DAYLIGHT NAVIGATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1918, Page 2

DAYLIGHT NAVIGATION.

! TARAWA'S! TRIItTABLRi. ALTERED.'' Tliej gre3ci)ce- oft mlnesi inj'HSwr ZeaJkadi ivatcrsi and! tfe consequent, regulii&ionsf i-oeoiitly : made- goverilmg; tliel movements' of : steamers' li&re> led] to> 4ihe> New Ply--;.ni oiAi manager-' for* UienNbrfcTi erni Stoann-# j ship. Company (Mri: D. Penman )i "being" i advised: of alterations' im fclie< sailings* of? , the: Rarawa'- andi itJie- Ara/p&wa,

BABAWA'S TIMK-TAiBLE. j Ilie i new,- wliiehi lias* 3>een; |draite<l'. for- thei Bara/ww-is*as follows:: '-First'; trip: - Leave' Onehunga. Monday (3' 'p.m:)'„ arrive New: Plymouth Tuesday \ (do;3o> ajn;'J)j: leavai New Plymouth Wednesday (-l'li.3o' a.m.)', arrive Onehunga Thursday ((6.30 a.m.). Second trip: j Leaver Onehunga Thursday (3 p-in.), ar- . rive* liere-Er May- (10:30 a.m.) ;■ leave-Here= I'Saturday (1T.30; am;)',, arrive Onehunga ijiSund'ay-(iß'.3oi- , a.Tn-.y". r . Itr will he- seen that the'- alterations- at ijthfe end' aroVffiat' the Remww leaves- on ; Wednesdays' and SaifeuixJays (instead of on- | TusßßdjaysandtEiidiaysJij^artd l that both', ar- : rivals and! depastures; are> made in-day-light—at 10:30 1 and 1'1i.30 a.m. rejspentively. The train- leaiving< New Plymouth- at 11.50 a-m. will' talce' arriving' [passengers south a« far as l Wangamiiij, (an# ISe- train arriving at' Newr Plymouth .at 10:45' a.m. will bring intending pals-|senger-s from Wanganui' anct northwardsNo> difficulty is anticipated: in- arrangingfor these trains, to run- to and' framft(Be wharf. , In a letter from: the head office of the Nlorthern Company covering the alterations. it said:—"This has been forced upon us to ibe on- the safe side by the repilaiffoiis issued' by the Admiralty in ; reference to navigating in daylight in ! what they call the danger zone- . , 'This time-teible ia to' oontmue until such. ItTme as the Admiralty h&ive withdrawntheir regmilations."

The new time-table comes into force: immediately, but owing l to the Karawa being at present bar-I>ound ait Onehunga, nothing has been decided definitely for the near future.

ARAPAWA'S RUNNING. It is also notified that the company has been compelled to cut out Opunake as a port of call at present for the Arapawa. This vessel runs at present between Onehunga,,Opunake, and Wanganui, and also between Oneliunga, liawiliai, and Waitara. A letter to the Opunake agent of the Northern Company explains . that the step has been, taken in consequence of an order issued bv the Admiralty that that portion of Cook Strait lying between Cape Egmont and Wanga - nui must only be worked in daylight. The letter continues:—"The master oi the Arapawa has complained of the delays lie- has experienced for some time past in landing cargo. These delays are very costly to the company, and unless the wharf is put in a good state of repair and proper facilities provided for tho spesdy handling of cargo, we shall not be able to resume tho trade, even when tho' Admiralty's embargo is 'removed." ,