SHIPPING

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2474, 13 April 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING

ARRIVED.

MONDAY, APRIL 12. Flora, s.s. (4 p.m.), 1273 tons, Moll ride, from Coast bays and Auckland. Passengers—Misses Graham, Edwards, Marshall, Litdbrook ; Mesdames Price, McDonald and two children, Mentiplay and two children ; Messrs Harrison. McDonald, and Kemp. ' , SAILED. TUESDAY, APRIL 13. Flora, s.s. (2 a.m.), 1273 tons, McBride, for Napier and South. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Squall, Tologa and Auckland, to-dav. Rcgulus, Westport, io-day. Tokomaru, Auckland, to-day. Maheno, Auckland. April 14. Waikare, South, April 15. Wimmera, South, April 17. Waikare, Auckland, April 18. Monowai, South, April 21. Victoria, Auckland, April 21. Maheno, .South, April. 24. Monowai, Auckland, April 25. Waikare, South, April 281 Mokoia, A.uckla ud, April 28. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Squall, Auckland, to-morrow. Maheno, South/April 14. Waikare, Auckland, April 15. Wimmera, Auckland, April 17. Waikare, South, April 18. Monowai, Auckland, April 21. Victoria. South, April 21. Maheno, .Auckland, April 24. Monowai, South, April 25. Waikare, Auckland, April 28 Mokoia, South, April 28. VESSELS IN PORT. Empreza, barque. The U.S.S. Co.’s Flora arrived from Coast bays and .Auckland yesterday afternoon. The Tuair-a went out to her at 7* p.m., taking a quantity of cargo for Napier, ex s.s. Wairuna. She also transhipped a quantity of Coast wool from the Flora The Flora left at 2 a.m. to-day for Napier, Wellington and Nelson.

The U.S.S. Co.'s Squall was expected yeterday from Tologa Bay and Auckland, but had not put in an appearance late last night. It is thought tluit she may be sheltering from the heavy southeaster along the coast, and that she will come on this morning.

' The Westport Coal Co.’s Regains was expected to arrive, this morning early from Westport with a full cargo of coal for this port.

The Shaw, Savil! and Albion Company’s Tokomaru, which left Auckland on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. for tins port, had not put in an appearance in the J,: jv up till midnight last night. The barque Empreza has completed discharging her cargo of timber, and will probably go over to the Kaiti wharf this morning to take, in ballast before sailing. Lieutenant F. P. Evans, R.N.R.,late of the Antarctic exploration ship Nimrod, has arrived in Wellington, and will take command of the U.S.S. Co.is Rotoiti. Lieutenant Evans, who has "been many years in the Union Company’s service, was lent to the Antarctic expedition to bring back the explorers with the Nimrod on her second trip to the polar regions. The New Zealand correspondent of the Sydney “Daily Commercial News” states that Nelson, which in the past has had to have all its oversea cargo transhipped to and from Wellington, is to have direct oversea service soon, the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company having entered into an agreement to call there for frozen meat. According to a Wellington newspaper, the Warrimoo, which grounded at Port Chalmers recently, and collided with the dredge, was examined at Wellington, but no further damage was revealed than a slight dent above the water-line. An inquiry into the occurrence will be held when the Warrimoo returns to Dunedin on April 17. Sir James Mills (managing director of the Union Steamship Company), accompanied by Air. Smith (local chief of the company’s engineering staff), paid a visit to Messrs Beaney and Sons’ foundry at Auckland on a recent afternoon, to inspect the Marks high-speed reversible turbine engine. The engine was got under way, and in the hands of the Inventor (Mr. Marks) performed all the tests required *t>f it, reversing at high and low speeds. As a demonstration of the absence of vibration, a penny balanced on edge was not disturbed, even Arhen the engine was running at over 3000 revolutions. After a thorough inspection of the plans and other drawings, Sir James expressed himself as greatly interested and pleased with what he had seen.

It is very probable that before long die Tasmanian timber trade with New Zealand will be placed on a much more satisfactory basis than hitherto. Tasmanian exporters and New Zealand importers have (remarks the Melbourne “Argus”) both felt the need of a regular service, so that orders can be promptly executed, and it has transpired that negotiations for forming a syndicate of merchants in the Dominion and Tasmanian exporters for the purpose of running a steamer of their own in the trade have been brought to a successful termination. The steamer, which will be able to carry about 1500 tons ■dead weight, is being procured from England, and the vessel is to be delivered at Albany about June next. It is stated to be the intention of the syndicate to also employ a steamer in the coal-carrying trade between Australia and Now Zealand. ■ ■ BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, April 12. ■Arrived —Manuka from New Zealand. AUCKLAND, April 12. Sailed —Mokoia (5.40 p.m.), for Sydney; Yeddo (7-30 p.m.), for Sydney. FORT AHURIRI, April 12. Arrived —Monowai (6 a.m.), from Gasborne; Niwara- (7 a.m. on lltli),irom oisbpmS - BLUFF, April W Arrived —Riverina (6.45 a.m.). with English mail. -