The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 650, 30 April 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —Mi'. E. W. White has relieved Mr. A. S. Cauty as purser of the Tamaroa. Mr Cauty had to go ashore at London owing to eyesight trouble. POOLTA FOR GRAFTON. —Now undergoing her overhaul and survey at Auckland, the local office of the Union Company hopes to dispatch the steamer Poolta toward the end of this week for Grafton. WAIPAHI BERTHS.—The Union. Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi was berthed this morning at the Prince’s Wharf to load stores, etc., before leaving Auckland on Thursday for Rarotonga, Mangaia and Aitutaki. SLOOPS RETURN.—H.M.S. Veronica and H.M.S. Laburnum arrived back from a cruise round the Hew Zealand coast yesterday. The Veronica arrived at 4 p.m. and the Laburnum at 5.30 p.m. Loth vessels are now at Sheerlegs Wharf. KAIKORAI FROM MELBOURNE.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the collier Kaikorai is due at Auckland on Friday from Melbourne via Port Kembla. After discharge here the vessel pays off. OTIRA FOR HOME. —Due at Wellington this morning fro mAuckland to fill up for Home, the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company advises that the steamer Otira leaves Wellington at daybreak on Thursday for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. TREGENNA FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. —Owing to a shortage of trucks it is doubtful if the steamer Tregenna will leave Auckland this evening for Hew Plymouth and Wanganui to complete her discharge of Nauru phosphate. Henderson and Macfarlane are the local agents. PORT NAPIER SAILS.—The C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Napier left Auckland at 10.45 p.m. yesterday for Lyttelton, t.henc-e Wanganui roadstead and Wellington to fill up for Home. She is scheduled to clear Wellington finally on May 11 for London via the Cape Horn route. HAURAKI THIS AFTERNOON.—From Pacific Coast ports the Union Company’s trans-Pacific motor-ship Hauraki rs due at. Auckland this afternoon, and berths at the Prince’s Wharf to unload the local her cargo before proceed inTT to Wellington, Melbourne and Adelaide. ulimaroa LATE. —According to a radio message received, the Huddart, Parker’s intercolonial passenger steamer ' Ulimaroa is meeting with rough weather and is not expected to arrive at Wellington until to-morrow from Sydney. The vessel is to leave Wellington at noon on Friday yoyn yyheyry ryeytyurnyy on Friday on her return trip to Sydney. REM U ERA AT COLON.—Advice has been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company that the liner Remuera, en route from London and Southampton to Wellington, Napier, and Auckland, left Curacao on April 2G, and arrived at Colon on April 2S. She is expected at Wellington on May 37. PORT CAMPBELL DUE OPUA.—Advice has been received by the Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Company that the C. and U>. Line’s steamer Port Campbell is due at Opua on Saturday from Port Kembla to commence loading for Home. She later fills up at New Plymouth, thence Wanganui, Lyttelton and Wellington, and is expected to clear the latter port finally on May IS for London, via Montevideo. WARNING TO SHIPPING.—The local superintendent of mercantile marine has received advice to warn mariners that a quantity of logs and debris from flooded rivers was reported floating in latitude SSdeg 13 min south, longitude lTSdeg 27 min east, on April 27. The logs and debris are considered to be dangerous I to navigation, and they are drifting south- I ward. The position where the danger was reported to be Is about seven miles south-east of Tokomaru Ray, and about 3*l ra jjes* south of I* he Fast I ’upe.

