WORK AT LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14854, 20 December 1913, Page 13

WORK AT LYTTELTON.

twenty-one vessels ln port. The vessels berthed at the wharves yesterday were- tho steamers Wakatu, Cygnet, Kaitangata. Te Anau, Karamu, Maori, Kowhai, Flora, Kaipara, Canopun, H «rcul«_, Turakina, Kaiapoi, and Wanaka, the schoonera Bainbridge-and Lily, and the auxiliary ketch Fannie. The brigantine Aratapu and the schooner Eliza Firth aro in the stream, tho schooner Annio Hill on the slip undergoing overhaul, and the collier Kini is in tho dock for & similar purpose. ELEVEN VESSELS WORKED. The vessels worked yesterday were tho Bainbridge, Turakina, Kaipara, Canopus, Maori, Kini, Karamu, • Kaitaagat**., Kaiapoi, Hercules, and Wanaka, and a large number of men wore also employed at th_ shipping companies' and Harbour tioard's stores. MAORI RESUMES. After being laid up at Wellington for some ■weeks, the turbine ferry steamer Maori resumed her running on Thursday night from Wellington, and arrived yesterday morning with a large crowd of passengers, the rush of holiday excursionists having already sot in. Tho Maori returned last* night with another large number of YESTERDAY'S MOVEMENTS. In addition to th© ferry steamer, tho or- : rivals yesterday were th© Wanaka from Timaru, the Kaiapoi from Wellington, the j Cygnet from Akaroa, and th© Wakatu from | Kaikoura. Th© only departure was the Maori [__r Wellington. I HERCULES TO SAIL. Th© Norwegian-steamer Hercules, which I has "been, at th© wharves for about a fortj night, discharging a cargo of hardwood from ; Banbury, is. expected to finish unloading' by Monday. . Th© vessel will then leave for Newoo_t_«. TURAKINA FOR TIMARU. For the purpose of loading for London, the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Turakina will leave Lyttelton for .Tirooru on Monday next.' Her subsequent ports of call •Te as yet unfixed. — KAIPARA SAILS TO-DAY. The liner Kaipara, which is under charter to the Federal and Shire Company, is exI pected to complete discharging her cargo j from West' of England porta this evening. She will sail for Dunedin and Bluff to complete discharge. . RUAHINE : DUE SUNDAY. Disohargo of th© Wellington portion of "the .•Jew Zealand Shipping Company's liner [ Rushine wiH be completed this evening, and | the vessel will leave for Lyttelton to-morrow 'morning. She is due to arrive in the even- • ing, and will commence unloading operations on. Monday morning. The- vessel has a cargo of 1800 tons to put out at Lyttelton. OTHER MOVEMENTS. The Wanaka-will complete loading to-day, and' sail for Napier and Gisborne. The Kaiapoi, having a largo'amount of caTgo to lift, is not expected to sail for Auckland till Monday, end tho steamers Cygnet and Wakatu will probably depart for Kaikoura tomorrow at midnight. FLORA RESUMES TO-DAY. The Union Company will reoommission the Flora, to-day, and she will sail this evening | for Wellington. I v. __