SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1925, Page 7

SHIPPING

—o- —-—- HIGH WATER. June 13 —3.0 a.m. ; 3.30 p.m. June 14—4.5 *a.m ; 4.40 p.mJune 15 —5.15 a.m. ; 6.0 p.m. June 16 —6.35 a.m. ; 7.5 p-m. DEPTH OF BAR. The depth on the bar and river at high water yesterday was:--Bar, 20ft. 6in. ; river, 20ft. 6in. ARRIVED. Nil. SAILED. Nil. IN PORT.

"Waipori, Gabriella, Tees, Waimea. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Regulus, New Plymouth, to-night. Kaiapoi. Wellington, to-night. ’ Kakapo, Wellington,' to-night-Opiia, Onehunga, early. Grepuki, Lyttelton, early. .Joan Craig, Wanganui, early. Kamona, Auckland, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waipori.. Dunedin, to-night,. Waimea, Nelson, to-night. Regulus, Tarakohe, to-night. Tees, Waikokopu, to-night. Regulus, Tarakohe, to-night. ■Kaiapoi, Wellington, Monday. Gabriella, Melbourne, Wednesday. Kakapo, Wellington, early. Joan Craig, Melbourne, early. Kaimoiia, Auckland, early. OTHER PORT? I .......— SUVA, June 13. Departures; (Friday) Suva for Sydney, Navua for Auckland ; Niagara for Honolulu. SYDNEY, June 13. Arrived, Makura. SHIPPING NOTES.

The Waipori has completed loading coal for Dunedin and Bluff, and will sail when the sea on the bar moderates. The Kaiapoi is due to-night from Wellington with general cargo, and ■will load coal and timber on arrival for return to the same port. The Kakapo i s expected .to arrive earlv next week from Wellington. The Kamona is due early next week from Auckland, via Westport, with general cargo. She loads coal and timber on arrival here for Auckland. , . . The Tees sails to-night for Waikokopu, timber Jaden. The Gabriella is loading timber for Melbourne, ami is expected to sail about Wednesday next. The Joan Craig is due from Wanganui abort June 25, and will load timber for Melbourne. 'The Waimea is loading coal for .Nelson and Wanganui, and sails to-night. ■ The Regulus arrived yesterday ..in the roadstead from New Plymouth direct, ami will load coal for Tarakohe. The Orenuki leaves Wellington today for Nelson and Coast with general cargo. PORT OF GREYMOUTH. The return of exports for the port of Greymoqtli for the four-weekly ; peyiod up to May 23rd last, is as follows :— .... COAL. A Fine Tons State Mines 6,762 Blackball 5,196

P'apiroa 2,197 Reefton « 285 Co-operative 1,493 Total 15,933 TIMBER. Supeilicial feet ...... 2,045,843 RAKANOA’S RIVETS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 11. ; The Union Steam Ship Company’s collier Rakanoa, which w::s to leave Wellington last night for Newcastle, was detained in .port owing to the crew refusing to put to sea as they complained that some of the rivet holes in the ship’s side were leaking, that water had found its way into the bunk of one of the men and wet his clothes, and that there was also a leakage in the men’s messroom. The matter was referred to the coin. nnnv’« lipa.) nfii.-p.

An inspector who . subsequently visited the ship slated that the leaks were only trivial and could be easily stopped. The Union Co.'s officials, . however, decided t<> detain the Rakanoa until this afternoon to replace a few rivets which were loose. UNIFORM 11TY AV A NTED • (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) OTTAWA, June-12. The Special Committee appointed to investigate, the contract with Sir William Peterson and the North Atlantic Shipping Conference rates, presented a report to the House of Commons, one clause of which states: “In order to ensure harmony in the control of shipping throughout the Empire, and that Cnnadian autonomy in all matters pertaining to shipping within the territorial waters of Canada bo presented beyond peradventure, your Committee beg to recommend that the alleged conflict between the Merchant Shipping Act ami the British—North American Act, should be subject to a conference between the Canadian .Government and the British Government at an early date.”