SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2471, 26 May 1915, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS

PEASES OP THE MOON. MAY. Day. Hr. m. l,ast quarter 6 \ p.m. New moon 14 J on «'S' First, quarter 22 4 20 p.m. Pull moon 23 ' 3a m - MOON. Moon rises to-day, 2.11 a.m.; sets, 3.24 a.m. TIDE. To-day 1.16 a.m.; 1.43 p.. m To-morrow. 2.13 a.m.; 2.41 P-m-SUN. Sun risca to-day, 7 a.m.; sets, 4.34 P.m.

ARRIVALS. TUESDAY, MA* 25. NIKAU, 6.6. (6.35 a-nU. 248 tons. Ha; frAtii \olson (ind MAORI, s.s. (6.15 a.m.). 3399 tons, Mai nine from Lyttelton. Passengers: Baloo -Mesdamcs Reordon, Begg, Haywow Littles. Clcery, Coroeron, ° n -H? kins, Love, Patterson, Little, Siroe, Hoyl Stewart, How at. Misses K earns, Green, Ai drew 1 : Wybcr, Tarr, Close, Corcoran, Ben LiveVev, Watt, Wilson. Tneon. K'Crackei Mneauiay, Gregg, Holderaess, Band. Davey, Newman, tdgar, Morgan, Criucl aliank, Morgan, Nagle, Arnott, Hon. a. I Khodes, Messrs. Hasscll, MCullock. Tel ncnt. Roardon, Jennings. n?.ywood. Don las, Nees, Bamc, Larjgan, Way, Lethendg Morrison (3), Airey ,Twist, Burns, Buxton, Murray, Uttie, Moon, Wil-oi jlillcr, Sherlock, Wrieht, Thompson, Joyc< Julius, Morrison, Waller, Kennedy, Hoylci Smith, Luxton, Dorset, Hawkins, Wileoi Anderson, Oftlquhon, Boync, Lusk Morga Gray, Murray, Oregon, fliarknian, Salisbury. Mercer, Overßhaw, Ohppb, Can< van. Preston, Kcpplor, Duncan, Sna-v Cleave. Hurry, Sprott, Crispin, Haywood M KAPITI, e 's.a. 17.40 a.m.), 242 tons, Sawyext front Wanganni. MONOWAI, 6.5. (8 a.m.), 5433 tons. Corsot from Auckland. Gisborne, and Kapiei Passengers: Saloon —Mesdanics Harnsoi Beck, Boyes, M'Lachlan, Hooper, Miss* Pnterson, MacDUirjxiid,' M'Lachlan, fipencoi Messrs. Hurley, Hales, I*arsen. Herrisor Morris. Beck, Burton, Hungerford, K'lacl lan, Masters Spencer, Chrisp, Mattewsoi Harris; 3 steerage. PORT CURTIS, e.s. (noon), 4710 ton? GolUnfr, from Nctt York, via Auckland. MANUKA, b.s. (5.40 p.m.), 4534 tons, C Clift, from .Sydney. Passengers: SaloonMisses N. Barry. E. Popplcwcll, Hatncl (Z), M< Deal, O'Connor, M'Donald, H. A. "V DalTymple, M. Cunningham, Madame Sadlicr, J. W. Walkffr, B. Howo, W. Bray 11. Gray and child, 0. Duigan and 2 child ren, V. Morley, J. O'Callaehen, M. Apple yard and child. Gill, Ketue and child, A Hales, F. R. Cottier, A. C. Falconer, H. G Brister, M. Tait, M. Dally, Bishop of Nel 6on. Messrs. R.- H. Modlin. J. Reynolds: T Payne, L. G. Hazlett, C. Barry, A. C. Ffll conor. W. Bray, D. O'Connor, C. A.Hancock P. Harrison, 0. F. Thompson, A. Aislabic C. Slack, A. Tipling. Duigan, "W. Freaks 0. Morley, Per. Alex. Hardic, Gill. G. I Cronch, A. Holes, H. "Wood. F. 0. Tipling H. Ames, H. Brister, A. Tait, J. M*Donald W. Bruce. P. Wright, G. W\ Ireland, J M'Leod; 83 steerage and 14 Chinese.

