessy: were . appointed to give evidence before the Petition .Committee'':". in ':- Parlianient in reference to the relief, sought in con-, noetieh.with. the: Wharf ago charges.-: ■ VThe" harbourmaster reported, .that:- the river was in good .order right up .to-Dun-; can's Bend. During the month 20 steamers and one .sailer had arrived, and -the same number, departed.'-.- C. . . : ' 'r.; It.was decided to light the:river so that it could bd used at night.'jv-. ■ . , - ; . H.M.S. ENOOUNTEB; C'V>■''''. V. At 7 . a.m. yesterday H;M.S.'Encounter, left port for Cook Strait; 'where -she indulged in battle' practice. "-. Tos Warship re-' turned to the harbour at 1.65 p.m. to land his Excellency the Governor,' and left 1 for Nelspn at'3.lo p.m.-.The Encounter is due' at Auckland about' October 2, where'.she takes in bunker coal prejaratory;to.proceeding to. Sydney. ";:':.. _V . ■; : ( .- • ".- '<\; ..--'■ EAEAWA\DELA : '"' .' ■■■ Mcskrs. Lovin -and- Oo.', local- agents.for the Northern Steamship .Company, advise, that the Earawa.was unable to cross outwards from Onohunga- to' New? Plymouth on-'Wednesday, owing to ;the; westerly gale. Tho vessel, however, left ifor New Plymouth' yesterday,' and- was expected-to arrive' at the latter ■ port late ■: last; night, sailing again, for Onehungai;on -arrival- of the mail: train. from Wellington to-day;.-o

-,-' .'■; - FALCON,SroBM-^OSSED'.,■■'':;,:.; ' 1 V Arriving in;port at, 10 a.m.'yesterday, tho. 'schooner:: Falcon bore evidence of'.a very rough handling, by the:heavy galea which have, been blowing .outside all. the week. "The little Vessel, on'leaving lock, ran into very heavy .weather, being ■ tossed- iiither and thither at.the;mercy of the sea and wind. On Saturday last tho Falcon was- off. Wellington ; Heads<r-and again- on Sunday..'Try-as he- would Can: tain Ainsworth could not mako port, his vessel being blown down' toBlenheim. " During the height of the gale oh Saturday'he .'lost -two- topsails and- ii' mainsail. ; Coming'into-port under "ai jib- ahdyrin -improvised • mainsail, made out "of a foresail, the Falcon beat ■ her- -way up the harbour, eventually reaching : Evans- .Bay—heiv; destination—at. 10 a.m. i yesterday. ■....;■ :,.''...:

: - 1 ; ,'tfONGAßlEO;.Sßptfij'liOlJbblf.' j ■.•'•;. ■■ ■ AfriVirig .from.; London, via. Las. Palmas, Cape ■ Town,' ana Hobart, the .'Now Zealand Shipping Company's E.H.B. Tongariro dropped anchor in/'the Stream' at .10.15 a.m.- "Upon being granted, pratique she berthed at No, 1 (Jueen's Wharf; (south) <at .12.45 pjn. The vesecl. left .London on", tie afternoon of August 6 and Plymouth.two day's later. Pine weather- was met withon the run to Las Falmas,-.which port was reached on August 11." Leaving there on. August 12jthe Tongariro experienced good weather .to the Eauator..- From here to Cape Town, whioh port was reached on August 28;: strong'head, winds and heavy seas were'-encountered;:' After embarking passengers: and mails, -the 'vessel left in continuation of; her., voyage M« New, Zea-' land. .Gald, after, gale- and very high seas were' met '-'.with on the run. across the Southern Ooeanlto Hobart. '.At tli'eiTaemanian port 13 passengers and; nearly ,700 toM 'of cargo were' landed,; departure being taken atmidnight oh' September IV. Fair weather was experienced on .'the: trio.' across, the Tasman Sea, -port being ;madV as stated above.-, Notwithstanding :. ; the rough handling, which,-the Tongariro: re-, ccived she sustained no damage. .Thebfiicftrs report that.:no ice.or wreckagevwas soon throughout the voyage'.': '.': : . , -The Tongariro brings'6oCo tens.of cargo and 238pass4ngers<for.New.:Zealarid. Cap-' tain T. 0; White-Parsons.Oato of-tho s.«. lOpawa) is in oommand.... Mr. Bevig ischief officer; second, Mr. A..Smiths.third, Mr. Ballard;.fourth, Mr. Holmes;"surgeon, Dr. E. Bruce Allnutt;. and Mr. P. J. Oorn- : fort tho steward-in-chargc. Tho chief en-' I eincer.is. Mr. !W; Brown;-second, Mr.'W.' Thomson; third,'-, Mr. James; fourth; Mr. Posgate;;flfth,':Mr. /Armstrong; and- sixth,' Mr. Henshaw; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. Everard; :Sficond,,.Mr. Nibbs; and-Mr.' Bissct-is electrician..-'■ ~: . "-"'.;■.-.:■: The following additional''passongers arrived by. the' vessel:-Saloon—From Cape 'To'wn—Mr. W. Stevenson; Mrs.' Thicker,-' Dr.' Thacker, Mr. G. Thackor." .From Hobart— '.Rev.. J.. Bultries. ■;; Third-classr-From- Cape Town—Miss: Flyan.- ;,. ; ■.;_. .-.-,';£ .■_-, .v; •':■.•':■. , An. arrival at Auckland yesterday was the WaddoD, from;. Ocjjan' ißland,: with a cargo ..of .phosphates. !i:, •_■-.. , ■...■■ Although experiencing heavy weather all the way up from , Tlmaru. to Wellington, tho schooner Lizzie Taylor, (Captain Peterson) .made a good trip,' with, no damage, done. The vessel;left Tiriiaru at $■ xi.m. on-Monday last, arriving at Wellington at 9.40 a.m.. yesterday, - : :- r.y ■ : It. is now expected'that-the Highland Monarch, from-,New-Xbrk via Auckland,' vvill' put in an appearance: at' Wellingto n' to-day.- :- :.-,,:i. .;...:-, ■:-,■',"'.'J','..- .'■.;.,::.-■■; . The Waverley.V whioh. was' recently.' at Nelson' awaiting a favourable opportunity of working Foxton, is due to' arrive hero from the■ latter ■ port this morning.- It is expected, to dispatch her for Nelson and 1 West Coast.ports:at ,5' p.m. .to-day.'.-. Messrs. W.- and .G.-iTurnbull- now announce that the . Waimea-.will . not' leave, Wellington for. the' West. Coast until Saturday.: '.':'..-.. -.' .;..;• ■ ■-.•.• This morning'the training ship Amokura adjusts compasses ln.-.the harbour.. ';.:. . ■~} Messrs. Bannatyne and Co.. advise that; tho Defender leaves Lyttolton to-day for Wellington. It is expected to dispatoh her for tho West Coast on Monday. -. . The Mapourika arrived at. Greymouth at .11 a.m. yesterday. • Owing to' bad.weather on the coa^t'she-remains'at tho southern port until to-day. . Messrs. Johnston-and 00. advise that tho Tainui is expected from Waitara and Pu-iMiga-on Sunday. She'is to leave for W-ai-tara again on Monday. . , The Turaltina loavw Auckland for-Lon-don at 9 a.m. on Saturday. It is expected to dispatch the Tongariro for Lyttolton on Monday next. .