SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1049, 11 February 1911, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

•—; * oi PHASES OF TIIE MOON. W FEBRUARY. °| Day. h. in. First quarter '. 7 2 58 a.m. si Full moon li 10 1 v- m - V . Last- qunrtcr 21 5 11 »•"'• 0 ' 1: MOON. F Moon rises' to day, 6.9 p.m.; sets, 2.53 a.m. Sunday. F .niGII WATER. (1 To-day,'l.ss a.m.; 2.25 p.m. To-morrow, 2.49 a.m.; 3.20 p.m. SUN. Sun rises today, 5.7 a.m.: Bets. 7.2 p.m. j ARRIVALS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. • ECnO, auxiliary scow (2 a.m.). 99 tons, Fletcher, f rom Illenheim. . .„, . ALEXANDER, b.c. (4.30 a.m.), 377 tons,. Viokormau, from Nelson. „ L . HUIA, e.s. <6.15 a.m.), 127 tons, Burt, from MotucUa. MAORI, s.s. (6.45 a.m.), 3399 tons, Aldwcll, from Ijyttclton.—2ls passengers. ULIMAROA, s.s. (7.65 a.m.). 5777 tons. Wyllle, • from Melbourne, Hobart. Bluff, ' Duncdin, and Lyttolton. Tassengers: ha-loon-Mieses Plummer. Anderson. Hayman (2h Parker, Johns, It. Johns, Silverlock. Ohatham. Haro. Leeto, Lccko. Smith. Donaldson, Cockcrill, Coughlan, Foyarth, Hall (2), Horstcy, liarncs, M'Kay, Townscnd, parrack, Ranger, Harnett, Donaldson. Mcs- . dames Hayman, Parker. Carrad. Crosby, ' Richards, GaiTrey, Watson and child. Sutherland, Donaldson, Lane, Ilcs'.op, Coughlan and child, Knitrhti M'Kcnzic. M'Lean, Saun- J dors, North. Straehan, Henderson. Davison, L\wry, Hyll, Bikcn, Barnes,' Horsley, Howe and child, Fawncs, Rteerman. Townsond. 1 Nicholson, Worrall and 2 children. Ran- I ccr and child, Messrs. Hayman, Conrod, Bcagloholo, Crcshy, J. Darcoy, Granger, Eae'. James. Youns and family (5). Slither- ] land, Coughlan. Dawson, young. Hall. Hi-, ken, Moore.. Quill. Crosby, Jansen. J. Hall, Carranok, Solomon, Gurncys, Watt. Aidcorn. Rowc, Wcfitlsv, Townscnd, Nicholson, Worrall. Parker, Nn*h. WIMMERA. s.s. (8.5 *.m.). 3022 tons, WalInr, from Sydney, Auckland, Gisborne. and ' Nanier. PaßEongcrs: Saloon—Misses Elliott, Hobbord, M'Donald, Barry, Young. Muir. Cross M. Nurse Rrojvn, Mcsdomes Mitchell .] and child.' Graham and 2 children, AitKen, Mnir, Cross. Messrs. Rogers, Marchant, Dawson, Knox, Hood. - Grah-im, Harrc. Watson. Bourkc, Adair. Aitken, Holder. Barry.: Muir. Fiizor. King. Hansard, Coates: 8 rtcornee. KNIGHT OF TFIE GARTER, s.s. (2.25 p.m.), ] — tons, —," from Napier. DEPARTURES. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10. PATEENA, s.s. (12.55 p.m.). 1212 tons, 1 M'Lean. for Picton and Nelson. PUTIKI, s.s. (1.10 p.m.), 409 tone, Whal; Strom, for Grcymouth. i ■,; ■ - KITTAWA, s;s. (3.29 p.m.), 1247 tons, Pen : nlngton. for are.vmouth.' . - '','," KAPUUI. s.s. (3.50 p.m.),' 150 tons,' Jnckson. for Paten. . ' ■ ■ • HUIA, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), ,127 tone, Burt..for. Motncka. ■'~''. •'«.'.-'. REOULUS, s.s. (4.20 p.m.), 585 tons. Tdin» > ton, for Wcstport. - ■ ■ ■ WIJIMERA, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 3022 tons, Wnller. for Lvttelton and Duncdin. 'ULIMAROA. so. (6.50 p.m.), 5775 tons,. Wyllie, for Sydney.- Passenger-list published yesterday. , „ , ALEXANDER, «.S. (8.5 p.m.), 377 tons, Vlckcrman, for Nelson and We.it Coast. MAORI, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 3399 tons, AldwoU, for Lyttelton. .'■.,. ' - EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Aorcro, Patea, Fobruary 11. Manaroa, Wanganui, February 11 Queen of tho South, Foxton, February 11. Arapawa, Wanganui, February 11. .Mana, Patea, Fobruary' 11. " ' ' ' ' Nikau, NelEon, Motucka, February 11. Mararoa, Lyttelton; February 11. _ - Mapourlka, West-Coast, poison. Feb. 11. Haupiri, Limcstono ■ Island, Last Coast bays, February 11... " .- -• ' ..-,. Tongarlto, London/Capo Town, Hobart, February 11.