AEAWA AND MAMARI WITH EMIGRANTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1858, 18 September 1913, Page 9

AEAWA AND MAMARI WITH EMIGRANTS.

By Telograph—Press Association—Copyright "Himcß"—Sydney "Sun"—Special Cables. (Rec. September 17, 6.5 p.m.) London, September 17. Tho Sham, SavHl, au<l Albion Company's mail steamer Arawa wHI eail for New Zealand on October .9 with 150 emigrants, consisting of fiunin hande and domestics. The same: company's steamer Mamari baa been specially chartered to leave hero on November 13 to take <00 emigrants (including 55 farm hoys) to New Zealand.

THE SYDNEY STEAMER. The Union Company's steamer Manuka arrived at Wellington from Sydney' direct at noon yesterday. She berthed at the Queen's Wharf No. 6 an hour and a half later. Sydney was left at 12.15 p.m. on Saturday la6t, and moderate seas with light variable winds were experienced throughout the rum Imports by the Manuka were as follow:— 23 bundles shafts, 114 loose shafts, 111 sacks spokea. 4438 felloes. 70 'bales paper, 220 bale 3 punnics, 70 cases fish, 175 drums carbide, 233 cases tea, 42 cases, tobacco, 12 bags (ingots). bronze, 60 cases wine, 30 cases tdlks, 1750 piccea timber, 124 cases beer, 1250 cases trait, 87 sacks maize, 22 cylinders ammonia., 17 cylinders gas, 91 balca corks. 88 eases soaps, 730 crates onions, 832 packages rice, 64 bags eugar, 41 cases food. 40 cases sugar, 30 cases soap, 29 cases sardines, 25 coses eeit; and transhipments eoc Sumatra, Janus, Arvieto, Horbury, Turul, Bombala, Wakatipu, Dumbca, ■ Rhcinfela, Eastern Zietou, Prinze Bigismund, -Franken,, and Aldenham; also a, quantity of sundries. Tho Manuka will leave Wellington for Melbourne, via southern ports and Hobart, at 5 p.m. to-day.

BEFIT OF S.S. MAORI. It will probably be some little time yet isays the "Prces") beforo the Union Company's turbine stoa.mer Maori resumes running in the Lyttelton-Wellington ferry service.

.When the Wahino started running in tho ferry sen-ice on July 19, tho Maori went to Port Chalmerß to undergo extensive overhaul, which she greatly needed, after nearly three years of continuous service. It is understood, however, that owing to the great slackness in tho passenger trade between Lyttalton and Wellington, thatmatters in connection with tho refit of the Maori are not bciinj hurried, and that sho will not rcsimno her regular running in the ferry service before the end of this month.

Business people and travellers are looking forward with more or less patienco to tho return of tho Maori to tho ferry service, when she will 'replace tho old Mararoa, and enablo a daily time-table (excepting Sundays) to be maintained, giving connections with the first express for the south and tho socond express from Invercargill.

MIIORO REPORTED. The Mimiiro, which is en route from New York to Wellington, via way ports, passed the Oape of Good Hope on September 13. She is due at Wellington about October 13.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Pakeha is now fully duo at Auckland from London. She left the latter port on August 7 and is due at Wellington about September 27.

Tho coastal steamer Huia will bo taken off tho Wellington Patent Slip today. Other ve&scla duo for slipping aro tho Manaroa, Ilimitfliigi, Ripple, Opawa, Nora Niven, and Amokura.

Mr. W. J. Morrison, engineer of tho Aorore, who remained ashoro at Wellington for a trip, has rejoinod liis vessel.

The local agents for tho P. and 0. Company advise that tho departure of tho Moldavia from Sydney has been altered from November 1 to October 29. This is in order to give intending an opportunity of witiies&ing the Cup contest at tho Melbourne races. Tho Moldavia will fail from Melbourne ou lior time-table date, November 4. .

Tho Government steamer. Tutanekai is oxpectod to leave Wellington) for Nelßon. to-morrow evening. Sho roturns here on Sunday.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company adds© that the coastal steamer Mangapapa- will probably load at Wellington for l'Jcton and Karamea to-morrow.

Bad weather has detained tho Karori at Wcstport. It was expected, however, that Fho would get away for Wellington at 10 p.m. yesterday.

The Union Company'? new steamer Kamo is to leave Greyinoufh timber-laden for Wellington on Saturday.

Anticipations were that tho Union collier Whnngape would clear Newcastle for Wellington yesterday.

Kamona. s.s., which i 3 discharging Newcastle coal at Kaipara,' loads timber at Naurnai (Kaipara) for Melbourne.