SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1695, 11 March 1913, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH.

MOON. Moon rises to-day, 8.44 a.m.; sets, 7.43 p.m. HIGH WATER, To-day, 7.6 a.m.; 7.35 p.m. To-morrow, 7.47 a.m.; 8.14 p.m. SDN. » Sun rises to-da.y, 5.41 a.m.: sets, 6.19 p.m. ARRIVALS. MONDAY, MARCH 10. TOKOMARU, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 6238 tons. Kelly, from St. John, via Australian ports and .Auckland. RIPPLE, s.s. (9.35 a.m.), 370 tons, Fletcher, from Gisbornc. KOMATA, s.s. (9.55 a.m.), 1994 tons, Tate, from Westport. KOROMIKO, s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 1541 tons, Davcy, from Westport. DEPARTURES, MONDAY, MARCH 10. OPAWA, s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. WAIHAU, s.s. (noon), 93 tons, Deiley, for Blenheim.

PATEENA, s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, Cameron, for Picton and Nelson. PassengersSaloon : For Picton—Mioses Perrin, Gibbs. SimcFter, Mesdames Perrin, Waddy, Green, Barker, Hatfield. Ilutson. Messrs. Troup, Gaudin, Adams, Roskrugo, Perrin, Rabone, Duncan, Jenkin, Beaven, Htitson. For Nelson—Misses Peebles (2), Ninnes, West, Campbell, Mesdames Puce, Fitzmaurice (2), Prichard and child, Haywood, Jensoil, Richmond, Henrys, Burden and 3 children, Milroy, Messrs. Milroy, Sherwood. Price, Oakley, Kempthorne, Munro. Webb, Sullivan, Fitzmaurice (2), Irving, Murray, Thome, Barnard. Haywood, Jenson, Richmond. Henrys; 20 steerage. AORERE, s.s. (4.15 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, for Patea. KATUNI, s.s. (5 p.m.), 150 tons, M'lntosh, for Patea. AWAROA, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 344 tons, Bonner, for Nelson and Motueka. MANA, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 134 tons, Gibson, for Patea. HUIA, s.s. (6 p.m.), 127 tons, Burt, for Wanganui. AWAHOU, s.s. (6.5 p.m.), 407 tons, Manley, for Foxton.

