AUCKLAND PILOTAGE FEES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21096, 22 February 1934, Page 15

AUCKLAND PILOTAGE FEES

PREFERENCE TO FOREIGN" LINE ALLEGED U'ttliS ASStKIAIIOK I ELKO RAM.: ! AUCKLAND. February 21. | The Harbour Board, at a special j meeting, considered protests made by the representatives of 13 shipping lines and the Overseas Shipowners' Committee against its decision to reduce pilotage lees by 50 per cent. The shipping lines in a letter asserted that the decision definitely favoured and gave preferential treatment to a foreign shipping line at. the expense of other payers of pilotage. They suggested it would be more equitable to reduce the rates by 33 1-3 per cent, to all payers. The board, after a full discussion, adhered to its decision and the new schedule will operate on March 1. The chairman (Mr T. B. Clay) said the reductions totalled £12,350, of which the Matson liners benefited to the extent of £487,"). The Matson Line received a larger amount of benefit because its vessels called more frequently. All vessels of 4300 tons or over would benefit. Mr C. G. Macindoe advocated a percentage leduclidn, saying that last year 297 vessels paid pilotage but 103 would not benefit by the reductions. A motion in favour of the reductious was strongly supported by the farmers' representative, who said the fanners- needed every cost reduction possible. Other supporters emphasised iivl privileges enjoyed by other countries in respect to mail steamers, etc. OVERSEAS VESSELS FOR LYTTELTON Ruahine. due February 23, from Port Chalmers. To load. Completes at Picton and Wellington. Sails from Wellington on March 10 for London, via Panama. Canadian Cruiser, due February 25, from Halifax, via Australia, Duncdin, and Timaru. To discharge and load. Completes at Wellington, Auckland, and Napier. Leaves Napier on March G f"r New York, Boston, and Montreal. Waihuno, due about February 27, from Lus Angeles, via Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. To discharge and load. Proceeds to Duncdin and Australia. Ilororata, due February 24. from London, via Port Chalmers. Proceeds to New Plymouth. lonic, due to-day, from Wellington. To load Completes at Timaru and Welling!..n. Sails finally on March 7 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Willy, motor-tanker, duo March 2, from J.-Jalik Papan, via Wellington. To discharge. Tekoa, due March !'>, from Wellington. To load. Completes at Timaru, 151u.tr, and Port Chalmers. Sails finally March 21 for London. Due London April 29. Otaio, due March 22. from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Duncdin and Timaru. Winal, due March, from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Duncdin and Australia.

I Maviknna, due ivirlv in March, !'i'"in Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Complete:-; al Dunedin and Bluff. Port Alma, clue early in March, from Wellington. To discharge cargo from New York. Completes at Dimi odin. Ilororairi, clue March 15, from BlulT J for final loading. To sail March IT i for London, via Panama. Due London I April 21. 1 Tamaroa. due about March 11, from London, via Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. To discharge. Completer J at Port Chalmers. i Koiorua, duo April i:{. from I.ivcr- | pool, via Auckland and Wellington. jTo discharge. Completes at. Port i Chalmers and llawke's Pay. I Port Gisbcrne, due March ?A, from j London, via Suva rind Dunedin. To I discharge. Completes at Nelson. I Port Wellington, due April, from j London, via Wellinglou. To discharge, i CoinnleU'S al BlulT. i Taranaki, due May 14 from London, j via Suva and Port Chalmers. To ciis>- | charge. Completes at Timaru. I Wairuna, clue about March 24 from Los Angeles. To discharge and load. Completes at Dunedin and Australia. j Port Kobnrt, due end ot April from ! Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellingj ton. Tu discharge. 'l'Hi: CKR.MAN FLAG The Gorman Government lias introduced a new regulation lor the Hying of Mug:; by merchant shins. The rule tha< the two national llasis—the black- : while-red and the swastika—must be Mown from !! a.m. until .sunset in port, and also when entering or leaving port, 'has been extmdou io unbrac- foreign ports as well. The new order, it ts staled, is designed "to stren.:;then tic position of German merchant 'ship captains against foreign harbour authorities." The blaek-white-red flag is to be Mown at the stern or main mast and Hie swastika at the bow. foremast, or, if this is not possible, at some other place "compatible with the dignity of this mark of power." Commanders of warships are to make it llieir duty to see that merchant vessels comply with i) 10 regulations. TAMAKO.VS I'ASSKNGKKS The following passengers are travel- : ling by the Tamaroa. which is due ! to arrive in Aiickkmd on Februarv ; 11(1 from London and Southampton via j Panama:- -Mrs A. S. Arnold, Mr G. G. C. Arnold. Mrs S. L. Dunn. Master j A. Dunn. Miss P. IVI. Dunn,' Dr. Hilda G. Heme. Miss C. Logan, Miss C. S. I Wallace, Mr .1. Brown. Mr and Mrs j .1. Rutherford, Mr C. F. MUchr'! Mr ■ J. P. D. Cargill. Miss A. Cargill. Pound voyage: Miss B. A. C. Cavendish, Mr W. Drabble. Mr J. Dvson, Admiral C. Greatorex, Mrs Greatorex, Mrs C. D. A. Greatorex, Mr W. Hart, Miss F. S. Kedge. Mr A. K. Lacey, Dr. i-i. J?. Mayo. Mr and Mrs F. Nicholl. Mr T. Heading. Brigadier-Genera! V. G. M. Rowley, Mrs Rowley, the Rev. W. Slatham. SAII.INi; IJY MOLDAVIA S I The following passengers left New Zealand to join the Moldavia, which was to sail from Svdnev veslerdav for London, via Sue;;:- Mr F. B. Cooper, Miss N. n. Bring. ?,Irs K. B. Ball. Mr D. Wauehopo. Master .). T,\ T. Studiioime. Miss K. A. W. Sludholme, Mr:; A. R. S:ud!uilme. Air A. F. Miller, Mi.-s B. M. liilehmus. Misses A. and J. I Kearm. Mrs A. S. Thompson, Colonel W. J. and .Mrs Hon re. Mr F. C. Ellisfion, Mr B. W. Crawford. Mr L. V. Bryant. Mr W. R. Meadows, Mr G. Lee. Mr J. C. Cadenhead, Miss B. Chcanells, Mr R. H. Studhohne, Mrs B. Morrison, Mrs G. A. Mackcv, Miss M. P. Smith. Miss N. C. Evans. Mrs D. Ellisdon. Miss K. A. Evans, Mr A. F. Miller, Mr C. Charles, Mrs Gordon, Miss R. W. White-Parsons, Miss E. Bennell, Mrs M. E. Wood, Miss N. G. Palmer. Miss L. B. Logan, Mr and Mrs I. W. Sladen, Miss J. I. Sladcn, the Rev. B. Laird, Mr S. A. Mossop, Mr f. J. Horn, Mr and Mrs N. M. Lcvien, Mrs A. Free, Mr A. Niven Clark. Miss B. Dunthorne, Mr and Mrs M. C. Moore, Miss J. A. Moore, Mr and Mrs 1 E. Rogers, Master J. C. B. Rogers, I