CONTRACT LET FOR WHALING FLEET.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20108, 11 December 1930, Page 18

CONTRACT LET FOR WHALING FLEET.

(PRESS associatioh tblioeam ) DUNEDIN, December 10. A contract for building a mother ship and whale chasers for a Dunedin company has been let to a British firm for delivery in September next. The mother ship will be of 18,300 tons, and slightly larger than the Sir James Clark Ross.

PORT OF TIMARU. Arrivals. Wednesday, December 10th. Golden Coast, from Lyttelton. D. C. Turnbull and Co., agents. Waipiafa, from Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Departures. Wednesday, December 10th. Golden Coast, for Dunedin. D. O. Turnbull and Co., agents. Wuipiatn, for Dunedin. Union Steam Snip Co., agents. *■ Expected Arrivals. Kanna, from Dunedin, to-day. Totara, from Dunedin, to day. Wainui, from Oamuru, to-day. Holmdale, from Oamaru, to-morrow. Progress, from Dunedin, to-morrow. Storm, from Oamaru, to-morrow. Breeze, from Oamaru, December 13tli. ■ Waipiata, from Dunedin, December 13th. Opihi, from Oamaru, December 14th. Canadian Victor, from Lyttelton, Dec. 20th. Remuera, from Lyttelton, December 24th. Benmohr, from Lyttelton, December 29th. Corinthic, from Bluff, December 31st. Projected Departures. Kanna, for Lyttelton, to-day. Totara, for Lyttelton, to-day. Wainui, for Lyttelton, to-day. Storm, for Lyttelton, to-morrow. Holmdale, for Lyttelton, to-morrow. Progress, for Lyttelton, to-morrow. Breeze, for Lyttelton, December 13th. Waipiata, for Lyttelton, December 13th. Opihi, for Lyttelton, December 14th. Canadian Victor, for Dunedin, Dec. 22nd. Remuera, for Wellington, December 25th. IJenmohr, for Dunedin, December 30th. Corinthic, for Port Chalmers, January 4th. Notes. The Waipiata, which arrived from Lyttelton yesterday, sailed later for Dunedin. She is due to return from Dunedin about December 13th to load for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Kanna is expected from Dunedin to-day to land coal. She will tulco cargo for Lyttelton and Westport. The Totara is due from Dunedin to day to take cargo for Lyttelton, Wellington, and New Plymouth. Tho Wainui is expected from Oamaru today to load for Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisboruo. Tho llolmdale is duo from Oamaru to-mor-row to take cargo for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Progress is expected from Dunedin tomorrow to take cargo for Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, nnd Waikato. The Storm is due from Oamaru to-morrow to load for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tho Breeze is due from Oamaru on December J3th to take cargo for Lyttelton, Wellington and Wanganui. Tho Opihi is expected from Oamaru about December 14th to load for Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Tho Canadian Victor is expected from Lyttelton about December 20th to dischargo and to load "eueral cargo for New York, Boston, and Halifax. She will proceed to Dunedin abutit December 22nd. Tho Golden Const, which arrived yesterday from Lyttelton, sailed later lor .Dunedin after discharging general cargo. The Remuera is expected from Lyttelton on December 24th to load meat and general cargo for London. She will sail for Wellington about December 25th to continuo loading. t The Bonmohr is duo from Lyttelton about December 20tl| to load wool and general cargo. She will go to Dunedin about December 30th. Tho Corinthic is pxpected from Bluff about December 31st to. load wool, general cargo, and frozen meat. She will leave for Port Cl'aiuiera about January 4th to continue loading. PORT OF GREYMOUTH. Departure. Wednesday, December 10th. Kiwitea, for Wellington. Expected Arrivals. Orepuki, from Wellington, to day. Kanna, from Westport, Monday. Kaitnna, froin Wellington, early. Kahika, from Wellington, early. Kaimiro, from Wellington, early. Projected Departures. Karepo, for Adelaide and Melbourne, today. Orepuki, for Nelson and Wanganui, tomorrow. Gabriella, for Brisbane and Sydney, to-mor-row. Kartigi, for New Plymouth and Auckland, early. Kanna, for Auckland, early. Kahika, for Wellington, early. Kaituna, for Wellington, early. Kaimiro, for Auckland, early. Notes. The Kartigl is loading coal and poles for New Plymouth and Auckland. The Karepo is loading timber for Melbourne and Adelaide, and sails to-day. The Gabriella is loading timber lor Brisbane and Sydney. The Orepuki leaves Nelson to-day for Westport and Greyraoiith, with general cargoAfter discharge she loads coal for Nelson and Wanganui. Tho Kanna is due on Monday from Westport to load coal for Auckland. The Kahika is due to-day from Wellington to load coal for return. The Kaituna is duo to-day from Wellington and will load coal and timber and general cargo for Wellington.