MAORI, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 3399 tons, Aldwell, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Doull. Duncan', Williams, Donnelly. Matfciefoil (2), Buddie, D'Oyly, Tansev (2), Reece, Mesdames Chrisp, Monan, Kennedy, Jameson, Mills, Begg, Watson, Miles, Crichton, Clark, Sutcliffe. Williams, Robertson, Holmes, Harloy, Lowie, Mathieson, Kemp, Dudlev, Da.lton, Jack, Sen.-Sergt. Mathieson, Rev. Dudley, Major Brtrtvn, Browne, Hon. W. F. Jfassey, Messrs. Dempster, Lewis, M'Garland, Jenkinson, Watson, ,Chrisp. Monan, Jameson. Butcher, Thomson, Gartick, Wa.lke, Miles, Barr,. lieed, Joicey, Mackay. Clark, Sutcliffe. Harley, Short, Lowie. Chapman, Jones, Hitohings, Barnett. Darsh, Lennox, Davidson, Jerusalem, Eldridge, Wilson, Wa.reham, Scott, Wateman, M'Rne, Hall, Rfad (2), Fpjf, Dalton, Malone, Jack, Astin (2), Chrisp! 50 steerage. NGATORO. s.s. (9-5 p.m.), 1137 tons. Christian. for Westport. NGATORO. s.s. (9.5 p.m.), 1137 tons, Christian. for Westl>ort. NGAHERE, s.s. (10 p.m.), 1090 tons, Dinner, for Oreymouth. KAMONA, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 1090 tons, Walton. for Napier. • MANAROA, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 122 tons, Hart, for Pelorus Sound.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. R-akiura, Motueka, March 11. Queen of the South, Foxton, Mar. 11. Stormbird, Wanganui, March 11. 1 Arapawa, Wanganui, March ,11. Kiripaka, Patea, March 11. Nikr.u, Nelson, Motueka, March 11. Mararoa, Lyttelton. March 11.-Wo-katu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, March 11. Monowai, northern ports, March 11. Alexander, Terakoho, March 11. Pateena, Nelson, Picton, March 11. Mokoi'a, Duncdin, Lyttelton, March 11. Mannroa. Pclorus Sound, March 11. Ooa-wa, Blenheim, Starch 11. Wairau, Blenheim, March 11. Waverloy, Foxton, March 11. Jlinomoa, northern lighthouses, Mar. 11. Haupiri, Onehunga, New P>mouth, March 11. XJorinna,. southorn ports, ..March 12. A'brpr'e, "Patea, March'l2. , K-atoa, Westport, March 12. Awahou. Foxton, March 12. ' 1 Ktfthu, Fnst Coast, March 12. 1 Huia, .Wanganui, .March 12. •• '■ Kapuni, Patea. March 12. Man-a, Patea, March 12. Awaroa, Motueka, Nelson, -March 12, . Maori, Lyttelton, March 12. . -Warrimoo, Sydney. March 12. Wairuna, Newcastle, March 12. Arahura, Wost Coast, Nelson, Picton, March 12. Taviuni, southern'ports, March 12. Ma.ncapapa ; Karamea, March- 12. Amokura, Kcrmedccs. via north. Mar. 12. Westmeath, Waito-ra, March 13. Sta,r of Ireland, Port Chalmers, Mar. 13. Arahura, Picton, March 13. Wimmera, Dunedin. Lyttelton. Mar. 13. Navua, Suva. Auckland, March 13. Koutonnui, East.Coast, March 14. Maital, northern portfl. March 14. Manuka, Melhourne, via south. M.ir. 14. Mokoia, northern ports, March 18.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Baklura, Greymonth, Hokitika. Mar. li. Blenheim, Blenheim, March 11. Jlonowai, Lyttelton, Dune-din. March 11. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, West Coast, March 11. Hippie. Napier." Gishorne. Mar. 11. Waverley. Nelson, West .Coast, liar. 11. Nikan, Nelson, Motueka, March 11. Mararoa, Lyttelton, March 11. Kiripaka, Patea, March 11. Arapawa, Wanganui. Marcli 11. Stormbird, Wancanui, Marcli 11. Queen of the South, Foxton, March 11. Koonyn, Greymonth, • March 11. Tokomaru. Lyttelton,' March 11. Xokoia, northern ports, March 11, Ruahinc. Lyttelton. March 11. Opam-i, Blenheim, March 11. Haupiri', Onehunjsa, via way ports, Mn.rch 12. Wairau, Blenheim, March 11. Corinn.a. Nelson, New Plymouth, Onehitnga, March 12. Aorore, Patea. March 12. Alexander. Nelson, West Coast, Mar. 12. Awaliou, Foxton, March 12.' Kahti, East. Coast. March 12. Manaroa; Kavelock. March 12. Buia, Wanganui, March 12. Mana, "Patea, March 12. Kapuni, Patea, March 12. Awaroa, Nek=on, Motueka. Mar. 12. Patecna. Picton, Nelson, March 12. Maori. Lyttelton, March, 12. Komata, Westoort, Maxell 12. Mnnirapapa. Wostport, Karamea, Mar. 12. Tndralema. Bluff. March' 12. Tavimii, Westport, Greymonth, Mar. 12. Wakatu, Kaikoura. Lyttelton, March 12. Arahnra, Picton, March 13. Warrimoo, Mclbournr. via south, Mar. 13. Wimmera. Sydney, via north. March 13. Mutatun. London, March 13. Knton, Wcfitport. March 13. T\o>'OTniki, Newcastle, March 13.. Maitni. Lvtteltou, Dunedin, March 14. Manuka, Sydney, March 14. Westmeath. Avonmouth, March 15. Arahura, Picton, Nelson, West Coast. Mn'-ch 15. Star of Ireland. London. March 15. Mokoia, Lyttelton, Dunedin, March 18. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OP STEAMERS. WARRIMOO, due here from Sydney March 12. Sails March 13 for Melbourne, via south. , WIMMPRA, dun here from sout}i March 13. Sails same day for Sydney, via north. MANUKA, due here from Melbourne, via south, on March 14. Sails same day for Sydney direct.

BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. MELBOURNE. March 9.^ Arrived.—Brisbane, from ITokinngn; XJII- - from Bluff and llohnrt, SYDNEY, March 10. Arrived.—KHtawa., from Kmpara. Salled.~M"a.ra-ma. (1 p.m.), and Moldavia. (JJ p.m.), for Auckland. BRISBANE.. March- 8. Arrived.—Morayshire, from Duncdin. COASTAL. MONDAY, MA It OH 10. AUCKLAND. Arrived.-Rssex '(3.45 p.m.), from Liverpool, via Australian ports. To sail.—Maheno flfl p.m.), for Sydney. Arrived.—Navua. (9.30 p.m.), from F'jl. ONEIIUNta. Sailed.—Karawa (4 p.m.), for New J'l.vmonth; Hauptri (<1.40 p.m.), for Now I'ly.mouth and .Wellington*

GISBOIINE. Sailed.— I Takapuna (0.10 p.m.), for Napier. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Wells, Keilia, Habett, Tekanili, Hops, Proctor, Dawson, and King, Mesdames Robinson, Sim and 2 eli'ldren,- Dunning and infant, Ross, I'yke, Ilarding and child, and Morehui, the ll'6n. A. T. Ngata and Mrs. Ngata, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Inspector Aldred anil Mrs. Aldred, Messrs. Paul, Parnell, Ambrose, Stewart, Gray, Lewis, Holdsworth, Weston, Jamieson, Hekota, Wi To Tan, Drnmmond, Heine, Ri'icc, Martin, Huston, Louie Took. Tons Gong, Wilson, Breingan, Cooper, Putiki, Mori, Keilia, Tuku, Crone, Frahtr, Tustin, King, Lucas, J. V. Pettie, Kome, Morse, Ansell, Pycroft, Davis, Hall. Parker.. Morse, C. J. Parker, Mitiwata, Brown, Tameko, Hetet Pepene, Joseph (2), and Justice Cooper. ■NAPIER. Sailed.—Monowul (3.40 p.m.), from Wellington. PATEA. Sailed— Kirlpaka (11.15 a.m.). for Wellington. WANGANUI. Sailed.—Arapawa, p.m.), for Wellington. FOXTON\ " To rail—Queen of the South (10 p.m.;, for Wellington. ' I'ICTON. " . ■ Arrived.— Pateena (5 p.m.), from Welllngton. BLENHEIM. Arrived.—Walrau (8 p.m.), from Wei-' lington. NELSON. Sailed.—Niltau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.— I Waikmata. (2.45 p.m.), from Newcastle. . Sailed.-rMokoia (12.15 p.m.): Mararoa' (6.20 p.m.), and Himitangi, for Wellington; C.vcnet, For Akaroa; Wakatu, for Koikoura and Wellington. '

Sailed.-Mararoa (6.20 p.m.), for Wellington. Passengers: .Saloon—Misses Yates, Williams, Ness, Stevens,. Rodgers, Hunt, Mesdames ' Wright, Harland, Bruero, Thompson, Rowe, Lancaster, Duncan, poll' glas, Gates, Hunt and 3 children, Miller, Messrs. Wright, Harland, Bridge, Bedford, Duncan, Burdon, Whelan, Bruere, Rule, Haworth, Phillips, Collins. Dealies, GatCJ, Hunt, Ring, Hutching;, Miller, Smith, HarIcy, Brocker, Fitzpatrick. Fisher, Hj'land, Prother, Masters Hunt (2); 21 steerage. DUNEDIN. Sailed.—Taviuni (3 p.m.), for Afest Coast, via wav ports; John (5.15 p.m.), for Wanganui, via- way ports. BLUFF. Arrived.—Manuka, from Melbourne and .Hobart. PaEeengeni—Saloon: For Dunedin— Mesdames Ilungerford, Birch, Waters, Dewhurst, Misses Shearer (2), Messrs. Holdsworth, Wagner, Lipscumbe, Birch, Smith, Agnes. Dewhurst; 22 steerage. For Lyttelton—Misses Drlnkwatcr. Sims, Goldie, Messrs. Hill. M'Alpine, nichey, Hiattery; 10 steerage. For Wellington—Mesdames Martin, Mathewson and 2 children, Misses Brennan, Thorp, Messrs. Martin, Bennett, 16 steerage. Sailed—Moerakf (5.45 p.m.), for Melbourne, via Hobart. MAKURA'S EXPECTED ARRIVAL. At 8 p.m. on Sunday tlio Union Company's R.M.S. Makuxa. advised by wireless that she was 673 miles from Auckland. Th« liner, whicli Is en route from Vancouver, was expected to make port between midnight to-night and 2 a.m. to-morrow. WARRIMOO RUNNING LATE. Cable advice lias l been received by the local offico of the Union Company stating that the Warritnoo cleared Sydney for Wellington direct at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Sho has 64 saloon and 94 steerage passengers on board for Now Zealand. A wireloss_ mossage received from the Warrimoo yesterday stated that she was not expected to arrive in port until 10 p.m. to-morrow. No doubt the Warrlaoo has been delayed by the prevailing bad weather on tho other sido of the Tasman Sea. TOKOMARU IN PORT. An arrival in port from Montreal, via way ports, early yesterday morning was the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Tokomaru.'

