SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1922, Page 7

SHIPPING

t HIGH WATER.

ARRIVED. November 30 —Karori, s.s., 1194 tons from Westport. November 30—Ngakuta, s.s., 99'2 tons, from Lyttelton. ~ I&AILSUAj Nil. in poax Kaitangata, Karori, Ngakuta. The attention of importers is directed to an advertisement appearing in tins issue notifying that the steamer Tees will leave Glasgow about tlie 14th December, for Greymouth direct. Reduced freights can be obtained on application to Messrs Wild and Robertson.

The Karori arrived this morning from Wellington. She loads coal and timber for Miramar direct, and thence sails for Lyttelton and Tnn >ru.

The Ngakuta arrived from Lyttelton to-day, and lifts a full load of coal for Wellington. The Kakapo is expected from Wellington on Friday or Saturday. She lifts a full load of coal for Wellington and Miramar.

The Waimea is due to-morrow night with ji full load of Wellington and i\eison cargo. She loads here for i'icton Captain E. Vellenowetli, late of the Flora, has taken command of the Kaitangata.

NEW STEAMER FOR GREYMOUTII

The Westland Shipping Co., Ltd., which was formed about three months ago at Greymouth, has purchased the steamer Tees, and she will leave Glasgow in three weeks’ time for New Zealand, in command of Captain A. Dowell, who went Home to bring out the vessel for the company. The majority of the shares in the company are held at Greymouth, and some at the Chatham Island. It is intended to conduct a weekly service between Greymouth and Wellington, and an agreement entered into provides for eight trips per annum to the Chatham Island. The Tees is a vessel of 735 tons deadweight, and was built .'.u 1914. AT OTHER PORTS. WELLNGTON, November 29. Arrived, Rimutaka, from London. SYDNEY, November 30. Arrived, Canadian Challenger. NEWCASTLE, November 30. Sailed, Fiona, for Auckland. LONDON, November 28. Arrivals: At Suez, Oloreton Bay and Zcalandia ; at Gibraltar, Macedonia . at Antwerp, Clan Ogilvy Passed Gibraltar, Karonga. Deparuies. For New-.a >t!e. Canadi in Highlander. , LONDON. November 29. Arrivals: At Liverpool, Waipara ; at Vancouver, Wairuna; at. Honolulu, Sonoma. Departures: From London for Wellington, Port Elliott ; from Vancouver for Auckland, Niagara.

MISCELLANEOUS. The chief engineer to the Port of New York authority, Mr 13. F. Cresson, who has been visiting the chief ports of Europe to study methods of handling cargo, says; “I find practically everywhere 1 have been work in progress io increase the harbour facilities, whic.i indicates the confidence of the people in Europe of an early resumption of world trade. 1 find they use much more mechanical equipment- for hand ling freight than wo do in America. Some of Britain’s newest, steam cranes are exceedingly good. AVe have very much, to learn from European ports in the matter of freight, handling.”

Tho work in connection with tho new limber wharf which the New Plymouth Harbour Board proposes to construct al that port has been advanced another stage. The locality has been dredged to 33 feet, l.w.s.t. and, taking advantage of the present fine weather, the authorities have had several lest piles driven. The dredge Paritutu has been moored to the line of the new wharf and by means of driving equipmem: placed on board three test piles have been sunk. The result, it is understood, has been exceedingly satisfactory, and in a very short time more tangible evidence of the progress of the port should be seen.

The barquentine AVanganui, a visitor to Greyinouth some time ago, which had been laid up at Auckland for some time, has been sold to Air. Geo. Nicol. She has had her masts lifted out and is now berthed at the Nelson wharf. It is understood that there is a probability of the vessel being re-rigged as a fore and aft schioner and fitted with a Diesel oil engine. The AVanganui is a steel vessel of 309 tons. She was formerly named the Carla, ‘ and was built in Holland in 1903.

November 30 —7.10 ; i.m. ; 8.10 p.m. December 1 —8.33 a.m. ; 8.55 p.nl. December 2 —9.19 a.m. ; 9.38 p.m. December 3 —9.51 a.m. ; 10.5 p.m. December 4—10.20 a.m ; 10.37 p.m. December 5 —10.50 a.m. ; 11.5 p.m.