The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 832, 28 November 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—The Komata recommissioned at Wellington on Tuesday on completion of overhaul. Captain H. S. Whyborn retains command of the vessel with Messrs. F. D. Johnson and A. W. Rabbitts as chief and second officers respectively. Mr. R. H. G. Hargreaves has been appointed second officer of the Hauraki. Mr. W. H. C. Millward, second officer of the Maheno, has been transferred to the Maunganui, temporarily relieving Mr. S. A. Smith for holidays. Mr. R. B. Denniston. chief officer of the Marama, has exchanged positions with Mr. A. Russell, chief officer of the Makura. Mr. D. A. Menlove, third officer of the Makura, has been granted holidays at Sydney. Mr. P. E. Laffer is joining the Makura as fourth officer, relieving Mr. C. A. Barker for further orders. H.M.S. DUNEDIN DUE THIS AFTERNOON.—H.M.S. Dunedin is due in port from Wellington via Great Barrier Island at 5.30 o’clock this afternoon, when she will anchor in the stream. She will remain at this anchorage until Monday morning, when she will sail out to the Hauraki Gulf for gunnery practice. On Tuesday she will be followed by the jsloop H.M.S. Veronica. CALLANDIA COMING.—A. G. Frankham, Ltd., advises that the steamer Callandia, en route to New Zealand from Port Arthur, Texas, via Australia, is to leave Sydney on Saturday for Wellington and Auckland. She should reach Wellington on December 5, and is expected to arrive here ©n December 10. The vessel has a cargo of petroleum products. TARANAKI AT WELLINGTON.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s motor cargo ship Taranaki arrived at Wellington at 9.55 a.m. on Tuesday from Melbourne. The vessel recently discharged London cargo at Australian ports, and then went to Geelong and Melbourne to pick up some mutton cargo. On the run across from Melbourne to Wellington the vessel averaged 15.42 knots, notwithstanding that she reduced speed on Monday morning so as not to arrive at Wellington too early in the morning. The ship could have been there three hours sooner. The vessel loads at Wellington and later fills up at New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Wellington, sailing finally from the latter port on December 21 for London, via Panama. Captain C. Wood is still master of the Taranaki, and his officers are as follow: Chief, Mr. J. Steel: second. Mr. A. Jones; third. Mr. G. Campbell; fourth, Mr. F. Charnley; chief engineer, Mr. L. Sorge; second, Mr. A. Riddell; third, Mr. J. Bastow; assistant third, Mr. J. Kerr; junior third, Mr. A. McNiven: senior fourth, Mr. R. Todd: junior fourth. Mr. A. Gowling; fifth, Mr. J. Mathieson; sixth, Mr. A. Milne: seventh, Mr. N. L. Hay'; first electrician, Mr. W. Mason; second, Mr. W. Hay; third, Mr. J. Bell; first refrigerating engineer, Mr. W. Hinchcliffe: second, Mr. F. Lawson; chief steward, Mr. A. Rice; radio operator, Mr. H. West.

KAWATIRI FOR GLADSTONE. --Efforts are being made by the Union Company to dispatch the collier Kawatiri from Auckland on Saturday evening for Gladstone, Queensland, where she will load for New Zealand.

NIAGARA NEARS SUVA.—Due at Suva tomorrow from Vancouver and way ports, the Union Company’s R.M.S. Niagara is expected at Auckland on Monday morning. At 5 p.m. next Tuesday she leaves here for Sydney. WORK DELAYED —Owing to the heavy rain in Auckland yesterday afternoon, all work on the waterfront was practically suspended, consequently the departure of several vessels has been delayed.

RARANGA LEAVES COLON.—Cabled news has been received by the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company that the Raranga left Colon last Saturday afternoon for New York, Boston, Halifax and London, en route from Auckland. She sailed from Auckland on October 31.

AKERA BRINGS PETROL.—Cabled advice has been reecived that the Shell Company’s tanker Akera, ex War Singer, sailed from Balikpapan last Thursday with motor spirts for Auckland and Wellington. She is due at Auckland on December 11.

MOERAKI FOR SYDNEY.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the Moeraki, which leaves Auckland next Thursday for Sydney, will not take passengers or cargo from this port. The ves* sel re-enters the Sydney-Fiji service by leaving Sydney on Friday, December 13.

TOFU A IN DOCK.—For cleaning and painting the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua was docked yesterday afternoon. She undocks tomorrow and returns to the Prince’s Wharf. She is to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. on Saturday on her monthly trip to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.

WAIPAHI FOR SUVA.—The Union Company’s Island fruit steamer W.aipahi is scheduled to leaA’e Auckland at 11 a.m. tomorrow for Suva, where she will load fruit for this port. The vessel arrived here at 1 p.m. today from Dunedin and way ports, and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf.

CUMBERLAND LEAVES LIVERPOOL. Cable advice received states that the Federal steamer Cumberland left Liverpool last Monday with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Timaru. She is expected here about December 31.

