PORT OF TIMARU

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21089, 15 July 1938, Page 2

PORT OF TIMARU

LATEST ADVICES Tire Waipahi arrived from Oamaru last evening to load for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth, and sailed later in the night for Lyttelton. The only other arrival was the Waipiata. which reached port from Bluff last night. She is at No. 2 wharf, where she will load to-day for Wellington and Auckland before proceeding to Lyttelton.

ARRIVALS July 14 Waipahi. s.s., 1783 tons (Mac Nicol from Oamaru. (Union S.S. Co.) Waipiata, s.s., 2826 tons (Corby) from Bluff. (Union S.S. Co.) DEPARTURE July 14 Waipahi, s.s., for Lyttelton. VESSEL IN PORT No. 2 wharf—Waipiata, s.s. The following list of steamers’ movements is compiled in accordance with advice supplied by agents for the different lines:— EXPECTED ARRIVALS

NOTES The arrival of the Breeze has been deferred until to-morrow, when she is due from Dunedin to load for Wellington and Wanganui. She is to remain in port until Monday, when she is to sail via Lyttelton. The Waimarino will not be here from Dunedin until Tuesday to load for Wellington and Auckland. The Holmdale is listed to arrive from Oamaru on Tuesday to lift Wellington, Picton and Wanganui shipments. She is to sail that night for Lyttelton.

Rotorua Leaves Caracas The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Rotorua left Caracas Bay on Monday afternoon. She sailed from Wellington on June 6 and is due at London on July 26. Kakariki Salvage The timber superstructure being built around the bridge of the sunken Kakariki, the steamer which for 16 months has been at rest on the bottom of Port Phillip, south of Gelllbrand Light, was completed at the end of June, enabling the bridge superstructure to be pumped dry of water. Captain W. Harrison, who is in charge of operations, said that everything was going to schedule, and the vessel would be raised exactly four months from May 16, when the work first began. Lome of the timber and drums to assist in the actual raising of the vessel have been taken to the scene.

Freighter as Cable Ship It was expected that the actual task of recovering the damaged telephone submarine cable between Tasmania and the mainland of Australia would be begun at the end of June (says the "Argus”). The inter-State freighter Mernoo has been chartered by the Postmaster-General’s Department for the work, and engineers and shipwrights will begin the work of converting her into a cable repair ship. Special accommodation will be fitted for telephone engineers. A giant hydraulic crane will be used to hoist aboard the cable winch and the bow sheaves which, together, weigh 13 tons.

NEW ZEALAND PORTS By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, July 14. Sailed—Turakina (4.50 p.m.) for Gisborne, Matua (10 p.m.) for Mangala. WELLINGTON, July 14. Arrived—Maori (7 a.m.) and Gale (12.15 p.m.) from Lyttelton, Kaimai (1.50 p.m.) from Westport, Totara (4 p.m.) from Greymouth, Holmglen (5.10 p.m.) from Lyttelton. Sailed—Waitaki (6.20 a.m.) for Bluff, Shanghai Maru (7.10 a.m.) for Dunedin), Wingatui (7.45 a.m.) for Westport, Waimarino (2 p.m.) for Lyttelton, Holmdale (6.5 p.m.) for Wanganui, Maori (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton, Gaie (11 p.m.) for Picton. LYTTELTON, July 14. Arrived—Wahine (7.35 a.m.) from Wellington. Sailed—Wahine (8.55 p.m.) DUNEDIN, July 14. Sailed—Essex (7.30 a.m.) for New Plymouth. BLUFF, July 14 Arrived —Zealandic (2.50 a.m.) from Port Chalmers. Sailed—Waipiata (1.55 a.m.) for Timaru.

* — Zealandic, Bluff .. To-drry Breeze, Dunedin .. July 16 Waimarino, Dunedin .. July 19 Holmdale, Oamaru .. July 19 Port Whangerei, Dunedin .. .. Jul” 19 Wainui, Oamaru .. July 20 Port Waikato, Dunedin .... .. July 21 Waiana, Oamaru .. July 25 Waimana, Port Chalmers .. .. July 29 Tainui. Port Chalmers .... .. July 31 Waipiata, Oamaru .. July 31 Essex, Wanganui ...Aug. 1 PROJECTED DEPARTURES — Waipiata, Lyttelton .. To-day Zealandic, Nelson .. July 16 Breeze, Lyttelton .. July 18 Waimarino. Lyttelton .... .. July 13 Holmdale, Lyttelton .. July 19 Port Whangerei, Lyttelton . .. July 19 Wainui, Lyttelton .. July 20 Port Waikato, Lyttelton ... .. July 21 Waiana, Lyttelton .. Jul? 25 Tainui, Wellington .. Aug. 1 Waipiata, Lyttelton .. Aug. 1 Waimana, Wellington ...... .. Aug. 1 Essex, Wellington .. Aug. 3