| PATEENA, 6.6. (6 p.m.), 1212 tone, Holmes from Picton and Nelson. Passengers Saloon--Misses Havlson, O'Connor, Nicho ! las, Cragg, May (2), Lucas, Cawte, Walker Hcoirer. Sieter of Mercy, Mesdamee Ast bury, Campbell, Meedames M'Gee, Carthei , and 2 ohildren, Rowlands, Fitch, Oole am [ 5 children, Stewart, Michie, Bensemann Gosling, Taylor. Bailey, Johnson (2), Kny vett, Small. Revell and child, Dobson ' Gould and 2 children, Tress-will and child Hudson. , Mitchell. Scott, Balcombe, Web ' eter Tregoning, Hon. W. H. Herries, Majo: Sinnis, Colonel Chaffey, Corporal M'Gce j Messrs. Buxton, Madden, Johnson, Co3< and child, Carthen, Stewart, Michie,/Row [and. Johnson, Balmaris, Westned, Irathen Fingle, Lloyd, Bensemann, Johnson. Hun ter, Parker, Brown, Edgar, Blair, M'Shane Wall, Sutherland, Evane, Boaee, Anderson Barrowcloujyh it), Hay, Humphrey, Tregon ing, Mitchell, Briscoe, Oox, Hillman, Nicho , las, Gurr, M'Dowall, Kennington, Hewitt . Churchward, Cunningham, Campbell, Hum phries. Shortford, Pray; 14 steerage. BLENHEIM, s.s. (6.50 p.m.), 120 tons Wilkinson, from Blenheim. NGATORO. s.s. (10.50 p.m.), 1137 tons, A T. Dowcll, from Greymduth. OPAWA, s.s. (10.50 p.m.), 110 tone, Nicho lee, from Blenheim. DEPARTURES. TUESDAY. MAY 25. HINEMOA, s.s. (5 a.m.), 542 tons, Bollona ' for Cook Strait. AORERE, 6.6. (11.15 a.m.), 77 tons, Fisk for Patea. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (12.15 p.m.) 198 tons. Harvey, for Foxton. ICAPTJNI, 6.5. (12.15 p.m.), 150 tons, Gib son, for Patea. . IvOROMIKO, 6.5. (1 p.m.), 2479 tons, Wal ton, for Newcastle. KAPITI, s.e. (4.5 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyera for Wanganui. STORMBIRD, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), 217 tons Dowcll, for Wanganui. NIKATJ, s.s. (4.25 p.mj, 245 tons, Hay, lo: Nelson. MONOWAI, s.s. (5.40 p.m.), 3433 tons, Car -eon. for Lyttelton. RIPPLE, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson for Napier. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3399 tons, Man mug, for Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Wyett, Barrow, Falla, Nurse Gil lon, Diket. Jone6, .Tones, and Neil, Mc« dames Hadder, Revell and daughter, Came ron, Wyett, Duthie, Harvey, Kersley Lawn. Namara, Jnckson, Pike, Sepie, Bow ron Christmas, Maclde and child, Isaac Stewart end child, Julius and child, Blank Rev. J. Dawson, Captain Souter, Cantab M'Donald. Lieut. Ostler. Messrs. M'Lean Bray, Murray, Lie. Smith, Shepherd, Long Mcekle, Reid. TTadder. Morill, Cameron Malyreatix, DutHie, Eneor, M'Lean, Lawn Namara, Bowron, flpencer, Dickinson Sutlierland, Piatt, Wilson, Avery, Waner Stewart, Markle, Stevenson. Hunt, Keys 42 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze. Terokohe, May 26. Kamona, Westpcrt, May 26. Arahura, West Coast, Nelson, and Pic ton, May 26. Petono. Lyttelton, May 26. Komata, Wcstport, May 26. Hiraitangi, Lyttelton. May 26. Defender, Lyttelton, May 26. Alexander, Nelson and Motueke, May 2£ Onawa, Blenheim, May 26. Blenheim. Blenheim, May 26. Wahine, Lyttelt-on, Mny 26. Moan a, Sydney direct. May 26. Queen of the South. Foxton, May 27. Kapiti, Wanganui, May 27. Squall, Napier and Coast, May 27. Stormbird, Wanganui, May 27. Maori, Lyttelton, May 27. Cygnet, Lyttelton and Kaikoura, May 27 Aorere, Patea.. May 27. Itapuni, Patea. May 27. Wootton, Lyttelton, May 27, Oorinna, Oamaru, May 27, ' '*<;• Turakina, Bluff, May 27. Mokoia, Melbourne, via HobaTt, May 28, Awahou, Foxton. May 28. Hawera, Patea, May 29. Ripple. Name #ind Osborne, May 30. Ruapehu, Waitara, May 31. Wairuna, Vancouver direct, June 4. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Manuka, Lyttelton, May 26. \Vehin«. Lyttelton. May 26. Kattoa. Nvlson and Motucka, May 26. Blenheim. Blenheim, May 26. Opawa, Blenheim, May 26. Haweia, Patea, May 26. Tateena, Picton and Nelson, May 20, Defender. Hokitika. May 26. Kini, Greymouth. May 26. Kamo. Greymouth. May 26. Awahou, Foxton, May 26. Petonc. Wanganui, May 26. Alexander, Nelson end West Coael May 26. Corinna, Nelson and New Plymoutt Iter 27 - N?