ON THE WATERFRONT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10135, 25 November 1918, Page 4

ON THE WATERFRONT

WORK AS USUAL TO-DAY

Unfortunately continuous rain on Saturday prevented any cargo being worked on the waterfront, except in the case of one or two of tho smaller boats. The Mararoa. which arrived at Wellington at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning from Lyttelton, sailed ac 4.40 p.m. on the return trip, taking a full complement of passengers, including a considerable number of soldiers returning to their homes. The Ruru left at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning for Napier—her home port. The Ngahere got away at 7.15 o'clock in ffie evening for New Plymouth, with the remainder of her cargo of cement from Limestone Island, and some general cargo from Wellington. Yesterday morning the Kaitoa sailed at 6 o'clock with 85 passengers for Nelson. This vessel will arrive back at Wellington this evening, and is to sail at 11 a.m. to-morrow again for Nelson, making a daylight trip which enables her to carry up to a hundred passengers, by a special permit. The Wootton, which has been detained here through the epidemic, sailed at 1.10 p.m. yesterday for Lyttelton. Tho Alexander, from Nelson, and the Putiki, with a load of flour fromOamaru, arrived at Wellington yesterday. The vessels in port, with a few exceptions, have all been declared "clean."' Therefore, if the weather be favourable to-day, the waterfront should present an animated appearance.