SHIPPING

Grey River Argus, 3 August 1940, Page 12

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS. August 2. Titoki, s.s., 247 tons (Martin), at 7.15 a.m., from New Plymouth. Totara, s.s., 147 tons (MacMillan), at 7.30 a.m., from Wellington. DEPARTURES. August 2. Gael, m.v., 45 tons (Tregidga), at 11.35 am., for Jackson Bay. Titoki, s.s-, 247 tons (Martin), at 8.20 p.m., for Wellington. IN PORT. Totara. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Hokitika, Tarakohe, to-day. Kiwitea, Wellington, Wednesday. Rata, Wednesday. Puriri, Nelson, Thursday. Tees. Lyttelton, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Totara, Wellington, to-day. Hokitika, Woodpecker Bay, early. Puriri, Onehunga, early. Rata, Nelson, early. Kiwitea, Wellington, early. Tees, Wellington, early. telegrams. TARAKOHE, August 2. To sail, at 5 p.m., Hokitika, for Greymouth. NOTES. The Harbour Board last evening reported that the depth on the bar at high water yesterday was 24ft The Tees was to leave Lyttelton yesterday for Greymouth to. load coWellington. The Titoki arrived yesterday morning from New Plymouth and sailed last evening for New Pjvmouth and Tarakohe. The Totara arrived yesterday morning with cargo from Wellington, and is to sail early this evening witn coal for return. The Gael sailed yesterday morning for Jackson B£iy and Okuru. The Rata, replacing the Alexander, is due on Wednesday to load coal for Nelson. The Kiwitea is expected on Wednesday from Wellington to load coai for return. The Puriri is due on Thursday from Onehunga, via Nelson, to timber for Onehunga and Port Waikato. ' . The Hokitika left Tarakohe last night for Greymouth, and is due this afternoon. After discharge she will proceed to Woodpecker Bay, to load coal for Wellington. steamer tees sold CHRISTCHURCH, August 2 The steamer Tees (545 tons), which has been engaged in the Chatham Islands trade for many years, has been sold by the liquidators of the Westland Shipping Company, Ltd., to Southern Traders, Ltd., a Wellington firm. Holm and Company will be managing agents for the vessel and Captain S. Holm is at present in Christchurch in connection with the recommissioning of the Tees. Mr H L. Herdman (Lyttelton) will retain the local agency. The Tees is to be engaged in the Chatham Islands trade, but will be used in coastal work between trips to the islands. She is to leave Lyttelton to-day for Greymouth, where she will load for Wellington. Later the Tees will return to Lyttelton to load for the islands. Recently, the Minister of Marine (the Hon. D. G. McMillan) announced' a Government subsidy of £BOO a year for the Chatham Islands Service. Of the capital of £15,000 of the Westland Shipping Company which was floated in 1922 by Mr J. S. Robertson, of Greymouth, and Captain A T. Dowell citizens of Greymouth provided practically all of the £12,000 that was raised on the West Coast, and £3,000 was subscribed by Chat ham Islanders. The company sent Captain Dowell to England in 1923 to purchase a vessel, and he arrived bacx in New Zealand in 1924 with the steamer Tees. The vessel was purchased for the West Coast trade and the Chatham Islands run, and she has been operating since her arrival in 1924, mostly in the Chathams trade. She has made many visits to Greymouth. Accommodating 17 passengers, the Tees has been the sole passenger ship running to the Chatham Islands. Included in her general cargo from the islands have been fish from the freezing works on consign-, ment to Wellington.