The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 961, 2 May 1930, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL.—Captain W. Wahlstrom has relieved Captain W. MacMillan of the command of the Gunbar. PORT HOBART SAILED.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motorship Port Hobart sailed yesterdav afternoon for New' York, Boston, Halifax and London. MIDDLESEX AT PANAMA.—The Federal Line steamer Middlesex, which left Napier on April 9 for Rotterdam, Hamburg and London-, is reported to have reached Panama on Tuesday. • TASMANIA DELAYED. —The Federal Company advises that the Tasmania has been delayed by rain at Nelson, and will now' leave there today for Opua for further loading,

SOMERSET AT NEW YORK.—The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cabled advice that the Somerset arrived at New' York on April 28. She left Auckland on March 28 for New' Yor’4 Halifax and London. MAHANA CLEARS BALBOA.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahana, which left London on April 12 for Dunedin, Lyttelton and Napier, is reported to have sailfed from Balboa on Tuesday. HUNTINGDON SAILS.—The Federal Line steamer Huntingdon sailed yesterday afternoon for Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete the discharge of her cargo from Liverpool. TURAKINA LEAVES GLASGOW. — The Federal Company has received cabled advice that the Turakina left Glasgow in ballast on April 24 for Oamaru. where she is due on June 5 to commence her Homeward loading.

REMUERA LEAVES CARACAS BAY. —Cabled news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that its liner Remuera cleared Caracas Bay on April 27. She left Wellington on April 2 for Southampton and London.

WAIPAHI SAILS 5 P.M.—The Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi. now at Prince’s Wharf loading general cargo for the Cook Islands, is to sail at 5 o'clock this evening for Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mangaia.

THE MAUI POMARE.—Spedding, Ltd., advises that the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare. now at King’s Wharf, is to sail on Tuesday next for Niue Island and Apia (Samoa) taking passengers, mails and cargo.

NORTHUMBERLAND AT PANAMA. —The Federal Line steamer Northumberland, which left Wellington on April 8 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, is reported to have reached Panama on Tuesday.

PORT AUCKLAND’S MOVEMEN'V-. —The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Auckland, now' at Napier, will leave there tomorrow for Wellington to fill up. The vessel is scheduled to clear Wellington on May 10 for London, via Montevideo.

MARINE EXAMINATIONS.—In the April examinations held at Wellington bv the Marine Department, Mr. C. A. V. Tilleyshort passed for his second engineer s certificate, and Messrs. A. R. MeI.eod, R. M. Sunley and H. G. MacA.uley for their third-class marine engineers’ certificates.

TARANAKI TO LOAD.—To commence loading for Southampton and London, the Shaw, Savill motor-ship Taranaki is due at New Plymouth on May 14. She will subsequently load at Auckland, Napier and Wellington, is due at Wellington on May 27, and will be dispatched from there on May 31.

GOLDEN CROSS SAILS 3 P.M.-Ad-v;ce received from Henderson and Ma< - inrlane. Ltd., states that the O. and O. steamer Golden Cross, now' at Central \N harf putting out the local porion of her general cargo from he Pacific Slope, is to be dispatched at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin to complete discharge. „,?,^,i RCUS LEAVES NEWPORT NEWS.—The steamer Quercus, running under the auspices of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line, is reported to have cleared Newport News on Tuesday. The vessel has cargo from New' Y'ork for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about June 2.

THE PORT HUON.—In continuation of her voyage from Liverpool, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line motorship Port Huon is reported to nave cleared Panama last Monday. The vessel a funeral merchandise cargo from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is scheduled to reach Auckland about May 21. . *?A£ ,AD,AN TRANSPORTER TO LOAD.—The local office of the Canadian National Steamships advises that the ?5- ear P er Canadian Transporter is to leave Wellington today, and is due here on Sunday morning. She -will berth at .King’s Wharf to complete loading for New Y'ork, Boston and Halifax. The vessel is to sail finally on Monday afternoon.

BRUNSWICK DUE TOMORROW.— 1 he Atlantic Union Oil Company’s chartered tanker Brunswick is due to arrive at 10 o’clock tomorrow night from Los A ”f® les /i vith a full cargo of bulk oil. She ''J 1 on Sunday morning at Western u iiurf, where she will discharge the local portion of her cargo into the comuuny s tanks. She is to leave later for Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney to complete discharge. PORT SYDNEY DIVERTED.—The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Sydney, en route from London in ballast, will now make Timaru her first loading port, and is due there on Sundav morning. She will leave again on Tuesday for Lyttelton, Picton, Wanganui and WellU/STton to complete loading, and is due at Wellington on May 14. The vessel is now fixed to clear that port on May 17 for I.ondon, via the Panama Canal. RU AH 1N E DISPATCHED.—The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruahine was dispatched early yesterdav afternoon for Wellington and Nelson in continuation of her voyage from London After discharge at Nelson the vessel will load for her homeward voj-age at Lyttelton, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland. She is scheduled to return to Auckland on May 21, and to sail for Southampton and London, via Panama, three days later. LIVERPOOL CARGO.—The Federal Company advises that the following steamers will load at Liverpool for New Zealand ports:— The Argyllshire will replace the Turakina, and is to clear Liverpool on May 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. The Cumberland is to leave on June 7 for Auckland, Napier. 'Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru. The Middlesex is to leave on July 5 for Auckland, Wellington, Lvttelton and Dunedin. The Somerset is to leave on Julv 19 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. The Hertford is to leave on August 16 for Auckland, 'Wellington, Lvttelton and Dunedin.

THE MAKURA. The passenger steamer Makura is to leave Sydney this afternoon for Auckland with passengers, mails and cargo. She is due here on Tuesday morning.

