SHIPPING NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 17 January 1922, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF GREYMOUTH. TIDES. HIGH WATER.

ARRIVALS. JANUARY IG. Ngakuta, s.s., 993 tons, from Wellington. Karori, s.s., 1194 tons, from Wellington. DEPARTURES. JANUARY IG. Regulus, s.s., 932 tons, for Westport.IN PORT. Karori, Ngakuta. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waimea, end of week, from Onehung:!. Ihumata, January 25, from Sydney and Wanganui. Kamona, Friday, from Wellington. Orepuki, end of week from Lyttelton and Wellington. Alexander, Friday, from Picton. Kamona, about Friday, from Wellington. Regulus, about Saturday, from Wellington. NOTES. The Regulus discharged her cargo yesterday and sailed early in the afternoon for Westport to load for Wanganui. She leaves Wellington on Thursday on return to Greymouth, via way ports. The Karori arrived yesterday morning from Wellington. Included in the vessel’s cargo is a quantity of iron rails. After the discharge of which she will load for Wellington and Napier, sailing about midnight to-night. The Waimea leaves Onehunga tomorrow for Greymouth, via Nelson and Westport. The Alexander loads at Picton on Thursday for Greymouth, via Westport and should arrive here on Friday.

The Orepuki is expected to leave Lyttelton to-morrow for Wellington and Greymouth. The vessel will bring general cargo and should arrive here about the end of the week. The Kaituna was scheduled to leave Timaru yesterday and Lyttelton today for Westport and Greymouth with general cargo. The Kamona is expected on Friday from Wellington to load coal for Oamaru, Timaru and Dunedin. She will sail the same day for Westport to complete. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, January IG. Arrived—Kamo (5.10 a.m.), from Greymouth. SYDNEY, January 15. Arrived, Canadian Britisher, from Auckland; Waikouaiti, from Lyttelton; Kaikorai, from New Zealand. Sailed on Saturday, Ulimaroa for Melbourne; Kaitangata, for Auckland. LYTTELTON, January 16. Arrived—Orepuki (6.45 p.m. on the 15th) from Greymouth. N.Z. SHIPPING. The following figures are given in the “New Zealand Gazette” which was issued last week, regarding New Zealand shipping for the years 1920 and 1921. Foreign vessels are marked in

parenthesis:— Vessels Entered.—Total vessels, 1921, 6,78 (45); 1920, 744 (79). Tons, 1921, 1,940,236 (115,089); 1920 2,062,370 (181,280). Crews, 1921, 45,062 (15633; 1920, ; 49,739 (2982). Vessels Cleared.—Total vessels, 1921, 678 (55); 1920, 707 (71). Tons, 1921, 1,044,341 (138,409); 1920, 1,976,255 (161,350). Crews, 1921, 44,552 (1872); 1920, 48,462 (2703). MARORO IN A GALE. SYDNEY, January 16. The Marora has arrived from Gisborne. When 500 miles from Sydney on January 2, the ship struck a gale. Her rudder was carried away and for four days the vessel was at the mercy ' of the storm; then a temporary rudder was rigged. The ship headed for Syd- ’ ney and later secured the services of a tug, which towed her in.

January 16. — January 17.— 0.43 a.m.; 0.16 p.m 1.4 p.m January 18.— 1.29 a.m.; 1.53 p.m January 19.— 2.18 a.m.; 2.45 p.m January 20.— 3.11 a.m.; 3.41 p.m January 21.— 4.10 a.m.; 4.41 p.m January 22.— 5.19 a.m.; 6.5 p.m January 23.— 6.. 0 a.m.; 7.27 p.m January 24.— 7.58 a.m.; 8.22 p.m January 25.— 8.48 a.m.; 9.9 p.m January 26. — 9.31 a.m.; 9.49 p.m January 27.— 10.9 a.m.; 10.24 p.m January 28. — 10.42 a.m.; 10.54 p.m January 29. — 11.12 a.m.; 11.24 p.m January 30.— 11.42 a.m.; 11.57 p.m January 31.— 0.14 p.m