The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 646, 24 April 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

DUNEDIN TO REFIT.—H.M.S. Dunedin is to go into the Calliope Dock at 8.30 o’clock on Friday morning. There she will refit preparatory to her coming trip to Australia. THE PORT AUCKLAND.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Auckland is reported to have sailed from New York last Monday for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about May 22. VALACIA LEAVES FALMOUTH,— Running under the auspices of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line, the Cunard Company’s steamer Valacia is reported to have cleared Falmouth last Monday with general merchandise from London for discharge at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Timaru. SYDNEY STEAMERS.—The Maunganui leaves Auckland at 3 p.m. on Friday for Sydney, and the Mararna leaves Wellington at 3 p.m. the same day. The Ulimaroa sails from Sydney at noon on Friday for Wellington. All the three vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morning. CITY OF ADELAIDE CLEARS LEVUKA.—Advice has been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company that the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer City of Adelaide, en route from New York with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, left Levuka on Monday for this port, where she is due on Saturday morning. She has been allotted a berth at the Prince’s Wharf. OTIRA ARRIVES.—ShortIy after 11.30 a.m. to-day, the Shaw, SaviU and Albion Company’s steamer Otira arrived at Auckland from Waikokopu, and berthed at the Central' Wharf to continue her loading under the agency of L. D. Nathan and Company. Efforts are to be made to dispatch the vessel on Sunday morning for Wellington, where she completes her loading and finally departs about May 4 for London, via Montevideo and Rio de Janiero. FORT NAPIER DUE FRI DAY.—Leaving New Plymouth to-day for. Auckland, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Napier is due here on Friday to continue her loading under the agency of the Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company. She will berth at the Prince’s Wharf. It is hoped to dispatch the vessel again on Saturday for Lyttelton, thence Wanganui roadstead, and Wellington, to fill up for Home, The vessel is scheduled to leave Wellington finally on May 11 for Rotterdam and London, via Montevideo. NORFOLK FROM LIVERPOOL.—The Federal steamer Norfolk arrived in the stream at Auckland early this morning from Liverpool and berthed later at the Queen's Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The remainder of her cargo is for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The vessel left Liverpool on March 16 and experienced fair to moderate weather for her voyage to New Zealand. She is expected to leave Auckland on Monday next for Southern ports. Captain Mead still retains comand of the Norfolk. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to he within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofun, Aorangi, Tutanekai, Tainui. Southern Cross, Port Napier, Maui Pom are, Aelbryn. Chatham Islands.—Port Curtis, Tamaroa. Wellington.—Makura, Arahura, Maori, Ngaio, Niagara, Taraahine, Wahine, - Amalthus, Waiotapu, Port Darwin, Rimutaka. Awarua.—Kartigi, Golden Cloud, Rangitiki, Tahiti, Manuka, Ivaretu, Port Hunter, Makura. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HOKIANGA (8 a.m.), 271 tons, Kennedy, from Hokianga. ARRIVALS TO-DAY RARAWA (S.S a.m.), 1,077 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. ARAPAWA (9.50 a.m.), 251 tons, Pert, from Wanganui. The Hauturu is to arrive from Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads at 6 a.m. on Thursday. On Friday she is to be dispatched for Hokianga and Auckland at 3 p.m. The Arapawa arrived from Wanganui and Opunake this morning. On Monday she is to leave for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads at 3 p.m. Due back on May 2, she is to sail for Wanganui that day. The Rarava is to be dispatched for New Plymouth at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon instead of to-morrow, Anzae Day. She is due at Onehunga again at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday. MAIL SERVICES Particulars of mail services will be found on the Leader Page.