THE WAIRUNA. —The Wairur.a, en route from Pacific Coast ports, left Newcastle at midnight on Wednesday for Auckland. She is due here about Tuesday and after discharge will lay up indefinitely.

LADY LEWIS POSTPONED.—The steamer Lady Lewis is expected to complete discharge of her cargo of phosphates from Nauru Island this afternoon, but she will not sail for Westport for bunkers till noon tomorrow. She will remain in port until then in or &•** to have repairs effected. From the coal 3.>ort she proceeds to Makatea Island to load phosphates for Honolulu.

AORANGI CLEARS SYDNEY. Cabled news received by the Union Coir.* pany states that its Royal Mail motoj* liner Aorangi cleared Sydney yesterday afternoon for Vancouver, via Auckland. Suva, Honolulu and Victoria. The vessel is expected to arrive here on Monday morning, and she will berth at Prince’s Wharf to land her New Zealand passengers, mails and cargo. The Aorangi is announced to resume her voyage at 1J a.m. on Tuesday.

MAHIA DUE TOMORROW MORNING. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Mahia left Gisborne at 11.30 o'clock last night for Auckland to complete her loading for Montevideo and i.ondon. She is expected to arrive early tomorrow moring. and has been allotted n berth at Queen’s Wharf, where she will complete her cargo under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Co.. Ltd.. The Mahia is scheduled to sail finally from this port on her Homeward voyage on the morning of May 9.

THE MATAROA.—The Shaw. Savill liner Mataroa, which arrived at Wellington from London and Southampton on Wednesday evening, berthed at 8 o’clock yesterday morning to land her passengers and mails, and to unload the Wellington portion of her general cargo. Her Auckland agent, L. D. Nathan. Ltd., has received advice that Auckland baggage will be resliipped on the vessel, which is to leave Wellington on Tuesday for this port, to complete discharge of her cargo. When she has finished unloading the Mataroa is to start loading for her Homeward voyage at this port. For further loading she is to leave here on May 15 for Napier, Lyttelton and Wellington. to fill up. She is due back at Wellington on May 24, and is scheduled to clear that port at daybreak on May 31 for Southampton and London, via the Panama Canal.

PORT OF LONDON

SHIPPING TRAFFIC INCREASING January was a very good month as regards shipping for the Port of London, reports “Lloyd's Summary.” During that month 4,967,570 tons net used the port, an increase of 173,873 tons net compared with the corresponding month of last year. The figures for the port for the ten months ended January last are also satisfactory. The tonnage totalled 49,319,869, compared with 47,010,451 tons net for the ten months ended January, 1929. The ten months ended January last were thus better than the ten months ended January, 1929, by 2,309,418 tons net. or 9.7 per cent. During the period under review the total tonnage of vessels that used all United Kingdom ports increased by 14.3 per cent. The Port of London Authority’s dry docks have also been in greater demand. During the ten months ended January last there were 2.739,040 tons gross in dock compared with 2,504,504 tons gross in the ten months ended January, 1929. Although statistics of the movement of goods for the whole of the Port of London are not available, the tonnage of goods handled by the Port of London Authority gives a fair indication of affairs. During the ten months ended January last the goods landed were 147,983 tons, or 8.3 per cent, more than during the corresponding period of 1928During the week ended February 2S. 959 vessels, i*epresenting 1,007,511 tons net, used the Port of London, as against 1.070 vessels <1,046.459 tons net) in the preceding week. Of these. 608 vessels (824,093 tons net) arrived from or sailed for foreign ports, and 351 vessels (153.418 tons net) were engaged in the coastwise trade. Nine vessels brought meat cargoes. They were the Mooltan. Port Campbell, Ruahine, Mataroa Maiirioa and Mahia from Australia, and the Avila Star, Highland Chieftain and loneStar from South America. Altog* ther there were landed from those vessels approximately 509,374 carcases of lamb and mutton, 103.727 quarters of beef, a qunnfrozen pork and rabbits, and about : 09,000 packages of sundries.

COPTIC REACHES COLON.—Th* Shaw. Savill and Albion motor-ship Cop* tic, which left London on April la for New Zealand, is reported to kart reached Colon on Tuesday. The veaoei is coming to New Zealand in ballast .tn load produce for England. SKe is about May 22. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected!* be within range of the undermentioned j wireless stations tonight;— Auckland. —Aorangi. Tofua. Brunswick. Canadian Conqueror. Sierra. Golden • Cross. Mahia, Waipahi. Lady Lewi*. Makura. Chatham Islands.—Zealandic. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine, Tairshinc, Arahura. Rnngitiki. Niagara, Karett. Fort Svdnev. Marama, Waikouait:, Maimoa, Port Hardy. Shenandoah Kaituna, Ulimaroa, Port E'airy, Mannganui, City of Winnipeg, Ruahine. Pwt Auckland. Tasmania. Kalrnnga. Canadian Transporter. Waiotapu. Awarua.—Tahiti. Port Napier. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY XGAPUHI (4.15 p.m.), 703 tom. BaA for New Plymouth. AP.APAIVA is due at Onehunga at ! o’clock this afternoon from Kaipara; «**■ is to sail again at noon tomorrow for Wanganui. „ HAUTI’RU leaves on Tuesday for * Plymouth, replacing the Ngapuhi. HOKIANGA now sails from Auckland for Onehunga. via Hokianga. XGAPL'HI is due at Onehunga In® New Plymouth on Saturday morning, sails the same afternoon for AucklandOREPI'KI is due at Onehunga on Wednesday to load for Nelson, Picton West Coast ports of the South Island. RONAKI is expected to arrive fros Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads c* Saturday.