SHIPPING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 38, 10 March 1909, Page 2

SHIPPING

. SjSi ». i I I'ORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WEDNESDAY, AIAIiCH IU. " PHASES OK THE MOON D. H. M. 6. Full Moon 7 2 3S 20 p.m. Last Quartet 15 3 18 P- lu - New Moon ..21 7 ® I®ajDfirst Quarter JO i 2» 19 am ' Hi«h water at X«v Plymouth to-dav l«.»7 a.ui. and 11.12 p.m.; to-woiro.v, 11.20 a.m. and 11.11 p-i"-Sun rUeu this awtniag »••«>; w-mi. .- row 5.47. Bets to-duy 0.14; . on\.A

0.13. AjfHUVED. Tuesday—Rotoiti,s.s., 1159 tons, Bo), from Onehunga. • Tuesday.—'i'atopuna, s-a., IOJG tons, Crawford, from Wellington. SAILED. Tuesday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tone. Edwin, for Wellington. Tuesday.—Rotoiti, s.s., 1159 tons, Bell, for Wellington. Last Night—Takapuna, s.s., 1030 tons. Crawford, for Onehunga. Passenger*: Misses Haywaril andi child, Vincent, Hempton and Bayly, Mesdameu Vincent, Dingle and: child, and D. Clark, Messrs D. Clark and Daniell, and others. TELEGRAPHIC. Oneliunga, Last Night.—Sailed, 4.1'. p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth, pass

ing Manukau Heads at 5.03 p.m. sengers: Mise Baird, Mesdames P. A.' Hadley, Thompson, F. Carew, Thomas, Tliompion, Lye and child, Messrs Thompson, De Beere, E. E. Miles, P. A. Hadley, Rev. F. Carew-Thomas, aad nine steerage. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, Rimu, for New Plymouth, passing Manukau Heads a.t 5.45 p.m. • 'We&port, Last Night.—Sailed, a .40 p.m., Gertie, for New Plymouth. Oneliunga, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 8.30 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. (Wellington, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 4.20 ojn., Corinna, from New Plymouth, Bluff, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 7.30 a.m., Ennerdale, from Hobart. Sidney, Last Night.—Sailed, Handa He, for Auckland. Newcastle, Last Night.—Sailed, Brisbane, for Lyt tell oil; Clareace River.—Sailed, Volador, for - Lyttelton. THE PORT OF PATEA. i States the Wellington Dominion in its Friday's issue: "Yesterday morning the <Patca traders Mana and Aorcre, which . "have been liarljound at Pa tea, successfully negotiated the bar and proceeded to Wellington. The Mana was in that tyor.t for five days, unaible to cross out. •as the pilot would not sanction it. The towners of the vessel report that her delay there was due to the exceptionally ■low tides and the bar being bad. Taking from last Saturday, the -weather T,.,port' for Patea posted at the G.P.O. Vras as follows:—February 27: Light 'south-east; sea moderate. March 1: Northerly; sea lumpy; March 2: lig'it Easterly; sea moderate. March 3: Light i (south-east; sea moderate. March 4: I 'Light north-west; sea smooth. The •Patea Shipping Company are surprised -that, with these conditions prevailing since hist Saturday, aind the pilot reporting 9ft of water on the bar on Tuesday, that .fte .Mana, which was only drawing 7ft Bin, was not allowed to leave the port. It is recognised in shipping circles that Patea> is a hard port to navigate. Assuming that favorable conditions were prevailing, a vessel drawing 16in less draught than the reported water on the bar, if the soundings were correct, should be allowed to leave the port." ■ Commenting on the above the Patca 'paper says:—"As a matter of fact the •pilot never reported 9ft of water on the bar on Tuesday. His report gives it as between 7ft andi Bft. Further, in corroboration of the pilot's report, the •Aorcre coming in gave her sounding as •7ft sin, so that to allow a vessel drawing 7ft Bia to. go out would at once raise 'the complaint that the pilot lacked •judgment. The company must have 'been aware of these facts, and their •action is only calculated to intensify the friction that eiists between them land the Board." The Takapuna from Wellington yesterday morning brought 140 tons of cargo. Included in this were 1048 cases of kerosene, 30 casks of cement, 150 sacks of oats, and 52 packages of tea. • The Rosamond completed discharging her cargo of coal early yesterday morning, and sailed at 11.30 a.m. for Wellington. From Oneliunga yesterday morning the Rotoiti brought 24 tons of cargo. This included 166 bags of potatoes, 90 bags of sugar, and 88 cases of fruit. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Harawa, from Onehunga, Wednesday. Takapuna, from,Onehunga, Thursday. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Friday. Takapuaa. from Onehunga, Saturday. Rotoiti, from 6euth, Saturday. Rarawa, from Onehunga, Monday. Rotoiti, from Onehunga, Tuesday. Takapuna, from South, Tuesday. PROJECTED DEPARTURE TO-DAY: Rarawa, for Onehunga, 8.30 p.m.