PORT SHIPPING.

Auckland Star, Issue 291, 9 December 1925, Page 10

PORT SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTUBES.. The arrivals for November consisted of one British warship, two Royal mail steamers, twenty-five large _«rg» steamers, eleven intercolonial or Island traders, twenty-five coastal steamers, together with 659 local coastal vessels, making a grand total of 723 veesete .01 390,545 gross tons and 233,038 net tons, reports the Auckland harbourmaster (Captain Sergeant). y As compared with the corresponding period for last year the large pipping shows a decrease of one vessel, but *? increase of 25,303 gross tons and «,*"» net tons. The local coastal vessels returns show a decrease of 65 vessels, «M gross tons, and 3574 net tons. _, The departures consisted of two hoyaj mail steamers, sixteen oversea steame"' ten intercolonial or Island traders, twenty-two coastal steamers, oneoy?r: sea sailing vessel, together with «<" local coastal vessels, making * jK total of 300,594 gross tons and l<o l w°. net tons. ~ . ~_. The services of the Board's pilotsiM been engaged by 28 vessels of 13*w« net tons inwards, and by 19 vessels of 89,974 net tons,outwards. There were no removals. , . r >? Calliope Dock has been engaged tor f days by nine vessels, of 4637 » et ton L, The GOO-ton slipway has been «WJ for 26 days by 11 vessels, of 1108 net °The tug Te Awhina has assistedJo berth or remove 59 steamers, a™ «££ one oversea sailing vessel from anchorage to Kangiioto Reef. She has al«'» -tended to the towage of coal hulks auu any of the Board's plant requiring services. ~ J£*U At the port of Manukau the anna» consisted of 31 vessels, with an *gP gate of 14,477 gross tons, and o-*° tons. Compared with last th e shows an increase of 321 gross tons auu 09 net tons. . . ~ -c e sThe departures consisted of sels, with an aggregate of 14,88» g tons, and 0431 net tons. Comparett w _ last year this shows an *<%?»$&.: vessel, 1557 gross tons, and 604 net w Mauukau Bar was workable eaen., . of the month, with the exception <*; or 27th, when it was unworkable uiwanw outwards, v- .