- ■ . . ' i'„- ~ -• i '■"..,.. Pa'.cena, Nolfion, Picton, Feb. 11. ... Moa, D'Crvillelsland. Feb. 11. - '•'■• Ripple, GlshoniOi'T'dbruary 11. •" • Tainui, Waitara,' February 11. •■..-.. Hui.v'JlotueUa; February 12. i Kapuni. Paten, Fobruary 12. Mana, Patea. February 12. . . Maori, Lyttelton, Fobruary 12. • Waimea, Gisborne. Foruary 12. • Tarawora. 'Duncdin, Lyttelton, Feb. 12. Rosamond, Onehunga, ' New Plymouth, February : 12;-: . ■ • • • • Durham,'BlulT, February 14. . : .„,•(. ,, .,,„■. Pukakl, southern port*. February 14. Mokoia, Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, February 14. . . ' . ~. ■ . .Wootton, Kaiapoi. February 14. Oorlnna.f southern ports, February 15. Wimmcra, Dunediu, Lyttelton, Feb. 16. -. Putlki, Grcymouth. February 16. '.' Monowai, Auckland, Gisborne, - Napier, i .February 17. ' ! PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mangapapa. ■: Wcstport,'; Karamea.Feb.il. Matatua, Gisborne, London, February 11. Kahu, East Coast,. Napier, Feb.'ll. Stormbivd.Wanganui. February 11. \ Wakatu, Kalkoura, Lyttelton. Feb. lL Opawa, Blenheim, February-11. . Kittawa," Grcymouth, February 11.' Waimato, Loudon,- .February 11. :■•„•. ~ Aorerc, Patea,- February 11. • •„..,-..■,- Blonhelm. Blenheim. February 11. . Queen of tho South, r'oxton, Fcbruaryll. ; Kiripaka, Patea, February 11. Itana, Patea, Fobruary 11. t •• Nikau. Nelson, ■Motucka. February 11. Mararoa; Lvttelton, February 11. ... •. Arahura, Picton.. Nelson, West .Coast, February 11. ■'■ - ■ . . „v ~,■■. Kaitoa, Wcstport,. Orcymonth, F.eb. U. Komata, Wcstport, February. 11. Kalapoi, : Westpbrt, February 13. ■ Tninui. Waltnra, Mokau, Feb. 13. .. ■-- Huia, 'Wanganui, February 13. r I apnni. Patea. February 13. Mana, Patea, Fobruary 13. . Patina. Picton. Nolson, Feb. 13. . Maori, Lyttelton... February 13. Manaroa, Motucka, February 13. Arapawa, Wanganui, February 13 t _ Waimea, Nelson, West Coast. Feb. 10. Opawa, Blenheim, February 13. Tarawcra, Napier, Oisbornc, , Auckland, February 13. . ' ' "Rosamond. Picton. Nelson, New. Plymouth.' Onehunga, Fobruary 13 Mapourlka, Nelson, West Coast, Fob. 14. Mokoia, Lvttelton. Duncdin. Feb. 14.' ;• Pukakl. Picton, Wcstport, Grcymouth, February, 14. •■ •. ■ ■• ■ ■ ;■■-.-■ Ripple. Napior. Gisborne, February 14. Knight of tlio Gartor, Bluff, London, Feb-, ruary 14 ' ■ ~ :, - Corinn.a, Nelson, New Plymouth, Onehunga, February 15.' ' ' '.' Wimmcra, northern ports, Sydney, lob-, ruary 16. ■..'•.-■■ ' •j , Monowai, Lyttelton, Duncdin, Feb. 17. « INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. [ '. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. 1 MAHENO, b.s., left Sydney February 8 for Auckland direct. Duo Auckland Feb- ■ ruary 12. (Tranships to Moncwai.) MONOWAI,' s.s., leaves Auckland (with ' transhipments ox Mahcno), February 14. ' lor Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington. Duo ' Wellington February 17. MANUKA, .8.8.. leaves Sydney February ' 11 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington . Fobruary 15. Leaves February 16 for Lyt- ' telton, Dunediu, Bluff, Hobart, and 1 Mel- . bourne. Duo Melbourno February 25. < MOERAKI, s.s., left Melbourno February 8 for Hobart, Bluff, Duncdin, Lyttelton, and ' Wellington. Duo Wellington February 17. Leaves samo day for Sydney. Duo Sydney ' February 21. ! WIMMERA, s.s., leaves Duncdin Fcbru- ' nry 14 for Lyttelton and Wellington. ' Due Wellington February 16. Leaves samo day ' for northern ports and Sydney. ,Duc Syd- .' ncy February 24, ' , OVERSEA SHIPPINC. 1 STEAMERS TO ARBIVE. • From London. .' , MURITAI (duo about February 22), sailed ' on Deccmbor 16, via Australian ports, . Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) - ' TONGARIRO (duo to-day), sailed on December 24, via . Capo Town and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co., . agents.) s UOUINTHIO (duo about February 21), , sailed on January 5, via Capo Town ana • Hobart. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., 3 agents.) 1 RUAHINE (due about March 10), sailed 1 on January 21, via Cape Town and Hobart. • (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) 1 KAIKOURA (due about March 17), sailed !• on January 25, via Auckland. (New Zcai 5 land' Shipping Co., agents.) J WIIAKARUA (duo about April 5), sailed 1 on Jnnunry 30, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) ARAWA (due about March 21), sailed on February 2, via. Capo Town and Hobart (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., agents.) From Lluorpool. ' StiRRKY (duo about February 20), sailed 0 on Dei-ember 10, via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line, agents.) ~ KKST (duo about March 27), sailed on „ January 16, via Australian ports and Auck- ■> land. (F.-11.-S. Line agents.) ;i NORFOLK (duo about April 5), sailed on 0 February 4, via Capo Town, Hobart. and 1 Auckland. (F.-11.-S. Line, agents.) 1 From Montreal. KUMARA (duo about .February 25), sailed on December 20, via Australian ports and Auckland. (New Ktaiasd Shipping Co., '• agents.) WIIAJCATANE (duo about March 27), Kiiied on January 21, via Auckland. (Now Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) !, From Now York. I DALUORE (duo about Fobruary 20), sail. .od on November. 19, via Australian sorts

id Auckland. (A. and A. Line, wits.) •■•• f MAGDALA (duo about March 2), sailed 1 Dec.mbcr 10. via Australian ports. (Dal!ty and Co., agents.) .... CRANLEY (due about March 11), sailed 1 December 24. via Australian portß and uckland. (Tyrcr Line, agents.) STRATHENDr.ICK (duo about March 1), liled on December 10, via Auckland, 'aciiiim Oil Co.. agents.) HARPAGUS (duo about April 17).' sailed a January 7, via Australia and Auck- ; ind. (A. and A. Line, agents.) rom San Francisco. MAITAI (due about Marcli 2), sailed on cbrnnry 8. via Papcoto and Rarotonga. U.S.S. Co.. agents.) SAILER TO ARRIVE. ARIEL, barque, sailed from Liverpool fovembcr 18. (Johnston and Co., agents.) BY TELEGRAPH. ■ OVERSEA. SUVV, February 10.' Sailcd.-Tofua,. fcr Auckland. NEWCASTLE. February 10. Sailed.—Dalmore, for Auckland. j SYDNEY, February 10. Sailed.-Kumara, for Auckland and Welington, COASTAL. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Roserio (2.30 p.m.). from Wolington. . ONEHUNGA. Sailed.—Rosamond (6.55 p.m.), for ■ New 'lyinouth. NAPIER. „, Arrivcd.-Kaipara. (9.40 a.m.), from Welington; Monowai (2 p.m.). from Wellingon. ■ ' -' NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.-Rara.wa (5.10 a.m.), from Onemnga. - .„■'■„,. Sailed.-Rarawa (8.30-p.m.), for Onehunga.. . ■' ■" PATEA. - '■.•"■ Arrived.—Aorcre (6.45 a.m.), Mana. (6.55 i.ra.). from Wellington. ' : •' 'Sailed.-Kiripaka (710 p.m.), Aorcre (7.30 ).ni.), and Mana (7.40 p.m.), for Wellington. ' WANGANUI.' Arrived.—Manaroa (5.25 a.m.). and Ara>awa (6.30 a.m.). from WcllingUm. WAITAEA. To sail.-Tainui (7 p.m.), for Wellington. FOXTON. Arrived-Quoen of the South (7.20 a.m.). :rom Wellington. PICTON. • Arrived.—Patecna (4.40 p.m.), from Wei:inStm ■ '.BLENHEIM.-- ■ Arrivcd.-Blonheim (3.30 a.m.), from Wei-'lTo°fiall.-Blenhcim (midnight), for Wellington. ■.'■'.''. : NELSON::.'.' ■■ ■:> Arrived.—Nikau (5.20 a.m.). from Wellington ; Waiwcxa (6 a.mi), from. Lyttelton. ' : • .-':. iMOTUEKA. .V----'To sall.-Nikau (5.30 p.mO. for Wellington. ',;':•"?■ •'•■ ■■' WEST-PORT;"/' 1 -' ." •' 'Arrlved.-Gortio (4.30 from Welling-Sailcd.-Kamona' (6.40 p.m.), for Papeete. GREYMOUTH. ' Arrived.-Ennsrdalo (12.30 p.m.). from Wellington. . " ■ ~ LYTTELTON. ! Arrived.