*fcoro. Greymouth, May 27. Defender, Hokitika, Moy 27. > TaTawern, Napier, Gisbome. and Auci land, May 27. : Queen of the South., Foiton, May 27. Aorere, Patea, May 27. Kapiti, Waneanui, Jfay 27. Stormbird. Wanganui, May 27. Nikall, Nelson and JTotneka, May 27. Maori, Lyttelton, May 27. Kapuni, Patea. May 27. Moana, San Francisco, via porta, May i Port Curtis, Melbourno, May 27. Manuka, Sydney. May 27. Cygnet, Kaikoura and Lyttelton, May 21 K.imnna. Westport, May 28. Tnrakina, London, via way ports, May 5! I Mokoia. Hobart and MpLhourno. May 29. Arahura, Wcstport and Greymouth, MaI 29. [ Breeze. Lytielton, Ma-y 29. Monowai, Napier, Gieborno and Auck land. May 31. "RuapehU'. London, May 31. Rinple, Napier and Gisbome. Jnne 1. Paloona, Lyttelton and Dunedin, Juno 1. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. TJIjIMAROA. arrived 'Wellington from He bart and Sydney May 11. Lett Wellinctoi for Sydney and Hobart May 13. Arrive* Sv<]noy May 18. and due Uihort Kay 30. Wellington. Due hore June. Lcavie. Welliiurton .Tune 3. Due Sydney June ' WBSTRALIA. leaves Sydney May 28 fo Wellington. Due here June 1. Leave Wellineton Juno 3. Due Sydney June 7. MANUKA, left Hohnrt. May 15 and lef Sydnev May 21 for Wellington direct. Ai rived here Jfay 25. Leaves May 27 fo Svdnev. Due there May 31. dtie Wellington from Melbourne via Hobart' and southern ports, May 21 Leaves tiimc day lor Hobart and Mel bourne. BTVEETNA, 'eft Sydney May 20 fo Auckland. Arrived there Jfay 24. Leave M"v % for sSvdney. Due there May 30. WESTRALIA, leaves Sydney Jfay 28. Du here June 1. Leaves Wellington, Jaflß I for Sydney. Due there June 7. .'FRISCO SETSVICK. MARAMA. left San Francisco April 2 for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotanga Arrivofl Wellineton May M, May 4 fiytan

MOANA. left Sydney May 22 for T7el» lington direct. Due here May 26. Leares Mar 27 for San Francisco, via Karotonga and Papeete. Due 'Frisco June 16. VANCOUVER. SERVICE. NIAGARA, left Sydney 3ffay 13 for Auckland direct. Arrived there May 17. Left Hay 18 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu. Duo Vancouver June 3. MAKURA,. left Vancouver May 12 for Auckland, via Honolulu and Suva. Due Auckland Hay 30 and Sydney June 4. WAIHUNA, duo June 4 from Vancouver direct. OVERSEA SHIPPING. Indrabarab London Apr. 11 Juno 11 Paparoa London Apr. 14 June 10 Athenic London Hay 8 July 8 Indrapura - London Hay 3 July 2 Rerauera t London Hay 5 June 20 La Blauca Liverpool Apr. 27 June 29 Opawa Liverpool Hay 7 June 29 Somerset Liverpool M.iy 18 July 16 r Port Curtis ... New York A pr. 11 Hay 25 Rangatira St. John Mar. 18 Hay 28 x . Tongariro' St. John Mar. 13 June 29 Q Asama Mam ... 'Frisco Apr. 26 June 4 j ( Phyea Singapore May 5 June 5 7, SAILER. TO ARRIVE. j* Albert Meyer, left Pacific Slopo on Mar. 30 l, ~ B, BY TELEGRAPH. [; OVERSEA. ;! KAN FRANCISCO, May 24. a, Arrived.—Mattel, from New Zealand. J' "MELBOURNE, May 25. „' The Egypt's New Zealand passengers in- ' oludet-Messrs. R-owc. Leslie, Morlnud, j' Armstrong, Mrs. Morland. COASTAL. > TUESDAY. MAY 25. AUCKMND. Sailed.—Victoria (7 p.m.), for southern s, ports. To sail— Ka.hu (midnight). for East Coast 1, bays and Gisborne.. r - NEW PLYMOUTH. ?' Arrived.—Flora (12.20 p.m.), from Welling- , ton. '• NAPIER. V Arrived. —Paloono, (12.10 p.m.), from Welling* ' ton. >• TERAKOHE. J, Sailed.—Breeze (4.20 p.m.), for Wellington. BLENHEIM. To sail—Opewa. (12.15 p.m.), for Wellington; £ Blenheim (12.15 p.m.). for Wellington. JIOTDEKA. 15 Sailed.—Kaitoo, (5.30 p.m.), for Wellington. ■ j! WE3TPORT. > Sailed.—Kamona (6.35 a.m.), for Wellington; i. Komftta (7.20 p.m.). for Wellington. i. STEPHEN ISLAND. i- Maheno pnesed east (9 a..m.). [I LTTTELTON. Arrived.—Cygnet (12.45 a.m.), from Kel- !. kouro: Wahine (6.30 a.m.), from Wellingi, ton; Calm (6.45 a.m.), from Timaru: PcJ. tone (9.35 <t.m.), from Timaru; Storm (10.45 a.m.), from Timaru; Anderson, from 1, AKaroe.' „ . r. Sailed—Calm (4.30 p.m.), for Napier. To sail.