BERTHING DIFFICULTY.
WELLINGTON, September 29. Wellington's new ferry berth is a difficult place for mooring when a strong southerly breeze prevails, as was: the case to-day, when a large crowd assembled to await the arrival of the Mararoa from the south with-Welling-ton men who returned by the Willochra from England. At 10 o'clock the Mararoa was seen coming up the harbour, and those assembled began to get ready to meet their friends and relatives. They were, however, dooimto disappointment. For nearly two hours Captain Manning manoeuvred the Mararoa round about the ferry wharf, but the. wind prevented the vessel from reaching hoy berth. By this time the patience of those on the wharf was well nigh exhausted. It was bitterly cold standing two hours on the wet, sloppy wharf, with hardly any shelter, and with the rain pouring down. At noon Captain Manning decided to abandon the attempt at berthing at the ferry wharf, and the Mararoa. was tied up at the Queen's Wharf instead.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3568, 30 September 1916, Page 3
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165BERTHING DIFFICULTY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3568, 30 September 1916, Page 3
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