SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 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 20ft. 6ins.; river, 21ft. ARRIVED. Nil. ' SAILED. March 13.—Hokitika, m.v., 81 tons (Nalder), 0.50 p.m., for Hokitika. IN PORT. Karu, Puriri, Totara, Alexander, Gabriella. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Titoki, Tarakohe, Thursday. Kartigi, Wellington, Thursday. Puriri, Picton, Friday. Karu, Wellington, March 20. Gabriella, Wellington, March 20. Omana, March 25. U.S.S. vessel, April 11. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Puriri, Picton, to-day. Totara, Wellington, to-day. Karu, Petone, to-morrow. Alexander, Nelson, to-morrow. Gabriella, Wellington, to-morrow. Titoki, Tarakohe, early. Puriri, Onehunga, early. Kartigi, Wellington, early. Omana, Melbourne, early. U.S.S. vessel, Sydney, early. Gabriella, Wellington, early.

SHIPPING NOTES. Hokitika sailed early this afternoon for Hokitika, to load timber for Wellington. Totara is to sail at 4 o’clock this afternoon, with coal for Wellington. Puriri is to sail at 6 p.m. to-day, for New Plymouth and Picton. She is to return on Friday, to load timber for Onehunga. and Port Waikato. Alexander is scheduled to sail at noon to-morrow, with, coal for Nelson. Karn is to sail at 4 a.m. to-morrow with timber for Petone and Wellington. She is to return about March 20 or 22, to again load timber for Picton, Miramar and Wellington. Gabriella is to sail to-morrow evening for Wellington. She is to return about March 20 or 22, to again load for Wellington. Kartigi has been delayed at .Wellington by a shortage of trucks for discharge, and is now to leave there tomorrow with cargo for Greymouth. She is due on Thursday, and will load coal for return to Wellington. Titoki is to leave Tarakohe on Thursday for Greymouth, being due on Friday, to load coal for return. Omana is due on March 25, to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. A Union Company vessel is due about April 11, to load timber for Sydney and Newcastle.

AT OTHER PORTS. SYDNEY, March 13. Arrived, Celtic Monarch, from Auckland. LONDON, March 12. Arrived at Bristol, Cumberland; at Vancouver, Aorangi. Sailed, Port St. John, from New York; Hertford, from Liverpool. MELBOURNE, March 13., Arrived, Kaimata, from New Zealand.

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 19— 10.0 a.m.; 1Q..20 p.m. March 20— 10.30 a.m.; 10.50 p.m. (N.Z. Summer Time.)