SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 April 1935, Page 8

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER—APRIL, 1935. April 20—11.38 a.m.; 11.35 p.m. April 21— 0.13 a.m.; 0.29 p.m. April 22— 0.59 a.m.; 0.50 p.m. April 23 — 1.10 a.m.; 1.30 p.m. (Note: These figures have been, advanced by 30 minutes, to conform with Summertime). DEPTH OF THE BAR. The depth of the bar and river at high water yesterday was:—Bar, 23ft.; river, 22ft. ARRIVED. April 18.—%Kanna, s.s., 1049 tons (Gardiner), at 9 p.rii., from Wanganui. April 19.—James Cook, s.s., 1281 tons (Turner), at 9.10 a.m.; from Westport. SAILED. April 18. —Rata, s.s., 375 tons (Vasta), 8.30 p.m., for Onakaka. IN PORT. James Cook, Kanna, Kalingo, Alexander. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Kaimiro, Westport, April 26. Kaimai, New Plymouth, Friday. Omana, Newcastle, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Kanna, Westport, to-night. . Alexander, Petone, to-night. Kalingo, Sydney, Wednesday. James Cook. Sydney, Wednesday. Kaimiro, Melbourne, early. Kaimai, Wellington, early. SHIPPING NOTES. The Kanna arrived on Thursday night, and is to sail to-night for' Westport, Wellington and Gisborne. The James Cook arrived yesterday morning and is to sail on Wednesday morning with timber for Sydney and Newcastle.

The Rata sailed on Thursday night, for Onakaka. The Alexander is to sail to-night, for Petone, with timber. The Kalingo is to sail on Wednesday, for Sydney and Melbourne. The Kaimiro leaves Dunedin to-day for Bluff, Westport, and Greymouth. She is due about April 26, to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. The Omana loads Greymouth cargo at Newcastle and Sydney about April 26,. via New Plymouth and Wellington. The Kaimai is due on Friday next from New Plymouth to load for Wellington, KHramar and New Plymouth. A Union Company steamer is due on April 29, to load for Auckland. CONSTRUCTION RETURNS. RUGBY, April 17. Lloyd’s Register shows that on March 31, 116’ merchant vessels of 555,815 tons gross were under construction in Britain and Ireland, a total of '41,000 tons less than at the end of the previous quarter, when, however, the shipping completed was greater than usual. It was 74,000 tons greater than a year ago. During the March quarter, work was begun on 144,000 tons, an increase, of 51,000'tons on the corresponding total for the previous three months. On March 31, there was throughout the world 1,269,000 tons under construction, of which total, 43.8 per cent was. being built in Britain and Ireland’ ' AT OTHER PORTS. SIDNEY, April 19. Arrived, Nuddea. from Wellington. Sailed from Newcastle, Mataram for Japan, via New Zealand. SYDNEY, April 20. Arrived, Niagara, from Auckland; Waikouaiti, from Bluff. LONDON, April 19.

Arrived at London: Anglo-Canadian. Sailed from London, Akaroa; from Belfast, Australia Star; from Seattle, Golden Cloud.