ALL WHARVES WORKING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 6

ALL WHARVES WORKING.

ATTENTION TO MAIL STEAMERS GOOD PROGRESS ALL ROUXD. ; The port authorities report good progress is being made ail rouml "with discharging and unloading carsoes, and all i available berthage is iiguiii occupied. The i Vancouver mail boat, tin- Marama, , reached port this morning, and took up her iierth on the we«t>-rn -i ie of Queen's i wharf shortly after 10 o'clock. In view 1 of the reports current in Prdne.T, passen--1 eers. officers, and crerv were all interested 'in the developments of tho strike, and i made eager inquiries as to tho present : position of tilings. It understood that onler3 have been issued prohibiting shore ! leave to the crew and Qrc-mcn. The j Marama iviil take in a big shipment of I butter at this port, and is due to sail at : 6 o'clock to-morrow evening. In pursu- ; ance of the policy to give first attention ! to mail steamers an immediate start was made to-day to get the produce aboard. The Stunnfels. with a considerable quantity of machinery from Xew York, was brought alons=ide at Queen's wharf I thi- morning, and a commencement made jto discharge her earg->. The Tongnriro. j Muritai. Kaituna anrl Kuroiv still oeI cupy berths at thf> King's wharf, and unj loading of cargo in connection with each is ' proceeding. Thp Wnnaka is discharging !at the Northern wharf, and the Loch j Garve at Xo. 2 jetty. The Squall, of the Richardson line, ! arrived from the East Coait this morn- : inff. making her first visit to the port ; since thr> commencement of the strike. [ The Opawa. which finished loading : :>;:rtHr and general produce '.ate lrut I rvening. sot away ar 1.3.1 a.m. fi>r East ' I ia>t poni and thence j if ivinir fur London, I There was a general iufiu.\ of coastal I steamers during the nifrht and to-day. and filled up the accommodation at the '■ jetties. i The 5.5. Inverau. a tramp steamer from I Yjlpariso, unexpectedly arrived in the , stream shortly after noon to-day to i bunker coal. j The Louisa Craifr is to go up to j Chelsea to-day to unload raw sugar from j Fiji, and the Koroiniko. with coal, will i berth tliere on .Monday. ! With the departure of tho Marama to- ! morrow, and there beiiiji no steamer from Sydney this nreek, tlicre will be : room at the'tjucen's wharf for the bertli- ■ ing en' other veeseN now waiting thru turn in the stream.