Tainui - May 1909

TAINUI

The TAINUI departed London 1 April 1909 and arrived in Wellington via Plymouth, Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart, on 15 May 1909, with Captain Thos. Moffatt in command.

Transcribed from the Evening Post, 12 May 1909. Page 8.

COMING TO NEW ZEALAND.

THE TAINUI'S PASSENGERS.

At 7 o'clock last night the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's R.M.S. Tainui sailed from Hobart in continuation of her voyage from London and Plymouth to New Zealand. She should accordingly arrive here on Saturday night, and the following passengers will arrive by the vessel: —

Saloon –

For Wellington -

Miss A. M. Phillips

Mr. E. S. Pink

Mrs. D. and Miss B. Jacobs

Mr. W. and Mrs. Nash, Master C. Nash

Mjss L. Richards

For Auckland —

Mr. C. E. Hart

For Napier —

Messrs. D. Hodkinson, S. Millar

For Lyttelton —

Mr. A. W. Pottinger

Third class:

For Wellington —

Mesdames - M. Baxter, Bennett, James, McCrea, McLean, Mason, Partis, E. Snow, Stubbs, J. Wallace

Misses - M. Baxter, A Greer, E. Ivey, A. McCrea, J. McLean, I. Mason, A. Mitchell, M. Partis, M. Slade, F. Stubbs

Messrs. D. Baird, G. Bales, T. Bennett, B. Cave, J. Clark, F. Cornell, E. Dally, M. Davies, T. Davies, G. Densdale, W. Finn, P. Finn, M. Gordon, J. Hanna, H. Hardy, H. Hewett, J. James. A. Johnson, G. Keene, A. Kennedy, W. Key, R. Law, J. McCrea, J. McLean, D. McLeod, W. Marwood, W. Mason, T. O'Hagan, G. Partis, J. Partis, F. Prentice, A. Rose, C. Storer, J. Stubbs, J. Sutton, D. Telfer, J. Hill, E. Hill, H. Tinkler, R. Watt, L. Witherington

Masters - McCrea (2), Morrow, Partis, Stubbs

For Port Chalmers —

Mesdames - Alexander, Grubb, J. Payne

Misses - J. Payne, M. Wallace

Messrs - H. Alexander, A. Cheyne, P. Diamond, R. Dick, F. Duncombe, A. Edwards, W. Garvin, D. Grubb, H. Joyner, jun., J. Kelman, A. Paul, F. Plesner, E. Taylor

Master Alexander

For Auckland —

Mesdames - Bannister, Braidwood, E. Brown, Burrell, M. Fisher, Fletcher, Hutchings, McIvor, M. Madden, Ross, Shadwell, Smart, Smith, H. Wyhe, G. Young

Misses - M. Bond, M. Braidwood, D. Brown, F. Burrell, D. Burrell, M. Dougworth, E. Fisher, D. Fisher, E. Fletcher, F. Ingram, F. Lloyd, J Luke, M. Luke, E. McIvor, A. McIvor, M. McIvor, E. Madden, J. Madden, W. Madden, M. Ross, P. Smith, E. Trewin, Wylie (2), Young (3)

Messrs - E. Baggaley, F. Bannister, G. Bayley, T. Braidwood, T. Burrell, jun., R. Burrell, F. Christy, H. Clark, H. B. Clark, W. Davis, J. Dunbar, W. Duncan, H. Fake, J. Farrington, R. Fletcher, A. Hector, T. HornibrooK, E. Hutchings, J. Luke, J. McIvor, R. Mills, M. Norwell, W. Paterson, T. Pow, H. Quinn, ,T. Ramsay, W. Rayner, E. Ross T. Rowles, P. Shadwell, W. Smart, W. Smith (2), Williams (2), J. Wilson

Masters - Rose (2), McIvor (2), Madden, Fletcher (4), Fisher, Braidwood (2)

For Lyttelton —

Mesdames - H. Derrick, Hayward, Howell, H. Telford

Misses – Ayl?ard, Derrick (3), Hayward, Hewitt, Johnson (2), Sim

Messrs - R. Barker, W. Comer H. Cooksey, E. Coulton, Drewett, Hawkins, Hayward, Heasman, Howell, Johnson, A. Paul, P. Paul, G. House, W. Sim, J. Taylor, B. Telford.

