SHIPPING
HIGH WATER—FEBRUARY, 1931. February 28 —6.50 a.m.; 7.30 p.m. DEPTH OF THE BAR. The depth of the bar and rivetf at high water yesterday was:—Bar, 25ft. 3ins.; river, 20ft. 3ins. ARRIVED. February. 27 —Rata, s.s., 375 tons (Vasta), 11.50 p.m., from Westport SAILED. February 27 —Kaimai, s.s., 784 tons (Hackworth), 4.10 p.m., for Wellington. February 27 —Kanna, s.s., 1094 toils (Davies), 5.10 p.m., for Westport. IN PORT. Rata. expectebTarrivals. ' Kalingo, Wednesday. Titoki, Wellington, Friday. I Kiwitea, Auckland, Saturday. Kaitoa, March 4. projectedljepartures.
Rata, Onakaka and Wanganui, tonight.
Titoki, Onakaka snd Tarakohe, Friday. Kalingo, Sydney and Brisbane, early. Kiwitea, New Plymouth, early. Kaitoa, Motueka, March 5. OTHER~PORTS. SYDNEY, February 27. Sailed at 1 p.m., Ulimaroa for Auckland; at 4 p.m., Maunganui, for Wellington. WESTPORT, February 28. Arrived at 5.30 a.m., Kanna, from Greymouth. SUVA, February 27. . . Arrived: Tofua, from Auckland, on Thursday morning. She sails for Tonga and Safnpa this evening. February 27. Arrivals: At London, Cape York, Rarangi and Corinthic; at Plymouth, Baradine; at Dunkirk, Nardana; at Marseilles, Moldavia; at Belfast, Dalcairn; at Colon, Rangitane; at Port Said, Meerkerk; at Suez, Port Denison, Romolo, and Randsburg. Passed Gibraltar, Temerarie; passed Perim, Eridan. Departures: From Colon, Pakeha; from Dakar, Aldington Court; from Perim, Baron Macclay, for Australia; from San Francisco, Golden Coast and Sonoma; from Hamburg, Karamea; from Marseilles, Chitral, for New Zealand; from London, Tamaroa.
"SYDNEY, February 28. Arrived, at 5.30 a.m., Niagara from Auckland.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The Kaimai sailed yesterday with, coal for Wellington.
The ‘ Kanna sailed yesterday for Westport, New Plymouth and Auckland with coal.
The Kalingo is due about Wednesday to load timber for Sydney and Brisbane.
The Kiwitea is due to-morrow from Auckland, to load coal for New Plymouth, Miramar, Wellington and Auckland.
The Kaitoa due about Wednesday th load timber for Motueka. The Titoki leaves Wellington, on Tuesday for Nelson, Westport and Greymouth to load coal for Onakaka and Tarakohe.
The Rata arrived from Wellington last niglit and loads coal for Onakaka and Wanganui. She will sail to-night.
NEW FERRY STEAMER.
/The Union Steam Ship Company’s new Wellington-Lyttelton ferry steamer Rangitira, at present under construction by Vickers, Armstrong, Ltd., at Barrow-in-Furness, is expected to arrive in New Zealand waters about November. The new steamer■' will- be about 1000 tons larger than the Wahine, and will be approximately 5500 tons gross. The Ruahine, which leaves Wellington on Saturday for London, is reported to be taking a number of engineers and other members of the Union Company’s staff to watch the Rangitira’s construction and assist in bringing the ship out to New Zealand. It is understood that the I second engineer of the Aoi-angi is proceeding Home to come out as chief engineer of the vessel.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1931, Page 8
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