WELLINGTON HARBOUR.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, April 25. Captain Johnston, the local harbourmaster, states that the lonic, drawing nearly 30 feet, left the port yesterday and proceeded direct to sea at dead low water. " This is the only port in New Zealand," he says, " where a vessel laden as she was could leave a wharf and go to sea at such a state of the tide without the assistance of tugs or a pilot." The lonic was drawing 29.9 feet of water ai't and 29.7 feet forward. The harbourmaster adds that it is very convenient to the shipping companies to make Wellington the terminal port for their ocean liners, because they have no anxiety as regards draught when leaving at any stage of the tide. The deepest laden vessel to leave the port drew 31 feet 9 inches. The Harbour Board can, it seems, now provide five berths giving 33 feet — two at the King's wharf, two at the Glasgow wharf, and one at the Railway wharf. At the King's wharf there is a depth of 41. feet. \,."..'. '.<',,
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Otago Witness, Issue 2928, 27 April 1910, Page 60
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