Captain R. A. Kelly has the following officers:—Chief, Mr. F. Kidman; second, Mr. TO! L. G. Uastie: third, Mr. E. J. Edmonds; fourth, Mr. B. Ellison. Mr. J. Naismith is chinf engineer. Mr. W. Ridgway second, Mr. E. Norris third, Mr. A. Walker fourth, Mr. Tt. Evans fifth, Mr. J. Waters sixth. Mr. W. Steward is chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. R. Howatt second, and Mr. 71. Divies is chief steward. Owing to an accidentAo Mr. 11. Roberts, chief ofllcor of the Tokoma.ru, who sustained a broken leg while the vessel was on the passage from St. -John to Australian mid Now Zealand ports, Mr. F. Kidman, the Second officer, was promoted to chief, and: Messrs. W. T. G. ITastie and E. J. Fdmonds, third and fourth officers respectively, wore promoted to sccond and third. On tho Tokoraaru's arrival at Sydney Mr. B. Ellison, joined the vessel as fourth officer. i Tin Tokoma.ru leaves Wellington for tho south to-dny, and loads in Now 7calnnd on behalf of her owners, the Shaw-Sa>l!l line. She will a.fterwarid-5 lead at Oamarn, Timaru, Nelson. Wellington (from March 26 to 28). a.nd Bluff. She will leave tlue letter port finally for London- about the end of the month. ROTORUA LEAVES THE CAPE. En route from London to Wellington tho New Zealand Shinning Co.'s R.M.S. Rotorua arrived.at Cape Town at 8 a.m. on March 7, and continued her journey to Ilobart at 4 p.m. the same day. The Rotorua is steaming well, having a-vera-ged the distance from Plvmouth to Cape Town ill 19 days. She is due here on March 31. TAKEN BY S.S. OR A fit. The New Zealand Shipping Uo.'s steamer Orari, which left Wellington for London on February' 27, took the following cargo from tlio undermentioned ports:— From Auckland to London—4763 bales wool, 1 fadgc wool, 1625 cases kauri gum, 962 sacks kauri gum, 639 bales fiax, 263 casks tallow, 49 casks pelts, 12 bales rags, 495 pieces timber, 168 sacks hides, JJ cases iiouey, 24 tins sine dross, 14 bars bullion, 318 Quarters beef, 1791 carcasses mutton. 9317 carcasses lamb, 2 cases horso hair, 18 packages sundries.

From Tokomavu Bay to London—lU'/8 bales wool, 103 casks tallow, 87 casks pelt*. £•828 carcasses mutton, 3505 carcasses lamb, 36 pockets wool, 3 bags wool, 11 casks ca-s----inirs, 2 kegs casings, 328 carcasses teg*. From Gisborne to London—222B bales wool, From Napier to London—2Bs3 bales wool. 6 fndges wool, 252 casks, 162 casus pelts, 13.792 carcasses mutton, 9517 carcasses iamb, 144 fadges woo!, :.0 casks cagings, 84 carcasses tegs, ICB casks premier .lus, l case casings, 25 crates kidneye. From Wellington to London—3464 bales wool, 16 bades flax, 64 cask* tallow, 17 Backs hides, .2 packages sundries. From Wellington to Goole— 42 bales wool. From Wellington to Hull—4 bales wool. From Auckland to Goole—9Bs bales wool. From Auckland to Hull—l67l bales wool.' From Napier to Goole— l @6 bales wool. From Napier to Hull—lol9 bales wool. HAKAIA AT NEW . YOBK. " The local, office of the New Zealand Shipping Co. has been' advised that the Rakaia arrived at New York from Bombay on Saturday. March 8. She proceeds thence to St. John, Canada, to load for New Zea/land ports. ESSEX AT AUCKLAND. Shortly ; before 5 p.m. yesterday the F. and S. Line's steamer Essex arrived at Auckland from l Liverpool, via. Australian ports. The vessel is due at Wellington on March 17.

