PORT OF BLENHEIM

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 61, 13 March 1907, Page 4

PORT OF BLENHEIM

ARRIVALS

March 12, 5.45 p.m.—Blenheim, s.s., 85 tons, Watson, from Wellington. Passengers: Mesdames Fellowes and Marshall, Capt. Stevens. March 12, 5.45 p.m.—Waihi, s.s., 66 tons, Carey, from Wellington.

DEPARTURES

March 12, 7.45 p.m.—Waihi, s.s., 66 tons, Carey, for Wellington, via Dii16n's Point.

March 13, 2.30 a.m.—Blenheim, s.s., 85 tons, Watson, for Wellington.

PORT OF PICTON

ARRIVALS

March 12, 5.20 p.m. —Mapouri&a, s.s,, Clift, from Wellington. Passengers: Misses Chaytor, Kilgour, Cragg, Mjsdames Kiigour, Jellymari, Barker, Pace, Halley, Bailey, Cameron, Messrs HeJUjd, Jackson, Hurford, Purkiss, Mclfcnnan, Price, Parkes, MeFarlane, Tallock, Elliott, Petrie, Renai, Halley, Richardson, MacPherson, Jackson, Clinch, Ramsey, Brown. Mardh 12, 4.50 p.ni —Charles. Edward, s.s., 154 tons, Graham, from Nelson. . —<. March 13, 5 a.m.—Wainui, s.s., 684 ' tons, Evans, from Wellington. Passengers: Miss Hunter, Mesdames Richardson, . Chiverson, Riddell, Messrs Buchanan, Richardson, Riddell, Mowat, Cullen, Hall, Whiteley, Judd, Underwood, Rabone. DEPARTURES. March 12, 5,20 p.m.—Charles Edward, s.s., 154 tons, Graham, for !Wanganui. March: 12. 10 p.m.—Mapourika, s.s., 717 tons, Clift, for Nelson. £BY TELEGRAPH.} WELLINGTON, March 12. Arrived, 6.45 p.m.: Kennedy, from : Picton. March 13. Arrived, 10 a.ny: Blenheim, from -• Blenheim. . . ■ Arrived, 10.30 a.m.: Waihi, from Blenheim. NELSON, March 13. Arrived, 6.35 a.m.: Mapourika,from , Picton. ; - - o ; LYTTELTON, March 12: Sailed, 1.40 p.m.: Kent, for London. . ,y.:.. BLUFF, March 12. 7.30 p.m.: Monowai, from Hobart. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. .'Penguin, from Wellington, this day. Pengmri, from Nelson, Thursday. Wainui, 'from Wellington, Friday. ' AT BLENHEIM. Blenheim., from Wellington, Thursday. Waini, from Wellington, Thursday.-• Opawa, from; Wellington; TSursday. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. FROM PICTON. Wainui, for Wellington, this day, at - 5.30 p.m. ■ Penguin, for Nelson, this day, at 8.30 p.m. . . , Penguin, for Wellington, Thursday, at 3 p.m. . •.-.'■■.'■ Wainui for Wellington, Friday, at 5.30 p.m. #FROM BLENHEIM. -Blenheim, for Wellington' Thursday, at 4 p.m. ~ Waihi, for Wellington, Thursday, at 4 p.m. Opawa, for Wellington, Thursday, at 4 p.m. :

The Corinna was expected to arrive in Picton to-day, for the purpose of loading 4000 sacks of barley for Dunedm.

The New Zealand and African Company's steamer .Suffolk left Liverpool ■on the 2nd March for Australian and JNew Zealand ports. Auckland will be the first port of call in New Zealand.

the Wairau Bar was smooth, the tides moderate, and the depth of yater 6ft 2in. The Waihi, after loading chaff at Dillon's Point, crossed outwards at 4 o'clock this morning, the Blenheim following at 4.20. The oillaunch Maritana conveyed a party of holiday-makers to the Queen Charlotte Sounds this morning. A barque, hound north and waiting for a southerly breeze, was beating about in Cloudy Bay this afternoon.

. Captain Morris, of the barquentine Jap, at present at Greymouth unloading hardwood from the Manning Riv*r, states that vessels have now to be towed up the Manning River for a distance of twenty-five miles, so rapidly are. the forests being cut out consequent on the demand for the timber from all parts of the world. Though there is a vast area of forests, the timber has to be carried further. There are no wharves on the Manning River for the loading of timber. The vessel is taken up to where the material is available, and she is shored up against the bank to prevent grounding. Bullock and horse teams draw the logs and the squared timber down to the water's edge, and they are then moved on to the ways to enable the ship's tackle to ■get to work, and by this means the loading is accomplished. At the Clarence vessels now go fifty miles up the Tiver for their cargoes. Both are bar harbours, and towage charges are a big item.

The courageous conduct of Mr L. Frost, engineer of the s.s. Kapanui, who did heroic work at the time of the -collision with the Claymore in Auckland harbour in December, 1905, is likely to receive substantial recognition at an early date, for Mr J. K. Kneen, secretary of the Seamen's Union, -who communicated with the Acting Prime Minister (the Hon. W. Hall-Jones) in July last, has just received advice (says the New Zealand Herald) that the Royal Humane Society of Australasia has awarded Mr Frost a gold medal. It is expected the medal will be presented by .the Governor at the distribution of awards in ■July-of this year. '