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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2363, 20 January 1915, Page 8

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OVERSEAi BYDENY. Jonnaiy 19. Arrived.—Moerakl (3 p.m.). from Now Zealand. NEWCASTLE, January 19. Sailed.—lnga, from Now Zealand. VANCOUVER, Jaauajy H. Arrived.—Makura, from Auckland. COASTALi TUESDAY, JANUARY 19. POUTU. Arrived.—Axutapn, bajQUcntine (4 p.m.), from Lyittelton. KAIPARA. Arrived.—Odland (8.30 a.m.}, from' Newcastle. AUCKLAND. Sailed.— I Tavinni (4.45 p.m.), for Cook Islands; Eiverina (1.25 p.m.), for Bydney. ■Sailed.—Victoria (3 p.m.), for southern ports. Passengers—Saloon; For Wellington —Misses Hammond, Freeman, and Rudm&n, Mrs. Reynolds. PATEA. Arrived.—Kapuni (11.40 a.m.), from Wellington. FOXTON. Arrived.—Queon of the South (noon), from Wellington. BLENHEIM. Arrived.—Blenheim (8 p.m.l, from Wellington. Sailed.—Opawa (7 p.m.), tor Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Kaitoa (7.10 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Oygnet (4.45 a.m.), from Akaroa. Bailed.—Breeze (7.10 p.m.). for Wellington; Wahine (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington, with 400 passengers. DUNEDIN. Sailed.—Tamwera (3 p.m.), for Auckland, . via East Coast ports. BLUFF. Arrived.—Wajrimoo (4.10 p.m.), from Hobart and Melbourne. ADMIRALTY TRANSPORTS. PBOPOBED EATES OF PAY. It nould seem that the rates of remuneration paid by the Admiralty for requisitioned tannage will be lower than wag originally anticipated, says the "Sydney Shipping List," end less than the figures suggested by the oommittee of steamship owners who eome little time back discussed the matter with the Director of Transports. At the eame time, tie rates proposed for passenger liners and cargo liners of various sizes and speed are not by any means unfair. They appear to be ba£ed on about an average market value ov«r the past four months. The bulk of the steamers requisitioned were- of the first-class oaigo type, and the idea of rate offloially suggested for these is as follows;— Speed. Gross tons. Hates per ton. 13 knote 3000 to 4000 155.-9 d. 12 knots : 3000 to 4000 14s. 9d. 11 knots 3000 to' 4000 13s. Sd. • 10 knots 3000 to 4000 12s. 9d. Vessels over 4000 tons gross, 6d. less. Vessels under 3000 tons gross, 6d. more. For the large fast passenger eteanierg the rates officially suggested vary conelderably, as do the veesels themselves. The figures run from 16s. 6d. for 15-knot boats to 255. for 25-knot steamers, each type of slip nqedlng to bo specially considered. With the main principles of a scale of remuneration thus laid down, the work of arranging a settlement of hire for all transports engaged by the Government should now speedily bo got, through. R.M.S. lONIC ARRIVES HOME. A cablegram has beßn received by the head office of the 3haw, Savill, and Albion Company stating that R.M.B. lonic arrived at London from Wellington on Siuiday, January 17; and had reported "AB'wcll." The liner cleared this port on December 4. WAIMANA AND ATHENIO. _ It is reported that tho Shaw-Savill liner Waimana (late H.M.N.Z.T. No. 12) will arrive at Port Chalmers from Egypt tomorrow. The eame company's Athenic (late H.M.N.Z.T. No. 11) is duo at Auckland from Egypt on Friday, January 22. KUMARA LEAVES LIVERPOOL. Acoording to advicc-s received in Wellington the Shaw-Savill liner Kumoira oleared Liverpool on January 13 for Australian New Zealand porte. The vessel is duo here early in March, and will load in tho Dominion for Homo, Boiling finally during the month of April. NEW HARBOURMASTER AT WAIRAU. Seventeen-applications were received by tho Wairau Harbour Board for the position of harbourmaster and pilot, from which Captain H. Fisk is retiring. The successful applicant was Mr. Ivan Morrison Barr, who is acting at present as second mate of the Union Steam Shin Company's Pukaki, of which Captain W. J. Carey, formerly of Blenheim, is in command. Mr. Barr, who is 32 years of age, hag had 14 years' experience at eea- Ho was at various times chief olficer of the Kamona, Rosamond, Whangape, Kakapo, Kaituna, Moana, Takapuna, Haupiri, and Kini. In 1912 ho was part owner of the small steamer Rakiura, aad in that capacity gained much experience of tho bars at Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, Westhaven, Puponga, Motueka, and Wanganui. Itecently ho rejoined the service of the Union Company in his present position on the Pukaki, MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. D. M'Donaid has signed on the Whangape as second offlcer. Messrs. J. Liversedge and E. Shaw, engineer and mate of the Rakiura respectively, have signed off that vessel's articles. Mr. H.'Jenkins, engineer of the Kahu, lias joined the Ripple as chief. Mr. H. Nelson is now engineer of tbo Kahu. Mr. H. Nclll, purser of the Paloona, has been appointed purser of R.M.S. Moana, and will join that vessel at' Wellington on January 30. Mr. T. B. Walker, purser of the latter vessel, will transfer to tho Atna at Aucltland, on February 4. Mr. C. E.