PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 21092, 26 May 1930, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

ARRIVED. —Saturday, May 24. — Huntingdon s.s. (Captain H. G. B. Field), 6,900 tons from Port Chalmers at 11.10 a.m. SAILED. —Saturday, May 24.— Waikawa s.s. (Captain A. Reed) 5,677 tons for Melbourne at 11.40 a.m. VESSELS IN PORT. Karepo. Huntingdon. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Hororata, Dunedin, May 28. Poolta, Dunedin, May 29. Rangitala, Auckland, May 30. Turakina, , May 30. Calm, Lyttelton, June 2. Waikouaiti, Sydney, June 4. Port Huon, Dunedin, June 5. Kartigi, Melbourne, June 10. Canadian Constructor, Dunedin, June 24. Kent, Dunedin, June 25. Port Fremantle, Port Chalmers. June 26. Karamea, Dunedin, July 5. Hertford, Dunedin, September 15.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Karepo, Westport, to-day. Huntingdon, Wanganui, May 28. Poolta, Greymouth, May 30. Hororata, New Plymouth, May 31. Rangitata, Port Chalmers, June 2. Calm, Dunedin, June 2. Turakina, , June 2. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, June 5. Port Huon, Lyttelton, June 9. Kartigi, Dunedin, June 11. Canadian Constructor, Wellington, June 27. Port Fremantle, , June 28. Kent, Port Chalmers, June 30. . Karamea, Timaru, July 9. Hertford, , September 18. INWARD CARGO ON HAND. Canadian Conqueror, ex Calm, in B shed (H. L. T.) City of Christiania, ex Waipiata, in B shed (U. S. S.) City of Winnipeg, railed from Dunedin, in A shed (J. G. W.) Cephee, ex Maheno, in B shed (J. G. W.) Golden Cross, ex Waipiata, in B shed (U. S S.) and ex Calm, in B shed (H. L. T.) lonic, in B shed (N. M. A.) Narkunda, ex Karetu, in B shed (D. and Co.) Nieuw Holland, ex Waikouaiti, in B shed (D. and Co.) (D. and Co.): Dalgety and Company. (Head.): Henderson and Company. ’ (H.L.T.): H. L*. Tapley and Company. (J.G.W.): J. G- Ward and Company. (N.M.AJ: National Mortgage and Agency Comcany. (N.Z.S.): New Zealand Shipping Company. (0.5. C. Oreti Shipping Company. (U.S.S.): Union Bteam Ship Company. GENERAL NOTES. After loading 50,000 feet of timber and 40 tons of general cargo, the Union Company’s steamer Waikawa sailed from Bluff at noon on Saturday for Melbourne direct. At present at Dunedin the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hororata is expected to sail to-morrow for Bluff, being due here on Wednesday to unload general merchandise. New Plymouth is her next port of call after Bluff. The Otaki, which left Bluff on April 7 for Manchester and Glasgow, via Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro, arrived at Las Palmas on May 20. Out of a consignment of 16,000 cases of oranges brought by the Waipahi, which arrived at Auckland on Wednesday, 10,000 were consigned to Auckland. It is said that, owing to the demand for the services pf the Canopus on the Westport—Auckland coal trade, she will not be a very frequent visitor to Lyttelton in the future. The Chatham Island steamer Tees, at present undergoing her annual overhauling at Lyttelton, is now expected to leave for the Chathams to-day. She will load at the Islands for Lyttelton and Wellington. Bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland and Australian ports, the Norwegian motor ship Dagfred was despatched from Los Angeles on May 9. She is due at Auckland about June 2.

The Union Company’s steamer Kartigi, which loads at Adelaide and Melbourne early next month, will now discharge cargo at Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, Castlecliff, New Plymouth, and Auckland. Running under charter to the A. and A. Line, the motor ship Enton left New York on May 11 and Newport News on May 13 with general cargo for Auckland, Wellingtop, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Sydney. She is due at Auckland about June 18.

