SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 December 1937, Page 8

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER, DECEMBER, 1937.

Dec. 29— 8.40 a.m. 9.5 p.m. Dec. 30— 9.25 a.m. 9.45 p.m. Dec. 31—10.0 a.m. 10.22 p.m, I (Corrected to Summer Time) DEPTH OF THE BAR. The depth of the bar and river at high water yesterday was: Bar, 25ft 6ins; river, 20ft. 6ins. ARRIVED. December 28: Alexander m.v., 196 tons (Martin), 10.25 p.m., from Neh son. December 28: Waimea s.s., 207 tons (Hughan), 11 p.tiL, froth Nelsen. SAILED. Nil. IN PORT. Alexander, Waimea. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rata, Nelson, to-morrow. Waimea, Wellington, January 5. Rata, Wellington, January 5.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Waimea, Wellington, to-morrow. Alexander, Onehunga, to-morrow. Rata, Napier, early. Waimea, Dargaville, early. Rata, Tarakohe, early. SHIPPING NOTES. Alexander arrived last night from Nelson, and is to sail to-morrow morning, with timber for Onehunga. Waimea arrived last night from Nelson and is to sail to-morrow morning, with timber for Wellington. She is to return on Jnauary 5, to load coal for Dargaville. Rata left Nelson at 9 o’clock this morning for Westport and Greymouth. She is due to-morrow to load for Napier and Wellington, and is to return on January 5, to load coal for Tarakohe. 1

Gael is expected to load cargo for Jackson’s Bay at Greymouth, about the first week in January.

OTHER PORTS.

AUCKLAND, December 29. Sailed, Canopus for Westport; Jervis Bay for Sydney. PORT NELSON, December 29. Sailed, 9 a.m., Rata, foi’ Greymouth. SYDNEY, December 29. Arrived, Harmanteh, from Auckland.

AUCKLAND, December 29. Sailed: Maimoa, for London.