SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16213, 16 May 1918, Page 9

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LITTELTOST.

ARRIVED—May 15. Breeie (5.35 a.m.), from Timuru. Mararoa (8.40 a.m.), from Wellington, Tainui (7.50 p.m.), from Wellington. Mana. (B.SO p.m.), from Picton.

SAILED—May 15. ■pTakatu . (5.20 p.m.), for KaUtoura. JJreezo (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington. Mararoa (7.5 p.m.), for Wellington. Cygnet (10 p.m.), from Kaikoura.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD (MAY 15),

Arrived—Wellington: 'Maori (7 a.m.), Defender (8.10 a.m.), Puliki (7.10 p.m.), all from I Lyttelton. Sailed— Greymouth! Pollerua (12.35 a.m.), lor Lyttelton; Wellington: Wootton (5.35 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wellington:. Maori(7.s3 p.m.), for Lyttelton. SHIPPING NOTES. The PobflTaa ,left Greymouth yesterday »ith a lood of coal for dis elm re at Lyttelton. , I,- Tho Union Company's steamer. Kokixi-Jeft. Danedin yesterday for Greymouth, to .load foal for Lyttelton. Mr Jaiqes Richards has signed on the Kowhaim third engineer, replacing Mr W. Looney. Mr S. S. Lang has joined tho Hue! Repton as mate. ACCIDENTS TO WATERSIDE ' WORKERS. . » .COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY SITTING. ■ (press association telegram.) AUCKLAND, May IS. '■ The Commission of Enquiry into the 'tames and prevention of accidents to wate*- . lide workers open«d its sittings to-day. Evidence was taken on bclxalf of the Waterside Federation, the witnesses relating their experiences of cases of unchitchings of ;;«inebes, insufficient lighting of holds and ' latchways, and, defective ladders in holds, their ideas as to the need for injpeetionof cargo-handling' work, and a better system of hatchway nete. 8om» witnesses said they thought that the should appoint their-own inspectors another alleged that the moro a • «Mn'reported defects in gear, the less work :£"he obtained; others made similar allegations. ; Mention was made of caees where general and foodstuffs had been loaded : into'holds which had previously held manarts Mid eattlo before they. had been thoroughly cleaned out.