BUSY DAYS IN THE PORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17229, 4 August 1919, Page 4

BUSY DAYS IN THE PORT.

MANY OVERSEAS ARRIVALS. 13 STEAMERS DUE THIS WEEK. Shipoing at Auckland last week was much busier than it had been for some time. There were five large overseas steamers in port together, with an aggregate of nearly 40,000 gross tons. They consisted of the following steamers :—Port Nicholson (8402 tons),' Port Napier (8491 tons), Orari (9179 tons), Waimate (5610 tons), and Mahia (8000 tofts). The Port Nicholson and the Waimate, which had been discharging cargo from New York, and the Orari, which had been loading, sailed for Southern ports during the weekend. The Port Napier is expected to complete loading a part cargo of wool here for London this week, and will than go South to complete. The Mahia, after loading a large quantity of frozen meat for Egypt, will also leave this week. She goes to Whangarei ■ for further loading of frozen meat before sailing for Sydney to complete her cargo for the East. The port will be fairly busy all this week, as about thirteen steamers are due to arrive before next Sunday. The Katoa is due to-night with coal from Westport, and the Royal Mail steamer Niagara tomorrow from Vancouver with passengers, mails and cargo. On Wednesday the Tarawera is due from the South with general cargo, the Te Anau from Picton with chaff, and the Talune from the islands with a full cargo of fruit and other island produce. On Thursday the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Euapehu is due from London via Wellington with general cargo, the Luckenbach steamer Western Comet from Lyttelton to load for Boston and New York, the Flora from the Eastern Pacific with fruit, and the Shaw, Savill and Albion ateamer Otira from Newcastle with a large cargo of coal. On Friday the large standardised steamer War Soldier is due from Egypt -with a part cargo of phosphates, and the Arahura will be due that day from the East Coast. In addition to the vessels mentioned two troopships are due this week— Ulimaroa on Friday from Egypt, and the Matatua on Saturday from England. The Ulimaroa will possibly have only troops to land here, but the Matatua has cargo aswell. She has nearly 6000 tons for New Zealand, of which about 1000 is for Auckland.