SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 205, 4 October 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS

POKT OF NKW PLYMOUTH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 4. PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER. D. 11. 11. S. Last Quarter 0 U 21 14 p.m. -N.ew lloun .. 14 I ill If p.m. First Quarter 22 (i 4 IS p.'n. Full .Moon .. 21) !) 44 12 a.m. HIGH WATER High water at New Plymouth to-day 11.51) a.m. and O.G p.m. To-morrow 0.33 a.m. and 1 p.m. Si -S. Rises to-day 5.43, to-morrow 5.44. Sets to-day 0.1 j, to-morrow ti.lti. j ARRIVED. i Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Edwin, from Ouebunga. Last Night.—Corinna, s.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, from Onehunga. SAILED. I Saturday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, for Onehunga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Regulus, from Westport, to-day. Rarawa, from North, Monday. Koonya. from South, Tuesday. Rosamond, from North, Tuesday. Koonya, from South, Wednesday. Kotuku, front West Coast, about Wednesday. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Uosamond, from South, Saturday. TELEGRAPHIC. ARRIVED.

! I Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 7.45 i! a.m.. Corinna, from New Plymouth. jl Brisbane, Saturday.—Arrived, Inga, ' I from Kaipara. ; j Onehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 6.45 ! p.m., Einiu, from Wanganui, via way ; ports. Onehunga, Sunday.—Arrived, at 8 '. a.m., Rosamond, from New Plymouth. ?: SAILED. I London, Oct. I.—SniJed, lurakina, for ; 'Westport, Saturday.—Sailed: iV t 0.25 i p.m., Regulus, for New Plymouth. > i Onefiunga, Sunday.—Sailed, at 4.30 a.m., Corinna, for New Plymouth, passing the Heads at 0.20 a.m.' | i Onehunga, Sunday.—Sailed, at 3.35 I; p.m., Rarawa. for New Plymouth, cross- |, iu.g the bar at 5 p.m.

THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond arrived about 8.30 on Saturday morning from Nelson, Picton and Wellington with about 180 tons of cargo, including 050 sacks of chaff from S'ictou and malt from Nelson. Transhipments were brought ex Moana, from Sydney.; Manuka, from Melbourne; Arahura," from Greyinouth; Moura, from Gisborne and Napier; and Waimate, from London. The vessel left after disI charging for Onehunga, and returns here to-morrow.

COAL FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. The Regulus is due here to-day from Westport with a cargo of coal. The Kotuku, having loaded coal at Westport, is now loading at Greymoulii and is due at this port about Wednesday. She will have about 500 tons to discharge here.

TIIE KOOXVA DELAYED. The Koonya. which was due to-mor-row from Southern ports, has been dolaved by adverse weather. She will not now arrive till Wednesday. DAMAGE TO THE KIKIPAKA. A formal enquiry was held at Wellington on Friday by the Collector of Customs concerning the damage (lone lo the Patea Shipping Company's steamer Kiripaka while coming out of Patea on September 21. The vessel, on being examinef! on the patent slip «t Welling ton. was found to have strained some rivets in her hull. The cost of repairs ran into £4O or .£SO. From evidence adduced the damage was attributed !"■ the vessel heavily striking two lilin-1 rollers quickly in succession. The cadence has been forwarded to the Marin'. l Department and it Is understood no further action will be taken.

Fogs greatly interfered with shipping in Hie South Island last week. The new Tyser liner, Star of Canada, which was recently launched by Messrs Harland and Wolff, is expected to leave London on her maiden voyage to Australian and Xew Zealand ports on November 2. She would then arrive at Wellington early in January. The Kapuni. the new steamer built under terms of agreement between tV dairy factories of South Taranaki and the Patea Shipping Company, to trade between Wellington and Patea. is to sail direct from Auckland on Monday, 25th inst. The steamer is built to ean'v 1(10 tons.

August proved one of Hie wotst months to British underwriters for 11 long time past. In the event of til a Lund liner having become a lolal loss, the amount which the underwriters will have to pay for losses incurred are:— Waratah.' s.s.. £300,000; Maori, s.s„ £IOO.OOO (hull and cargo): Vlvmpton. s.s.. £15,000 (hull and cargo); Landon Orange. C(ll,000 (Imll onlv): Marathon. s.s.. £10.000; and 'laicane, s.s., £5(1.00!) (estimated particular average claims). This gives a total of £5(10.000.