There are in addition in the third class, seven for Greymouth, three for New Plymouth, 11 for Westport, five for Picton, four for Wanganui, one for Napier, six for Bluff - and one for Nelson.

Transcribed from Evening Post, 17 May 1909. Page 6.

R.M.S. TAINUI, FROM LONDON.

After the usual port health inspection, the Tainui, which arrived on Saturday afternoon as we were going to press, berthed at No. 1 south, Queen's Wharf, at 5.30 p.m. The vessel left London on the 2nd April, and Plymouth the day after. Some snow was encountered in the English Channel, and a strong south-westerly gale, with heavy seas, lasted till Cape Finisterre was abeam. Light north-easterlies prevailed thence till arrival at Teneriffe on the 8th April, at 3 a.m. Good weather continued to Capetown, light southeast trade winds being met with after crossing the line. Capetown was reached on the 22nd April at 2.30 p.m., and the vessel resumed her voyage the next day at noon. The long run across the Southern Ocean was marked on the whole by northerly and northeasterly gales, with rough seas and copious rain. The Tainui arrived at Hobart at 4 a.m. last Tuesday, and, after discharging 350 tons of cargo, set out again at 7 p.m. the same day. Rough seas, with north-easterly winds and rain, were the rule in crossing the Tasman Sea. When nearing Farewell Spit the vessel encountered the full force of the southeasterly gale, and had to contend against an angry head sea till arrival. Although the engines were working at full speed, the last 40 miles took nearly 4½ hours to cover.

Captain T. M. Moffatt has with him the following officers Chief, Mr. V. J. Bosdet second, Mr. C. C. Garret; third, Mr. F. J. Sales; fourth, Mr. A. G. Ablett (late of Clan Macdonald); surgeon, Dr. White; purser, Mr. L. J. Wahlers; steward-in-charge, Mr. C. J. Hobden; chief engineer, Mr. G. Arthur.

In addition to the passengers whose names were published on the 12th inst., the following arrived by the vessel from Capetown, Mesdames L. Hale and 2 children, B. Mahoney and 2 children, George Barratt, Mr. George Barratt.

The Tainui will be engaged in discharging London cargo for a few days, after which she proceeds to Lyttelton.

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When the Tainui was loading at London for New Zealand the big machinery derrick, which is capable of lifting 40 tons, was employed for the first time in taking aboard a crane for the New Zealand Railways Department. The base of the crane weighs 14 tons. It has been arranged that the Manapouri, at present laid up at Wellington, is to resume the Eastern Pacific running from Wellington on the 27th inst. At noon on Thursday last the Tainui, which was at that time nearly half way across the Tasman Sea, sighted the Norwegian barque Dagmar, which left German South-West Africa some weeks ago for Westport. Captain Moffatt bore down on the sailer, which was- observed to be under shortened canvas. She is reported to have shown the signal "Struck by lightning," but this is probably inaccurate, as it was immediately followed by another signal requesting the longitude. Some very creditable steaming was performed by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's s.s. Tainui on her voyage from London to Wellington. As stated on Saturday, she arrived here three days ahead of her scheduled time. The total steaming time from Tilbury docks to Wellington harbour was 39 days 12 hours 54 minutes, and this represents an average speed of 13.68 knots per hour over a distance of 12,999 miles. From Teneriffe to Capetown the vessel did 13.5 knots as against 12.9 knots on her first voyage (the present being her second). An average of 13.61 knots was maintained from Gravesend to Hobart, while that from Plymouth to Wellington worked out to a shade under 13 knots— slightly better than her last performance. The steamer's daily average was 328.58 miles (323.5 last time).

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