SHIPPING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 52, 7 February 1916, Page 3

SHIPPING.

-•- r —• PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1916. ■ % PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. 11.—First quarter, 9.57 a.in. 19.—Full moon, 2.5 p.m. 2G.—Bast quarter, 9.0 p.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 11.50 a.m. and 0.7 p.m.; to-inorrmv, at 0.15 a.m. and 0.27 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 5.8 a.m. and sets at 0.52 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at 5.9 a.m. and sets at 0.51 p.m. expected arrivals. Corinna, from South, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. The Comma, which was to hare arrived here on Saturday, has been delayed. She should arrive to-morrow morning. KAITOAS CAPTAIN TO PAY COSTS. ’Wellington, February 5. After one hour’s retirement, the Kniton Court of Inquiry found:— (I) That the stranding was primarily caused by the thick mist, which prevented the master from seeing the laud and correcting his course : (2) That the stranding and damage to the ■hip was caused through default of the master in not using his log in order to verity the distance run from Brothers Islands to Capo Terawhit i. and trusting, during a tog alum it was impossible to see land, c; the e'.h tide setting the ship suliic'ern.iv southward to dear Terawiiiti. although this had been his expe* tencc * on former trios. *he i <>iii t was of opinion that the Captain should pay the costs of the Enquiry.