The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 935, 31 March 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain W. A. Gray, of the Kartigi, has transferred to command of the Kaimiro, relieving Captain J. Rankine for instructions. Captain A. F. Inman took command of the Opihi at Wellington yesterday. Mr. C. H. M. Long has relieved Mr. C. H. George, chief officer of the Katoa. for holidays. Mr. R. X. Turner is relieving Mr. G. H Kime as second officer of the Niagara. The latter officer is proceeding on holiday leave. I Mr. F. McConville has joined the Waipiata as chief engineer, relieving Mr. J. i J. Kettle for holidays, i Mr. E. 11. Church has been appointed

third engineer of the Marama, vice Mr. A. H. Crawley, resigned. Mr. J. C. Willis has transferred to the Kanna as third engineer, relieving Mr. J. Dalziel for holidays. THE AORANGI.—The Union Company advises that the Royal Mail motor-ship Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on Wednesday for Sydney, via Victoria, Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland. The vessel is due at this port on April 20. MAUI POMARE SAILS TOMORROW. —Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare is to be dispatched at 3 p.m. tomorrow for Niue Island and Apia (Samoa), taking passengers, mails and cargo. The vessel is at King's wharf. PETROL FROM _ BORNEO.—Under charter .to the Shell' ICompany, the oiltanker Agero is arriving from Borneo p.m. tomorrow, according *to her radio advice. The vessel’s bulk petrol cargo is for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She will berth at Western Wharf. CANADIAN EXPLORER DUE FRIDAY.—The local office of the Canadian National Steamships advises that the Canadian Explorer, now loading for New York, Boston and Montreal, is to leave Wellington p.m. on Wednesday for Auckland direct. She is due here on. Friday night, and it is hoped to dispatch her filially on Saturday afternoon for the American ports. KALINGO REPORTS. The Union Steam Ship Company has received a radio message from the caTgo steamer Kalingo, inward bound from Port Stephens, stating that she expects to arrive in the stream here at 2 a.m. tomorrow. The vessel has cargo from Australian ports for unloading at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Picton and Greymouth and is to discharge the local portion at Central Wharf.

MAKURA’S PASSENGERS. The following passengers sailed for Sydney by the Royal Mail liner Makura, which left Wellington for the New South Wales port at noon on Friday last:— First saloon: Mr. G. H. Allcock, Mrs. A. M. B. Allen, Miss E. A. Billingham, Mrs. Ball, Mrs. E. Burrell, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Blundell, Mr. Birdsall, Mrs. M. Butterwortli, Miss A. L>. Benson, Miss 11. Brosnan, Mr. Bradley, Master Bradley, Mr. T. B. Burns, Mr. Ball, Mrs. A. Burton, Dr. and Mrs. S. R. Cattell, Master H. R. Catell, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Couper, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. G. Coupe, Mrs. D. F. Cau, Mrs. Cooper, Miss F. N Cauny, Mrs. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cohen, Mrs. C. B. Craig, Mrs. A. Curow, Mrs. W. B. Cameron, Miss M. M. Cameron, Miss C. Chauncey, Mr. J. L. Campbell, Mrs. E. M. Christiansen, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Mrs. E. M. Cohen, Miss E. Coben, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Davies, Mr." W. Delaney, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Daff, Miss J. Dalton, Mr. W. R. PI. Dongalm, Mr. E. Ermit. Miss L. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. R. Forrest, Mr. D. Fraser, Mr. E. F. Fa user, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. ! P ry, Miss S. I. Fry, Mr. M. Foley, Mrs. j Flat her and infant, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fan-ant, Mr. C. R. C. Gardiner, Mr. L. , jA. Gray, Mr. Gray, Mi-, and Mrs. GumI mer, Mr. and Mrs. E. .1. Graves took, Miss !B. Gravestock, Miss J. Gravestoek, Miss B. Grib bin, Mrs. M. Gale, Mrs. P. Greene, Miss G. Guest, Miss A. Gordon, Mr. C. H. George, Mr. J. Gray, Mr. G. A. Golding, Miss B. Hewson, Mr. A. Holmes, Mr. E. P. Hurley, Mr. R. Hutson, Miss D. Harris, Mrs. F. Healey, Miss M. E. Healy, Mrs. W. Hill, M iss .J. E. Heyward, Mrs. M. Hoi ford, Mrs. T. W. Heney, Mrs. Iv. Member,- Mr. and Mrs. G. | Hannah, Rev. Bryan King, Mr. M. X. B. King, Mr. .1. W. Langridge, Mr. Lepage, Mr. A. Lloyd, Mrs. Lewis* Mr. Lowe, Captain and Mrs. Lovering, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Loekyer. Miss R McCall-McGowan, Miss M. M climes, Mr. E. H. Melnnes, Mr. J. P. Melnnes, Captain 11. A. Mackroll, Mr. W. A. Mayhew, Mr. W. M. Maschwtz, Dr. Peter Murphy, Miss M. I Morrison, Mr. Mackay, Mr. 11. J. Man-