The tanker, British Star, which discharged a cargo of fuel oil at Miramar, left Wellington on Thursday on her return voyage to San Pedro. Cargo discharged from the Maunganui at Auckland last week included transhipments from the following vessels:-—Tancred, Mooltan, Orsova, Chante, Largs Bay, Chitral, Aki Maru, Lippe,’Talune, Tallyrand, St. Albans, Time, Koranui, Ormiston, Kowarra, Katoomba, Aorangi.

Dredging operations at the boat harbour have now been in progress for about four weeks, and during that time a large quantity of spoil has been removed, states the Otago Daily Times. It is anticipated that boat owners will be able to place their craft in the haven again in two or three weeks’ time. The work was at a standstill for a week, as it was found necessary to build up the retaining bank on the Black Jack’s Point reclamation area, where the spoil is pumped through the line of pipes from the Vulcan dredge. The dredging operations were again commenced on Friday night. Between four and five acres of the haven have already been dredged, and there remain between two and three acres to be cleared. The spoil is not so muddy as was anticipated, but it contains a largo quantity of sand. No trouble has been experienced

so far as obstruction is concerned, but considerable difficulty has been experienced in manoeuvring the dredge and punts in such a restricted area. The harbour is being dredged to within a. few feet of the retaining walls, and when the work has begn completed there will be a depth of from 12 feet to 15 feet of water all over the haven. When it is remembered that thousands of tons of , cargo are loaded or discharged at the Auckland wharves every week, it is easy to realize that not a small quantity of cargo falls into the harbour during the course of a year. Periodically the Harbour Board makes a search for obstructions caused by articles that have fallen into the water while being loaded or unloaded, and where they are noted a diver is sent down to investigate. A few days ago a diver recovered from the harbour bed on the eastern side of the Central Wharf one telegraph pole, one bundle -of half-inch pipes, 12 feet in length, one long four-inch pipe, two 12-foot bars of steel, a 12-foot length of iron, three hardwood sleepers, and one length of hardwood 10 inches in width and three inches thick. '

