SHIPPING

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2513, 28 May 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING

ARRIVED. THURSDAY, MAY 27. Kaituna, s.s. (4 a.m.), 1977 tons, from Newcastle and soutli. _ Weka, s.s. <9.30 a.m.), 53-tons, Carlson, mom Napier. SAILED. THURSDAY, MAY 27. Weka, s.s. (11 p.m.), 53 tons, Carlson, for Napier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Fanny, Napier, to-day. Regulus, South, to-day. Victoria, South, May 29 j Waikare, Auckland, May 30. ■ Wairuna, South, early. | PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mimiro, 'Wanganui, to-day. Kaituna, Westport, May 29. Victoria, Auckland. M-y 29Waikare. South, May 30. Regains, Westport, May 01. Maitai, South, Juno 3. The U.S.S. Co.’s Kaituna arrived early yesterday morning from Newcastle and Napier. After discharging 530 tons of coal she proceeds to \\ est--I)oMessrs Richardson and Co.’s Weka arrived yesterday morning Napier with a cargo consisting chiefly of timber. Sho got away at 11 p.m. on her return to the same port The. Huddart-Parker Co. s Victoria arrives from south to-morrow morning, and proceeds later to Auckland and. Sy The y U.S.S. Co.’s Waikare returns from Auckland on Sunday, and proceeds south during the evening. . . Tho Tyser Co.’s Minuro did not finish loadin'* yesterday, hut it is expected she will sail to-day for Wanganui. Melbourne’s dock accommodation is just about a quarter of a century behind the times (says an exchange), in the vear 1574 the Alfred graving dock at Williamstown was opened. It had been specially constructed by the government for the repair of ocean liners. No doubt it served its purpose for a few years, but it has long been quite useless for the services for which it was intended. Shipbuilding is a progiesrove science. It nqyer stands still. Ever since 1874 the ocean liners employed in the Australian trade have beeu increasing in size and tonnage. Rut the Alfred dock has been kept to its original dimensions. In 1874 its length was 470 feet. Its length to-day does not exceed that figure, by an inch and it has not been enlarged in any other direction. The. consequence is that or the sixteen largest ocean steamers now encaged in the Australian trade there are only three whose length does not surpass the length of the Alfred dock by ’from 14ft to SOft. The repairs to the Maheno’s centre -turbine will necessitate a very heavy lift ,estimated to be 25 tons, it haying •been decided to lift the whole turbine, shaft, etc., out in one piece for repairing on shore. Owing to the great ’herdit of tho Maheno’s superstructure, Dock Trust’s sheerlegs will •be unable tb lift the turbine from its ■base, consequently massive sheerlegs •are being erected on the vessel under 'the supervision of Mr. T. Basire. lwo great Oregon spars were hoisted into position on Friday last, and will bo 'fitted with specially-made pulley blocks, ■to make a direct lift from the engineroom to the upoer deck. When this is accomplished, the lift will be transferred to the dock sheerlegs,’ and by ’that means deposited on shore. The ; mass could be- divided into three lifts, but owing to the fact that tho rotas 'will have to be delicately balanced and ! countor-poised when completed, it has "been deemed advisable to lift it out and replace it in position all in one piece. ■“Otago Daily Times.’’ A quarterly return just issued by 'Lloyd’s Register for the quarter ended March 31, shows that there were 399 ■vessels (exclsive of warships), totalling 912,272 tons gross, under construction in the United Kingdom, being about 'l4B 000 tons more than that which was under construction at the end of the previous quarter, and about 65,000 tons more than that building twelve months -ago. Of the vessels referred to, 28J, aggregating 543,342 tons, are being built under the supervision of Lloyd s surveyors, and, in addition to that, 09 vessels of 152,902 tons, are being built abroad,with a view to being a.so classiTied at Lloyd’s, bringing the total up to 348 vessels, of 696,244 tons. Other •vessels building in the United Kingdom for classification under other corporations swell the list to 399 vessels making a total gross tonnage of 912,2/2 Norwegian barque Hjertnes, 710 tons, Captain K. A. Johansen, arrived at Apia on April 23rd from Westport. The vessel was in sight for nearly tv o days, but could not make the harbor on. recount of calms. She left Westport on March 29th, and had a fairly good trip to Samoa. After leaving the New Zealand coast the barque made 700 miles in three days. No trade winds were met with. The steamer Century, Australian Mail Line, which is due at Auckland about June 9th, has 250 tons general car?*) from San Francisco to discharge at Auckland, and 500 tons general cargo ‘and 2,350,000 ft lumber for Australian ports. BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, May 27. Arrived —Empreza from Mercury Sailed— -Star of Scotland, for Aucklan\rrived—Laira, from Auckland, tiled— Moana, for Wellington. NAPIER, May 2/. rrived —Talline (6 a.m.), from Giso. To Sail —Fanny (8 p.m.), for 01 ne ' AUCKLAND, May 27. rived —Waikare (noon) from GisGREYMOTJTH, May 27. jailed—Holm dale (5.30 p.m.) jsborne.