SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26635, 4 December 1947, Page 7

SHIPPING

PORT OF OTAGO High Water.—St. Clair, 8.11 a.m., 8.44 p.m.; Taiaroa Head, 8.21 a.m., 8.54 p.m.; Port Chalmers, 9.01 a.m., 9.34 p.m.; Dunedin. 9.31 a.m., 10.04 p.m. The Sun.—Rises at 4.42 a.m.; sets at 8.13 p.m. Phases of the Moon. —Last quarter: December 5, 12.55 p.m. New moon: December 13, 0.53 a.m. First quarter: December 21, 5.43 a.m. Full moon: December 28, 8.27 a.m. ARRIVAL Wednesday, December 3 Aldington Court, s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 7359 tons, Sutherland, from Lyttelton. H. L. Tapley and Co., Ltd., agents.

DEPARTURE Wednesday, December 3 Holmdale, m.s. (11 a.m.), 676 tons, Copland, for Oamaru.

BERTHAGE LIST FOR TO-DAY Karetu, at Birch street wharf; from Sydney; for Sydney. Holmglen, at Birch street wharf; from Wellington; for Wellington. Waipahi, at Cross wharf; from Wellington; for New Plymouth. Fort Grant, at Rattray street wharf; from

Calcutta; for London. Fort Pic, at Victoria wharf; from Sydney; for Sydney. Marabank, at Ravensbourne; from Nauru; for Makatea. Kaikorai, at Port Chalmers; for survey. Wairua, at Port Chalmers; for repairs. Norman Star, at Port Chalmers; from Suez; for Lyttelton. Aldington Court, at Port Chalmers; from Lyttelton; for Port Lincoln. South Australia. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Waimarino, from Bluff, to-day. Katui, from Wellington, to-morrow. Holmburn, from Wellington, to-morrow. Cornwall, from New York, December 8. Waipiata, from Auckland, December 8. Haparangi, from Liverpool, December 8. Waitaki, from Lyttelton, December 9. Northumberland, from New York, December 11. Ocean Vestal, from Makatea, December 14. Neothyris, from Mirl, December 15. Armadale, from Montreal, December 17. Port Philip, from London, December 17. Waipawa, from Liverpool, December 19. Port Halifax, from Montreal, December 29. Waiwera, from London, January 1. Ashburton, from Liverpool, January 14.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES Holmglen, for Wellington, to-day. Norman Star, for Lyttelton', to-day. / Fort Grant, for Bltifl, to-morrow. Karetu, for Eden, N.S.W., to-morrow. Fort Pic, for Bluff. December 6. Waipahi, for Oamaru, December 6. Marabank, for Makatea, December 6. Aldington Court, for Port Lincoln, South Australia, December 10. Wairua, for Bluff, December 20.

COASTAL MOVEMENTS Holmdale sailed yesterday for Oamaru, Wellington, and Wanganui. Waimarino will return from Bluff to-day to load for Timaru. Wellington, and Auckland. Holmglen will sail to-day for Wellington direct. Waipahi is scheduled to sail on Saturday for Oamaru, Timaru, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Holmburn will arrive to-morrow from Wellington to load for New Plymouth and Port Waikato. Waipiata. from Auckland, via Lyttelton, is due on December 8. TO ENTER DOCK Aldington Court (H. L. Tapley and Co., Ltd.) arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday from Lyttelton, and will enter the Otago graving dock to-day for survey. She will sail for Port Lincoln, South Australia, about December 10. NORMAN STAR TO SAIL Norman Star (H. L. Tapley and Co., Ltd.) will sail for Lyttelton to-day after discharging 800 tons of bitumen. REPAIRS TO WAIRUA Wairua, which has been undergoing extensive repairs and alterations at Port Chalmers for the past few weeks, is expected to return to Bluff about December 20 to resume the Stewart Island service before Christmas. OTHER DOMINION PORTS Ships which arrived at or sailed from other Dominion ports yesterday were:— Auckland.—Arrived: Kartigi (7 a.m.), from the south; Matua (9 a.m.), from Suva. Sailed: Sydney Star (2 p.m.), for London; Waipawa (2 p.m.), for Wellington. New Plymouth.—Sailed: H.M.N.Z.S. Arbutus (7.15 p.m.), for Wellington. Wellington.—Arrived: Arahura (5.30 a.m.), from Nelson; Hinemoa (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Tiroa (6.45 a.m.), from Paten; Te Aroha (6.45 a.m.), from Motueka; Nikau (5.25 p.m.), from Picton; Wakanui (6.10 p.m ), from Collingwood. Sailed: Ericbank * (1.38 p.m.), for Nauru; Kakapo (3 p.m.), for Westport; Tamahine (5.5 p.m.), for Picton; Northumberland (6.23 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Arahura (7.35 p.m.), for Nelson; Hinemoa (7.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton.

Timaru.—Arrived; Paua, from Dunedin. Sailed: Wainui, for Wellington; Wellpark, for Auckland; Breeze, for Wellington; Paua, for Lyttelton. Oamaru.—Arrived: Holmdale (6 p.m.), from Dunedin.

Bluff.—Arrived: Matai (7 a.m.), from Wellington, via lighthouses. To sail: Waimarino (1 a.m.), for Dunedin.'