—Canopns, for Westport: Defender, •, for Wellington; Pctone, for Wellington; :: Storm, for Pic.ton. >- Sailed.—Petone (4.40 p.m.), for Wellington; Him.itangi (5 p.m.). for Wellington; t- Wahino (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington, with n 150 passengers. 4 ' POET CHALMERS. Arrived—Honto. ausiliary schooner (3.50 i p.m.), from Whangape and Waitara; Mo--1 koia (6.30 p.m.), from Melbourne, i- Sailed.—Waihora (8.15 a.m.). for Sydney, r via Oamaru: Tarairera (3.30 p.m.), for ) Auckland, via vray ports; Kotare (4.10 6 p.m.), for Bluff and southern ports. ■- BLUFF. '• Sailed.—Tarakina (11.30 a.m.), from WeJline1* ton. „ " Arrived.—Whangape (11* a.m.), from ftexrJ» castle. t THE MANUKA ARRIVES. This week's Sydney boat, the Manuka, arrived in port at about 5.20 o clock yes--1 terday evening, after an uneventful trij Moderate weather was met with after th " vessel left Sydney on Friday until Suudaj when the Manuka ran into bad weathe "" with strong head winds. On Monday th woather moderated, and continues so unti the vessel arrived here. The Manuka has 1100 tons of genera . cargo on board for New Zealand, fih leaves .for Lyttelton to-day, .and deport . Bnally for Sydney on Thursday. Tile following passengers hooked tbroug! • to--Lyttelton:—Mioses C. Peters, Alloo, M Mathieson (2), J. E. Jlarrell, Mesdames J . Vizer, Alloo, M. Matbiason, Mesere. 'A. Tyffo, M. Mathieson, H. Nurse, A. F ■ Stuart; 12 steerage. MOKOIA DUE FRIDAY. Telegraphic advice has been received ' from Bluff to the effect that the Mokoia has arrived at that port from Melbourne ' via Hobart. The vessel, which has au . English, mail ou board, left the soutbeTl ' port yesterday morning for this port, and is due here on Friday. She sails the same evening for Hobart and Melbourne,. POET CURTIS' INITIAL VISIT. The cargo steamer Port Curtis arrived to port at, about midday yesterday from New York, via Panama Canal and Auck- ' land. This is the vessel's lirst visit U ' New Zealand waters, and previously slu 1 had been regularly eng«fced in the cargc ' trade between Australian and Home ports, ' The veS6el is similoj in appearance to tli« ' Xerehaiia and other well-known steamers 1 of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line The Port Curtis berthed at the Taranaki 1 Street Wharf to discharge a part gcmeral 1 cargo of 1000 tons. She sails on Thursday tor Melbourne. TAVIUNI'S NEW DUTIES. The Union Company's steamer Taviunf which has been engaged for 60me timt past in the West Coast coal trade, is to go over to Tasmania in a few days t<: enter the coastal trad© there for a, time, The vessel will leave Port Clialmer6 for Australia after she has completed the discharge of the cargo *he loaded up at Westport last week. HAUROTO FOR HONG-KONG. It is understood that the old scca-meir Hauroto, which is at present at Auckland being cleaned • and overhauled, is to proceed to Hong-Kong. It ivas at first reported that the steamer had been juroliased by an Australian firm for. the carriage of cattle on the Australian coast. Captain Hayman, who arrived at Auckland fTom Sydney by the Niagara last Monday to superintend the refitting of the liniroto on beha.lf of the purchasers, will pilot her to Sydney when the repair® are completed, probably about June 4. KAITHNA DUE WITH COAL. Advice hoe been received by the local office of the Union Company that the K«itnna left Newcastle on Saturday with .a cargo of coal from New Plymouth, Ptcton, and Wellington, THE RANGATIRA. