MAITAI'S VOYAGE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1379, 4 March 1912, Page 7

MAITAI'S VOYAGE.

J)KI',.VVKJ) ])V BAD STHAMING. Uavini; arrived in Ilio straim at WclliiiKton, fi'i; V San the previous night, the Union i:oiiipi\ny'.t It.M.S. llailai berthed at the Queen's Wharf No. 6 on .Satunby nioriiliiy. A report of the round voyauc 'supplied by Jlr. A. Andrew;:, purscr.i is as follows.— Arter leaviiif,- on .Inmiar.v 12, liaratoiißii w::.i rendu".! at 8 p.m. on January 17, l'ap?cte 7 a.m. on January SO, and San Vruiu'isi'o noon ou February-2. Home delay wiw occni-ioned at the last-nieiitioned port, on account of a thick foR. .Mtidcnic senii and variaMc winds wwe osiii-Wi'iireil on Hii! imrih?ni voyaßc. With ;i (,'ocd nuinlK'i , (if ];asscii(!i>rf in all classes, ami a- Um-rs nuiicrul ciirpo, the rot urn trip wiis coniinciucd at "noon ou February 7-fiolden (iati-s Ijeiiitr cleared at 1.2(1 p.m. Fine weather prevailed oil Iho run to Papeete, which port wan reached at 7 a.m. on February 20, depnnure bc-iiiK lalicu a! 8 n.m. the followinK day. Arriving at ltarotoiißii 1 p.m. on February 23. the weather conditions were so bail for working carßo ,tl':U :i very small quantity of Iruil wan shipped. Towards eyuiiinjT tlii> conditions (jut worse, it hpiiiß impossible for the boats to lie alongside the .steamer. At 11.20 p.m. the fame day the vessel continued her voyage to Wellington. Moderate pale, hitch kch.s and rain squalls were experienced for the (irst. 30 hours out, and these conditions gradually moderated to calm seas till arrival. The Jlaitai fcs very Ton! below the waterline, and this accounted for her being two dayn late, in arriving at Wellington. licforc she i-ailccl for Sydney :it 6.20 p.m. the vessel tlii-'rhnrgcd M:c followiiiif <-argo at this port.—J3Bs boxes raisins, 2760 boxes prunes, 175 boxes peachc-, SO boxes apricoti-, 120 eases apples, M eatos anil 47 crates liibricatirK oil, 167 crates and "?o rolls roolinir ir-alcrial, 73 cases periodical, 20 cases rubber pao/ci'iiß , , 7 cases rubber cement, 5D casc.i rubber hose, 30 ca.ses rubber pneliinsr. 11 i-hocs, ii case:: dry colours, 10 barrels ink. 20 cases plough?, 7 crates ilriißs. 99 boxen cod fish, 25 eases canned asparagus, 15 casivi reclaimed rubber. 210 packages metal polish. A cases herbs, t7 cases minine machinery, 15 cases shell. 96 ca.-es paint, 1 automobile. 9 cai-es vanilla tan.?, for Hamburg, 72 cases M.0.1 , , shell for London, 7 bales cotton for London. Cargo amounting to SCO tons was taken to Sydney and oilier Australhn pons. This i« the la.-t trip the Maitai will make in Iho Sydney-Wcllington-San Franc.iiifo service. The Manuka, which is to leave the New South Wales port on March 23, relieves her in the trade. The Manuka, is doe at Wellington, March 28, and sails on March 29 for Snn Francisco, via llamtoiign. and Pnppclp. she is due at her declination on April 18.

PASSKXOKItS lIV TII.B MAITAI. The follmviiiß p.iwiMiciTS landoil from T! JI.S. Jlaltai ill Wclliiicton »n Saturday:Kirst• fiiloo)i--J!i-s DuvfiK Jlr-i. llolladay. Coloiii'l .Monro, llcsn-f. llollailay. Ormc, Iliiyduii, lluiii>. 11. li. Kidilicl;. Kociond Buloou-Jlis-cs (iowlnnci. Slicphci'd-Farrcll, Mi-sdamcs llarcan, Mnirill uiid infant, llclden, Mef,-rs. TiaiiKc, liolii'rtH. Davics. 'l'ukc. .Masill, Hiintcr, M'Kam-ilc, Vcrcin. Thirdclass -Mcsdami'3 StcvpuHon, Orccnbnnk, jjpssrs, Smith (2', Suari>z, Montoii, Wat-

MONOW.U DELAYED. Owing to bad weather at Lytteltoil on Saturday, the .Moiiowai was unable to wurlt i'iii"o. Consequently, it wan dcoldeil to Ict'on hi'i- at Lytloltoli until to-day. Shu i< due lit Weiliuirtoti to-uioiTow iiioruiiig-, and sails for .Napier. (lisljorne. urn! Aiieklaml duriiis Hi? afternoon. Tho priori iviiii kept hark lit Lyileltou until 11 p.m., mill llli' Mcnowil pn.-r-eniri'M rtUilf on by her. 'I'lic Mauri tu.ili I'J hour" lu I'onii' up K, Wi'lliiißinii, and lvcciwd :i "du-lliii; ' I r>llll tin- suiilherly cale.