THE MAUI POM A RE.—The Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is scheduled to reach Lyttelton from Apia next Friday. After unloading at Wellington, the vessel is due at Auckland on May 8. and is to be despatched for Norfolk Island on May 10. RUAHINE REPORTED.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the liner Ruahine, Homeward bound from New Zealand, arrived at Panama on April 25, and at Colon on April 26. She sailed from Wellington on April 4. HURUNUI FROM LONDON.—The New Zealand Shpiping Company advises that the Hurunui will take the place of the Tekoa, sailing from London on May 9 for New Zealand ports. The Hurunui will bring cargo for discharge at Suva, Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth. KAITUNA IN COMMISSION.—The Union Company's steamer Kaituna, which was severely damaged in a collision near Melbourne when the Norwegian steamer Selje was sunk, is now in commission again. She is en route from Melbourne to ureymouth to load a coal cargo for Auckland. GOLDEN CROSS SAILS FRIDAY.— Henderson and Macfarlane advises that the O. and O. Line's steamer Golden will leave Auckland on Friday for Wellington; thence Nelson and Lyttelton to complete her discharge of Pacific Coast cargo. The vessel loads at Lytti Ron and completes at Wellington and Auckland, and is expected to clear this port again on May 11 for Honolulu and San FranBARON BELHAVEN REPORTS AGAIN.—A further radio mesasge from the master of the steamer Baron Belhaven this morning reads: Gale, may arrive pilot station 9 a.m. to-morrow." The vessel is en i - oute from Antwerp with ; cai-go of basic slag for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company will act as the local agents. The vessel has been allotted a berth at the King’s Wharf. TAMAROA IN PORT.—Shortly before 11 o’clock last evening the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Tamaroa arrived in the stream at Auckland from London and Southampton. This morning she was berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails, and cargo. The Tamaroa loaded her cargo at London and left on March 27 for Southampton, where she picked up her passengers and mails. Southampton was left the following day, and good weather was experienced to Balboa, which was reached on April 10. After taking on oil fnel, the vessel left Balboa the same day. Fine weather was experienced until the vessel neared the New Zealand coast. Sunday night and all day yesterday the ramaroa encountered very heavy weather, which delayed her slightly. The vessel created a fresh record for the voyage from Southampton, her actual steaming tune being 30 days 8 hours 38 minutes. She averaged 15.246 knots. After discharge here, the vessel proceeds to Wellington to complete, thence she loads at Lyttelton, Napier and Wellington, sailing finally from the latter port o n.Tune S for Southampton and London via Panama. the Aamaroa: First saloon, for Auckland, the ’Jamaroa: First saloon, for Auckland Mrs. O Buchanan, Mr. E. Gale, M.8.E.! K.a.. Mr. and Mrs. W. Turner; for Wellington, Misses A. and M. Fairfax-Chol-meley Mrs R Hepburn. Mr. H. Hepburn, Mrs. T. Martin, Mr. G. Sara - for Lyttelton, Mr. M. Bethel], Mr. K. C Lindsay; for Port Chalmers. Captain and Mrs. W. Lovering; for Melbourne, Mrs. M. Reid, Miss D. Reid, and 141 thirdclass. Captain W. IT. Hartman still retains command of the Tamaroa, and has the following officers with him: Chief, Mr. W. Dawson; second. Mr. T. Oliver; third, Mr. A. Galvin: fourth, Mr. H. J. Hill; purser] Mr. E. W. White; surgeon. Dr. M. ,T Bulger; chief engineer, Mr. .T. S. Macintosh; second, Mr. D. Law; third, Mr. R. Robson: fourth, Mr. R. H. Campbell; fifth. Mr. .T. W. Handford; sixth, Mr. R. W. Ridealgh; seventh. Mr. J. S. Farquhnr; eighth, Mr. W. A. Loet; ninth. Mr. •T. Harrison: refrigerating engineers, Messi s E. T. Land and R. Honslov; electricians. Messrs. A. Mitford and A. C bell: wireless operators, Messrs. A. C. Lund and E. Webster; chief steward, Mr J. E. Laing. L. D. Nathan and Co. are the local agents and hope to dispatch the vessel next Mod ay for Southern ports. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE—- . T ?^..J’? ll(Vv y ingr ve ssels are expected to ,tVnn . v «V ls:e of tho undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.'—Baron Belhaven, 'Mani T’oKaikoi' 1 't° rt I ' apier ’ Tut anekai, Norfolk, Chatham Islands.—Rimutaka. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine. Arahura, Xcaio. Tjimnliine. Ulimaroa. Toia. T-ort. Darwin, Raranga. AVaiotapu. Awarua—Makura. Tahiti. Karetu CanAdtnu Challenger, Devon, Karamea, Rangitiki. Kaponga. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY ro?NewT4,nomh r m ) ' 1 077 tonK ’ Bark- , ,<< p m ). 251 tons, Pert, on* j! ►" i U V’V l **' * ° AVO **l< the bar ” , Ul . bolsterous conditions. She XVan'eaTm that nnC ‘ ’° leaVe for mnrrow H for l: i"oklnn *° SaU at noon to ' The Karawa nreventerl from , the Atanukau Bar by advert eondi?m'nf yelsei-'lav. i-. to dispatched for New 1 I nioiith nr.mi this afternoon. She ic; not due back until 7 30 a m. on Thurs-