The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 21, 16 April 1927, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Mr. J. H. C. Bond, Dominion superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and Mrs. Bond, arrived in Auckland yesterday from Wellington. ADD SHIPS

TO COMPLETE LOADING. The C. and D. Line advise that the Port Caroline, at present loading in the Wanganui roadstead, is due at Wellington from there next Wednesday. The vessel is now timed to sail from Wellington on April 22 for London, via Panama.

THE ARGYLLSHIRE, The New Zealand Shipping Company report that the liner Argyllshire, at present loading at Wellington, will now leave there on April 22 for London, via Panama.

CAMBRIDGE HOME.— Cabled news has been received by the New Zeala.nd Shipping Company that the Cambridge arrived at London on April 11 from Lyttelton. The. vessel sailed from Lyttelton on March 1. THE PORT HACKING.— To commence Homeward loading the C. and D. Line steamer Port Hacking arrived at Bluff last night from Port Kembla. She later proceeds to Timaru and Lyttelton to complete, and sails finally from Lyttelton on April 27 for London, via St. Vincent.

CARGO FROM MONTREAL. The New Zealand Shipping Company announce that the steamer Ikala is fixed to said from Montreal on May 25 with cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney.

WAIKAWA REPORTS.— According to a wireless report the Union Company’s Waikawa expects to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Monday next from Western Australia. After discharge here she proceeds to Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete. TOFUA LEAVES SUVA. Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the Island steamer Tofua left Suva at 11.15 p.m. on Thursday for Auckland, where she is due on Monday. SYDNEY STEAMER.— Advice received by Huddart-Parker Company states that the Ulimaroa left Sydney shortly after noon on Thursday lor Auckland, where she is due on Monday morning.

HURUNUI DUE TUESDAY.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Hurunui is due here on Tuesday from Opua to lift further Homeward cargo. She later proceeds to Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington to complete, sailing finally from the lastmentioned port on May 4 for Avonmouth, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool.

PORT DARWIN TO LOAD. —Advice received by Heather, Roberton, Ltd., states that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Darwin sailed from Port Kembla at nine o’clock last Wednesday evening, and she is due at Auckland about eight o’clock on Monday morning. The vessel will berth at Queen’s Wharf to commence loading New Zealand produce for London. She will afterwards load at New Plymouth, Wanganui. Port Chalmers and Wellington. From the last-mentioned port she will proceed to London, via Montevideo.

PORT NAPIER HOME. The ComPort Napier, which was despatched monwealth and Dominion Line steamer from Lyttelton on February 25, reached London last Wednesday, p

MATANGI FOR TAURANGA. —The Northern Company advises that their steamer Matangi, which sails for Tauranga on Monday, will be delayed from 7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. for the convenience of racegoers. NEW YORK SAILINGS. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the A. and A. Line steamer Wirral will now take the place of the Trefusis, and the former vessel will leave New York on May 7 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and TVanganui. She is due at Auckland about June 11. Instead of the City of Dundee the steamer Kasama will sail from New' York late in May for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and Launceston. THE WAI KOU AI Tl .—The Waikouaiti, which has been laid up at Wellington for some months, past, recommissioned this w-eek. Captain A. B. Sizer is in command of the vessel, and has associated with him the following officers: —Chief officer, Mr. C. Burgess; second, Mr. P. O’Neil; third, Mr. L. L. Clark; chief engineer. Mr. J. Melville; second, Mr. J. Matthews; third, Mr. R. Fenwick; fourth, Mr. H. W. Marks. The vessel is to leave to-dajr for Sydney, where she will dock. She will then proceed to Newcastle and Sydney to load for Bluffy Dunedin, Lyttelton and Timaru.

TONGARJ RO TO LOAD. —The New Zealand Shipping Company report that the Tongariro, due at Auckland next Wednesday from London, after discharging at Auckland and Wellington, will commence loading at Oamaru. She will subsequently load also at Bluff, Lytttelton and Wellington. The vessels will arrive at Wellington on May IS to complete loading, and is to sail finally from that port on May 21 for London via Panama.

HERTFORD’S ITINERARY. —An alteration in the loading itinerary of the Federal steamer Hertford is announced by the New Zealand Shipping Company. The vessel, which is discharging and loading at New Plymouth, will leave there on Tuesday to load at Lyttelton, Timaru, Port Chalmers, Napier. Wanganui itnd Wellington. The vessel is due at Wellington on May 11. and will sail finally from there on May 14 for London. Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpol, taking cargo also for Manchester.

SMART TRANS-SHIPPING.— One of the smartest pieces of transhipping seen for some time was performed last week on Princes Wharf. The Canadian Challenger had a consignment of 350 tons of 561 b. rails for the Matahina Tramways, Ltd., of the Bay of Plenty, and arrangements were made with Messrs Winstone, Ltd, to tranship them to the Mount, Tauranga. The shipment, as usual, was loaded in the various holds and could not be discharged overside, direct into the scows, necessitating delivery on to the wharf. Arangements were made with Messrs Nearing and Co., the local stevedores, and as delivery was made, so the rails were run alongside of the scows, and the whole transhipment was completed in two days. The handling of such a consignment in so short a time reflects great credit on the port of Auckland, and certainly does credit to the organisation concerned.

NEW MOTOR SHIPS. —The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s new motor ship Port Fremantle, built by Messrs. Workman, Clark and Co., of Belfast, was launched in January, and will sail from London for Australian ports on April 28. This vessel is 475 ft long and 63ft in breadth. She has a dead weight of 11,700 tons, and a speed of 14 knots. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line have found the Doxford opposed cylinder type of engine so successful that they have had similar engines placed in the Port Fremantle. The full designation of these is: Two sets of four cylinders, two stroke-cycle, solid, injection Doxford opposed piston engines. They are constructed by Messrs. William Doxford and Sons, of Sunderland, and installed by the ship-builders.

In addition to the Port Fremantle, the company has two others under construction—the Port Huon and Port Gisborne —which will be completed at the end of the summer. These are being built by. Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham, Richardson, of Newcastle. One will have Doxford engines and the other Sulzer. All these three cargo vessels will have provision for 12 passengers—four single berths and four double berths. They will have 300,000 cubic feet of refrigerated space, and will run to about 8,000 tons gross. Each will have five holds. They will be electric ships throughout. Windlasses, refrigerating machinery, cooking, lighting, and heating will all be run by electricity. They will have cruiser sterns, two masts, and single funnel, the funnel being used for ventilation and silencer.