LATE SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12504, 17 December 1918, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. December IT, 10.10 ami.—Maori,; v*„ - 841 i tone, Williams, from Union Steam Ship Company, agents. • • December 17, noon—Alexander,' ».s„' ?T9 tons, Wildman, from Wellington. • Kincoy Mid Co., Ltd,, agents. ;■ • 'lt was 10.18 this morning before the Maori ; .berthed at Lyttelton, owing to the vessel having inn into a thick , log when opposite . Cheviot. Captain Williams, who is nowiiiv 1 command in place of Captain Manning,'handled the vessel in a very able manner in view of tho unfavourable wind for, berthing, ' ' The Waitomo, which ia at present in port, ■ has on board 2000 tons ,of Eastern axoreban* dise for discharge at Dunedin. ■ 10ie hulk Gertie, lately ; purchased by Miller .Bros., is almost ready for lowing from Wellington to Lyttelton; , She will probably • leave Wellington about the end of this week. Th*' Kent is duo'.in Wellington today from. Tokoum'u Bay. On completing her diecharge there oho will »*il for. Lyttelton toload ior London. !' THE ML\NAR'6aV ‘''' '' " ' The . coastal steamer Monaro*,' recently, purchased .by Miller Bro*. J ,, Port ChalmerV fend' Lyttelton, is expected to b* ready to ; start loading, at Wellington for the-eoiith on. Wednesday. The' vessel will 1 subsequently - - proceed froin Dunlin up to the-Thames to Toad Dleael mschiuory reosatly .bought 'from* the Thames Borough Council by; Miller, Bros, lor installing, .in the ’dredfee Progress. The latter vessel has had : her dredging machinery removed, and is being converted into a cargo carrier for the coastal trade. The Maimroa will deliver the Diesel plant at Port Chalmers and afterwards go round to .the W«t Coast Sounds to salvage the, wrecked Waikare. It is proposed, as the Manaroa has accommodation for- about twenty passengers, to take a small number of excursionists round to the Sounds on the salvaging trip. Pishing and trips ashore would occupy the excursionists.

.The Manaroa. will be taken command of this week by Captain M’lntyro, of the Kola.ro, who will arrive at Wellington;.about. Wednesday from tbo south. Mr Stephanswill * go n.j mate, ■ and Mr Alexander Cassia will be engineer. -