SYDNEY STEAMERS.—The Ulimaroa leaves Auckland at 11 a.m. tomorrow for Sydney, and the Manganui and the Marama both clear Sydney at 3 p.m. tomorrow for Auckland and Wellington respectively. All the three vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morn-

MAHANA CLEARS BALBOA.—Advice received by L. D. Nathan and Company states that the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Mahana, en route from Liverpool with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, left Balboa p.m. last Monday for this port, where she is expected on December 17.

MIN IN PORT.—With New York cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Min arrived in the stream at Auckland shortly after noon today. She later berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to unload the local porher cargo under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company.

PORT CAMPBELL REPORTS. According to a radio message received by the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Campbell is expected to arrive at Auckland on Sunday from London. The vessel is bringing passengers, mails and 5,253 tons of general cargo for this port as well as cargo for discharge at Wellington. The report also states “All well.”

BOOKINGS FOR HOME.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company reports that the new passenger motor-liner Rangitata, which is to leave Wellington on February 1 for Southampton and London, is already well booked in all classes of her passenger accommodation. Tlib company’s third new motor-liner Rangitane, to leave Wellington for Home on March 1, and the Rangitiki, to sail from that port on on April 26, are already heavilybooked in all classes of ther passenger accommodation.

NOBEL COMPANY’S VESSELS.—Advice from Mr. C. E. Campbell states that the Nobel Explosive Company’s auxiliary schooner Piri, now at Western Wharf, is to be laid up indefinitelv. The ketch Miro, with a cargo of explosives which was lightered from the Shaw, Savill and Albion Companv’s Mahia, will be dispatched as soon as the weather permits for Gisborne, Wellington and New Plymouth to discharge same. She is at present at the Tamaki powder anchorage. It is expected that she will sail this afternoon. The ketch Rira, which -was engaged lightering from the Mahia, is to return to her anchorage in the stream, where she has been laid up for some time. The auxiliary schooner Huia is at present unloading explosives at Southern ports. CRUDE OIL CARGOES.—Three large cargoes of fuel oil, totalling nearly 27,000 tons, are now on their way from San Pedro to Wellington for discharge into the Union Company’s tanks at Miramar. The Union Company’s own tanker Otokia, which left San Pedro on November 11 is due there about December 6 and she will be followed a week later by the chartered tanker British Glory, which left the Californian port on November 17. Also under charter to the Union Company, the British tanker Invergordon sailed from San Pedro last Sunday with a cargo of 9,000 tons of fuel oil for "Wellington and is due there about December 19. The Invergorden is a single screw steamer of 6,921 tons gross register. built in 1923 by John Brown and Co., Ltd., of Clydebank, and owned by the British Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd".

TRANS PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE.— The Waikawa left Suva on November 23 for Vancouver direct. The Waihemo is to leave Sydney at 5 p.m. today for Vancouver, via Fiji. The Waitemata is expected to clear New Plymouth today for Westport for bunkers, thence to Vancouver direct. The Hauraki is to leave Wellington tomorrow for Melbourne. Adelaide and Sydney, and returns to Vancouver, via Fiji and Fanning Island. The Wairuna left Los Angeles on November 16. is due at Lyttelton on December 13. thence to Dunedin, New Plymouth. Napier and Auckland, and returns to Vancouver via Fiji. The Waiotapu cleared Los Angeles at 4 a.m. on November 25 for Papeete, where she is due on December 9, thence is due at Auckland on December 21 and goes on to Wellington, Melbourne. Adelaide and Sydney. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland.—Port Campbell. Oil Trader. Dunedin, Piako, Min, Kradavon, Maui Fomare, Golden West, City of Delhi. Tutanekai, Boswortli, Malolo, Plume, Chatham Islands.—Farracombe. Corn, Port Campbell. Port Darwin, Ruahine. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine. Tamahme. Arahura, Ngaio. Port Hobart. Niagara, Aorangi, Brunswick, Rangitiki, Manuka. Poolta, Mahia. . Awarua Makura, Tahiti. lonic. Ngakuta, Sir ,T." C. Ross. Kosmos. C. A. Larsen. Southern Princess, Maimoa, Paua. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY ARAPAWA (9.35 p.m.). 351 tons. Pert, for Wanganui. ARRIVALS TODAY HAUTURU (4.30 a.m.), 270 tons, Jack-son-Fowler, from Raglan. NGAPUHI (8.3 C a.m ), 703 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. ARAPAW A sailed last night for Wanganui direct. ALEXANDER is due m port on Saturday morning to load for Nelson and West Coast ports of the South Island. Efforts will be made to dispatch her on Monday afternoon. HAUTURU arrived this morning from Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. At three o’clock this afternoon she is to be dispatched for Hokianga. HOKIANGA, delayed in port yesterday afternoon by the rain, is scheduled to leave for Hokianga at four o’clock this afternoon. KAITOA is scheduled to load at Onehunga next week for Nelson and MotuNGAPUHI arrived this morning from New Plymouth and is to sail on the return trip at 3.30 o’clock this afternoon