SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 163, 19 October 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

WERXESESDAY, OCTOBER 19. PHASES OF THE MOOX.

THE TIDES. High water at New Plymouth to-day 9.28 a.m. and 9.47 p.m. To-morrow 9.59 a.m. and 10.1 L p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day 5."25, to-morow 5.24. Sets to-day G. 34, to-morow <>.36. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Moa, from Westport, Thursday. Ta-viuni, from South, Thursday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Monday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ARRIVED. I Wellington, Thursday.—Arrived, at 6.45 [a.m., Corinna, from New Plymouth. Port Chalmers, Tuesday.—Arrived, at Heads, at 5.35 a.m., Kia Ora, from Newcastle. Onehunga, Tuesday.—Arrived, at 8.50 ajn., Rarawa, from New Plymouth. Sydney, Tuesday.—Arrived, Holmdale, [from New Zealand. j SAILED. Port Chalmers, Tuesday.—Sailed, at 7.1'5 a.m., Star of Australia, for Brisbane. THE TAVTUNI. The Taviuni leaves Wellington to-day for New Plymouth and is due here tomorrow. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond will not call at Nelson on her trip up this week, owing to her already being behind schedule time. She is expected here to-morrow evening. MOA DUE TO-MORROW! The coastal steamer Moa was expected to leave Westport last evening for New Plymouth with a load of Stockton coal'. She should arrive here to-morrow.

LABOR AT THE PORT. In reference to the remarks in yesterday morning's notes regarding the difficulty .experienced in obtaining labor for the expeditious loading and unloading of vessels at the port, one or two of the regular wharf hands stated to a "News" reporter yesterday that as a rule there was no difficulty .although occasionally the men first sent for might be, working elsewhere, and unable to go to the wharf. Of late, they said, the steamers' arrivals have been "bunched," several boats arriving on one day and leaving the wharves idle for the next few days. Again, some of the steamers were very erratic in their running, and the Rosamond particularly so. Last week the laborers waited all through Thursuay and Friday for her, but she did not turn up till Saturday. They were not paid for the time spent in waiting. Later on Mr. Groombridge, who has to provide tlic gangs of workers, assured us that lie had no difficulty at all in filling his requirements, despite the irregular em-i ptoynient, and the fact that good, active men would suit for working cargo. On Monday he had 36 men at work, exclusive of the laborers —twenty or thereabouts—employed by the Railway Department. There were 33 men engaged in loading the Corinna, and from 7.30 a.m. till about noon they placed aboard her nearly 10,000 boxes of butter and 50 or 60 tons of general cargo. The discharging of coal from the colliers Kini and Gertie had to be delayed until the Corinna's lading had been disposed of, on account of the south-easterly breeze, which would have blown clouds of coaldust from the coal steamers on to the butter-boxes—-a thing that has to be avoided. On the previous Saturday 3G men were engaged at the Rosamond and the Corinna. The latter vessel discharged 600 tons and took in 700 crates of cheese between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., and the Rosamond discharged 300 tons up till 4.45 p.m. It should be explained that it is not very convenient to work a third steamer on Mondays, when the Corinna and Rarawa are both working their hatches, and last Monday the Rarawa put out a big cargo. The matter of the infrequency of steamers was referred to, and it was pointed out that on Saturday and Monday there was a rush. Yesterday there was nothing, owing to the nonarrival of the Taviuni, and there will be no boat to-day. To-morrow there will be the Taviuni, the Rosamond (perhaps), the little collier Moa, and the Rarawa. This makes the work very irregular and unattractive, but still no difficulty is experienced, he says, in making up full gangs of reliable men.

OVERSEAS VESSELS TO ARRIVE IN WELLINGTON. From London-* Opawa (due about October 27), sailed September 6, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Indrabarah (due about October 28), sailed on August 26, via Australian porta and Auckland. (Tyser). STerehana (due about November 8), sailed on September (5, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Arawa (due about November 1), sailed on September 15, via Capetown and Hobart . Shaw, Savill). Mimiro (due aJbout November 20), sailed on Setpember 21, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Prom Liverpool— Morayshire (due about October 28), sailed on August 20, via Auckland. (F.ILS.) Delphic (due about November 6), sailed on September 3, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.) Drayton Grange (due about November 30), sailed on September 17, via Australian ports (F.ILS.) From New YorkEarl of Carries (due about October 20), 6ailed on August 1, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Niwaiu (due about October 31), sailed on August 26, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). Vermont (due about November 13), sailed on August 23, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Strathleven (due about December 2), sailed on August 23, via Australian ports and Auckland. (U;S. and A. !fct Line).. ...,_„,__^_ l^i M

OCTOBER. D. H. M. S. New Moon 3 8 9 12 p.m. First Quarter 12 1 17 12 a.m. Full Moon 19 2 1 16 a.m. Last Quarter 25 a 24 21 p.m.