- Leighton, purser of tho Wahine, , has been instructed to join the Paloona at Wellineton on January 2, while Mr. N. W. Bcnstead, purser of the Arahura. will transfer to the Wahine on the same date. Ifr. E. T. Carlyon, purser of tho Poherua, has boon promoted to be purser of the Arahura, and will join that ship next Saturday. Messrs. Allen and Fitsgibbon, ohtef and second ongineers of the Ripple respectively, will take charge of the englnc-room of Messrs. Richardson's now steamer Makp. Captain Steele, late of the London Missionary Society's steamer John Williams, died suddenly in Sydney recently, from a bad attack of pneumonia. Oaptain Steele, who was only 37 yoar6 of age, leaves a widow and'three - children. Captain L. Chambers, late chief officer of the s.s. Wonganella, line beon appointed harbourmaster at Nauru, and will leavo Sydnoy at an early dato by tho 6teamer Prf.nto to take up hie new duties. Word has been' received in Sydney stating that' Captain Mearns. late of the Torridon, and well known in Australasia., died at Woodford. Essex,' England, on November 29, at the age of 80 years. Captain Mearns was remarkably popular in theso waters, and at various times had command of the Assyrian,-' Leucadia, and Romanoff, and was a native of Aberdeen. Commencing with R.M.S. Maknra on February 23, tho Canadian and Australian mall steamers will leave Auckland for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver at 10 a.m. Instead of noon a« at present. Cement will be brought to Wellington from Limestone Island by the Ngatoro towards the middle of next' week. After a fine weather passage the Union Company's Manuka, arrived at Wellington from Hobart and Sydney yesterday morning, and berthed at the Queen's Wharf No. 1 north, yesterday afternoon. The vessel brought 100 passengorß in nil classes, and 509 tons of cargo (including 669 cases fruit) for' Wellington. She will go on to Lyttelton in time to leave for Sydney and Hobart at 5 p.m. on Friday. An'arrival in'port from Sydney yesterday afternoon was the C. and D. liner Nivraru. She will commence loading hero, ajid will proceed thence to Wanganui and I Napier on Friday. After visiting other ports the Niwaru will bo dispatched from Now Zealand for Home about the middle of February. Wanganui will be loaded by tho Breeze at Wellington to-day. The Union Company's oargo-carrler Wanaka was docked at Port Chalmers on Monday for cleaning and painting.. Having completed overhaul at Port Chalmers, the Tarawera left Dunedin for northern ports yesterday, In place of tho Paloona, which vessel has replaced • the Warrimoo in the HobartrNew Zealand service. About the end of this week the Defender will return from Motueka to Karamoa ■ to load timber for Wellington. Present' arrangements aTe thai the Unioii Company's Paloona, which has _ re--1 lieved the Warrimoo, will leave Wellington for Hobart and Melbourne on Saturday next. Continuing her.journey from Greymouth the Arahura left Westport for Nelson, : Picton, and Wellington' at 11 a.m. yesterday She is due in port about the usual time this morning. When tho Union Company's Waitemata lias completed discharging San Francisco : cargo at Melbourne and Sydney she will visit Newcastle, before procecd'jig on to I Vancouver and San Francisco. 1 With 120 tons of Dunedin cargo to land i here the Corinna is' due in port, from the i couth 10-morrow. Departure will be taken I for Nelson and Now Plymouth the eamo

On account of having been delayed at ' Napier the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s chartered steamer fiomercet will not arrive at Wellington. till to-morrow morning. She will be dispatched for London at daybreak on Saturday. Tho steamer Strathearn, now at Sydney, will complete heT engagement to tho Union, Company when all the cargo shipped on the Pacific Slope is landed at the New Booth Wales port. Telegraphic .advice received from Torton yesterday stated that the Anchor liine's steamer Kennedy had stuck inside the bar. After taking in bunker coal in tho stream, the steamer Jlinorie, which arrived in port from Neftoastle on Sunday, sailed for Valparaiso yesterday morning for orderß. ■