The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 867, 10 January 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain L. H. Swan, of the Port Dunedin, and Captain W. S. Mason, D.S.C., of the Port Campbell, exchanged vessels at Wellington yesterday. NUCULA BERTHS.—The Admiralty oil-tanker Nucula, which has been anchored in the stream at Auckland, was moved to the Sheerlegs Wharf yesterday afternoon. WELLINGTON - WESTPORT SERVICE.—The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the steamer Komata will now leave Wellington at 1 p.m. next Monday for Westport. RAIN DELAYS WORK.—Owing to the continuous downpour of rain this morning very little work was done on the waterfront at Auckland, consequently the departure of several vessels is very doubtful. MAKURA FROM FRISCO. —The Union Company’s R.M.S. Makura is expected to arrive at Wellington at 6 a.m. on Monday from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga. She sails again at 3 p.m. on Tuesday for Sydney. PORT HUNTER AT LONDON.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line's steamer, Port Hunter, which left Auckland after loading on November 12 and nailed finally from Wellington on November 27, arrived at London on Wednesday. PORT CAMPBELL DELAYED.—The C. and D. Line advises that the departure of the Port Campbell, now filling up for Home at Wellington, has been postponed until Monday evening, when she will clear Wellington for London, via Panama. RANGITI KI HOME.—Cable advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the motor-ship Rangitiki, which loaded in New Zealand and left Wellington at 3 p.m. on December 7 for Southampton and London, arrived at Southampton on the morning of January 9, after a smart passage of 33 days. C HAL BURY DUE. —Although no radio has been received by Henderson and Macfarlane, the steamer Charlbury is expected at Auckland next Tuesday from Casablanca, Morocco. The vessel, which is bringing a cargo of phosphates for discharge at Auckland, New Plymouth and Wanganui, will berth at the King’s Wharf.

CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL.—CabIe advice has been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Federal steamer Northumberland left Liverpool last Saturday with West of England cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. She is due here on February 10. INDIEN RADlOS.—According to a radio message received by the local office of the Union Company, the chartered motorship Indien is expected to arrive at Auckland at 7 a.m. tomorrow from the Pacific Coast. Later she berths at the Prince's Wharf to unload • the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Wellington and Sydney to complete discharge. VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICES.—The local office of the Union Company advises the following movements of vessels engaged in the Vancouver mail services:— The Niagara left Vancouver noon on Wednesday, via Victoria, Honolulu and Suva for Auckland and Sydney. She is due here on January 27. The Aorangi sailed from Sydney at 4 p.m. yesterday and is due at Auckland next Monday morning. She is scheduled to leave here again at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver. The Aorangi berths at the Prince's Wharf.

