The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 534, 11 December 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

KUROW SAILED. The Union Company’s steamer Kurow left Auckland late last evening for Portland. )vhere she will load cement for Wellington and Lyttelton.

RON A AT CHELSEA. The Colonial Sugar Refining Company’s steamer JEtona arrived at Auckland from Suva yesterday afternoon and after inspection in the stream berthed at the company’s works at Chelsea to discharge her cargo of raw i sugar. KARAMEA DAYLIGHT THURSDAY. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Line’s motor-ship Karamea is now completing loading primary produce for London at Central Wharf, and the local agents, A. S, Paterson and Company, Limited, announce her departure at daybreak on Thursday. PORT ALMA LEFT ANTWERP. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line's new motor-ship Port Alma left Antwerp on Sunday, according to cable reports, and is scheduled to clear London to-morrow, with basic slag for New Zealand. Her discharging ports are Dunedin, Lyttelton* and New Plymouth. ~LORNASiTON TO DOCK.—The work of discharging phosphates from the steamer Lornaston at King’s Wharf is preceding " I nT l^ d i the agents, Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, hope that the whole cargo will be put out by Tuesdav 2S? 1 * J^ en . t , h ® yessel will go into docl? plenish bunkers 8 - ' f ° r Weßtport to reMATA KAN A SAILS.—A departure from Auckland at 6.45 a.m. to-day was the iv-r Vim! &avi . n » Albion Company’s Matakana for JVanganui, Wellington Napiei, and Wellington again, to continue her Homeward loading. , The vessel which took on a quantity of New Zealand produce at Queen’s Wharf is scheduled to sail finally from the capital on December 31 for London, via Panama. SILVER SHELL DUE.—Although not reported from Tiri by noon to-dav, the tanker Silver Shell is expected to arrive at Auckland this afternoon or evening according to her wireless advice received some days ago. The vessel, which is en route from San Pedro with a cargo of bulk oil. will berth at Western Wharf to discharge. NORFOLK LOADING.—An expected arrival at Gisborne yesterday was the Federal steamer Norfolk, from Lyttelton, to continue loading for West Coast Ports of the United Kingdom. The vesat Napier, Picton, and Wellington, sailing finally from the last-named port on December 22 for London, Avonoaouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool, via PORT WELLINGTON SAILING.—At * ve i*K Cloc i c -r-» thls - evening the Commonwealth and Dominion Line's steamer Port Wellington is to be dispatched from Auckland for Gisborne, Wellington, and Napier, to continue her Homeward loadmg. The local agents, the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, advise that the vessel sails finally from Napier on Januw New \ ork and London, via Panama. C. AND D. LOADINGS—The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., advises that it has been decided to transpose the Port Denison and Port Hardy loadings, which are now fixed as under:-.-Poi't Hardy, at "W anganui December 19-22; at New Plymouth, December 2428; at Picton, December 29-31; at Wellington, January 2-3 at Port Chalmers, Januqgy 5-S; at Lyttelton, January 9-11. Port Denison, at Auckland. December 27-29 at Gisborne, December 31 to January ;}; ?r Waikokopu, January 4-5; at Bluff, lr/• January; at Lyttelton, final, about January 22-23. Programme yet to be completed.

