FURTHER DELAYS BY WET WEATHER.

Chronicle (Levin), 6 December 1946, Page 7

FURTHER DELAYS BY WET WEATHER.

AUCKLAND, Dec. 5. For the seeond day this weelc rain at Auckland today res'ulted in the loss of several hours of work ou a wateri'roiU struggling to gear itself to the 4U-hour week. Wet weather 011 iMonday and today joined with the loss of timo on the 8-liour day, to further postpone the departure of ships. Two passenger sliij) departure days iverc set back by the conipnuies. 'Ihe Union Coinpany'S islands motor sliip Matua which was lo have left for Huva today, will now leave toinorrow and the I'ort Line luotor ship Port Hobart will s;iil Ior Newporl, Virginia, and Londou on Deeeiifber 20, live days late. Tlm Port Hobart: has also been delaycd by tlie 40-liour week at New Plyiuouth. Tlie pystponemeiil in the dejiarture of Hie Matua has lieid tlie Blue f2tar line motur sliip Gothic ytar at anehor. The Gothic >Star, with a general cargo and niail from Britain, has been in the. sLream since Wednesday morning. Tlie Union Coinpany's eollier Kaimiro waited at anehor for most of today before she inoved to a berth to diseliargc her West Coast coal. No oerth will be available for the Swedish *iotor ship Wangaratta which is due toinorrow with a cargo from Scandaiiavia. At Onehunga wliere two eoastal ships are in port, the effeets of the sJiorter wor'king liours imposed 011 Wednesday night are already bcing I'clt.