SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13743, 26 May 1910, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

During tho past, few das-s on exceptionally largo amount of inward cargo has been handled at Lyttelton, as in addition to tho ordinary coastal time-table steamers, there has been a large fleet cf oversoa vessels in port, -ine Corinthic, from London, Drayton Grange from Liverpool, and Indralema from New York, have all been landing large quantities- of "general" nicircbandißc,- the barque Marie has been discharging case oil, several colliers liaxc been putting but coal, and the other vessels Lave boen landing timber. Naturally thero has bedn a heavy strain on the rolling stock, and trucks have been somewhat short in supply. Nevertheless, tho Railway Department has been working to cope with the rush, and fivd or six • extra Roods trains have been despatched cvory day to Christchurch. Outward cargo has also beeii pouring into tho port for shipment, and special frozen mutton trains have been running. The departure of the Drayton/ Grange for Dunedin has been postponed -until noon today. It i« expected that the White Star liner Corinthic will saii to-morrow morning for Timaru.

According to the Arbitration Court awa*rd,

June 3rd, the King's birthday, is a holiday on the wharves. Consequently the Union Company arc arranging- for the Moana. which is dne here ordinarily on June 3rd from Sydney via Wellington, to arrive hero a day early, in order to keep to her time-table. It is podisible, however, that this arrangement may bo revised.

'lhe Kaitangata is expected lo sail on Saturday for Wcstport. * Tile Waihora will probably sail to-morrow for i'imaru to cotuplete discharging. The Pukaki, which arrived yesterday afterncon from Westport v.-ith a load cf coal, will sail to-morrow for Dunedin. The Kuiluna left Greymouth at 10 a.m. yesterday with a load ol cco.l for Wellington and Lylte.ton. Jlr A. Cooper, formerly master of tho Dartford, and lato chief officer of the Waihora, joined the turbine steamer Maheno as chief officer i-.t Auckland yesterday, in place of Mr A. E. Barlow. Mr J. Christian, chief officer of tho Mapourik«, has been transferred to the Waihora in a similar capacity. Mr Bijton, chief officer of tho Kamona, "is now chief of tho Maponrika. Mr G. Morgan, late third officer cf the Mararoa, ban joined the Maori in a simi'ar capacity, and -Mr Claydon, cf the Corinna, has signed on as third officer of the Mararoa.

The barque Helen Denny, laden with produce, was towed out of port yMterday mrrr.ins, and set sail for Auckland. '1 he schooners Annie Hill, from Greymouth, and Eliza Firtl;, from Kaipara, were aign;u'cd yesterday afternoon, and wero expected to anchor in tho stream last night. Tho small r-teamer Purau will no*. leave for Timaru until Saturday. Tho Wootton is loading case oil ex Hie barque Marie, and is expected to sail this afternoon for Timaru.