SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 March 1939, Page 8

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER—MARCH, 1939.

DEPTH OF THE BAR. The depth of the bar and river at high water yesterday was: Bar 22ft. 9ins.; river, 23ft. Sins. ARRIVED. March 9: —Puriri, m.v., 423 tons (McMillan), 11.15 a.m., from Wanganui. SAILED. March 9.—Matthew Flinders, s.s., 1254 toils (Archibald), 0.40 a.m., for Sydney.

IN PORT. Karu, Puriri. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Totara, Picton, to-day. Hokitika, Tarakohe, to-day. Gabriella, to-night. Alexander, Wellington, to-morrow. Titoki, Nelson, Monday. Puriri, New Plymouth. March 14. Omana, March 23. U.S.S. vessel, April 11. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Puriri, Picton, to-morrow. Karu, Petone, to-morrow. Alexander, Nelson, to-morrow. Hokitika, Hokitika, early. Totara, Wellington, early. Gabriella. Wellington, early. Titoki, Tarakohe, early. Puriri, Onehunga, early. Omana, Melbourne, early. U.S.S. vessel, Sydney, early. SHIPPING NOTES. Matthew Flinders sailed early this morning, for Sydney, with timber. Puriri arrived this morning, from Wanganui, to load coal for Picton and New Plymouth. She is to return on March 14, to load timber for Onehunga and Port Waikato. Karu is idle to-day owing to rain, but is expected to sail at midnight tomorrow, for Petone and Wellington. Gabriella, in ballast, replacing Poolta, is due at midnight to-night, to load for Wellington. Totara. is due to-day, from Picton, to load for Wellington. Omana is due on March 23, to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. . A Union Company vessel is due about April 11, to load timber for Sydney and Newcastle. Alexander left Wellington at 6 p.m., yesterday, and is due to-morrow morning, to load coal for Nelson. She sails to-morrow evening.

Hokitika is due this afternoon, from Tarakohe, and after discharge will sail for Hokitika.

AT OTHER PORTS.

SYDNEY, March 8. Arrived, Waipori, from Auckland. MELBOURNE, March 9. Sailed, Maunganui, for Bluff. SYDNEY, March 9. Arrived, Awatea, from Wellington. Sailed, Tairoa, for Auckland. Arrived at Port Kembla, Windsorwood, from Auckland.

March 9— 1.2 a.m.; 1.20 p.m. March lO1.45 a.m.; 2.11 p.m. March ll— 2.28 a.m.; 2.53 p.m. March 12— 3.10 a.m.; 3.40 p.m. March 13— 4.9 a.m.; 4.50 p.m. March 14— 5.30 a.m.; 6.29 p.m. March 15— 7.8 a.m.; 7.45 p.m. March 16— 8.4 a.m.; 8.40 p.m. March 17— 8.52 a.m.; 9.20 p.m. March 18— 9.28 a.m.; 9.52 p.m. March 1 fl10.0 a.in.; 10.20 p.m. March 20— 10.30 a.m.; 10.50 p.m. (N.Z. Summer Time.)