SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1929, Page 9

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER—FEBRUARY, 1929.

February 11—11.57 a.m.; 0.15 p.m. February 12 — 0.30 a.m.; 0.35 p.m. February 13 —0.55 a.m.; 1.10 p.m. February 14—1.30 a.m.; 1.50 p.m. February 15—2.10 a.m.; 2.32 p.m. February 16—2.55 a.m.; 3.18 p.m. February 17 —3.45 a.m.; 4.15 p.m. February 18 —4.50 a.m.; 5.25 p.m. February 19—6.10 a.m.; 6.50 p.m. February 20 —7.30 a.m.; 8.10 p.m. February 21 —8.35 a.m.; 9.10 p.m. N. 8.: Times have been advanced to coincide with summer clock time.

DEPTH OF THE BAR. The depth on the bar and river at high water yesterday was: —Bar, 19ft.; river, 21ft. 6ins. ARRIVED. February 10 —Kaiapoi, 1247 tons (Hewitt), 9.15 p.m., from Wellington. SAILED. February 9—lhumata, s.s, 680 tons (Ostenfeld), 11 p.m., for Melbourne. February 10 —Kaitoa, s.s., 141 tons (Martin), 1 a.m., for Motueka. .February 10 —Kartigi, s.s., 1163 tons (Sizer) ,11 a.m., for Auckland. IN PORT.

Kamona, Kaiapoi. » EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaponga, Bluff, to-day. Regulus, Wellington, to-morrow. Gabriella, Sydney, Thursday. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kamona, Miramar and Wellington, to-morrow. Kaiapoi, Adelaide, Thursday. Gabriella, Australian ports, early. Kaponga, Auckland, early. Regulus, Tarakohe, early. AT OTHER~PORTS. WELLINGTON, February 11. Arrived, 5.15 a.m., Makura, from San' Francisco. WELLINGTON,' Feb. ’lO. Arrived 6.20 p.m. Kaimai, from Greymouth.

PORT MOTUEKA, February 11. Arrived at 12.15 a.m., Kaitoa, from Greymouth. LONDON, February 10. Arrived at Colon, Port Adelaide; at London, Buteshire; at Dunkirk, Clan McQuarrie; at Hull, City of Birminghaih. Sailed, from Colon, Port Hardy; from Teneriffe, Demosthenes; from Glasgow, Delphic and Huntingdon; from Newport News, City of Hankow; from Liverpool, Devon.

SHIPPING NOTES. The Kartigi sailed yesterday with coal and timber for Wellington. The Kaiapoi arrived yesterday from Wellington to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. The Kamona sails to-morrow with coal and timber for Wellington. The Kaponga is d,ue to-day from Bluff to load coal and timber for Auckland, completing at Westport. The Kaitoa sailed early yesterday morning with timber for Nelson and Motueka. The Regulus is due to-morrow from Wellington, via Nelson and Westport, with general cargo. On arrival she will load coal for Tarakohe. The Gabriella is due on Thursday to load timber for Sydney. The. Ihumata sailed late on Saturday with timber for Melbourne. The Gael arrived earlj r on Saturday and left soon after for Milford Sound. Captain Creese is relieving Captain Kane of command of the Poolta. The latter master is going to Wellington. Mr. T. A. McPherson has relieved Mr. N. M. Bonetti as chief officer of the Kahika, the latter officer having joined the Waipiata in a similar capacity. Mr. J. W. Thomson, late chief officer of the Corinna, has joined the Kamona, relieving Mr. S. AV. Hodson for transfer. U.S.A. SHIPS SOLD. WASHINGTON, February 9. The Shipping Board has accepted a sixteen million dollar bid for the merchant marine. The action, however, is not final, as it will doubtless be reviewed by the Senate Commerce Committee. LINER RE-FLOATED. TOKIO, February 10. The liner Matzinger has been refloated, and is docking for repairs at Nagasaki.