—Worrimoo (6.55 a.m.). and Mararoa (8.35 a.m.), from Wcllinßton. ■. . Sailed.-Mararoa (8.30 p.m.). for Wellington; Ngahcre, for Oaraaru ,and. Greymouth; .Warrimoo. for Melbourne, via Dunoilln and Bluff. 1 PORT CHALMERS.".' . Arrivcd.-Layman D.' Fester, schooner it a.m.). from Colombia- River; Kersaint, French cruiser (11.30 a.m.). from Wellington. '••'' - ■•'■'■ .'•.!•- DUNEDIN ..: , goiledi-Tarawcra, for northern ports. Paoscngers: Saloon—For .WellingtonMisses M'Mbllin: Stock, Rountrce, lurk, Mosdames M'Mullin; Cafce, Dunn, Ormiston, and 'Messrs. Dunn, Austin, Cable. Bruce, and Ormiston. ,:.,..,,,.. .. .... ' ■~ ' '. Sailcd.-Pukaki, for, West Coast: via Wellington;Walpori, for' Wectport.' ." ■■-''••' : '•:""•' BLUFF.''':. ■.'■"• ••'■' Sailcd.-Hinemoa, for Wellington, via West Coact lighthouses and Wcstport; Huanui, for Dunedin. OTAKI AT MONTEVIDEO. Cable advico received.. by; the local agents of the-New Zealand, Shipping,CompSny" tales that "the Otaki.rbn route, from Gisborne to London, continued her voyage from Monte Yidao on February 7.' ... TONGARIRO ARRIVES TO-DAY. /. ■ ■'■'■An arrival" in port this morning from London, via Cape Town and.Hobart, will be the-'Ncw Zealand Shipping, Company 3 H.M.6. Tbngariro. After medical mspec-. tion the vessel, which is four dap late in arriving here, will • berth t at tho Queen's Wharf, No. 1 south,: about noon. CHANGES IN THE UNION CO. V Changes in .regard to officers in tho Union Company's service aro reported to be as follow :-Mr. A. H. Davcy, chief officer of .the Tarawera,, will, relievo, Mr. Cooper, '■ of 4he ■ Monowai, who • goes on holiday''.leaye...'. Mr, .'Gamble", fills the ■vacancy on the Tarawcra.- -Mr.'. W. J: 'Oameroh, la'to chief engineer of tho Kbonya, has been appointed" to a, similar position on tho Klni in place of Mr.Pcter- ■ son, acting, chief engineer of . tho Kini, who- proceeds to Auckland ior orders. Captain Beighton, lato of the Wanaka, has gona to Westport to take charge of th,o Kamona for tho trip to Tahiti. NOTICES TO MARINERS'. '"■' ;. New Zealand Nautical Almanac—Errata: P. VIII: Tenth line from top should read "Birth of Queen Mary. May 26th." in lieu of "Birth-of Queen Victoria, May 29th." P. 31: Sixth- lino from bottom, under .heading "Flag for Merchant Ships regi3r tercd in New Zealand,'.' read "section 0 of tho Shippng and Seamen Act, 1908," in lieu of I'section 341 of tho Shipping ani. Seamen Act, .1903." P. 40: Fourth line from'bottom, Meridian Passage of a Crucis below tho Polo should read '-20h..43rain.",ih lieu of "22h. 43min." Light on Dieffcnhach Point. Queen Charlotte Sound-On , and ;after tho night of Thursday, .February-23, ,i9il,. a. Wighcm unwatched white light will' be exhibited from a.'.small; 9ft. tower (painted white) on Dieffcnbach Point, at an elevation of •39ft. above high water."'-■■-'.. ■'■■'- "■ , The light should bo visible all round the horizon, except when by the land, .for a distance of five miles: Charts, etc.. affected: Admiralty Oharts Nos. 695. and 2685: "New Zealand Pilot," eighth edition, 19C8, Chap, vi, page 171. CAPTAIN'S BOLD RUSE. ' Captain Timmls, of the steamer Janeta, now In tho Fremantlo Harbour, is known in marine circles as "the man who fooled Rojestvensky." . Tho adventure which earned for him this fame occurred when ho was in charge of the Leyland liner Planet Venus. During the Russo-Japanese war tho latter vessel wa3 chartered by tho Japanese to carry contraband from Europe. Admiral Rojcstvcnsky's fleet was then on.its .way.to the Far East in itn forlorn hope to re-establish Russia's naval supremacy. Captain Timmls was naturally anxious to avoid this licet, but ono day he found his steamer right in, the midst of the modern armada. With a promptitude that allayed all suspicion ho hoisted the Russian flag, and for two days ho boldly steamed in company,with the warshiDs. tho officers of which probably mistook his steamer for one of their own transports. Finally, ho eluded the feet under cover of a thick fog, and safely landed his freight, which comprised Ammunition for tho Japanese Captain Timmis has served 18 years in • tho Royal Naval Reservf. for which he-received a medal from tho lato King.'