OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 May 1906, Page 2

OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS

WESTPORT, This Day.-The Kenned} did not sail. WESTPORT, This Day.— The Putik put in for shelter at li a.m. this morning, hound from Wanganui to Greymouth. EXHIBITION STEAM TRAFFIC. AMPLE ACCOMMODATION. [|lY TELECKAI'It SPECIAL TO THE ST.Ut/ DUNEDLV, This Day. Seddon's misgivings as to the ability of the two existing intercolonial steamship companies l<i cope with the Exhibition passenger traffic does not appear to he shared in by the representatives of these companies. The directors and staff of the I'niou Company haw had the question of the Exhibit ion traffic in hand for some months past, ami have devised means to convey all passengers likelv to !»• ollering. As regards tic coastal traHi. . it maj b" regarded as certain tb.it lie' railway:, will

carry nearly the whole of Ibe traffic from points iii the South Island, and as far as coastal steamer work is concerned, tinchief pressure may be looked for between Wellington and Lyttelton.

For this service" the Company will be prepared to handle tit least 1000 passengers per day, and it is not thought that 7000 passengers from the North Island are likely to visit Christchurch in any one week.

.As regards traffic from Australia, the Premier wired to Dunodin on Friday night to know what the Union Company had definitely decided upon, and was at once advised' that the company had arranged to place the Maheno in the Exhibition rolling from Australia, when the greatest advantage would be taken other high sliced. This would enable her to make tlirce trips a mouth from Sydney to Lyttelton, and as with the extra accommodation tluit has lately been fitted in her, she can carry 530 passengers, she would be able to 'bring IGOO passengers per month. in addition to the regular services, these ill which Huddarl Parker and Co. take their regular sailings consist of three steamers a week-two from Sydney, and one from .Melbourne, which have accommodation for 300 each or 3800 per month, providing with the Maheno accommodation for 5400 passengers per month. The Union Company niso advised Mr Seildon that they were in communication with lliuldart, Parker and Co's head office in Melbourne with a view to placing their new steamer Riverina, which is of about the same tonnage and passenger capacity as the Maheno, in the trade, as a secondspecial steamer if required. On previous occasions no difficulty was found in coping with the abnormal missciigcr demand, as witness the volunteer review in Christchurch during the Duke of York's visit, when over 7000 volunteers were transported in a few days without ti hitch of any kind. The Union Company have also had experience of the traffic'to the New Zealand South Seas Exhibition, Melbourne Exhibition, and also the Tasmailian Exhibition, which attracted many thousands from Australia, accommodation for whom was provided in excess of requirements.

[rjsll PUF.B3 ASSOCIATION.] DUNEMN, May 21. The managers of llio Union Steamship Company wore 3cen today with respect to the cable about the Premier and tho Exhibition passenger traffic, and they said that the directors had had tho matter in hand for Borne months. The chief pressure on tho coastal traffic will be between Lyttelton and Wellington, and hero the Company is prepared to handle at least one thousand passengers per day. In reply to a cable on Friday, the* Premier was informed that the Union Company intend to put the Maheno'on the ExhibiI lion running, and she can maku three trips per month, and as she can carry 530 passengers she could bring 1600 passengers per month in addition to the regular service of three steamers and orjf from Melbourne, each of which can carry 300 passengers, or with tho Maheno 5.400 passengers per month. The Huddart Parker Company will probably use their new steamer Riverina, which lias about tho same capacity as tho Maheno, and will use a second special steamer if required. It is pointed out thtffc on no previous occasion have tho Company been unablo to cope with traffic. Tho Union Company has had tho experience of tho Now Zsalanu and South Boos Exhibition, ,and this Mel; bourn© and Tftsmanmn KxmbHto, U}« has Blwaya provwu nccmmpqation in mm tf 'feijuUsmwto*