The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 884, 30 January 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

MARAMA FOR SYDNEY. —The Union Steam Ship Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Marama is announced to leave Wellington at 3 p.m. tomorrow for Sydney. ROTORUA DISCHARGING —At present at Queen’s Wharf discharging the local portion of her cargo from West Coast United Kingdom ports, the New Zealand Shipping Company’.s liner Rotorua is to sail p.m. on Saturday for Napier and other Southern ports to complete unloading. RANGITATA SAILED.— The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor-liner Rangitat.'i sailed last evening for Napier and ’Wellington to complete loading for ner Homeward voyage. The vessel is announced to sail finally from Wellington for Southampton and London on February 8. CITY OF WELLINGTON SAILS THIS AFTERNOON. —The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that, the Ellerman and Bucknall steamer City of Wellington, now at Queen’s Wharf discharging the local portion of her cargo of general merchandise from New York, is to be dispatched at three o’clock this afternoon for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, to complete unloading. ALTERATIONS TO NARBADA. The steamer Narbada, ex Leitrim, arrived at Port Chalmers on Tuesday from Bluff alter completing discharge of her Eastern cargo. The vessel is to have extensive alterations carried out in her cargo carrying compartments. The alterations will include the stripping of the insulation from three of her holds and the fitting in its place of the usual battens on the inside of the hull. These alterations are expected to take about three weeks, and the Narbada will then proceed to Port Kembla and Calcutta, where she will take the March-Apri' loading for New Zealand ports. MARAMA’S PASSENGERS. —The following passengers arrived at Wellington from Sydney by the Union Company's steamer Marama on Tuesday: — m First-class: Mesdames Abel and child, Brassey-Edwards. Budd and child, Cullen, Crawshaw and child, Dawkins, Firth. Hyde, Harris, Isaacs, Johnston, Legg, Matthews, Mackay, McLean, McLelJand and child, Napier. Page, Pike and child, Eeakes and child. Stevenson, Struthers and 2 children, Samuels, Spong, Thornier, Turner, Thomas, Tryon, Tratlien, Ward. Whewell, Wallace and child, Misses A. Annan, N. Anderson. D. AUica, L. Budd,, L. Bray', E. Batchelor, .T. Badgery, B. Bonnington, G. Brooker, H. Beckett, E. Crawshaw, J. Crawley, M. Donnelly, A. Edwards, N. Firth, M. Frew, J. Freeman, R. Grant, W. Green, N. Grenfell, C. Guthrie, H. Howell, D. Hampton, M. Johnston, Z. Jupp, J. Jordan, M Kemp, T. Kingsber, V. Lamacroft, E. Miller, I. Moore, M. MeColl, M. O’Byrne, O’Donnell, M. Ollivier, J. Pepper, R. Piereey, K. Pike, M. Pennyman, E. Primer, L. Quarterrnain, L. Rankin, V. Ray, M. Ray. L. Ryan, E. Rowe. J. Swapp, S. Slater, F. Taylour, E. Turner, K. Talbot, H. Thomsen, M. Thomsen, E. Verity, L. Ward, V. Williams, E. Wilson, Messrs. W. Brodie, J. Brown, W. Bryden, G. Bock, S„ Brassey-Edwards, L. Budd, S. Cal thorp, H. Calthorp, W. Cattanach, Colonel J. Clark, J. Cullen, Dr. J. Crawshaw, J. Cooper, A. Davis. W. L"> : 11Macky, O. Doepl. H. Firth, B. Grant. H. Grenwood, A. Gillies, T. Graham, D. Gibson, R. Hill, Rev. Hodgson, B. Henty, x. Hawley, H. Howson, W. Hughes, A. Hyde. M. Johnston, H. Jones, J. Kelly, F. Kemp. C. Longhead, D. Larnach. D. Lake, H. Legge, P. Miller, G. Maling, ] W. Mall is, Meazza and boy, G. Milne, G McKenzie, W. McLean, L. McLelland. R. Pinney, It. Prastrone, R. Page, L. Page, A. Rook, W. Russell, G. Rowley, F. Rankine, S. Ralces, Rev. A. Stevenson. A. Stevenson, W. Sharpley, F. Saywell, A. Struthers, G. Thornber. A. Turner, F. Thomas, A. Vickery, L. Wright, A. Ward, H. Williams, J. Graham, N. Miller, A. Ward, IT. Williams, J. Graham, N. Miller, and Sisters Byrne, Banahan, Conway, Fitzgibbon, Hourigan, Horan, Keogh, Moore, Pilley. Second-class: Mesdames Allpress, Blair, Barlow., Carrick, Davidson, King, McGrew and child, Quarterrnain, Southee, Allen, Anderson. Misses K. Adlan. O. Coulter, M. Davidson, D. Davis, J. Paul, R. Shaw, B. Scott, H. Thorne, M. Thorne, Messrs. J. Anderson. R. Buchanan, J. Blair, J. Davidson, W. Dye, T. Foster, L. Fisher, L. Gray, F. Gist, C. Latch, J. Lucas,. IT. Moon, E. Marshall, C. McDonald. A. McGlew, It. Southee, F. West, A. King, F. E. Kelly; and S 9 thirdclass.

