TRAMP FOR BUNKERS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1281, 9 November 1911, Page 7

TRAMP FOR BUNKERS.

An expected arrival in port to-morrow will be the steel screw steamer Quito, 3358 tons, owned by the Ocean Navigation Co., Ltd., of Glasgow. The vessel is en route from Calcutta to the \Vcrt Coast of South America. bhc replenished bunkers at Newcastle, but she is calling here to takein several hundred tons of Wostport coal. AOHANGI'S ETHERGRAM. A somewhat meagre wireless message was received from R.M.B. Aorangi last night at 9.30. In this it was stated that the vesEel was expected to reach Wellington before midnight to-night. On tho previous evening she reported that port would be made at 8 p.m. Prior to receipt of last night's message it had been intended to berth tho steamer at the Queen's Wharf No. 1 north, and the Port Health Officer was to have cleared her then. TRANSHIPMENTS BY MANUKA. Owing to the dislocation caused by tho Waterside Workers' strike at Sydney, transhipments for Wellington ex the steamers Ebbing and . Offenbach were landed at Melbourne, instead of Sydney. They are coming forward by the Manuka, due at Wellington to-morrow morning. THIS WEEK'S STDNEI" BOAT. Shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday the Moana a-rrived at Wellington from Sydney, and came up to her berth at the Queen's Wharf No. 6 north, where she was cleared by the Port Health Officer. Tho vessel left tho New South Wales pert at 1.15 p.m.

on Saturday .anil encountered a heavy EDHtlii'rly .-.we!] immediately on irlcnrine Mm Heads. These ronditiomi prevailed until Monday. The following day the tea subsided, and the wind veered round tu !!»• norl)i-<.v<-.it, nivoiiipniiiml by moderate siw. At KivplicnV Island the wind rlinngcil again to the south-east. A mnooUi si'a. was met, with for llin remainder of (lie trip. At 7 ri.rii. on Monday the Kiramer passed the Warrimoo, bound from Wellington to Sydney. The. .Moans brought ZB-» tons of general cargo for I'm Zealand ports, most of it being consignments of fruit. In continuation of her journey to Melbourne, via southern ports the Moana leaves Wellington at 5 p.m. to-day. Upon completion of discharge of her cargo of Knv.-i'.a.-tlo conl :it Auckland, Napier, and Gisbornc. the Union Company's Kanna will load on the West Coast for Australian ports. The vessel is rallini? at Wellington about Saturday, to put out a few hundred tons of coal. Carrying a cargo of coal for the Admiralty, the Union Company'*- steamer Wh.-i----ngape left Westport for .Sydney at 10.20 a.m. yesterday. To-day the Ngatoro, from Orcyramith, and the Komata from Wcslport, will arrive at Wellington with coal cargoes. The Poherua will be dispatched to Greymouth this evening. Having finished her work at Castlepoint the Government steamer Ilinemoa proceeded on to Portland Island light Jast evening. It is hoped to dispatch t.ho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer WhaKatano from Wellington to Lyttelton on Saturday. To-morrow tho Union Company's Island trade Xavua will arrive at Wellington from fitiva, via Auckland, with a quantity of fruit, Haupiri, s.s., leaves Picton for Wellington early this morning. This afternoon she leaves port for the East Ooast and Auckland. Yesterday the steamer Waipori left Greymouth timber-laden tor ileluourne and Adelaide. The vessel will return to New Zealand, via Uobart, with a. similar cargo. Tho sale of tha wrecked steamer Knight of St. George, which piled up on tho reef off Nukalofa, Tonga, last August through being driven out of her course by ocean currents, produced a little excitement iu the Tongan capital last month. The auction of the vessel, which had on board, among other cargo, a million feet of. Oregon timber, drew an Interested crowd of prospective bidders and curious onlookers. Before tho disposal of tho hull and main contents, about thirty odd lots, including several of tho Etoamer's boats, were knocked down, the lifcboat-s fetching £6 6s. and £6 15s. respectively, while the gig (a. newer boat) realised £19. The sale of the vessel herself started at £IM, and from £150 crept up in fives to £205, at which price she became the property of a Tongan syndicate, for whom Jlr J. Cowley arrived in Auckland on Saturday to purchase plant lor salvaging operations. Should the weather hold good there will bo. a handsome profit in the venture, as the cargo of timber alone irworth a great deal moro than the price given.