WAIWKIIA LKAVF.S KYDNKV. 11l continuation of her ji)iii-!ii!,v from Si. .I.ilwi (Sow ]|]'ii»>nic!<) In Now 'Zealand path-, Ihe New Zealand Shipping Co. , * stc.-imcr Wniwcra lefl Sydney ror Auckland mi Tiiurnlay ln.-t. She i≥ due at Vi'clliuirtun about Jliuxli 12,

NKLSOS APPLE EXPOIiTS. On TiiDsdav morniiiß tho Anchor liincV l( ""mer I<"iioa is due at from Kelson with about ICCO ««•,<<>(■ a:ij)lo». whU'U will 1)0 traiislnppcd d> li.M.h. Kotorun for lioridoii. On .nunplcnun of dis-rl-a.r»o tlio Kailoa lo Nelson to load ljetivccn 3CM lo -'.CM i-a.'e.i of upplos for Wi-llinston. This Inller rurc. «, lie In>ll shipped to U.M.S. Tahiti lor Sail ] ; rr;iicijou. WniJIKP.A LATK. V liicssajjp received hy the local liadio OllU-e. from ijie Wimniera (Sydiity to Aucklmid), stated '.lint the vw.vcl am\e;l ill the northern port at 10.30 p.m. yesterday. MESS-TAUI.K nOSSIP. Uγ. W. U leers', mate or the steamer Rtormliirrt. left the ve*el at oil "Mr. l 'c. KafT. late second olllrer of the Ifaiivolo, h:w joined (he lV:iir«li:i. . Mr. A. Aiidrciv.". i>nr>-er of K.M.S. Mailai, ■joiiM It.JI.S. Jlonnku at Sydney this tup. Mi-vrs. Fk'trhcr, and Chydon. i-liiel and 'eeomi 'ollleer of It.JI.M. Jlailai rc.imctiveiv. will transfer to Ii.XI.H. sl;intil::i when 'silt; cnteiw the Franciieo tr Mr? - M-Lel)nn is artiiiff a 6 elijof ollleor of the Tmawera, veliiv.in-i Mr. llill. who stayed hehi-.i.l at Aueklaml owing to biekuess in hi.s family. From Hie Miniilmii tlie Maiiriland Steam, sliip Co.'s llolmdalc is liriiijriuir a load or tiii'licr to Wellington. She is duo In port to-day. Hiivinp completed discharge of (he WelliiiKton portion of hpr lloki , rfli-ffo, the Sliaw-Kavill It.jr.S. lonic left for I.ytte.llon shortly after 0 a.m. yesterday. The Pelone arrived in poet from liyltclton yesterday incrnitiir. To-diy flic talic.s ill a load of cheei>, and leaves for Lyttcltuii asain. Now loadinpr coal at Newcaslle, the Union C'-ompiiny's ~tenmcr Haltanna is to pio<-eed to Diinedin to di,=chai'U'e. The JTaoicr-owncd trawler Nora >"ivcn is due at Wellington to-morrow for flipping. To-morrow the Scales clinrtcrcii fteamer Olaii Oitilvy ri'if. at Wellington from Hnnljiiry, vfa. Biiiiedin and I.yttelt.on. A nart careo of hardwood will be dischai'Kcd here. A delay in hearing the ease of the interpretation of the award rciiiirduiß t.iic Merchant Sen ire (Jtiild in Austral :i has been occnsionctl by 31 r. Jiwlieo llist'lli.i heiiiß enpigMl in the Iramways case. Cnptoili 1). .I.'Watson, secretary o[ the New; Zeal-nid Onild. has therefore been detained at Melbourne. Had weather ajrain nrevniled at Castlepoint on Sniturday, and prevented the Coveminent steamer Uineniori from landiuK .stores, etc., at that place. To-day the small coaxial ttenmer Maiißapripa. ii due in purl from Karamea and Wcstporl. She i.- sehrdnled it> leave mi the return trip thiH nftcrnnon. Ka.itaiurata, s.s. leaves (.ire.vnioutli for •Sydney to-morrow, laden with timber. The itoaracr Somerset, fn roulo from Port Chalaioivt to Waitara, put into p->ct- yesterday afternoon for Movmlores. 'Jh.e vessel I'onliiiiicd her voyaKc nboiit hall an hour later.