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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2416, 23 March 1915, Page 8

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OVERSEA. • NEWCASTLE. March 22. Sailed.— Waipori, for Auckland. SYDNEY, March 21. Arrived—Marama, (6 a.m.), from Wellington; Kauri, from Oamaru. MELBOURNE. March 22. Arrived.-Kaitangata, from Greymouth. COASTAL. MONDAY, MARCH 22. POUTO' (KAIPARA). Arrived—Louisa Craig, baraue (2.10 ji.m), from Auckland. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Niagara (10 a.m.), from Sydney. Soiled.—Malicno (6 p.m.), for oydney ONEHUNGA. Arrived.—Arapawa (10 a.m.), from Opimake, •via Wanganui Sealed.—Earawa (4 p.m.), for Onehunga. NAPIER. Sailed.—Westralia (3.45 p.m.), for WellingtoD' NEW PLYMOUTH. Sailed—Corinha (8.35 p.m.), for Wellington. BLENHEiM. To sail,—Wairau (8 p.m), Blenheim (9 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON. Sailed—Nikau (7.5 p.m.), for Wellington. TERAKOHE. Sailed.—Stormbird (3.15 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived—St Ursula (8 a.m.), from Dunedin). To sail.—Cygnet, for Akaroa. Sailed.—Maori (8.15 p.m.), for Wellington, with 175 passenccrs; Breeze (6 p.m.), for Wellington and Wanganui. DUNEDIN. Sailed— Amokura. (11.30 a.m), for southern lUandt. via plulfi amra (2.34 ii.W.), tar agtttota PMt». --

MANUKA. FROM SYDNEY 1 An expected arrival in port from Sydney this morning is the Union Company's Manuka. She will berth at the Queen's Wharf No. 1 north to land passengers and discharge cargo. Departure will bo taken tor Lyttelton this evening, tho vessel returning t<> Wellington in time to sail for Sydney on Thursday next—one day curly. R.M.S. NIAGARA DELAYED Owing to an accident to tsro of lier propellers, the Union Company's R.M.S. Niagara, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney at 10 a.m. yesterday, has been considerably delayed ait that; port. It has been found necessary to place the vessel in Calliope Dock for repairs. In consequence her departure from the northern port hag been "postponed till 10 a.m. on Friday of this \,«.«k. WAIWIiRA ARRIVES HOME. Cable advice has been received by the head office of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company stating that the steamer Waiwera, which cleared Wellington for London on January 21,.arrived at her destination on March 19. ZEALANDIO LEAVES THE OAPE. Bound for Auckland, Wellington, and tho Bluff, tho Shaw-Savill liner Zealandic left Cape Town, in continuation of her journey, on March 19 She is duo at this port on or about April 17. R.M.S. CORINTHIO REPORTED. Information has been received stating that R.M.S. Corinthic, which cleared Wellington on February 26 for London, continued her journey from Monte Video on March 18. The liner is due at London, on April 9. TAINL'I'S DEPARTURE DELATED. On account of a delay at Wellington, the departure of the Shaw-Savill R.M.S. Tainui from Wellington for London has been postponed till daybreak on Sunday, March 23. EASTER HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS. In consequence of the Easter holidays the Huddart-Parlwr steamer Ulimaroa, which is duo at Wellington. from- Sydney on. March 30, will proceed-to Lyttelton the same day. She will return here on Thursday, April 1, sailing for Sydney the same day. The same company's Victoria, which is due at Wellington on Friday. April 2, from northern ports, will not leave' here for Lyttelton till Saturday, April 3—one day late. MURITAI PASSES THE CAPE. According to cable advices the C. and D.' liner Muritai, which left London on February 19, passed the Capo of Good Hope on March 12. The liner is bound for Wellington : NEW YORK SAILINGS. In formation has been received stating that the C. and D. liner Port Curtis will be dispatched from New York on April 11 for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney,' via Panama Canal. > This afternoon the Ohatham Islands Fishing Compauy'g Himitangi is due at Lyttelton from the Chathams. Subsequently the vessel will visit Wellington, being due here on Thursday The C. and D. liner Hackness, which has been loading at Australian ports for New York, is duo at Wellington from Sydney this week for bunker coal-

LOW TONNAGE LAUNCHED. Several owners who plated contracts in the United Kingdom for the construction of vessels three or four months a'-'o have disposed of the contracts, at a gooa profit. It is to bo feared, however, that in consequence of demands in other directions practically none of the vessels recently ordered will be delivered at anywhere near their contract dates; in fact, in somo instances the vessels may be delivered six or nine months late. The pressure of naval work is such that in many British yards practically no work is being done on mercantile vessels. This will result in tho tonnage of vessels launched in the United Kingdom this year being the lowest for many years, and as the' losses by wrecks, etc., have been abnormally high during the past year, it is'confidently anticipated that the price of new tonnage will show no diminution for a long time.