.'. ANOTHER NEW TYPE OF VESSEL. ORDER PLACED IN ENGLAND. ■ Messrs. Osborne. Graham, nnd Co.. of nylton, Sunderland, who wero tho builders of the Monltoria. tho patent vessel with grooved sides, have received from Messrs. A. Gronquist and Co., of Newcastle, a contract to build a vessel on a new system of construction. Tho 3tPamer h to ho 252 feet extreme by 34 feet 3 inches in breadth, with a draft of water of 16 feet, and the system of constructionto be followed is that patented by Messrs. A. li. Ayro and Maxwell. Ballard, two •young naval architects, of Newcastle. li> the Avre-Ballard typo of shin construction the structure takes the form transversely of an arched trunk supcr-imposJd upon tho normal moulded depth, and constituting an integral part of ' the hull. .The deck is thus lifted to a higher level, whilo the corners of tho arch, in conjunction with other structures specially provided, form rigid of tho vertical nnd horizontal sparß of th" tr.""-. verso girder. Arched brackets, while efficiently binding the sides (a reverse ill fitted on tho face), obviate tho: necessity for pillars or strut supports. It is efaimed that tho arched form of the structure over and abovo the hull proper will increaso internal volume and tho rcservo buoyancy, or, in other words, will increase tho size and capacity of the vessel with reduced expenditure of material. The smaller dimensions nnd displacements will permit machinery of less power to be installed for a given sea speed, with reduced coal consumption and bunker space. Further, tho new typo of vessel will bo self-trimming to a .very satisfactory extent,

STEAM' V. SAIL. In the annual rewew of the Bhippras trade, published in ' Llojds }\ecK'y Sum mars,' reference is mado to the <norK done on the Oljde during the twche , months ended December, ;js lows „~. Of the output for 1910. 260 «sseK 333,769 tons, were steam, and 94, ol sis tons-sail, or, rathsr r the former "Rnreo repiescnt cralt meohamcally propellca, and the latter prop-llcd by sails or meant to be lowed or to remain in one position. The'Wcent developments• in naval ■ architecture" have been 'such that the old words, "steam" and "sail" • have both ceascdHto be'iaccurate. as descriptive, terms, and.: several''new; words.-are. "re-, quired as concise names" for new types ■of vessels.'. The .total Clyde output-is-loTer than that of 19C9 bj only some 11,000 tons.' 1 The-■flgnreS'.'are^-apart'"from the poor tonnage -pi 4908-the love-it is'incc 1E97. The year 1903 was that in which the great depression n shipping was at it' depth, and in which,' also, the ' overbuilding of prouoLs jcars reacted most heavily This year shipp ni» hai been on.the improving, side all through,/and there has been no ir burdcn of tonnage carried over from its' 'immediate predecessor, no that the labemr troubles, and these alone, are rcsponsible'lor the comparatively low output. Thnt it should have been possible to turn out such a Inch tonnap-o in circumstance? of peculiar difficulty is a high trbute to 'the organisation and' resources of : the, yards. Telegraphic aduco received from "Westport last night states that the Union : Company's collier K.-unona ■ clewed the West Coast port for. Papeete .at 6.49 pjn.