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Hangatira arrived at Auckland on Monday evening from St. John, J.ffw Brun6Wick, via Australian Ports. Tho vessel berthed at the Kings \! ,ar discharge 1000 tons of merchandise. She will also load general cargo for London before visiting Wellington and other 60utttorn ports to complete discharge and loading. The vessel is duo here about tlie end of the week. SOUTH PACIFIC SAFE. The rumour circulated In Sydney some days (ISO to the effect that the steamer South Pacific had. whilst bound from the United Kingdom to Now York, been wrecked off the coast of Scotland, has proved to bo unfounded, as was unmistakably woven by a cablegram received announcing that 8h» bad left Solon Mav 15 in continuation of her pnisngo from New York to Melbourne and Sydney. -"Sydney Shipping List.' RANCMIRA AT AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Hangatira. which arrived in Auckland on Monday afternoon from St. John, Now* Brun6vick, via Australian ports, reports having had fair weather during her voyage. Before arriving at St. John front Louisberg sho was caught in an icefield, and detained for several days. A short way out from Cape Town the clucf ongineer succumbed from apoplexy. 'in# vessel discharges 1000 tons of merchandise at the northern ports. She will also load general cargo for London before visiting Wellington and other southern ports. TO TRADE ON NEW ZEALAND COAST. Tho bo.rquentine lima, which has for many years past traded regularly between Hobart and the mainland, has just been disposed of to Now Zealand buyers to trade on tho con-sl. of the. Dominion, states the ".Sydney Shipping List.' Tbe P]'i^ c for her has not been divulged, but it is understood to have been a most satisfactory figure. FUTCBB OF OTA GO HARBOUR. The future of Otago Harbour as a. deepwater port was dealt with by Mr. J. Blair Mason (engineer to the Otago Harbour Board) In a paner read to the Oia?; Institudo this week. It was safe to postulate, «aid Mr. Blair Mason, that the port of Dunedin must be prepared to oocomiuodalo the largest vessels afloat to-day. with a reasonable margin for increases in length and draft of vessels. Tt had been demonstrated by eminent, marine architects that, vessels up to 1000 ft. in length could ho economically constructed, and that the sizo nf the Inrwi vessels of the future would be regulated by tlie capacity of their trading porls. Many port authorities in recognition of this contingency, ware deepening th»lr waterways <ui« canbertls IUKHt. looj^to

i of this class. The ■ Panama Oanal was , constructed to allow of the passage of r. vessels up to 1000 ft. long and 40ft. draft. S The Dominions Eoyal Commission, wnicli 1 visited New Zealand in 1913, took evidence as to the pro6pects of the principal ports i of this Dominion being mode equal to 3 these requirements of depth, and berthage. , One wee able to assure the commission that there -would fcO *K> difficulty in obi tfl-inlng and maintaining a depth of <oft. at Port Oholmers when it was wanted, ' and that when these big ships camo alonp the people of Dunedin would 6ee to it that this port would be capable of berthing them. Mr. Blair proceeded to speak In detail about the possibilities of the port, remarking, inter alia, that it was a deep-. water port in the making under cixcum- • stances that would enable the port au--1 thoritics of the future to cope with every increase in the blzc of vessels up to 1000 ft. long and 40ft. draft. The cost, said the speaker, of carrying out such operations would not he excessive, and the expenditure would be easily met out of the board's ordinary revenue. Mr. Blair also referred to the Otago Dock, which, he eaid, , vras already of insufficient dimensions to i accommodate the newer steamers of the Union Company and others, and it would bo a necessity of the future that the port shonld posses 6 a larger dock, ennoble of taking vessels of any size, which, as ' already shown, would nave no difficulty ' in entering the harbour. Harbour imnrovemeuts at Port OhalmeTs -were cai--1 ried. out to-day on plans that provided for extra dock and slipway accommodation. and for workshops and shipbuilding yards, which, sooner or later in these new lauds, must be established. BBITISH SHIPBUILDING & THE WAR. The recently-issued 6tatistios of vessels added to and removed from Lloyd's Register during 1914 