A COALING EPISODE
SKIPPER WOULD NOT PAY. OBSTINACY COSTS NORWEGIAN CAPTAIN DEAR. PRESS ASSOCIATION. * INVERCARGILL. July 24. The 'Bluff Press” states that a sensation occurred at Stewart Island In connection with the coaling of the Norwegian whalers at Paterson's Inlet. The Ngatoro, from Westport, brought 400 tons of coal for the Norwegians on Thursday. and commenced discharging into the barque Mimosa at Paterson’s Inlet. The time" allotted for the discharge was fortyeight Hours, but Captain Christian did fast work, and the work was completed in twelve Hours. It appears that Captain Didricksen, of the Mimosa, declined to pay over on completion of the discharge, maintaining that as the forty-eight honre had been allotted the Ngatoro belonged to him on the charter for that period, and bo would not allow her to leave.
Mr Grainos, representing the coal company, protested, And the chief officer (Mr Muir), late captain of the Ennerdale, went over to the Mimosa to interview Captain Eidrioksen and demand payment. It is alleged that words arose, in a more serious encounter. CaptSUl Didricksen still pofused to pay. On Saturday morning Captain Christian and Mr Muir boarded the Mimosa and waited on Captain Didrickscn in his cabin. It is alleged that the captain threatened to eject them, and that Mr Muir, a powerful man, had again to use force to obviate injury. Captain Didrioksen still refused to pay over.- and Captain Christian said he would demand it through the Admiralty Court. The JVgatoro weighed anchor and took a turn round tho Mimosa before leaving for Blulf. As they were leaving Captain Didrioksen put off in a boat and boarded tho Ngatoro to go to the Blulf. Mr Graincs took out a writ of attachment through the Admiralty Court, and the sheriff, Mr Colycr, held it. Captain Didricksen, was given until 6.30 on Saturday night to pay over, together with £ls 15s coats. He did not do this, so on Sunday he was threatened with the seizure of his vessel, and he then paid over the costs having in the meantime amounted to between £4O and £SO.
The Ngatoro left for Oreymoath on Sunday morning to load eesl for the Nairnshire at Lyttelton. ,
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8182, 25 July 1912, Page 8
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363A COALING EPISODE New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8182, 25 July 1912, Page 8
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