The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 822, 16 November 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

ULIMAROA AND MARAMA. —The Ulimaroa left Wellington at noon yesterday for Sydney, and the Marama sailed from Sydney at 4 p.m. for Wellington. Both vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morning.

LADY LEWIS ANCHORS. The steamer Lady Lewis, which has been discharging raw sugar from Cuba at Chelsea, was moved into the stream this morning to allow the Rona to berth at Chelsea. On Wednesday she will return to the berth to complete discharge. MAKURA REPORTS.— Radio advice received by the Union Company states that the R.M.S. Makura, en route from San Francisco, Papeete, and Rarotonga, is expected to arrive at Wellington at 6 a.m. on Monday. The vessel is scheduled to leave Wellington again at S p.m. on Tuesday for Sydney. DALVEEN’S BERTH. —Due at Auckland about Wednesday next from Galveston, Texas, with sulphur for discharge at Auckland, New Plymouth and Australian ports, the steamer Dalveen has been allotted a berth at the King's Wharf. A. S. Paterson and Company will act as the local agents.

KAIWARRA FROM GLADSTONE.— ! With it cargo of coal for discharge at Auckland, the Union Company’s collier le Kaiwarra is expected here on Wednes- | N day next from Gladstone, Queensland. j KAIRANGA FROM SYDNEY. —With l coal from Port Kembla, and general 1 cargo from Sydney, the Union Company’s steamer Kaiwarra. is expected at Auckland toward* the end of next week. GRETASTON WITH PHOSPHATES. —Advice lias been received by Henderson and Macfarlane that the steamer Gretaston left Ocean Island on November 15 with a full cargo of phosphates for discharge at Auckland. She is due here about November 27. RON A WITH SUGAR. —With raw sugar for discharge at Chelsea and Sydney, the Colonial Sugar Company’s steamer Rona arrived at Auckland this morning from Suva. Fair weather was experienced for , the voyage. At noon the vessel -was to berth at Chelsea, and next Tuesday evening sails for Sydney. AORANGI DUE MONDAY. —Due at Auckland on Monday morning from Sydney, the Union Company’s Jt.M.M.S. Aorangi will berth about S a.m. at the Prince's Wharf to land her passengers and mails and to load for America. She is expected to sail again at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. „. p ' AKO due TOMORROW.— Leaving VY ellington at 5 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, the New Zealand Shipping Company s steamer J’iako is due here tomor,H,Jd will berth at the Central 'N barf to complete Iter loading. She is scheduled to clear this port final lv on November 23 for Halifax and London, via i 1 Panama. MANUKA AT MELBOURNE. —CabIed | news hits been received by the Union company that, the Manuka, from Bluff, : at |; lelb ? urne at 9 a.m. on Wed- i nesday. She is to leave again at 10 ' a.m. next Wednesday for Bluff, Dunedin. ! Lyttelton and Wellington, is due at Bluff ! on Sunday week, and at Wellington on < November 29. MAUNGANUI TO ADJUST COM- ' PASSES. —The Union Company’s inter- ! colonial passenger steamer Maunganui 1 will leave the Western Wharf at 1 p.m. ; today to adjust her compasses. Later ! she returns to the King’s Wharf to complete her overhaul, before resuming ! in the intercolonial service. She is scheduled to leave here at 3 p.m. next Friday for Sydney. KENT REPORTS. —According to a radio message received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the federal steamer Kent is due at Auckland next Tuesday afternoon from Liverpool. She will berth at the Queen’s YY harf to unload the local portion of hex' cargo before proceeding to Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, to complete discharge. RIMUTAKA LEAVES HOME. —With; cargo from London, and passengers and j maxis from. Southampton, the New Zea- j land Shipping Company’s steamer Rimuleft tho latter post yesterdav for ! !AY cl li ng-t° , ) Chalmers. Lyttelton and New Plymouth, according to advice ; received by the local office this morning, j The vessel is due at Wellington on De- [ cember 24. PORT HARDY’S ITINERARY.—The C and D. Line advises that the Port llardv j is to commence loading at Dunedin fort .Halifax and London. She will sub.se- ! fluently load at Wellington, Napier. Gis- ! borne, Tokomaru Bay and Auckland, and is to leave this port finally on December ; 2t. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auc- ! pioneering Company will be the local POOLTA IN PORT.— With a cargo of hardwoods from Grafton, Port Stephens and Newcastle, the Union Company’s steamer Poolta arrived at Auckland this morning and berthed at the King’s Wharf. Good weather was experienced for the trip across the Tasman Sea. The vessel 1 4t_ ex P eG ted to leave here on Tuesday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Greymouth to complete discharge. PORT HUON TO LOAD.— The C. and D. line advises that the Port Hu on is due at New Plymouth from Australia on December 3*7 to commence loading for ! London. She will load also at Wanganui, j JAUeUon, Timaru, Port Chalmers and ! YY ellington. The vessel is due at YY'ell- | mgton on January 9, and will sail from ! that port on January 11 for London, via j Panama. CAMBRIDGE TO LOAD.— The New j Zealand Shipping Company reports that ' the Federal steamer Cambridge is due ! at New Plymouth on December 2 from ' Australia to commence loading for Lon- j don, Avonmoutli, Liverpool and Glasgow. | She will subsequently load also at Napier. ! Gisborne. Auckland, Wanganui, Lyttelton j and YVellington. The vessel is due at j YY'ellington on December 24, and will sail from that port on December 28 for the 1 Home ports, via Panama. MAILS ARRIVING. The R.M.M.S. i Aorangi, from Sydney, is due at Auck- • land on Monday, November 18, with 362 ' bags of English, Eastern and Australian mail for Auckland. The R.M.S. Makura, from San Fran- I cisco, is due at YVellington on November j IS with 144 bags of English and Ameri- j can mail for Auckland. The letter por- i tion is expected by the Main Trunk on Tuesday morning next. RUAPEHU TO LOAD.— Advice lias j been received by the local office of the j New* Zealand Shipping Company that the | steamer Ruapehu left New Plymouth at 5.40 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due tomorrow. She will berth at the Queen's YY r harf to continue loading, and later proceeds to Napier, YVellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to fill up. The vessel is to clear the Otago port finally on November 30 for Southampton and YY’est Coast ports of England, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. PIRI FROM MELBOURNE. —At eight o’clock last night the Nobel Explosive Company’s auxiliary schooner Piri arrived in port from Melbourne, and ; went to the Motuihi powder anchorage. I She left Melbourne for Auckland on ' October 26, and the weather throughout the trip was mostly calm and flukev. She will discharge the local portion of her cargo of explosives at the Motuihi and Tamaki powder anchorages, and the company's other schooner, Huia. at Present at YY'estern YY’harf, is to go down : to her for transhipment of Southern cargo. Both vessels, together with the company’s ketch Miro, are to lighter oxl plosiY'es from the Mahia when she arrives from London in a few days’ time, and will unload same at Southern ports. Captain M. YY'. Monaghan commands the Piri, and her local agent is Mr. C. E. j