SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 September 1928, Page 8

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. September 15—11.0 a.m., 11.20 p.m. September 16 —11.40 a.m., 11.59 p.m. DEPTH OF BAR. The depth on the bar and river at high water yesterday was:—rßar 33ft. 6in.; river, 23ft. 6ins. ARRIVED. September 15 —Titoki, s|s., 247 tons (Graham), 11.5 a.m., from Nelson. • September 15.- —Putiki, s.s., 168 tons (Smith), 11.10 a.m., from Gisborne. SAILED. Nil. IN PORT. Kalingo, Piri, Kaimai, Putiki, Titoki. IN ROADSTEAD. Kamona, Balls Head. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Balls Head, Auckland, to-day. Kamona, Wellington, to-day. Orepuki, Wellington, to-night. Alexander, Wellington, Tuesday. Kartigi, Auckland, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kalingo, Sydney, to-day. Orepuki, Dargaville, to-day. Kaimai, Wellington, Monday. Titoki, New Plymouth, early. Balls Plead, Auckland, early. Kamona, Wellington, early. Alexander, Nelson, early. Kartigi, Wellington, early. Putiki, Milford Sound, early. OTHER PORTS. SUVA, September 15. Sailed, Tofua, for Islands. SYDNEY, September 15. Arived, Ih’umata, from Grey mouth. SHIPPING NOTES. The Kalingo is expected to sail for Melbourne and Sydney to-day, with timber. The Tees sails from Chathams on Wednesday for New Zealand. The Piri is expected to sail tonight, for Sydney and Melbourne, with timber.

The Orepuki is due to-night from Nelson and Westport, with general cargo. After discharge she loads coal for Dargaville. The Titoki arrived this morning from Nelson direct to load coal for New Plymouth. The Kaimai is loading timber and coal for Miramar and Wellington, sailing on Monday. The Balls Head arrived in the roadstead from Auckland this morning, and, on entering, loads timber and coal for' return to that port.

The Kamona is in the roadstead from Wellington, and on entering will load coal and general cargo for Wellington. The Alexander is due from Wellington on Tuesday, to load coal and timber for Nelson.

The Putiki arrived this morning from Gisborne, to load general cargo for Milford.

The Kartigi leaves Auckland today for the Coast, with general cargo.

The old Paloona’s masts and funnel are being removed at Port Chalmers preparatory to her being sunk neaT the Moana at the Mole.

Captain Pearson ,of the Orepuki, is acting as relieving skipper on the s.s. Arahura, and Mr. Venn, chief officer of the Orepuki, is acting as captain of the latter vessel. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The Auckland superintendent of mercatnile marine has received advice from the master of the steamer Waimea that the Matakawa light is not burning.

KAITOKE AND SUSSEX. AUCKLAND, September 15. The Union Company’s steamer Kaitoke, due'at Auckland last Thursday, did not reach port until this morning, being diverted .on the voyage from Newcastle to Auckland, to assist the Sussex, running short of coal. A message reached the Kaitoke late on Wednesday. The Kaitoke put about and shaped a course up past the Three Kings. The Sussex was sighted >.on Thursday morning at eleven o’clock, and after signals were exchanged, both steamers made for Spirit’s Bay, near Cape Maria, where they anchored side by side. It was found that the Sussex had ten tons left in her bunkers, sufficient to have brought her to an anchorage in one of the bays off the north end of the Island. Yesterday morning, a start was made to coal the Sussex, and by 3 p.m. 55 tons had been put aboard from the Kaitoke’s bunker hatch, the cpolies on the Sussex supplying the labour. Late yesterday afternoon both steamers started for Auckland, but as the Kaitoke can steam steady 11 knots, and was the faster boat, she got in to port a couple of hours ahead. This is the second time within a, few weeks that the Kaitoke has rendered assistance to another steamer. When the Waitomo broke down in the middle of the Tasman, the Kaitoke took her in tow, and had to plug nine hundred miles in heavy weather, before the Waitomo was safe at Auckland.