CULA , TO ANCHOR.—The Royal t leet. auxiliary, the tanker Nucula at present berthed at sheerlegs wharf Detonport. is to shift to an anchorage in the stream on Friday next. WOOL—The British steamer Anglo-Chilian, 9,097 tons, has been chartered to load w'ool and general cargo at. New Zealand ports for the United Kingdom or the Continent. WAIPIATA DELAY ED.—The Union Company advises that the steamer Waipiata was delayed by rain at Wellington yesterday, and is now expected to clear Napier Pital UllS evenin & for Auckland. Tia FOR AUCKLAND.—The Union Company’s steamer Kaikorai. which arriveci at Suva last week from Sydney, is expected to leave Fiji again on Thursday for Auckland. She will pay off at this port. PORT AUCKLAND SAILING.—Now completing her loading programme at the . roa^s i ;ea -d, the Commonwealth ana nonunion Line steamer Port Auckland is scheduled to sail from there to-day for London, via Panama. MARAMA AT SYDN EY.—With passengers, malls, and cargo from Wellington, the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Marama arrived at S3dI\ ey 7l lis morning. On Friday she leaves the New South Wales port for Auckland. WINGATUI LEAVING LYTTELTON.— Expected to leave Lyttelton at an earlv hour this afternoon, the Union Company’s steamer Wingatui coming to Auckland, via 'Wellington and Picton, with cargo for discharge here from Southera ports. DANGER IN COOK STRAIT.—The Secretary of the G.P.O. advises: The following radio message was received from the s.s. Mako: '‘Please advise shipping lost a large lighter in Cook Strait. Position, lat. 41deg 18min south: long., 174 deg 28mm east. It is a danger to navigation.” -.THE PORT CURTIS.—On Saturday the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Curtis is scheduled to sail from Auckland for Wellington and Napier, to complete loading for America. She is scheduled to sail finally from Napier on December 28 for New York. Boston, and Halifax. CANADIAN BRITISHER DUE.—An expected arrival at Auckland toward the end of this week is the Canadian National Steamships steamer Canadian Britisher with general cargo from Quebec. The vessel, which, however, has not yet reported by wireless, has cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Napier also. WAIPAHI ARRIVES—With a cargo of fruit from Suva, the Union Company’s special fruit steamer "Waipahi arrived in the stream at Auckland shortly before one o clock this morning. Later she berthed at Queen’s Wharf to discharge, ana on completion to-morrow is to be dispatched at 5 p.m. for Wellington, Dunedin and Lyttelton. OTOKIA SAILING.—The Union Company s tanker Otokia, which arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from Wellington. and docked at Calliope Dock to have her hull cleaned and painted, was to undock this afternoon, and sail at three o’clock for San Pedro direct, to load a cargo of bulk oil. MAUN GAN U! AT EY.—Shortly before five o’clock this morning the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maunganui arrived at Sydney from Auckland with passengers, mails, and cargo. She left Auckland on Friday afternoon, and on Friday next is to sail from the New South Wales port for Wellington. HERTFORD LOADING—At present completing loading operations at Queen’s Wharf, the Federal Steam Navigation Company's steamer Hertford is to be dispatched from Auckland at noon on Saturday next for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool, via Panama, according to advice received from the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company. MATATUA SOLD.—Advice has been received that the old Shaw, Savill and Albion cargo steamer Matatua has been sold. The Matatua. the name o« whose buyers is not at present available, has been in the New Zealand trq.de tor over 20 years, and she has had an eventful career. Entered 100A1 at Lloyd’s, the Matatua is a vessel of 6,488 tons gross, and was built in 1904 by Workman, Clark and Company, Ltd., Belfast, for the Shaw*, Savill Company. She is a twin-screw vessel, and her dimensions are: Length, 448 ft, breadth 56.5 ft, depth 30.6 ft. She has refrigerated space for 86,000 carcasses, and her capacity for general cargo is approximately 5,000 tons. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to,-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Dana, Canadian Britisher, Tutanekai, Matakana, Veronica, Laburnum, Taranaki. Chatham Is'ands.—Maimoa, Canadian Highlander. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Nairnbank, Waiteniata, Norfolk, Poolta, Port Auckland, Danybryn, Tamaroa, Ruapehu, Cumberland, Kent, Eastmoor, Kaponga. Awarua.—Makura, Tahiti, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Nilsen Alonso, City of New York, Eleanor Boling, Karetu, Maui Pomare, Paua, Manuka. PORT OF ONEKUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (5.45 p.m.), 1,077 tons. Bark, for New Plymouth. HAUTURU (11 p.m.), 270 tons, JacksonFowler, for Raglan. The Rarawa, which sailed last evening for New Plymouth, returns again at halfpast seven to-morrow morning. The Hauturu sailed late last evening for Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato. She is due back again early on Thursday morning. The Arapawa is scheduled to sail this afternoon for Wanganui,