IN PORT.

Grey River Argus, 13 May 1911, Page 3

IN PORT.

Kairaki. The Kairaki did npt proceed to HoKiitika. She will take a lull _load ol tmioer Here and. sail to-night tor Lytteiton ana Kaiapoi. xne iNgatoro arrived yesterday mom ing tirom Lyttelton, and sailed last evening tor Wellington. The Ngahere is due from Lyttelton early on Sunday morning. The Kamona arrived last evening and loads timber for Adelaide. The Flora is due to-day and loads coal for Dunedin. The Taviuni is due to-day and loads coal for Wellmgton. The Holmdale is due to-day from Lyttelton, via Picton, and loads timber for Gisborne. . The Alexander arrived from nortn and sailed at seven o'clock yesterday morning for Motueka direct and wanganui. The Kaitoa is due from Wellington, via way ports, and sails later for Foxton direct, coal laden. After discharging at Wellington the Kamona is to come to Greymouth to load for Adelaide and is expected to arrive early this morning. The three steamers. KaUuna, Clan Maclaren, and Clan Ross, chartered by the Jarrah Timber Company, are due to arrive at Wellington within the next month with shipments of jarrah. . night with timber for several bridge contract secured 'by the firm. The Kakuna shoulS iße here }n a f ort* Mr Anderson, late second' officer of the Komata, passed his examination at Lyttelton last week for his master's Certificate. He joined itihe 'Oarlinna yesterday as chief officer in place of Mr Keynes, who went to Welling^" for orders. ... Mr J. E. Dugdale has .resigned the position of fourth engineer on the Mararoa. Mr J. W. Townsend has been appointed second engineer of the vessel. Mr Campbell having transferred to the Flora, Mr A. R. Pryde, late chief officer of Mokoia, has joined the Tarawera in a similar capacity. -Mr. W. Hender has rejoined the Mokoia as chief officer.^ Mr Anderson, second officer of the Komata, has obtained his master's ticket. Mr J. Healey, chief engineer of the Mapourika, signed off the vessel yesterday, and is awaiting orders at Wellington. Mr Wickes, late chief engineer of the Wainui, relieved him. Captain Rodger, of the Gertie, and Captain Manley, .of the Himitangi, took command of their respective vessels yesterday. They exchanged ships some time ago, and have not ibeen able to meet until yesterday. S.S. ROSAMOND AND RATS. On Monday night everything was battened down on board the Union steamer Rosamond, and the vessel was thoroughly fumigated from stem to stern. . Yesterday morning the holds presented a sight — in fact a sight which has seldom ibeen seen in port before — for the lifting of the hatches disclosed hundreds of rats lying dead. From No. 1 hold alone nearly 200 of the rodents were removed, • and other^parts of the steamer gave up like" quantities. It is stated by eye-witnesses that a large-sized coal basket, capable of taking scwt., \jvas filled in a very short space of time.