SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1930, Page 9

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER—JUNE, 1930. June 16—1.17 a.m.; 1.40 p.m. June 17—2.5 a.m.; 2.27 p.m. June 18—2.50 a.m.; 3.15 p.m. DEPTH OF THE BAR. The depth of the bar and river at high- water yesterday was:—Bar 16ft. sins.; river, 21ft. sins. ARRIVED. • Nil. ' IN ROADSTEAD. Kaituna, Lyttelton, arrived 9 p.m. Juno 15. SAILED. Juno 15.—Titoki, s.s., 24 7tons (Graham), 1 p.m., for Nelson. June 15.—Rata, s.s, 375 tons (Vasta), 12.45 p.m., for Nelson. Juno 15— Orbpuki, s.s., -224 tons (Pearson), 1.15 p.m., for New Plymouth.

IN PORT. Kaimai, Kahika, Poolta, Kan’na. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaituna, Lyttelton, to-day. Kamoria. Napier, to-morrow. Regulus, Westport, Thursday. Huia, Melbourne, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Kahika, Wellington and Miramar, to-morrow. Kanna, Auckland, to-morrow. Kaimai, New Plymouth and Wellington, to-morrow. Poolta, Wellington, to-morrow. Kaituna, Auckland, early. Kamona, Miramar and Wellington, early. AT OTHER PORTS. ONAKAKA, June 16. Arrived at 9.45 am., Titoki, from Greymouth. AUCKLAND, June 16. Arrived at 9.30 a.m. on June 15, Aorangi, from Suva. PORT NELSON, June 16. Arrived 9.45 a.m., Rata from Greymouth.

NEWCASTLE, June 16. Arrived: Kartigi from New Zealand. - MELBOURNE, June 16. Arrived, Kalingo from Greymouth. LONDON, June 15. Arrival at Panama, Tairoa; at London, Port Hobart and Ruapehu. Sailed: Niagara, from Honolulu. SHIPPING NOTES. The Kahuna arrived in the roadstead last evening from Lyttelton, and was •expected to berth to-day, to load coal for Auckland. The Kanna sails to-morrow with coal and poles for Auckland. The Kaimai sails to-morrow with coal and poles for New Plymouth, and tiihber for Wellington. $ The Kahika sails to-morrow with coal and poles for New Plymouth and timber foi Wellington. The Kamona leaves Wellington today for Greymouth with cargo, to load coal for Miramar and Wellington. The Kaimai returns early to load timber for Wellington. The Huia is due early from Melbourne, via Westport, to unload explosives. The Titoki sailed yesterday, with coal for Onakaka. The Rata sailed yesterday with coal for Nelson. The Regulus leaves Wellington tomorrow for Nelson, Westport and Greymouth, with general cargo.

WESTPORT BAR The position is very unsatisfactory so far as the river bar is concerned (says the Westport “News” of Saturday). Restricted loadings have been imposed to such a,n extent as to seriously interfere with the trade of the port. When vessels capable of carrying 6,000 tons are compelled to leave with only about half that quantity, it is bad business. It means that _ the U.S.S. Co., whose boats are chiefly concerned, will have seriously to think of sending their vessels across the Tasman Sea, where full loadings can be assured. If the vessels can take full cargoes here, or something in the vicinity of full cargoes, it will pay the Company to accept loadings here in preference to going to Australia, 1200 miles away. If, however, all they can take on account of the shallow bar, is only half that quantity then it will likely be better business for them to,send the boats overseas. There is not much sentiment in business. It is evident that the harbour authorities must bestir themselves, either by adopting a more thorough system of dredging, or by pursuing some other means that will deepen the water, or trade will be lost, and once lost, it is hard to recover it. The port must be kept abreast of the times. While wool, mutton, and butter prices are down, the most should be made of the coal trade, not merely in the local but in the National interests.