The Union Company's collier Walporl la now .en route from Westport to Auckland. On completion of discharge of her coal cargo there the vessel proceeds to ICafpara to load, for Syrtno Subsequently the Waipovi poes to Newcastle to load 'for New Zealand ports. The Westport Harbour Board's suction dredge Eileen Ward, is expected to be taken off the Wellington Patent Slip either to-, day or to-morrow. The Blackball Company's collier Ngahcre, which left Wellington for Grcymouth last cvonintr, loads again for this port. On Friday next the Canterbury Steamship Co.'s Breeze is due at Wellington from the south. Shu i» to sail the samo day for Wanganui. The Now. Zealand Shipping Co.'s chartered steamer Buteshire is due in port from Napier to-morrow. She will sail about the end of the webk for Lyttolton, loavin? the latter, port for London about March- 20. ROYAL NAVAL RESERVISTS. Captain Q. 0. Smith, Royal Naval Registrar for New Zealand. 1m? be»n advised by Captain Stopford, of IT.M.S. • Pvramus, that the drill ship is expected .to be in New Zealand waters ' about April 5. The Pvramus will not remain any length of time at one port. Royal Naval Reserve men must be prepared to go to sea in the drill ship if necessary. SEVERAL SCOWS SOLI). There was a. large attend'ance at the auction mart of Mr. R. C. Carr, in Swanson iStreot. Auckland, on Friday, when six scows, belonging to the Ford Shinniiig Company, were offered for snle. The threemasted scow Korora was started at £ICOO. and war na«sed in when the bidding lnd reached £1800. The Moa. 99 tons, was withdrawn after the bidding had reached £1500, and the -Rang!. 86 ton* gross, was passed in at. £lioo. The bidding was better for the smaller vessels, and the last three ' offered found purchasers. The scow Wanderer, 85 tons gross, was bought by Mr. , A. R. Allison for £750. The Welcome was secured by Me«rs. Cunningham nnd Co. for £600. nnd the Seagull. P2 tons gros«, went to Mr. Ocorge Niocol for £310. PATKA HARBOUR. At the Patea. Harbour Board mpetinsr von Jordan cay a a. floricpjondeat, Sir, .Y10K93;..

Mann, 0.E., submitted an interim report on the proposed harbour improvement scheme. Ho went into details, and showed that so far about. £45,000 had been spent on tho harbour, but that from .€IOO,OOO to £150,0C0 was required to complete the entrance. This proper entrance, he pointed out. was absolutely necessary, and it was useless thinking of continuing as a port without it. FATE OF A FAMOUS CLIPPER. The •Thermopylae, one of the famous clipper ships of bvgone days, which made a name for herself in the Australian trade for her many remarkably fast passages, ended lmr career rece-ntly under remarkable circumstances. Dp till six months ago the fulfilled dutv as a training ship on the river 'i'agus, and was then discarded, being too old and small for further (service. The (Government did not like to sell a vessel with her reputation, and It was. therefore, decided to tow her out to sea and give her a naval funeral by sinking her, which wvis accordingly done-by two Portuguese men-of-war, and so ended the career of oi;e of tho finest and fastest sailing s.hips f,fcat ever sailed the ocean. The Thermopylae, on her maiden voyage in 18fS. under the -command of Captain Kernball, dropped .xichor in llolKon's .Day sixty-one days o'xt from London Docks—a record nover beaten by any sailing shin between these ports'- Tho nearest, approach to it was the days' passage of'tho Ben Yoirlich in i 875- It is on record that on her maiden voysaTO to Melbourne the Thermopylae, on Janaviry 4. 1869, logged 336 knots in the twehtytfeur hours. On her second trip to Melbourne 6he did even better bv reeline oil ?42 knots in twentyfour hours. From I'Wlbourne the- Thermopylae proceeded (o Newcastle, thence to China, to take part in' the annual race to the Thames with (he Jicv season's teas. Sho covered 1 the distance from Foochow to London in ninctv-onc day'c. up til! then a record for the race, but .it was brokon a few days later, when tl'-Jft Sir Lancelot arrived, ninety days out fwm the same port, and proved to be the indisputable winner of tho blue ribbon of the ocean in that particular year.

