SNIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 324, 25 February 1910, Page 2

SNIPPING NEWS

FRIIxCT, FEBRUARY 25. FEBRUARY. D. H. M. S. Last Quarter 2 11 4 13 p.m. New Moon 10 0 50 12 p.m. First Quarter 17 6 0 17 p.m. Full Moon 24 3 12 20 a.m. HIGH WATER. High water at New Plymouth to-dav 9.55 a.m. and 10.10 p.m. To-morrow 10.29 a.m. and 10.45 p.m. SUN. Rises to-day 5.29, to-morrow 5.30. Sets to-day 0.31, to-morrow C.30. ARRIVED. Thursday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, from Wellington, Picton an] Nelson. SAILED. Thursday.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, for Onehunga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Friday. Rosamond, from north, Saturday. Kotuku, from Greymouth, Saturday. Rarawa, from North. Monday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, Wednesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Corinna, from South, Friday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. TELEGRAPHIC. . ARRIVED. Fremantle, Thursday.—Arrived, Otranto. Westport, Thursday.—Arrived, at 11 .p.m. on 23rd, Himitangi, from New Ply mouth. Onehunga. Thursday. Arrived, at 10.10 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. SAILED. Wellington, Thursday.—Sailed, at 12.40 p.m. Arawa, for London. , Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, P.a/rawa, for New Plymouth, passing Manukau Heads at 5.20 p.m. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond arrived from Wellington, Picton and Nelson yesterday, after a long pasage of seventeen hours from ■the latter port. She discharged only 30 tons of cargo at this port and sailed at 2.30 p.m. for Onehunga. She returns to-morrow and loads for Wellington.

. COAL FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. The Kotuku is due here from Greymoutn to-morrow. She will have about 400 tons of coal to discharge here. LOADING AT WAITARA. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Paparoa will be the next vessel to 10-ui fir" the Waitara roadstead and is l ie some time next week. From Waitara the Paparoa proceeds to Nelson an:l Picton for Homeward loading. SHOAL REPORTED AT WAITARA. As a considerable number of buovs require attetnion at Kaipara, the Government steamer Hinemoa will probably be there for some days yet before leaving for Manukau. After completing operations at Manukau her captain has instructions to proceed to Waitara to endeavor to locate a reported shoal in the roadstead. A NEW STEAMER. It is reported that the New Zealand Shipping Co. have contracted with Messrs Anderson, Rodger and Co.. r,f Port Glasgow, for the construction of a steamer for the New Zealand c>s>! trade. She is to be 225 ft by 33ft bv ,10ft- Sin. and will carry about 1500 t.ms dead-weight. MORE CHARTERS. The New Zealand Shipinng Co. hi = chartered fTie Austrian cargo steamer -Georgia to load woo] and genera] duce at New Zealand ports for London. The Georgia is a steel-screw steamer nf •3538 tons, and is own»d bv the Uniine Austriaca di Nav. of Trieste. She k' : '- ed from New York on January Bth with a large cargo of ease oils for New Zealand under the auspices of the Vacuum Oil Company.

The Bum liner Otterburn has 'benvt chartered to load general cargo at ifew York for Australia and New Zealand. OVERSEA VESSELS TO ARRIVE AT WELLINGTON. From London— Paparoa (due about March 6). sailed on .Tanuarv 10. via Auckland. (N.X. Shipping Co.) Rimutaka (due about March 8) sailed on January 20, Plymouth January 22, via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) lonie (due about March 22). sailed on February 3, Plymouth February C. via TenerifFe. Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw. Savill). Niwaru (due about March 2S) sailed on January 20, via Melbourne, Sydney. Auckland and Naoier. Tvser). Kia Ora 'due about March 31), sailed on Feb. S. via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Whakarna (due about April 18). sailed on Feb. 11, via Melbourne, Sydney Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). From LiverpoolButeshire (due about Feb. 24) sailed on December 11,. via Svrlnev and Auckland. (F.TT.S. Lim-1. Kumara (auc about Feb. 25sailed en December 2~7. vn Auckland. (Shaw. Savill and Albion Co.) Cornwall (due about March 14). sailed on January 7. via Sydney and Auckland. (F.TT.S. Line). Fifeshire (due about Anril 12). sailed on February 5, via Melbourne. Sydney, Auckland and Napier. (F.IT.S.) From New York— Star of Australia (due about March 10) .sailed on December 16, via Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. (N ~ Shipping Co.) Spitliead (due about March IS), saibd on January 7, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). Georgia (due about April 20), sailed on January G. via Auckland. (Vaeuim Oil Co.)