son, Mr. W. Martin, Miss McLennon, Mrs. A. B. Mackay, Mrs. R. Merrett and two chilcß-en, Mr. A L. Macfarlane Mr. I. Machin, Baron Von Mehyring, Major C. K. Meares. Mrs. O. MeDuff, Mrs. J. M. MeDuff, Miss J. W. MeDuff, Miss J. P*. MeDuff, Mr. and Mrs. H. Mac-, namara, Mr. P. F. McSweeney, Miss M. Mcßae, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Niull, Miss A Nelson, Mrs. G. N. Nairn, Mr. J. Nagle, Mr. F. Oakdew, Mr. P. G. O'Malle v, Mr. T. O’Sullivan, Mr. A. D. Paisley, Mr. G. P. Parker, Mrs. M. Pryde, Mr. W. Parnell, Mr. <j. Polkinghorne, Mr. A. J. Polkinghorne, Mr. C. PI. Ratlibone, Mrs. J. Rathbone, Miss J. Rathbone, Mrs H. Rogers, Miss Ross, Mrs. E. G. Rankin, Mrs. Rhodes, Mr. Robertson, Archdeacon and Mrs. Russell, Mr. D. F. Stewart, Miss Shiredan, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Scott, .Miss Sawtelle, Mrs. P\ 1-1. Spong, Mr. R. Spong, Mr. W. Spong, Mr. E. Salmond, Mr. W. S. Seymour, Mrs. W. J. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sawtell. Mrs. B. Smith, Mr. D. Shanahan, Mr. W. "J. Scott, Mr. J. T. Thompson, Mr. K E. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thomas, Mr. Temple. Mrs. K. Thornvgood, Rev. T. S. Turpin, Mr. B. A. Wall, -Mrs. L. M. D. Ward, Mr. F. Warren, Mrs. A. E. Westall, Mr. J. Winter. Mr. W. A. Wade, Mrs. E. M. Walker, Miss F. Wvnton, Miss J. 11. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. "w *T. Williamson, Mrs. E. M. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins. Mr. and Mrs. Wise. Mrs. R. Wallace, Master G. Wallace, Mr. A. Wurnri, Mr. E. WaT!ish, Mrs. A. W. Wade, Mrs. T. Wade, Mrs. Ackrovd and child, Mr. S. E. Ackroyd, Mr. A. 'Burns, Mr. H. D. Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bourne, Miss L. F. Boulton, Mrs. L. M. Bali. Mrs. M. A. Campbell, Mr. A. J Challis, Mrs. Crortois, Miss B. Coleman, Mrs. A. E. Croxon, Mrs. L. A. Dohertv. Mrs. M. N. Dawson, Mrs. Dawbar, Mrs T. A. Ferguson. Mr_. A. Ferguson, Mr Ford, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Gardiner, Miss E. A. Goulding, Mr. A. X. Hole, Mr F Harrison, Mr. Hodder, Miss Jensen, Mr A T. King. Mr. A. King. Mr. V. T Karmaroski. Miss J. Kellelier, Mrs. A. E. King, Mrs. A. Lucas. Miss M. Lighans, Miss E. Martin, Mr. Monckton. Mr. P. Martagli. Miss G Main. Mrs. J. Manson. Mrs. M. R. Miller. Miss E. Nicholls, Miss Narsmith, Mrs. C. Pringle. Mr. V. Palmer, Mrs. E. Quinlan, Nurses M. and P. Quinlan. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsdale and family, i Mrs A'. Laurie Rhodes, Mr. W. Sturmodv. Mr. J. M Spence. Mr. Snell, Mr. S win dale, Mr. G. Sykes. Miss B. J. Scott. Miss R. M. Shaw. Mrs. H. P. Tandv. Mrs. Templeton. Mr. C. C. Tiser. Mrs Tindall. Mr. .T. E. Woodward. Mr. and Mrs. Welch and two children, Mrs. M. A. Wood, Mr. Withers. Bishop and Mrs. West Watson, Miss Ward; and 52 thirdclass, i 9

