SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 January 1929, Page 8

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER.

N. 8.: Times have -been advanced to

coincide with summer clock time. DEPTH OF BAR. The depth on the bar and river at high water yesterday was: —Bar, 22ft.; river, 22ft. ARRIVED. Nil. SAILED. Nil. InVoRT, Huia, Titoki. ’ EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kartigi, Auckland, Tuesday. Kalingo, Melbourne, Wednesday. Gabriella, Sydney, January 28. Kaitoa, Westport, early. Orepuki, Westport, early. Kaituna, Lyttelton, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Titoki, Wanganui, to-night. Huia, Sydney, Monday. Kalingo, Melbourne, early. Gabriella, Australian ports, early. Kaitoa, Motueka, early. Kartigi, Wellington, early. Orepuki, Tarakohe, early. Kaituna, Auckland, early. AT OTHER PORTS. SYDNEY, January 11. Sailed, Marama, for Auckland; Maunganui, for Wellington. SYDNEY, January 11. Arrived, Karetu from Bluff; Gabriella from Greymouth. LONDON, January 11. Arrived: At Hull, Port Campbell and Tongariro; at London, City of Lille; at Newport News, Algoa Bay; at Honolulu, Golden Cloud; at Port Said, Port Gisborne. Sailed: From Port Said, Port Albany; from Colombo, Mooltan; from San Francisco, Sierra. SHIPPING NOTES.

Tho Kartigi is due here from Auckland about Tuesday, and will load coal, timber and general cargo for Miramar and. Wellington.

The Kaituna is due early from Lyttelton to load coal for New Plymouth and Auckland.

The Orepuki leaves Tarakohe to-day, and Wellington on • Tuesday, for Nelson and West Coast ports. At Greymouth she will load coal for Tarakohe. v

The Titoki is expected to sail tonight with coal and poles for Wanganui. Tho Kaitoa leaves Lyttelton today for Nelson, Westport and Greymouth, to load timber for Motueka.

The Kalingo is due direct from Melbourne on Wednesday, to load timber for Sydney. The Gabriella is due on January 28 from Sydney, to take timber for Australia.

The Huia has completed discharge of explosives, and will sail on Monday with timber for Sydney. Forty-four tramp steamers visited Westport from January 1 to December 31, 1928, compared with 46 tramp steamers in 1927.

KOMATA DISPUTE

WELLINGTON, Jan. 10

The trouble between the seamen and the chief steward of the Komata, as a result of which she has been tied up in Wellington since last week, has been amicably settled, and the Komata will resume in the Welling-ton-Westport service on Saturday.

FREIGHTS INCREASE

MELBOURNE, January 11.

Mr. Scullin, Federal Labour Leader, commenting on the pending increase in overseas shipping freights, said the increase will be ten per cent., which is not unexpected, following the sale of the Commonwealth Line steamers.

LONDON STATEMENT.

LONDON, January 11.

Additional increases in freights are: Paper, not otherwise enumerated, in bales, reels and rolls, from 55/- to 62/6; in cases from 90/- to 100/; flat, in cases, 55/- to 79/-; wrapping, in cases, 75/- to 85/-. Bales, 55/- to 65/-.

It is understood that the decision to omit iron and steel from the freight increase was arrived at after a great deal of consideration. It was pointed out that any increases would entirely nullify the recent slight reduction in British rail, freights. Furthermore/ tho Sydney harbour bridge contract was based on the rates prevailing when the contract was made. It is stated that these conditions were strongly advanced. There is a feeling among the big shippers that very early advantage has been taken of the withdrawal of the Commonwealth Line competition to impose wholesale increases on ail measurement of freights. On tho contrary, the shipowners stress that even had the Com-' monwealth Line been still in existence, tho conditions would have demanded the present increase. The shipowners are endeavouring to acquaint shippers with the new schedule without delay, but, meantime, delay continues in individual cases. The shipowners lengthily conferred with representatives of the Paper Makers’ Association before fixing freights. Members of the Australian Merchants’ Association state that the apparent reason for the desire that rates should not be disclosed is the apprehension that the Australian Tariff Board might possibly increase the duty on articles on which freights have not been increased.

January 12—11.45 a.m.; 12.5 p.m. January 13 —12.20 a.m.; January 14—0.40 a.m.; 0.50 p.m. January 15—1.10 a.m.; 1.30 p.m. January 16—1.50 a.m.; 2.10 p.m. January 17—2.32 a.m.; 2.53 p.m. January IS—3.20 a.m.; 3.45 p.m.