RANGITATA SAILS TOMORROW.— Efforts are being made by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company to dispatch the liner Rangitata from Auckland at 5 p.m. tomorrow for Wellington where she completes her discharge of London cargo. CUMBERLAND DELAYED.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that owing to rain the departure of the Federal steamer Cumberland from Auckland for Wellington. Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, and Timaru has been postponed until Tuesday morning. RUAHINE SAILS.—To complete loading for Southampton and London, the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahine left Auckland for Napier yesterday evening. The vessel will sail finally from Napier next Wednesday and passengers will have to embark on Tuesday evening. SYDNEY STEAMERS.—The Ulimaroa leaves Wellington at noon today for Sydney, and the Marama and the Maunganui both sail from Sydney at 3 o’clock this afternoon for Auckland and Wellington respectively. All the three vessels are due at their arrival ports next Tuesday morning. MELBOURNE SERVICE.—The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the passenger steamer Maheno left Melbourne at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, via Milford Sounds, for Wellington. She is due at Wellington on Monday, and leaves again the following day for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. The vessel is to clear Bluff on January 20. SURREY TO LOAD.—Advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Federal steamer Surrey left Wellington this morning for Gisborne, then.ee Waikokopu, and Auckland, to complete her loading. She is due here on January' 16. and is scheduled to sail finally from this port on January 21 for New York, Halifax, and London, via Panama. PORT SYDNEY’S MOVEMENTS. Heather, Roberton, Limited, advises that the loading itinerary of the C. and D. Line’s motor-ship Port Sydney has been slightly altered. The vessel will leave Auckland tomorrow for Gisborne, thence Napier, Wellington, Waikokopu and Napier to fill up. She is scheduled to sail finally from Napier on January 31 for London, via Panama. CANADIAN CONQUEROR TO LOAD. —The-local office of the Canadian National Steamships advises that the steamer Canadian Conqueror will leave Wellington tomorrow for Napier, thence Auckland, to complete her loading. She is due here on January 16, and is announced to sail finally from this port on January 17 for New York, Boston and Halifax, via Panama. COPTIC FROM LONDON.—With cargo from London for discharge at New Zealand ports, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Line’s motor-ship Coptic is due at Auckland next Thursday. After unloading the local consignment of her cargo the vessel will go to Dunedin and Wellington to complete discharge. A. S. Paterson and Company will act as the local agent. SULPHUR FROM JAPAN.—According to wireless advice received by the local agent, A. S. Paterson and Companv, the steamer Toyohiko Maru will now arrive at Auckland from Japan on Monday raorning. The vessel has a cargo of sulphur and after unloading the Auckland consignment at the King’s Wharf will complete discharge at Lyttelton, Dunedin and Wanganui. CANADIAN HIGHLANDER REPORTS —According to a radio message received i ‘S5 al °f fice of the Canadian -National Steamships, the steamer Canadian Highlander is due at Auckland on S^Ji , i ay . a /i er S29 n from Halifax. She will w F oi h at V- e Pri p ce ’s Wharf to unload the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to \\ ellington, -Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin to complete discharge. * ROTORUA LEAVES PA NA M A.—Cable advice received by the local office of the Shipping Company states that the liner Rotorua left Panama on January 7 for Auckland, where she is due on January 28. The Rotorua is en route from Liverpool with West of England cargo for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. The vessel is also bringing passengers and mails for Auckland. AUSTRALIND LEAVES SUVA.—The local office of the New Zeaiand Shipping Company has been advised by cablegram that the A. and A. Line's chartered motor-ship Australind, en route with cargo from New York, left Suva at 5 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday morning. The vessel is bringing cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia. She has been allotted a berth at the Queen’s Wharf. HIRERE SOLD.—After running for a number of years in passenger services in the Hauraki Gulf, the small steamer llirere will shortly sail for new waters. The vessel has been purchased by a Bluff fishing firm, and she is to be fitted out us a fishing boat at Auckland before her departure. The Hirere was owned by McCafium Brothers, and was recently chartered to Captain J. Jackson, who ran her in a passenger service to Surfdale He hopes to purchase or charter another vessel to maintain the service.

SALTERSGATE DOCKED. —Discharging operations on the steamer Saltersgate wore completed at Chelsea yesterday afternoon, and the vessel was docked this morning for cleaning and painting. Tomorrow she is to be dispatched from Auckland for Westport, where she will bunker before proceeding to Nauru Island to load for Australia. SHIPPING AND TRADE. —Since the war, the weight of world cargo carried across the seas has increased by 5 per cent., but the carrying capacity of the world's shipping, taking everything into account, has gone up by 30 to 40 percent., so that in proportion to the goods to be carried, the world's merchant fleet is athird greater than before the war. The result is that a proportion of about 5 per cent, of shipping is laid up for want of employment, and often the percentage is higher (says the “Shipping World.”) Under such conditions it becomes desirable to break up the really old ships, and there is fortunately a marked tendency on tne part of prominent owners deliberately n> scrap such vessels and to refrain from selling them to foreign owners who can work them with cheap labour and compete with their original owners. This is one obvious way of restoring the equilibrium between shipping and shipbuilding, and it is a welcome sign that it is beginning to receive the attention it deserves, not only in England, hut also among the maritime nations of Europe, PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY KGAPUHI <1.45 p.m.), 70S tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. HAT;TURU <5.15 p.m.). 270 tons, Jack-son-Fowler, for Hokianga. HOKIANGA (6 p.m.), 271 tons, Kennedy, for Hokianga. ARAPAWA. due at Onehunga tomorrow from Wanganui, leaves again at *» o’clock next Tuesday afternoon on her return trip. 39 HAUTURU returns to Onehunga at . a.m. on Sunday from Hokianga. and leaves at 4 p.m. on Monday for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. HOKIANGA is due back at Onchuflfra on Tuesday from Hokianga, and sans again next Thursday at 3 p.m. or. hei return trip. . -, a NGAPUHI, due at Onehunga at <£<* a.m. tomorrow from New Plymouth, leaves again at 4 p.m. on Monday on he return trip.