EFFECT ON SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 18, 20 July 1918, Page 7

EFFECT ON SHIPPING

Shipping continues to be affected by the rough weather, although conditions to-day, perhaps, are more favourable than was the case yesterday and last night. The Corinna, which was sheltering at Cape Campbell yisterday; wa* able to proceed to Lyttelton last night. The -Maori left, port ■ at her usukk time last night for Lyttelton, and on the way down met with rough weather. She arrived at her destination just before' 11 o'clock this morning. . The Union--Com-pany ha-s been advised that there- is still a big sea at Greymouth, and- the Kumo is uiiable to leave the port.' Owing to a gaie at Onehunga, the Rarawa was unable to sail, and her departure for New Plymouth has been postponed until tomorrow.- ... The Waverley, .according to latest advices, -is still sheltering at Wanganui, as she is unable to enter Patea. She is not expected back at Wellington until Tuesday. Owing to the heavy seas, last night, the departure of the Kaitoa for Nelson ana Motueka -was postponed until 6 o'clock this morning. There.is a heavy sea at the Heads today,, and vessels arriving report that they met with some difficulty in entering the port. Unless conditions are considerably improved later in the. day, it is unlikely that any but. the regular steamers will leave tho shelter of the harbour.

The fery steamer Mararoa had a very rough trip from Wellington to Lyttelton on Thursday night and yesterday. From the .time she passed Wellington Heads she -had to battle against a strong head sea and a fierce southerly, gale. After twelve hours' hard steaming, she; was only off Kaikoura,. instead of beihg at Lyttelton. Then she encountered in succession hail and sleet, followed by snow at 8 a.m. .The vessel, however,-behaved remarkably well, though from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. she only ran 25 miles, instead of the usual distance of some 50 miles. The hardest part of the blow was experienced when nearing Lyttelton, and the weather when the vessel was berthing was almost cyclonic. After, that the wind dropped considerably. The passengers naturaly suffered much discomfort, but no damage was done, and eight'racehorses on board were anded in good condition.

Thef rquglv- weather of yesterday put some" of the. residents on the eastern side of the harbour to a considerable amount of discomfort. The sea running was heavier than has been witnessed for quite a number of years, and it was .found impossible to land passengers at Rona Bay. Day's Bay was the only wharf at which the steamer could land her passengers, and those who lived in the southern part of the' borough had to walk to then- homes. Also, owing to the "range" of the sea, it was considered inadvisable to leave the Duchess at Day's Bay-, for the night, and she was brought back to the ferry wharf at Wellington. No dqjnage has so far been reported.