LARGE CARGOES AT PORT

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1933, Page 7

LARGE CARGOES AT PORT

busy PERIOD ANTICIPATED

BIG DEMAND ON ROLLING STOCK.

OVER 7000 TONS OF FERTILISERS.

The number of vessels calling at New Plymouth this week will have a marked effect on railway traffic, there being five eoastal ships due to discharge and load, one intercolonial vessel to discharge and two overseas ships with 7500 tons of fertiliser. It is the latter that will cause the extra demand on the railway. The Karepo, from Westport, has 500 tons of cargo to discharge; the Hauturu, from Onehunga, 210 tons; Kaimai, from south, 400 tons; Paua, from Wellington, 250 tons, and the John, from south, 70 tons.

In the intercolonial trade the Kaimiro will discharge 200 tons, while the overseas vessel Coptic will bring 3250 tons and the Aymeric 4250 tons. The Cornwall is also due on Tuesday to load 20,000 freight carcases of meat besides a quantity of general cargo. The Coptic’s cargo of 3250 tons consists of slag and the Aymeric’s of phosphates. Heavy demands will consequently be made on the Railway Department for rolling stock, and in order to expedite dispatch as much as possible consignments will be made up at the ship’s side for country districts, so that they can be sent direct without further handling. Arrangements, too, will probably be made to dispatch special goods trains night and morning, otherwise congestion may occur in the railway yards.