THE S.S. KAIPARA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 9

THE S.S. KAIPARA.

'EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. ;/ PUTTING THE CANVAS PAD ON.' (By.- Tclcgrapn.—l'rcßS' Association.! Auckland,' January 18.;' Extensive' daroago to the. hiill of the Knipara has been discovered by the divers.. A hole 2ft. square was found, evidently where tho vessel struck, .and for 40ft. tho'seams aro affected consider-, ably. Four' divers are plugging the seams,' and' o collisioh-inat •is being made for the large hole. , "•The pumping test yesterday showed that the rent must: be more effectively, stopped before the pumps can cope with tho water. Pumping by the Terawhiti. will probably start to-morrow. It was rumoured to-day that a rock had been discovered a hundred; yards astern 'of . where - the Kaipara now 'lies, but inquiries made to-night failed to substantiate tho statement.. To-morrow morning two steam • launches, will -drag tho channel near the Kaipara. 'The cargo of frozen meat.has, been taken out to sea and jettisoned, and • pumping, the water out' of the ;hold- will commence to-mor-row: In nddition to \the: two .'divers engaged by the- New Zealand Shipping Company,'.-three' others belonging ~to H.M.S. Pegasus have been employed . to-, day ..wedging ithe hole in ;the Kaipara; and they will commence, inserting the canvas pad to-morrow. ';, ' ..:.;-:.'. ! (By Tolegraph.-Snecial; Correspondent.) ■■: '''' Auckland, January 18.,. : ~:The Eangitoto'channel, ,%vhero, the' steamer Knipara now lies, is,a.scene of..ac?' tivity, the process . pi, salving, the cargo requiring the presence of numerous small vessels' and; of-a .gang.of; workmen... - - One of the most. curious sights: was _to see "a big shark-valiantly -battling-with a.'box'of butter.. vThe, fish evidently. fancied a littlo luxury as. addition, to his ordinary larder, aiid tho. aroma :pf first-grade; creamery '-.tickled-'his, iiose, The box had dropped "overboard.'and was promptly snapped by. the. shark. . But ho couldn't make head or, ; tail of his,cap-; turei- and .regretfully abandoned it.--' •; r ;. The vessel must have struck with-con?" siderable'force, as one of. thb; divers disr covered a number of rivets on the .bottom where they had' dropped out'of the.damaged plates;,,."' ' r .;■•- -> Tho Railway. Wharf: presents.: a busy, sceno as the various lighters and steamers 'engaged - are!.. continually; coming,-along-side,; and : discharging -full:, loads':; of "the damaged, cargo; The cheese landed,from tho steamer-is: being sold, by auction. :

. \VALUE OF ;CARGO. •/'; ;: ] : ;' : ';';; jThe:;value':of Xik -Kaipara's -cargoes, estimated at .£370,000, and th«:. ; hull' at -a-.ijO.lni!).. A:, local" authority 'calculates: thai the:hull'and cargo are insured.for a. Bum approximating.; ,£350,000.' ' '■■;■■? ■ ','■_■ I : Although the .cargo" on; tiwrd 'the, Kaipara is insured ; for a largo'sum (says the Auckland .."Herald"), the; details are not yet available, and according.to the,managers of more than...one: local office-are not .likely'to' bo, for.somo". time: ; ;lndeed, so meagre is the' information -obtainable; atpreseht,: that the- figures- available give absolutely no. indication,of even' the opproximate amount of ,tlie' risk held. by .the various companies. '■ As Auckland is the last-.-port of call, -most ■ of;the' insurances were,, taken! out., in- the. south,; and .the advises- have 'not. yet 'been; received by. the: local managers.' •• The; South. British Office.has a risk over a quantity of skins, wool,. tallow, kauri gum, ,a small lot of .butter, and frozen meat,- ; the amounts totalling roughly., 0r... X 9000; The. advices,, however,-had' notbeen coriipietcd.fand the'ambuitt-wa'sonly approicimate. • The Standard Office,- 1 which similarly had riot completed:its advices,' has. a risk of tity'of|unv'and : cargo. :^Tht,:looal. office, of- the' National Company has : tin approxi- ■ mate risk of-,je20C0,',-all.bu wool.v '-Tho : Queensland -Office, has a comparatively small risk; 'amounting-- : to about .£ISOO, which is on about,;26o bales; of flax ,and dumps; 0t.i0yi.., ,-. ..' ;'-V-; : ; ■>:•;;;' '■' .;-■':'.;;;