„ The Opawa, comes off the Patent Slip tomorrow, and is advertised to leave Wellington for Blenheim during. thi 'afternoon. • On Tebrja'l' 17 the Wcstport Harbour Hoard's dredge Eileen Ward will arrive in Wellington for the purpose of being placed on tho Pa,te.".t.Slip.for general overhaul. Leaving Wellirsrton laGt c\ening it 650 o'clock for Sydney direct, tho' HuddartParkcr steamer, TJlimnrba.' was practically a "full sbip" as far as her passenger accommodation was concerned. The vessel also carried a'large quantity of general cargo. To morrow the New Zealand Shipping Corapanj's chartered steamc- Afghanistan is expected in norf fronr'-Lyttelton'Tfoc Homeward loading She 13 <ApcctecT, to | leave again on February: 18 for London. According to a southern exchange trawling operations were commenced outside' Lyttclton Heads on Wednesday last by I th" t'avlc Napier She is owned by Mr Su'livaj, of Duncdia Advices received from tho south, stafe that tho Shaw,. Savill and Albion Company's steamer (Karamea- will lay up at | Port Chalmers for somo time to come. It is anticipated that the New Zealand Shipving Company's steamer Paparoa, now on the loading berth, will leave. London about the end of this month for Auckland direct. • : - Laden with a lull cargo of produce, the ketch Lizzie Taylor left Timaru on Thursday evening for Wellington. . Advice has been received that tho Merchant Servico Guild of Australasia has entered into an agreement similar to . tho award recently made by. the Court, with the Melbourne- S.S. Co., Jas. Paterton and Co., Proprietary Ltd., and Hums. Philp and Co., Ltd. Those companies arc not members of tho Commonwealth Steam Ship Owners' Association. Mr. A. E. Keid, second officer of the Pu.kaki, who met with an accident nt Wretport last week, is said to bo progressing fa\ourablj . The Mnoriland Steamship Companj's new steamer Lauderdale, now on her way from England-to New Zealand, will afterwards, proceed to Hobart with a cargo of New Zealand timbers before taking up tho running of tho old steamer of the same, name, | which was wrecked. at Greymouth some time ago. Thi3 morning the Anchor Line's steamer Kaitoa comes off tho slip, after having been cleaned and painted, and proceeds to. Wcstport ami Greymouth at 1 p.m. Tho vessel, for which Mejars. W. and O. Turnbull are the local agents, omits the usual call at Nelson this trip. To-morrow morningtho Shaw, Savill .and Albion Co-npanj <s cargo stcimcr Mataju-v will be dispatched from Wellington for Gisborne, whero she completes Homeward loading. It is anticipated that the vessel will clear tho northern port for London on Tuesday or Wednesday next. On Monday tho Union Company's collier Kaiapoi, now discharging at Wellington, will leave for Wcstport. The Itakanoa, another of the came company's vessels, is expected to leave the West Coast pirt for' Auckland at 3 p.m. to-ilny. The IComata leaven port to-day for Wcstport, at which port she loads up'iuid rcturns-to Wellington, being duo hero about Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. > En route from Greymouth to Wellington, via wi> ports, the Mapounka continued her journey from AVestport to Nelson •at 9 a.m. yesterday. She is scheduled to leave tho last-named port for Wellington direct at 6.30 this morning, and (should arrive hero about 4 o'clock this afternoon. ! Arriving in tho .stroim from Napier nt 2.25 p m j est«rda>, tho Isew Zealand Shipping Compinj's chartered steamer Knight or tho Garter willl.berth this morning and commence Homeward loading. She is expected to leave for BlulT and Loudon on Tuesday next. -"■! Early this - morning-'tho New Zealand I Shipping Company's" steamer Waimate leaves port for London. ' Messrs. Johnston, and Co.. local agent* for tho Tainui, advise that tho steamer will arrive from Waitara to-day. and re-i turn to Waitara and Mokau on Monday at I Up.m, *