REPAIRS TO THE MARAMA. It was a big task repairing' R.M.S. Marama at San Franci6co recently. It was successfully accomplished, however. The survey revealed that the damages were in the vicinity of the boiler, engine-room, and both sides of No. 3 hold. Seventeen plates had to be renewed: 27 more had to be renovated and replaced, and 11 shell iplates were in need of attention, 5 had to be renewed mi replaced, and 2 keel plates had to be renewed. Seven bilged brackets 'were failed, 30 renewed, and three more were removed <uid replaced, end about 18 of the floor plates were also faired, 11 renewed, 23 removed and replaced, and 26 frames were also attended to Besides above some minor damago was done. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. F Gibson, late second mate of tho Holmdale, has joined the Kanna bb extra officer. Mr. W. E. Long, wireless operator on the Pateena, has been succeeded by Mr. L. G. Davenport. . Captain R. Davies having rejoined the. Kanna. Captain B. Irwin has come ashore for instructions. Captain H. M'Dermit, late chief officer of the Awahou. has left for Wanganui to join the Wanganui Harbour Board's steam tug ifascot as master. Mr. W. Hartman, late second . officer of R.M 8. Tainui, joit>*i the Navy. Mr. 8. Lovack, who has traded to New Zealand on several of the- Shaw-Savill 6teamers, and wliq was lately second officer of R.M.S. Arawa, has been appointed to a lientenanoy in H.M. Navy. Mr. E. Grayston, late third officer of the Arawa, has joined the Navy. Mr. Woods, late third officer of the Eangitira, has also joined the Navy.

Amri'can . merchant shipbuilding declined 53 per cent, in point of tonnage in. 1914 compared with 1913, and about 23 per cent, in the number of vessels. During the year 1163 vessels of all classes, except warships, were built, the Department of Commerce announced on January 14, compared with 1501 vessels built in 1913. The 1914 tonnage was 255,630 tons, against 382,569 In 1913. Including warship tonnage, the year's shipbuilding exceeded' the 1913 total, but the official statistics do not include thi? class. Vessels built on the Atlantic and Gulf numbered 573, of which 514 were wooden; on the Pacific, 280, of which 274 were wooden; on tho Great Lakes, 163, of which 130 were wooden; and on Western rivers, 140, of which 133 were wooden. Of the total number 46 were sailing vessels, 855 steam vessels, and 262 unrigged vessels. The caTgo steamer Gryfevale, bound from Now York to Melbourne, is. reported to have passed Cape Maria van Diemen on EYiday lafit. Due in port from Auckland, Gisborne, and; Napier to-dfe-y, the- Huddlart-Parker steamer ■ WestraJia will berth at Jervois Quay No. 14 to land about 4ZO tons of cargo before she leaves for southern ports this evening. Tho Government training ship Amokura left Dunedin yesterday for Port Chalmers. She will arrive there on Thursday next-, and take'-her departure-for the outlying southern islands of Now .Zealand the same day. Discharge of the' Keishin Maru's San Francisco cargo is expectcd to bo completed at Wellington in time for the vessel to leave for Sydney to-morrow. Having arrived- at Greymouth from Wellington; via way ports, at 11 a.m. yesterday, the Are hum, was eipected to have left on the return trip at 11 p.mA projected departure from -Wellington for Napier, Auckland, and London this morning is the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Hallamshire. En route from London, via. way ports, R.M.S. Rotorua is expected to leave Napier at 6 a.m. to-day. She will arrive in port in time to commence discharge first thing to-morrow morning. Dut at Wellington from Onehunga. and New Plymouth 'this morning,- the Corin-na will tranship 16,000 boxes of butter, 3420 crates of cheese, and 263 packages of meat to the Tainui for Home before proceeding south. Latest, charters include tho steamer Baron Balfour. She hag been fixed to load case oil at New York for Australasian and New Zealand ports.