SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 April 1938, Page 8

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER—APRIL, 1938. g April 28— 8.55 a.m. 9.11 p.m. * DEPTH OF THE BAR. I —— J The depth of the bar and river at high water yesterday was: —Bar, r 26ft. Ilin.; river, 21ft. Ilin, arrived. 1 April 27. —Waimea, s.s„ 207 tons ■ (Hughan), 11.5 p.m., from Wellington. BAILED. Nil. IN PORT. Poolta, Waimea. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Gabriella, Wellington, to-night. Gael, Wellington, Saturday. Titoki, Tarakohe, Saturday. Karepo. Wellington, Saturday, ’ Waimea, Dargaville, May 4. Gabriella, Portland, May 10.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waimea, Dargaville, to-day. Poolta, Wellington, .to-night. Gabriella, Auckland, early. Titoki, Nelson, early. Gael, Hokitika, early. Karepo, Wellington, early. Gabriella. Sydney, May 12. Waimea., Port Waikato, early. SHIPPING NOTES. 1 Waimea arrived last, night, from 1 Wellington, and is to sail this afternoon, with coal for Dargaville./ She is returning about May 4. to load tims her for Port Waikato. I Poolta. will complete loading to-day i>. for Miramar and Wellington, and is to sail at 8 p.m. 1 Gabriella left Wellington 6.30 p.m. t yesterday for Greymouth direct and e is due to-night. She loads'to-morrow j for Auckland and Portland and returns s from Portland about May 10 to load timber for Sydney and Newcastle. t Karepo leaves Wellington to-night ■- with cargo for Greymouth and Hokitid ka. She will load on Saturday for :- Miramar and Wellington. Titoki has been delayed, and is now due on Saturday, from Tarakohe, to load coal for Nelson, via Westport. Gael is due on Saturday, from Wei- • lington. She will proceed to Hokitika, to load for Wellington, returning from 1 there to Greymouth and Hokitika, 7 thence Jackson’s Bay. j TEES NEGOTIATIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, April 27. After negotiations entered into yesterday between Mr. T. H. McCombs, M.P., and Mr. J. S. Robertson, manag-ing-director of the Westland Shipping Company, Ltd., Mr.' Robertson has of- - fered to recommission the Tees for a 'final, trip to the Chatham Islands on 3 condition that the Seamen’s Union at Wellington supplies a new crew, with the exception of the boatswain and the boy, whom the company is prepared to re-engage.

This offer has been, conveyed to Mr. T. Walsh, president of the union, and he is expected to arrive at Lyttelton to endeavour to effect a. settlement. Mr. McCombs said this evening that he expected that the Tees would sail about, the end of the week. OTHER PORTS. FOXTON, April 28. Arrived, 7.15 a.m. Huanui, from Greymouth.