have a. speoial interest this year, 06 they show that, in spite of the depredations of German warships, the British, merchant fleet has Increased by 119 vessels, making 404,630 tons 'in the aggregate during the year. This is fl» Tery satisfactory figure, and, if iro cicept the year 1913, the tonnage added is greater than, any othor year since 1907. On the r.redit side of the sheet we have the addition of 830 steamships, totalling 1,542,353 tons, and 150 sailing shipß. making another 16,919 tons, whilst against this mu6t bo placed 578' steamships, of 1,080,246 tons m the aggregate, and 283 sailing vessels, totalling 74,396 tons, which have been removed from the Register during tho year. Of the steamers added, 668 vessels, making 1,317,454 tons, ore now ships built in Great Britain, while another 14 ships, making 9135 tons, have been built abroad. Tho total reduction from tho steam end sailing tonnage thus amounts to 1,154,462 tons. This figure is especially interesting as it includes exactly 100 ships, with en aggregate tonnage of 218,595, which were sunk or captured as a result of the war during the first live months of the war. This trifling amount is less than 1.1 per cent, of the total tonnage on the Register of the TJnited Kingdom, on December 31 last, and is considerably less than eny authority would have prophesied before the war: it is one of the most striking reminders of tho efficiency of the British Navy. The figure includes 92 steamers, of 197,883 tons, and four sailing ships of 165 tons, sunk by Gorman warships or mines, and three ettamcre of 20,371 tons, and ono sailing ship, of 176 tons, captured by tho enemy.—'"Engineering," MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Prior to her depnTture for Sydney, Mr. Flaherty joined tho Ngakute 06 fourth engineer , . Captain Gibson, of the Kapunl, has r<r joined his vessel after some weeks' absence on holiday leave. Captain Y. Johaneen, who had been taking his place, lias come ashore, Mr. 0. H. Dinnie, of the local office ot tho New Zealand and African Shipping Company has joined the Reinforcements. Mr. Coed has rejoined tho Flora in Ms old capacity of chief engineer, and Jlr. H'Callum. who has b.ean taking his place, has come ashore. _ Mr. P. Olseif, chief officer of Npatora. hns returned from holiday and resumed duty on board that Y6G6*l» Mr. "Wason, chief steward of tho P<uoona, has left that vessel. * Mr. 0. Pike has signed on the Mapourika as a-seistant purser. Tho Koromika left for Newcastle yesterday. and is to load coal there for New Zealand. , . . Tho brigantine Aratfipu 3S at present discharging the local portion of a cargo of 95 OCOft of timbr she brought down from Kaipara. She is expected to leave for Lyttelton to-moTrow. The Ilimit-angi is due hero from the Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton, to-day with a cargo that includes a quantity of fi 'riie baroucntine Y«tM, which left Auckland some weeks ago for the Friendly Islands, was loading at luuafoou on May 16 The vessel had been delayed by bad weather previously to going to Niuafoou from Nukualofa-, . . : The Katoa, which left tho Dominion on . Saturday afternoon for Newcastle, is to load a cargo of coal thero for Timaru. 1 The Blackball Coal Company's steamer ] Nga.licre arrived at Auckland early on . Tuesday morning from Bluff and Timaru with a> cargo of produce. After discharge flic will load general cargo for Wellington. New Plymouth, and Greymouth, and will also tood a quantity of cement at JlaHu- . r °A(fvico received by the Atua, -which ar- ' rived from South Sea Island ports at Auck- 1 land on Sunday, states that tho American > four-masted schooncr Wm. H. Smith ar- i rived at Apia. Samoa, on May 11, after J a smart passage of eight days from Auck- .. land. The vessel, which . discharged a 1 cargo of lumber at Auckland from Colum- ' bia River, is loading a full ca.rgo of copra < at Apia for San Francisco. t

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