RADIO FROM WEIRBANK. —Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., has received a wireless message from the Bank Line motor-ship Weirbank, inward bound from Makatea Island, stating that she expects to arrive at this port ort Wednesday night. The vessel has a cargo of phosphates for unloading here and at Lyttelton. RUAPEHU DUE 3 P.M. —A further wireless message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from its steamer Ruapehu states that she expects to arrive in port from Antwerp at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The vessel has been allotted a berth at Queen’s Wharf, where she will unload the local portion of her cargo of basic slag and T unisian phosphates, sailing later for Wellington to complete discharge. PORT VICTOR COMING. Heather, Roberton, Ltd., advises that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s vessel Port Victor, now at Opua loading for London and West Coast United Kingdom ports, is to leave there at 6 a.m. tomorrow for this port, and should arrive here at six o’clock the same evening. The vessel will bei'th at Queen’s Wharf to continue loading, and later sails for Napier and Wellington to complete. She is scheduled to clear Wellington, on April 11 on her Homeward voyage via the Panama Canal. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO STEAMERS. —The Union Company's transpacific cargo steamer Wa'ikawa is due at Vancouver from Newcastle today. The vessel will load at Pacific: Coast ports for Auckland, Wellington and Australia. She is scheduled to clear Los Angeles; on April 23 and to reach Auckland on May 18. The Waihemo is to leave Nelson for New Plymouth today to complete discharge. Afterward she will coal at West- j port and then return to Vancouver, via ; Fiji. At Pacific Coast ports the vessel will load during May for Napier, Lyttei- ; ton. Dunedin. Bluff, New’ Plymouth and possibly Nelson. She is scheduled to j I clear Los Angeles on May 26 and to reach ; ! Napier on June 25. Noxv completing discharge at Sydney, ; the Hauraki will return to Vancouver, via Fiji and Fanning Island. The vessel is announced to load at Pacific Coast ports during the first half of June for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. With cargo from Pacific Coast ports, the Waiotapu cleared Los Angeles on March 25 for Papeete, Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at. Papeete on April 10 and at Auckland on April 23. The Kairanga *was dne at Honolulu from Pacific Coast ports on Saturday. The vessel has cargo for discharge at Napier, Lvttelton, Bluff, Nelson, Wanganui and New Plymouth. She is scheduled to reach Napier on April 17. The Waitemata is expected at Suva tomorrow, en route from Wellington to Vancouver. After loading at Pacific Coast ports she is scheduled to clear Los Angeles on May 25 for Auckland. Wellington. Melbourne and Sydney.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— Auckland.—Kalingo, Elveric, Tvia Ora, Maunganui, Moeraki, Port Wellington, Somerset. Tofua, Tutanekai. Waitemata, Weirbank, Plume, June, City of Lincoln, Port Victor. Chatham Islands.—Mamilius, Port Hardy. lonic, Tairoa. Wellington. Wahine, ’ Maori, Arahura, Ulimaroa, Makura, Northumberland. Poolta, Waihemo, Erigo, Wakakura, Southern Princess Middlesex. Awarua. —Tahiti, Waikouaiti, Sir J. C. Ross, City of New York, Eleanor Boling, Matakana, Zealandic.

GREYMOUTH IMPASSE BAR IS WORSE The condition of the Grey mouth bar confronts the porr authorities and the West Coast timber industry with a serious situation. The Union Company has decided not to send any more steamers to load timber for Australia until the bar improves. The following message has been received by the company’s Greymouth manager from the head office: “In view of the steadily decreasing amount of water on the Grey bar. we have decided definitely that we cannot risk tonnage to load timber at Greymouth for Australian ports pending an improvement.’* The Ngatoro and the Raimai cleared the bar at 9 a.m. on Friday for Wellington, and the Kaltuna at the same time for Sydney. All three vessels were short-loaded. Over 4,000,000 feet of tim- ! her is now awaiting shipment from the boast to Australia. The timber trade is I therefore seriously affected in that part. Hopes that the bar would be scoured \ *'- v a swollen river are unrealised, as the j weather remains fine. A test o; a hydroI pneumatic plant fo~ removal of the bar ( shoals was to take place last week-end. he tug estlnnd carried the installa- ! lion.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—

DEPARTURES SATURDAY ARAB AW A (5.45 p.m.). 291 tons. Pert, for Auckland, via Hokianga. ARRIVALS TODAY HOKIANGA (9.30 a.m.), 271 tons, Kennedy, from Hokianga. ARAPAWA left Onehunga on Saturday for Auckland, via Dargaville. She is expected here on Tuesday to undergo her overhaul. lIAUTURU is to leave at 4 p.m. today for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Head'. HOKIANGA leaves this afternoon for Hokianga XGAPL'in is to sail for New Plymouth this afternoon at 4 o'clock. She returns at 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday.