COLLISION AT GREYMOUTH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 317, 7 December 1906, Page 4

COLLISION AT GREYMOUTH.

GREYMOUTH, Thursday.'A collision "'.occurred on the riven 1 this afternoo-n ibotween- rt;he s.s. Hawea and the Harbour Board's dredge. The Hawea. limber laden, was leaving for Lyttelton, and had .fairly swung into the river, when I she went round astern. The captain gave instructions to 'drop ; the anchor, but the vessel was carried round with the stream and crashed [ into the dredge. Th« dredge was I badly damaged, tho ladder being carried away. Some of the crew, on noticing the danger, divod into the river and swam ashpre. The dredge was towed into the cattle wharf. The Hawea was not damaged, and she proceeded to sei. , The damage to tho dredge is estimated at £300. RISE IN WOOLLEN GOODS. DUNEDIN, Thursday. The Dunodin represenbatrives of the woollen manufacturing' industry lat thu conference held in Ohristchurch were very reticent when seen to-day. Thc."Otago Dail.v Times" reporter states that as .to the proceedings, from what can be gathered, no proposal was discussed . or made that there should toe", anyi thing in the nature of a combine set up, or that there should be any restriction of th« output. The main (Jucstion considered was, how best can we conduct business so :'as to leave a maximum of profit 'in the face of -the furthering rise in the price of wool. Tile derisions arrivod at aro not final, until th«y subsequently are ratified. jii the meantime, all mills taking part in vita conference agrees to raise tho price ..of their products from 5 to 1O per cent., which decision comes into 'operation at once.