Tile Prince Robert, the third of three oil-fired turbine-driven fast steamers built and to be engined by Messrs Cammell, Laird and Co., Limited, for the Canadian National Railways, was launched at Tranmere some weeks ago by Mrs. Ralston, wife of Colonel J. L. Ralston, the Canadian Minister of National Defence, in the presence of a large number of Canadian guests of the shipbuilding firm. This boat is the last of three constructed by Cammell, Laird and Co., for the Canadian National Railways, and is intended, like the Prince Henry, now being completed at Tranmere yard, for service between Vancouver and ports on the Pacific coast of Canada, extending to Skagkay (Alaska) in summer and Stewart in winter. The Prince Robert, which is 384 ft. 6in long, with a moulded breadth of 57ft. and a depth of 20ft. 2in, is to develop a speed of 221 knots from her Parsons type single reduction-geared turbines supplied with steam by six Yarrow type water-tube boilers, giving a pressure of 3501 b. superheated to 650 deg. Fahrenheit. This was the sixth launch at the Tranmere yard this year, and the 970th in the firm’s history of 106 years. Personal Items. Mr. C. G. Hill is now second officer of the Kakariki, having relieved Mr. R. Allan for holidays. Mr. C. 11. M. Long has relieved Mr. A. E. Rawlins, chief officer of the Karepo,. for instructions. Mr. M. M. McArthur, first mate on the Calm, has signed off, and Mr. L. Lang has joined the vessel as second mate. Mr. A. Russell has reported from holidays, and is relieving Mr. C. C. Waters, chief officer of the Maunganui, for holidays. Mr. R. K. C. Hargraves has reported from holidays, and has relieved Mr. C. Strong, second officer of the Narbada, for instructions. Mr. D. Burgess has obtained his master’s certificate, and has rejoined the Tamahine as second 'officer, Mr. N. H. Pearson being granted holidays. The Oonah is now under the command of Captain R. Huntley, who has associated with him the following deck officers: — Chief, Mr. J. A. Pearson; second, Mr. L. B. Ehlert; third, Mr. T. Collins. The Loongana recently resumed her running in the Tasmanian trade, and is under the command of Captain E. Evans. His deck officers are: —Chief, Mr. T. A. McPherson; sceond, Mr. J. Joves; third, Mr. T. W. Germein. Captain Duncan MacDonald is in command of the R.M.S. Makura, which sailed from Wellington for San Francisco, via ports, on Tuesday. His deck officers are:—■ Chief, Mr. R. B. Denniston; second, Mr. A. P. Cousin; third, Mr. S. H. Crawford; fourth, Mr. M. V. Largdale. HUNTINGDON LOADING. The following cargo will be loaded by the Federal steamer Huntingdon which arrived at Bluff on Saturday: 28,000 carcasses of mutton . and lamb, 5,000 crates of cheese, 100 bales of wool, 67 casks of pelts and 50 casks of tallow. The vessel will sail about Wednesday for Wanganui. ’ MARINE EXAMINATIONS. . The following were successful in the May examinations conducted by the Marine Department : — Mr. D. Burgess, Wellington, passed for his master’s certificate, ordinary. Mr. D. C. N. Champion, Wellington, passed for his ocean-going first mate’s certiMr. O. R. Hunter, and Mr. C. V. Thurston, Christchurch, passed for their secondclass engineer’s certificate, steam. Messrs T. G. B. Hollow, E. D. Flanagan, and C. W. Worsley, Christchurch, passed for their third-class engineer’s certificate, steam. Mr. O. J. Clegg, Hamilton, passed for his first-class marine engineer’s certificate, steam. Mr. D. E. Richards, New Plymouth, and Mr. M. T. Hansen, Gisborne, passed for their third-class marine engineer's certificate, steam. * In the engineers’ examinations for vessels other than steam the following passed: Mr. G. E. Gifford, Gisborne, second-class; Mr. H. R. Wilson, Christchurch, first-class; Mr. L. V. Weir, Whangarei, second-class; and Mr. S. G. J. Bennett, Hamilton, secondclass. Mr. A. R. White, New Plymouth, passed for his engineer’s certificate, restricted limits. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end Auckland: Maui Pomare, Waipahi, Maunganui, Moeraki, Tofua, Golden Cloud, Norfolk, Port Adelaide, Ventura, Taranaki. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Arahura, Tamahine, Kiwitea, Narbada, British Star, Kairanga, Ulimaroa, Marama, Tutanekai, Horda, Antonio, Tasmania, Port Sydney, Waipahi, Canadian Conqueror, Port Huon. Awarua: Canadian Conqueror, Golden Cross, Tahiti, Makura, Tairoa,. Waikawa, Kaituna. Chatham Islands: Tainui, livington Court, Quercus. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 25. Sailed (Saturday):—Taranaki 5.5 p.m. ,for Napier.Arrived (Sunday):—Maui Pomare 12.5 а. from Apia. Wellington, May 25. Arrived (Saturday):—Maori 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; John 10.30 a.m. from Lyttelton; Parera 2.25 p.m. from Gisborne; Holmdale б. p.m. from Picton; Waipiata 9.50 p.m. from Timaru; (Sunday) Wahine 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Breeze 8.20 a.m. from Wanganui; Kiwitea 2.10 a.m. from Lyttelton. S iled (Saturday):—Narbada 1.5 p.m. for Lyttelton; Storm 1.15 p.m. for Dunedin; Katoa 5.40 p.m. for Lyttelton; Maori 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton; John 10 p.m. for New Plymouth. Lyttelton, May 25. Arrived (Saturday):—Wahine 6.50 a.m.from Wellington; Cambridge 7.30 a.m. from Wellington; (Sunday) Maori 6.25 a.m. for Wellington; Narabada 7 a.m. from Wellington; Katoa 1.5 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed (Saturday):—Kiwitea 5.30 p.m. for Wellington; Wahine 8.40 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, May 25. Arrived (Saturday):—Canadian Conqueror 9.20 a.m. from Timaru; Calm 2.30 p.m. from Bluff. Sailed (Saturday) :—Golden Cross 7.10 a.m. for Gisborne. Sydney, May 24. Arrived:—Niagara 5.30 a.m. from Auckland. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, May 24. Arrived at Panama, Port Fairy; Eleanor Bolling. Arrived at Vancouver, Aorangi. Sailed from Southampton, Tamaroa.