NUCULA DOCKED.—The Royal Fuel Auxiliary Nucula, went into Calliope Dock this morning at 7.30 o’clock for cleaning and painting. MAUNGANUI SAILS TOMORROW. — The Union Steam Ship Company advises that its inter-colonial passenger steamer Maunganui, now at Central "Wharf, is to be dispatched for Sydney at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. GOLDEN CLOUD SAILS TOMORROW. —Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane advise that the O. and O. Line steamer Golden Cloud is to sail at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon for Wellington, Timaru and Dunedin to complete unloading her cargo from .Pacific Coast ports. CORNWALL IN PORT.—To finalise her loading for London and West Coast United Kingdom ports, the Federal steamer Cornwall arrived this morning from Napier and berthed at Queen’s Wharf. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that it is hoped to dispatch the vessel for Home on Wednesday next. MARAMA’S TRANSHIPMENTS. At noon on Tuesday, some five hours behind her usual time, the Union Company’s Marama arrived in the stream at Wellington from Sydney. On the first two days out from Sydney the vessel steamed into a heavy south-easterly gale which considerably delayed her. The Marama brought transhipments ex the Orsova, Or vie to, Orford, Ormond, Naringa, Ormiston, Largs Bay, Chitral. Dimbo La, Tanga Maru, Commissaire Kamel, Mooltan, Canadian Constructor, Delphic, Nordica, Moncalieri, Nilorn, Ventura, Changte, Kawawa, Baradine, Garmula and- Waiotapu. The Marama is scheduled to leave again at 3 p.m. tomorrow on her return trip to Sydney. THE PORT WAIKATO.—The new motor vessel Port Waikato is expected at Melbourne at any time now. en route from Ungland to New Zealand, where she is to be engaged in the coastal trade. The vessel was constructed at Leith, Scotland, by Henry Robb, Ltd., for Messrs. A. F. Watchlin and Company, Auckland. During the vessel’s official trials she attained a speed of 11J knots. Built to Lloyd’s Register’s highest class under special survey, the Port Waikajio is of the raised quarterdeck type vessel, with bridge amidships and long topgallant forecastle. Her length between perpendiculars is 180 ft, moulded breadth 28ft, and moulded depth from the main deck 13ft Sin. The dead-weight carrying capacity is of SBO tons. The hatchways are very large, and the holds free from obstructions, and the deck machinery includes two powerful self-slewing, steam winches, a steam windlass and a steam warping capstan, the steam being supplied by a marine return-tube boiler-. The propelling machinery consists of two-stroke, single-acting Diesel engines having four cylinders, 16in bore by 20in stroke, rated 560 b.h.p. when running at 250 revolutions. The engines are of the independent scavenging type, and haye oil-cooled pistons. The engine-room auxiliaries include a dynamo, driven by a belt from the main engine intermediate shaft, which supplies continuous ship lighting, a 750-watt petrol-driven, light-generating plant for use in port, and a small petrol-driven air compressor to supply initial compressed air to the air-storage tanks, of which there are four, 30in in diameter by Bft long, and one 20in in diameter bj'- sft long. A2O kw. generating plant, driven direct by a 25 h.p. Diesel engine, is also installed, chiefly to supply power to the following independent motordriven auxiliaries: An auxiliary two-stage air compressor, a Gin centrifugal ballast pump of 100 tons an hour capacity, a duplex general service and fire pump suitable for 2001 b pressure, a 4in centrifugal auxiliary lubricating oil pump, and an oil purifier, oil heater and transfer pump. The Port Waikato is taking to Melbourne a cargo of baltic timber from Oslo. Messrs. Watkin and Wallis are the Auckland agents for the Port Waikato. PORT OF LONDON’S WELCOME TO LEONARDO DA VINCI. When the steamer Leonardo da Vinci, the ship which lately took the Italian art treasures for exhibition in London, arrived. the Port of London Authority arranged a ceremonial greeting for her. The authority provided their steam yacht St. Katharine to pilot her through the port to the berth which was placed at her disposal in the docks. Here she was met by Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain, Lord Ritchie of Dundee and Mr. Arthur Henderson. At the express wish of Signor Mussolini, who has been the moving spirit In the furthering of the exhibition, Siglor Modigliani, Commissioner-General for Italy, wlio accompanied the pictures to London, arranged for a film to be taken of the departure of the pictures from Italy, and to complete the story, a film record was made of the arrival of the ship and pictures in London. The film will be an historical record of a unique event, as, according to Major A. A. Longden, the Secretary-General of the Exhibition, it is unlikely that such a comprehensive exhibition of Italian art will ever be repeated. CROSS CHANNEL FERRIES.