SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1935, Page 8

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER—AUGUST, 1935. - f .»» ' .jj; .. August 10— 5.50 a.m.; 6.25 p.m. August 11— 7.10 a.m.; 7.45 p.m. August 12— 8.20 a.m.; 8.45 p.m. August 13— 9.15 a.m.; 9.35 p.m. August 14— .-9.55 a.m.; 10.15 p.m. August 15 —10.45 a.m.; 11.5 p.m. August 16 —11.25 a.m.; 11.45 p.m. August 17— 0.5 p.m. August 18— 0.30 a.m.; 0.05 p.m. August 19— 1.15 a.m.;” 1.40 DEPTH OF THE BAR. The depth of the bar and river at high water, yesterday was: —Bar, 17ft. lOiris.; river,. 19ft. loins. AR&D. August 9.—Kanna, s.s., 1049 tons (Gardner), at 4.30 p.m., from WestAugust 9. —James Cook, . s.s., 1281 tons (Turner), at 4.45 p.m,, from Westport. August 9.—Kaitoa, s.s., 141 .tons (Pearson), at 6.10 p.m., from Westport. August 9. —Titoki, s.s., 246 .tons (Wahlstrom), at 6.15 p.m., from Westport. SAILED. ' August 9. —Alexander, m.y., 196 tons (Martin), 4.5 p.m., for Dargaville. August 10.—Titoki,,. s.s., 246 . tons : (Wahlstrom), .5.30.a.m., for Gisborne. in'port. .. Kanna, James Cook, Kaitoa, Kartigi. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Tqtara, buriedin,.to-day.. , Abel Tasman,.,Dunedin,, Monday. Kiwitea, Gisborne, .Wednesday. Kaimai, .Gisborne, Friday. , 4 . . U.S.S. .vessel, Gisborne, August 19. Port Waikato, Gisborne, August 23. PROJECTED departures Kanna, Wellington,to-day., Kartigi, Miramar,, to-morrow. .Kaitoa, Petone, Monday. Karepo, Melbourne, Tuesday. James Cook, Brisbane, early. SHIPPING NOTES.

During, .the recent ( bad sea weather, the Greymouth .bar rias shoaled about four feet, giving a depth at low of .pnly about 10 feet, : apd .at, tiigh water yesterday, the sounding showed only 17ft. lOins., .compared .with.,22ft. 4 iris. on. the previous ; day. Kartigi was ready for sea yesterday,-but as she was drawing seven: inches more than the,, high-water, depth of. the, bar, she is being lightened to/the,.extent of two feet;. .The „tides are springs reaching their peak about ,the middle of.next week,, but if the, dep th of the .bar does not improve over the week-end, there will be delay in clearing the James Cook Kanna, and Karepo. Kartigi, after lightening her. freight by.approximately 500 tpris of coal.and timber, to effect, a-.safe clearance, of the bar,, is. scheduled. to sail at .7 o’clock to-iriorrow riiorriing for Miramar, Wellington, Auckland and Portland. ~ , J ' V ' . . /Kaimiro, which was to load,here for Auckland, has had her call cancelled. Karepo now sails about Tuesday Jor Melbourne and Adelaide. Kanna arrived at 4.30 p.m, yesterday from Westport. She sails at 5 p.m. today for Wellington. . ~.. ~ , Totara is due to-night from Dunedin to load coal for New Plyiriouth. Kiwitea leaves Gisborne on Monday afternoon for Greymouth to load for Auckland and Portland. Kaimai is due Friday to load for Wellington and Miramar. Port Waikato is due about August 23 to load a -full cargo of timber for Sydney and Newcastle. A U.S.S.’ Cq. steamer is due about August ,19 to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. *, .n; Kaitoa, which arrived last evening from Westport, sails Monday for Petone. . Titoki left last evening for Gisborne and' Napier.- ... Alexander sailed yesterday afternoon for Dargaville.

OTHER PORTS. PORT CHALMERS, August 10. Sailed on the 9th at 6 p.m., Abel Tasman, for Greymouth. LONDON, August 9. , Arrived at London: Piako; at Sah Francisco, Golden Cloud; at Honolulu Niagara. —Sailed, New Zealand Star from Balboa.