SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16299, 24 August 1918, Page 7

SHIPPING.

PORT Of LYTTELTON. - .ARRIVED—August 23rd. Maraioa (7 from Wellington/ Wakatu (8.35 p.m.); from Kalkouxa. ; SAlLED—August 23rd. \ Maiaroa(6.so p.m.), for Wellington.TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. August 23. , Arrived—Wellington, 'Maori (8.46 a.m.); Monowai (11.30 a.m.); Mana. (4.45 p.m); Timaru; Tainui (6.45 ajn.); Port Chalmers, Storm (12.80 pan.); tug Lyttelton, with sailing ship in,-tow (4.56 p.m.), all from Lyttelton.

' Sailed—Wellington, Maori (3, p.m.);. Rosamond (midnight); Timaru, futiki (4 p.m.), all for Lyttelton.'

SHIPPING NOTES,

The Rosamond, with trarwhipments from Wellington, is expected to arrive at Lyttelton to-morrow afternoon, andwill load here for Napier, sailing on Tuesday. The Badon-'Powell will be. on the slip at Wellingt6n for a few days having repairs effected to her hull. . The Wootton will be despatched from Wellington on her return trip-"South on Monday afternoon, with general cargo .for .this port. The' Kini, which was to sail from this port this afternoon for Wertport, will proceed to Greymouth direot. The ' Waipori, from Newcastle, passed Stephen'lsland yesterday at 12.30 p.m:, en route for Lyttelton. The vessel is due here (his afternoon. Mr A. Gome,-late parser .o! the Wimmera, has joined the Weetralia in a similar capacity. • The -Lyttelton Harbour Board's dredge, Canterbury, is at present in itoolj at Lyttelton, undergoing ■ cleaning and. ptuntfng The Kara is expected in port to-day, with a load' of timber from Nydia Usy. The Puiiki is also due to-day from the South. The Canopus is to leave port to-day at noon for Westport, where she wOl probably load for Lyttelton and Timaru. Laden with timber from Greymouth, the Orepuki i» 'expected to arrive ,at this port to-day. She will sail early next week on « return trip to the West Coast. The Huddart-Parker steamer Weetralia is expected hero to-morrow from Melbourne, via Wellington. She proceeds Bonth on Monday, calling at Dunedia and Bluff, whence she will be despatched for Melbourne. * The Tutanekai, under charter to the Chatham Islands Fishing. Company, has been delayed Chatham Islands by bad weather. The vessel, which is to bring the shiowreeked crew, of tho Himitangi T>ack to Wellington, is to seach there to-day or to-morrow.

PATEENA'S FIREMEN.

MANNING- SCALE ALTERED. Ttit. eecrclary of the Seamen's Union,. MrW. T. Young, has received ft fetter from «h& Marine Department intimating that ' f Jw • Minister has ■ eanctioned . alteration of . tho manning of the Union Company's steamer Pateena to nino firemen and three trimmers. ~ This is &n impiovemen t in the stokehold manning of the vessel' to which the union agrees. Some weeks ago the union approached tho owners on theeubject, and the company agreed to the proposal of an alteration - to nine firemen. _ The Pateena, la considered a "heavy job" in the stokehold, them being two boilers with twelve furnaces. Formerly sho had two firemen.ineach watch,, which meant that each fireman had to handle six furnaces, being two furnaces mceo than ♦■fa* average. This canßed the Pateena to be a "heat y job" for firemen, and ai a result of it firemen worn-always reluctant to join the ship and generally they did not rtay in the vceeel very long. WitJi tho new manning of nine firemen there will bo three firemen in each watch, and thus each fireman will work four furnaces, whioh is tho average number, but these firemen will do a bit of trimming in addition. The alteration com*® into operation immediately. KBPORT OP WATERSIDE ACCIDENTS' COMMISSION. (PttESS ASSOCIATION TELZGTtAM.) WEI/I/pfGTOST, August 23. Tho IVateiside Accidents Commieaion, in its report, makes the following recommends** tions:— That an inspection of all running gear and subsidiary appliances bo regularly made by » qualified offloer Appointed by the Marine Department. That an inspector 6f machinery make an inspection of aQ machinery used for loading and discharging vessels of any kind. That when ooal is being discharged by baskets by means of a bull-rope , on to a stage for loading directly into vehicles, woo stage shall not be less than 3ft fiia in width, and firm. . ■ , That on- all - Kgfri—■■ and launches engaged

in roadstead harbours sufficient liteflfrring appliances, in good older, eball be oarriod, to enablo_ all Uk> mon on board to be furnished with thom, this regulation to apply to hulks being moved from Part Chalmers to Ihincdin.

That on all lighten and launohss working roadstead harbours * supply of blue lights bo carried to enable signals to be made.

_TW the Marino Department issue a taible giving the reoomm ended loads of mi working loads of wire, manila and flax ropes, of lanyards on cargo nets and of hooks if possible.

That all ships and hulloa which had and unload at night shall 1» required to two electric light wherever possible. That Dr. Maclaurin be asked to draft regulations regarding the fumigation ol vessels. That when boilers are being cleaned, the •top-valve of the working boiler «**", in every oaae, be looked down during such work. That, when cleaning boilers, men shall not ho required to work therein At a temperature .of more than 100 degrees. That a competent affioer of the Ma™™. Department ehoJl decide the deck load to be carried on lighters and the position of such deck load.

That a regulation be prepared pwvidiny that an inspoctor of gear shall, in wai oaae, decide whether a mad is unfit to work through the influonoe of liquor, and such inspector shall be entitled to send raoh a man «way if so satisfied,. t&e union undertaking to support such a regulation. That ships' bunkers, while being worked, shall be lighted with electric light wtwnrrer current is available.

, There are also a: number ol other recommendations providing forthe safety of waterside workers., .