PORT VERY BUSY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15499, 5 January 1914, Page 8

PORT VERY BUSY.

EVERY BERTH OCCUPIED. ' '.;4

M bust period :is being , experienced in {1.--V - shipping circles at Auckland at tho rw4j*s sent time, tod some difficulty is kir, ; . met •with in providing berthage accommo- ■ elation for tho large ■'number of vcsrtli in § port,"; and fof.pothers due to arrives this |M ■week. When the Huddart-Itorker steamier Victoria, which arrived from Sydney lafeft s ': this morning, was moored at the -svharres, every obtainable berth was occupied. > Oil V -] Friday, six vessel.#, not including' coastMMß reached ■ port ( which represented over f:r|| . 24,000 . gross; ton b. These vessels wereiti^pi| Ruahine, Warrlmoo, Havre, Star: of ; Iro- ' land, vWanaka; and Rosamond. '-'In or3sfe&| to provide sufficient accommodation, it wafijj!*s found necessary to -berth the Havre! across j| 5i the end of' the Queon's Whan', • and the r Rosamond across tho end of the Kind's i Wharf .'-'a The arrivals on Saturday lit- ■ eludedthe Union Company's big , cargo steamer Waiieinata, with a part cargo of ß -Newcastle coal, which she is discha.-ginj;!! \ into hulks ?■ in tho stream. The Huddatt- •• Parker steamer ' Hiverina arrived froiflo 1] Southern . ports yesterday morning, <iW@s[ was accommodated at. tho King's Wharf, and tbs Enrierdala arrived •' from Tijwre and - Oamaru' with a' cargo .of produce, $ iffi Expected.;: arrivals to-day. are the t 18-"n: I} r : land steamer ' Upolu, and the Gtwiwi J strainer . Hornfels, with 6000 tons of !«&}%>.{'•s from ■ South ; Africa. The Moura is <flj| || tomorrow, from Timaru - with pfjdiif|SP white the Otaki from London. the Vfapsi-' , Tini from London, the 'KfirameH 1 from .Men- |j|| treal arid Australian ports, 'and the We?- 'B • tralia from Southern ports, are due here . on. Thursday or Friday. '' • &%!!s?s