MESS-TABLE GOSSIP.-. . Captain Baldwin, late of the Karamu, who hag been on holiday leave, Iras.gone to Dunediu for orders. Mr. C. Roberts, chief officer of t.ho Rakanoa, has come ashore on holiday 1 leave. Mr. R. A. Fvfe, chief engineer of tho Wimmera, has gone ashore at Sydney on holiday leave. Mr. W. Knox is actingchief during his absence, and tho second and bird engineers have been promoted, a step, while Mr. A. E. Kendall has joined the Wimmera as fourth engineer. Mr. W. F. Mulgan, chief engineer of tho Ngatoro, has rejoined that vessel at Wellington. Mr. V. Barrett, third engineer of the Ngatoro, signed off the vessel at Wellington yesterday. Tlio four-masted schooner. H.- D. Bendixsen is reported to have sailed from Puget Sound on December 26 with a cargo of timber for Dnnedin, and should therefore arrive hero shortly. According to a Sydney shipping paper the wheat freights are beginning to easo somewhat. Recently a steamer was chartered at 375. per ton, and it is expected others will follow at this rate. The Union steamen Kaitungata, left Port Chalmers for Newcast-lo on Sunday evening. The Tyser liner Star of Ireland is due to leave Port Chalmers for Wellington tomorrow evening. She is expected to arrive here on March 12, and .will. tako her departure for London on Starch 15. Tile mail steamer Runhino is scheduled to leave Wellington for Lyttclton this afternoon. The Government stenmer Hinemoa- left Oneliunga for Manukau Heads yesterday afternoon. She is expected to leave the n<jads for Wellington this afternoon, and is due in port to-morrow. Leaving the Bluff for Wanganui next Saturday, the F. and S. Jjino'e steamer Tyrone wili commence loading there. . She is due here on Thursday, March. 20, and leaves for Timaru and Lyttelton on March 25. Departure will bo taken from tho lastmentioned port for Avonmouth, via Las Palmas, on April 1. Passengers who intend proceding to Sydney by tho Union Company's Manuka next Friday are advised to secure (hcii f berths as early as possible. The ship's accommodation is filling up rapidly. The coastal steamer Corinna is due from tlio south to-morrow morning, and is scheduled to sail for Nelson, New Plymouth, and Oushung-a. at 5 p.m.

Arahura, s.s., arrived at Greymouth from Wellington,..via way ports, at 9 a.m. yesterday, and-left on. the return trip at 10 p.m. She was to have left Westport at 10 a.m.- to-day. On account of an accident to her hydraulic gear the Moltoia, is late coming up the coast this week. She is' due at Wellington this morning, and sails for .northern ports at 5 p.m. Bound for New Plymouth and Wellington the coastal steamer Iltiupiri left Onchunga yesterday afternoon. She is duo here to-morrow moraine, and will bo dispatched for Onehunga, via way ports, tomorrow Jevening. The Taviuni is advertised to leave Wellington for Westport and Greymouth at 4 p.m. to-morrow. The turret steamer Koromiko arrived at Wellington from Westport yesterday nv-rv-ing. She sails for Newcastle on" ThurfrV^.. From Greymouth tho collier Kaiapoi is proceeding to Sydney. On completion of discharge at the New South Wales port the vessel will be engaged in the Tasmanian trade temporarily. The s.s. Kaituna was due at Devenport, Tasmania yesterday. She proceeds thenceto Burnie, Adelaide, Edlthburg, Wallaroo, Melbourne, Timaru, Lyttelton, and finally Weltyngton. The Union collier Kamona, left Wellington for Napier last ovening. From the latter port she proceeds to Westport to load- for Wellington. The Kauri was to have left Napier for Newcastle yesterday. She loads at Newcastle for Now Zealand ports. Hound from Picton to Newcastle, the Union collier Kurow loads coal there for Lyttelton.

Day. Hr. m. New moon 8 H 52 a.m. First quarter 16 8 28 a.m. Full moon .22 11 26 p.m. Last quarter 30 0 28 a.m.

OVERSEA SHIPPING. 'Steamers. From. Left. Due. Hn.wUc's Bay ... Mntfon Jan. 10 ' Mar. 18 Whakarua London .Tan. Apr. 14 NcHm.nn London Jan. 30 Mar. 18 Tafnui London .Tan. 30 Mar. 18 bpawa London Jan. 3 Anr. 2 Tfotorua London Fob. 15 Mar. 31 ttjvnsrntin London. Feb. 6 Apr. 3 Tndrabarah London Feb. 13 Apr. 18 Ionic London Feb. 28 Apr. 15 Kaipara- London Mar. 2 Apr. 23 Liverpool Jftn. 11 Mar.J7 Surrey Liverpool Feb. 22 Apr. 76 WliaWUane St. Johp Feb. 15 A nr. 30 Kin Ora St. John Mar. j3 May 20 "RnvenMs NewVork Dee. 24 Apr. 4 OolUntrhaiii NewVork Jan. 21 Apr. 29 Glenetivc NewVork Jan. 20 Anr. 29 , Tlriez I*el NewVork — "Wav '>■ j Oourtfleld New York Fob. 20 May 2