—It lias been generally assumed that the internalcombustion motor would not be able to enter into real competition with geared turbines in the propulsion of crossChannel vessels, but this is not necessarily the case. The use of oil engines on ships operating for so short a period as those, for instance, between Great Britain and France, or Belgium, precludes any great advantage being shown in the fuel bill, but it is becoming clear that for slightly longer “ferry” services, owners with experience are replacing steamers by motor-ships, examples being found in the Harwich-Esbjerg service, the Liver pool-Bel fast route, and, now, the regular passenger and cargo service between Bergen and Newcastle. The new ship to be engaged on the last-named run is of special interest, as the type approaches more closely in power and speed to the average vessel operating between England and France than any yet constructed. Tt is to maintain 185 knots in service or 195 knots on trial, and the machinery power is 10,000 s.h.p., which is equal to that of some of the vessels crossing the English Channel The trade involves a rather rapid turnround at terminal ports, and the owners considered that n motor vessel alone could meet all their requirements.

REDUCTIONS IN LONDON DUES.— The Fort of London Authority has decided to make certain reductions in the dues on ships using its docks and has adopted a revised schedule of such rates. The principal alteration relates to vessels in Class 1., i.e., vessels laden from or for ports outside Europe, outside the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The rate on these ships, which is now is 25d a net registered ton. less 10 per cent, will be reduced to a net figure of Is lOd a net registered ton. There are several other alterations and revisions which are more or less consequential on the reduction to Class I. ships. The former printed schedule of dock rates on vessels gave rates which were subject to a 10 per cent, reduction, but the new schedule will show net rates. The saving to shipowners represented bv the new schedule is estimated at about £75,000 per annum. N.Y.K. ALTERED SCHEDULE. —With view to improving the service, an alteration has been made in the ports of call of the N.Y.K. Line, commencing with the April sailing from Japan as follows: — Menado Celebes will be added as a new port of call for the outward bound vessels onlv from Japan, and Zamboanga will be entirely withdrawn from this route. The regular liners now on tins service will be replaced by the Kitona Maru. Atsuta. Maru, and Kamo Mara, but. for the present there vessels will not be Provided with refrigerated space. These three steamers were formerly employed in the European service, and have a capacity of 8,000 tons each. They are w enequipped and comfortably-accommodated passenger boats for tropical sea travel, and furthermore, are of a good turn or speed, each vessel being capable of 15 kl Ample accommodation is provided for the carriage of first, second aim third class passengers. , .. Fverv voyage of each of these liners is to be curtailed by two days, according to the new schedule, i.e., vesse.s \in sail from Sydney for Japan, commencing in May next, on Wednesday instead of Saturday as at present. WITHIN WIRELESS IRANGh — The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland. —Tofua, Waikawa, Maui Pomare. West Loquassuck, Skagern. Pulpit Point, Luceric, Niagara, Fluine, Nordvital, City of Wellington, Eangitata. Chatham Islands.—Tamaroa, Port Brisbane, Canadian Challenger. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamaliine, Arahura, Aorangi, Port Dunedin, Kent, Wakakura, Indien, Dunedin, AngloCanadian. Ferndale, Mahana, Fort Sydney, Rimutaka, British Glory. Fort Denison. Awarua.—Makura, Cumberland, Tahiti, Maheno, Hinentoa. City of New York, Eleanor Boling, Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, Kosmos, . Southern Princess, Tutanekai, Tainul.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY TITOKI (7.40 p.m.), 750 tons rir»v from Nelson. ’ DEPARTURES YESTERDAY KAITOA <3 10 p.m.}, 319 tons Ala-.w for Nelson. ' -Marti*.